TEST 2 A
NAME: …………………………………………………………….……. DATE: ……………………
CLASS: …………………………………………………………….……. MARK: ______
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(Time: 50 minutes)
Vocabulary
A. Fill in the correct word.
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• sketch
• up-to-date
• contact
• drive
• monitor
• improve
• demanding
• decade
• disorganised
• media
• conserve
e.g. Would you like to help researchers tag and monitor nesting turtles on the beach?
1 Darren is very ............................ and his room is so messy!
2 Mr Stevens will keep you ............................ with any new information.
3 You could ............................ your Spanish by reading Spanish newspapers.
4 Cory has a very ............................ job as it takes up a lot of his time.
5 Many governments are trying to ............................ endangered species.
6 Is this your ............................ of a lion? It’s amazing!
7 How can I ............................ Mr Evans, by post or by fax?
8 Tina has been living in this country for over a ............................ .
9 We’re trying to promote the campaign in the ............................ and schools.
10 A lot of young people are passionate about the environment and have lots of ............................ and energy.
TEST 3 B
Β. Underline the correct word.
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e.g. Helen’s work/job is never sloppy.
11 Philip doesn’t have a well-paid work/job.
12 I always hang on/out with my friends at the shopping centre.
13 Timothy earns/wins a lot of money as a web designer.
14 Hang on/up a minute. I’ll come with you.
15 Cory’s monthly wages/salary is very low.
16 Can you please hang up/around? I’m waiting for a phone call.
17 Gloria gained/earned valuable experience by working in London.
18 Dave’s wages/salary have been reduced to £100 a week.
19 Todd won/gained first prize in the local writing competition.
20 We spend most of the day hanging around/up the park.
Grammar
C. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to three words.
e.g. It’s a long time since I played tennis.
I haven’t played tennis for a long time.
21 I didn’t call until I had finished.
I called finished.
22 Rachel has been taking ballet lessons for a year.
Rachel lessons a year ago.
23 How long is it since Arnold moved to America?
When to America?
24 Have you been working shifts since last week?
Did you a week ago?
25 Tammy last went to the theatre two months ago.
Tammy hasn’t theatre for two months.
D. Put the verbs into the to-infinitive, infinitive without to or -ing form.
e.g. We should take (take) the train to go to the city.
26 I prefer (watch) TV at home rather than go to the cinema.
27 I hate (listen) to country music.
28 Jenny wants (study) French at university.
29 Ron and Sarah used to (have) a pony when they lived in the country.
30 Don can’t stand (wake) up early.
E. Underline the correct word(s).
e.g. We drove/used to drive to the cinema last night.
31 Tom would/used travel a lot when he worked as a salesman.
32 When we lived in Athens, we would to walk/walk by the Acropolis every day.
33 Jodie would/used to work as an accountant before she started her own business.
34 My mother used to/would know how to speak Spanish.
35 I used to/would believe in fairies when I was little.
F. Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
e.g. A: I met (meet) Nick when I was in London in 1996...
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