Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

unit 4

language TeST 4b

1

Complete the text with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.

(15 points)

3

Complete the sentences with words formed from the

words in capital letters.

(6 points)

I have a very good

relationship

with my

brother.

rElaTIoN

1 If you want _________ of our club

you’ll have to fill in a form.

MEMbEr

2 That was a lovely dinner. The cheesecake

was simply _________!

WoNdEr

3 let’s ask Joe to help, he’s very

_________ and he’s always got good
practical ideas.

SENSE

4 You have great natural _________ but you

need to work hard as well.

ablE

5 be careful with that picture! It’s very

_________.

valUE

6 late again! That’s the third time this week.

What’s the problem? I want an _________.

ExPlaIN

4

Complete the sentences with the adverbs from the

box. There is one extra adverb that you do not need.

(5 points)

absolutely  heavily  reluctantly 

excitedly  slightly  desperately  politely

outside, it was cold but she opened the
window

slightly

to let in some air.

1 The children ran downstairs _________ to see

what presents were waiting for them.

2 ‘Excuse me,’ sir, I began _________, ‘Could

I ask you a question?’

3 The fire was already up to the ceiling. They

threw water on it _________ but it made no
difference.

4 as he spoke the room became _________

silent.

5 It was clear that she wasn’t happy about

it but, _________, she gave me the money.

I 

met

(meet) Alfred Cox, the famous artist, while

I 

1

__________ (visit) his gallery one afternoon.

Outside, it

2

__________ (rain) so I was happy to

spend time in the gallery. At first I 

3

__________

(not/recognise) him and, in fact, I 

4

__________

(stand) next to him for quite a while before
I 

5

__________ (realise) who he was. He

6

__________ (be) very friendly and I 

7

__________

(want) to make a good impression so while we

8

__________ (talk) I 

9

___________ (mention) that

I was an artist too and he

10

___________ (ask) to

see some of my paintings… the only problem was
that I 

11

__________ (not/paint). In fact,

I 

12

__________ (never/paint) anything in my life!

I 

13

__________ (go) home in a panic, not knowing

what to do. Feeling a little stupid, I 

14

___________

(get) some of my daughter’s paints – she goes to
primary school and loves painting – and did my
best but it was a disaster. I gave up and went to
the bathroom to clean up but while
I 

15

___________ (have) a wash my daughter saw

the paints and decided to paint something. Well,
you can probably guess the rest: Mr Cox loved the
painting… and suggested we organise an
exhibition!

The making of a genius…

2

Complete the sentences with the missing words.

(4 points)

I can see a sign but I can’t

m

a

k

e

o

u

t

what

it says.

1 You could see he was in a bad mood from the

way his fierce eyes _ l _ _ e _ at everybody.

2 a nice evening _ _ r _ _ _ along the beach is

very relaxing.

3 He _ o _ _ _ _ e _ e _ our offer for a long time

without speaking.

4 A ‘Was there a petrol station back there?’

B ‘I don’t know, I didn’t _ o _ _ c _ .’

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