Name ________________________________________ Class ____________________________

Unit Test 12
Answer all the questions. There is one mark per question.
LANGUAGE
1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
Generally (1) __________ (think) of as a place to store things you don’t want to see,
warehouses (2) __________ (not have) a glamorous image. However, in today’s
competitive manufacturing and business environment, (3) __________ (run) the
warehouse efficiently is vital to a company’s success. (4) __________ (create) a critical
link between a manufacturing plant and the external world, the warehouse (5)
__________ (affect) the performance of the entire manufacturing and logistics system.
(6) __________ (finally install) a new system two months ago, our new warehouse
(7) __________ (locate) near the airport, is now proving excellent, already
(8) __________ (lower) costs by 20% and (9) __________ (improve) efficiency by
15%. In fact it (10) __________ (achieve) such excellent results, we are planning to
install the same system in the other warehouses.

2 Complete the paragraph with a word or phrase from the box.

necessary/obliged/should have used/had/didn’t have

Unfortunately we were (11) __________ to make several modifications to the materials

used in our new product as a result of customer feedback. We (12) __________ to do
this as quickly as possible to protect our reputation. We (13) __________ a different
material from the start, but we were hoping to cut costs by using older technology. We
found it (14) __________ to source the material from a new supplier, but luckily we
(15) __________ to make any serious design changes, which was good.

3 Write the second sentence so that it is similar in meaning to the first sentence.
Use the word given without changing it. Use NO MORE THAN FIVE words.
16 The seawater is pumped to the top of the greenhouse and then it trickles down
the front of the evaporator.
BEEN
__________________________________ to the top of the greenhouse, the
seawater then trickles down the front of evaporator.

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17 It was necessary to redesign the engine.
NEED
The engine __________________________________.
18 The rules must be followed and they didn’t do that.
SUPPOSED
__________________________________ the rules.
19 You opened the valve and that was a mistake.
SHOULD
You __________________________________ the valve.
20 Some very quick decisions had to be made.
OBLIGED
We __________________________________ some very quick decisions.

VOCABULARY
4 Choose words from each box to complete the sentences. Some words may be used
more than once. Sometimes you will need to use more than one word from each
box.
come/hang/get/go/turn up/on/of/with/ahead/out/about/hold of

21 Can you __________ a minute? I need to find the file.

22 We hope the projects __________ as successfully as we think they will.
23 I’m trying to __________ that evaluation done last month. Do you know
where it is?
24 We had a meeting but no one could __________ a workable solution to the
problem.
25 How did you __________delegating the tasks? Did you choose the best
person for the job, or did you have to just use the ones that were available?
26 We want to __________ the changes as soon as possible as we need the extra
capacity.
27 Several issues, which we hadn’t anticipated, __________ at the meeting.
28 Could you tell me how you feel you __________ your colleagues? Do you
work well together?
29 We need to __________ the supplier immediately and see if he can deliver
this afternoon.
30 They couldn’t __________ the project because of funding cuts.

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