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.
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Are these the blinds which/that you were talking about?
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1 The man __________ house we are buying is a successful artist.
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2 I'm trying to phone the man __________ promised to cut our lawn.
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3 That carpet __________ I bought last week feels really nice and looks great.
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4 The housing estate __________ my brother lives is quite dangerous.
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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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