TEST C UNITS 9–12 Time limit 1 hour

A  GRAMMAR
1 Irregular verbs
Complete the chart.
Past Past participle
build .....................  ..................... 
drink .....................  ..................... 
fall ....................  ..................... 
grow .....................  ..................... 
lose .....................  .....................
put .....................  .....................
1 mark per answer Total 12

2 Passives
Make sentences or questions with the passive in the Present Simple, Past Simple, or Present Perfect.
Example On what occasions / champagne / drink? On what occasions is champagne drunk?
1 How / champagne / make / today? ......................................................................................................
2 When / la méthode champenoise / first
/discover? ......................................................................................................
3 Which grapes / use / to make
champagne? ......................................................................................................
4 The cellars under Champagne / use / to store champagne / since Roman
times ......................................................................................................
5 Strong champagne bottles / first / make / in the 17th
century. ......................................................................................................
6 How long ago / chocolate / introduce / to
Europe? ......................................................................................................
7 How much chocolate / eat / today in
Britain? ......................................................................................................
8 When / coffee / introduce / to Europe?
......................................................................................................
9 10.5 kilos of coffee / buy / by Scandinavians every
year. ......................................................................................................
10 Recently new types of instant coffee / create / for the mass market.
......................................................................................................
1 mark per answer Total 10

3 Modals
Complete these sentences with must, mustn’t, or needn’t.
1 In this country you can drive with your national driving licence. You ..................... have an international
driving licence.
2 It isn’t possible to enter the country without a passport, so you ..................... have a valid passport when
you travel there.
3 You can go to prison if you drink alcohol and drive, so you ..................... drink if you’re going to drive.
4 You can enter the country without a visa, so you ..................... get a visa before you travel.
Complete these sentences with should, shouldn’t, may, or might.
5 People usually dress formally for work so you ..................... do the same, although it’s not
absolutely necessary!
6 It doesn’t happen very often but your host ..................... invite you to dinner at his home.
7 For invitations, it’s not usual to arrive exactly on time, but you ..................... be more than about ten
minutes late.
8 I think cotton clothes are best. You ..................... find synthetic clothes uncomfortable in the hot,
tropical climate.
1 mark per answer Total 8

4 First Conditional
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 If I ..................... (see) Tom tomorrow, I ..................... (give) him the news.
2 You ..................... (miss) the plane if you ..................... (not leave) now.
3 If he ..................... (accept) the new job, ..................... his salary ..................... (increase)?
4 They ..................... (change) the system if there .....................  (be) any more problems.
5 If we ..................... (not send) the package today, it ..................... (not arrive) before Monday.
Total 10

5 Second Conditional
Read the text about Sue and complete the sentences below.
Sue is not very happy at present. She works long hours and gets home late every evening. She never goes
out in the evening because she’s always very tired. She’s not very healthy, either, because she doesn’t do
any sport. Her friends don’t invite her out because she never accepts their invitations. She knows the only
solution is to find an interesting job nearer her home.
1 If Sue ..................... shorter hours, she ..................... home earlier every evening.
2 She ..................... out in the evenings if she .....................  so tired.
3 She ..................... healthier if she .....................  some sport.
4 If she ..................... their invitations, her friends ..................... her out.
5 If she ..................... an interesting job nearer her home, she ..................... a lot happier.
1 mark per answer Total 10

B  SOCIAL ENGLISH
1 Offers and requests
Write the offers and requests for these situations, and the responses to them.
1 Bob asks Rosa to lend him her car. Rosa refuses and gives a reason.
.......................................................................................................
2 Rosa asks Bob to help her translate a report into English. Bob agrees.
......................................................................................................
3 Rosa offers to meet Bob at the airport. He accepts.
.......................................................................................................
4 Bob offers to get some travel information for Rosa. She declines.
.......................................................................................................
2 marks per answer Total 8
2 Asking for information
Write indirect questions, beginning with the phrases given.
1 What’s the rail fare from Paris to Milan?
Could you tell me ......................................................... ?
2 Can I buy my ticket on the train?
Do you know if ............................................................. ?
3 Do I need to make a reservation?
Can you tell me if ........................................................ ?
4 How long does the journey take?
Could you tell me ........................................................ ?
5 Is there a dining car on the train?
Do you know if  ........................................................... ?
6 How many trains a day are there?
Can you tell me ............................................................ ?
7 Is the service the same at the weekend?
I’d like to know .............................................................. .
8 Which platform does the train leave from?
Can you tell me ............................................................ ?
9 What time is the next train?
Do you know ................................................................ ?
10 When does it arrive in Milan?
Can you tell me ............................................................ ?
1 mark per answer Total 10

3 Social responses
Write suitable responses for these statements and questions.
1 A Have a good weekend.
B ................................................................................................. 
2 A Could I use your phone?
B .................................................................................................
3 A I failed my final exam.
B ................................................................................................ 
4 A I’m sorry I’m late. The traffic was very bad.
B ................................................................................................ 
5 A Do you mind if I open the window?
B ................................................................................................ 
6 A May I sit here?
B ................................................................................................ 
7 A Thank you for all your help.
B ................................................................................................ 
8 A Could you pass the bread, please?
B ................................................................................................ 
9 A I’ve just been offered a really good job.
 B ................................................................................................ 
10 A Can I get you a coffee?
B .................................................................................................
1 mark per answer Total 10

4 Thanking for hospitality and saying goodbye

Write what you would say in these situations.
1 On a business trip your host invited you to his home for dinner one evening. What do say as you leave
after dinner?
.................................................................................................
2 Some people you have met on holiday invited you to a barbecue party on the beach. What do you say as
you leave after the barbecue?
.................................................................................................
3 You’re at a party with friends. It’s very late and you have to go to work the next day. What do you say
to your friends as you leave?
.................................................................................................
4 A meeting at work is running late. Your plane is leaving very soon. What do you say as you leave the
meeting?
.................................................................................................
5 A friend has given you a lift to your English class. What do you say as you get out of the car?
.................................................................................................
1 mark per answer Total 5

C  VOCABULARY
Read the clues and complete the word puzzle.
1 M T 1 a person who drives a car
2 R 2 the opposite of polite
3 A 3 you use this to calculate quickly
4 the price of a journey by bus, train, etc.
4 F
5 the opposite of efficient
5 F
6 the place you are going to
6 I 7 a room underground for storing wine, etc.
7 C 8 the noun of recover
8 C 9 a period when a country’s economy is doing
very well
9 O
10 many people want to ..................... traffic from
10 N city centres
11 G 11 wine is made from this fruit
12 a TV and a computer monitor have this
12 E
13 another word for recession
13 S 14 the noun of retire
14 T 15 traffic causes this in cities
15 I 16 we all buy products and services – we are all 
.....................
16 O
17 a word which means on time
17 N 1 mark per answer Total 17
TEST TOTAL 100