Short test Unit 8

Test 1
Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of should, need, could or might and the
verbs in brackets.
1 Simon __________________ (copy) your homework. That was really bad of him.
2 We __________________ (leave) so early. We’re going to be there an hour before the
film starts.
3 Paul __________________ (give) us a lift. He was going in the same direction.
4 Luckily I found my ticket and I __________________ (buy) another.
5 You __________________ (ask) me before borrowing my bike.
6 I __________________ (tell) you how my sister would react. I know her very well!
7 I __________________ (cook) the steak for long because I knew he likes it rare.
8 I __________________ (know) that Ronnie would be late. He never gets anywhere on
time.
9 You __________________ (tell) me that I had a mark on my trousers!
10She __________________ (warn) us about the bad traffic because she didn’t know
about it herself.

Vocabulary

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 I saved / scrolled the file onto the desktop.
2 Have they called / signed off the tournament because of the weather?
3 We’re going for a drive with Carl. He wants to let / show off his new car.
4 What does the picture / icon with the scissors mean?
5 Don’t forget to log off / over when you’re finished.

Total: ___/15

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Short test Unit 8

Test 2
Grammar

1 Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If I were in Mexico right now, I __________________ (lie) on the beach.
2 If Maxine hadn’t caught a cold, she __________________ (be) at school today.
3 If I had more money, I __________________ (go) shopping with you yesterday.
4 If we __________________ (not burn) the cake, we could have had some for tea.
5 If I __________________ (not be) a vegan, I would have enjoyed the BBQ much more!
6 If I hadn’t seen the film last week, I __________________ (go) with you tonight.
7 If they __________________ (go) to bed earlier, they wouldn’t be so tired now.
8 If I’d got here earlier, I __________________ (get) a cheap ticket.
9 I __________________ (like) rock music more if my dad hadn’t played it so much when I
was younger!
10If I __________________ (not spend) all my money in London, I wouldn’t have to borrow
from you now.

Vocabulary

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1 Going to university is a _________ in your life.

2 _________ enables me to download files a lot faster from the Internet.
4 I’ve got a full clean driving _________ .
5 _________ worlds are popular with teenagers today.
6 Employers aren’t allowed to favour one candidate because of his/her _________ .

Total: ___/15

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