B2 First Unit 9 Test

Vocabulary
give
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 The girl in the horror film gave a cutting / piercing scream which I heard in the kitchen.
2 My dad gave me a white / blank look when I asked him about my maths problem.
3 Tom made / gave a deep sigh after he finished doing all his homework.
4 I was given a disgusting / nasty shock when I realised my bike had been stolen.
5 Harriet wants to give in / back to the community, so she’s going to volunteer.
6 The customer gave a broad / wide smile as he was given his coffee.
7 Playing drums gives Frances such great pleasure / surprise that she practises every day.
8 He tried to hide his disappointment, but his face gave it up / away.
9 My housemate finally gave in / out and cleaned the bathroom.
10 It was a pleasant gift / surprise to see you at the party.
11 Norma still hasn’t given up / in on finding a better job.
12 The burglar gave himself up / away when he realised he couldn’t escape.
13 I didn’t need my sister’s phone anymore, so I gave it away / back to her.
14 The teacher gave back / out the new homework tasks to the class.
15 I’ve given in / on my completed application form to the office.

Language focus
Modals for speculation and deduction
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 The dog ran off only a moment ago. He must / can’t have gone far.
2 Sarah might / can be sitting in the garden if she’s not upstairs.
3 I can see his jacket, so he must / may be in the office somewhere.
4 Andrew is on holiday, so you can’t / may not have seen him in town.
5 I don’t know why he’s late; he could / must be stuck in traffic.
6 My plant has died. It might not / must have had enough water.
7 Lots of trees have fallen down, so it might / must have been windy last night.
8 The cat may / can’t be sleeping in the bedroom if he’s not on the chair.

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Reported speech
Complete the second sentences with the correct answers (A, B or C).
1 ‘I’ll phone the doctor tomorrow.’
She said she ______ phone the doctor tomorrow.
A will B would C could
2 ‘You mustn’t open that door.’
He said I ______ open that door.
A didn’t have to B don’t C mustn’t
3 ‘I don’t enjoy watching scary films.’
He said he ______ watching scary films.
A didn’t enjoy B isn’t enjoying C hadn’t enjoyed
4 ‘I’ve been trying to call you for ages.’
She said she ______ to call me for ages.
A was trying B has been trying C had been trying
5 ‘I saw Bridget yesterday.’
He said he had seen Bridget ______.
A yesterday B the before day C the previous day
6 ‘You should go to the concert on Friday.’
She said I ______ go to the concert on Friday.
A should B must C had to
7 ‘Where do you want to go?’
She asked me ______ to go.
A if I wanted B do I want C where I wanted
8 ‘I don’t think I can finish my dinner.’
He said he ______ finish his dinner.
A didn’t think he can B doesn’t think he can C didn’t think he could

Reporting verbs
Complete the gaps in each sentence with an appropriate word. The beginning of each word has been
given to help you.
1 I’d like to th______ you for helping me with the computer.
2 I co______ Fiona on her promotion to manager.
3 Owen pr______ to let me know when he got home.
4 John ad______ breaking the mirror in the bathroom.
5 The mugger th______ to take my phone but I ran away.
6 My father in______ on paying for the anniversary dinner.
7 Linda be______ me not to tell anyone her secret.
8 I re______ that my flatmate should go to the gym.

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Word formation
Adverbs
For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your
answers in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Example: (0) OCCASIONALLY
The empty house
I often see empty houses dotted around villages in the country and
(0) ______ like to find out more about them. This house was no different, OCCASION
so I walked up (1) ______ to the front door to see what I could find. Since the ENTHUSIASM
windows were boarded up, I assumed nobody lived there, but I still
knocked on the door (2) ______. Instead of anyone answering, the door GENTLE
opened, so I (3) ______ went inside. It was cold and dark, but I could see CARE
just about enough to make out the different rooms on the ground floor.
I could see that what was (4) ______ a living room had been turned into ORIGIN
a bedroom because of the decoration. My heart beat (5) ______ faster INCREASE
as I noticed a scrap of paper on the floor. I picked it up; it seemed it was
a (6) ______ timetable for children’s activities. Stuck to the paper was an DAY
old piece of chocolate; it appeared that the owner had been eating (7) ______ HEALTH
even though they were supposed to be exercising. Deciding that the paper was a
(8) ______ insignificant find, I dropped it and continued looking around. WHOLE

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Reading and Use of English

Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
(0) A more B better C best D good
Mysterious discoveries
I love reading about mysteries, and the older, the (0) …….. the story seems to be. It helps that I’m interested
(1) …….. archaeology too, as the discoveries I like tend to be ancient. A lot of people know about the
existence of Stonehenge in England, but experts are still (2) …….. of the function of the site. They can make
guesses based on some of the items found at the site, but I’d love to know the kind of (3) …….. and
ceremonies that took place there. Archaeologists are still investigating, and as recently as 2015, they thought
they had found (4) …….. of a similar structure, just two miles from Stonehenge. The new structure would be
much larger than Stonehenge and would (5) …….. to a complete rethink of history. However, when they
excavated the site, they did not find any stone constructions. (6) …….., they found a number of large holes
into which wooden posts had been placed and then removed. The posts must have been extremely high and
experts still have no (7) …….. how or why they were taken out. Although archaeologists didn’t find what they
were expecting, there is now a new mystery which needs to be (8) …….. and I will be eagerly waiting to see
what it is.
1 A by B in C on D with
2 A definite B unopposed C confused D uncertain
3 A traditions B science C origins D challenges
4 A implications B clues C evidence D associations
5 A result B lead C end D conclude
6 A In case B Although C Instead D Until
7 A idea B hope C worry D thought
8 A answered B negotiated C solved D puzzled

