Intermediate Unit test 10

Grammar 7 She promised that she                               us outside

the cinema at 7.30. (meet)
1 Write the reported speech sentences in direct 8 He agreed                               us more. (pay)
speech. 9 I explained that the food                               bad.
1 Jack told me that he would be here at seven. (taste)
‘    I’ll be there at seven                                                  .’ 10 They invited us                               with them in
2 Daisy said she’d see us the next day. France. (stay)
‘                                                                                                                  11 We agreed that we                               authentic food.
      .’ (try)
3 Greg asked us if we liked rock music.
‘                                                                                                                  10
      ?’
4 Ali’s dad told her to be home by eleven.
‘                                                                                                                 
      .’
5 Jo asked Lee why he wanted to use her car.
‘                                                                                                                 
      ?’
6 They said they couldn’t find their tickets for the
concert the next day.
‘                                                                                                                 
      .’

2 Write the direct speech sentences in reported

speech.
1 ‘Where is the train station?’ asked Bob.
Bob asked where the train station was.
2 ‘I might be late coming back, Liz’, said Jen.
                                                          
            
3 ‘We’ll be there at 9.30’, said Tim and Vic.
                                                          
            
4 ‘What do you want to do this weekend, Sue?’,
asked Yuji.
                                                          
            
5 ‘Have you met each other before?’, asked Li.
                                                          
            
6 ‘You mustn’t use the internet for longer than an
hour a day, Tom’, said his father.
                                                          
            

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the verb in brackets.
1 He suggested       going   out the next day. (go)
2 She offered                               us sightseeing. (take)
3 We recommended                               Tikal. (visit)
4 We decided                               by bus. (not / travel)
5 I suggested that we                               early. (leave)
6 He warned us                               uncooked food from
the market. (not / eat)

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 Intermediate Unit test 10

Vocabulary
4 Rearrange the letters to complete the
sentences to do with the environment.
1 These days, more people are choosing to buy
organic  (cirnaog) food because the methods of
production are better for the environment.
2 Did you know that if you leave the TV on
(tyabnsd) over night, it uses electricity and you
waste energy?
3 Since electronic books have become available,
it’s become even easier to buy                                        
(densdnohca) books at really low prices.
4 If your house was better                                        
(ledsutian), you’d need less electricity to heat it
and therefore save money on your electric bills.
5 Our family never buys much                                        
(drepsoces) food as we prefer to eat healthily and
cook fresh food.
6 There’s far too much                                        
(kicangpag) on this toy – I’m having real
problems getting
it off.

5 Complete the words with the correct prefix.

1 It was amazing. One minute the magician was
there and the next he had disappeared.
2 Alan’s excuse for missing the party was so
believable that Amanda knew it was a lie.
3 It’s easy to           pronounce words in a new
language, so don’t worry if I correct you.
4 Mickey was told that her           ability would
prevent her from being able to walk.
5 I wish you’d stop           cooking the meat. It makes
it very tough to eat.
6 David always           news his driving licence if he
moves house so that it stays up-to-date.
7 The judge ruled that the company had used
ethical and illegal business practices.
8 The doctor told Nina she was           weight and
needed to diet as well as exercise regularly.
9 Ali likes           using objects where possible and
has just made a bed cover from old clothes.
10 We completely           estimated how long it
would take to get to Strasbourg and arrived
really late for the wedding.
11 I’m sorry for           judging you. I thought I
couldn’t trust you but I was so wrong.

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 Intermediate Unit test 10

6 Match sentences 1–6 with reporting verbs Function

a)–f).
8 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Would you like to have dinner with
me tomorrow night?     c    1      a       go to the wrong platform or else you’ll
2 A: Would you like something to eat? miss your train.
B: No, thanks. I’ve already had lunch.        a) Don’t b) You need to c) You’d better
3 Let’s go to see that exhibition. It’s 2 Don’t                     ask your hotel to book a taxi to
got great reviews.        the airport.
4 That bag looks heavy. Shall I carry it a) forget to b) forgetting c) forget for
for you?        3 You’d                     book a double room if you think
5 First you click on this icon and then your wife might be able to go too.
you log off.        a) should b) better c) be careful to
6 Be very careful when you cross that 4 Whatever you                     , agree the price of the
road. It’s dangerous.        taxi before you get in it.
a) ’ll do b) do c) were doing
a) refuse 5 If I                     you, I wouldn’t wear any expensive
b) explain jewellery on holiday.
c) invite a) had been b) will be c) were
d) suggest 6 Some of the taxi drivers have                     to take
e) offer you for a longer drive than is necessary.
f) warn a) tend to b) a tendency c) tended
7 Make                   you lock your hotel room before
5 you go to sleep.
a) sure b) sure of c) sure for
8                     out for cars when you try and cross the
7 Complete the sentences with the words in roads.
the box. There are two extra words you do a) Move b) Watch c) See
not need. 9 Be                   people trying to sell you fake
aisle boards boarding check gate perfumes.
hand passports priority a) careful to b) sure of c) careful of
10 You                     to collect your euros from the
bank the week before your flight.
1 Ben always prefers to have a window seat to an
a) must b) need c) ’d better
aisle seat. He says you get a much better view if
11 It’s not very                     any more but sometimes
you sit next to the window.
people might invite you into their homes.
2 All airports make passengers show their
a) general b) usually c) common
before they are allowed to continue to the
departure lounge.
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3 The airport information board said that it would
take fifteen minutes to walk from the duty-free
Total: 50
shop to                                         23.
4 We were asked to have our                                        
cards ready and they were inspected before we
were allowed to proceed onto the plane.
5 If you are travelling with small children, it is
recommended that you pay a little extra for
boarding.
6 I need to                                         in at least two hours
before my flight so could you pick me up at
10 o’clock?

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