Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 12
Name _______________________ Score _____________
Vocabulary
A Complete the text with words and phrases from the box.
good friends homeless hope for the future into debt
money in my pocket roof over my head something to eat steady job
I live in London and every day I walk past the same group of (1) _______________ people. I’d never
really thought about them, at least not very much. I never stopped to think about where they had come
from or why they were living on the streets. I guess I took some things for granted, like always having
a (2) _______________, having enough (3) _______________ and never having to worry about
having (4) _______________. And then suddenly everything changed. One minute I had a
(5) _______________ and the next I found myself out of work. I quickly got (6) _______________
and the next thing I knew I lost my home and found myself out on the street. Fortunately I had some
(7) _______________ and my family were there to help me. Now I have a new job and some
(8) _______________, but every time I pass that group of homeless people on the street I remember
how close I was to joining them and I stop to give them some money and talk to them a little.
B Complete the sentences with the correct words.
(9) I need to get into / withdraw some cash.
(10) Don’t forget to buy / pay the bill.
(11) He opened / made his first bank account when he left school.
(12) Be careful you don’t get into / take out debt.
(13) How much should I make / write the cheque for?
(14) When did you make / get into your first £1 million?
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C Complete the sentences with the correct reporting verb from the box. There is
one extra verb.
claimed complained denied informed insisted warned
(15) She _______________ him to be careful with his money.
(16) He _______________ spending all the money.
(17) He _______________ that he didn’t get paid enough.
(18) She _______________ that he pay for the damage he had caused.
(19) She _______________ she had bought a ticket but that she had lost it.
Grammar
D Choose the correct reported form, a or b, for each sentence.
(20) “I don’t have any money,” she said.
a) She said she doesn’t have any money. b) She said she didn’t have any money.
(21) “I was working until 8 o’clock,” she said.
a) She claimed she had been working until 8 o’clock.
b) She claimed she has been working until 8 o’clock.
(22) “Will you do it tomorrow morning?” she asked.
a) She asked me if I’d do it the following morning.
b) She asked me if I’d do it tomorrow morning.
(23) “I gave it to him,” she claimed.
a) She claimed she gave it to him. b) She claimed she had given it to him.
(24) “I’m going to do it soon,” he said.
a) He said he was going to do it soon. b) He said he is going to do it soon.
(25) “I must talk to you,” she said.
a) She said she must talk to me. b) She said she had to talk to me.
(26) “I’ll do it,” she insisted.
a) She insisted she will do it. b) She insisted she would do it.
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E Put the words in order to make reported questions.
(27) asked / me / she / the / time / was / what
______________________________________________________________________
(28) she / her / I / where / asked / lived
______________________________________________________________________
(29) was / she / married / if / I / her / asked
______________________________________________________________________
(30) wanted / to / she / I / if / a / had / job / know
______________________________________________________________________
(31) asked / could / English / he / I / if / me / speak
______________________________________________________________________
(32) what / was / that / she / night / me / I / doing / asked
______________________________________________________________________
F Use your answers for 27–32 to write direct questions for 33–38.
(33) _________________________________________________________________________?
(34) _________________________________________________________________________?
(35) _________________________________________________________________________?
(36) _________________________________________________________________________?
(37) _________________________________________________________________________?
(38) _________________________________________________________________________?
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Functional language
G Choose the correct response, a, b, or c to 39–44.
(39) I’ve just passed my driving test.
a) Thank you very much. b) Take care. c) Well done!
(40) Right. I’m off now!
a) Have a nice day. b) Sorry. c) Well done!
(41) I bought this for you.
a) Thank you very much. b) Excuse me! c) Have a nice day.
(42) Oh! Look what you’ve done! And it’s my best one too.
a) Have a nice day. b) Sorry. c) Take care.
(43) I’m going skiing tomorrow.
a) See you soon. b) Well done! c) Take care.
(44) We’ll be there in ten minutes.
a) See you soon. b) Have a nice day. c) Excuse me!
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H Complete the conversations with the words and expressions in the box. There
are three extra words or expressions.
Another time, maybe Congratulations! Guess what?
Have a safe journey I must be going I’ll keep my fingers crossed
I’m afraid keep in touch My pleasure
Rita: Hi Annie, you look really happy.
Annie: Yes, I’ve just heard that I got that job I wanted.
Rita: Oh! (45) _______________
Annie: Thanks. And what about you? Are you still planning on moving to Australia?
Rita: Yes, but I haven’t heard anything yet, (46) _______________.
Annie: Well, (47) _______________ for you.
[two days later]
Rita: Annie! (48) _______________
Annie: You’re leaving.
Rita: Yes, at the end of the week.
Annie: You know that I’ll really miss you. You must (49) _______________.
Rita: Don’t worry, I will. I’ll write to you as soon as I get there.
Annie: That would be nice. And, Rita.
Rita: Yes?
Annie: (50) _______________.
Rita: Thanks.
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