Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 8b

unit 8

1

Complete the sentences using passive forms.

Use by only if necessary.

(10 points)

Somebody has spilled coffee all over my
computer!
Coffee

has been spilled all over my

computer!

1 vandals destroyed the public telephone last

night.
The public telephone _____________________
________________________ vandals last night.

2 We had already finished dinner when she arrived.

dinner __________________________________
________________________ when she arrived.

3 Paul, is somebody fixing the washing machine

today?
Paul, _____________________________ today?

4 It keeps me busy at the weekend, and I like that.

I like ___________________________________
_____________________ busy at the weekend.

5 People have bought over a million copies of

the book in the first month.
over a million copies of ___________________
________________________ in the first month.

6 They will phone you to confirm your order.

You ____________________________________
____________________ to confirm your order.

7 The shops are going to sell out of this game

very soon.
This game _____________________ very soon.

8 I’m worried about spiders attacking me.

I’m worried about ________________________
______________________________ spiders.

9 You will not take your bags into the

examination hall.
Your bags _______________________________
_________________ into the examination hall.

10 We should send your gift by the end of the week.

Your gift ________________________________
___________________ by the end of the week.

2

Choose the correct answers.

(4 points)

Despite / Whereas the fact that we had never
met before, we formed a good team.

1 We went for a long walk, while / in spite of

the rain.

2 The second book was really interesting,

whereas / despite the first had been boring.

3 Although / In spite of having less work, I am

more tired now than I used to be.

4 While / Despite we did not see everything, the

trip was still great.

Despite / Whereas

3

Complete the sentences with compounds formed

with one word from each box.

(10 points)

time    level    open    boarding  

mouth    solar    light    body

right    travel    text

switch    watering    handed    minded

book    powered    insurance    saving

card    guard    headed

Most parking meters and information
terminals are

solar

-

powered

these days.

1 Computers can be great _________-_________

devices – or they can be the opposite!

2 Where’s the _________ _________ ? It’s dark

in here and I can’t find it.

3 It’s important to have _________ _________

just in case something unfortunate happens
while you’re abroad.

4 What I like best about him is how tolerant and

_________-_________ he is.

5 after you check in at the airport you get

a _________ _________ , which has your seat
number on it.

6 This new maths _________ is really

complicated. I don’t understand it.

7 I’d hate to be famous. Having a _________

following you everywhere to keep you safe
must be really annoying.

8 When I use a pen I hold it in my left hand but

when I play tennis I’m _________-_________.

9 He’s always in control of himself. He’s the

most _________-_________ person I know.

10 That dessert looks absolutely _________-

_________! Can I try it? Please?

4

Complete the missing words.

(6 points)

The number of unemployed

s

t

a

y e

d

the same.

1 _ l _ _ s _ half, or 49%, of football fans support

one of the big four teams in England.

2 Temperatures have risen _ r _ _ u _ _ l _ for

decades.

3 The average time people spend working has

changed very _ _ t _ _ _ over the last decade,
in fact, it appears to have stayed the same.

4 Many more people are vegetarians today

_ _ m _ _ _ e _ with twenty years ago.

5 only a small _ _ n _ _ i _ _ of students fail to

complete their studies.

6 The price of tickets has gone from £5 to £15

in two years. That’s _ r _ _ l _ the old price.

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