1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Write ‘0’ if there shouldn’t be an article

Language Leader Intermediate Unit Test B – Unit 9

1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Write ‘0’ if there shouldn’t be an article.

0) I need to find engineer quickly. 1) My friend lives in Netherlands 2) Can you give me a answer? 3) He’s been engineer for six years. 4) It’s best thing you have ever done. 5) The good furniture is hard to find. 6) I want to travel to a centre of the earth.

_an__ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

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2 Choose the best answer a), b), c) or d) to complete the sentences.

0 The Postal Service _was sold______ to a private company in 1978.

a) was sold b) sold c) has sold d) has been sold

1 The company ________________________ the results soon.

a) should know b) should have known c) should be known d) should have been known

2 Altogether there are sixteen types of penguin. Only eight types _______________________ on these islands.

a) have been seen b) are seeing c) have seen d) see

3 The cinema ________________________ three films every day.

a) was shown b) shows c) showing d) is shown

4 Forty-five new poster adverts ________________________ by the Bluejuice Company this year.

a) designed b) have designed c) were designing d) have been designed

5 Passports ________________________ between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

a) can collect b) could collect c) could be collected d) can be collected

6 I ________________________ by his behaviour!

a) am surprised b) were surprised c) surprise d) surprised

7 The degree ________________________ to him by his father.

a) will give b) is given c) will be given d) gives

8 They ________________________ my plans yet.

a) didn’t accept b) weren’t accepted c) haven’t accepted d) haven’t been accepted

9 The order giving permission ________________________ until too late.

a) wasn’t arrived b) hasn’t been arrived c) didn’t arrive d) hasn’t arrived

10 There ________________________ a mistake. I didn’t do it.

a) must be b) must c) mustn’t be d) mustn’t

11 By the time we get back he ________________________.

a) goes b) will go c) will have gone d) is gone

12 I ________________________ the reports by tomorrow morning.

a) prepare b) will prepare c) will be prepared d) is prepared

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3 Put these words or phrases in the correct column in the table.

meteor prototype impact collision mass-produce meteorite simulation deflect flight test modification asteroid aviation
Production	Problems in Space
mass-produce

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4 Match the two halves of the sentences.

0) Yes, 1) Another possibility… 2) That’s a… 3) We all… 4) What do you…

a) let’s do that. b) possible solution. c) agree then. d) think about that? e) is buying a new one.

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5 Complete the sentences with a verb. The first letter is given for you.

0 If you are so sure, we’ll _test_____ the theory on you.

1 The car’s not ready. We still have to d_________ the safety tests.

2 We need to d_________ some more research before we announce the new drug.

3 I can’t see how this will look. Can you b_________ me a model?

4 We need to f_________ a solution by the end of the day.

5 Politicians worked through the night to try and m_________ the deadline.

6 It’ll take many days to s_________ this problem.

7 After over 5,000 experiments we finally m_________ a breakthrough.

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TOTAL

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