Straightforward Upper Intermediate Unit 5 Test
Name _______________________ Score ______/50_
Vocabulary
A Complete the text with the words in the box.
abstract collection controversy disbelief exhibition prestigious sculpture talented
I.V. Sass is one of a number of very (1) ______ artists making an impression on the world of art. A
recent (2) ______ of her art attracted attention and absolute (3) ______. A three-metre (4) ______
called ‘Kiss’ was the central piece in her (5) ______. In the past Ms Sass has won many (6) ______
awards for her (7) ______ art and is no stranger to (8) ______.
B Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences.
Whoever Wherever Whenever Whatever However
(9) _______ people might think of her books she has three bestsellers already.
(10) _______ I have the time, I go to see the latest exhibitions in the art gallery.
(11) _______ tired I am, I always enjoy reading his novels.
(12) A: Let’s go and eat. Where would you like to go?
B: _______ you want, I don’t mind.
(13) _______ painted this, it’s a load of rubbish!
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C Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentences.
(14) They _______ my first three novels, but now I have a bestseller.
a) turned away b) turned down c) turned out
(15) Do you find it difficult to _______ a new story?
a) come up with b) take to c) set up
(16) I found it really easy to _______ him. He is such a nice person.
a) live up to b) take to c) turn away
(17) It must be difficult when your father is famous, you have to _______ his reputation.
a) live up to b) take to c) turn out
(18) With his first $1 million he _______ his own publishing company. Now he publishes his own
books.
a) came up with b) turned up c) set up
(19) When I start writing a novel I’m never sure how it’s going to _______.
a) put off b) turn up c) turn out
(20) When I was six I decided I was going to be a famous writer and nothing was going to _______.
a) put me off b) turn me down c) turn me away
(21) They _______ at the door and I couldn’t get in to the exhibition. I really don’t know why.
a) put me off b) turned me down c) turned me away
Grammar
D Choose the correct words to complete the text.
Jonas Backman (22) watched / was watching TV last night when he (23) saw / was seeing his photo on
the news. He (24) watched / had watched in horror as the reporter explained that police (25) looked /
were looking for him in connection with a crime. Police claimed that he (26) was stealing / had stolen
a painting from an art gallery in Paris, France. Jonas was really surprised as he (27) was never / had
never been to Paris. He didn’t know what to do so he (28) decided / was deciding to phone the police
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and explain the situation. He (29) sat / was sitting down to make the call when the police burst in and
arrested him.
E Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
(30) When he was fifteen he had decided / had been deciding to become a writer.
(31) Julie went back to the art gallery and tried to find the painting she had looked / had been looking
at earlier.
(32) She had watched / had been watching a programme on TV when he arrived home.
(33) Mark knew he had to wait for the best time to tell her what he had seen / had been seeing.
(34) He had noticed / had been noticing her standing there when he first entered the building.
F Each sentence has one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
(35) When he got home he realized he lost all his money.
______________________________________________.
(36) He sat waiting for me when I arrived home.
______________________________________________.
(37) Ben had been wanting to become an artist when he was young.
______________________________________________.
(38) Whoever had painted this picture needs to take art lessons.
______________________________________________.
(39) What were you been doing earlier?
______________________________________________?
(40) By the time he was thirty he written five books.
______________________________________________.
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Functional language
G Complete the phrases with the words in the box.
worthless worth valuable rubbish masterpiece fortune features
(41) It has no redeeming _______.
(42) It’s a load of _______.
(43) It’s a _______.
(44) It’s absolutely _______.
(45) It’s extremely _______.
(46) It’s not _____ anything at all.
(47) It’s worth a _______.
H Complete the mini-conversations with the phrases from exercise G. Be careful! Only
three are used.
John: So, how much is it worth?
Matt: Nothing at all. (48) _______________
John: Then why do you keep it?
Matt: Because I think it’s an amazing painting. I don’t care if it’s not valuable.
Maisy: There must be something you like about the painting.
Rick: No, nothing. It’s horrible.
Maisy: Not even one thing?
Rick: No, (49) ___________ at all.
Hannah: Have you seen his last painting?
José: Yes, I really like it.
Hannah: What? (50) __________________
José: You can’t say that. I think it’s great.
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