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unit 5

language TeST 5a

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 It will take him a long time to ____________

(live) in london, I think.

2 She ____________ (get up) so early in the

morning yet, but she will be soon.

3 When we were children we ____________

(spend) our afternoons by the lake, but we
don’t any more.

4 I’ve done it all my life so I ____________

(exercise) regularly and I’d miss it if
I stopped.

5 When ____________ (travel) non-stop?

did it take a long time?

Complete each sentence using a verb from the box

and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(8 points)

remember not let try stop need

fail cause spend not like

She never

fails to come

(come) and visit us

when she is in the area.

1 We ___________ (find) a place for a rest soon,

I’m really tired.

2 do you ___________ (meet) her? It was so

long ago.

3 We ___________ (get) some petrol, then

continued our journey.

4 Why do you always ___________ so long

___________ (check) the weather forecast?
It’s usually wrong anyway.

5 Too much unhealthy food and not enough

exercise can ___________ people ___________
(have) heart problems in later life.

6 Please ___________ him go before

I ___________ (speak) to him, oK?

7 If you ___________ (work) here then just quit,

it’s not complicated!

8 I ___________ (move) it but it was just too

heavy for me.

Complete the sentences with the correct

prepositions.

(3 points)

I’m on the computer all day and only get

off

just before I go to bed.

1 I don’t eat a lot of sweet things… but I’m

addicted _________ white chocolate.

2 I’m obsessed _________ discovering my family

history.

3 I’m really worried about my job. I’ve been

losing sleep _________ it all week.

Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

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

1 Can you get some milk? We’ve still got a little

but we’re running out / losing out.

2 I’ll pay you back / borrow back the money

as soon as I can, I promise.

3 I ended up / gave up smoking last year and

now I feel much better.

4 I absolutely couldn’t do without / stand

without my mobile phone.

5 We stayed in a hostel near the centre and it

turned up / turned out to be fantastic.

6 The letter made me so angry that I cut

it down / cut it up and threw the pieces away.

7 That’s a beautiful hat! do you mind if

I try it on / try it out?

8 I was on social networking sites so much that

they started to run over / take over my life.

9 ‘Is this plan going to work?’ ‘of course it is.

I put it up / put it together myself, I’m sure
it will work fine.’

10 Neither of us told the other how we felt so, of

course, we ended up / ended through having
a huge argument.

Choose the correct answers.

(4 points)

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

a something

b anything

c nothing

1 I need to tell you something important, I am

not sure how to ___ it...

a put

b let

c give

2 That’s a good question. ___ me think...
a Make

b let

c Have

3 It’s called a… oh, ___ the word?
a what’s

b who’s

c which is

4 The name is… oh… it’s on the ___ of my

tongue…

a tip

b end

c top

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Success

Upper Intermediate