Short Test Unit 10 Test 1B

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Unit 10 Test 1B

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar

1 Combine the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

1 I have an unusual picture on my bedroom wall. It was painted by my best friend.

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2 She is appearing in a play. It is showing in the West End next month.

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3 The man was very old. He conducted the orchestra last night.

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4 The Guangzhou Opera House looks futuristic. It was designed by a British architect.

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5 The tournament will be watched by rugby fans around the world. It will take place in New

Zealand.

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2 Complete the text with the present or past participles of the verbs below. There are two verbs that you do not need.

call compose give play return set want

The opera Madame Butterfly, 1____________ by Giacomo Puccini, is based on a story by John

Luther Long. The story, 2____________ in Japan, is about an American officer 3____________

Pinkerton who marries Cio Cio San, a beautiful Japanese girl. An older American man,

4____________ to help his countryman, tells Pinkerton that marrying and then leaving Cio Cio is

likely to end badly. But he goes back to America anyway, 5____________ to Japan three years later

with a new wife. He meets Cio Cio again with tragic consequences.

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first and last letters of each word have been given.

1 A strong drum b__________t helps you keep the rhythm in a song.

2 The third m__________t opens with some unforgettably beautiful music.

3 At the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth S__________y, police had to ask people to stop clapping.

4 ‘Is she good enough sing the s__________o?’ ‘Her teacher thinks so!’

5 There are forty singers and they all sing in h__________y.

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4 Match a word from A with a word from B to form compound nouns. Then complete the sentences. There are two words that you do not need.

A dance camp festival line mainland shuttle

B acts buses Europe goers site up

1 _______________ run every 30 minutes between the station and the festival.

2 The _______________ enjoyed the performances even though it rained.

3 We don’t want to stay at a _______________ tonight. We would rather find somewhere on our

own in the countryside to pitch our tent.

4 You can travel to _______________ on the train via the Eurotunnel.

5 There is an impressive _______________ of singers at the event in Thailand next month.

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Short Test Unit 10 Test 2B

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Unit 10 Test 2B

Grammar

1 Correct the sentences. Change one word in each sentence.

1 I had absolutely any idea that you were writing a novel! __________

2 They’ve been partying through the night, and they haven’t had many sleep. __________

3 There are only a little tickets left for the festival. __________

4 She played her first gig last night, but no of her family went. __________

5 She practises tai chi in the park for one hour all morning. __________

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2 Choose the correct answers.

1 ‘Do you know much / any of the people in the band?’ ‘Yes, I know them all.’

2 Few / A few people are familiar with her work, even though she is so talented.

3 I've eaten most / many of my lunch, but I can't finish it.

4 We’ve looked at all / every painting here and we’re exhausted!

5 I’ll listen to a little / little more music, and then I’m going to bed.

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1 ‘Do you know whose ____________ this is?’ ‘It’s mine – do you like it?’ (draw)

2 I’d like to make a ____________ of you before I begin work on the painting. (sketch)

3 Who drew the ____________ for that book? They're fantastic! (illustrate)

4 There is a brilliant ____________ at the gallery this month. (exhibit)

5 I love Picasso’s life-sized bronze ____________ of a goat. (sculpt)

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Everyday English

4 Complete the dialogue with the phrases below. There are two phrases that you do not need.

a real fan be bored not appeal to me love to see that not really my thing be really entertaining a great story

A Do you want to go to the opera tonight?

B No, thanks. It’s 1____________________ . I think I’d 2____________________.

A How about going to a musical, then? Mama Mia maybe?

B Yes! I’d 3____________________ .

A The songs should 4____________________ . And it’s such 5____________________ !

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