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English in Common 3
Unit 8 Test
1 GRAMMAR
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. Use the passive voice.
grow send make employ cook

1. Most cars ____________________ by robots.

2. Billions of text messages ____________________ every day.

3. All of the food ____________________ fresh each day.

4. Twenty-five people ____________________ by this company.

5. Much of the world’s tea ____________________ in China and India.

B Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

6. cooking / like / your / wife / your / does

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7. you / weekend / doing / are / what / this

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8. you / have / dating / done / speed / ever /any

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9. are / why / a / you / hurry / in

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10. musical / you / do / a / instrument / play

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C Complete the sentences using the simple past tense or the past continuous of the verb in
parentheses.
11. I ____________________ (walk) to class when I saw an accident.

12. The last time we saw each other, you ____________________ (write) a novel.

13. I ____________________ (break) my leg while I ____________________ (play) football.

14. I ____________________ (wash) the dishes when I ___________________(cut) my finger.

15. I ____________________ (listen) to music when the doorbell rang.

2 VOCABULARY
A Match the phrases to their definitions. Write the letter on the line.
____ 16. on time a. lose speed

____ 17. speed up b. happening at the correct time

____ 18. rush hour c. more quickly than usual

____ 19. slow down d. the time when most people go to or from work

____ 20. in a hurry e. gain speed

B Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

21. Temperatures have risen / gotten better in the last ten years.

22. The price of computers has gotten worse / fallen steadily.

23. The world population has increased / improved dramatically.

24. The quality of education has deteriorated / fallen in recent years.

25. The price of gas has deteriorated / gone down this week.

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C Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions. Write the letter on the line.
____ 26. put up with a. end a relationship

____ 27. break up with b. slowly stop having a good relationship

____ 28. ask out c. accept a bad situation

____ 29. get over d. invite on a date

____ 30. grow apart e. stop feeling sad about

3 READING
Read the paragraph. Then circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
Nick Baker’s books are read by millions of people around the world. And now his latest book,
Top Speed, is in bookstores. Top Speed is about one week in the life of race-car driver Martin
Coates. His performances are getting worse with every race, and he’s under pressure to win the
last race of the season. The racing team is in a hurry to make a new deal with another driver to
replace Coates. At the same time, his girlfriend has just broken up with him. Can Coates speed
up, get over his girlfriend, and still keep his job? You have to read the book to find out.

31. The story is by / about Martin Coates.

32. It’s about a week / year in the life of a race-car driver.

33. His driving is getting better / worse.

34. The team wants to keep / replace Coates.

35. Coates is / isn’t married.

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4 WRITING
Write a paragraph about something that happened to you in the past. Write about a real
event or an imagined one. Try to use the past continuous and the simple past. Include
answers to the following questions.
 Where did it happen?
 When did it happen?
 What were you doing?
 What happened next?
 How did it end?

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