Unit 3 Short Test 1A

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use modal verbs to express advice, obligation, or necessity. Sometimes
there is more than one possible answer.
1 You _______________________ carry a gun in the street. It’s illegal.
2 Students _______________________ leave their belongings in class. They might be stolen.
3 Visitors _______________________ take photos. If they do, we will ask them to leave.
4 You _______________________ come to school tomorrow. It’s optional.
5 I think we _______________________ show our ID cards, but don’t worry, nobody ever asks to see them.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Read the situations and complete the responses with an appropriate modal verb and the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
1 Darren has just finished doing a triathlon.
Really! He _______________________ (feel) exhausted!
2 Debbie hasn’t come to school – I don’t know why.
I don’t know either. I suppose she _______________________ (be) ill.
3 We’re going to Portugal in August.
Be careful in the sun. It _______________________ (get) really hot at that time of year.
4 I’ve been looking through this telescope for ten minutes, but I can’t see the stars you told me about.
Well, you _______________________ (be able to) see them. They are definitely up there! Try moving the
telescope a little.
5 The person in the photo has dark hair and Daria has fair hair.
OK. So, it _______________________ (be) Daria.

Mark: ___ / 5

Solutions Third Edition Upper-Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 3 Short Test 1A

Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct verbs or phrases to complete the sentences.
1 My sister and her new husband ___ goodbye through the window of the limousine as they left the reception to go on
their honeymoon.
a waved b winked c grinned
2 I asked my dad for some money, but he just ___ his head from side to side and said, ‘no chance’.
a bowed b shook c scratched
3 Jamie always ___ when he feels nervous. I hate the noise it makes.
a covers his mouth b nods his head c bites his fingernails
4 My best friend Kelly ___ when I told her I was going to buy a silver party dress. Clearly, she thought it was a bad idea.
a crossed her fingers b folded her arms c raised her eyebrows
5 Could you ___ at the cake in the shop window that you would like?
a point b pout c purse

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Circle the correct words to complete the text.

A night at the opera

I love opera, and despite the high ticket prices, I often go to the theatre to watch them. What I
hate, though, is the disgusting noises that people make while they’re watching. All you hear in
the auditorium is the sound of people noisily 1clearing / cleaning / gasping their throat as if
they are about to start singing. The last time I went, the man next to me clearly had a cold,
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and kept slurping / snoring / sniffing all the time. In the end, I gave him my handkerchief.
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And the girl behind me started sighing / hiccupping / tutting, and just couldn’t stop. Her
friend hit her on the back, and she tried drinking water, but it didn’t work. In the end, she had
to walk out. I don’t mind when people 4gasp / cough / sniff in amazement when the action on
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stage is exciting or shocking, or snore / sneeze / sigh when something sad or romantic
happens, but making horrible noises while people are trying to listen really is a pain!

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

Solutions Third Edition Upper-Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 3 Short Test 1A