UNIT 16 TEST
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the past continuous. Use a pronoun and verb from the box.
you / not listen I / sit we / have she / wait
she / carry they / try we / not learn he / play
1 Sorry I missed your call. ____________ in the garden and I didn’t hear my phone.
2 When the police caught the men, ____________ to climb out of a small upstairs window.
3 While ____________ the picnic, it started to rain.
4 Why ____________ for us outside the club?
5 ____________ to me. That’s why I got angry.
6 ____________ football in the garden when you got back?
7 Amy hurt her back while ____________ some heavy boxes.
8 ____________ anything on the course so we decided to stop going.
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2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Sue: Hi Tom. I 1 ____________ (not see) you at school last Monday. Was anything wrong?
Tom: Yeah, I guess. I 2 ____________ (have) an accident. I 3 ____________ (drive) to school on Monday
morning when I 4 ____________ (go) off the road and 5 ____________ (hit) a tree. I 6 _____________
(think) too much about my exam and I stopped concentrating.
Sue: Oh, no! Was it serious?
Tom: No, fortunately. But I 7____________ (feel) a bit strange after the accident so I 8 ____________
(decide) to go home.
Sue: You missed an English lesson – about accidents. While you 9 ____________ (walk) home after your
accident, we 10 ____________ (learn) how to describe an accident in English!
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3 Write promises using the prompts.
1 Don’t worry! I / clean the car later
2 It’s OK. I / not call the police
3 We / eat out next week, I promise
4 Yes, I love you. I / marry you
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4 Respond to the sentences with I will or I won’t.
1 A: Remember to post the letter.
B: OK. ____________________
2 A: Don’t make a mess in the living room.
B: OK. ____________________
3 A: You mustn’t tell Jo about the party.
B: Don’t worry. ____________________
4 A: You need to call your grandmother.
B: OK. ____________________
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VOCABULARY
5 Circle one word in each list that can refer to both male or female people.
1 a parent b wife c father
2 a boyfriend b partner c husband
3 a in-laws b brothers c daughters
4 a aunt b sister c cousin
5 a girlfriends b relatives c sons
6 a a married couple
b a guy from work
c his girlfriend
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6 Complete the questions with the correct word or phrase from the box.
approve broken up anniversary date
jealous divorced asked her out pregnant
married get on
1 A: How long have you been ____________?
B: Oh, four years now.
2 A: When is your wedding ____________?
B: On June 6th.
3 A: Why has Sally ____________ with Danny?
B: Because they were arguing all the time.
4 A: I saw Penny. She said Tim has ____________.
B: Really? I don’t believe it!
5 A: Is Julie ____________?
B: Yes, she is. She’s due to have the baby in April.
6 A: Have Paul and Sue decided to get ____________?
B: Yes, they don’t want to be married any longer.
7 A: Do your in-laws ____________ of you?
B: Not really. They didn’t want their daughter to marry me.
8 A: Is Adam ____________ of Claire?
B: Yes. She has a better job than him.
9 A: Do you ____________ well with Mark?
B: Yes. We do a lot of things together.
10 A: Do you have a ____________ on Friday?
B: Yes. I’m going to the cinema with Harry.
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7 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
double remain trust weeds let faded
trouble encourage
1 The sofa was red, but now it has ____________. It isn’t a bright colour now.
2 We haven’t done any gardening for two years! The garden is full of ____________.
3 We bought the painting for £1,000 and sold it for £2,000. So, we made ____________ our money.
4 I’ve tried to ____________ people to join our club by telling them how much fun it is.
5 Hold on to the ladder. Don’t ____________go! I don’t want to fall off.
6 Andrew has decided to ____________ with the company. He isn’t going to leave.
7 We were in a small boat at sea and the storm was getting worse. We were in ____________.
8 I don’t ____________ Pete. He isn’t honest.
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