Unit test 11B

1.Complete the sentence about people’s wishes. a break b broke c ’d broken

Write only one word in each gap. 9 When you told me not to borrow John’s bike without
1   I’m not going on holiday this year. If only I was. his permission, I should ___ to you.
2   My baby brother wakes me up at 6 o’clock every a listen b listened c have listened
morning. If only he __________ . 10   Maya’s so rude to everyone. If only she ___ .
3   Claire is no good at maths. She wishes she a isn’t b weren’t c wouldn’t
__________ . 11   ‘May I open the windows?’ ‘I’d rather you ___ . It’s
4   We haven’t got enough money. We wish we cold in here already.’
__________ . a mightn’t b didn’t c don’t
5   I don’t have many friends. I wish I __________ .
1 point for each correct answer 10
6   Nights will get longer when winter arrives. If only
they __________ .
3 Use the prompts to write conditional sentences.
7   She can’t come to the picnic. She wishes she
1   I don’t get any help at work. My job / easier if I /
__________ . have a personal assistant.
8   Oh, no, it’s raining now. I wish it __________ . My job would be easier if I had a personal assistant.
9   I completely forgot about the party. I wish I
2   She studied music as a child. She / not play so well
__________ . today if she / not start at such an early age.
10   There aren’t enough players in the team. If only there __________________________________________
__________ .
3   We / put the winter clothes away / when summer /
11   We’re starting renovation work on our house. Our arrive.
neighbours wish we __________ .
__________________________________________

1 point for each correct answer 10 4   I haven’t finished my homework yet. I / can go to the
cinema with John last night if I / complete it before then.
__________________________________________
2 Choose the correct answer.
1  ‘Do you want to stay for another cup of coffee?’ 5   What present / you want for your birthday if you /
can ask for anything?
‘I wish I ___ .’
__________________________________________
a could b can c do
2   It’s time we ___ what to do about the problem. 6   If our team / win the championship / next season / we /
celebrate. But I don’t think they will.
a decide b ’ll decide c decided
__________________________________________
3 If only I ___ a sister. But I only have three brothers.
a have b had c ’d had 7   If we / bring along a torch / we / can see / better now
in this darkness.
4 Don’t you wish you ___ out who your real father was?
__________________________________________
a could find b could have found c can
find 8   Where / you live / when you retire?
5   My parents came to stay with us at the weekend. I’d __________________________________________
rather they ___ .
9   I’m glad we practised so much for the exam. If our
a haven’t b hadn’t c didn’t teacher / not teach us the skills / we / not pass the
6   Sometimes I wish I ___ taller. But I’m quite short. exam last week.
a ’m b were c ’ d been __________________________________________
7   We cheated in the exam, but I know we ___ have. 10   I promise I / email him the moment I / find out the
a didn’t b wouldn’t c shouldn’t results.
8   Why did you jump off that wall? Supposing you ___ __________________________________________
something?

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4   You wouldn’t speak to him again if you knew what

know / knew / had known.
11 There are few tickets left. We / not see the concert if
we / not buy them now. 5  ‘Do you find it spicy as well?’ ‘No, if you ask / asked /
______________________________________ ’d asked me, it’s quite bland.’
6   They were Chilean, if I remember / say / know rightly.
1 point for each correct answer 10 7   Would it be OK if I ’ll tell / tell / told him about the
meeting?
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar 8   The boss wants to speak with you if you ’d had / had /
meaning to the first, using the word in brackets. Do ’ve got a minute.
not change the word. Write between two and five 9   I don’t think he’s that clever. If any / anything / any
words. at all, he’s pretty stupid.
1 I hate it that she’s not very nice to me. (weren’t)
I wish she were nicer to me. 1 point for each correct answer 8
2   Please don’t use your phone here. (rather)
I ______________________ use your phone here.
6. Find the appropriate word pairs and substitute
3   We should tell him our opinion now. (time)
the phrases in bold:
It’s ______________________ him our opinion.
4   I don’t like it when we argue. (only)
If ______________________ argue. slowly/ups/give/shine/miss/sound/peace/there/quiet/
5   It’s bad that we can’t tell him the truth. (could) now/once/far/more/buts/short/safe/take/outs/go/ifs/
We wish ______________________ him the truth. swim/
less/wait/see/then/surely/hit/ins/sweet/large/wide/sink/s
6 I’m sorry I shouted at you before. (should)
ooner/touch/downs/then/by/later/for all/rain
I ______________________ shouted at you before.
7   You were lucky not to catch the virus when we all
did. (supposing) 1.We don’t have much time so I’ll keep things brief
______________________ the virus when we all did? and to the point.
8   They didn’t want him to lie about their problem. 2.After a long journey, they got home in good
(rather) condition.
They ______________________ about their problem. 3. No excuses! You must finish by Friday.
9   Why didn’t they tell us about the changes (should)
4.She walked quickly, pausing occasionally to catch
They ______________________ about the changes.
her breath.
10   It’s a shame I wasn’t able to complete the task. (could)
5.We searched everywhere, but couldn’t find one.
I wish ______________________ the task.
6.We’re going at a gentle pace to avoid mistakes.
11   We regret we couldn’t catch the flight. (wish)
We ______________________ the flight. 7.I love the calm in the house when the children are
at school.
1 point for each correct answer 10 8.I’ve pretty much finished this project.
9.I had no training when I started my new job. It was
5 Choose the correct word. succeed by myself or fail!
1   If all go / goes / will go well, I’ll see you in London 10.You must tell her. She’s bound to find out
next Friday. eventually.
2   We could think of an alternative if the worst comes /
11.In the negotiation both sides have to compromise.
gets / goes to the worst.
3   They haven’t had a lot of success, if any / any at all / 12.It was interesting to find out the exact details of a
anything. professional kitchen.

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13.We’re going to play tennis tomorrow, whatever

the weather.
14.We were so late it was possible, but very
uncertain we would catch the plane.
15.She made up her mind and resigned immediately.
16.His life has been full of good times and bad.
17.The team has lots of good players, but their form is
so unpredictable.
18.You need to be patient and take your time – it’s
out of our hands now.
19.Generally speaking, I enjoy living here.
20.We’ve been talking about this problem for ages.
Let’s make a decision that’s completely final!

7. Translate the words:

1. Замаян
2. Убежище
3. Изумителен, страхотен
4. Скучен, монотонен
5. Очевиден
6. Козметик
7. Несигурен, съмнителен
8. Имам успех, прекарвам си страхотно
9. Железария
10. Разбит, измъчен, разочарован
11. Импровизиран
12. Критикуват ме в медиите, пресата
13. Мрачен (за стая)
14. Сух, суховат, безинтересен
15. Смъртно наказание
16. Странен
17. С максимално темпо
18. Жизненоважен
19. Издигам се
20. Сгъстявам се

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