Cumulative Test Units 110 Test A

Cumulative Test Units110 A

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct answer AD to complete the sentences.
1 When youve filled in your application form Ill __________ with you, if you want.
A tear it up B go through it C come across it D set it off
2 _____ students, we find it really worrying to hear rumours like this about our exams.
A Like B Looks like C As D We were like,
3 Do you think your parents will let ____________ to a music festival this summer?
A to go B you to go C you go D you going
4 I cant imagine New York is ______________ more dangerous than London, is it?
A a mile away B an awful lot C more and D very far
5 Im surprised the director is here. Its rare ____________ a premier even in London.
A that he does attend B for him attending C for him to attend D hes attending
6 Police just couldnt work ________ how the fraudsters got the information.
A through B up C over D out
7 ___________ been so surprised and delighted with a birthday present.
A Rarely did they B Rarely had she C Never is he D Never was she
8 Id go round and see her, but I __________ to bother her when shes working.
A wouldnt want B would guess C would D would like
9 I think in our neighbourhood ___________ rude to make noise after 10pm.
A its generally considered B is being considered C is going to be considered D was
being considered
10 The woman _______ dog Max rescued just phoned. She wants to give him a reward!
A whom B whose C that D which

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2 Rewrite the sentences using the words in capitals. Do not change the meaning of the
sentence.
1 My cousin Grace calls me all the time to tell me how great her life is. (FOREVER)
___________________________________________________________
2 I love watching crime thrillers. My mum hates them. (UNLIKE)
___________________________________________________________

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3 I really wish I had done a bungee jump when I had the opportunity. (REGRET)
____________________________________________________________
4 Youve still got a chance to get onto the course, but you have to apply today. (AS LONG AS)
_____________________________________________________________
5 It is vital that all participants wear the appropriate safety equipment. (FOR)
_______________________________________________________________
6 You really must deliver this letter by hand. Promise me that you will! said Dave, urgently.
(INSIST)
_________________________________________________________________
7 If youre in China, the Terracotta Army in Xian is a great thing to see. (WORTH)
__________________________________________________________________
8 If you are thinking of going somewhere fancy, I would suggest wearing a tie. (OUGHT)
__________________________________________________________________
9 The newspapers reported that someone stole the jewels in broad daylight. (STOLEN)
___________________________________________________________________
10 They can say anything they want about it, I just dont believe that hes guilty. (EVER)
________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences an appropriate word.
1 Wow! Thats certainly an eye-___________ hat youre wearing.
2 The film is supposed to be a tense ______________ thriller, but I found it quite predictable.
3 When the referee ______________ the winner, everyone was surprised including the boxers.
4 Oh dear. I didnt realise you were allergic ___________ seafood. Id have cooked something
else!
5 My uncle lost his job because he blew the _______________ about the fraud that was going on
at his company.
6 She tried to ___________ off the bad reviews of her performance, but she found it difficult not to
care.
7 The government has ____________ a law making it illegal to sell factory-farmed eggs. It comes
into effect next month.

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4 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the words below.
classic space culture rely economy prejudice
1 My sister decided not to rent the studio flat shes looking for something a little more
_____________.
2 I asked Mike to help me move, but hes so _______________. He didnt even turn up.
3 Ive started buying refilled printer ink cartridges its much more ________________.
4 Rear Window is a _____________ Alfred Hitchcock film. I cant believe you havent seen it!
5 The jury are supposed to be impartial, but you could tell they were _______________ against
the man from the beginning.
6 I really like my neighbourhood. Its totally _____________ you can hear so many different
languages on the street. And you can get food from anywhere in the world!

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5 Complete the sentences with idioms and set phrases.

1 The car had been parked in the full sun all afternoon, and it was _____________ inside. We
had to open all the windows to cool it down.
2 Did you hear Melanie talking about the election? Shes certainly _________ her __________
since we were at school. She used to be such a committed Scottish nationalist!
3 I think when John sent that email to the coach he really ___________his ___________. Hell
never get back on the rugby team now.
4 Thank you for your letter. We regret ________________ you that your application was not
successful.
5 I really enjoyed my work-experience week. I would go and work for that company at the
________________.
6 I cant really explain what gave me the idea for the story it just came to me
____________________.
7 I was over the moon when I heard Id got into university. It really is a dream ______________.

