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C1 Unit test 1A

1 Each of the sentences contains one mistake. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct
Write the correct sentences. continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Many and more people nowadays use public 1 We (wait) for

transport to get to work. approximately two hours when they announced that
our flight was cancelled.
2 My smartphone (work)
2 Personally, I think a tablet is a big deal more properly since last Monday. There’s obviously
practical than a laptop for doing certain some problem with it.
tasks. 3 I wonder if it (rain) by
the time I go out? I suppose I should take an
umbrella just in case.
3 Juan has as too much free time on his hands – 4 By the time my daughter goes to university, I
that’s why he’s so bored. (do) my job for thirty
years.
5 Igor (attend) accountancy
4 Well, the long you wait, the more traffic will build classes in the evenings.
up on the motorway. 6 How (you/enjoy) life in
the countryside after all those years spent in the
city?
5 We feel that staying in our own country for 7 This time next week we
holidays is every bit better as going abroad. (relax) on a lovely sandy beach.
8 Jun (drive) home from his
office when the accident occurred.
6 Olga is everywhere near as clever as her sister. 9 Ahmed (help) his
neighbours to decorate their house recently.
10 When my mother was my age, she
7 Nowadays, less people make their own clothes than (still/live) with my
in the past. grandparents.
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8 There aren’t as much people studying languages as
there used to be.

9 If you spent fewer time daydreaming, you’d get

your work done.

10 Sadly, my new boss is something like my old one.

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3 Complete the mini-dialogues with words or 4 Complete the following sentences about time and
phrases from the box. There are two words or speed. The first letter of each word is given.
phrases that you don’t need.
1 We left it to the v l
a large number of anything up loads or m to book our summer holiday, and
so somewhere in the region of under got a really cheap package deal.
2 W h , I wish I hadn’t opted
1
for the basic model of the car. The sports car is
Event organizer I hope your music festival goes well. much better!
Do you have any numbers on tickets sales yet? 3 Don’t you find that t r
d when you’re doing a task that you
Colleague Yes, already of
don’t enjoy?
30,000 tickets have been sold … It’s looking like the
4 This morning we had a meeting about the new
best year ever!
project. Everyone needed to get u
2 t s on what’s happening.
Sanjay How much do you think it would cost to get a 5 Harry’s a bit b t
new top-of-the-range digital telescope? t when it comes to mobile phones. His
is at least ten years old!
Gita I’m sure it’d cost £1,000
– maybe a little more or 10
2 points for each correct answer
a little less.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
3 words or phrases from the box. There are two
David Apparently they’re planning to build words or phrases that you don’t need.
four new towns in the south-
east to cope with the increasing population. adapt
1 Our teambring about easily
consultto the new work
Sally Really? I wonder where they’re going to do that! facilitate implement
hours, and now actually seem to prefer them.
2 At last week’s demonstration several protesters
4
tried to arrest but the police eventually
Kumiko I’ve heard that there are far fewer tourists had the upper hand.
coming to our town than in the past. 3 I think it would be advisable to have a
Hiroshi Yeah, recent statistics show that just with the client before making a decision.
15,000 people visited last 4 The successful installation of the new software was
year. certainly by the clear instructions that
were provided.
Kumiko That’s a huge drop. 5 Unfortunately, nobody asked us for our opinions –
5 these new rules have been on us from
above.
Client I had no idea that property around here was so
expensive. 10
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Estate agent Oh yes … People are willing to pay
to 25% more than the asking
price just to live on this street.
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6 Sentences 1–5 are the first sentences of 8 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
paragraphs extracted from magazine articles. similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
Read sentences 1–5 and the groups of words a– word given. Do not change the word given. You
e and decide which group of words you are must use between three and six words, including
likely to find in each paragraph. the word given.
1 Perhaps one of the most significant technological 1 It’s possible that she got the wrong idea and
developments in the last decade or so has been thought your birthday was next Tuesday.
the rise of the smartphone. REACHED
2 A smart TV is a television set with integrated She might
internet and is an example of technological conclusion and thought your birthday was next
convergence between computers and television Tuesday.
sets. 2 They’re planning on rerouting the traffic to reduce
congestion.
3 Research shows that employees can find it difficult DRAWN
to get used to changes in the workplace introduced Plans reroute
by bosses. the traffic to reduce congestion.
4 In recent years, more and more companies have 3 It was a mistake not to write their address down.
been offering their employees the chance to POINT
work from home. I should
5 The pace of modern life often means that people writing down their address.
struggle to do all the things they need to. 4 He would never have guessed that at the age of
seventeen he would be playing sport for his
a communicate, impose, adapt, consult, country.
, LITTLE
b traditional, broadcast, media, network, that at the age
, of seventeen he would be playing sport for his
c management, organize, time, list, , country.
5 Feel free to contact me if you have any further
d online, message, app, photo, , problems.
TOUCH
e flexibility, comfort, commute, interruption, Do not me if
, you have any further problems.
10 10
2 points for each correct answer 2 points for each correct answer

7 Now add two more words to each group of

words in exercise 6. Write your words in
the spaces provided.
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9 Choose the correct answer from the words in 5 Time is one of the most crucial issues
italics to complete the definitions. employees have to deal with.
a control
1 A variety / synonym is a word which has a
b management
similar meaning to another word.
c organization
2 Register / Pronunciation is the way a word is used,
d administration
for example formally or informally.
6 ‘Time when you’re having fun’ is a popular
3 Word class / Associated grammar tells us if a
and very accurate saying.
word is an adverb or an adjective, for instance.
a flies
4 ‘Do research’ is an example of a common
b moves
connotation / collocation.
c speeds
5 An idiom / A definition is a group of words used in
d hurries
a phrase which cannot be translated word for word.
7 As far as global population is , India is one of
10 the most crowded places on earth.
2 points for each correct answer
a concerned
10 Choose the correct option a–d to complete the b compared
sentences. c classified
d considered
1 With most cars, the engine, the cheaper it is 8 Temperatures at the start of the month. In
to run. fact, it was the coldest January on record.
a powerful a soared
b the powerful b increased
c the more c stabilized
powerful d the most d plummeted
powerful 9 In many rural areas you can see stars on a
2 Apparently, that new Italian restaurant in town clear night.
as good as Luigi’s. a hundred of
a isn’t nearly b hundreds of
b isn’t nothing c a hundred of
c isn’t almost d a hundreds of
d isn’t nothing like 10 My new laptop certainly wasn’t cheap – I paid
3 that book for long? for it!
a Did you reading a eight pounds hundred odd
b Have you reading b eight odd hundred pounds
c Have you been reading c odd eight hundred pounds
d Will you have been reading d eight hundred pounds odd
4 I to get to work on time today, but I’m late
10
already! 1 point for each correct answer
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