Empower B1+ Unit 7Online version House and Home by Empire English 1 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a OK, thanks. b Sure. c That’s right. 2 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a Can I move in? b OK, that would be lovely. c You must be nervous. 3 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a I don’t believe it. b That’s right. c Not at all. 4 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a Not really, to be honest. b I’m really glad to hear that. c Is there something I can do? 5 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a That’s right. b I’ll give it a try. c That must be exciting. 6 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a Not at all. b No, we can do better than that. c No, it’s all under control. 7 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a Yes, of course. b How can I help? c That must be good. 8 You will hear a short sentence. Choose the best reply. You will hear the sentence twice. a That must be good. b Yes, of course. c No, it’s fine, really 9 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "My house is in a noisy ............ with lots of shops and cafés nearby." a neighbourhood b basement c building d doorbell 10 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "I can’t wait to leave this small apartment and ............ a bigger one." a move up b move out c move away d move into 11 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "Climb the ............ in the castle and you’ll get an amazing view of the city." a steps b attics c floors d balconies 12 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "John lives in a very modern ............ of flats." a neighbourhood b house c block d building 13 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "It’s impossible to rely ............ public transport in this town – the buses are always late." a with b about c for d on 14 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "I can’t believe this house belongs ............ just one family – it’s huge!" a to b for c by d with 15 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "You should complain ............ your neighbours because they are very noisy." a about b on c in d of 16 Read the sentence about places. Choose the missing word. "How do you cope ............ the noise of the traffic outside your house?" a about b with c for d on 17 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "I like living on the g _ _ _ _ _ floor because my flat’s got a garden." Written answer 18 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "I’m going to m _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ because I want to live closer to my office." Written answer 19 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "Does the hotel room have a b _ _ _ _ _ _ with a view of the sea?" Written answer 20 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "Is this the right key for the l _ _ _ on the front door?" Written answer 21 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "I’m really sorry; I a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for making so much noise." Written answer 22 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "If you break something in a hotel room, you have to p _ _ f _ _ it." Written answer 23 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "Don’t w _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ going into the city centre at night – it’s really safe." Written answer 24 Read the sentence about a place. What is the missing word? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. "It’ll probably take twenty minutes to get to the airport, but it’ll d _ _ _ _ _ on the traffic" Written answer 25 Read the email from Stella to her friend Mary about plans for the summer holidays. Choose the best answer. "Dear Mary, Sorry that I haven't written for ages but I've had so much work to do. Have you got (A) ………… plans for the summer? I've found a house to rent in Italy and I think it could (B) ………… the perfect place for a holiday. It's on top of a hill, so it (C) ………… have amazing views and there are (D) ………… of places to visit nearby. We'll have a great time! We can get there by train but there are (E) ………… taxis at the station so we'll have to walk two miles to the house. Don't worry, we can use a map. I thought the house (F) ………… very expensive to rent, but actually it's quite cheap so we'll have (G) ………… money to pay for everything. It (H) ………… be possible to stay there for the whole summer, because I think other people have already booked it, but I'll check how long we can stay. What do you think? Shall I book it? Love, Stella" a A) no B) been C) can D) some E) line F) doesn't have to be G) plenty H) can't b A) any B) be C) must D) plenty E) no F) might be G) enough H) might not c A) some B) to be C) can't D) many E) none F) can be G) lots H) mustn't d A) much B) being C) mustn't D) lot E) any F) couldn't be G) many H) should not 26 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "It’s possible this train goes to London, but I’m not sure. This train ……………………………………….. to London, but I’m not sure." Written answer 27 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "This definitely isn’t Jane’s room – it’s too tidy! This ……………………………………….. be Jane’s room – it’s too tidy!" Written answer 28 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "I think they are painting their house. They ……………………………………….. painting their house." Written answer 29 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "I’m sure the flat gets a lot of sunlight through all these windows. The flat ……………………………………….. get a lot of sunlight through all these windows." Written answer 30 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "This flat is too small for us now. This flat isn’t big ……………………………………….. for us now." Written answer 31 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "Are there many good restaurants in your town? Are there a ……………………………………….. good restaurants in your town?" Written answer 32 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "I like this house, but the kitchen is really small. I like this house, but there’s very ……………………………………….. space in the kitchen." Written answer 33 Here is a sentence about a place. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. "Unfortunately, all the hotels were fully booked. Unfortunately, ……………………………………….. the hotels had any free rooms." Written answer
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