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Use of English
6 Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.
1 Dads old car is so embarrassing. Id really like to see the _________ of it!
2 Judging by the ________ that youre still here, I assume you missed the bus.
3 Student numbers for next year are about a third higher than last year give or ______ a percent.
4 You just have to look at the rubbish on the beaches to see that tourism has had a detrimental
_________.
5 He knows the chances of winning the lottery are very slim, but in ______ of this, Dave buys a
ticket twice a week.
6 I entirely __________ the argument that nuclear weapons bring peace. Its clearly nonsense!
7 OK yes, I go _________ with that, but have you thought about how much it will cost to maintain
it?
8 I like the idea of going to London, but what _______ me off are the crowds.
9 The most obvious difference __________ his story and mine was the ending.
10 I understand that medical advances help lots of people but where will it ________?

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Listening
7 Listen to a news report. Choose the best answers.
1 The news report is about
A an on-going investigation into a disappearance.
B a case of mistaken identity.
C the end of a story that had captivated the public.
D the arrest of a British man in Germany.
2 Judging by his behaviour when he was found, police suspected that
A the mans navigation system had caused him to become lost.
B the man might have experienced some kind of tragic or terrifying event.
C the man had been attacked and his clothes were damaged.
D the man was trying to evade being traced by international police forces.
3 It was his drawings that
A gave police the idea to contact orchestras all over the world.
B showed he was a talented artist.
C provided the final clue to his possible identity.
D prompted staff to give him access to a piano.

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4 It took months to establish the mans identity

A despite a fantastic response to the appeal.
B because the orchestras were slow to respond.
C because privacy laws meant they could not show photos of the man.
D due to fears for the mans safety.
5 The news story concludes that
A the hospital will be glad to see the back of him.
B the piano man may never remember his own name.
C the story has ended well for the piano man.
D the hospital broke the law by concealing the mans identity.

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Reading
8 Read the text. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or false (F).
4000 miles
How often do you see your grandparents? Many families like to get together at least once a year for an
important birthday, a festival or a family event. Its a chance to catch up on news, share joyful experiences and
strengthen family bonds. Now imagine that your grandmother, aunts, uncles and extended family live 4000
miles away in a country you have never visited. This is a challenge faced by migrants the world over, as they
watch their children growing up without a sense of their roots and family. Going home can be a rare and
expensive treat, with air fares costing hundreds of pounds per ticket.
In Birmingham, England there are more Kashmiri expatriates than anywhere else outside Pakistan. Many
people emigrated from the city of Mirpur in Kashmir in the 1960s when a large engineering project forced
them from their homes. Mirpur is often referred to as Little Birmingham a reference to the close family
ties between the two cities. And now they are to be linked by something more tangible: a regular bus service!
The idea of the fortnightly service has been proposed by Mr Tahir Khokher, a transport minister in Kashmir,
as a way of forging stronger links between the two communities, and making the journey more affordable. At
130 a ticket, it would be a good deal cheaper than going by air.
But Mr Kokher admits that his vision has yet to be put into practise. There are diplomatic and bureaucratic
details to be ironed out. There is the weather to take into account, and for some, there are a few questions
about security. The proposed route crosses 7 countries, including Serbia, Turkey and Iran, and includes a stop-
over near to the Afghan border where insurgent activity makes travel dangerous. The plan is that the coaches
will travel in convoys of four there is safety in numbers.
Despite the risks, and the prospective discomfort of 12 days on a bus or even a luxury coach the idea has
been well received by people in both Birmingham and Mirpur. Older members of the community concede that
the journey will probably now be attractive to the young and adventurous, but remind us that the idea is not a
new one. In the 1970s and 80s they would regularly undertake the long journey by road, and the route became
popular with migrants, hippies and backpackers alike, embarking on the long journey with a sense of
adventure and excitement.
Scheduled to start in the spring, for now we will have to wait to find out how travellers rate the number 20 to
Mirpur.

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1 The text identifies an issue which is a problem for many people living in foreign countries.
2 There are so many English people in Kashmir, that one of its towns has been given an English
nick-name.
3 People emigrating from Mirpur in the 1960s chose Birmingham because there was a regular
bus service.
4 There are both political and geographical difficulties with the route that Mr Kokher has
proposed.
5 The reaction to the proposed route has been cautious, especially amongst older people.

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Writing
9 Write an opinion essay of 200250 words to express your views on this question: Should
people be arrested for insulting or racially abusive comments that they make on social
media websites?
Paragraph 1: Summarise the issue and give your position on the topic.
Paragraph 2: Present arguments for one side of the issue and give examples.
Paragraph 3: Present arguments for the other side of the issue and give examples.
Paragraph 4: Restate your opinion and summarise your reasons.
Make sure your essay contains all the points listed and is written in an appropriate style for
an opinion essay.

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