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Units 1–3
Summative Test A

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct alternative.
1 I’m not talking to Sheila. We’ve got/fallen/felt out.
2 Thieves made off/up/out with €1 million.
3 Mario’s shy, but once you make/do/get to know him, he’s very funny.
4 Thanks for cleaning up. You’ve made/done/got a good job.
5 You just can’t rely on/stick up for/make sure the bus to be on time.
6 That player is in the press/public/media eye again.
7 You shouldn’t say/talk/tell back to your parents.
8 Could you make/do/get me a favour?
9 She’s written books about several celebrities’ lives. She’s a great
biographer/historian/journalist.
10 It was a dull character/plot/setting. Not much happened.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.

choose horrify interest legal notice regular

1 That film was __________. I’ll have nightmares tonight.

2 There was a __________ change in the weather, and it suddenly became
much colder.
3 It’s __________ for anyone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol in the USA.
4 You can stay if you want. It’s your __________.
5 The buses are very __________, so it’s hard to say when the next one will be
here.
6 Are you __________ in buying my scooter?
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Summative Test A

Grammar
3 Complete the text with correct form of the Present simple, Present
continuous or Present perfect.

As a police officer, I 1__________ (like) the work I do, but it is not always an
easy job. I 2__________ (work) at weekends at the moment, which means that I
3
__________ (often/deal) with trouble on the streets. When the bars and
nightclubs close, there are always a few people who want to cause trouble. I can’t
remember a night when we 4__________ (not get) a call about someone fighting
or damaging property. I 5__________ (already/arrest) several people this
weekend and it’s still only Saturday night. It 6__________ (get) worse and worse,
and we 7__________ (not have) enough officers to control it. A group of kids
broke into several cars last week and we 8__________ (still/not catch) them. We
need to act quickly in these situations, but that’s simply impossible sometimes.

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4 Choose the correct alternative.

1 A Have you always lived in London?
B No, I used to live/would live/am used to in York.
2 A Did you use to/Were you studying/Were you used to studying for the test
last night?
B No. I went to bed early.
3 A Do you think you’ll like British food?
B I’m sure I would eat/am used to eating/will get used to eating it in the
end!
4 A How did you spend your Sundays as a child?
B We would watch/got used to watching/were watching TV together.
5 A Is it difficult living in another country?
B It was at first, but I am used to living/used to live/would live abroad now.
6 A What did you do last Sunday?
B I would go/went/used to go for a lovely long walk.
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Units 1–3
Summative Test A

5 Complete the sentences using the prompts in brackets and any other
necessary words.
1 We had ___________________ (wonderful day) that I wanted to stay longer.
2 There were ___________________ (many) people at the concert that I
couldn’t move.
3 He ___________________ (be/happy) than I expected.
4 You ___________________ (must/excited) about the race tomorrow. You’ve
been training for it for weeks.
5 That is ___________________ (far/interesting) book I’ve ever read.
6 He’s ___________________ (lot/tall/than) I remember.
7 Climbing Everest is ___________________ (dangerous/that) many people
die climbing it.
8 It ___________________ (can’t) James. He’s in Rome.
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6 Complete the sentences with narrative tenses.

1 While I __________ (wait) at the bus stop, I __________ (see) my teacher
go past in a car.
2 As soon as he __________ (start) feeling better, he __________ (get) out of
bed.
3 It __________ (not rain) when we __________ (come) out of the building.
4 She __________ (not read) for very long before she __________ (hear) a
noise outside.
5 Everyone __________ (sleep) when I __________ (arrive) home late last
night.
6 I __________ (not meet) Angela before she __________ (come) out with us
last night.
7 __________ (the film/begin) already when you __________ (get) to the
cinema?
8 By the time she __________ (reach) the finish line, she __________ (run)
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Units 1–3
Summative Test A

Reading and Use of English

7 Multiple-choice cloze. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C
or D) best fits each gap.

What’s it like to be a novelist?

Working as a novelist is actually 1__________ more difficult than people
imagine. It’s not really a career like being a doctor or scientist. I decided to
become a novelist several years ago and it’s by 2__________ the hardest thing
I’ve 3__________ done. The big problem is that I don’t have a lot of money, and
unless I’m very successful, I probably never will. I know another writer who
4
__________ camp in the woods and write all day in the library to save money.
It 5__________ much fun, but often that’s what you have to do to be
successful. For me, thinking up new ideas is a bigger challenge. My first novel
was published last year and I’ve 6__________ finished writing my second.
However, I haven’t found anyone to publish it 7__________. I keep trying, and
thinking that one day my novel 8__________ be turned into a big Hollywood
film.

1 A most B many C lot D much

2 A most B many C far D a bit
3 A already B ever C never D just
4 A would B did C had D used
5 A must be B must have been C won’t be D can’t have been
6 A still B ever C never D just
7 A already B still C yet D just
8 A might B can’t C must D mustn’t
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Summative Test A

8 Open cloze. Read the text and write the word which best fits each
gap. Use one word in each gap.

My best friend
Although Vicky has been my best friend for years, we have hardly anything
1
__________ common. In fact, we’re such different personalities 2__________ people
don’t understand how we can be friends. I’m quite shy and it takes me a long time to
3
__________ used to new people. However, we became best friends as 4__________ as
we met in primary school. Her family had just moved to our town, so she was starting a
new school and didn’t know any of the students. I thought she might feel lonely, but
5
__________ the time her first day at school finished, she had made friends with
everyone and soon became one of 6__________ most popular kids in the class. I’ve
never been as popular as her, and I’m much less talkative 7__________ her. She’s very
spontaneous, but I’m more cautious and thoughtful. In spite of all our differences, we
get 8__________ really well together.

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9 Word formation. Read the text and use the word in brackets to form a
word that fits in each gap.
No fun at all
Who said holidays were fun? Going on holiday is usually quite an 1 (ATTRACT) idea, but my
last holiday was a nightmare. From beginning to end, everything that could go wrong went
wrong. The travel agent was really 2 (ORGANISE) and sent me to the wrong airport. Then I
realised that he also had booked me on the 3 (CORRECT) flight. I had to wait for hours,
which made me very 4 (PATIENT), while the airline staff tried to solve the problem. In the
end, I got a seat on another flight. But then it was delayed! 5 (APPEAR), there was a storm
at my destination. My seat was next to an 6 (PLEASE) child who screamed the whole time.
The parents took no 7 (RESPONSIBLE) and just ignored him. When I finally I got there, it
was terribly cold and never stopped raining. The whole holiday was so 8 (DISAPPOINT)
that I never want to leave my house again.

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Units 1–3
Summative Test A

10 Key word transformation. Complete the second sentence so that it

has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use between two and
five words, including the word given.
1 I’m sure he’s frustrated about the test result. MUST
The test result for him.
2 It’s possible that he’ll think of an original idea. COULD
He with an original idea.
3 Is that the boy you went out with before? USE
out with that boy?
4 The Mediterranean diet is healthier than the British diet. AS
The British diet the Mediterranean diet.
5 I didn’t get on with Rob before, but we do now. USE
Rob and I didn’t each other, but we do now.

6 I stopped playing tennis before I started football. GIVEN

I didn’t start football playing tennis.
7 Perhaps we didn’t miss the last bus. MAY
We the last bus.
8 We finished our meal, and then he arrived. AFTER
He turned our meal.
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