Straightforward Upper Intermediate Unit 12 Test

Name _______________________ Score ______/50_

Vocabulary
A Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
a penny to his name hand to mouth in the lap of luxury hard up in the red money to burn worth a fortune
(1) He always seems to have _______, but I don’t know how because he’s only a student.
(2) I can’t afford to go out tonight. I’m really _______ at the moment.
(3) My bank manager phoned me and told me I was _______. I was a bit surprised as I thought I had
at least £100 in my account.
(4) Have you seen his house? It’s massive! He must be _______.
(5) When we went on holiday we stayed in a five-star hotel. It was great to live _______ even if it was
only for a week.
(6) When he was trying to become an actor he lived from _______ for about six months until he got
his break.
(7) He lost all his money in the casino and now he doesn’t have _______.

B Replace the words in italics with the phrasal verbs in the box. Be careful! You might need to change the form.
fall for get away with give away make up rip off turn away
(8) I can’t believe he tried to charge me too much.
________________________________________.
(9) You really can’t expect them to believe that.
______________________________________.
(10) I’d better invent an excuse that she’ll believe.
________________________________________.
(11) Don’t tell her. She always tells people my secrets.
_______________________________________.
(12) I can’t believe they refused us entry because I was wearing jeans.
________________________________________.
(13) Wow! I can’t believe I didn’t get punished for that!
_______________________________________.

C Replace the UK English words in the story with the US words in the box. Be careful! There are 3 extra words.

bathroom check eggplant faucet first fries pants sidewalk soccer underpass
Last year I went to the States on holiday. One day I was walking along the (14) pavement when I suddenly needed to go to the (15)
toilet. I ran into a restaurant and I asked if I could use theirs. Luckily they said yes, so I went to the back of the (16) ground floor
where it was situated. Afterwards I turned on the (17) tap and washed my hands. While I was washing my hands I decided to have
something to eat, so I went back into the restaurant and ordered a burger and some (18) chips. There was a TV on in the corner and
lots of people were watching a game of (19) football. Apparently it was the World Cup and the US was playing Italy. When I
finished I paid the (20) bill and left.

Grammar
D Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
(21) The treasure buried / had been buried in a box under a tree.
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(22) It found / was found by a small dog called Rex.
(23) People tricked / are being tricked into believing that they can get rich quickly.
(24) Police say that a prisoner has escaped / is escaped from the local prison.
(25) The map showed / was showing the exact location of the treasure.
(26) Police heard / were hearing a phone conversation between two of the robbers.
(27) Two men arrested / were arrested yesterday as they tried to rob a local bank.
(28) People advised / are advised to be careful as there are two conmen operating in the area
(29) Mary Smith found / was found some Roman coins in her back garden.

E Complete the story of Blackbeard with the phrases in the box.

worked as a sailor and soldier when the war ended taking the gold back lived to an old age
for the next five years fighting against the French but now it is rumoured but a lot of it is true
The legend of Blackbeard is one of the most famous pirate stories, (30) __________. Blackbeard is known to have
come from Bristol, England. It is believed that he originally (31) __________ for Queen Anne (32) __________. It is
thought that (33) __________ in 1713 Blackbeard captured a French ship called the Concorde and renamed it Queen
Anne’s Revenge. (34) __________ he
struck terror into many. It was thought that he sailed in the Carribean attacking French ships and
(35) __________ to England. It is reported that he died in 1718, (36) __________ that he may have survived and (37)
__________ somewhere in Jamaica.

F Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Remember to use the correct form.

wash tell send deliver cut dry-clean

(38) He’s having his suit ______.
(39) She had her shopping ______ by the supermarket.
(40) He has his car ______ every week.
(41) I’m having a copy of the report ______ to you immediately.
(42) I’m going to have my hair ______ tomorrow.
(43) She’s getting her fortune ______ by an old lady.
Functional language
G Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
a rule and large broadly general mostly the most part the whole
(44) ______ speaking American English and British English are the same.
(45) The US dollar is ______ seen as the best currency to travel with.
(46) For ______ British people can understand Americans.
(47) On ______ I agree with you.
(48) Pirate movies have big budgets in ______.
(49) By ______ Americans speak more quickly than British people.
(50) As ______ American spelling is slightly easier.

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