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Outcomes Upper Intermediate Unit 1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

I found the scenes of poverty and sickness really ____.
a.
catchy
b.
disturbing
c.
commercial
 

 2. 

That play was just ____ - the script was boring, the acting bad and the directing terrible.
a.
awful
b.
gripping
c.
weird
 

 3. 

I love thrillers, especially ones that are really ____.
a.
catchy
b.
dull
c.
gripping
 

 4. 

We couldn't stop laughing - it was absolutely ____.
a.
hilarious
b.
uplifting
c.
commercial
 

 5. 

That advertisement's got a really ____ tune - I can't stop singing it.
a.
over-the-top
b.
catchy
c.
hilarious
 

 6. 

I was in such a good mood when I came out of the theatre. I had no idea the play would be so ____.
a.
catchy
b.
dull
c.
uplifting
 

Short Answer
 
 
Instructions: Replace the underlined word with a word from page 10.
 

 7. 

His paintings of his wife are so intimidating that sometimes it's quite embarrassing.
 
 
 

 8. 

I wanted a really sombre painting in my house - something that would make everyone feel romantic.
 
 
 

 9. 

I don't know what the artist was trying to do here - are all his paintings so pretty?
 
 
 

 10. 

A serious and sad picture can put you in a jolly mood.
 
 
 

 11. 

Look how dated this picture of a sea storm is - can't you just feel the energy in the waves?
 
 
 

 12. 

Pictures of war and suffering will never be ambiguous - they will always be relevant to our lives.
 
 
 

 13. 

I only like sombre paintings - I don't understand abstract art at all.
 
 
 

 14. 

Life-like art really tells you a lot about the artist's psychological state.
 
 
 
 
Instructions: Write the correct answer in the space provided.
 

 15. 

The hero deals / faces a number of serious setbacks before the girl falls in love with him.
 
 
 

 16. 

Oh no, not another film about old enemies seeking / searching revenge!
 
 
 

 17. 

Although the baddie wears / dresses a disguise, you can easily tell who he is.
 
 
 

 18. 

How can anyone resist / respond the temptation to become a millionaire in just one night?
 
 
 

 19. 

The hero gets / goes separated from the heroine for the rest of the film until the very end when they are reunited.
 
 
 

 20. 

The film is quite unpredictable - you are transmitted / transported from century to century without any warning.
 
 
 

 21. 

The hero was seriously bullied / strong as a child, but he's a superhero now and will get his revenge.
 
 
 

 22. 

The good guy is accused / blamed of a murder he didn't commit and now he has to prove his innocence.
 
 
 

 23. 

The baddie never goes / comes to recognise that he can't win and of course in the end he's killed.
 
 
 

 24. 

In this film the survival of the planet is facing / under threat yet again.
 
 
 
 
Instructions: Write a sentence with the prompts below to show a habit.
 

 25. 

play / sometimes / football / weekend / I
 
 
 

 26. 

rarely / cinema / go / week / I / during
 
 
 

 27. 

tend / sleep / late / Sundays / I
 
 
 

 28. 

watch TV / used / to / I / hours
 
 
 

 29. 

used / I / to / restaurants / not / go / out / to / as / much / as / I
 
 
 

 30. 

might / I / stay / bed / all / day / if / cold / outside
 
 
 



 
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