Name: Laura Monteiro ________ Class: 18-10 __________

Gold First Unit 2 Test

Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in capitals.
1 sociable as well as strong
The interviewers are looking for people with high levels of _________, sociability
qualifications. SOCIAL
2 harmful so take care when using them. HARM
These chemicals can be very __________,
3 cautious than I am. CAUTION
Jenny is far more __________
4 unreal He’ll never be able to do it. REAL unrealistic
His idea is totally __________.
5 She wasn’t verysympathetic
__________ when I told her about my accident. SYMPATHY
6 hopeful that we’ll get into the university we want. HOPE
We’re __________
7 unreliable He never does what he says he will do. RELY
He’s totally __________.
8 predictable PREDICT
We knew what he was going to do before he did it. He’s so __________.
9 reliable car. I don’t want to keep breaking down. RELY
It’s important for me to buy a__________
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2 Choose words from each box to complete the sentences.

got got rid looked sorted took turned away of off out up up to

1 got rid off their old car last week and bought a new one.
They __________ careful with lapses - took OFF
2 took of last year when our song was chosen for a film.
Our album really __________
3 got away for a few days last week and just relaxed.
We __________
4 sorted up the problems before we left so nobody had to worry about anything.
We __________
5 John looked up to his older sister when he was a child. He thought she was amazing.
__________
6 turned out It’s Sarah. We didn’t think she was coming. turned up
Look who’s __________!
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 Section 2: Grammar

3 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
We had to work 1 _____ hard to make a success of our business. We 2 _____ admit that at times we argued
with each other and sometimes we were 3 _____ furious with each other. Nevertheless, we stuck together and
4 _____ things have been going very 5 _____. If you look at this year’s results 6 _____, you can see what we
mean. We 7 _____ have any time to argue these days.

1 A absolutely B a bit C very D much

2 A free B fairly C freely D quite
3 A dreadfully B absolutely C fairly D very
4 A recent B lately C hardly D close
5 A well B good C hard D much
6 A closely B nearly C completely D freely
7 A absolutely B quite C hardly D lately
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4 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
not working (not work) harder to pass his exams. He didn’t study hard enough to go to
Jake regretted 1 __________
going
university because he couldn’t stop 2 __________ (go) out with his friends when he should have been
saying (say) that it was never too late to learn
studying. However, he remembers one of his teachers 3 __________
to sail
new things. So when he was offered the chance 4 __________ (sail) around the world, he said yes without
thinking (think) twice. The boat owner promised 6 __________
5__________ teaching (teach) him all about boats and sailing
do
and made him 7 __________ (do) everything over and over again until he could do it perfectly. Although it
to get (get) it right, he finally succeeded. Now he has his own boat charter business in
took him ages 8__________
the Caribbean and has an amazing life.

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6. to teach

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