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ACU12 Review C Test Name ____Cesar _____________ Score ______/50 Part A Vocabulary 1 Complete the text. The (1) p_ _ _ _ and quiet of a small (2) b_ _ _ _ community on the south coast was shattered yesterday with the arrest of a local man for murder. The town with its (3) s_ _ _ _ beaches and (4) s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ views has never experienced this type of crime before. ‘(5) S_ _ _ _ _ or later something like this was bound to happen.’ said one local resident who asked not to be named. (5 points) 2 Match the sentence beginnings (a-e) with the endings (1-5) a) I’m sorry, but you’ll have to take it b) Doug took his girlfriend to see an action c) It’s a beautiful place surrounded d) The film had some amazing special e) It’s a really interesting short 1 story with a surprising twist at the end. 2 or leave it. There really isn’t any choice. 3 film. She wasn’t impressed. 4 effects which were even better than I expected. 5 by the sea and hidden away. (5 points) 3 Match the words in the box to the correct definitions. There are three extra words. witty a tearjerker a plot an orchestra hilarious a grill desperate a court considerate a burglar a) A person who steals things from houses. b) A book or a film which makes people cry. c) An adjective meaning ‘very funny’. d) The place where criminals go to be sentenced by a judge. e) An adjective describing someone who thinks about other people’s feelings. f) A large group of musicians using many different instruments to play classical music. g) A storyline. (7 points) Grammar 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. a) It’s possible we’ll be late as the traffic is really bad. The traffic is really bad so we ______________________________ . b) ‘I’ve had a really hard day.’ He said ______________________________ . c) Earlier today the government released the latest unemployment figures. The lat