REFRESHER 3

WEEKLY TEST 5 NAME: __________________

Grammar
1. Fill in the gaps in the text with the word that best fits each gap. Use only one word for each
gap. There is an example at the beginning.

Letters from Home

I lived in a very mysterious house at 0. __one__ stage when I was a student. It was 1. ______ old
house that had 2. ______ empty for a couple of months before my college friends and I moved in.
The strange thing 3. ______ that the people who had lived there before us had left a lot of their
belongings behind. 4. ______ was some old furniture that they must 5. ______ decided they didnt
want, some old books and even a 6. ______ tins of food in the kitchen. But 7. ______ strangest
thing was a wooden box that I found hidden under the bed 8. ______one of the rooms. It was full of
old letters, all of 9. ______ had been written by the same woman to her son. He 10. ______ been
living in New York when he received them, but he had obviously kept them for several years and
brought them back to London with 11. ______ to this house. The letters were all in neat bundles
according 12. ______ the date they had been posted. They told a fascinating story and by the time it
got dark, I had a really clear picture in my mind of the woman 13. ______ had written them. 14.
______ I couldnt understand was how her son could have kept them for so 15. ______ years and
then just abandoned them like that.

2. Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the following phrasal verbs.
sort out come up set off go through knock down close down take up burst out break up cut
down
16. The rock band were together for ten years before they separated.
17. Im trying to reduce the amount of chocolate I eat.
18. When I saw the look on his face I suddenly began laughing.
19. Theyve demolished the old houses in order to build some new flats.
20. Kerry experienced a really bad time after the divorce.
21. Hes been unemployed since the factory stopped operating.
22. They began their journey at seven, and arrived at the hotel at midnight.
23. Im very sorry. I cant see you tonight. Something very urgent has happened.
24. Why dont you start doing yoga? It would help you to relax.
25. Theres a problem with my computer. Ill deal with it tomorrow.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct pair of particles.

out of on with2 forward to up with
26. Just carry ______ what youre doing and tell me when youve finished.
27. Im not ready yet. You go on ahead and Ill catch ______ you later.
28. Judiths a very difficult person to get ______. Shes always having rows with people.
29. Lets stop at the nearest petrol station. Weve run ________ petrol.
30. Im looking ________ going to your party.

4. Turn the following statements and questions into reported speech.

31. 'I gave some flowers to Olga yesterday, James said.

He told me that__________________________________.
32. 'We are having a barbecue at our holiday home tomorrow, she said.
She said that ___________________________________.
33. 'Ill give you a lift, Tony said.
 He told me _____________________________________.
34. 'What does your father-in-law look like? Harry asked Linda.
He asked her ___________________________________.
35. 'Has she talked to her boss yet? asked Martin.
He asked Lucie _________________________________

5. Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in brackets, adding suffixes
and/ or prefixes. Put the word in the correct form.

36. We dont get a high enough salary. It is obvious that we are __________ (pay).
37. Weve moved into a lovely old house but well have to __________ (modern) the kitchen.
38. The governments __________ (refuse) to listen what ordinary people are saying may cost
them election.
39. Anna finds __________ (mother) to be the most fulfilling side of her life.
40. I thought the teenagers behavior in court was absolutely __________ (outrage).
41. I cant understand why she put up with Oscars behavior for so long. His treatment of his
girlfriend was really ___________ (forgive).
42. The vase you broke is very rare; Im afraid, its __________ (replace).
43. It was ___________ (responsible) of her to leave the children by themselves in the
swimming pool.
44. I think you shouldnt ___________ (estimate) his abilities, he is only an average student.
45. A good manager can never be incompetent and__________ (organise).

6. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

46. The report accused the government _______ avoiding its responsibilities.
47. The police have finally succeeded _______ solving this mystery.
48. He insisted _______ his innocence, even though nobody believed him.
49. They are doing some research _______ the effects of brain damage.
50. There has been a significant increase _______ sales recently.
51. The reason _______ the flood was all that heavy rain.
52. He seemed dissatisfied _______ my explanation.
53. The government should be aware _______ the risks involved in the project.
54. It wasnt an accident, Im sure you did it _______ purpose.
55. We had to pay the rent two weeks ________ advance.

