Exit test Units 1–12

5 Match 1–11 with the verbs from the box to make collocations. Use each verb only once.
deal drop expect feel go look make pay start study take
1 take somebody’s temperature
2 _______ jealous
3 _______ skydiving
4 _______ a baby
5 _______ with bad times
6 _______ a complaint
7 _______ for a degree
8 _______ a business
9 _______ like your parents
10 _______ out of university
11 _______ rent


6 Read the text and complete the gaps with words
a–l. There is one word you don’t need to use.

Fish has been eaten in Britain, an island, 1 j thousands of years. In the 17th century potatoes 2____ brought from Latin America. However, it wasn’t 3____ the 19th century that Mr Marlin had the idea of 4____ fish and potatoes together and making fish and chips. When he opened his fish and chip shop in London in 1860, it quickly 5____ popular with working people who needed quick, filling meals. By the 1920s 6____ were 31,000 fish and chip shops in Britain, although there 7____ only 8,000 today. A recent study found 8____ Britain’s favourite fast food is still fish and chips. Second, third, and fourth positions 9____ to pizza (Italian), duck (Chinese) and curry (Indian). The traditional way to 10____ fish and chips is to buy them wrapped in paper and to have them with salt and vinegar. Originally, they were wrapped in newspaper, but most are 11____ in white paper now.

a until e that i are
b became f eat j for
c putting g were k sold
d went h when l there
7 Complete the sentences with words from the box. There is one word you don’t need to use.
although for from however of so such that to where which who
1 On that day, I met the man who later became my husband.
2 _______ I don’t like cocoa, I love chocolate.
3 Chris doesn’t speak Spanish. _______ , he speaks Catalan.
4 Mike was feeling really tired _______ he went home early.
5 First _______ all, I think everyone likes music.
6 Our town, _______ lies on the coast, is called Oldport.
7 I apologize _______ our misunderstanding yesterday.
8 The food’s really spicy and I like _______ .
9 I look forward _______ hearing from you again soon.
10 John is _______ a nice man. I really enjoy talking to him.
11 The place _______ I was born is a small island in the Pacific Ocean.