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language TeST 9b unit 9

Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________ / 30 points

1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the 2 Choose the correct answers. (7 points)
words in brackets. (14 points)
The young girl’s forgery / kidnapping /
If you agree to help me, I ’ll never forget hijacking lasted for three weeks.
(never/forget) it.
1 The blackmailer / con artist / fraudster
1 She couldn’t have finished it if you demanded £1 million for the return of the
__________________ (not/help) her. scandalous photographs.
2 I __________________ (be able to) make 2 Nobody suspected the director but he
something to eat now if we’d gone to the embezzled / forged / defrauded millions of
shop this morning! pounds from the company over several years.
3 Unless you explain it slowly, he 3 It was a clever blackmailing / hijacking /
__________________ (not/understand). scam which tricked a lot of people.
4 She would give you a lift if you 4 He pretended to be a long-lost relative who
__________________ (ask) her. needed a place to stay, but it was all just
5 When we have a test the teacher a stunt / white-collar crime / a confidence
__________________ (never/let) us use trick to steal our money.
dictionaries. 5 He had two lives: one as a criminal genius, the
6 If I’d known it was going to rain, other as a legitimate / imitating /
I __________________ (come) in the car. masquerading academic.
7 If I see her, I __________________ (not/tell) 6 He got access to the bank by impersonating /
her anything. masquerading / pretending as a policeman.
8 They can gift-wrap it for you if you 7 The blackmailers / fraudsters / hijackers
__________________ (ask) them. demanded $10 million for the release of the
9 I suppose I should __________________ hostages.
(check) the map last night.
10 If only we __________________ (think) of 3 Complete the collocations. The first letter of each
that before we started! word is given. (5 points)
11 What a waste of time. I should The new stereo cost me an arm and a leg.
__________________ (read) the instructions
1 I’m going to i_________ some time in the
more carefully.
garden and start a vegetable plot there.
12 I wish you __________________ (consider)
2 The film l_________ almost three hours.
things a little more carefully instead of just
It was far too long.
jumping in with both feet.
3 I hate it when I’m trying to talk and people
13 We __________________ (better/phone) him
don’t p_________ attention.
before we start. He might have gone out.
4 You lost the bet so p_________ up.
14 If only you __________________ (no/live)
5 It t_________ me most of the evening to write
so far away!
the essay but I think I’ve done a good job with it.

4 Complete the sentences with the missing words.


(4 points)
He died in prison at the age of 65, yet more
proof that crime doesn’t pay.
1 The price isn’t bad but you have to buy
batteries, a case, a charger and headphones –
that’s quite a lot of hidden _________.
2 You were laughing at us yesterday. Well now
it’s _________ time!
3 I don’t know what I’d have done if you hadn’t
helped me. Thanks a lot, I _________ you one.
4 We worked really hard to get a win in our last
match and now we’re _________ the price.

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