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Reading and Use of English

Part 7 Multiple matching
You are going to read an article in which four crime writers talk about other authors they like. For
questions 1–10, choose from the crime writers (A–D). The writers may be chosen more than once.
Which writer

enjoys the slow pace of the book?

feels overshadowed by this author?

appreciates the author’s precise style of writing?

mentions a detective with an unusual background?

believes a previous job influences the author’s work?

had not expected to enjoy the books?

likes the way the books reflect what’s going on in the world?

admires the way the author is not influenced by what is expected?

prefers books that show the feelings of the author?

is impressed by the consistent high standard of an author’s books?

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A John Harvey on Peter Temple

I started reading Temple’s books about ten years ago, and at the time it was a fairly straightforward
crime fiction set in Australia, a lot of it with a horse-racing background. The books were OK, but not
exceptional. Then suddenly with The Broken Shore, he just hit something quite different and moved
up a level. He is writing the kind of books I’ve spent 20 years trying to write, and writing them better
than I do. He’s using crime fiction not just to tell a story but to say something about today’s society.
He really gets the connections between politics, the police and the media right. I love the writing –
it’s really taut and a lesson in how to say a lot without being too wordy.

B Sara Paretsky on Liza Cody

There is a lot of good, stylish writing out there that puts me off because it’s unfelt. I’m looking for
someone who has a gift for storytelling and who is willing to do the hard work of digging into the
emotional aspect of life. Liza Cody does that, and she takes a lot of risks. She doesn’t just do the easy
thing to be recognised in the marketplace, she goes where the story and emotion take her. For
instance, she had to self-publish her most recent book, Ballad of a Dead Nobody, because no one in
the industry was willing to. These days, you’re told you have to create a brand or a series with a
recognisable link. She is willing to turn her back on that and focus on what her inner voice is telling
her.

C Mark Billingham on Michael Connelly

The first Connelly book I read was The Poet, his first standalone novel and a big breakthrough for
him. By then, he had written four books in his Harry Bosch series, which I went back to read. He has
maintained a level of quality through a long-running series – an incredibly difficult thing to achieve.
People talk about how you create suspense, tricks such as cliffhangers and reveals, but actually the
real secret is to create characters the readers care about. Bosch, a detective in the Los Angeles Police
Department, is a character who has grown and changed, and becomes someone you come to know
and care about. All that aside, he is a fantastic storyteller, probably the best in modern mystery
fiction. I think his days as a journalist – he was a crime reporter on the Los Angeles Times – stand
him in good stead because he never forgets the story.

D Ann Cleeves on Johan Theorin

I read Theorin’s first novel, Echoes from the Dead, after my Swedish editor had said: ‘There’s this
Swedish author writing four books set on an island in the Baltic – I wonder if he stole the idea from
you …’ because I’ve written novels set in the Shetlands. I was a bit annoyed – although I’m sure it
was coincidental – so I wasn’t prepared to like it. But I loved it! He has this interesting detective who
is elderly and lives in a sheltered housing complex, so he can’t be out there doing car chases. One of
the books is about this crumbling house by the shore and you’re not sure if there’s a supernatural
element. It has the most wonderful climax. Theorin is prepared to take his time over the telling of the
story, which is unusual these days. If you look at today’s bestsellers, they usually move quite rapidly.
There is nothing wrong with that, but Theorin writes in a much deeper, literary way.

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Listening
Part 3 Multiple matching
You will hear five people talking about the importance of imagination. For questions 1–5, choose
from the list (A–H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters
which you do not need to use.

A A good imagination is essential in a certain phase of a project.

B I find it difficult to switch my imagination off after working.
C My imagination can affect me in a negative way. Speaker 1
D Imagination helps me escape the demands of my career. Speaker 2
E In the past, I could never control my imagination. Speaker 3
F I use both imagination and physical things to do my job well. Speaker 4
G I tend to use facts to imagine what my future will be like. Speaker 5
H My imagination helps me take more meaning from past events.

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Writing
Part 1 Essay
In your English class, you have been talking about charities and charity work. Now, your English teacher
has asked you to write an essay.

Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Donating money is the best way to help charities. Do you agree?

Notes
Write about:
1 raising money
2 other ways of helping
3 ………………. (your own idea)

Write your essay in 140–190 words. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling
and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation.
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Speaking
Part 1 Interview
You will be asked some of the following questions:
Giving and receiving
- What was the last present you received?
- When do you usually receive presents? Why?
- Tell us about the last gift you gave someone.
- Do you like giving or receiving presents? Why?

Books
- What kind of books do you enjoy reading? Why?
- Tell us about the last book you read.
- Do you prefer reading a book or watching a film? Why?
- Would you like to write a book? Why/Why not?

History
- Do you enjoy learning about history? Why/Why not?
- What is the most historic place in your country?
- How often do you visit historic places?
- Tell us about the last museum you visited.

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