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Language Test 8B Unit 8
1 Complete the sentences using passive forms. Use by only if necessary.
Somebody has spilled coffee all over my computer!
Coffee has been spilled all over my computer!
1 Vandals destroyed the public telephone last night.
The public telephone _____________________________ vandals last night.
2 We had already finished dinner when she arrived.
Dinner _____________________________ when she arrived.
3 Paul, is somebody fixing the washing machine today?
Paul, _____________________________ today?
4 It keeps me busy at the weekend, and I like that.
I like _____________________________ busy at the weekend.
5 People have bought over a million copies of the book in the first month.
Over a million copies of _____________________________ in the first month.
6 They will phone you to confirm your order.
You _____________________________ to confirm your order.
7 The shops are going to sell out of this game very soon.
This game _____________________________ very soon.
8 I’m worried about spiders attacking me.
I’m worried about _____________________________ spiders.
9 You will not take your bags into the examination hall.
Your bags _____________________________ into the examination hall.
10 We should send your gift by the end of the week.
Your gift _____________________________ by the end of the week.
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2 Choose the correct answers.
Despite / Whereas the fact that we had never met before, we formed a good team.
1 We went for a long walk, while / in spite of the rain.
2 The second book was really interesting, whereas / despite the first had been boring.
3 Although / In spite of having less work, I am more tired now than I used to be.
4 While / Despite we did not see everything, the trip was still great.
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3 Complete the sentences with compounds formed with one word from each box.
time level open boarding mouth solar light body right travel text
switch watering handed minded book powered insurance saving card guard
headed
Most parking meters and information terminals are solar-powered these days.
1 Computers can be great _________-_________ devices – or they can be the opposite!
2 Where’s the _________ _________ ? It’s dark in here and I can’t find it.
3 It’s important to have _________ _________ just in case something unfortunate happens
while you’re abroad.
4 What I like best about him is how tolerant and _________-_________ he is.
5 After you check in at the airport you get a _________ _________, which has your seat
number on it.
6 This new maths _________ is really complicated. I don’t understand it.
7 I’d hate to be famous. Having a _________ following you everywhere to keep you safe
must be really annoying.
8 When I use a pen I hold it in my left hand but when I play tennis I’m _________-
_________.
9 He’s always in control of himself. He’s the most _________-_________ person I know.
10 That dessert looks absolutely _________-_________! Can I try it? Please?
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4 Complete the missing words.
The number of unemployed s t a y e d the same.
1 _ l _ _ s _ half, or 49%, of football fans support one of the big four teams in England.
2 Temperatures have risen _ r _ _ u _ _ l _ for decades.
3 The average time people spend working has changed very _ _ t _ _ _ over the last decade,
in fact, it appears to have stayed the same.
4 Many more people are vegetarians today _ _ m _ _ _ e _ with twenty years ago.
5 Only a small _ _ n _ _ i _ _ of students fail to complete their studies.
6 The price of tickets has gone from £5 to £15 in two years. That’s _ r _ _ l _ the old
price.
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