Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

unit 5

language TeST 5a

1

Completethegapswiththecorrectformsofused to,

be used toorget used toandtheverbsinbrackets.

(5points)

Paul never

used to get

(get) angry so quickly.

He must be very stressed.

1 It will take him a long time to ____________

(live) in london, I think.

2 She ____________ (get up) so early in the

morning yet, but she will be soon.

3 When we were children we ____________

(spend) our afternoons by the lake, but we
don’t any more.

4 I’ve done it all my life so I ____________

(exercise) regularly and I’d miss it if
I stopped.

5 When ____________ (travel) non-stop?

did it take a long time?

2

Completeeachsentenceusingaverbfromthebox

andthecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.

(8points)

remember    not let    try    stop    need 

fail    cause    spend    not like

She never

fails to come

(come) and visit us

when she is in the area.

1 We ___________ (find) a place for a rest soon,

I’m really tired.

2 do you ___________ (meet) her? It was so

long ago.

3 We ___________ (get) some petrol, then

continued our journey.

4 Why do you always ___________ so long

___________ (check) the weather forecast?
It’s usually wrong anyway.

5 Too much unhealthy food and not enough

exercise can ___________ people ___________
(have) heart problems in later life.

6 Please ___________ him go before

I ___________ (speak) to him, oK?

7 If you ___________ (work) here then just quit,

it’s not complicated!

8 I ___________ (move) it but it was just too

heavy for me.

3

Completethesentenceswiththecorrect

prepositions.

(3points)

I’m on the computer all day and only get

off

it

just before I go to bed.

1 I don’t eat a lot of sweet things… but I’m

addicted _________ white chocolate.

2 I’m obsessed _________ discovering my family

history.

3 I’m really worried about my job. I’ve been

losing sleep _________ it all week.

4

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(10points)

I think I’ve sorted out / sorted through my
problem with the car.

1 Can you get some milk? We’ve still got a little

but we’re running out / losing out.

2 I’ll pay you back / borrow back the money

as soon as I can, I promise.

3 I ended up / gave up smoking last year and

now I feel much better.

4 I absolutely couldn’t do without / stand

without my mobile phone.

5 We stayed in a hostel near the centre and it

turned up / turned out to be fantastic.

6 The letter made me so angry that I cut

it down / cut it up and threw the pieces away.

7 That’s a beautiful hat! do you mind if

I try it on / try it out?

8 I was on social networking sites so much that

they started to run over / take over my life.

9 ‘Is this plan going to work?’ ‘of course it is.

I put it up / put it together myself, I’m sure
it will work fine.’

10 Neither of us told the other how we felt so, of

course, we ended up / ended through having
a huge argument.

5

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(4points)

She was wearing a long army-style coat or
___ like that.

asomething

b anything

c nothing

1 I need to tell you something important, I am

not sure how to ___ it...

aput

b let

c give

2 That’s a good question. ___ me think...
aMake

b let

c Have

3 It’s called a… oh, ___ the word?
awhat’s

b who’s

c which is

4 The name is… oh… it’s on the ___ of my

tongue…

atip

b end

c top

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