Unit 3 Language Test
Name: _________________________________
VOCABULARY: Adjectives + prepositions
Match the sentence halves (1–7) with (A–G).
1 I feel quite anxious
2 I’m not very good
3 Some people say driving a car is similar
4 Driving a car is completely different
5 Cycling is fun, but I’m not keen
6 I need to drive because it’s important
7 The manager said that it’s typical
A to driving any vehicle like a bus or lorry.
B for my job at a local supermarket.
C on driving and I find it a bit scary.
D about my driving test next week.
E from a simple skill like riding a bike.
F at parking the car or driving on busy
roads.
G of staff to make deliveries.
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VOCABULARY: Prepositional phrases
Choose the correct options to complete the text.
8
I went in / on holiday to Italy recently. I had a lovely
time and I didn’t cook at all 9 by / for a change.
Normally, I make all my meals 10 at / in home, so it
was nice to go out to restaurants 11 by / for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. But on the last day, something
funny happened. I was at a restaurant reading the
12
menu. I was in / on a hurry so I ordered my food
quickly. The menu was all in Italian and I thought I
had ordered a small tomato pasta, but I had ordered
13
a huge family-sized pasta dish by / for mistake. It
had chillies on it too! It was so spicy that I felt like my
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mouth was 14 in / on fire! It was delicious but I
couldn’t finish it all. I took it back to my room and left
it 15 in / on top of the table. I ate the rest for breakfast
before I got home!
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VOCABULARY FILE
Complete the text with the words from the box.
connect equipment invention managed
ring skills text turned upload webcam
If I want to speak to someone, normally, I
just
16
____________ them up, but my daughter
told me that nowadays most people speak
to each other on the computer. I decided to
try, so I bought all the latest
17
____________ like a computer with a
18
____________ so I can see other people. I
19
____________ the computer on, but I
couldn’t 20____________ it to the internet.
My son came to my house and he
21
____________ to help me do this.
Well, now my life has completely changed! I
think the internet is such a wonderful
22
____________. I have a social media
account and I can 23____________ photos
to it too! I now use the computer to send
24
____________ messages to friends … I
find it much easier than typing on my phone.
In fact, my children say I’ve learnt these
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Name: _________________________________
modern computer 25____________ really __/10
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quickly!

GRAMMAR: Narrative tenses and used to

A used to visit B were visiting
Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the
sentences. 8 What ____ on TV when
I called yesterday?

1 Karla ____ on holiday to Argentina last summer.

A had you B were you
watched watching
A been B went C used to go
9 Suzanna ____ like
2 We stayed at home last night because it ____.
eating fish, but she does
now.

A were raining B had rained C was raining

3 ____ anything interesting last weekend? A didn’t use to B used to

10 Steven ____ me a
ticket to the football match
A Had you done B Were you C Did you do
for my birthday.
doing
4 I arrived home late and everyone ____ dinner already.
A was buying B bought

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A used to eat B ate C had eaten GRAMMAR: Narrative
tenses and used to
5 Which part of Paris did you ____ in when you were a
Identify the mistake in
student?
each sentence. Then
write the correct form.
A use to live B living C lived
11 The children was
6 Marik went shopping after he ____ work. playing video games when
I came home.

12 Did you used to play

A was finishing B used to finish C had finished
the piano when you were
younger?
7 We ____ my grandparents every Sunday when I was a
child.

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13 By the time Tara was 25, she was living in three
countries.

14 Everyone was leaving the office at 6:00 pm yesterday.

15 I was very tired because I have run 10 km in the

morning.

16 Tourists use to visit this beach a lot, but it’s less popular
now.

17 Frank met his best friend while he had studied at

university. __/7

GRAMMAR: Past simple, Past continuous + Past perfect

Complete the conversation with the correct past form
of the verbs in brackets.

Diana: Hi Richard, how

are you?
Rich: I’m okay, but I think I 18______ (leave) my mobile
phone on the train yesterday.
Diana: Oh, no! When did you notice that you
19
______ (lose) it?
Rich: While I 20______ (cook) dinner last night. I wanted to
check a recipe, so I went to get it from my bag, but it wasn’t
there.
Diana: I see.
Rich: I thought that I
21
______ (put) it in the lounge, but when I looked around I
22
______ (not see) it anywhere. I think it 23______ (fall) out
of my pocket when I 24______ (sit) on the train.
Diana: Well, remember to call the train company tomorrow.
It’s possible that someone 25______ (find) it and handed
it in.

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