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NEW HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE FIRST EXAM (UNITS 1-2-3-4)

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Parents and children.

I was reading an article last week in which the writer described how her children had changed as they (1)..................... up. When they were small she had to (2) ................. up with noisy games in the house, or (3) .................... in their interminable games of football in the garden which (4) .................... her out. If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were (5) ...................... up to, or what crisis she would have to (6) .................... with next. She dreaded the fact that they might (7) ......................... after her husband, who admitted having been an uncontrollable child who (8) ... ................... most of the time (9) ......................... off to his friends by breaking things or (10) .......................... into fights. What was worse was that everyone else thought he was a sweet child, and he (11) .... .................. away with terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shock with her children. They had (12) ...................... out of all their naughty behaviour, and (13) ........................... up serious hobbies such as chess and playing the piano. They never did anything without (14) ..:............... it over first, and coming to a serious decision. She had to (15) .................... up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy!

B. Complete using the correct form of make or do. (1x10=10 points) 1. I always have to my bed before I leave the house in the morning. 2. This computer is rather old. I could .. with a newer and more powerful one. 3. Weve been busy all morning .. sandwiches and dips for the party. 4. Dont you think the house looks better? Weve been it up for weeks! 5. The kid just grabbed her bag and off with it! 6. That it! Im not putting up with this job any longer. 7. Stop so much noise! I cant hear the telly! 8. My brother just wont . the effort to get a proper job. 9. I think Susan has . quite an impression on Joes parents. 10. Marks been made redundant. Whats he going . for a living now?

C. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense. Either passive or active. (1x20=20 points)
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BRITISH ENGLISH Packet sugar from the supermarket (1) .. (extract) from either sugar cane or sugar beet. These products (2) ............................ (mix) with hot water, which (3) ........................ (dissolve) their natural sugar. Sugar (4) ... (also find) in fruit some of which, such as dates and grapes, (5) ......................... (contain) very high amounts of sugar. To be a little more scientific, sugar should (6) ..................... (call) sucrose. Sucrose (7) .......................... (make up) of two substances, glucose, which (8) ......................... (use) for instant energy, and fructose, which(9) .......................... (last) longer as a source of energy. The sugar in fruit is mainly fructose. So when we (10) ......... (eat) fruit, we (11) ............................ (also eat) quite large amounts of natural sugar. Some scientists (12) ................... (believe) that too much sugar (13) ................ (eat) in sweets, cakes and biscuits. It (14) .............................. (say) to be generally bad for the health, although nothing (15) ..... (definitely prove) so far. However, it (16) ...................... (know) that sugar (17) ............ (cause) tooth decay. As one expert put it: If other foods (18) .............. (damage) our body as much as sugar (19) .................. (damage) our teeth, they (20) ......................... (ban) immediately. D. Make these questions indirect. (5 points) 1. Who did you meet at the party? I'd like to 2. How long have you been waiting for me? I wonder 3. How important is that meeting to the company? Can you tell me 4. When was the film produced? Nobody 5. What is it called in English? I can't remember

E. Put each verb in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Perfect, Pres.Perfect or Past Continuous. (20 points)
The sun ........................... (shine) quite brightly as Mrs Grant..................... ( leave) her house, and she saw no need to take an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to take her to town and before long it came on to rain. It................................. ( not stop) when the bus.......................... ( arrive) at the market-place half an hour later. Mrs Grant ...................... ( stand up) and absentmindedly ................................. (pick up) the umbrella that.................... (hang) on the seat in front of her. A cold voice said loudly : That is mine, Madam! Suddenly remembering that she ................................. ( come out) without her umbrella, Mrs Grant...................... (blush) with embarrassment and........................... ( apologise), trying at the same time to ignore the unpleasant look the owner of the umbrella ............................ ( give) her. When she......................... (get off) the bus, Mrs Grant..................... ( make) straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella. She ............................ ( find) a very pretty one and, because it was so pretty, decided to buy another one as a present for her daughter. She did the rest of her shopping and had lunch in a caf. In the afternoon she .........got on..................... ( get on) the homeward bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and ................... sit) down. Then she .................. see) that, by a curious coincidence, she BRITISH ENGLISH 2

BRITISH ENGLISH (sit) next to the woman who .................... ( make) her feel so uncomfortable that morning. This woman now looked at her, then at the umbrellas, and said, You................... ( have) quite a good day, I see. F. Fill the gap with the correct adjective. (10 points) intolerable / intolerant unreadable / illegible economic / economical sensible / sensitive childish / childlike

1. I couldnt work out who the letter was from. The signature was................................ 2. Sarah is so......................... . Shes always having temper tantrums. 3. Sophie is extremely ............................... at the moment. Anything you say seems to upset her. 4. Were having an ......................... crisis at the moment. I dont know how we will be able to pay back our loans. 5. I find Marks behaviour............................. . Its unfair to be so selfish.

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