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English in Common 3
Unit 5 Test
1 GRAMMAR
A Complete the sentences with should(n’t), can(‘t), or (don’t) have to.
1. I hurt my knee. ____________________ I see a doctor about it?

2. That’s expensive. You ____________________buy it for less on the Internet.

3. You ____________________ smoke here—it’s against the rules.

4. Diego can’t come with us. He ____________________ work on Saturday.

5. You ____________________ vote, but I think you should.

B Complete the sentences with for or since.

6. They’ve had that car ____________________ five years.

7. He’s been here ____________________ 9:00 this morning.

8. I haven’t seen him ____________________ last November.

9. Have you been here ____________________ long?

10. They’ve known each other ____________________ years.

C Complete the sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

11. I ____________________ (drink) coffee, but I gave it up.

12. I ____________________ (not like) this job, but now I do.

13. He ____________________ (be) married to Jenny, but they got divorced.

14. _____________________________ (you / have) a beard?

15 They ____________________ (be) our neighbors, but they moved.

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2 VOCABULARY
A Complete the conversation with words from the box.
graduated got a job got married have children got a place of my own

A: Hi, Sylvia! It’s been a long time. How are you?

B: Hi, Anna! I’m great. I just ____________________ (16).

A: Congratulations! That’s great. Please give Luke my best.

B: Thanks, I will. How about you? What’s new?

A: Well, I have good news, too. I ____________________ (17) from college this year. And I
just ____________________ here in the city. (18)

B: That’s terrific. Are you living in the city, too?

A: Yes. I ____________________ (19) downtown. And you—what are your plans now?

B: Well, in a few years we’re going to ____________________, (20) so that will keep us pretty
busy…

B Complete the sentences. For each item, use one word or phrase from each box.
get go get lost old

friends in touch along out with touch

21. We ____________________, and I don’t know where he is.

22. I like Charles, but I don’t want to ____________________him.

23. On Friday I’m having lunch with some ____________________.

24. You should ____________________with your old colleagues.

25. My sister and I ____________________ really well.

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C Write good habit (G) or bad habit (B) on the line.
_____ 26. get exercise
_____ 27. be a heavy smoker
_____ 28. eat healthy food
_____ 29. think positively
_____ 30. eat junk food

3 READING
Read the advice. Then complete the statements with information from the reading.

Advice for long life

Nobody knows how long he or she will live. But there are a few things you can do to increase
your chances of having of a longer life. The first is to be careful what you eat. Don’t eat too
much red meat. People who eat a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish generally live longer
than people who eat a lot of meat. Second, stay active. If you exercise, your body and brain
work better. And if your body works well, you stay healthy longer. Finally, stay away from
tobacco. It’s a dangerous habit.

31. You should be ____________________ what you eat.

32. You shouldn’t eat a lot of ____________________.

33. You should ____________________ fruit, vegetables, and fish.

34. You should ____________________ and stay active.

35. You ____________________ use tobacco.

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4 WRITING
Write five sentences about yourself when you were younger. Use used to and didn’t use to.
Write about some of the ideas from the box or your own ideas.
likes and dislikes pets sports
hair and clothes music habits

36. __________________________________________________________________

37. __________________________________________________________________

38. __________________________________________________________________

39. __________________________________________________________________

40. __________________________________________________________________

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