REVIEW: Units 1–8

GROUP A

Name: ________________________ 3 Complete the text. Choose the correct option.

Class: ________________________ Our teacher has just 0 appeared / come / seen in the
VOCABULARY news because she’s written a 1 novel / biography /
1 Choose the correct options, A, B or C. poem of Charles Dickens. It’s 2 given / been / taken
0 Ellie lowered her ___ so nobody could hear her. her ten years to write because she’s a full-time
A head B voice C eyebrows D shoulders teacher. The 3 reviews / report / critics of her book
are excellent and people are saying it could be a
1 Kim has the funniest facial ___ when she talks. 4 broadsheet / bestseller / tabloid. We hope she
A contacts B movements
doesn’t stop teaching because she’s great at helping
C gestures D expressions
students with 5 asthma / insomnia / dyslexia to read.
2 You can see the adverts on those huge ___ as
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you drive into town.
A billboards B slogans
GRAMMAR
C commercials D logos
4 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets
3 I just need to finish writing this ___ of my new book. in the correct tenses.
A character B chapter C novel D cover Yesterday my friend and I 0 were told (tell) to see the
4 The ___ in this book are brilliant and explain head teacher. We thought we
things well. 1 _______________________________ (do)

A designs B techniques something wrong. But no, she only

C illustrations D headlines 2 _______________________________ (want) to

5 Gemma has got ___ ears. tell us that she

3 _______________________________ (choose) us
A painted B dyed C ringed D pierced
to represent the school in the schools spelling
6 The doctor ___ him some tablets to help the pain.
competition. This
A wrote B prescribed C signed D advised
4 _______________________________ (hold) in
7 I’m afraid I got ___ from my job yesterday.
January in Manchester. We 5
A fired B promoted
_______________________________ (must/travel)
C unemployed D contracted
there by train and stay in a hotel overnight. When I
8 Beth has just joined a ___ to encourage people to started school,
recycle more. I 6_______________________________ (not/can)
A centre B campaign C career D culture spell very well and now I’m one of the best in the
9 Patrick is a news ___ on the local radio station. school. I 7 _______________________________
A author B reporter C designer D paparazzi (not/be) interested in books until my English teacher
8 _______________________________
10 The school ___ students to recycle.
A encourages B congratulates (manage/find) something that interested me. If I
C boosts D integrates hadn’t started reading,
I 9 _______________________________
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(not/become) a better speller. If we do well in the
2 Complete the text. Use one word in each gap.
competition, we
The first letter is given.
10 _______________________________ (win) some
Georgia has just won an 0 award for a painting she
did last term. She made a poster about different money for the school and some books for us.
forms of body language, which was both very funny /10
and informative. The 1 h____________ gestures
showed people pointing a 2 f____________ at each
other and looking angry. Next to that were people
giving each other a 3 h____________ and smiling. A
local art gallery saw the poster and want Georgia to
4 a____________ for a job there for the summer.

She would love to gain some work 5 e____________.

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5 Complete the second sentence so that it has
the same meaning as the first. Use the word in
CAPITALS.
0 She can’t see him until Monday. ABLE
She isn’t able to see him until Monday.
1 It was necessary for her to leave early. HAD
She ____________________________________
early.
2 He couldn’t finish his work on time. MANAGE
He ____________________________________
his work on time.
3 It’s not necessary to buy tickets for the concert.
HAVE
We ____________________________________
tickets for the concert.
4 My parents didn’t let me go out last night.
ALLOWED
I ____________________________________
out last night by my parents.
5 No one has given me the password yet. BEEN
The password
____________________________________ yet.
6 My advice is: don’t tell him about it. WERE
If I ____________________________________
him about it.
7 He will only tell you if you ask him. UNLESS
He ____________________________________
him.
8 We’ll visit you tomorrow if possible. SAID
They
____________________________________ if
possible.
9 At 9 am tomorrow I’m giving a speech to the
school. WILL
I ____________________________________ a
speech to the school at 9 am tomorrow.
10 I started work here ten years ago. FOR
I ____________________________________
ten years.
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REVIEW: Units 1–8
GROUP A
USE OF ENGLISH
6 Complete the email. Use one word in each gap.
Hey, Josh, how are you doing? You asked me to tell
you if the book was any good, 1 ____________ you?
Well I’ve finished it 2 ____________ last and I
apologise 3 ____________ taking so long. I really
enjoyed it and would certainly 4 ____________ it to
you. The plot’s really exciting and when the
characters were 5 ____________ danger, it was
scary. I think this is 6 ____________ of the best
books I’ve read. I haven’t read 7 ____________ of
the other books yet, but I want to.
By the way, I can’t come to your house this weekend.
8 ____________ my sister and I are 9 ____________
trouble with Mum for not helping in the house, so we
can’t go out, but you can come here on Sunday
afternoon. Let me 10 ____________ if you can come.
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7 Complete the dialogue with phrases from the
box. Use capitals if necessary. There are more
than you need.
concerned for example I can see my opinion
of course not one personally say that again
should this one those you’re right you suggest
A: Which magazine are you going to buy?
B: This 0one, I think. It’s got all the celebrity gossip.
A: 1 _________________ are terrible magazines,
Ana. You need to read something which has more
news in it.
B: What do 2 _________________?
A: Well there are quite a few good news magazines
especially for teenagers. This one,
3 _________________.
B: As far as 4 _________________ this is really
boring, Dan. There’s nothing that interests me in
it.
A: Well in 5 _________________ your magazines
are rubbish.
B: Could you 6 _________________?
A: They’re a waste of time. You
7_________________ read magazines to learn
more about the world. Not what famous people
wear and eat.
B: 8 _________________, I buy magazines to relax.
Not to study.
A: I think we should agree to disagree.
B: Maybe 9 _________________. We don’t want to
break up our friendship over magazines!
A: No, 10 _________________.
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