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Middle-of-the-Book Test Units 1-7 Test A
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Circle the correct words.
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Be careful. This computer belongs / is belonging to me now.
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I blame you / yourself for this mess.
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The wind has blown / been blowing hard all morning.
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Somebody stole / was stealing our car last night.
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When I was young, I would / used to believe in ghosts.
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By the time we caught him, he had stolen / stole £20,000.
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This is the first time I could / have been able to understand computers.
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The bus to London leaves / will leave at five o’clock every day.
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If we left now, we would / will be there by teatime.
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I wouldn’t have come here if I knew / I’d known it was hurricane season.
10 I wish I didn’t buy / hadn’t bought this laptop.
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Five of these sentences have mistakes. Find and correct them. Tick () those sentences that
are correct.
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I haven’t seen anyone since ages.
____for___
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I don’t usually believe what he says.
___OK____
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Tom and Jane want to sort out their problems themselves.
__OK_____
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I never would say anything in class when I was younger.
__said____
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You don’t have to install this but I think it would be a good idea.
__will____
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What do you think I ought do now?
_to do___
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There won’t probably be any meteorites hitting the earth this year.
_OK_____
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If he breaks the law again, he will go to prison.
___OK____
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I wouldn’t have said anything if you told me not to.
__OK____
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I wish I worked harder when I was at school.
___had____
10 If only we had enough money for some food.
____OK___
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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What __are you thinking__ (you think) about now?
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How long __have you been owning_____ (you own) a computer?
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____Did you go_________ (you go) to the concert last night?
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The burglars broke in while we _____________were sleeping__________________ (sleep).
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Before I met Jim, I ____have never been______ (never be) in trouble with the law.
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I know that when I leave school, I ___will work_______ (work) for my father.
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I think that we ___will probably lose_______ (probably lose) but you never know.
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I can’t talk now. I ___am playing__________ (play) tennis with Mark in fifteen minutes.
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If you _____don’t switch____ (not switch) off the computer properly, you will have problems.
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If I hadn’t studied French, I ______wouldn’t have met____ (not meet) Sophie.
10 I wish I __had____ (have) a dog when I was younger.
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Complete the text with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
You have been brought to this 0___courtroom___ (court) today because of your long history of criminal behaviour. You have been involved in several 1_burglaries__ (burglar) and show no shame in
what you have done. You are a 2___selfish__ (self) person who cares nothing for other people. You
are 3________senseless ______ (sense) to their suffering and 4_sympathetic (sympathy) to their losses
due to your actions. You do not only rob the 5__wealth___ (wealth) but also your friends and neighbours.
You have also shown yourself to be 6__aggressive___ (aggression). If it wasn’t for the 7___bravery__
(brave) of the police officers who arrested you, you would, no doubt, still be committing crimes. We
cannot 8_tolerate___ (tolerant) such behaviour in a civilized society and because of the 9___failing__
(fail) of previous, non-prison sentences and your 10_ability__ (able) to lead a normal, productive life, I
have no hesitation in sending you to prison for five years.
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5
Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentences.
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It’s seven o’clock so we’ve been waiting for two hours. SINCE
We’ve __been waiting here since five o’clock._
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My old computer often went wrong. USED
My old computer are used wrongly.
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I became a member of this club four years ago. BEEN
I _have been a member of this club for four years _____
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We finished our work and then went out. HAD
We went _____out after we had finished our work
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It’s against the rules to argue with the President’s decision. MUSTN’T
You _mustn’t argue with the President’s decision it’s against the rules.
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There are no rules about wearing a tie. HAVE
You __have not to wear a tie________
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I’m sorry I didn’t study Physics. STUDIED
I haven’t studied physics.
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It’s a shame that I’m not rich. WERE
If I were rich it wouldn’t be a shame for me.
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It’s very likely that I will buy this computer. PROBABLY
I probably will buy this computer
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I didn’t break the law so I won’t go to prison. BROKEN
If __I hadn’t broken the law I wouldn’t have gone to prison.
10 He’ll go to prison if the judge is in a bad mood. UNLESS
He’ll _go to prison unless the judge is in a bad mood.______
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Complete the text with one word in each gap.
At the moment you use your computer a lot. You 0plug the machine into the socket, 1__Click___ the
start button and you’re away. One 2_______________ of the mouse and you can do whatever you
like; study, work, play. The world is yours. As prices have 3__low____ down, you have been able to
buy that sleek, smart laptop that you have4_______________ dreaming of 5_______________
Christmas.
What could possibly be better?
But imagine. What 6___had____ happen if suddenly you were infected by a virus which led
_______________ all of your files being wiped 8_______________? It’s a danger we all have to
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__live__ in these modern times when we are so reliant on technology.
It could happen to you so 10_______________ ABC virus checker today from our website. It’s free!
www.abcviruscheck.com
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Read the text and circle the correct answers.
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a) sentenced
b) given
c) sent
d) accused
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a) joined
b) had joined
c) has joined
d) has been joining
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a) works
b) is working
c) worked
d) had worked
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a) has never thought
b) is never thinking
c) had never thought d) has never been thinking
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a) fulfill
b) achieve
c) make the most
d) overcome
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a) able
b) ability
c) inability
d) unable
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a) hadn’t ever used
b) hasn’t ever used
c) doesn’t ever use
d) didn’t ever use
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a) brochure
b) manual
c) leaflet
d) book
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a) overcome
b) fulfill
c) achieve
d) flunk
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a) judge
b) jury
c) witness
d) lawyer
b) service
c) programme
d) fine
10 a) sentence
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