Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 10: Name - Score - Vocabulary

Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 10
Name _______________________ Score _____________
Vocabulary
A Complete the text with idioms from the box. There is one extra idiom.
to the point play it safe high point

cracking bright and early dragging my feet
When I was six years old, my mother took me on holiday to Brighton. We had to get up
(1) _______________ and catch the train. I hated early mornings and wanted to stay in bed, but my
mother told me that we had to get (2) _______________ and I must stop (3) _______________
because she didn’t want to miss the train. Anyway, to get (4) _______________, it wasn’t just the
early start that upset me it was also the fact that I would be away from my friends for almost a week.
But, once we arrived in Brighton everything changed and I had a wonderful holiday. I guess the
(5) _______________ was when we went to the old pier to see a magician – it was fantastic.
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Be
careful! Sometimes you will need the negative form.
What I like about magicians is that they do the most (6) _______________ (probable) things with
such (7) _______________ (certain) and confidence.
I think it’s (8) _______________ (likely) that we’ll arrive on time, but we should try. Come on!
What’s the (9) _______________ (likely) that the knife is real? I bet it’s a fake.
I’m really (10) _______________ (certain) about this, but I’ll (11) _______________ (definite) give it
a go.
What’s the (12) _______________ (possible) that I can learn that card trick? I’d really like to impress
my friends by being able to do some magic.
That trick is (13) _______________ (possible). How does he do it?
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C Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
vanish trick spoilt revealed refused

pretended managed fake deserved
Great news! I’ve (14) _______________ to buy tickets for tonight’s performance.
Did you see that man? He (15) _______________ to swallow a knife, but I’m sure it was a
(16) _______________. The audience (17) _______________ to believe the (18) _______________
was real and demanded their money back. She (19) _______________ the secret to me and
(20) _______________ the whole show.
Grammar
D Choose the correct (best?) modal verb to complete each sentence.
(21) The story was so unbelievable it couldn’t / mustn’t be true, but then nothing’s impossible.
(22) He can’t / might be using a special pack of cards, but they look so real to me.
(23) A: Did you know, David Blaine’s brother is doing a magic show in town?
B: Sorry, but it can’t / might be true. He hasn’t got a brother.
(24) There could / must be another explanation. I just don’t believe in aliens!
(25) You must / may have been practising for a long time to be able to do that trick so well.
(26) You could / must do magic if you practised enough.
(27) It’s amazing! You could / must have used a fake knife to do that!
(28) It can / can’t have been a surprise.
(29) He might not / mustn’t be able to do that trick again.
E Complete the conversation with can, can’t, might or must.
Sue: What are you reading?

Alice: A book about the Mary Celeste.
Sue: The what?
Alice: You (30) _______________ have heard of it!
Sue: I don’t think so. What’s it about?
Alice: Well, the Mary Celeste was a ship that was found in the middle of the sea without any people
on board.
Sue: It (31) _______________ have happened recently, I’d have heard about it.
Alice: Oh no! This happened more than 100 years ago in 1872.
Sue: Well they (32) _______________ know what happened by now.

Alice: No, that’s the thing. There have been lots of theories, but nobody (33) _______________
prove anything.
Sue: It’s obvious, isn’t it? The ship (34) _______________ have been attacked by pirates.
Alice: It’s possible, but there isn’t any evidence. Also, all the cargo was still on board.
Sue: Well, it (35) _______________ have been a storm then.
Alice: Umm, I don’t think so, because the ship wasn’t damaged.
Mary: What do you think happened?
Alice: I think it (36) _______________ have been a trick.
Mary: What do you mean?
Alice: Well, the ship was found by a friend of the captain, so I think they (37) _______________
have been working together and that they wanted to claim the insurance money.
Mary: Huh! You never told me there was money involved. That (38) _______________ be the
answer.
Alice: I don’t know. There (39) _______________ still be another explanation.
Functional language
F For 40–44, read the sentences then choose the correct definition a or b.
(40) drawbacks
One of the main drawbacks is the high cost of the project.
a) something which makes a thing less useful than it could be
b) something which makes a thing very useful
(41) gained
There really is nothing to be gained by spending more money.
a) to have more problems
b) to make an improvement or get an advantage
(42) pros and cons

It’s quite important to look at all the pros and cons before we continue.
a) both the advantages and disadvantages of something
b) the problems with something
(43) point [noun]

The most important point is what we do with it, not how much it costs.
a) an idea or reason for something
b) the advantages of something

(44) benefits
It’s quite obvious that the benefits outweigh all the problems.
a) the disadvantages, or bad things, of something
b) the advantages, or good things, of something
G Choose the correct word(s), a, b, or c to complete 45–50.
Memo (Strictly Confidential)

Looking at the pros and (45) _______________ of our new security system, it is obvious that there are
some major (46) _______________. The most important one is that we will now be able to see exactly
who is in the building all the time. This will prevent (47) _______________ when we need to make
sure the place is empty, for example, in the case of a fire or another emergency. There is
(48) _______________ in worrying about the cost as there is nothing to be (49) _______________
from worrying. Apart from the cost, another (50) _______________ of the system is the loss of
privacy. However, overall I feel there are far more advantages than disadvantages.
(45) a) advantages b) cons c) disadvantages

(46) a) benefits b) gained c) trouble
(47) a) drawbacks b) points c) problems
(48) a) point b) no point c) a bad thing
(49) a) advantage b) benefit c) gained
(50) a) advantage b) drawback c) pro

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to the point play it safe high point

That trick is (13) _______________ (possible). How does he do it?

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vanish trick spoilt revealed refused

E Complete the conversation with can, can’t, might or must.

Sue: What are you reading?

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(42) pros and cons

(43) point [noun]

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G Choose the correct word(s), a, b, or c to complete 45–50.

Memo (Strictly Confidential)

(45) a) advantages b) cons c) disadvantages

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