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B1 Unit test 3A

3 Read the following sentences and choose the

correct answer from the words in italics.

1 Natalia was finishing / finished her project when her

boyfriend arrived.
2 While Mustafa was cycling to work, he was falling
off / fell off his bike.
3 I was asking / asked her several times to be quiet.
4 We saw an amazing sunset as we were driving /
drove around Croatia.
5 Milan was ringing / rang the doorbell and waited
for someone to come.
6 We were scared when we were seeing / saw the
large dog in our garden.
7 I was having / had lunch with my friends when I
heard about the storm.
8 Axel’s car suddenly was breaking down / broke
down when he was near Zurich.
9 Nobody came into the kitchen while I was
preparing / prepared dinner.
10 They stopped writing, picked up their bags and
were leaving / left the room.

1 point for each correct answer 10

4 Complete the sentences with a, b or c.

1 Arek hurt his leg while he was climbing

__________ a wall.
a into b over c through
2 The children dived __________ the pool and
started to swim.
a out of b towards c into
3 Chen dropped his mobile phone __________ the
car window by accident.
a through b along c out of
4 ‘Come __________ and stand quietly in a queue,’
said the teacher.
a forwards b towards c round and
round
5 At the end of the film, the actress screamed as she
fell __________ the broken stairs in the old house.
a along b through c backwards

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5 Read the text. Complete the sentences with the 7 Complete the dialogue between two colleagues
past simple form of verbs in the box. Use each with phrases in the box. There are two phrases
verb ONCE only. that you don't need.

travel join get take work Oh no So, anyway You’re joking

love land begin decide say So then what happened I was so embarrassed
I had a funny experience last year
Neil Armstrong A terrible thing happened this morning
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the
Kwon Hi Petra, how are you today?
first person to walk on the moon. He was born in 1930,
and he 1__________ flying from an early age. As a Petra Oh, don’t ask, Kwon!
1
teenager, he 2__________ flying lessons, and he ____________________.
3
__________ studying engineering at Purdue Kwon Oh really? Tell me all about it.
University in the USA when he was just seventeen
years old. He 4__________ quite good marks while he Petra Well, I caught the train to work as usual and I
was a student there. called my friend to tell her about the
problems I’m having with my boss.
Later, Armstrong 5__________ to become a research 2
____________________ – I was chatting to
test pilot. In 1958, he 6__________ the US Air Force’s her and complaining about him.
‘Man In Space Soonest’ programme. The group of
3
astronauts on the programme 7__________ together on Kwon ____________________?
planning a trip into space, and just over ten years later, Petra Well, we were getting close to my station, so
Apollo 11 8__________ to the moon. I stood up to get off the train. And guess
Neil Armstrong 9__________ on the moon at 20.17 on what? My boss was sitting behind me.
20 July 1969. He got out of the spaceship and stepped Kwon 4
____________________!
onto the surface of the moon at 02.56 on 21 July. Then,
Petra No, I’m not, unfortunately!
he 10__________ his famous words: ‘That’s one small 5
____________________!
step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’
Kwon Oh dear – I’m sure you were. Well, if I were
1 point for each correct answer 10 you I wouldn’t go near your boss’s office
today.
6 Complete the sentences with a suitable adverb.
The first letter has been given. Petra No, I’m staying right here at my desk all day!

1 I go to a lot of business meetings, so I always dress 2 points for each correct answer 10
s__________ for work.
2 My neighbours are always playing music
l__________ and it really annoys me.
3 I don’t like wasting time, so I usually make
decisions q__________.
4 Please don’t speak too f__________ because it’s
hard for me to understand you.
5 I’ve been in Japan since 2005, and I speak Japanese
f__________ now.

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8 Choose the correct answer from the words in 10 Read the article about how to deal with emails at
italics. work and then complete the notes. Use one word
from the text for each answer.
1 Elisabeta didn’t know anyone when she moved to
London, so she felt lonely / embarrassed. The Rules of Email
2 I never feel confused / calm before I take an exam –
Nowadays, employees have to read lots of emails, and
I’m always very worried.
it’s important to know how to reply to them properly.
3 Svetlana is pleased / stressed because she’s going
on holiday tomorrow and she hasn’t made any Don’t make an email longer than it needs to be. The
preparations yet. people receiving your email are busy, too, so don’t
4 Wait a minute – did you say left or right? I’m waste their time. Remember to answer any questions
confused / disappointed. that the sender has asked you because if you don’t, you
5 Mary felt really exhausted / guilty when she broke will receive more emails about these questions.
her boyfriend’s new watch. Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation. If this
6 Most people feel anxious / angry before a job is not correct, people may have a bad opinion of you
interview – it’s perfectly natural. and your company. Avoid using capital letters because
7 Our English teacher was in a good mood / stressed this looks like you’re shouting at the person you’re
when everyone passed the test! writing to. Email is supposed to be a quick type of
communication and is therefore different to writing a
8 The first time Max went on a plane he was quite
letter, so avoid using long sentences to say what you
lonely / nervous, but now he loves flying.
want to say. Many people don’t read their emails
9 You must be exhausted / excited after working so
before they send them, and this is a mistake. Always
hard all day.
check what you’ve written.
10 There’s no need to be calm / scared – that spider
won’t hurt you! Finally, most customers send an email because they
want a response in writing rather than on the phone. If
1 point for each correct answer 10 they wanted a quick reply, they would just make a
phone call. Therefore, employees should try to reply
9 Complete the blog. Use one word in each space.
within 24 hours. If you need more time, send a short,
polite email saying you will get back to the customer
I can still remember my first date. It was with a girl
with a more detailed reply as soon as possible.
called Elvira, who was the most gorgeous girl in the
whole school! I felt nervous 1__________ asking Dealing with emails
Elvira out because I liked 2__________ so much. • Keep emails short.
Anyway, we arranged to meet for coffee one Saturday, • Deal with all 1__________ in the email you received.
3
__________ unfortunately I was late. When I got to • Check spelling, punctuation and grammar – don’t use
the café, she was 4__________ outside for me and she capital 2__________.
didn’t look very happy. We had our coffee and some
• Don’t make your sentences too 3__________.
cake and chatted a bit, and then she left. That was our
first and 5__________ date. • 4__________ your email again before you send it.
• 5__________ to send a reply on the same day.
2 points for each correct answer 10
2 points for each correct answer 10

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