LANGUAGE LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE

UNIT TEST 5A

A Read the sentences and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

0 If you ride a ___motorbike_, you must wear a helmet in case you are hit by a car.

a hovercraft b submarine c balloon d motorbike

1 At weekends I'm learning to fly a __________.

a van b glider c tram d barge

2 Being on a __________is like sailing across the sea on air.

a truck b coach c hovercraft d submarine

3 Our company has twelve __________ that transport people to over 36 cities across the country.

a coaches b motorbikes c barges d scooters

4 __________ are much noisier than planes but can land almost anywhere.

a hydrofoils b helicopters c vans d cable cars

5 I use a __________to go to work. Although it's not very fast I can ride it around cars. I can even carry it when necessary.

a truck b ferry c scooter d tram

6 A cheap holiday option is to travel down the canals on a __________.

a barge b hydrofoil c ferry d glider

7 Because they cannot be seen, __________ are very effective in times of war.

a balloons b helicopters c submarines d hovercrafts

8 To go from one side of the river to the other we use a __________.

a tram b ferry c glider d van

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B Put the words/phrases in the box in the correct column in the table.

turbulence shuttle fumes freight seat belt puncture anti-lock brakes traffic signals tailback
Safety features	Transport problems	Other words connected with transport
		shuttle

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C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words in bold in the future form, and other words. Use between two and five words.

0 The law allows me to vote when I am eighteen.

be able to

When I am eighteen I __will be able to__________ vote.

1 Show your identity card or they won't allow you in.

have to

You ________________________ your identity card before they will let you in.

2 I am expecting new developments in the next two days.

could

There ________________________ new developments in the next few days.

3 Do you think she will be available to see you?

be able to

________________________ see you?

4 They won't let you go to the wedding because you don't have an invitation.

can

You________________________ to the wedding because you don't have an invitation.

5 As the results were good, I don't think we need another exam.

might

We ________________________ another exam as the results were good.

6 There is no chance of survival for the panda if new laws are not made.

be able to

The panda ________________________ survive if new laws are not made.

7 If you sign the visitors book now you won't be asked to sign when you leave.

need

If you sign the book now you ________________________ when you leave.

8 It might be possible to visit your relatives at the weekend.

could

We ________________________your relatives at the weekend.

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D Add the correct past modal in the sentences.

0 When I was on the top of the mountain I __could_____ see for miles.

1 Although the roads were closed I ___________ to get home by taking a different route.

2 When I was child I ___________ go to bed early. If I wanted I stayed up until midnight!

3 Amundsen ___________ reaching the North Pole before Scott.

4 Because of security concerns, we ___________ even carry a bottle of water onto the plane.

5 I ___________ to find what I was looking for although it was the last one they had.

6 Because I had been sick for a week, I ___________ teach an extra ten hours this week.

7 We ___________ go to England without a visa until we joined the E.U.

8 When I was at school, we ___________play football on the school grass. Not any more.

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E Correct the mistakes in the following phrases.

0 Don't you thought that would be easier.

_think__

1 The best solving would be to do nothing right now.

__________

2 We need activity right now if we want to stop it.

__________

3 It's the way sideways for us, I'm sure.

__________

4 There's no reason in my mind right now that this is for the best.

__________

5 I think it's unique to take action quickly and decisively.

__________

6 Sure you must agree that something needs to be done immediately.

__________

7 You can't discuss that mistakes have been made.

__________

8 I hope we agree that that this is the best road to deal with this.

__________

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