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.
I went 8 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
menu. I was 12 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
a huge family-sized pasta dish 13 by / for mistake. It
had chillies on it too! It was so spicy that I felt like my
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
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____________ 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
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____________ so I can see other people. I
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____________ the computer on, but I couldn’t
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____________ 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
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____________ messages to friends … I find it
much easier than typing on my phone. In fact, my
children say I’ve learnt these modern computer
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____________ really quickly!
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 Unit 3 language test
Name: _________________________________

GRAMMAR: Narrative tenses and used to GRAMMAR: Past simple,

Past continuous + Past
Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. perfect
1 Karla ____ on holiday to Argentina last summer. Complete the conversation
with the correct past form of
A been B went C used to go the verbs in brackets.
2 We stayed at home last night because it ____.
Diana: Hi Richard, how
A were raining B had rained C was raining
are you?
3 ____ anything interesting last weekend?
Rich: I’m okay, but I think I
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______ (leave) my mobile
A Had you done B Were you doing C Did you do
phone on the train yesterday.
4 I arrived home late and everyone ____ dinner already.
Diana: Oh, no! When did you
A used to eat B ate C had eaten
notice that you
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5 Which part of Paris did you ____ in when you were a student? ______ (lose) it?
Rich: While I 20______ (cook)
A use to live B living C lived
dinner last night. I wanted to
6 Marik went shopping after he ____ work. check a recipe, so I went to get
it from my bag, but it wasn’t
A was finishing B used to finish C had finished
there.
7 We ____ my grandparents every Sunday when I was a child. Diana: I see.
A used to visit B were visiting C had visited Rich: I thought that I
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______ (put) it in the lounge,
8 What ____ on TV when I called yesterday?
but when I looked around I
A had you watched B were you watching C did you watch 22
______ (not see) it anywhere.
9 Suzanna ____ like eating fish, but she does now. I think it 23______ (fall) out of
my pocket when I 24______ (sit)
A didn’t use to B used to C wasn’t
on the train.
10 Steven ____ me a ticket to the football match for my birthday. Diana: Well, remember to call
A was buying B bought C used to buy the train company tomorrow.

__/10 It’s possible that someone

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GRAMMAR: Narrative tenses and used to ______ (find) it and handed
Identify the mistake in each sentence. Then write the correct form. it in.
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11 The children was playing video games when I came home.
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12 Did you used to play the piano when you were younger?

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

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