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Language Test 9B Unit 9
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
If you agree to help me, I’ll never forget (never/forget) it.
1 She couldn’t have finished it if you __________________ (not/help) her.
2 I___________________ (be able to) make something to eat now if we’d gone to the shop
this morning!
3 Unless you explain it slowly, he __________________ (not/understand).
4 She would give you a lift if you __________________ (ask) her.
5 When we have a test the teacher __________________ (never/let) us use dictionaries.
6 If I’d known it was going to rain, I___________________ (come) in the car.
7 If I see her, I___________________ (not/tell) her anything.
8 They can gift-wrap it for you if you __________________ (ask) them.
9 I suppose I should __________________ (check) the map last night.
10 If only we __________________ (think) of that before we started!
11 What a waste of time. I should __________________ (read) the instructions more
carefully.
12 I wish you __________________ (consider) things a little more carefully instead of just
jumping in with both feet.
13 We __________________ (better/phone) him before we start. He might have gone out.
14 If only you __________________ (no/live) so far away!
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2 Choose the correct answers.
The young girl’s forgery / kidnapping / hijacking lasted for three weeks.
1 The blackmailer / con artist / fraudster demanded £1 million for the return of the
scandalous photographs.
2 Nobody suspected the director but he embezzled / forged / defrauded millions of pounds
from the company over several years.
3 It was a clever blackmailing / hijacking / scam which tricked a lot of people.
4 He pretended to be a long-lost relative who needed a place to stay, but it was all just
a stunt / white-collar crime / a confidence trick to steal our money.
5 He had two lives: one as a criminal genius, the other as a legitimate / imitating /
masquerading academic.
6 He got access to the bank by impersonating / masquerading / pretending as a policeman.
7 The blackmailers / fraudsters / hijackers demanded $10 million for the release of the
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3 Complete the collocations. The first letter of each word is given.
The new stereo cost me an arm and a leg.
1 I’m going to i_________ some time in the garden and start a vegetable plot there.
2 The film l_________ almost three hours. It was far too long.
3 I hate it when I’m trying to talk and people don’t p_________ attention.
4 You lost the bet so p_________ up.
5 It t_________ me most of the evening to write the essay but I think I’ve done a good job
with it.
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4 Complete the sentences with the missing words.
He died in prison at the age of 65, yet more proof that crime doesn’t pay.
1 The price isn’t bad but you have to buy batteries, a case, a charger and headphones –
that’s quite a lot of hidden _________.
2 You were laughing at us yesterday. Well now it’s _________ time!
3 I don’t know what I’d have done if you hadn’t helped me. Thanks a lot, I__________ you
one.
4 We worked really hard to get a win in our last match and now we’re _________ the price.
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