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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 5 A I UNITS 9-10

Name: _ Scorc:____ / 45 points

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Complete the words given in brackets so that they can replace the underlmed words without changing the meaning of the sentence.    (6 points)

0    I’m going to trv to ast a job at. Ute departmeut storo, (apply for)

1    I have elaned uo for a course at. evening

school. (e _______ on)

2    1 work forty hours a week but. tbere is usually

another four or five hours of extra work every week. (o    )

3    I’ve been given a bstter iob at. work. (p__)

4    David bft universit.y wit.lt a dogree in Physics.

(g___front)

5    I.)id you licar that Bill \o3t his job? (was s_

_front)

6    Tltis job is onlv for two rnonths in the summer.

(t_    ,    .. _)

2 Circie the correct answer.

Tom and Kevin sat nerrously outside the headmaster’s Office. They "(whisperedYsighed / gasped together ąuietly aboat what would happen to them. Suddenly the door opened and Kevin was asked to come in. He ¹ dashed / yawned /glanced at Kevin ąuickly, then disappeared behind the heavy, wooden door.

In the office, the headniaster sat² giggling / fwu.ming / sln/ddering angrily at, a piece of paper on his desk. Finaily, he lookeu up. ‘ _Ł'ouVo

3 ‘ł’m surę we staycd here last year.’ Sue said that she __________

4 Tm going to fmish this book tonight.’ Lee said that he ___________

5    Tli test my class again next week. The teacher said thal he _______

6    ‘Nobody knew me a few wecks ago.’

The actrcss said that. ____________

l Complete the text with one word in each gap. (6 points)

O B O    TvXt»nn' ttmatu)___

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Wył»j    *<**w>*

, to: the chief executive from: Mr Pelling. Personne!    j.

Re: interview    ‘

We interviewed Mr Terry yesterday but I don't think he was perfect for the job. He might have °been nervous but I think it was morę than that. Halfway through the interview, he knocked his glass of water over. I toid him ¹    to worry but

things got worse after that. When 1 asked him ²    he ,

had any questions for me, he looked at me as if the thought

had never oceurred to him. He ³_have known I was

going to ask that -    every interviewer does. He went to    ;

university so he must ⁴______intelligent but I don't think he

would be 5pod enough for us.

Your secretary told me that you ⁵    busy this morning j

but I promised him that 11_______ let him know about our    j

decision today so could we meet this afternoon?    [

Thanks,    t

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been in troablc again’ he said. ‘And T vou’ve been playing³ skip / tmant / drop-out despite our wantings.’ He looked at Tom and ⁴ siahed / gasped / gazzed sadly. 'This is your fourth and finał waming. One morę, and I mean, one morę problem, and you will be ⁵ resigned / scicked / expelled. Do you understand?’ ‘Yes, sir’ said Tom ąuietly. The headmaster continued. ‘And I shali be contacting your parents’ Tom ⁶ shuddered / strolled /dashed at the thought. Now hc would really be in troubie.

5 Changs the questions so that they are in reported

form.    (6 points)

0    ‘How many oooks nave you ..auc. .

I asked how many books she had writter,.

1    ‘Where do you get the ideas for your books?’ The intenńewer asked the man ________

2 ‘Are any of your books based on real Stones':’ I asked her ____________

2 Complete the sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the original.    (6 points)

0    ‘I can’t talk now, Fm working.’

Mikę said that he coulddt talk thgn bssause ho

was workina.

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1    ‘There will be a lot of overtime this week.’

The boss said that ______

2 ‘I had a good day today.’ Paula said that_

3    TIave you won any awards?’

The reporter asked the actor ________

4    'Are you writing anything at the moment?’ Ann was asked __________________

5    ‘When will the book be published?’

The author asked his publisher _______

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   ‘Have you got any messages for your fans?’

The footballer was asked_