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Unit test 2B Intermediate

1 These sentences all contain a form of the nonsense 3 Complete the questions.
word jarm. Is it a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an 1 A Do    you like opera?
adverb?
B No, I don’t. I like rock music better.
1 London is a lot jarmier than Vienna.  adjective
2 A he watch the whole film?
2 It was a jarmy day so we went to the beach for a
B No, he didn’t. He fell asleep.
picnic. 
3 A What’s that noise? Mr Jones working
3 We didn’t jarm for work until nine o’clock. 
again?
4 The performance was jarmily terrible, and most of
B Yes, I think he is.
the audience left early. 
4 A What your grandfather ?
5 I wanted a jarm for my birthday, but my mum said
I was too young.  B He worked as a shoemaker.
6 She was jarming in the garden so she didn’t hear the 5 A they a dog?
doorbell.  B No, they haven’t, but they’ve got a big pet rabbit.
6 A Where your parents ?
Replace the form of the word jarm in 1–6 with the
best word a–f. B My mum was born in the Netherlands, and my
dad was born in South Africa.
a bigger 1         
7 A you want to come shopping with me?
b beautiful
B Yes, I do.
c really
8 A Why you late last night?
d working
B Because I missed the train home.
e motorbike
9 A  you going to the hairdresser this
f leave afternoon?
1 point for each correct answer 10 B Yes, I am. I need a new haircut.
10 A How the neighbours their kitchen
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of window?
the verb.
B Their son broke it with his football.
1 We didn’t enjoy    the film last night. (not enjoy) 11 A  they making dinner tonight?
2 you my parents yet? B Yes, I think they’re making spaghetti.
(meet)
1 point for each correct answer 10
3 Where she last
weekend? (spend)
4 She her friends about her promotion
yet. (not tell)
5 Did you know that Jake’s grandfather
a medal at the Olympics in 1984? (win)
6 you here when the
accident happened? (stand)
7 We each other for very long. (not
know)
8 The film until midnight so we missed
the last train home. (not finish)
9 How long you English?
(study)
10 The bicycle in the nineteenth century.
(invent)
11 I when you rang the doorbell.
(not sleep)
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4 Complete the sentences with is or has. 6 Complete the sentences with the correct Present
1 Lily is     in the garden. simple or Present continuous form of the verb.
2 Harry gone to work. 1 She hasn’t got a car, so she (not drive) doesn’t drive  
to work.
3 London in the south of England.
2 What (eat) you usually
4 Paris got a good metro system.
for lunch on Sundays?
5 It been seven months since I last saw her.
3 I (not work) in the office today. Can
6 Joanne coming to see us. you call me back tomorrow?
7 The waiter paid at the end of each day. 4 Yes, I (listen)  . Please go on.
8 My brother 18 this Friday. 5 (live) she in a house or
9 My aunt got a cold. a flat?
10 She had a lot of time to revise for 6 He (not have) a car so he mainly
the exam. travels by bus.
11 My husband from Nigeria. 7 It’s late so they (go) to bed now.
1 point for each correct answer 10 8 We (not want) to do any more
exercises! We’re too tired!
5 Rewrite the answers to make them more polite. 9 (sleep) he at the
1 Did you enjoy the film? moment?
Yes. Yes, I did.     10 He usually (leave) home at 7.45 a.m.
2 Have you seen my wallet anywhere? 11 We (have) some extra lessons this
week only.
No.
3 Is the essay deadline next Wednesday? 1 point for each correct answer 10

Yes.
7 Circle the correct form of the verb.
4 Are you interested in comic books?
1 Do you know  / Are you knowing / Have you known
No. the answer?
5 Have you ever been to a rainforest? 2 Did she write / Has she written / Has she been
Yes. writing to him yet?
6 Did you study English in primary school? 3 His family lived / lives / is living in Madrid for forty
No. years.
2 points for each correct answer 10 4 How long are you waiting / have you been waiting /
have you waited for the train?
5 I ’m not working / won’t working / don’t be working
on Sunday.
6 Albert Einstein remembered / is remembered /
is remembering everywhere.
7 He isn’t / hasn’t / hasn’t been from Nairobi.
8 ‘Macbeth’ has written / was written / wrote by
Shakespeare.
9 There was a competition but we aren’t winning /
didn’t win / haven’t won it.
10 Was she / Has she been / Is she your English teacher
last year?
11 Where did you go / were you going / have you gone
on holiday last summer?
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8 Complete the sentences with the prepositions from 10 Complete the words with suffixes from the box.
the box.
-ivate ​
or  ​-ion ​-ive ​-ivities ​-ing
in ​of (x2) ​at (x2) ​for (x2) ​with (x2) ​on (x2)
1 He was a great act or       .
1 Tourists can take advantage of      the city’s free 2 My grandmother is very act even though
museums. she’s 85.
2 I didn’t understand some of the words, so I pointed 3 She’s act at the Lyric Theatre in London.
the menu and asked the waiter to explain.
4 I prefer outdoor act like jogging and cycling.
3 Willa wants to be fluent Mandarin by the
5 Enter your password to act your new
time she leaves Nanjing.
account.
4 I always have a laugh my aunt. We have the
6 I like act movies with exciting scenes and
same sense of humour.
powerful heroes.
5 Neesha wants to study engineering
university. 1 point for each correct answer 5

6 I’m going to meet up my cousin while I’m in

Manchester.
11 Match a word from A with a word from B. Then
complete the sentences.
7 Olivia has a passion organic food and
organic farming in general. A B
8 Juha got top of his studies during the high winds
summer holidays. got your life
9 Next year, we expect to turn a profit the heavy a profit
international side of the business. enrich standard
10 Improving her conversation skills helped Li feel make stuck
more a part things on campus. strong traffic

11 This school has a reputation academic 1 There’s often heavy traffic in the city centre. You
success. should set off early to get to your meeting.
1 point for each correct answer 10 2 The cat ________ up a tree. We had to call a fire
engine to rescue it.
9 Correct the mistakes. 3 When do you think the company will ________?
1 You can hear a trace with a German accent in his 4 Experiences can ________ more than possessions.
voice.  of            5 Our students reach a ________ in both their
2 How long are you knowing Sophia?  academic work and their sporting activities.
3 She’s a person very active, and she particularly loves 6 The storm brought heavy rain and ________ to
swimming.  communities on the coast.
4 Everyone in my class record pronunciation in their 1 point for each correct answer 5
notebooks. 
5 Their meal ended abrupt because Mark had to deal TOTAL 100
with a problem at work. 
6 Who is been eating my cake? 
7 Aliona’s national is Portuguese. 
8 What doesn’t you like about the cafeteria?

9 Do you think he’s funny? Yes, I think.

10 Elana don’t speaking Spanish, but she’s fluent in

Italian and Hungarian. 
11 What time do you get up this morning?

1 point for each correct answer 10

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