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UNIT 7: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST B ADVANCED

Vocabulary B Complete the sentences with adjectives

A Complete the sentences using the formed from the verbs in the box.
correct form of the words in the box. Use one
word twice. account biodegrade recycle reuse afford
perish dispose eat
stick stretch pay afford to cut impulse
broke sale
0 The idea of a bag for life is that it is
0 Normally, a shirt like this is nearly two hundred reusable .
dollars but I bought it on sale for a hundred.
9 Freezing is a very effective way to make
1 Here are ten money-saving tips to help you to
items last longer.
your income.

2 How can she rent 10 The great

such an expensive apartment? Where does she thing is that the packaging is made of card or glass
get her money from? so it’s all .

3 The best way to save money is to make a 11 All

shopping list and only buy what’s on it. Never, ever politicians are to the
give in to public that elected them and they have to
buying. explain their actions.

4 We can’t afford to live like this any longer.

We’re going to have to down on 12 When items
our expenses. like these are disposed of, they will decay over
time.
5 By the end of the
month, I don’t have any money – I’m completely 13 The food at the conference was so bad, it was
. barely
.
6
I set myself a budget and I make sure I
14 The fact
to it.
is that house prices in the capital are so high; they’re
7 T simply not
his DVD certainly wasn’t on my shopping list when I for most people.
set out. I’m afraid I just bought it on .
15 W
8 I don’t e must stop using
even have the money to my bills. plastic bags that end up in landfill sites.

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C Choose the correct option to complete C safe or good enough to eat

the sentences.
23 The adjective ‘reusable’ .
0 Something that is affordable is .
A means ‘able to be used multiple times’
A easy to sell because many people want it
B means the same as ‘recyclable’
B cheap because it is of low quality
C means ‘able to decay into a form that you can
C cheap enough for ordinary people to buy then add to soil’

16 Something
that is biodegradable .
A is suitable for eating
B can be separated into very small parts by
bacteria
C can be used again,
sometimes for a different purpose

17 Someone who
is accountable .
A is willing to agree with someone
B is in a position where people have the
right to criticise them
C is friendly and easy to talk to

18 Examples
of perishable foods are .
A cheese, fresh fish and fresh fruit
B dried goods, such as rice and pasta
C tins of vegetables

19 A
product that is disposable is designed so that
A you can use it again and again
B it will decay into a form that you can add
to soil in order to improve it
C you can throw it away once you have
used it

20 Something that
is recyclable .
A can be changed so that it can be used again
B can be used again, in exactly the same form
C will decay into a form that you can add to soil
in order to improve it
21 Someone who has
no money can be described informally as
being .
A broken
B broke
C broken down

22 The definition of
‘edible’ is .
A tasting delicious
B good for your health
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24 An item such as a bottle or box none of us has any money. No one I know can (25)
that you can give back to the company affect / attain / afford to eat out or to buy the sort of
that provided it is described as .
A
clothes we’d like to wear, but we all just get on with it.
refun There’s no magic formula! All you have to do is set a
dable budget for yourself and then make sure you (26) remain
B
/ stick / bond to it. Bella has
retrie
vable a basic income like all the rest of us – she just has to
C make sure she (27) spreads / stretches / pulls it. And
return I’m fairly certain she could (28) go / clamp / cut down
able
on some of her expenses. For example, her
wardrobe.
D Choose the correct options to
I’ve been in town with her several times when she’s
complete the text.
bought something she really didn’t need completely on
Bella really gets on my nerves. I feel like
(29) desire / wish / impulse. And I know for a fact that
saying to her, don’t moan and whinge
she never waits till a big item is (30) on / in / under
about being (0) broke /
sale before she buys it.
shattered / in pieces! We’re all students –
Score / 30
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Grammar B Tick(✓) the sentences that can be

A Complete the second sentence in each rewritten using a reduced adverb time clause
pair with a reduced adverb cause-effect and then rewrite them.
clause so that they have the same meaning. 0 I understood why he was so angry with
✓
his tutor after I spoke with him.
0 Because I am worried about the environment,
I try to buy as few disposable products as possible. I understood why he was so angry with his tutor
after speaking with him.
Being worried about the environment ,
I try to buy as few disposable products as possible.
9 While I was writing the shopping list, Andy was
1 I had just seen a programme on landfill, so I checking our cupboards to see what we had.
knew a bit about the subject.
,
10 If I chat with people while I am eating, I find
I knew a bit about the subject.
I eat less.
2 I bought the cheaper, disposable cups
because I couldn’t afford the more
expensive, biodegradable ones. 11 I always check the list of ingredients before I give
any food to my daughter.
I bought the cheaper, disposable cups,
.

3 Because I didn’t want to do any impulse 12 After I saw how many calories
buying, I took a list with me. were in the bar, I put it back on the shelf.
,
I took a list with me.
13 I always make sure I eat before I
4 Since it is not biodegradable, plastic is more go shopping for food.
harmful to the environment.
,
plastic is more harmful to the environment. 14 While I was looking at the
product’s label, I noticed that there was
5 Since we’ve created so much waste, we now nut oil in it.
need to find ways to deal with it.
, 15 When they design packaging for products,
we now need to find ways to deal with it. responsible companies take into account the
environmental impact.
6 He had recently been made redundant, so
he couldn’t afford a new car.
,
he couldn’t afford a new car.

7 Because I didn’t want to create any more

waste, I washed the old plates and reused
them.
,
I washed the old plates and reused them.

8 Because I was told not to eat these

products, I naturally avoided them.
,
I naturally avoided them.
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C Correct the sentences with reduced
adverb clauses which have mistakes.
Sometimes it will be necessary to write a
sentence with
a full adverbial clause. Tick (✓) the correct
sentences.
0 Wanting not to be late, we dashed to the cinema.
Not wanting to be late, we dashed to the cinema.
16 Being a conscientious student, he researched the
subject thoroughly.
D Order the words to make statements
that start with a reduced adverb clause.
Use the correct form of any verbs.
0 subject / I / more / knowledgeable /
after / research (v) / feel / much / the
After researching the subject, I feel / felt much
more knowledgeable.
24 pass / study (v) / have / exams / hard / he / his

25 he / fall / watch / TV / while / asleep

17 After figuring out the best route, we set
off.

18 Having recycled all the paper and glass, I felt

26 she / after / newspaper / industry /
very virtuous.
leave / university / enter / the

19 Not having read the book, I can’t say how the film
compared. 27 quite / for / have / sleep / eleven hours
/ I / refreshed / feel

20 While strolling down the street, a motorbike

knocked him down.
28 walk / around / I / bump into / while /
town / an old friend

21 Speaking so quietly, I was unable to hear her.

29 have / eat / since / I / starving / not / this morning / be

22 Suddenly feeling tired, I lay down on the
sofa for a nap.

23 Having noticed not the time, I was shocked 30 I / before / leave / always close / the
when Jim said it was midnight. house / the windows

Score / 30

Total score / 60