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Gold Experience B1 + Exam. Units 7 and 8.

1.Complete the sentences with these words.

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1)Wow!. We defeated our by five goals to one.

2)I was voted class representative on the school , perhaps it’s because I´ve got a
loud voice!.

3)All should be at the starting line by 9 a.m.

4)Sports teams are normally trained by a(n) .

5)I don’t know what I’d do without the support of my .

6)The people in your are sometimes your sternest critics.

2.Match these phrasal verbs with their meanings.

1.get sb down a.get sb involved in sth

2.cheer sb up b.make sb feel better or happier
3.get back c.escape from sth unpleasant
4.draw sb in d.make sb feel depressed
5.get away from e.return to a place

3.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of help, let or make.

1)You thought your parents wouldn’t you go on the trip, didn’t you? I told you they
would.

2)No one you go out with him if you didn’t want to.

3)Your sister’s normally very supportive. I’m sure she’d you to solve the problem if
you confided in her.

4)I think it was your lack of self-confidence that you miss that particular
opportunity.

5)I read a lot and that me understand the way people behave.

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6)Susie was to feel embarrassed in front of her friends and she wasn’t happy.

7)I my brother apologise to my parents for lying to them and everything was OK
after that.

4.Complete the sentences with prepositions.

1)We were all really enthusiastic the new sports centre in our town.

2)Why don’t you go out for a pizza with your friends? That might cheer you a bit!

3)Dominic is really proud achievements this year.

4)Anna isn’t at all keen running around the sports field in the freezing cold!

5)As it was getting dark, they set camp near a river.

6)I used to be hopeless understanding other people’s feelings, but I think I’m learning
slowly.

7)Sometimes it’s good to get from everything and spend some time on your own.

8)Going to summer camp helped me to learn how to stand my own two feet.

5.Rewrite the sentences. Use a modal verb.

1)It´s compulsory for children to start school at the age of five in Britain.
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2)Julia has the ability to play football really well
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3)I revised for the English test but it was cancelled.
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4) It´s prohibited to ride a motorbike without a helmet.
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5)It´s possible that David wrote the note. It looks like his handwriting.
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6)That isn´t the time, surely!! I thought it was much earlier.
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7)I´ll probably take Japanese lessons.
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8)It wasn´t a good idea for you to walk home alone.
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6.Turn the verbs in the following sentences into the passive, but do not change the tenses!
The original subject disappears because it is not important. If you could change it two ways,
please do it.

1) They speak French at this shop.

2) Somebody stole my car.

3) They have sent the books to Mary.

4) Somebody will bring John the beer.

5) Somebody has bought this fur coat.

6) Somebody has left this umbrella behind.

7) They haven't caught the robbers yet.

8) They don't drink ice-cold beer in England.

9) They eat a lot of fish.

10) They drink tea with milk at least five times a day.

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7. For each sentence, choose either the active or the passive form of the verb and the correct
tense.

1)That door (paint) yesterday.

2) Michelangelo (paint) the Sistine Chapel.

3)Michael Schumacher (drive) for Ferrari in 2003.

4) In the UK, everyone (drive) on the left.

5)Inter-city trains (usually/drive) by men.

6)The 'La Stampa' newspaper (read) by two million people in Italy.

7)My car (steal)! Call the police!!!!

8)The thieves (steal) the gold last week.

9)The Queen (open) the bridge tomorrow.

10)The bridge (destroy) by the storm last night.

11)I (learn) Japanese when I was in Tokyo.

12) I (teach) by an old Japanese man.

8. Fill in HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, A FEW, A LITTLE, SOME or ANY:

1)A: ……………………………. bananas would you like, sir?

B: Just …………………………. , please.
2)A: Can I have …………………………… milk?
B: Sorry, we haven’t got ……………………….. milk.
3)A: ………………………… bread would you like?
B: Just ……………………….. , please.
4)A: ……………………… carrots do we have?
B: We have only …………………………. .
5)A: ……………………….. oranges do we need?
B: We don’t need ……………………….. oranges.

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6)A: …………………….sugar would you like in your coffee?
B: Just ………………………, please.
7)A: Could I have ……………………. tea, please?
B: Of course. Would you like ………………………. biscuits, too?
8)A: Is there ………………………. wine in the fridge?
B: No, we need to buy ……………………. .
9)A: ……………………. flour does she need?
B: Just …………………….. .
10)A: Have you got ……………………… potatoes?
B: Yes. …………………………. would you like?

9.Complete the sentences using SOMEONE / ANYONE / NO ONE / SOMETHING / ANYTHING /

NOTHING / SOMEWHERE / ANYHWHERE / NOWHERE / EVERYONE / EVERYTHING / EVERYWHERE:

1)Do you have ……………………………. in your pocket?

2)Bob doesn’t have …………………………… in his pocket.
3)My roommate is speaking to ………………………… on the phone.
4)Ann didn’t tell ………………………. her secret.
5)I talked to ……………………… at the phone company about my bill.
6)Jane gave me ……………………….. for my birthday.
7)Paul didn’t give me …………………………. for my birthday.
8)Did Paul give you …………………………. for your birthday?
9)My brother is sitting at his desk, and he is writing a letter to ……………………… .
10)A: The room is empty.
B: You’re right. There is …………………………. to talk to here.
11)A: What did you do last night?
B: I didn’t do ……………………… .
12)They won’t go ……………………….. after dark.
13)A: Does ………………………… have a red pen?
B: Yes. Betty does.
14)If ……………………… wants to leave early, he or she can.
15)There is ……………………….. at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

10.Write the words for these definitions.

1)Take one number away from another.

2)A shape like a square, but longer on two sides.

3)How deep something is.

4)A series of shapes or designs.

5)A way of using maths to get an answer, e.g. by adding.

6)A shape with three corners.

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11.Write sentences with these words.

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