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Final Test 1
Vocabulary

1 Use one word to complete each sentence to show that you understand the meaning
of the words in bold. (10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
1 It’s forbidden to ................................................... during an exam.
2 Starvation occurs when people don’t have enough ................................................... .
3 We hopped on the ................................................... on our way to school.
4 I was out of breath because I had been ................................................... .
5 I’m calling my ................................................... in order to make an appointment.
6 If a film is predictable, you know what’s going to ................................................... .
7 He stayed in the same cell the entire time he was in ................................................... .
8 We need to insulate our ................................................... .
9 If you put a ................................................... into water, it will sink.
10 Her best-selling ................................................... has been a big success.
2 Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. A preposition / particle
may be used more than once. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
1 Everything is .......................... board here. We’ve got nothing to hide.
2 A polio epidemic broke .......................... in the 1950s.
3 I wish Carl would make his mind .......................... .
4 How can you just look .......................... while they do all the work?
5 They rode away and soon disappeared .......................... sight.
6 We’d better set .......................... before it gets too hot to hike.
7 The wind has knocked .......................... several trees.
8 Staying in such an expensive hotel is .......................... of the question.

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3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the word in capitals next to some of the lines.
(10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
Like any forensics laboratory, the purpose of the US Fish and Wildlife
Forensics Lab is to solve crimes. The only 1 ................................................... is that here, DIFFERENT
the victims are animals, and the criminals are people who, in 2 ................................................... DEFY
of the law, kill the animals to sell their parts.
The lab is dedicated to the 3 ................................................... of 1,000 species of animals that PROTECT
are in danger of 4 ................................................... . When an object such as a piece of bone or EXTINCT
fur is brought to the lab, the scientists there use 5 ................................................... DNA ADVANCE
technology to link it to a specific species, or even to an individual animal. Then
the courts can prove that a suspect is 6 ................................................... by using the object as GUILT
evidence. But despite the 7 ................................................... role the lab is playing in the war REVOLUTION
against 8 ................................................... wildlife commerce, it can only deal with a small FORBID
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................................................... of cases. Unfortunately, it will take more than a laboratory to MINOR
stop today’s billion-dollar commerce in wildlife, which causes large-scale
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................................................... of nature and animals. DESTROY

4 Complete the sentences in a logical way to show that you understand the words in bold.
(6 x 1 = 6 points)
1 A doctor’s work is rewarding because .................................................................................................................................... .
2 We must take action to raise awareness of ......................................................................................................................... .
3 I’ve decided to quit because ................................................................................................................................................................ .
4 Sooner or later, most teenagers ...................................................................................................................................................... .
5 One advantage of a steady job is ................................................................................................................................................... .
6 The patient had a relapse because ................................................................................................................................................. .

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Final Test 1

Grammar
1 Each sentence has a grammatical error in it. Correct the error. (10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
1 Peter asked her how often did she go abroad.
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2 Jim is having his car checking tomorrow.

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3 If only it will stop raining!

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4 Mary has been in hospital for weeks. She must have been ill.
.............................................................................................................................................................................................

5 Where have you been? I’m calling you all day.

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6 Titanic considers to be an excellent film.

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7 I sit next to Clara, that has been working in the company for years.
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8 The police wouldn’t have caught them if they were more careful.
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9 The baby cried because she hadn’t fed.

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10 This is Lucy, to who I want to introduce you.

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Use 2-5 words, including the word given. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
1 The child is frightened of several animals, including dogs. WHICH
Dogs are an example of an ...................................................................................................... the child is frightened.
2 A year after Jean had started to work there, she got fired. WORKING
Jean ...................................................................................................... a year when she got fired.
3 It was a bad idea to speak to Irene. SHOULD
They ...................................................................................................... to Irene.
4 It’s a pity that I don’t have a car. WISH
I ...................................................................................................... a car.
5 “Let’s buy tickets,” said Laura. SUGGESTED
Laura ...................................................................................................... tickets.
6 He’s preparing our dinner now. PREPARED
We ...................................................................................................... now.
7 It wasn’t necessary to lock the door. HAVE

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The door ...................................................................................................... locked.
8 “I didn’t mean to hurt you,” said Ann. SHE
Ann told me ...................................................................................................... to hurt me.

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3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. If there is no verb,
use a relative pronoun. (10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
For many years, I 1 ........................................................................ (use) the travel website TripAdvisor to plan

my trips, and that’s just what I did on a recent visit to Paris. We checked in at a hotel
2
........................................................................ reviews on the site had promised clean rooms and great

service. To our disappointment, we found quite the opposite! We wouldn’t have gone
there if it 3 ........................................................................ (not recommend) by TripAdvisor, and at one point
I even wondered whether this 4 ........................................................................ (be) the same hotel that we
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........................................................................ (read) about. I came to the conclusion that those fantastic

reviews we had read 6 ........................................................................ (must / be) fake. Since that incident,
I 7 ........................................................................ (do) a lot of reading about TripAdvisor, and I’ve learned
that the site is struggling with the problem of professional “reviewers” who
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........................................................................ (pay) to write positive reviews in order to attract customers.

Many of these writers have never even been to the places about 9 ........................................................................
they are writing! I 10 ........................................................................ (should not / rely) only on TripAdvisor
when booking that Paris hotel. Next time, I’ll do my research more thoroughly.

4 Complete the sentences in a logical way. (6 x 1 = 6 points)

1 I won’t be able to join you unless .................................................................................................................................. .
2 My father asked me ..................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 The train arrived after she had been ............................................................................................................................ .
4 If only my parents ......................................................................................................................................................................... .
5 This is an issue which ................................................................................................................................................................ .
6 I’m glad that I didn’t have to .............................................................................................................................................. .

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