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Name: _______________
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Class: _______________
Unit 2 Test B Date: _______________

• Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with words about celebrity, the media and
entertainment.
1 The p____________________ found the story of the Pope’s background so
i____________________ that it was in the newspapers and on TV for weeks.
2 Don’t believe all the h____________________ about the film that’s in the
t____________________ newspapers. It’s just a way of promoting it.
3 The media c____________________ of the Royal wedding was everywhere. It was
on the f____________________ p____________________ of all the major newspapers.
4 The Cannes Festival is the most popular annual cinema event in Europe, with
prizes for g____________________ stars and the best film d____________________.
5 With Johnny Depp in the s____________________ role, the film will be a
r____________________ success at the box office.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do and the
words below.

1sure
I think awe
good
canjob an appearance
____________________ your
that last bestand just finish the story
scene
when the old man dies.
2 The two co-stars had a huge argument on the set, but luckily, after the
director spoke to them, they ____________________ each other.
3 The technicians ____________________ with the special effects in the movie.
They’re so realistic.
4 The audience were really happy when George Clooney ____________________ on
the talk show.
5 If you want to see the play, ____________________ you book early. The tickets
sell out quickly.
6 The director ____________________ a lot of ____________________ since his last
attempt. This film is much more convincing.

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Unit 2 Test B Date: _______________

7 As long as you ____________________ at the audition, I’m sure you’ll get the
part.
8 In the past, the actress ____________________ her lack of experience by
exploiting her great talent.
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• Grammar
3 Find and correct the mistake in the sentences.
1 I didn’t used to eat fish, but I love it now.
__________________________________________________________________________
2 Rose would be good friends with Jack, but then they fell out with each other.
__________________________________________________________________________
3 Would you go to the cinema yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________________
4 Sam wasn’t used to sing as well as she does now.
__________________________________________________________________________
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4 Choose the correct alternative.

1 When Harriet used to/use to/got use to live in France, she got used to/use
to/would buy fresh croissants every day.
2 Did Ivan used to/get used to/use to be an actor? That’s funny – I use
to/would/used to do that job as well.
3 When I lived in the UK, I used to/got use to/use to drink a lot of tea, but I am
used to/would/was used to drinking more coffee now.
4 ‘How long did it take you to get used to/be used to/used to watching movies
in English without subtitles?’ ‘I am not use to/didn’t use to/haven’t got used
to it yet. I still get confused.’
5 Barbara used to/isn’t used to/didn’t use to getting up so early. She has to
open the bar at 6 a.m. every day now, so she needs to get used to/be used
to/use to it.
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Unit 2 Test B Date: _______________

5 Complete the text with so (much/many) or such (a/an).

The fashion show was 1
__ disappointment. I had been 2
__ excited at
the chance of going but when I was there it was 3
__ different from what I
had imagined. There was 4
__ advertising and 5
__ photographers
pushing for space. We had to stand 6
__ far back that we couldn’t even see
the models. We looked around the stands but everything was 7
__ expensive
that we didn’t buy anything, and there weren’t 8
__ nice clothes anyway. I
felt 9
__ idiot for spending 50 euros on the ticket. In the end, we decided it
was 10
__ boring that we left early.
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• Fluency
6 Write a review in 150–190 words.
A MEMORABLE FILM
Write a review about a film you think is really memorable. Describe what happens
in the film. Say why you think it is so memorable and why you recommend it.
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7 Write questions using the prompts. Then answer the questions in 20–
30 words.
1 cinemas/used to/be/more popular/past/now?
2 you/get used to/live/without/television? Why?
3 what/kind of TV programmes/would/you/watch/with your family/when/you/be
a child?
4 be/fair that/celebrities/receive/so/media attention?
5 what singer, celebrity or actor/you/used to/like/but/you/not like/now? Why?
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Total: /100

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