B2 First

Unit 9 Test

Section 1: Vocabulary 2 Complete the text. Use only one word for
each gap.
1 Read the text and decide which answer
(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Planning for the future is necessary for everyone
– you can’t just leave everything 1 chance.
Julia became interested in basketball 1 First of all, it’s important to have aims in life so
chance. Her best friend had a spare ticket for a it’s clear when you accomplish something.
match and Julia didn’t want to 2 an When you manage to 2 an ambition, you
opportunity to spend time with her friend so she get a sense of satisfaction. This often
agreed to go. To her surprise she really enjoyed encourages people to plan to do more things
herself and decided to join a club. The team with their lives. If you 3 a success of
captain told her that if she trained hard, she something, you want to have that feeling again.
could be in with a 3 of getting on the team. On the other hand, there are also people who
So, Julia 4 herself the goal of achieving this can’t 4 with such challenges. They think
in six months. She had to 5 problems with they have no chance of being successful, and
injuries at first because she wasn’t very fit. She tend to 5 opportunities that come into their
started to think that there was 6 chance lives and have little 6 to achieve new
she would succeed. However, she made goals. They are also more likely to 7 in
progress and managed to 7 her target of their plans because they have little self-belief.
getting on the team. The captain said he was So, planning for the future can help us do more
happy to 8 a chance on Julia because and do it well.
she’d worked so hard.
……,../7
1 A at B to C by D in
2 A miss B reach Section 2: Grammar
C give D achieve
3 A goal B chance 3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct
C target D opportunity form.
4 A set B fulfilled 1 I (come) with you if you had told me
C won D accomplish earlier.
5 A cope B beat 2 They might be able to help you if you
C win D overcome (ask) them.
6 A good B slight C any D no 3 He runs much better when the weather
7 A waste B reach C give up D win (be) warmer.
8 A give up B take C miss D have 4 If we (have) tickets, we would go to
the match.
……,../8 5 We (go) out for dinner if you win the
race.
6 What (you/do) differently if you’d had
the chance?
7 If she won the lottery, she (not/stop)
working.
8 They could have been world champions if
they (train) harder.
9 Who (you/be) if you could be
someone else for a day?
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 B2 First
Unit 9 Test

4 Complete the second sentence so that it

has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the
word given. You must use between two
and five words, including the word given.
1 He didn’t win the race because he was
tired. (WOULD)
He
if he hadn’t been tired.
2 We want to buy a house, but we haven’t
got enough money. (HAD)
If ,
we’d buy a house.
3 Get that job, then we can have a party. (IF)
We
you get that job.
4 She did well because he helped her. (NOT)
She
well if he hadn’t helped her.
5 We didn’t win the cup because our best
players weren’t playing. (COULD)
We
if our best players had been playing.
6 I don’t like missing goals. I get upset.
(WHEN)
I get upset
goals.
……,../6

TOTAL……,../30

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