Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

unit 5

language TeST 5b

1

Complete the gaps with the correct forms of used to,

be used to or get used to and the verbs in brackets.

(5 points)

Paul never

used to get

(get) angry so quickly.

He must be very stressed.

1 How long does it usually take for people

____________ (work) nights?

2 I won’t be hungry – I ____________ (not/eat)

in the morning. Even as a child I didn’t have
any breakfast most mornings.

3 We ____________ (have) a dog called Timmy.

He was a fantastic pet.

4 don’t worry, it’s difficult when you move to

a new town. You ____________ (live) here as
time goes by.

5 I thought I would ____________ (work) late

but I’m afraid I was mistaken, it’s not
happening.

2

Complete each sentence using a verb from the box

and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(8 points)

remember  involve  want  stop  avoid 

forget  advise  fail   force

She never

fails to come

(come) and visit

us when she is in the area.

1 I didn’t speak to her yesterday and I’m going

to _______________ (talk) to her until next
week. by then she’ll be in a better mood.

2 Your plan would _______________ (spend)

a lot of money. I don’t think we can afford it.

3 oh no! I’ve _______________ (take) my

driving licence! We’ll have to go back.

4 My friend is a lawyer and she

_______________ me _______________ (write)
a letter explaining the problem.

5 Will you please _______________ (do) that?

It’s very annoying.

6 For the last time, I don’t _______________

(visit) them for Christmas this year!

7 ‘did you _______________ (buy) some bread?’

‘Yes, it’s there on the table.’

8 look, I can’t _______________ her

_______________ (wait) for you if she doesn’t
want to.

3

Complete the sentences with the correct

prepositions.

(3 points)

I’m on the computer all day and only get

off

it just before I go to bed.

1 I’m absolutely hooked _________ this new

science-fiction series on Tv.

2 She’s been ignoring her real-life friends

_________ favour of her online ‘friends’.

3 I spend more than eight hours a day _________

the computer. It’s not healthy, I know.

4

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

I think I’ve sorted out / sorted through my
problem with the car.

1 The shop assistant let me try on / try out the

bike before I bought it.

2 Since my phone’s been broken I’ve missed out

on / missed out all the gossip.

3 at first it was great but pretty soon the

novelty wore down / wore off and it was just
boring after that.

4 I hate throwing things off / throwing things

out. They might be useful in the future.

5 I’d only just got paid and I splashed out on /

threw out a new leather coat!

6 You can trust me, I’ll never let you down /

run you down.

7 She just holds on / keeps on making the same

mistakes, over and over again.

8 My friends told me about it and it was only

then that I came up to / woke up to reality.

9 Credit cards are dangerous. If you’re not

careful you can run through / run up huge
debts without realising it.

10 don’t panic! We just need to keep to / keep on

the plan and everything will be all right.

5

Choose the correct answers.

(4 points)

She was wearing a long army-style coat or ___
like that.

a something

b anything

c nothing

1 It think it’s called a… hm, ___ the word?
a that’s

b what’s

c which is

2 I’m not sure ___ I remember it exactly.
a if

b though

c however

3 It’s ___ a game, I think.
a sort of

b such of

c some of

4 The thing is… how can I ___ it? This just isn’t

good enough…

a say

b tell

c talk

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