Solutions Upper -Intermediate Unit 8 test

    1  If I _____ my mobile phone, I ______ the screen.

Nick _____ exhousted now if he ____ so many things.

I ____ early yesterday if I ____ about the surprise party.

Dad ____ furious today if you ____ him about it yesterday.

It ____ impossible to climb if it ____ any higher.

    1   Sally wouldn’t have gone to the demonstration ___________ the cause was important to her. She really believes

in this.

    1   ___________ you lose all your money? What will you do then? I certainly won’t lend you any more.

___________ a million people had signed the petition, it wouldn’t have had any effect on the minister’s position.

    1   I wouldn’t have come ___________ you had asked me. I hate horror films.

    1   ___________ you found a £20 note in the street, would you hand it in?

On the demonstration, protesters __________________ up placards which demanded that women should be paid the same as men.

I urge young people from our community to register to __________________ in elections so as to fight against discrimination against us on the basis of our colour. 

On Sunday, in Main Park, we intend to __________________ a rally in support of people who are sleeping on the streets because they have nowhere to live.

I have decided to __________________ for election to the next parliament as an independent candidate because I wish to oppose the way political parties accept money from wealthy supporters in return for favours.  

Please __________________ our petition against the government’s decision to ban access to websites which are critical of their position. 

    1   Sylvia got the builders ___ the window they broke.

    1   Tom makes his sister ___ him with his homework.

    1   I’m hoping to keep my computer fixed soon.

They wanted the students working in the library.

    1   I’m sorry we got the gate ___.

We could start ___ talking about different ways of reducing plastic pollution.

Yes, I feel quite ___ that we need to take urgent action. There are millions of tons of plastic in our oceans                      and it’s killing the marine life.

Absolutely. I ___ agree more. 

I ___ a rather different view on that. I think we should stop buying water bottles completely. 

Yes, I think you’re right. Not ___ that, we should stop using plastic lids on coffee cups and plastic bags in                       supermarkets.

I’m ___ you on that. Lots of supermarkets sell ‘bags for life’ .

Sorry to ___, but you can just reuse old bags from home too.

We need to ___ what is the most important measure to take.

Good ___, I agree. They need to stop packaging their fruit and vegetables in plastic and we can bring our                     own bags to take them back home.

That’s ___, then. Campaigning and personal action is what is most urgently needed.