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Unit test 9B Continued

1 Complete the sentences with although, so or because.

1 He didn’t wake up, although he had slept for twelve hours.

2 The supermarket was closed ______ we had to do the shopping the next day.

3 ______ we were late, nobody was upset.

4 You’re pale ______ you’re so stressed and anxious!

5 I was angry ______ the children were so badly-behaved.

6 The bus didn’t arrive ______ I called a taxi.

1 point for each correct answer

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2 Join the sentences using the conjunction. Use one verb in the Past Perfect.

1 I can’t drive. I lost the car keys.

BECAUSE

I couldn’t drive because I had lost the car keys.

2 He cried. She told him her secret.

AFTER

________________________________________

3 She worked hard. She felt nervous about her exams.

ALTHOUGH

________________________________________

4 I said the words. I knew I made a mistake.

AS SOON AS

________________________________________

5 We just got to the station. The train arrived.

WHEN

________________________________________

6 Everyone said the book was awful. Nobody actually read it.

BUT

________________________________________

7 They already ate pizza. They weren’t hungry at dinner time.

SO

________________________________________

8 She fainted. I didn’t realize she was so ill.

UNTIL

________________________________________

2 points for each correct answer

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3 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb.

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1 I was feeling upset when you called me.

2 We ______ divorced and I went to live in New Zealand.

3 She ______ me all her CDs while she went travelling.

4 He twisted his ankle while he ______ in the mountains.

5 I ______ poetry and enjoying a quiet evening at home.

6 What were they ______ when the monster attacked?

1 point for each correct answer

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4 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1 I refused to talking about my childhood.

I refused to talk about my childhood.

2 We didn’t find the money because the thief had hid it so well.

_________________________________

3 Were you seeing the suspect’s face before he ran away?

_________________________________

4 You didn’t tell me that you eat supper already.

_________________________________

5 As soon as I was hearing the cry, I ran to find help.

_________________________________

6 What did you doing last night when I met you?

_________________________________

1 point for each correct answer

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5 Choose the correct options.

1 He cried out that he ______ the monster.

a killed

b had killed

c killing

2 I’m tired because I ______ to bed last night.

a had gone

b didn’t go

c went

3 She was jealous because he ______ to another woman all evening.

a had talked

b hadn’t talked

c has talked

4 What ______ at five o’clock yesterday morning?

a did she

b she had done

c was she doing

5 ______ a nice time at the concert?

a Did you have

b Were you have

c You hadn’t

6 We got to the stadium after the football match ______ .

a started

b had started

c was starting

7 Were you ______ when the doorbell rang?

a sleeping

b slept

c sleep

8 The police searched for the villain, but he ______ .

a had disappeared

b disappearing

c was disappearing

9 I was terrified when I ______ the wolf in the moonlight.

a was seeing

b had seen

c saw

10 Which novel was he ______ when he died so suddenly?

a writing

b wrote

c written

11 We were wandering for hours in the forest before we ______ at the village.

a arrive

b were arriving

c arrived

1 point for each correct answer

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6 Choose the correct options.

Once while a lion (1) was sleeping / slept a little mouse began (2) run / running up and down his back. This soon (3) woke / was waking the lion, who (4) put / was putting his huge paw on the mouse and (5) opened / had opened his big mouth to swallow him. ‘Pardon, O King,’ cried the little mouse. ‘Forgive me this time and who knows how I might help you in return?’ The lion (6) was having to / had to laugh at the thought of the mouse helping him. But he (7) had lifted / lifted his paw and let the mouse go. Some time after, some hunters (8) had caught / were catching the lion in a trap, and the men, who (9) were wanting / wanted to take the lion to the king, (10) were tying / had tied him to a tree. Then they (11) looked / were looking for a cart to carry him on. Just then the little mouse (12) passed / had passed by and (13) saw / had seen the lion. He soon (14) bit / was biting through the ropes that tied the lion. (15) ‘Wasn’t I / Hadn’t I been right?’ said the little mouse.

1 point for each correct answer

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7 Match the questions and answers.

1 What did the monster look like? b .

2 How were you feeling? ___

3 Did he drink the potion? ___

4 What had he done? ___

5 What did the policemen suspect? ___

6 Did the murderer show any regret? ___

7 Where did she hide? ___

8 Why was she screaming? ___

a That the murderer had killed herself.

b Ugly and disgusting.

c Because she was terrified.

d Yes, he said he was very sorry for what he had done.

e He had battled with forces of evil.

f Tired and upset.

g No, he didn’t drink any.

h In a kitchen cupboard.

1 point for each correct answer

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8 Complete the sentences with so many, such, such a or so.

1 It was very busy in town today. There were so many people there!

2 Her behaviour was really terrible. I was _______ upset!

3 Shakespeare has _______ good characters in his plays!

4 We had _______ bad weather on holiday. We were _______ unlucky!

5 I didn’t know you had _______ well-known author in the family.

6 That was _______ good meal. It was delicious!

7 I visited Prupti at the weekend. She was _______ surprised to see me!

1 point for each correct answer

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9 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

such a (x3) so many (x2) so (x3)

A Did you go to the work party on Friday night?

B No, I had (1) such a tiring day, I went straight to bed.

A Oh dear! I’ve had (2) _______ busy week!

B Me too. I’ve had (3) _______ things to do.

A Well, you should go and see Love Song at the cinema. We saw it last night – it was (4) _______ romantic story and the actors were (5) _______ good!

B I’ve seen (6) _______ romantic films on TV, I’m fed up with them. I think I’d rather read my murder-mystery novel. It’s (7) _______ exciting, I can’t stop reading it!

A What are you doing this weekend?

B We’re going sailing. The weather has been (8) _______ perfect the last few days …

1 point for each correct answer

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10 Match the adjectives to the definitions.

1 anxious or worried about something b .

2 really pleased ___

3 not enjoying being on your own ___

4 angry/unhappy because someone you love is ___ interested in someone else

5 too anxious or tired to be able to relax ___

6 very surprised ___

7 feeling unhappy or annoyed about something ___

8 frightened ___

9 missing the places and people you know well ___

a stressed

b nervous

c scared

d upset

e jealous

f homesick

g delighted

h amazed

i lonely

1 point for each correct answer

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11 Choose the correct options.

1 ‘Do you miss your friends?’ ‘Yes – I feel pretty nervous / homesick .’

2 ‘Are you pleased about the baby?’ ‘I’m absolutely upset / delighted!’

3 She was very stressed / jealous because she had so much work to do.

4 Is your little girl upset / scared of monsters?

5 I spent a lot of homesick / lonely nights at home watching TV before I met you!

6 Why are you so delighted / jealous? You know how much I love you.

7 ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘I’m upset / disappointed because I heard that man say something rude about me.’

8 I’m amazed / upset I got such a good score on the test!

9 ‘Are you homesick / nervous about the new job?’ ‘A little bit.’

1 point for each correct answer

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12 Translate the sentences.

1 After everyone had gone, we took the train home.

2 I wanted to know what you had said to him.

3 She was sure she’d seen him somewhere before.

4 As soon as we heard the shouts, we went to see what the matter was.

5 Did you cut yourself while you were shaving?

6 Although I didn’t feel well, I decided to go to work.

7 Were you frightened and lonely in the empty house?

8 I’ve got such an amazing surprise for you!

9 My mobile rang just as I had sat down to eat dinner.

10 We’d like to go to Venice for our anniversary this year.

1 point for each correct answer

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Total

100

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