End of course test Upper-Intermediate

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1

I think you’d have got the job if you ________ (not ask) that stupid question.

hadn't asked

2

Call an ambulance! Mrs Jones ________ (run over) by a car!

has been run over

3

I immediately regretted ________ (send) the email.

sending / having sent

4

I ________ (writing) my essay for an hour when my computer crashed and lost it all.

had been writing

5

I’m sure you wish you ________ (not buy) that car. It’s been nothing but trouble.

hadn’t bought

Complete the sentences with one word. Grammar

1

Don’t ________ me for your problems – they’re your responsibility.

blame

2

I don’t speak French, but my sister ________.

does

3

Do you have any idea ________ Marc is coming to football practice this week?

if/whether

4

Robert sang that song really well, ________ he?

didn't 

5

It sounds as ________ the neighbours are arguing again.

if

Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

1

 ________ are becoming an increasingly large proportion of many societies.

     Unemployed   The unemployed   The unemployed people

The unemployed

2

We played the music quietly ________ wake the children.

     to not   not to   so as not to

so as not to

3

________ the very steep climb up the last hill, I really enjoyed the walk.

     Although   In spite   Despite

Despite

4

That’s a _______ table – where did you buy it?

     lovely little wooden   little lovely wooden   lovely wooden little

lovely little wooden

5

Does anyone know where ________?

     lives Petra   does Petra live   Petra lives

Petra lives

Complete the sentences with the correct word.Vocab

1

You have to take Diana’s age into ________ when you judge her work.

     place   care   account

account

2

I think Jerry was very tired – he’s ________ asleep on the sofa.

     full   fast   deep

fast

3

The audience loved it all and the band came back twice to give ________.

     encores   choruses   performances

encores

4

I find it ________ when apps keep updating themselves all the time.

     confused   confusion   confusing

confusing

5

Have you ________ finished that book?

       yet   nearly   still

nearly

Complete the sentences with one word made from the word in brackets.

1

I like green vegetables, ________ spinach. (special)

especially

2

She behaves like a little girl sometimes – she’s so ________. (mature)

 immature

3

I felt very ________ when I couldn’t remember her name. (embarrass)

embarrassed

4

I’m ________ to peanuts, but I can eat any other kinds of nuts. (allergy)

allergic

5

It was a huge storm, and several trees were hit by ________. (light)

lightening