Language Leader Intermediate Final Test A

1 Complete the text with one wordfor each gap.

My brother always told me ⁰_to_ be more careful but I wasn’t and now,¹__________ I can pay the fine, I am going to prison. How²__________ this happen? I³__________ staying with my brother in his flat in⁴__________ Netherlands, when I received a call. The man on the phone⁵__________ me he lived downstairs and he⁶__________ closed the door of his flat and left the key inside. He asked me⁷__________ I could help him get back into his house. My brother’s balcony is just above his so I saw that if I climbed down from my brother’s balcony I⁸__________ be able to get into flat. These apartments,⁹__________ were built fifty years ago, are very strong and I have¹⁰__________ of experience of climbing so it was very easy. I was inside the flat in five minutes. I told the man he was lucky¹¹__________ I was such a good climber. He just laughed.

The next morning I ¹²__________ arrested for helping a burglary. The man¹³__________ have been a thief. I thought I¹⁴__________ helping someone into their flat, not stealing everything from a policeman’s flat. My brother was right. I¹⁵__________ to be more careful.

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2 Make sentences using these words and the correct form of the verb.

0I be able have the meeting at 7 p.m.

I will be able to have the meeting at 7 p.m.

1He say he do it the week before.

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2By the end of this week the experiments must finish.

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3Unless the trend change, we make a lot of money.

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4Sarah present the morning programmes for the last three years.

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5I probably have the packages by Friday.

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6If I be you, I tell him now.

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7I advise him take the plane but he prefer travel by train.

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8The local council not discuss the issue yet.

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9It must be David that phone Angela last night.

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10I write the project all day yesterday.

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3 Choose the best answer a), b), c) or d) to complete the sentences.

0He’s a verymoody person. One day he’s happy. The next day he’s sad.

a)moodyb)assertivec)talkatived)energetic

1They couldn’t charge him because there wasn’t enough _____.

a)witnessb)offenderc)ransomd)evidence

2At the moment it doesn’t work. We need to make a few _____ to the design.

a) simulations b) prototypes c) modifications d) collisions

3Because of _____, there are a lot of factories causing pollution in our town.

a)industrialisationb)consumerismc)modernityd)efficiency

4The film was so _____. I couldn’t stop laughing.

a)breathtakingb)movingc)hilariousd)gripping

5In some countries, children start _____ at the age of seven.

a)elementary schoolb)lifelong learningc)secondary schoold)home schooling

6The news is disappointing. After a steady _____ over the last few years, this year has seen a decline.

a)decreaseb)fallc)increased)drop

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