TEST 2 A
NAME: …………………………………………………………….……. DATE: ……………………
CLASS: …………………………………………………………….……. MARK: ______
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(Time: 50 minutes)
Vocabulary
A. Fill in the correct word.
• belt • solo • headline • advance • towed • reduce
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e.g. Everyone can help reduce pollution.
1 You collect your luggage from a conveyor ………………………. .
2 The forest fire in our area became ………………………. news.
3 Marcia is singing on her own tonight. It’s a ………………………. performance.
4 You should buy your ticket at least a month in ………………………. .
5 My car was ………………………. to the garage because it broke down.
TEST 2 B
Β. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.
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e.g. It was impossible (possible) to find a place to park at this time of day.
6 It was ………………… (thought) of you not to invite your sister to your birthday party.
7 You are not allowed to park here; it’s ………………… (legal).
8 My feet hurt because these shoes are so ………………… (comfortable).
9 I think you should take a taxi because the buses are so ………………… (frequent) and rarely on time.
10 It’s very ………………… (responsible) to ride a motorbike without wearing a helmet.
C. Underline the correct word.
e.g. You must comply/obey with the regulations.
11 I was the only person beside/besides you who knew Mr White.
12 We spent/wasted all morning studying.
13 Everyone should try not to waste/lose energy.
14 Could I lend/borrow your new book?
15 I was so tired I could hard/hardly stay awake.
Grammar
D. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.
e.g. I visited (visit) a museum in 1999.
16 I (do) my homework when Sam called.
17 We (wait) for an hour before the bus arrived.
18 Laura (go) to the theatre last weekend.
19 Tara (already/book) a table when she went to the restaurant.
20 I (walk) to school when I slipped on a banana skin.
E. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to three words.
e.g. I didn’t watch TV until I had finished dinner.
I watched TV after I had finished dinner.
21 He hadn’t visited his grandmother for a year.
The last time he was a year ago.
22 Nick has been playing football for three years.
Nick football three years ago.
23 How long is it since you went to Spain?
How long ago to Spain?
24 I didn’t clean the house until everyone had left.
I waited until everyone cleaning the house.
25 It was the first time Jane had been on a cruise liner.
Jane on a cruise liner before.
F. Underline the correct word.
e.g. My sister is completely/slightly taller than me.
26 Learning to play an instrument is totally/fairly easy for me.
27 Our neighbours put behind/up a high fence in their garden.
28 Jill and I put the argument off/behind us and stayed friends.
29 Jenny put off/away going to the dentist until next week.
30 I absolutely/fairly love the new Sting CD.
31 Lynn was rather/completely late for the party.
32 Diane, please put up/away all your books!
33 Lying is extremely/totally unacceptable.
34 My parents don’t put up with/for bad behaviour.
35 It is completely/extremely true what they say that practice makes perfect.
English in Use
G. Circle the correct response.
e.g. A: I think using public transport is less stressful than driving.
B: a Nor do I.
b I feel the same way.
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