My English Lab

Units 5 and 6 Test

Name: Date:

1. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the words from the box.

become go have make take

Gunther Have you seen the Billy Elliot musical yet?

Frederick No, and in fact I haven’t even seen the film – what’s it about?
Gunther It’s about a boy who dreams of 1 ______________ a ballet dancer and
decides 2 __________ lessons after school. Of course, he doesn’t really
expect to be able to 3 __________ his dream come true, but eventually he
gets the chance to audition for the Royal Ballet School. I won’t ruin the
ending in case you decide 4 __________ and see it!
Frederick It sounds like a great story.
Gunther It is – in fact I’d recommend 5 __________ your wife to see it for her
birthday!
Frederick What a great idea! I think I’ll do that.

2. Complete the sentences with words/phrases from the box.

above all as well especially Meanwhile On the one hand

1 I bought my sister a book for her birthday and got her some flowers _____________.
2 ____________________, I can see how talented the best sports stars are, but on the
other, I think some of them get paid too much.
3 The internet has changed the way people communicate, ____________________
now that you can use it on a smartphone.
4 Can you call a taxi to arrive for 7.30? The concert starts at 8 p.m.
____________________, I’ll start getting ready.
5 Accountants need to be good with numbers but ____________________, they should
be honest.
3.  Listen and complete the sentences. Write no more than five words for each
answer.

1 I didn’t really connect with that book. ______________________________, I found

it quite boring.
2 You should visit the museum. ______________________________, why don’t we
go together next week?
3 I had a wonderful time in Thailand. The weather was great, and so was the food. Oh,
hang on a minute, I’ve just got a text message. ______________________________,
I was telling you about my holiday, wasn’t I?
4 I like watching films, reading and playing computer games.
______________________________, I’m not very active.

4. Choose the correct option a–c to complete the words.

Jake I couldn’t be 1 success_____ at my job if I wasn’t able to use a computer. I know some
people my age are 2 use_____ with technology, but fortunately I’ve never had a
problem. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with some of the 3 tradition_____ ways
of doing things though, like writing with a pen and paper. It would be a shame to see
things like that die out completely – but handwriting seems to be 4 replace_____ while
computers are here to stay!
Huan I am quite a 5 music_____ person – I can play three instruments and I love listening to
music. It makes me really 6 cheer_____, so I use an MP3 player all the time. I have to
be
7
care_____ when crossing roads though; if I’ve got it turned up too loud, I can’t hear
the traffic and it can be very 8 danger_____!
Raima Technology has changed my life for the better because it saves time when I’m doing
housework. When the house gets 9 dirt_____, it would take me a long time to clean it
if I didn’t have a dishwasher and washing machine. Of course, not everything is
10
wash_____ in a machine so I still have to do some things by hand.

1 a -ful b -able c -y
2 a -al b -ful c - less
3 a -y b -al c -able
4 a -ful b -able c -ous
5 a -ous b -al c -y
6 a -able b -ful c -less
7 a -ful b -y c -ous
8 a -al b -less c -ous
9 a -y b -al c -able
10 a -able b -ful c - ous
5. Write a short composition in your own words about what was the message conveyed
in the article called Ozurie by Koenig or in the song The Scientist by Coldplay (70 words)