Language Test 5B Unit 5

1 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given.
When it gets sunny, I close the blinds to keep the sun out.

1 The room feels much warmer now that we've got a thick c________ on the floor.

2 I always close the c________ when I watch TV during the day otherwise it's too bright to see properly.

3 This m________ cooks very quickly but I'm not sure it's as healthy as a normal cooker.

4 Put dirty clothes in the w________ m________ and I'll switch it on later.

5 My mum doesn't like the word `toilet'. We always use `l________' in our house.

6 Our new chairs haven't arrived yet so you'll have to sit on a s________ in the kitchen.

7 I would like to have a s________ in my new flat, so I could look at the sky when I go to sleep.

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2 Complete the missing words. The lines show you how many letters to use.

An elegant a p a r t m e n t in a modern ¹_ l _ c _ of flats.

It is really ² _ n _ x _ _ n _ _ v _ - flats like this usually cost over a thousand pounds a month. One of our most famous architects ³ _ _ s _ g _ _ _ the building and it looks just amazing. The flat is in the ⁴ _ _ n _ _ e of the city but the area is not as ⁵ _ o _ s _ as you might think. It has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a fully fitted kitchen and a comfortable ⁶ _ _ u _ _ where you can learn or work. The ⁷ _ w _ e _ is renting the flat for £800 a month.

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3 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.
The washing machine is more useful than the dishwasher.

1 The garage isn't big __________ for our car and bicycles.

2 I'm afraid this house is __________ expensive for us.

3 The rooms upstairs aren't __________ warm as the rooms downstairs.

4 Houses in the suburbs are cheaper __________ houses in the city centre.

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4 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.

Our new house is great! It's the nicest (nice) house in the street. It's much ¹_________ (bright) and ²_________ (cheerful) than our old house. The neighbours aren't as ³_________ (friendly) as Mr Turner but they're very talkative. The house is in the suburbs. It's much ⁴_________ (quiet) than where we used to live. In fact, some people say that it's ⁵_________ (good) area to live in. The furniture was much ⁶_________ (cheap) than we expected, too. The old owners left the kitchen and bathroom furniture and it's perfect!

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronouns. Tick the sentences where the

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pronoun can be left out.

Are these the blinds which/that you were talking about?

1 The man __________ house we are buying is a successful artist.

2 I'm trying to phone the man __________ promised to cut our lawn.

3 That carpet __________ I bought last week feels really nice and looks great.

4 The housing estate __________ my brother lives is quite dangerous.

5 The actress __________ I saw in the city centre yesterday is beautiful and famous.

6 All the students __________ failed the test have to take it again.

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TOTAL

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