Module 3 Test A

Grammar

1 absent-minded/ 2 thick-skinned/ 3 level-headed/ 4 career orientated/ 5 self-sufficient/ 6 stand-offish/ 7 single-minded/ 8 kind-hearted

9 Without looking, he crossed the road.

10 In spite of not liking spinach, he ate it anyway.

11 After paying the bill, she left.

12 Since living in France she has become more relaxed.

13 Voted the president for a second term, he put more of his policies into practice.

14 'd/had been waiting/ 15 were sitting/ 16 'd/had been/ 17 'd/had been working/ 18 found/ 19 played/ 20 was shining

21 I'd been sitting in the café for about five minutes before Ian came in.

22 I was walking down the street when the accident happened.

23 We flew to Mexico last summer.

24 Before he retired, he'd been playing golf professionally for seven years.

25 We arrived at the meeting, met the directors and started the negotiations.

Vocabulary

26 farce/ 27 cartoon/ 28 black comedy/ 29 puns/ 30 irony

31 hooked/ 32 moving/ 33 avid/ 34 down/ 35 depict/ 36 based/ 37 best-seller

38 feeble/ 39 taken in/ 40 concealing/ 41 elaborate/ 42 rumours/gossip

43 He had always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps.

44 Her career had never really taken off until that moment.

45 She's a lovely person, really friendly with a warm personality.

46 There's no doubting he's the boss - he calls all the shots.

47 She's very ambitious. She has her sights set on the presidency.

48 John's not so well at the moment, he's feeling a bit under the weather.

49 They weren't so impressed by my proposal. They gave me a frosty reception.

50 As a couple, they had a stormy relationship - they were always arguing.

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