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Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 5

Name _______________________ Score _____________

Vocabulary

A Complete the text with words from the box.

advertise advertisers brand loyalty brand consumers dissatisfied

impossible inaccurate market research reliable unreliable unsuccessful

Many advertisers are set (1) _______________ tasks by companies. They are often asked to

(2) _______________ products that are (3) _______________ and of poor quality. They are expected to convince (4) _______________ to switch from the (5) _______________ they buy at the moment to one that nobody has heard of. To do this some (6) _______________ give (7) _______________ and sometimes dishonest information about the product they are trying to sell. However,

(8) _______________ shows that not only is (9) _______________ very strong but many consumers would rather pay slightly more for something they find (10) _______________ and are happy with, than risk changing to something they may well be (11) _______________ with. In fact, advertisers are facing an increasingly difficult task of convincing us to buy anything. Of course, if advertising becomes more and more (12) _______________ companies will have to find new ways of promoting their products and services.

B Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets and the correct negative prefix.

(13) I know the supermarket is cheaper, but it’s so far away it’s _______________ (convenient).

(14) Relax and stop being so _______________ (patient). I don’t want to buy the wrong thing.

(15) The prices were just _______________ (believable)!

(16) Why do you say I’m _______________ (loyal)? If they put up the prices, of course I’ll buy a different brand!

(17) I never believe any advertisements. They all seem so _______________ (probable) to me!

C Complete 18–22 with the words in the box. There are three extra words.

boss colleagues do make receive Sellotape send Tipp-Ex

(18)

A: I can’t believe it. Are you sure the email isn’t in your inbox?

B: OK, I’ll _______________ it again.

(19) Oh no! I’ve made another mistake. Can you pass me the _____________, please?

(20) Just make sure that I _______________ that report by tomorrow morning. If necessary, stay up and write it all night!

(21) Hey, Julie! Can you _______________ some photocopying for me?

(22) I really hate my job. Working from 9 to 5 is bad enough, but when your _______________ is as bad as mine …!

Grammar

D Complete the conversation with the correct word or phrase.

A: I prefer to pay slightly (23) high / higher / highest prices and be sure of the quality.

B: Yes, but the (24) cheap / cheaper / cheapest products are not always the (25) bad / worse / worst. Well-known brands are usually much (26) as expensive as / more expensive than other similar products, but often the quality is not much (27) good / better / best. Look at this! This is just (28) as good as / more good than that one and it’s half the price!

A: I’m sure you spend (29) more money than / the most money I do when you go shopping.

B: Yes, but you always buy (30) few / fewer / fewest things than I do, so of course you spend

(31) less / the least money than me.

E Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.

(32) This one is most expensive than that one, and I’m sure it’s better quality.

______________________________________________________________________________

(33) Which of these is the more popular?

______________________________________________________________________________

(34) This is the better one you can buy.

______________________________________________________________________________

(35) It doesn’t look any different as this one.

______________________________________________________________________________

(36) Are you sure this is as good this one?

______________________________________________________________________________

(37) We’ve had the fewer complaints about this one.

______________________________________________________________________________

(38) You really shouldn’t spend most money than that.

______________________________________________________________________________

Functional language

F Complete the sentences with verbs from the box. There is one extra verb.

ask call hold take speak tell say

(39) Can I _______________ a message?

(40) Can you _______________ me your name again, please?

(41) Can you _______________ on a minute?

(42) Could you _______________ that I called?

(43) Can I _______________ to Rob Douglas, please?

(44) Could I _______________ who’s calling, please?

G Complete the conversation with the sentences from exercise F above.

Receptionist: Good morning, Baker & Douglas Limited.

Sara Dunbar: Good morning. (45) _______________

Receptionist: Certainly. (46) _______________

Sara Dunbar: Yes, it’s Sara Dunbar.

Receptionist: (47) _______________

Sara Dunbar: Of course.

Receptionist: I’m sorry, Mr Douglas is not available. (48) _______________

Sara Dunbar: Yes. (49) _______________

Receptionist: Certainly. (50) _______________

Sara Dunbar: Yes, it’s Sara Dunbar.

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