FOCGB4_Rtest_VGU_3B
FOCGB4_Rtest_VGU_3B
FOCGB4_Rtest_VGU_3B
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Grammar
Class:
4 Choose the correct words.
1 I wouldn’t be / wouldn’t have been at such a good
Vocabulary university now if I hadn’t done so well in my exams.
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 2 Driving won’t be a problem if / unless the weather’s really
There are two words you don’t need. bad, in which case we can go by train.
3 You won’t see Steven if you get here at six – he’ll
application experience illusion neighbourhood have left / have been leaving by then.
position protest reference 4 Had you told / If you told me about the meeting earlier,
I would have been able to come.
1 I had to go through quite a long
5 My mum suggested talking / to talk to my teachers about
the problem.
process before I got the job.
6 Amy said that the party has gone / had gone really well.
2 Advertisers can change someone’s photo to create the
7 What was wrong with Ana last night? She looked as if
that they are better looking than
she had cried / had been crying.
they really are.
8 Jack says he went / goes to the gym twice a week, so
3 She will take up her new as
that’s why he’s so well-built.
sales director next month.
4 Over 3,000 people joined the peaceful /8
against animal testing.
5 They live in a run-down on the
5 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar
north side of the city. meaning to the first.
/5
1 ‘I’m sorry I lost my temper,’ Edward said.
Edward apologised his temper.
2 Complete the words in the sentences. 2 If you had put your bike in the shed, it wouldn’t have
been stolen.
1 Jo’s been to university, so she’s now a g _ _ d _ _ _ e.
Had in the shed, it wouldn’t have
2 He moved to another country and took on a
been stolen.
false i _ _ _ t _ _ y.
3 ‘You should study art at college’, my parents said to me.
3 Everyone was very kind and s _ _ p_______t _ c when
My parents persuaded art at
I fell and broke my leg.
college.
4 Stella often upsets people because she isn’t
4 ‘You must tell me the truth,’ Paula said to me.
always t _ c _ f _ l in what she says.
Paula said that her the truth.
5 Mike is a p _ _ f _ _ t _ _ n _ _ t, so he spends a lot of
5 ‘Have you seen that film?’ James asked me.
time on his work, getting it just right.
James asked me whether that
/5 film.
6 I didn’t meet my friends last night because I have a
3 Complete the sentences with one word in each project to finish.
space. I would have met my friends last night if
1 Paul stepped from his job last week, so he’s a project to finish.
now looking for a new one. 7 It was wrong of you to lie to her.
2 Everyone could see that it was Emma – we weren’t You shouldn’t to her.
in by her disguise at all. /7
3 You should take everything that Matt says with a
of salt.
4 I don’t want to spend much money because I’m
up for my holiday next month.
5 Dora’s upset because she’s just split with
her boyfriend.
/5
Use of English
6 Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fits each gap.
Redways Summer Camp
We have a job (1) for a young person to work at one of our summer camps this summer. You will be responsible
(2) a group of up to ten children as they take part in the various activities at the camp. You must be prepared to work
hard, as you will be in (3) of the children from early each morning until the evening. We are looking for someone who is
sociable and outgoing, and who takes (4) in their work, as the most important thing is for the children who attend our
camps to have a good time. With (5) to pay, this will depend on your age and experience. Please contact us for further
details on 0161 234765.
1 A opportunity B option C choice D selection
2 A to B with C for D on
3 A responsible B head C lead D charge
4 A satisfaction B enjoyment C pride D confidence
5 A regard B concern C detail D subject
/5
7 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap
I went for a job interview yesterday for a job as a waiter, but it didn’t go well at all. I was keen to impress the interviewer, so I
told him I had a great (1) of experience of working in restaurants. Of course, he insisted (2) giving
me a tray full of drinks and asking me to demonstrate my skills. I managed to spill a drink all over him, (3) obviously
didn’t go down very well! (4) I not done that, I think I might have got the job, because he seemed to like me. But
I now think there’s very little chance of them offering it to me, (5) all the other candidates are even worse!
/5
8 Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) was set up to promote honesty in the advertising industry in
Britain. One aim of the authority is to protect public (1) , by preventing companies from SAFE
advertising products that are dangerous to consumers. The authority’s work is also based on the
(2) that advertisers should be honest and tell the truth about their products. It is so BELIEVE
easy nowadays to alter images, to give the (3) that a product is better than it really is. IMPRESS
Someone’s appearance in a photo can be changed so much that they are barely (4) , RECOGNISE
which can give consumers false expectations about the product. One of the (5) of the WEAK
authority, however, is that it can make recommendations, but has very few legal powers.
/5
9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 She said we should leave by five o’clock.
ADVISED
She by five
o’clock. 2 I’ll only help if other people are willing to
help too. UNLESS
I other people are willing to help too.
3 It wasn’t necessary for me to get there early.
BOTHERED
I there early.
4 ‘Everything will be OK,’ she assured
me. THAT
She assured OK.
5 I didn’t go away to university, so I still live with my parents.
IF
I wouldn’t still live with my parents to university.
/5
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