The document is a practice English test containing questions on vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension. It includes tasks like matching words to form sentences, replacing words in sentences, choosing the correct grammar answers, completing sentences, and summarizing a passage. The test covers topics like verbs, parts of speech, passive voice, and evaluating different perspectives in a short story.

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Name
Vocabulary
1. Match I to II to form sentences.
I
II
1. You can’t blame other people
..... a. because they might lose their jobs.
2. Put up the advert
..... b. an experiment on his students.
3. The hotel staff are very worried
..... c. for your mistakes.
4. The professor decided to conduct
..... d. but the police caught him.
5. I don’t think it’s likely
..... e. the teacher will cancel the test.
6. He stole a lot of money
..... f. on the noticeboard.
2. Replace the words in bold with the words or phrases below.
guilty • figure • liar • rough • frank
1. Give me a number and I’ll tell you if I can afford it. ………………………
2. I don’t understand how they can live in such a violent neighbourhood. ………………………
3. The judge decided she was the person who committed the crime and sent her to jail. ………………………
4. He was honest and open about his past. ………………………
5. The policeman claimed he was a person who doesn’t tell the truth. ………………………
3. Choose the correct answer.
I
Dennis:
Did you hear? Clara took a pair of sunglasses from the display and put them in her pocket.
Bob:
She’ll never 1. get away with / tend to it. Someone else must have seen her.
Dennis:
Well, she probably doesn’t think she’ll 2. change her ways / get caught.
Bob:
I doubt it. Someone will find out and she’ll 3. get into trouble / blame.
II Shelley:
I don’t 4. trust / conduct Michael.
Liz:
Why? Do you 5. deceive / suspect him of doing something wrong?
Shelley:
Yes. He copies stories from the Internet and claims he wrote them. That’s
isn’t it?
6.
plagiarising / behaving,
4. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below and the correct prepositions. Use your dictionary to
help you.
pleased • proud • similar • good • late • worried
1. His five-year-old son is so ……………………… chess that they are going to let him take part in this year’s
competition.
2. Jill was ……………………… school again, so she wasn’t allowed into the history lesson.
3. Why are you so ……………………… Janine? I’m sure she’s fine.
4. Cyril looks very ……………………… himself. Did he win the lottery or something?
5. The teacher thought I had copied your homework because my answers were ……………………… yours.
6. My father was very ……………………… me after I got 100 in the maths test.
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5. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
staff • deceive • blame • pleased with • cheat • admit • choice • take place
The BBC show Mastermind has been running for over 35 years. It’s a quiz show in which contestants have to answer
questions on a subject they know really well. For one particular show, which 1. ……………………… at Christmas, the
producers asked celebrities rather than ordinary citizens to take part. Victoria Derbyshire, a celebrity radio announcer,
whose 2. ……………………… of subject was the books of Thomas Hardy, didn’t have time to study before the show. She
later 3. ……………………… on her radio show that she was offered a way to 4. ……………………… . She claims the
show’s producers told her not to worry, as she would be given a “crib sheet” – a page with the answers. The BBC is not
5.
……………………… her! They 6. ……………………… her for spreading lies. They say they never give away the
answers to quizzes and don’t try to 7. ……………………… the public in any way. They also claim that the production
8.
……………………… , who run the show, don’t help contestants to win. The real question, however, is – who do you
believe?
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Name
Grammar
1. Choose the correct answer.
1. I’m excited because our new TV … today.
a. is being delivered
b. is delivering
2. You … this homework yesterday. It’s a pity you forgot.
a. should have been handed in
b. should have handed in
3. Sandra went shopping while her car … .
a. was being washed
b. was washing
4. His plane … because of bad weather.
a. might have delayed
b. might have been delayed
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My article for the local paper …………………………… (publish) last month.
2. My sister …………………………… (interview) next week.
3. That dog is aggressive. It …………………………… (shouldn’t / allow) in the house.
4. Are you sure this film …………………………… (make) in 1973?
5. Your project …………………………… (must / finish) before the end of the week.
6. How to make that fabulous Christmas cake …………………………… (explain) in this week’s magazine.
7. The injured man …………………………… (take) to hospital by the time the ambulance arrived.
3. Write a continuation for each sentence below. Use the words in brackets and the passive form of the verbs.
1. I’ve never seen this house before. It must be new.
(yes / it / build / this year)
............................................................................................................................
2. Could you look up this word for me?
(how / it / spell / ?)
............................................................................................................................
3. What is he doing at the police station right now?
(he / question / about / the accident)
............................................................................................................................
4. I heard you were upset.
(yes / I / should / give / a promotion)
............................................................................................................................
5. Are you sure this fish is fresh?
(yes / it / just / catch)
............................................................................................................................
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4. Complete the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible.
1. They shouldn’t have told him about the accident.
He ..................................................................................................................... .
2. As far as I know, they haven’t sold the house.
As far as I know, the house .............................................................................. .
3. Karen borrowed the atlas from Anita.
The atlas .......................................................................................................... .
4. They won’t cut down the trees by the river.
.......................................................................................................................... .
5. Someone is playing games on my computer.
.......................................................................................................................... .
6. Fog often causes road accidents.
.......................................................................................................................... .
7. Why has the officer arrested that man?
......................................................................................................................... ?
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive or
causative form.
1. This is a great bowling alley. They ……………………… (rent) out shoes very cheaply and everyone
……………………… (give) a free soft drink if they get a high score.
2. All cars ……………………… (must / park) in the nearby shopping centre. Furthermore, parking spaces
……………………… no longer ……………………… (provide) for employees in the company’s car park.
3. Although plans for the extension ……………………… (make) six months ago, no details about them
……………………… (reveal) to the staff yet.
4. My cousin ……………………… (have) relatives all over the world. More than 200 of them ………………………
(inform) about the family reunion.
5. A year after the book ……………………… (write), the writer ……………………… it ……………………… (translate)
into ten different languages.
6. That play ……………………… (might / write) when Shakespeare ……………………… (live) in London.
7. Last year, vandals ……………………… (cover) the walls of our football stadium with graffiti. Last month, however,
all of those walls ……………………… (repaint).
8. Jimmy ……………………… his computer ……………………… (repair) last week but I ………………………
(not receive) an e-mail from him yet.
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