Module 8 Test B

GRAMMAR
Write the passive
1 People send a lot of text messages.

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2 In China, they grow a lot of tea.

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3 My company employs twenty five people.

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4 Robots make cars in most factories.

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5 My mother looks after me.

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Re-order the words to make questions

6 you at sports good are?

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7 do music you what kind like of?

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8 play musical instrument you do a?

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9 the holidays plans are your for what?

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10 cooking he does your enjoy?

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Put the verb into the correct tense
11 I broke my arm while I (play) tennis.

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12 I (listen to) a CD when the doorbell rang.

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13 I (walk) to college when I saw an accident.

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14 While I (do) the washing up, I dropped a cup.

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15 The last time we met, you (write) a novel.

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VOCABULARY
Choose the correct word
16 The cost of petrol has deteriorated/gone up this week. ____________________

17 The quality of education has got better/improved in recent years. ____________________

18 The world population has gone up/improved dramatically. ____________________

19 Temperatures have increased/got better in the last ten years. ____________________

20 The price of computers has got worse/fallen steadily. ____________________

Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions

21 put up with end a relationship
22 split up with slowly stop having a good relationship
23 ask out accept a situation
24 get over invite on a date
25 grow apart stop feeling sad
Match the phrases with their definitions
26 top speed not enough time
27 speed limit losing speed
28 rush hour going to/from work
29 slow down the fastest you can go
30 in a hurry the maximum allowed

READING
…finally, also released this month is Nick Traynor’s new story. It is called Top Speed, and is about one
week in the life of a racing driver Martin Cheddar. His performances have been getting worse with every
race and he’s under pressure to win the last race of the season. At the same time, he’s just split up with his
girlfriend. The team are in a hurry to make a new deal with another driver to replace Cheddar. Can
Cheddar speed up, improve his position and still keep his job? You have to read the book to find out.
Choose the correct word
31 The story is by/about Nick Traynor _____

32 It’s about a week/year in the life of a driver. _____

33 He has been performing better/worse. _____

34 The team want to keep/replace Cheddar. _____

35 Cheddar is/isn’t married. _____

WRITING
Write the rest of this paragraph.
“I put the money in my pocket and ran out of the room…
Say:
Whose money was it

Was anyone else in the room

Why did you run

Where were you going