LANGUAGE LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE

UNIT TEST 7B

A Use the words from the box below to complete the passage.

traditional commissioned derelict ugly dilapidated bridges design restore magnificent run down demolished contemporary build

Charters House had lain ⁰ dilapidated for more than twenty years before the Heritage Trust ¹___________ a new project to completely ² ___________ the building. This was certainly an effort by the Trust to ³___________ bridges with a local community that was furious that the once ⁴ ___________ Charters House had been allowed to get so ⁵___________. Initially, the Heritage Trust suggested a new ⁶___________ for the building, something that might not be ⁷___________ but would be ⁸___________, as Charters house was when it was first built in 1692. However, the local community insisted that the building would not turn into an ⁹___________ modern palace but that the original style should be maintained. No one, however, considered how ¹⁰___________ the building actually was. Now the Heritage Trust is facing the fact that large parts of the building will have to be ¹¹___________ and then rebuilt. Although this will cost much more than was originally planned, by agreeing to the work the Trust have rather burned their ¹²___________ on this issue and must continue their work until the project is completed.

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B Rearrange the words to make sentences.

0 need think through we carefully to this.

We need to think this through carefully.

1 essential offer to more money it's them absolutely

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2 about them have more we'd to out find

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3 be idea something good might have to it a better

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4 should them something offer we

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

0 The council commissioned a new building project for the following year.

commission

A new building project _was commissioned by______ the council for the following year.

1 The Heritage Trust has maintained the building for the last six years.

maintain

The building ________________________ the Heritage Trust for the last six years.

2 There is no doubt that the behaviour of the witness has affected the jury.

affect

There is no doubt that the jury ________________________ the behaviour of the witness.

3 I needed someone to tell me what to do because I had no idea.

tell

I ________________________ what to do because I had no idea.

4 We inspected the factory four times. Then there was the accident.

inspect

The factory ________________________ four times before the accident.

5 We expect to show his new work during the Summer Exhibition.

expect

His new work ________________________ during the Summer Exhibition.

6 We sent the parcel by Express Mail yesterday evening.

send

The parcel ________________________ by Express Mail yesterday evening.

7 The last I heard, they were checking identity cards at the door.

check

The last I heard, identity cards ________________________ at the door.

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D Use another form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.

0 I can't see the answer to this. It really is insoluble. (solution)

1 We need to ___________ the limits of the project as they were to easy the first time. (define)

2 I think you ___________ me. I wanted to say that I thought it looked very nice. (understand)

3 Children need to ___________ their fear of the dark. (come)

4 We spent too much time on ___________ issues and did not discuss the key point. (important)

5 He was wearing a hat, which was really ___________ as he normally doesn't wear one. (usual)

6 It's really ___________ to say something like that. She was really upset. (sensitive)

7 When he came back from his injury he looked ___________ as an athlete. (vitalise)

8 It really gets so ___________ in the streets on Saturdays that you cannot walk. (crowded)

9 You cannot argue with the facts. They are ___________. (disputable)

10 The governments intentions are ___________. They should be focussing on health, not education. (place)

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E Add the missing word to the sentence. If one is not necessary write

0 The award given every five years. is

1 The prisoners are moving now. They being taken to the visiting room. ___________

2 A new treaty will announced in the next few days. ___________

3 The next snow fall won't be seen for some time. ___________

4 The mayor succeeded in re-elected for a second time. ___________

5 Two species of insect were made extinct in the last two months. ___________

6 I hate photographed, especially in the mornings. ___________

7 New employees requested to register for the Family Club. ___________

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