Name _______________________________________ Class _______________________
Gold Pre-First Unit 12 Test
VOCABULARY
1 Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
1 Scientists have recently _____ an interesting discovery.
A taken B developed C analysed D made
2 The research scientists haven’t _____ any conclusions yet.
A done B reached C proved D conducted
3 The _____ of discovering new medicines takes a very long time.
A record B sequence C theory D process
4 Scientists have come _____ new ways to save energy.
A over B up with C out of D into
5 She’s always _____ on about her job. I find it very boring at times.
A talking B telling C going D working
6 Have you _____ all the results from the experiments?
A reached B recorded C developed D conducted
7 Have you come _____ anything interesting in your research?
A up to B out with C across D over
8 I’m afraid the new contract has fallen ______. We’ll have to find another one or we’ll in trouble.
A over B out C down D through
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2 Use the word given at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same
line.
Ivan has always wanted to be a (1) __________. He was very good at SCIENCE
science at school, especially (2) __________, where he was top of the class. CHEMIST
However, now he is one of the world’s leading (3) __________. He has METEOROLOGY
always been interested in all things (4) __________ and has set up an ECOLOGY
organisation to protect natural forests across the country. He has established
a special (5) __________ garden where rare trees are planted and protected BOTANY
in order to preserve species which are dying out due to human activity.
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GRAMMAR
3 Complete the second sentence using the third conditional so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1 We only went to that hotel because you said it was good.
We ______________________________________ it was good.
2 The ice cream melted quickly because the weather was very hot.
The ice cream ______________________________________ hot.
3 They got lost because they didn’t have a map.
If they ______________________________________.
4 I bought an expensive house because I won the lottery.
I ______________________________________ the lottery.
5 He didn’t get the job because he made some mistakes.
If ______________________________________ the job.
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4 Complete the second sentence with between two and five words, including the word given, so
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 I’m unhappy because Sylvia has gone to live in Australia.
WISH
I ____________________ to live in Australia.
2 ‘Would you like to join us?’ John asked us.
INVITED
John ____________________ them.
3 ‘I’m going to Birmingham this evening,’ she told them.
INFORMED
She ____________________ going to Birmingham that evening.
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4 ‘Don’t touch the machinery! It’s dangerous!’ he told me.
WARNED
He ____________________ the machinery.
5 I regret telling him about the accident.
WISH
I ____________________ him about the accident.
6 ‘Don’t forget to post that letter,’ Jane told him.
REMINDED
Jane ____________________ the letter.
7 ‘I’m sorry I lied to you,’ he told her.
APOLOGISED
He ____________________ to her.
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