Name _____________________________________
Class _____________________________
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.
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Tom and Jane want to sort out their problems themselves.
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I never would say anything in class when I was younger.
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You don’t have to install this but I think it would be a good idea.
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What do you think I ought do now?
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There won’t probably be any meteorites hitting the earth this year.
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If he breaks the law again, he will go to prison.
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I wouldn’t have said anything if you told me not to.
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I wish I worked harder when I was at school.
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10 If only we had enough money for some food.
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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 ______________________________ (you own) a computer?
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______________________________ (you go) to the concert last night?
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The burglars broke in while we ______________________________ (sleep).
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Before I met Jim, I ______________________________ (never be) in trouble with the law.
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I know that when I leave school, I ______________________________ (work) for my father.
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I think that we ______________________________ (probably lose) but you never know.
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I can’t talk now. I ______________________________ (play) tennis with Mark in fifteen
minutes.
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If you ______________________________ (not switch) off the computer properly, you will have
problems.
If I hadn’t studied French, I ______________________________ (not meet) Sophie.
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10 I wish I ______________________________ (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_______________ (burglar) and show no shame in
what you have done. You are a 2_______________ (self) person who cares nothing for other people.
You are 3_______________ (sense) to their suffering and 4_______________ (sympathy) to their
losses due to your actions. You do not only rob the 5_______________ (wealth) but also your friends
and neighbours. You have also shown yourself to be 6________________ (aggression). If it wasn’t for
the 7_______________ (brave) of the police officers who arrested you, you would, no doubt, still be
committing crimes. We cannot 8_______________ (tolerant) such behaviour in a civilized society and
because of the 9_______________ (fail) of previous, non-prison sentences and your
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_______________ (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 ______________________________
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I became a member of this club four years ago. BEEN
I ___________________________________________
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We finished our work and then went out. HAD
We went _____________________________________
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It’s against the rules to argue with the President’s decision. MUSTN’T
You _________________________________________
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There are no rules about wearing a tie. HAVE
You _________________________________________
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I’m sorry I didn’t study Physics. STUDIED
I ____________________________________________
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It’s a shame that I’m not rich. WERE
If ___________________________________________
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It’s very likely that I will buy this computer. PROBABLY
I ___________________________________________
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I didn’t break the law so I won’t go to prison. BROKEN
If __________________________________________
10 He’ll go to prison if the judge is in a bad mood. UNLESS
He’ll _______________________________________
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6
Complete the text with one word in each gap.
At the moment you use your computer a lot. You 0_plug_ the machine into the socket,
_______________ the start button and you’re away. One 2_______________ of the mouse and you
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can do whatever you like; study, work, play. The world is yours. As prices have 3_______________
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_______________ 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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_______________ 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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7
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
3
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 of
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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