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Caroline Krantz
New Headway Upper-Intermediatethe THIRD editionTest Booklet
This booklet contains:
12 Unit Tests which revise the corresponding unit in New HeadwayUpper-Intermediate the third edition Students Book. Each test includes
a reading and writing task and has a total score of 100.
An Answer Key for all the exercises.
Writing Assessment Criteria to help you assess your students writtentasks.
Note to the teacher
1 Match the verb forms in 112 with tenses al.1 ___ Id never been to Ireland before.
2 ___ It hasnt been fixed yet.
3 ___ Shell be working in Brussels next week.
4 ___ The products are not tested on animals.
5 ___ Hes already met her.
6 ___ We are being watched.
7 ___ Ill speak to her at the end of the lesson.
8 ___ He was kept in hospital overnight.
9 ___ They were eating popcorn during the film.
10 ___ The photocopiers been breaking down a lotrecently.
11 ___ He applied for the post.
12 ___ Theyre always arguing.
a Present Perfect Passive
b Past Perfect
c Present Continuous Passive
d Present Perfect Continuous
e Future Continuous
f Past Simple
g Future Simple
h Present Perfect
i Present Continuous
j Past Continuous
k Present Simple Passive
l Past Simple Passive
0.5 points for each correct answer
2 Choose the correct verb form.1 I went / have been to Scotland ages ago.
2 My car is / is being serviced today.
3 Ive lived / lived in Thailand for five years after I gotmarried.
4 He is always / is always being very friendly.
5 We visit / are visiting our grandmother after schooltoday.
6 I think Ive fixed / been fixing your bicycle.
7 Ive had / been having the same hairstyle for years.
8 It was the first time he has / had ever seen snow.
9 The little girl was stroking / stroked the dog when itsuddenly bit her.
10 Dont disturb her between 2 and 3 oclock as shell be having / have a nap.
0.5 points for each correct answer
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb inbrackets.
1 I dont know how Helen is. I ________________ (not see) her for absolutely ages.
2 Im a designer, but I ________________ (work) in thesales department at the moment.
3 This book ________________ (print) in Spain.
4 Before she emigrated last year, she ________________never ________________ (travel) abroad.
5 I ________________ (wait) for days before someonefinally returned my call.
6 Dont call the office at 11 oclock. We________________ (have) a meeting.
7 I ________________ (not see) the sun once since Iarrived here a week ago.
8 I ________________ (do) the ironing when thephone rang.
9 My computer ________________ (repair) at themoment.
10 What ________________ you ________________(have) for dinner last night?
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4 Match each sentence with the correct response.1 ___ Maria comes from Madrid.
2 ___ Maria is coming from Madrid.
a What time does her plane get in?
b Really? I thought she was from Barcelona.
3 ___ What were you doing when the accidenthappened?
4 ___ What did you do when the accident happened?
a I called the police.
b I was washing my car.
5 ___ Well have lunch at 1 oclock.
6 ___ Well be having lunch at 1 oclock.
a All right, Ill call you after that.
b That sounds like a good idea.
7 ___ Shes being very kind.
8 ___ Shes very kind.
a Really? I wonder what she wants.
b Yes, thats why everybody likes her.
9 ___ When we arrived he tidied the flat.
10 ___ When we arrived he had tidied the flat.
a Did you have to help him?
b Yes, hes very organized these days.
11 ___ Ive lived in Brazil for three years.
12 ___ I lived in Brazil for three years.
a What was it like?
b Whats it like?
13 ___ How do you do?
14 ___ How are you doing?
a Not so bad, thanks.
b How do you do?
0.5 points for each correct answer
5 Write the words which have been left out in these informalsentences and questions. There are two words for each line.(Contractions, e.g. havent, count as two words.)
1 Heard any good jokes lately? _________
2 Been here long? _________
3 Bye. See you soon. _________
4 Want a tea? Im just making some. _________
5 Like the new suit? Ive just bought it. _________
6 Be back in a second. Hold on. _________
7 Ready? Shall we start? _________
8 Got any plans for the weekend? _________
9 Going anywhere special tonight? _________
10 Finished! Can I go now? _________
11 Sorry. Got to go. _________
0.5 points for each correct answer
6 Replace the words in italics with a more informal expressionfrom the box.
a big shot take a real toll beat upreally into 24/7 itchy feeta really big deal get it puffed
1 After jogging for three miles I was completely out ofbreath. __________________
2 Living in a different country from your partner canhave a damaging effect on your relationship.__________________
3 Hes on her mind all the time. __________________
4 I dont think shes very keen on opera.__________________
5 Id really like to go abroad for a while. Ive got a strongdesire to travel these days. __________________
6 Why is he so keen on her? I dont understand.__________________
7 Thanksgiving Day is very important in the UnitedStates. __________________
8 He threatened to hit and kick anyone that came nearhim. __________________
9 Her fathers a very important person at IBM; themanaging director, I think. __________________
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7 Match the informal language 18 with the more formallanguage ah.
1 loads of a I feel
2 quite a bit b children/young adults
3 I reckon c a considerable amount
4 kids d Im very interested in
5 Im really into e a lot of
6 best wishes f please find enclosed
7 here is g a variety of things
8 all kinds of stuff h yours sincerely
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8 Replace the words in italics with the more informal languagefrom the box.
kind of cos been all over the placehanging in there like crazy OKhead its no problem for me
1 I find it easy to learn languages. __________________
2 Are you feeling all right? __________________
3 Ive travelled widely. __________________
4 Lifes not easy at the moment,but Im surviving. __________________
5 Dont call me later because I wont be at home. __________________
6 I find his behaviour quitestrange. __________________
7 My leg is hurting a lot. __________________
8 Shall we go home soon? __________________
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9 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
home-made home-grown homecominghouse plant homesick houseboundhouse-warming house-proud houseworkhomeless
1 When John returned from his travels around theworld his family celebrated his _______________with a big party.
2 Theres a new shop thats opened just round the cornerwhich sells all sorts of nice things including_______________ cakes and _______________vegetables.
3 Its very hard to keep up with the _______________when youve got a full-time job.
4 My mothers extremely _______________ .Everythings always so neat and tidy.
5 Janet and Steve are moving to London Road nextmonth. Have you had an invitation to their_______________ party?
6 My neighbour has just had a major operation, so hesgoing to be _______________ for a while.
7 The floods left hundreds of people _______________ .
8 She felt _______________ when she first went towork in Hong Kong, but shes really enjoying it now.
9 Im just popping over to Juliets house to water her_______________ . Shes gone on holiday for a coupleof weeks.
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10 Match the words in A and B to make compound nouns.A B
1 ___ book a program
2 ___ head b poisoning
3 ___ food c pill
4 ___ junk d food
5 ___ computer e pot
6 ___ tea f line
7 ___ sleeping g case
8 ___ door h bell
9 ___ open i escape
10 ___ fire j air
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11 Decide what the words in italics refer to. Match them withthe nouns in the box.
bus birthday childrencity office parentspolice cycling
1 It just makes so much sense its free, healthy, muchbetter for the environment and can actually be quickerin the rush hour.___________
2 Its a real struggle to get them ready in time, and one ofthem has usually forgotten something! ___________
3 I usually get there at about 9 a.m., and leave at aboutfive in the afternoon.___________
4 They live about a four-hour drive away, but becausethey are quite old now, I try to see them at least once amonth.___________
5 It was such a special occasion, and I really enjoyed
