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Gold First Unit 13 Test
VOCABULARY 1 Choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each gap.
Yesterday, I came 1_____ a box of old photos in the attic. I dont know how long they'd been 2_____ there, but the box was very dusty. I took one of the photos out of the box, but I didnt 3_____ anyone immediately. There were several wedding photos which, 4_____ from the clothes worn, must have been taken over 100 years old. The man who was getting married was very striking. He 5_____ me of someone, but I couldnt think who. Then I 6_____ another old photo in my cousin's house in America. I thought it was the same man, but I wasn't sure as hadnt seen my cousin for 30 years and we hadn't 7_____ a very close relationship over the years. I couldnt 8_____ if he was a member of my family or not but it 9_____ my mind that he might be quite well-known. I 10_____ phoning my cousin, but I realised that it would be the middle of the night over there. I began to feel as if I was coming 11 _____ with flu, so I went to bed with my crime novel hoping to 12_____ my mind off the photo mystery. I fell asleep, then woke up suddenly 13_____ about the photo. I had seen that man in an encyclopaedia. He was some kind of inventor. I rushed to the bookshelf and there he was. He'd invented something to do with car engines which was quite 14_____ of its time. Delighted that I had solved the mystery, I was 15_____ two minds whether to call my cousin in America to tell him the news or not. Finally I picked up the phone.
1 A over B by C across D round
2 A maintained B stored C recorded D saved 3 A recall B remember C remind D recognise 4 A judging B thinking C believing D recognising 5 A recalled B reminded C reflected D remembered 6 A remembered B recorded C memorised D thought 7 A stored B held C supported D maintained 8 A recall B bear in mind C retain D consider 9 A bore B took C crossed D slipped 10 A thought B considered C believed D judged 11 A over B down C up D into 12 A take B put C throw D bring 13 A supposing B considering C thinking D imagining 14 A in front B advance C ahead D forward 15 A of B in C at D by /15
PHOTOCOPIABLE 2012 Pearson Longman ELT
GRAMMAR 2 Complete the sentences with the correct pronoun. If none is needed put '-'. 1 They looked at _________ in the mirror and were happy with what they saw. 2 Have you hurt _________? Dont worry, I'll look after_________. 3 The old woman shook her head and muttered something to _________. 4 When we heard that the King _________ was presenting the awards to _________, we were so excited. 5 We couldnt relax _________ at the party and so we didnt enjoy _________ very much. 6 She blamed _________ for the accident. If she hadnt been so tired she wouldn't have crashed _________ into the tree. 7 Sometimes my computer switches _________ off for no reason. I need to get _________ checked. [1/2 mark per word] /7
3 Complete the paragraph with words from the box.
ability / manage / succeeded / able / couldnt / could / managed / unable
I've been 1_________ to sleep all week worrying about how Im going to 2_________ to live now that I've lost my job. My boss said that he 3_________ keep me on as he had too many staff and I had been the last one to join the company. I only 4_________ to get that job after applying for about 200 jobs. When I got it I was 5_________ to find a flat and for the first time in years I had finally 6_________ in becoming independent again and I 7_________ sleep happily in my own bed in my own flat instead of depending on my parents for everything. I had worked really hard and was getting good results. I cant understand why I was made redundant when I had the 8 _________ to make far more money for the company than anyone else.
