Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or no article (-).

1 We see them about twice   a   year.

2            city of            Paris is situated on            River Seine in            France.

3 Where's            cat? Is it in            garden?

4 I'm in            hospital for            big operation.

5 They support            charities for            poor and underprivileged.

6 He's been working seven days            week for            last six months. He's going to have            heart attack if he's not careful.

7 We travelled around            America for            year after we left            school.

8            Neptune is            furthest planet from            Sun.

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2 Cross out the alternative that is not possible.

1 If you ask her, she might /   would   / 'll go.

2 If you get lost, you should / can / 'd ask someone for directions.

3 He won't / might not / wouldn't get there in time unless he leaves now.

4 I could go / 'd go / went swimming more often if I didn't work so hard.

5 If you go to the sales early, you can / 'll / couldn't get some great reductions.

6 If / Suppose / As long as he didn't pass his exam, what would / did / should he do?

7 Would they move to the USA if they got / could get / 'll get a visa?

8 Provided / As long as / On condition you reserve a table a week in advance, there shouldn't / won't / will be a problem.

9 If you were to get / 'd get / got the job, when would you start?

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Vocabulary

3 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order.

1 It (nmesfotrard)   transformed   our lives.

2 Computer games might (gmadae)                 people in future.

3 The mobile phone (treadle)                 our world forever.

4 Digital technology has (outinievodsrel)                 our experience of music and TV.

5 Computers have (dheeannc)                 our ability to keep in touch with each other.

6 The fridge had a (cinefalbei)                 effect on how people did their shopping.

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4 Match 1-6 with a)-f) and write the compound nouns.

1 break   f   a) look   breakthrough  

2 out            b) cap                     

3 down            c) off                     

4 bottle            d) pull                     

5 trade            e) side                     

6 ring            f) through                     

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 What's the safest  make  / brand of car?

2 Advertisements influence / endorse our choices more than we realise.

3 I can't bear people singing logos / jingles.

4 Sports celebrities earn millions from promoting / enhancing famous brands.

5 The most memorable logo / slogan I ever heard was `Go to work on an Egg'.

6 Which campaign / make of toothpaste do you use?

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Pronunciation

6 Match the words 1-6 with their stress patterns a)-f).

1 obscure   e   a) Ooo

2 predictable            b) ooOo

3 commercials            c) oOoo

4 altered            d) oOo

5 detrimental            e) oO

6 advertise            f) Oo

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Functions

7 Complete the conversation with the words from the box.

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A: How do you ¹  feel   about having an activity holiday this year?

B: ²                     a brilliant idea! It would ³                     great to have a yoga holiday in Greece.

A: That doesn't really ⁴                     me. I was ⁵                     of horse riding or sailing.

B: Oh, that's ⁶                     energetic! I'd ⁷                     for something in ⁸                    .

A: OK, how ⁹                     this idea ¹⁰                     you? There's a place in Turkey that offers yoga, painting, sailing and windsurfing.

B: Great! ¹¹                     go with that.

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Total:

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Upper Intermediate Quick Check Test 5B

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