NAME _____________________________________________

CLASS __________________
MARK __________________

SEMESTRIAL TEST PAPER

A. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word from the box. There is one word extra. 1p

bet, pitfalls, inherited, obstruction, memorable, income, destiny, dairy, interest

1. She was very aware of the potential ___________________________________ of running a business.

2. You will repay the money with ___________________________________ , as agreed in the contract.
3. Check that there is no _________________________________ of the patient’s airway.
4. These families have no source of ___________________________ when the harvest is over.
5. He felt it was his ___________________________ to be famous.
6. I __________________________ Ł10 on each of the horses.
7. He __________________________ the business from his father.
8. A building on a farm where milk is kept and where foods such as butter and cheese are made is called
a _________________________________ .

B. Match the adjectives with their definitions. There is one definition you will not need. You can guess
the missing adjective for two extra points! 1p

1 VAGUE A swollen and full of a clear liquid caused by being burned or rubbed 1
2 DILIGENT B working very hard and very carefully 2
3 RESOURCEFUL C not complete, accurate, or fully formed 3
4 RELUCTANT D polite, especially in a formal way 4
5 COURTEOUS E kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how 5
they feel
6 BLISTERED F not willing to do something (describing someone who is doing 6
something but does not really want to)
G good at finding effective ways to deal with problems

C. Complete each sentence with an appriopriate word from the box. Change the form if it is necessary.
There is one extra word. 1p

RUN TAKE PUT BE LIVE HAVE CUT GO

1. If you leave your job, what are you going to ................................................ on?
2. Many Polish hospitals are ........................................... out of money.
3. I try to ........................................... a little by each month for bills.
4. These improvements will .............................................. down on traffic noise.
5. I had to ........................................... out a loan to buy my new car. I’ll pay back the money I borrowed over
three years.
6. Can you lend me Ł5? I ........................................ completely broke.
7. Thousands of young firms which started out with such promise ............................................. bankrupt every
year.

D. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word formed of the word in bold. 1p

1. As a chairman, he was firm and ......................................................... . DECISION

2. He can be very ........................................................... . PERSUADE
3. Frank fought a .............................................................. battle against cancer. COURAGE
4. His ............................................... refusal to pay eventually led to a prison sentence. PERSIST
5. Paying for the car to be repaired has really eaten into his .................................................. . SAVE
E. Make collocations by matching the words. 1p

1 flight A guide 1
2 dead B rise 2
3 door-to-door C salesperson 3
4 tour D over a cable 4
5 taxi E graduate 5
6 post - F sweeper 6
7 job - G fare 7
8 pay H end 8
9 chimney I electricity 9
10 faulty J leave 10
11 to trip K attendant 11
12 sick L speaking 12
13 broadly M market 13

F. Write an appropriate preposition in each sentence. 1p

points points
1 be obsessed ....................... sth 9 be suitable .................................. sth
2 congratulate sb ..................... sth 10 be responsible .............................. sth
3 retire ...................... a job 11 be skilled .............................. sth
4 apply ..................... a position 12 pose ........................... photographs
5 specialise ..................... sth 13 fill ....................... an application form
6 deal ........................... sth 14 apologize .......................... sth
7 have experience .......................... sth 15 accuse sb ............................. sth
8 be qualified ................................ sth 16 succeed ............................ doing sth

G. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs. 1p

1. I can’t afford __________________________________ /not, have / a job at the moment.

2. Have you considered _________________________________ / move / house?
3. I hate when the phone keeps __________________________________ / ring /.
4. He suggested that we _____________________________________ / go / out.
5. They have delayed __________________________________ / make / a decision.
6. I avoid ____________________________________ / buy / expensive clothes.
7. The job will involve you _____________________________ / spend / sometime abroad.
8. Lyn told Betty __________________________________ / not, be / late.
9. She encouraged me _________________________________ / apply / for the promotion.
10. There’s no point in _________________________________ / listen / to this.

H. Make negative adjectives using the prefixes: 1p

dis-, il-, ir-, in-, un-, im-

1. _______personal 6. _______satisfied
2. _______direct 7. _______legal
3. _______convenient 8. _______mature
4. _______relevant 9. _______sure
5. _______reliable 10. _______agreeable
 UPSTREAM / Upper-Intermediate / Unit 3 / Test – Key

A.
1 pitfalls
2 interest
3 obstruction
4 income
5 destiny
6 bet
7 inherited
8 dairy

B.

1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – G, 4 – F, 5 – D, 6 – A
2 extra points for the word ‘sympathetic’ – definition E

C.

1 live 2 running 3 put 4 cut 5 take 6 am 7 go

D.

1 – decisive, 2 – persuasive, 3 – courageous, 4 – persistent, 5 – savings

E.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
K H C A G E M B F I D J L

F.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
with on from for in with in / in for for at for in for of in
with

G.

1/ not to have 6/ buying

2/ moving 7/ spending
3/ ringing 8/ not to be
4/ go / went 9/ to apply
5/ making 10/ listening

H.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
im- in- in- ir- un- dis- il- im- un- dis-
Test opracowała - Elżbieta Paszko
II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Zamościu