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SHORT TEST 9 A Unit 9
1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.
freedom gossip prison engaged retired twenties common
sense argument regrets
0 They aren t together any more because she didn t give him enough freedom .
1 Last night my neighbours had a terrible _________________ and I couldn t get to sleep at all.
2 You shouldn t _________________ about your best friend. She s told you her secrets because
she trusts you.
3 Young people in their _________________ don t get married as often as they did a few years
ago.
4 My mother says she doesn t have any _________________ and is very happy with my dad.
5 My brother and his girlfriend are _________________. They are still thinking which month is
best for getting married.
6 My parents are _________________ now. They ve worked in the same company for 30 years!
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
0 They fell in love with each other when they studied at university.
1 Nobody could believe it. Greg and Jennifer were together for three years when they suddenly
split _______________ .
2 How is he getting _______________ with his colleagues from work?
3 Are they going _______________ together or are they just friends?
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3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The lines show you how many letters you need to use.
0 We haven t seen him f o r a week.
1 Don t panic, mom! I ve s met him and I m not going to get married next month.
2 He hasn t phoned c last week. Do you think he still loves me?
3 Have you e bought a ring for your girlfriend?
4 She hasn t met her true love .
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Present Perfect or Past Simple.
0 Where have you been (you/be)?
1 How long _________________ (he/know) his girlfriend?
2 She s very depressed because she thinks her boyfriend _________________ (forget) about her
birthday.
3 When _________________ (you/hear) that?
4 Well, _________________ (he/ask) her to marry him? No? What is he waiting for?
5 You _________________ (tell) the joke two times, don t you remember?
6 After ten years they _________________ (move) away from here to start a new life in another
country.
7 It s strange but he _________________ (not/see) his children for 5 years.
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