Gold Pre-First Unit 12 Test: Name _______________________________________ Class _______________________

Name _______________________________________

Class _______________________ 

Gold Pre-First Unit 12 Test VOCABULARY 1

Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

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Scientists have recently _____ an interesting discovery. A taken

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B sequence

C theory

D process

B up with

C out of

D into

B telling

C going

D working

B recorded

C developed

D conducted

Have you come _____ anything interesting in your research? research? A up to

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D conducted

Have you _____ all the results from the experiments? experiments? A reached

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C proved

She’s She’s always _____ on about her job. I find it very boring at times. A talking

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B reached

Scientists Scientist s have come _____ new ways to save energy. A over

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D made

The _____ of discovering new medicines takes a very long time. A record

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C analysed

The research scientists haven’t _____ any conclusions conc lusions yet. A done

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B developed

B out with

C across

D over

I’m afraid the new contract has fallen ______. fallen  ______. We’ll We’ll have to find another another one or we’ll we’ll in trouble. A over

B out

C down

D through

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2

Use the word given at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Ivan has always wanted to be a (1) __________. He was was very good good at

SCIENCE

science at school, especially (2) __________, where where he was top top of the class. class.

CHEMIST

However, now he is one of the world’s leading (3) __________. He has

METEOROLOGY

always been interested in all things (4) __________ and has set up an

ECOLOGY

organisation to protect natural forests across the country. He has established a special (5) __________ garden garden where rare rare trees are planted and protected protected

BOTANY

in order to preserve species species which are dying out due to human activity.

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GRAMMAR 3 Complete the second sentence using the third conditional so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

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We only went to that hotel because you said it was good. We ______________________________________ it was good.

2

The ice cream melted quickly because the weather was very hot. The ice cream ______________________________________ hot.

3

They got lost because they didn’t have a map. If they ______________________________________.

4

I bought an expensive house because I won the lottery. I ______________________________________ the lottery.

5

He didn’t get the job because he made some mistakes. If ______________________________________ the job.

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4

Complete the second sentence with between two and five words, including the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

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I’m unhappy because Sylvia has gone to live i n Australia. WISH

I ____________________ to live in Australia. 2

‘Would you like to join us?’ John asked us. INVITED

John ____________________ them. 3

‘I’m going to Birmingham this evening,’ she told them. INFORMED

She ____________________ going to Birmingham that evening. 4

‘Don’t touch the machinery! It’s dangerous!’ he told me. WARNED

He ____________________ the machinery. 5

I regret telling him about the accident. WISH

I ____________________ him about the accident. 6

‘Don’t forget to post that letter,’ Jane told him. REMINDED

Jane ____________________ the letter. 7

‘I’m sorry I lied to you,’ he told her. APOLOGISED

He ____________________ to her.

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