Тест по английскому языку к учебнику Close up C1 Unit 6

Name: _____________________________

Date: _____________________

Mark: ___________/ 40 marks

Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.

1 All municipal rubbish is sent to a______far from the city.

a landfall

b wasteland

c landfill

d landslide

2 It’s so______when the sun is blocked out by the clouds.

a gloomy

b breezy

c gusty

d sultry

3 We got soaked when it suddenly began to during our walk in the park.

a beat down

b blow up

c bucket down

d blow over

4 Residents are concerned about the_______of stray dogs roaming the streets.

a herds

b packs

c droves

d armies

5   It costs many millions of dollars to______for oil off shore in the sea.

a tunnel

b dig

c mine

d drill

6 Tourists were advised______visiting the mountain areas because of bandits.

a from

b against

c toward

d through

7 The weather forecast said it will be a bit today, so don’t forget your umbrella.

a drizzly

b muggy

c dull

d sultry

8 He loves camping. Using his natural_______to survive really appeals to him.

a surroundings

b elements

c area

d landfill

9 The government’s_______on higher fines for companies that pollute the environment is fair.

a patience

b insistence

c obedience

d persistence

10 It was a_____day, so the beaches were crowded.

a dull

b grey

c humid

d drizzly

11 We can go cycling this afternoon if the weather clears .

a down

b over

c out

d up

12 The Native Americans of the Great Plains led a  life as they followed the herds of buffalo.

a migrant

b nomadic

c travelling

d wandering

13 The______in my dad’s garden is perfect for growing vegetables.

a dirt

b landfill

c soil

d wasteland

14 We should stay at home until the storm_______.

a blows over

b blows up

c blows down

d blows under

15 Chemical_______is against the law, as it harms the environment.

a pumping

b dumping

c bumping

d clumping

16 The sky was______when we went to the tennis match, so we didn’t need suncream.

a oppressive

b bright

c overcast

d breezy

17 Human beings cannot control nature or the_______.

a elements

b pollutants

c settlements

d contaminants

18 Until I watched a documentary, I was______of the threat to the wetlands.

a indifferent

b unknown

c insensitive

d unaware

19 Our picnic in the countryside was ruined by an army of .

a bees

b frogs

c ants

d mice

20 The puppy was very ill for the first few days, but now he’s been to the vet he’s .

a consuming

b thriving

c pouring

d roasting

(___/ 20 marks)

Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 Joe______the waste paper for recycling because it’s still here.

a shouldn’t have taken

b needn’t have taken

c didn’t have to take

d can’t have taken

2 ______I use a sunblock even when it’s cloudy?

a Need

b Have

c Should

d Ought

3 I_______the flowers because Tom had already done it.

a won’t have watered

b needn’t have watered

c mustn’t have watered

d couldn’t have watered

4 Carey______the documentary, but I’m not sure.

a should have seen

b will have seen

c would have seen

d might have seen

5 Do we______a new hot water heater?

a able to get

b need to get

c ought to get

d prefer to get

6 Billy_____to look after my dogs when I went on holiday.

a wasn’t able

b couldn’t

c didn’t

d wouldn’t

7 I ______throw out all my old newspapers, but I like to recycle them.

a must

b could

c would

d should

8 I______an eco-holiday, but I just couldn’t afford it.

a will take

b will have taken

c would take

d would have taken

9 You______an umbrella; it’s stopped raining now.

a mustn’t take

b couldn’t take

c don’t have to take

d can’t take

10 Where are those books I ordered online? They_____by now.

a might have arrived

b could have arrived

c would have arrived

d should have arrived

11 I______when I was two, you know.

a could swim

b should swim

c might swim

d must swim

12 You______the dog; I’ve already taken her out today.

a mustn’t walk

b needn’t walk

c shouldn’t walk

d couldn’t walk

13 Tim______to me and bought a hybrid car instead of a petrol guzzler.

a should have listened

b could have listened

c would have listened

d must have listened

14 Scientists aren’t certain yet, but a meteor______Earth in the near future.

a can hit

b needs to hit

c might hit

d should hit

15 They were both caught in the flood; it______a terrible ordeal.

a could have been

b should have been

c might have been

d must have been

16 Everyone_______recycle glass, paper and aluminium.

a able to

b have to

c need to

d ought to

17 They_______us if they wanted to, but they didn’t.

a would have helped

b should have helped

c could have helped

d must have helped

18 You want 50,000 euros for a solar panel? You  serious!

a can’t be

b mustn’t be

c might not be

d shouldn’t be

19 We_______a new fridge; the old one works just fine.

a can’t buy

b mustn’t buy

c couldn’t buy

d don’t need to buy

20 The authorities______to provide recycling bins in the town centre.

a must

b need

c could

d should

(___/ 20 marks)