Unit 11

1 Match sentence halves ae with 15.

a Id rather not hold 1 my French test, but I only got four out of 10.
b Chloe entered 2 a major breakthrough and solved the crime.
c I expected to pass 3 a swimming competition last weekend.
d Theyve decided to award 4 this conversation in public.
e At last the police made 5 first prize to the boy band who sang last.
(5 marks)
2 Complete each of sentences aj with a suitable preposition.
a My sister Hannah has always been interested new technology.
b If you dont learn your mistakes, youll make the same ones again.
c That oil company is responsible polluting hundreds of miles of beaches.
d Theyre good players, but they cant compete a professional team.
e In the past, people without a telephone at home relied phone boxes.
f Im going to apply a summer job working with kids.
g I phoned the manager to complain the bad service in his shop.
h I dont spend much transport because I go to most places on my bike.
i Theres something wrong this printer. The paper keeps getting stuck.
j Im afraid theres no demand old computers, so you wont be able to sell it.
(10 marks)
3 For 15 choose the correct alternative in italics.
Last month I won a second-hand mobile phone on an Internet auction site (1) even though/
but I still havent received it, (2) in spite of/although the fact that I paid for it immediately.
And (3) whereas/however normally I get an email from the seller, this time Ive had
nothing, (4) even though/despite Ive written to him three times. Im now going to contact
the Internet auction site to complain. (5) However/Whereas, I notice that hes no longer
listed as a seller, so it may be difficult to get the phone or my money back.
(5 marks)
4 Complete each sentence aj with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a I (go out) tonight if I can finish my homework quickly.
b The pictures would look much better if we (have) a bigger screen.
c I dont know what I (do) if my computer stopped working.
d If the red light (come on), it means the battery isnt charging.
e If you (not leave) you laptop in the car, it wouldnt have been stolen.
f Joe (play) computer games all the time if he had something better to do.
g You might have won a prize if you (buy) a lottery ticket.
h If I could live anywhere in the world, I think I (choose) a Pacific island.
i You wouldnt have made that mistake if you (read) the instructions properly.
j I (watch) that film if Id known how boring it was going to be.
(10 marks)

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5 Rewrite each of sentences ah using if.
a I dont know how that gadget works so I dont use it.
b I dont have enough time to write a novel.
c We didnt miss the plane because we arrived early at the airport.
d We cant go for a swim because the waters too cold.
e Im bored all the time because I live in this small town.
f I didnt take any photos because I didnt have my camera with me.
g They didnt play well so they lost the match.
h You caught a cold because you went out without your coat.
(16 marks)
6 Match ah with 18 to form compound nouns.
a lap 1 machine ............
b hand 2 provider ............
c answering 3 messaging ............
d MP3 4 set ............
e service 5 phones ............
f internet 6 top ............
g head 7 access ............
h instant 8 player ............
(4 marks)

Total: / 50

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