End of course test – Upper Int 3

At the beginning he tells a story about something that happened to him and his younger sister.

He wanted to play “war” with their toys.

He pushed his sister and she fell to the floor.

To stop his sister from crying he invented a positive story about how she fell, pretending to her that she was a unicorn.

Complete the sentence.

Choose the correct option.

The graph that he shows is:

Choose the correct option.

When there is strange data, which doesn’t fit the average, most scientific studies:

Eliminating the exceptional information is good for finding the average in a study, but it isn’t useful when studying potential or happiness.

Positive psychology posits that if we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average.

He says: if most of the information on the news is negative, it makes us feel lucky, and so it’s positive for us.

Complete the sentence:

Complete the sentence:

Complete the sentence:

Mark ALL that are correct: If people think of positive things that have happened to them:

Choose the correct option to fill the space.

I don’t have to carry my suitcase when I travel; I can _______ it along the floor.

Choose the correct option to fill the space.

A lot of tourists ______ their phones onto special “selfie sticks” to take photos of themselves.

Choose the correct option to fill the space.

Every night they ______ the streets with water to keep them clean.

Choose the correct option to fill the space.

To open the bottle simply _____ the lid off, and then ______ it on again when you’re finished.

Choose the correct option to fill the space.

The battery on my phone deoesn’t last long, so I ______ it in whenever I can.

Write the phrasal verb.

This verb is the thing you do when you arrive at a hotel, or an airport.

Write the phrasal verb.

If you want to renovate your flat, or generally make something look better in appearance. This is the verb we use to describe making that improvement.

Another meaning: It also means to close your jacket or coat because perhaps it’s cold.

Write the phrasal verb.

Before doing some exercise, or before the players begin a football match, it’s necessary to do some small exercises to prepare yourself better. It’s related to increasing the temperature.

Write the phrasal verb.

This verb is when you stop doing something. It could be a habit, like smoking. Or perhaps you stop because you don’t think you can be successful. (Don’t do this with your English!)

Write the phrasal verb.

At the beginning of a new business, or at the start of a new project we have to “establish” the practice. Sometimes this verb is also used when someone is constructiong a temporary structure.