Vocabulary

7. Write a word or phrase for the following definitions.

56. The age at which children normally leave school for good: _____________________age.
57. Money given by the government which enables a person to study: ______________.
58. A school run and funded by the government (especially in the UK):
____________________.
59. A university teacher who is not a professor: _____________________.
60. Classes that people can go to after work: ____________________.

8. Match the words from the two columns to make typical collocations.

61. continuous A. college

62. teacher-training B. education
63. graduation C. degree
64. primary D. assessment
65. post-graduate E. ceremony
66. further F. school

9. Use the correct forms of the words in brackets.

67. People trafficking is a grave ___________ (violate) of human rights.
68. Three hundred people were left ___________ (home) after the earthquake.
69. A third of the population are living at or below the ___________ (poor) line.
70. Many of the people suffered severe ___________ (deprive) after the war.
71. People judged to be functionally ___________ (literacy) lack basic reading and writing skills.
72. ___________ (affluence) Western countries are better equipped to face the problems of global
warming.
73. The men claimed they were political refugees and not___________ (economy) migrants.

74. People have accepted me for what I am, including my __________ (religion) faith.
75. The___________(stereotype) view is that women are not career-minded.

76. When you first emigrated, what kinds of things did you have to get __________ (custom) to?

77. The newcomers didnt suffer the prejudice or ___________ (hostile) that some migrants
complain of.

78. Several of the settlers now face ___________ (deport).

10. Match the words from different columns to make collocations.

79. culture A immigrant

80. native B seeker
81. ethnic C land
82. illegal D asylum
83. asylum E racism
84. political F minority
85. promote G refuge
86. take H shock

11. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases meaning the same as the word in
brackets. The first letters are given.

87. The authorities are afraid the regional conflict may e_________________ (spread to other
areas).
88. The regime was condemned for its policy of e________________ c_______________
(genocide).
89. The war has caused a lot of c________________ c________________ (deaths of ordinary, non-
military people).
90. I_______________ o_________________(neutral people or bodies from other countries) are
checking that the elections are conducted honestly.
91. The aim of the military intervention was to o_________________ (remove somebody from
power using force) the regime.
92. There has been c________________ u________________ (disagreement or fighting between
groups of ordinary people) here for several years now.
93. The explosion on the train was caused by a s________________ b________________ (a
terrorist who blows up himself as well as everyone else).
94. The patrol did not expect an a__________________ (an unexpected attack from secret
positions) on a remote highway.
95. There are reports of a r____________________ (people fighting against their government)
against the President.
96. The government has attempted to negotiate a c__________________ (an agreement to stop
fighting for a certain period).
Answer Sheet (Refresher 3 Weekly Test 4)
Grammar Vocabulary
1. an 56. school-leaving (age)
2. been 57. grant
3. was 58. state school
4. there 59. lecturer/ tutor
5. have 60. evening classes
6. few 61. D
7. the
62. A
8. in
63. E
9. which
10. had 64. F
11. him 65. C
12. to 66. B
13. who/ that 67. violation
14. what 68. homeless
15. many 69. poverty
16. broke up 70. deprivation
17. cut down 71. illiterate
18. burst out 72. affluent
19. knocked down 73. economic
20. went through 74. religious
21. closed down 75. stereotypical
22. set off 76. accustomed
23. come up 77. hostility
24. take up 78. deportation
25. sort it out 79. H
26. on with 80. C
27. up with 81. F
28. on with 82. A
29. out of 83. B
84. D
30. forward to
85. E
31. he had given some flowers to Olga the day 86. G
before/ the previous day. 87. escalate
32. they were having a barbecue at their 88. ethnic cleansing
holiday home the next/ following day. 89. civilian casualties
33. he would give me a lift. 90. international observers
34. what her father-in-law looked like. 91. overthrow
35. if/ whether she had talked to her boss yet. 92. civil unrest
36. underpaid 93. suicide bomber
37. modernise 94. ambush
38. refusal 95. rebellion
39. motherhood 96. ceasefire
40. outrageous
41. unforgivable
42. irreplaceable
43. irresponsible
44. overestimate
45. disorganized
46. of
47. in
48. on
49. into/ on
50. in
51. for
52. with
53. of
54. on
55. in