Unit 8 Written quiz - EVOLVE 6

1A Listen to the podcast. Choose the correct answers.

i

h

e

d

a

2 B

2 A

1 B

1 A

5 A

4 B

4 A

3 A

3 B

5 B

1B Complete the sentences with correct form of the words below. Use each word only once.



1     Jesse tried to finish her project for school, but she kept    ​ (a)       by phone calls.

2     Can you please turn the music down? I need to     ​ (b)       .

3     Ricardo often worked 70 or 80 hours a week when he was single. But now his family is his main ​ (c)        .

4     Race car drivers can’t   ​ (d)      , even for a second.

5     Cara tries to limit her time on social media. She views it as an unecessary   ​ (e)     .

• getting distracted
• concentrate
• focus
• lose focus
• distraction

1C Complete the sentences.

1     The audiences were    ​ (a)       by the amazing concert scenes in Bohemian Rhapsody.

2     When Carlos got the     ​ (b)     for the project, he started by choosing his team.

3     Natalia decided to get   ​ ​ (c)      thirty pairs of shoes so she would have more space in her closet.

4     When David entered the maze, he soon got   ​ (d)   ​   and had to return to the beginning.

5     Brad met a girl and got   ​ (e)      to her really quickly. He couldn’t stop thinking about her.

• blown away
• go-ahead
• rid of
• lost
• attached

1D Complete the second sentence with a phrase using get so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1     José has to edit his photos by tonight.

José has to   ​ (a)      by tonight.

2     It’s so frustrating that all these interruptions are wasting my time.

It’s so frustrating that my time   ​ (b)      by all these interruptions.

3     Brandon thought the plot was confusing in the second episode.

In the second episode, Brandon   ​ (c)      by the plot.

4     When my car doesn’t start in winter, I often have to ask my neighbor for help.

In winter, I often have to ask my neighbor for help to    ​ (d)        .

• get his photos edited
• is getting wasted
• got confused
• get my car started

2D Complete the second sentence with a phrase using get so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

5     Matt had his house cleaned before his guests arrived.

Matt     ​ (a)       before his guests arrived.

6     In the garden, the grass is wearing away where the children play soccer.

Where the children play soccer in the garden, the grass      ​ (b)        away.

7     The children playing outside distracted Jim.

Jim     ​ (c)       by the children playing outside.

8     I am motivated to run every day when I think of my next marathon.

The thought of my next marathon    ​ (d)         every day.

• got his house cleaned
• is getting worn
• got distracted
• gets me running

1E Choose the option that is not possible.

As this particular result indicates / infers / shows, motivation increases when a reward is highly valued.

• indicates

• infers

• shows

2E Choose the option that is not possible.

I was terrified when my parachute didn’t open, as you can probably imagine / guess / underline.

• imagine

• guess

• underline

3E Choose the option that is not possible.

As can be inferred / presented / seen from this example, tiredness can cause an accident.

• inferred

• presented

• seen

4E Choose the option that is not possible.

As the presenter pointed out / inferred / explained before he started, all his conclusions were based on his own research.

• pointed out

• inferred

• explained

1F Read the article. For questions 1–7 choose from steps 1–5. Each step may be chosen more than once.


Which step(s) …

1. mentions rehearsing a technique beforehand?

• STEP 1

• STEP 2

• STEP 3

• STEP 4

• STEP 5