Short Test Unit 5 Test 1A

Unit 5 Test 1A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 ‘Is Sam meeting us for lunch today?’ ‘I don’t know – he might / will.’
2 ‘I don’t think it will / might snow today.’ ‘You’re right. The sky’s clear.’
3 He could not / might not go shopping later, if he doesn't have enough time.
4 Electric cars probably might not / won't replace petrol-fuelled cars.
5 I’m afraid we won’t / may not be able to come to the party. I’ll call you later to let you know.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs brackets. Use the present simple
and will.
1 If we __________ (fly) less when we travel, it __________ (reduce) pollution.
2 Some endangered species __________ (become) extinct if we __________ (not protect) them.
3 We __________ (not be) late if Dad __________ (give) us a lift.
4 If our natural resources __________ (run out), humans __________ (not have) enough energy
to survive on Earth.
5 More people __________ (have) homes if we __________ (build) larger houses.

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words that you do not need.
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1 If I don’t hear my favourite radio show, I can download the ___________ for free.
2 I’ve got a great _______________ on my mobile. It shows where the nearest restaurants are.
3 It’s easy to transfer photos from your camera. Just connect it to the _______________ port.
4 My laptop has a built-in _______________ , so it’s easy to video chat.
5 She needs to create a / an _______________ and a password to use this website.

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4 Complete the sentences with compound nouns. Use the words below to form one part of the
compound noun. There are two words that you do not need.
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1 If you need to get up early, take your _______________ with you.
2 It’s too dark in here, but I can’t find the _______________ .
3 She wore a long black dress and bright red _______________ .
4 The dog is hungry. Do you have a _______________ so I can give him some food?
5 I’ll check how long the curtains are if I can find the _______________ .

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 Short Test Unit 5 Test 2A

Unit 5 Test 2A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Complete the dialogue with the future perfect or future continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
A What kind of life do you think we 1____________ (live) in 30 years’ time?
B Many more people 2____________ (work) from home, there will be more electric cars on the
roads, and more people 3____________ (use) bicycles in crowded city centres.
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A ________ people ________ (suffer) from the same illnesses?

B I don’t think so. Doctors 5____________ (develop) vaccines for a number of diseases, and they
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____________ (work) on new ones.
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A ________ scientists ________ (find) other sources of energy?
B They 8____________ (not invent) anything to replace our natural energy resources by that time,
I don’t think. But scientists 9____________ (think) seriously about nuclear energy.
A Do you think computers will be cleverer than humans?

B No, they won’t. They 10____________ (do) plenty of useful things in the home and the
workplace, but I don’t think they’ll be more intelligent than us.

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Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one word that you do not need.
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1 They have __________ a financial catastrophe, but many banks are still paying big bonuses to
executives.
2 Scientists will have __________ many important medical discoveries by 2050.
3 You haven’t __________ us with all the information we need.
4 Doctors have already __________ some illnesses with gene therapy.
5 We have __________ carbon emissions, which will help slow down global warming.

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Everyday English
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one word that you do not need.
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1 'How about watching a DVD later?' 'Sorry, I ____________ .'
2 'Why don’t you take a break now?' 'Great ____________ !'
3 'Maybe we could play tennis on Sunday?' 'Yes, I'd ____________ for that.'
4 'Why don’t we go away for the weekend?' 'Yes, I'd ____________ to.'
5 'What about having a barbecue?' 'No, I don’t ____________ doing that.'

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