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TEST: UNIT 5
Vocabulary
1 Circle the correct answer. (9 x 2 = 18)
1. Ideally, the school curriculum / faculty should include a wide variety of subjects.
2. Having forgotten his lines, the actor on stage decided to customize / improvise.
3. The children were all embedded / engrossed in the story.
4. The accident was awful but at least it served as a catalyst / transition for change.
5. On arrival in Chicago, I constructed / converted some euros into dollars.
6. This medical breakthrough will track / pave the way for new treatments.
7. She felt a real sense of accomplishment / resilience after she completed the marathon.
8. Are you sure you want to persist / pursue a career in medicine?
9. You’ll need to demonstrate / distinguish your ability in the kitchen before the restaurant hires you as a cook.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the words below. One word is used twice. (8 x 2 = 16)
with in of off on at to
1. Staff are hand to provide information about the exhibits at the museum.
2. first glance, it seemed as if the hotel room was clean, but there was a lot of dust under the bed.
3. Opening the café earlier will bring extra revenue.
4. One of my responsibilities at work is dealing queries about our products.
5. The closing of the clinic will have a knock- effect, with more people visiting the hospital instead.
6. The documentary was well made but had little relevance life in the 21st century.
7. It took a lot of hard work to get the project the ground.
8. One point consensus among the company’s directors is the need to increase profits.

3 Complete the text. Use the words below. (13 x 2 = 26)

adapt box level acquiring collaborating assessed based
led innovative suit spectrum prospects expertise

NO TEACHERS!
Did you know there’s a university in Paris where you can learn computer coding and software development without the
help of teachers? The emphasis at 42 – the name of this (1) ............................................ university – is on project-
(2) ............................................ learning. To complete each project, students find information online and ask other students for
help. Instead of receiving grades from a teacher, students’ progress is (3) ............................................ by their peers. If
considered good enough, they will (4) ............................................ up and move onto a more challenging assignment. Unless
they get used to (5) ............................................ with their peers, students won’t build up the (6) ............................................ required
to finish the course. (7) ............................................ the necessary skills takes between three and five years. Students work at
their own pace. By the time they complete the programme, they will have developed a full (8) ............................................ of
computing skills and will have excellent career (9) ............................................ . Those who do well at 42 are individuals able
to (10) ............................................ easily to new situations, think outside the (11) ............................................ , and work well with
others. This student-(12) ............................................ approach has been so successful in France that a branch of the university
has recently opened in Silicon Valley, in California. Perhaps other countries will soon follow (13) ............................................ .

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Grammar
1 Circle the correct answer. (14 x 2 = 28)
1. I didn’t want to go out. I at home. 8. “We’re going to be late!”
a. would rather stay c. would rather have stayed “I know. But I’ve no idea to Sean’s place from here.”
b. would have stayed d. would have rather stayed a. to get c. getting
2. The water in that region was too polluted for b. how to get d. about getting
cooking. 9. “Why did you turn down the job offer?”
a. to have used c. for to use “Because it would mean much longer hours.”
b. for people using d. to be used a. working c. to work
3. “Can you imagine life without computers?” b. me to work d. my work
“Not able to use social media would be awful!” 10. “Why are you ignoring me?”
a. be c. having been “I’m not! I just didn’t see in!”
b. been d. being a. you come c. your coming
4. “Have you finished revising for your physics test?” b. you to come d. you to have come
“No! Some of the information is really difficult .” 11. It was the author’s only novel into a film.
a. understand c. to be understood a. making c. have been made
b. to understand d. understanding b. to make d. to have been made
5. “How’s life in China?” 12. “When are you going to book your hotel room?”
“Great! I eating with chopsticks!” “After out a few more sites.”
a. have even got used to c. can even get used a. checking c. to check
b. even used to d. even get used to b. I will check d. I have been checking
6. All employees are required an identity badge. 13. “Where’s Fido?”
a. wearing c. to wear “He’d John’s cat again!”
b. to be worn d. to being worn a. sooner not chase c. better not be chasing
7. “I didn’t know Laura had resigned.” b. dare not to chase d. rather not have chased
“But don’t you remember you?” 14. I’m sorry, but there a mistake with your reservation.
a. me telling c. my having been told a. appears being c. is appearing to be
b. to be told d. me to tell b. appears to be d. appear to have been

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. (6 x 2 = 12)
1. Informing everyone about the meeting was Jack’s responsibility. HAVE
Jack was supposed everyone about the meeting.
2. Video games are fun but don’t play them for too long. TIME
Video games are fun but you shouldn’t them.
3. My parents say I can have a party while they’re away. OBJECTION
My parents don’t a party while they’re away.
4. Instead of butter, I used oil in the recipe. TRIED
I instead of butter in the recipe.
5. Thanks for your help on the project. HELPING
I me with the project.
6. It seems that the flooding has only caused damage to a few houses. SEEM
Only a few houses by the flooding.