Unit 3 language test

Name: _________________________________

VOCABULARY: Adjectives + prepositions __/8

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.
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

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Well, now my life has completely changed! I think the
VOCABULARY: Prepositional phrases internet is such a wonderful 22____________. I have
Choose the correct options to complete the text. 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
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I went in / on holiday to Italy recently. I had a lovely much easier than typing on my phone. In fact, my
time and I didn’t cook at all 9 by / for a change. children say I’ve learnt these modern computer
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Normally, I make all my meals at / in home, so it 25
____________ really quickly!
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was nice to go out to restaurants by / for breakfast,
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lunch and dinner. But on the last day, something
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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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 Unit 3 language test
Name: _________________________________

GRAMMAR: Narrative tenses and used to A didn’t use to B used to

Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
10 Steven ____ me a ticket to
1 Karla ____ on holiday to Argentina last summer.
the football match for my
birthday.

A been B went C used to go

A was buying B bought
2 We stayed at home last night because it ____.
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GRAMMAR: Narrative
A were raining B had rained C was raining tenses and used to
Identify the mistake in each
3 ____ anything interesting last weekend?
sentence. Then write the
correct form.

A Had you done B Were you doing C Did you do 11 The children was playing
video games when I came
4 I arrived home late and everyone ____ dinner already. home.

12 Did you used to play the

piano when you were younger?
A used to eat B ate C had eaten

13 By the time Tara was 25,

5 Which part of Paris did you ____ in when you were a student? she was living in three
countries.

A use to live B living C lived 14 Everyone was leaving the

office at 6:00 pm yesterday.

6 Marik went shopping after he ____ work. 15 I was very tired because I
have run 10 km in the morning.

A was finishing B used to finish C had finished 16 Tourists use to visit this
beach a lot, but it’s less popular
now.
7 We ____ my grandparents every Sunday when I was a child.
17 Frank met his best friend
while he had studied at
A used to visit B were visiting C had visited university. __/7

GRAMMAR: Past simple,

8 What ____ on TV when I called yesterday?
Past continuous + Past
perfect
A had you watched B were you watching C did you watch Complete the conversation
with the correct past form of
the verbs in brackets.
9 Suzanna ____ like eating fish, but she does now.

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 Unit 3 language test
Name: _________________________________
Diana: Hi Richard, how
are you?
Rich: I’m okay, but I think I 18______ (leave) my mobile phone on the
train yesterday.
Diana: Oh, no! When did you notice that you
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______ (lose) it?
Rich: While I 20______ (cook) dinner last night. I wanted to check a
recipe, so I went to get it from my bag, but it wasn’t there.
Diana: I see.
Rich: I thought that I
21
______ (put) it in the lounge, but when I looked around I 22______ (not
see) it anywhere. I think it 23______ (fall) out of my pocket when I
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______ (sit) on the train.
Diana: Well, remember to call the train company tomorrow. It’s possible
that someone 25______ (find) it and handed
it in.

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