Short test 8A (Unit 8)

Vocabulary Grammar
1 In each group (1–5), find a word that does not 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
fit in. form of the verb in brackets.
1 What would you do if you _________ (lose)
1 apartment backpacking five-star youth
your wallet?
hotel hostel
2 If I were you, I _________ (not / fly). I’d go by
2 snorkelling sunbathing swimming hiking coach.
3 coach boat ferry ship 3 If I _________ (study) more at school, I’d
have become a doctor.
4 helicopter hot-air plane crew
balloon 4 If you _________ (be) on a slimming diet,
you lose weight.
5 lose a get to miss the get
ticket somewhere last bus seasick 5 If you have time, _________ (you / help)
me?
Mark:
___ / 5 Mark:
___ / 5
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
missing words. 5 Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1 The train leaves at 5 p.m. Do you know which 1 Would you like another / other drink?
p_________ it is? 2 You can park on both / either side of the
2 Do you like camping? I’ve just bought a new street.
t_________, I’d like to try it. 3 We every / each have our own car.
3 I’m not going to climb the mountain, it’s too 4 Both / Every of my sisters live in London.
high. I’ll use the c_________ c_________.
5 ‘Which do you like?’ ‘Either / Neither. I think
4 Next year we’re going on s_________ in both are ugly.’
Africa. We all love wild animals.
Mark:
5 If you travel by plane, your l_________ mustn’t
___ / 5
be heavier than 20 kilos.

Mark:
6 Complete the second sentence in each
pair so it has the same meaning as the
___ / 5
first one.
3 Complete the sentences with the 1 I didn’t have enough time, so I couldn’t finish
appropriate prepositions in the correct my homework. (finish)
place. If I’d had enough time, I ________________.
1 We checked at the hotel and went to our hotel
2 I like fruit and I like vegetables. (both)
room.
I like ______________________________.
2 We’re going holiday with the Smiths.
3 I’d like to have more free time and take up a
3 My mother arrived London at 9 p.m. yesterday new sport. (take up)
night. If I had more free time, I ________________.
4 I missed the last bus, so I had to go foot. 4 The children are from the same family, but
they have different fathers. (each)
5 My brother wanted to fly, so this year we’re
going on holiday plane. The children are from the same family, but
___________________________________.
Mark:
5 The child wasn’t well behaved. His twin
___ / 5
wasn’t well behaved either. (neither)

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 _______________________ was well
behaved.

Mark:
___ / 5

TOTAL: __ /
30

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Short test 8B (Unit 8)
Vocabulary Grammar
1 In each group (1–5), find a word that does 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
not fit in. form of the verb in brackets.
1 What would you do if you _________ (find) a
1 bed and beach caravan holiday
wallet on the ground?
breakfast holiday cottage
2 If I were you, I _________ (not / make) a
2 snorkelling sunbathing swimming hitchhiking pizza. I’d make lasagne.
3 taxi driver pilot captain crew 3 If I _________ (listen) more carefully at
school, I wouldn’t have had to study so hard
4 bus foot coach minibus
at home.
5 take off land be get rid of
4 If you _________ (heat) ice, it melts.
cancelled
5 If the weather is nice, _________ (you / go)
Mark: ___ for a walk with me?
/5
Mark: ___
2 Complete the sentences with the correct /5
missing words.
5 Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1 When you go abroad, you must have a
1 ‘It’s a bill.’ ‘Oh no, not other / another one.’
p_________.
2 We have both / either seen the movie.
2 We’ve invited 60 g_________ to our wedding.
3 There’s a door at both / either end of the
3 When you travel from France to the UK, you
corridor.
can use either a f_________ or a train under
the Channel. 4 There aren’t enough books for everyone to
have one every / each.
4 My parents got home four hours later,
because their plane had been d_________. 5 We have to go everywhere by bus, because
neither / either of my parents has a car.
5 How many v_________ come to the castle a
year? Mark: ___
/5
Mark: ___
/5 6 Complete the second sentence in each
pair so it has the same meaning as the
3 Complete the sentences with the first one.
appropriate prepositions in the correct 1 I didn’t have much information about the topic,
place. so I couldn’t write the project on my own.
1 We checked at 10 a.m. and then caught the (write)
train home. If I’d had more information, I ____________.
2 My parents arrived the airport just in time. 2 I like peanuts. And I also like walnuts. (both)
3 This year, we’ve got a special holiday. We’re I like _______________________________.
going a cruise! 3 I’d like to be a president to introduce a longer
4 I usually go jogging the river bank. weekend. (introduce)
If I were a president, I ________________.
5 I want to see everything. One day, I’ll travel
the whole world! 4 The children are from the same family, but
they have different colours of hair. (each)
Mark: ___ The children are from the same family, but
/5
___________________________________.

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 5 She doesn’t have enough money for both
books. She will have to choose just one of
them. (either)
She will have to buy __________________.
Mark: ___
/5
TOTAL: ___ /
30

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