SHORT TEST 4 B Unit 4

1 Complete the gaps with the words below. There are more words than you need.

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0 He got his idea when he looked at the field of potatoes.

1 What was your ______________ in the latest IQ test you took?

2 It's normal that after such a hard day at work your memories are very ______________. You need to get some sleep to organise them a bit.

3 Here, listen to this. It's a real ______________. This guy was a genius!

4 I will always remember this concert. It was ______________.

5 Where were you? We were really ______________ about you!

6 Our daughter is the best student in school. We're really ______________ of her.

7 Rossini is my favourite ______________. His music is very melodic and exciting.

8 We learned this ______________ by heart at school for the literature lesson.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs.

0 He says he's going to give up (stop) writing soon

1 If you're interested in the latest inventions, go to
www.inventors.com to ______________ ______________ (get some information) more about amazing gadgets.

2 You're writing an exam tomorrow and you ______________ ______________ (didn't go to bed) all night learning! Well, believe me, today you need to have a good night's sleep if you don't want to fail.

3 He ______________ ______________ (does something many times) asking me the same question! It's really irritating.

4 When scientists ______________ ______________ (investigated) the problem of drinking coffee, they found many interesting facts.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past Simple or Past Continuous.

0 When I was watching (watch) television, my brother broke (break) my computer.

1 He ______________ (not/finish) the book before his death.

2 As they ______________ (sit) by the fire, somebody ______________ (knock) on the door.

3 At 7 o'clock my son ______________ (surf) the Internet and I ______________ (clean) the kitchen.

4 No, it ______________ (not/snow) when he ______________ (decide) to leave the house.

5 Eventually he ______________ (give) us the key to the room.

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