Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

UNIT 6

LANGUAGE TEST 6B

1

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(8points)

He

could / is able to be a fantastic spy with

the right training.

1 If you want to run a marathon, you need to /

could train hard.

2 I mustn’t / don’t have to go to bed so late or

I’ll be tired all day tomorrow.

3 The doctor told me that I have to / should

change my diet if it’s at all possible.

4 My headache had gone so I was able to /

could get some work done.

5 We didn’t ought to / didn’t need to go to the

library, which saved us some time.

6 This project could / must take more time than

we expect.

7 If you want to study Physics at university, you

will need to / will be able to be good at Maths.

8 You can’t / don’t have to go into the building

after 8.00 because it’s locked.

2

Completethesentencesusingtheverbto beandthe

wordsfromtheboxintheircorrectforms. (5points)

forbidden obliged sure supposed

possible allowed

I think it

is possible

for me to be there on

Thursday.

1 He ___________ to win the competition,

there’s no doubt about it.

2 The train ___________ to be here half an hour

ago. There must be some kind of problem.

3 ___________ I ___________ to use a calculator

in this exam?

4 Visitors ___________ to maintain silence at all

times or they will be asked to leave.

5 You ___________ to use your laptop when the

plane is in the air.

3

Completethesentencesusingadverbsthatmatch

thepromptsinbrackets.Thefirstletterofeach

adverbisgiven.

(3points)

He was u

nfortunately

(bad luck) caught in

a traffic jam on the way home.

1 He won championship after championship and

was a b________ (spectacular) successful
player.

2 The two friends met s________ (nobody

knew) but were discovered at last.

3 The thieves managed to escape but, f________

(in the end), the police caught them.

4

Completethesentenceswithappropriatephrasal

verbs.Thefirstletterofeachverbisgiven. (4points)

I like to have some time to t

ake in

the news in

the morning before I go out to work.

1 It was just a misunderstanding and we

c_________ it _________ when we spoke
yesterday.

2 She thought she could trick me but

I s_________ _________ her.

3 I can’t believe you l_________ it _________! It

was for your ears only!

4 You’re my closest friend, I could never

k_________ this a secret _________ you.

5

Completethemissingadjectives.

(6points)

With his gang of

b

r

u

 

t

a 

l

thugs behind him,

he terrorises the neighbourhood.

1 The translation is not as good as it could be

and there is some _ n _ _ t _ _ a _ language,
I think.

2 Jane loved Mark because he was a _ _ i _ _

and peaceful man.

3 It has monsters, heroes, gods and demons…

it is a  _ _ n _ _ _ t _ _ a _ story and a real
epic.

4 Unlike my father, I never really trusted Phillip,

the _ y _ _ e _ _ _ u _ ‘friend’ who appeared at
our door one day.

5 The hero of the film had a  _ e _ _ e _ ability:

he could talk to animals.

6 The two generals engaged in a  _ _ r r _ _ l _

battle of wits and strategy, each trying to
confuse the other.

6

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(4points)

To be

honest / real / true, I don’t think it’s

a very good idea.

1 You have to say / admit / know that it is

a good point.

2 There’s no denying / arguing / saying that

it’s a controversial point of view.

3 That might not obviously / necessarily /

certainly be the case, you know.

4 The way I think / say / see it, we have no

choice.

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