UNIT TEST 6 ● GROUP B
Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English
Name: __________________________________
Class: __________________________________
Total: _________/30
Vocabulary
1 Match the verbs in A with the phrases in B to
make collocations. Then complete the sentences.
You may need to change the form of the verbs.
There is one extra verb in A.
A spread commit make gain
have raise retouch
B a habit of images fake news
a statement awareness an offence
0 She committed an offence when she was
driving. I'm not sure what it was but she had to
pay a fine.
1 Did you hear her talking about a vegetarian
diet? She really wanted to ________________
____________ about her beliefs.
2 It's very dangerous to ____________________
___________ , people will believe anything
they read in the press.
3 We're running a campaign at school to
____________________________ about
homelessness in our local area.
4 I never ____________________________
before I post them online but many people do.
5 My brother ____________________________
waking up early to go running. I'd like to do the
same but I'm too lazy.
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2 Complete the sentences with the missing
words. The first letters are given.
0 The underlying message is that she doesn’t
really want to go with us. She just doesn’t want
to say it.
1 When the teacher asked me my opinion, I
became t___________-t___________ and
couldn’t think of anything to say.
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2 Alternative music usually becomes
m_______________ in the end.
3 There’s no hidden meaning, just take the story
at face v_______________.
4 The pictures were all b_______________ after
I dropped my camera.
5 You can't make a c_______________ that you
got the highest mark in the test when you
haven't seen all the results!
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Grammar
3 Choose the correct option.
0 Unless / Supposing you didn’t speak English
fluently, would you still move to Australia?
1 Hadn’t you / Had you not agreed to our
request, we would have had to look for
another solution.
2 Imagine / Provided you could rewrite one
historical event, which one would you choose?
3 Should / Unless you require any further
assistance, please don’t hesitate to call our
centre.
4 My dog never sleeps during the day, supposing
/ unless she’s really tired.
5 I would never allow them to go were I not /
weren’t I sure it was completely safe.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets.
0 If I was/were (be) a good student, I wouldn’t
have failed (not fail) yet another test.
1 If you _________________________ (not start)
an account on the dating site, we ___________
________________ (not meet) each other.

2 If she _______________________ (not be) so
mean, she _____________________ (not say)
that yesterday.
3 If you ____________________________ (be)
completely honest with me then, we
_______________________ (not have) all
these problems now.
4 I’ve been thinking about Alex’s comment
yesterday. It _________________________
(offend) you a lot more if you ______________
___________ (believe) in your football team.
But I know you don’t.
5 They _______________________ (give) you
the leading part in the play if you ___________
___________ (not dye) your hair this weird
colour! But now I don’t think they will.
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Use of English
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
capitals. Write up to five words.
0 The artefacts were made in the 17th century.
BACK
The artefacts date back to the 17th century.
1 This app is too complicated and most of its
users don’t know how it works. ISN’T
This app __________________________ at all.
2 It’s impossible to focus when there’s so much
information to take in. WITH
It’s impossible to focus when you’re ________
______________________________ .
3 The local council is cracking down on speeding
in the area. A
The local council is having ________________
_______________________ in the area.
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UNIT TEST 6 ● GROUP B
Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English
4 I went to work and now I’m very tired. NOT
Had _________________________________
today, I wouldn’t be so tired now.
5 Someone has changed the evidence. WITH
Someone must have ____________________
______________ the evidence.
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6 Read the text and choose the correct answer, A,
B or C.
A 0 forty-six-year-old man is the focus of a
particularly 1_____ news story this weekend.
Andrew Cox, from Wales, was on his way home
from work when he noticed a very angry and
upset mother duck by the side of a deep hole.
When he looked down into the darkness, he saw
ten ducklings struggling to climb the steep sides of
the hole. The 2_____ farmer quickly lowered
himself into the hole and started to lift the baby
birds to safety. His actions quickly attracted the
attention of local people who came out to 3_____
the moment on camera. 4_____ Andrew not been
there to help, the baby ducks would probably not
be alive now. However, a reliable source tells us
that the mother and babies are doing fine, and
Andrew has been visiting them daily with nuts and
seeds. Andrew got his five minutes of fame, and
we got a reminder that not every news story is out
to 5_____ the truth.
0 A forty-six-years-old B forty-six-year-old
C forty-six year old
1 A eyecatching B eye-catching
C eyes-catching
2 A long-legs B long legged
C long-legged
3 A take B focus C capture
4 A Had B If C Unless
5 A evaluate B distort C mislead
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