Language Leader Intermediate Final Test A
1 Complete the text with one word for each gap.
My brother always told me 0_to_ be more careful but I wasn’t and now, 1__________ I can pay the fine, I am going to prison. How 2__________ this happen? I 3__________ staying with my brother in his flat in 4__________ Netherlands, when I received a call. The man on the phone 5__________ me he lived downstairs and he 6__________ closed the door of his flat and left the key inside. He asked me 7__________ I could help him get back into his house. My brother’s balcony is just above his so I saw that if I climbed down from my brother’s balcony I 8__________ be able to get into flat. These apartments, 9__________ were built fifty years ago, are very strong and I have 10__________ of experience of climbing so it was very easy. I was inside the flat in five minutes. I told the man he was lucky 11__________ I was such a good climber. He just laughed.
The next morning I 12__________ arrested for helping a burglary. The man 13__________ have been a thief. I thought I 14__________ helping someone into their flat, not stealing everything from a policeman’s flat. My brother was right. I 15__________ to be more careful.
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2 Make sentences using these words and the correct form of the verb.
0 I be able have the meeting at 7 p.m.
I will be able to have the meeting at 7 p.m.
1 He say he do it the week before.
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2 By the end of this week the experiments must finish.
3 Unless the trend change, we make a lot of money.
4 Sarah present the morning programmes for the last three years.
5 I probably have the packages by Friday.
6 If I be you, I tell him now.
7 I advise him take the plane but he prefer travel by train.
8 The local council not discuss the issue yet.
9 It must be David that phone Angela last night.
10 I write the project all day yesterday.
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3 Choose the best answer a), b), c) or d) to complete the sentences.
0 He’s a very moody person. One day he’s happy. The next day he’s sad.
a) moody b) assertive c) talkative d) energetic
1 They couldn’t charge him because there wasn’t enough _____.
a) witness b) offender c) ransom d) evidence
2 At the moment it doesn’t work. We need to make a few _____ to the design.
a) simulations b) prototypes c) modifications d) collisions
3 Because of _____, there are a lot of factories causing pollution in our town.
a) industrialisation b) consumerism c) modernity d) efficiency
4 The film was so _____. I couldn’t stop laughing.
a) breathtaking b) moving c) hilarious d) gripping
5 In some countries, children start _____ at the age of seven.
a) elementary school b) lifelong learning c) secondary school d) home schooling
6 The news is disappointing. After a steady _____ over the last few years, this year has seen a decline.
a) decrease b) fall c) increase d) drop
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4 Put these words in the correct column in the table.
invent incomparable production useable artistic stabilise innovative retailer elegant misbehave underrated
Noun
Verb
Adjective
invent
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5 Fill the gaps with nouns or prepositions to make word combinations or phrasal verbs.
Last weekend, businessmen from Amonko Corp were looking 0around the offices of MixMax Fruit Juice Company. It looks like they are planning to take 1_________ MixMax. This is a risky move. MixMax has failed to make a 2_________ every year since it began producing fruit juice. It is a surprise that they didn’t 3_________ bankrupt. One reason for their failure is that they couldn’t find a persuasive 4_________ that attracted customers. Secondly, they didn’t keep 5_________ with the trends in the fruit juice industry. So, what is Amonko up to? They have no experience 6_________ the fruit juice industry. They will have to spend vast 7_________ of money on development and will certainly have to 8_________ new products on the market and hope they catch 9_________. The prospects 10_________ success do not look good. In next week’s article we hope to find 11_________ the truth about Amonko’s plans.
6 Correct the underlined mistakes in these sentences.
0 I don’t have seen him since your birthday. __haven’t seen____________
1 Feel you happier about your job now? ________________________
2 That’s the man who car I bought. ________________________
3 I should be home by six but I was late. ________________________
4 No of the students knew the answer, only me. ________________________
5 I’m not as taller than you. You are taller. ________________________
6 They wanted to know what experience did I have. ________________________
7 I promised David giving him the answers. ________________________
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