Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given below.
queue | swim | go | use | get (X2) | pick up | run | be | drive
1. I can’t stand ________________________ at the airport. It drives me mad.
2. Julie leaves really early in the morning. She does it to avoid
________________________ stuck in traffic.
3. What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed ________________________ at
work?
4. My mum is a good cook but she tends ________________________ too much
salt in her recipes.
5. If you keep this up you’ll risk ________________________ injured. You really
shouldn’t exercise this much.
6. I booked us tickets to Australia as a surprise, but Alice refused
________________________ because she’s scared of spiders.
7. I gave up ________________________ a long time ago because of my knees. I
really miss the marathons though.
8. Sorry, I can’t come tonight, I’m supposed ________________________ a friend
from the airport.
9. I’m going to try and leave earlier in the morning to avoid
________________________ during rush hour.
10. I can’t stand ________________________ in a pool. It’s so boring! I much prefer
it in the sea.
2. Match the sentences 1–10 with their following sentence a-j.
1. I had totally forgotten to lock the
a. She always stresses me out.
door.
2. I had totally forgotten locking the b. I’m glad I did, or we would have
door. been burgled!
3. You should stop drinking coffee. c. We’re really late, and she’ll get
Unit Test 1 Plus A PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and
Cambridge Assessment 2019
worried if she doesn’t hear from me.
d. You’ve been driving for hours and
4. You should stop to drink a coffee.
you look tired.
e. I forget sometimes. The house
5. I tried going to bed early.
almost burnt down a few times!
f. It didn’t help – I was still really tired
6. I tried to go to bed early.
in the morning.
7. Do you always remember to switch g. You’re having too many cups a
off the stove after cooking? day.
h. I always think I didn’t. I run to the
8. Do you always remember
kitchen and then realise I did it
switching off the stove after cooking?
without noticing.
i. However, my favourite film was on
9. I have to stop calling my sister.
and I just couldn’t resist.
10. I have to stop to call my sister. j. No wonder we got burgled!
3. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases given below.
even though | rather than | despite | instead of | than ever before | however
1. ______________________________ the restaurant is amazing, the service could
be better.
2. I really want to try and use olive oil ______________________________ butter.
It’s supposedly healthier.
3. If Sally decided to go to Florence ______________________________ go to
Venice, I’d go with her. I’ve never been.
4. I started jogging last year and I feel fitter ______________________________.
5. Lara is doing well in school. ______________________________, she should try
and get along with her classmates more.
6. ______________________________ the weather, we had a lovely time in
Hamburg.
Unit Test 1 Plus A PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and
Cambridge Assessment 2019
7. You should cook homemade meals ______________________________ order
takeaway every day.
8. ______________________________ I’m really tired now, I’m glad we went out
last night.
9. Dean is nice enough ______________________________, he does talk a lot!
10. ______________________________ having studied very little, Andrew passed
the test with flying colours.
Vocabulary
4. Complete the paragraphs using the correct form of the words and phrases
given below.
overdo | keep track | delighted | overweight | keep up | shocked | rate | cut down | on |
ache | upset
I’ve been trying to (1) ___________________________ my petrol costs, so I started
(2) ___________________________ of all the trips I did in my car. I realised that I
was (3) ___________________________ it: I used to drive to school, to work, even
to the supermarket! I invested in a bicycle and although my legs were (4)
___________________________ a lot at the beginning, I am (5)
___________________________ at how much I am saving these days. My wife was
(6) ___________________________ when I told her. She couldn’t believe it!
At this (7) ___________________________, if I (8)
___________________________ the good work, I’ll have saved £500 by the end of
the year. And I even lost some weight, which is good because I admit I used to be a
bit (9) ___________________________! Now I just need to make sure I don’t get
injured! I would be really (10) ___________________________.
5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. You must use the word in CAPITALS without changing the form in
any way . Use a maximum of five words for each gap.
1. I hope David gets better soon.
FEET
Unit Test 1 Plus A PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and
Cambridge Assessment 2019
I hope David _______________ soon.
2. I really need a holiday to relax.
BATTERIES
I really need a holiday to _______________.
3. I love puzzles. I think they help me stay clever.
SHARP
I love puzzles. I think it helps me _______________.
4. Hugh is doing a great job staying fit.
SHAPE
Hugh is doing a great job _______________.
5. At the moment it’s uncertain whether she’ll be able to play football again. It’s a
really nasty injury.
TOUCH
At the moment it’s _______________ whether she’ll be able to play football again.
It’s a really nasty injury.
Pronunciation
6. Listen and underline the function words in the dialogue below which contain
the schwa sound.
1. Are you ready to go?
2. Yeah, just one second, I need to get my gym bag.
Unit Test 1 Plus A PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and
Cambridge Assessment 2019
3. What’s that? I thought your phone was black.
4. Yeah, this is an old phone I use as a timer.
5. Why don’t you use your real phone for that?
6. I used to, but my phone got stolen at the gym last year, so now I don’t bring it with
me anymore.
7. How awful! Who do you think could have done something like that?
8. Not a clue, I just know that it was right next to me and one second later it wasn’t.
9. I’d better leave my phone at home next time!
10. Yes, I think that that would be wise!
Unit Test 1 Plus A PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and
Cambridge Assessment 2019
