NAME: ___________________
DATE: _______________
USE OF ENGLISH TEST (Unit 9)
A) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form to
make Conditional Sentences.
1) I ___________________ (come) with you if you had told
me earlier.
2) They might be able to
____________________ (ask) them.
help
3) He runs much better when
_____________________ (be) warmer.
you
the
if
you
weather
4) If we ______________________ (have) tickets, we would
go to the match.
B) Complete the second sentence with between two
and five words, including the word given, so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1) He didnt win the race because he was tired. WOULD
He________________________________ if he hadnt been tired.
2) We want to buy a house, but we havent got enough
money. HAD
If____________________________________, we'd buy a house.
3) Get that job then we can have a party. IF
5) We _____________________ (go) out for dinner if you win
the race.
We____________________________________ you get that job.
6) What ______________________ (you/do) differently if
you'd had the chance?
She _____________________________________well if he hadnt
helped her.
7) If she won the lottery, she ____________________
(not/stop) working.
5) We didn't win the cup because our best players weren't
playing. COULD
8) They could have been world champions if they
____________________ (train) harder.
We ____________________________________ if our best players
had been playing.
9) Who _____________________ (you/be) if you could be
someone else for a day?
6) I dont like missing goals. I get upset. WHEN
4) She did well because he helped her. NOT
I get upset______________________________________ goals.
C) Complete the gaps with ONE word.
Gemma had always been a lucky person and wasn't usually superstitious. But that morning she was worried because she'd
broken a 1__________ and then seen a black 2__________ outside her window. She started to think that her luck was finally
3__________ out. And to make it worse, as she walked out of the front door, she found herself walking under the window
cleaner's 4__________. She was convinced that from now on she would have 5__________ but bad luck. She tried to focus
6__________ positive things as she got into her car to drive to work, but she didnt succeed 7__________ losing the feeling
that something even worse was going to happen that day.
D) Choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each gap.
When John got into the local football team it was his first lucky 1_____ in ages. He'd had to 2_____ a lot of setbacks, mainly
injuries, which had been really hard to 3_____ with at his young age. Nevertheless, there was never any doubt about his
4_____ to the sport and although it had been hard to 5_____ up to the fact that he'd have to wait a year longer than
planned to try out for the team, his patience and single-mindedness had paid off. He knew that one day he would 6_____
his potential. He would put everything he could into his training and the matches and wouldn't 7_____ his coach or his
team down. He touched 8_____ for good luck as he left the house and set off towards the training ground for the first time.
1
A option
B chance
C break
D fortune
A overcome
B achieve
C succeed
D meet
A manage
B cope
C sort
D survive
A commitment
B determination
C duty
D promise
A look
B see
C watch
D face
A meet
B fill
C perform
D fulfil
A make
B let
C put
D allow
A metal
B wood
C fingers
D hands