Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

unit 5

language TeST 5b

1

Completethegapswiththecorrectformsofused to,

be used toorget used toandtheverbsinbrackets.

(5points)

Paul never

used to get

(get) angry so quickly.

He must be very stressed.

1 How long does it usually take for people

____________ (work) nights?

2 I won’t be hungry – I ____________ (not/eat)

in the morning. Even as a child I didn’t have
any breakfast most mornings.

3 We ____________ (have) a dog called Timmy.

He was a fantastic pet.

4 don’t worry, it’s difficult when you move to

a new town. You ____________ (live) here as
time goes by.

5 I thought I would ____________ (work) late

but I’m afraid I was mistaken, it’s not
happening.

2

Completeeachsentenceusingaverbfromthebox

andthecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.

(8points)

remember  involve  want  stop  avoid 

forget  advise  fail   force

She never

fails to come

(come) and visit

us when she is in the area.

1 I didn’t speak to her yesterday and I’m going

to _______________ (talk) to her until next
week. by then she’ll be in a better mood.

2 Your plan would _______________ (spend)

a lot of money. I don’t think we can afford it.

3 oh no! I’ve _______________ (take) my

driving licence! We’ll have to go back.

4 My friend is a lawyer and she

_______________ me _______________ (write)
a letter explaining the problem.

5 Will you please _______________ (do) that?

It’s very annoying.

6 For the last time, I don’t _______________

(visit) them for Christmas this year!

7 ‘did you _______________ (buy) some bread?’

‘Yes, it’s there on the table.’

8 look, I can’t _______________ her

_______________ (wait) for you if she doesn’t
want to.

3

Completethesentenceswiththecorrect

prepositions.

(3points)

I’m on the computer all day and only get

off

it just before I go to bed.

1 I’m absolutely hooked _________ this new

science-fiction series on Tv.

2 She’s been ignoring her real-life friends

_________ favour of her online ‘friends’.

3 I spend more than eight hours a day _________

the computer. It’s not healthy, I know.

4

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(10points)

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

1 The shop assistant let me try on / try out the

bike before I bought it.

2 Since my phone’s been broken I’ve missed out

on / missed out all the gossip.

3 at first it was great but pretty soon the

novelty wore down / wore off and it was just
boring after that.

4 I hate throwing things off / throwing things

out. They might be useful in the future.

5 I’d only just got paid and I splashed out on /

threw out a new leather coat!

6 You can trust me, I’ll never let you down /

run you down.

7 She just holds on / keeps on making the same

mistakes, over and over again.

8 My friends told me about it and it was only

then that I came up to / woke up to reality.

9 Credit cards are dangerous. If you’re not

careful you can run through / run up huge
debts without realising it.

10 don’t panic! We just need to keep to / keep on

the plan and everything will be all right.

5

Choosethecorrectanswers.

(4points)

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

asomething

b anything

c nothing

1 It think it’s called a… hm, ___ the word?
a that’s

b what’s

c which is

2 I’m not sure ___ I remember it exactly.
a if

b though

c however

3 It’s ___ a game, I think.
asort of

b such of

c some of

4 The thing is… how can I ___ it? This just isn’t

good enough…

a say

b tell

c talk

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