Name ____________________________

Group ____________

Date ____________

TEST 2

GRAMMAR
1 Complete the email. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.

Hi Craig

I’ve just received (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you feel
better soon. You 1_______________ (be) really busy recently!
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_______________ (you / plan) your holiday yet? In June, I 3_______________ (go) to
Canada with my family again. We 4_______________ (go) there three times now! But this
time, we 5_______________ (not stay) with my uncle in Toronto. Instead, we
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_______________ (hire) a car so we could visit different places. Then in August, Tanya and I
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_______________ (travel) around Morocco. 8_______________ (you / ever / go) there? It’s a
really interesting country.

Write soon!

Tobias

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2 Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.
Example: Tom Have you finished that report yet?
Mel I’ve just typed the last page. I finished it a few minutes ago!
1 Ana I haven’t emailed Yoshio 1 _____________. What about you?
Tim I’ve 2 _____________ sent him five emails!
2 Bob I’ve 3 _____________ seen this film. I saw it at the cinema.
Jill Don’t tell me what happens! I haven’t seen it 4 _____________!
3 Jan I’ve 5 _____________ made some biscuits. Would you like one?
Lee No, thanks. I’m not hungry. I’ve 6 _____________ had lots to eat today.
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3 Underline the correct word.
Example: I want to take Mum somewhere / anywhere / nowhere nice for her birthday.
1 She didn’t do nothing / something / anything yesterday.
2 I knocked on the door but somebody / nobody / anybody answered.
3 We’ve bought you something / somebody / somewhere for Christmas
4 I’m thirsty because I’ve had something / nothing / anything to drink.
5 Did you go anywhere / nowhere / anything nice at the weekend?
6 Anyone / Someone / Something left their wallet in the classroom.
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4 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: I’m much / little / too tired to go out.
1 Do your children eat a little / lot of / many sweets?
2 There’s too much / few / many salt in this soup.
3 He usually has a few / little / enough sugar in his coffee.
4 We have too many / too / too much money. We can’t spend it!
5 Can I have much / many / a few of your chips?
6 These trousers aren’t big too / enough / very.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.

Example: Marc is more generous than Alex.
generouser more generous as generous
1 Suzi works _______________ Dan. Dan has too many breaks!
as hard as more hard than harder than
2 My shoes were _______________ than yours. I got mine in the sale.
lesser less expensive as expensive
3 This test isn’t _______________ difficult as last week’s test.
as more too
4 I drive _______________ than my father.
carefuller more carefully as carefully
5 Our office is _______________ this month than it was last month.
busier more busy the busiest
6 Jason dances _______________ than Franz.
badder worser worse
7 Chelsea didn’t play _______________ Real Madrid last night.
well than as well as so good than
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6 Write the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
Example: Yesterday was the hottest (hot) day of the year.
1 Who’s _______________ (good) teacher you’ve ever had?
2 Alan’s _______________ (friendly) boy I know. He talks to everybody!
3 Is Russia _______________ (big) country in the world?
4 This is _______________ (exciting) game I’ve ever played. I can’t stop playing it!
5 _______________ (far) we’ve ever been is Hong Kong.
6 It was _______________ (bad) film I’ve ever seen. It was terrible!
7 They stayed at _______________ (expensive) hotel in town.
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VOCABULARY
7 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: Sam never makes his bed in the morning.
does makes puts
1 Elena is __________ a cookery course at the local college.
doing making going
2 Paul __________ some mistakes in his homework.
did put made
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 3 Lunch is nearly ready. Can you __________ the table, Pete?
make lay put
4 Don’t walk on the kitchen floor! I’ve just __________ it.
ironed made cleaned
5 Jaime forgot to do the __________, so there aren’t any clean cups.
washing washing up shopping
6 Remember to __________ out the rubbish before you go to bed.
take make do
7 Don’t leave your clothes on the floor. __________ them up.
leave pick find
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8 Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

boring / bored exciting / excited interested / interesting relaxing / relaxed

depressing / depressed tiring / tired

Example: I was very depressed yesterday because I failed my driving test.

1 Walking around the museum was quite __________. I need a rest!
2 The kids were __________. They had nothing to do.
3 I’m not __________ in art. I prefer sport.
4 The football match was really __________. Our team scored in the last minute.
5 The lesson was really __________. We nearly fell asleep.
6 I always feel __________ after swimming. It helps me forget all my stress.
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9 Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.

take on time save spend waste hurry

Example: How much time do you spend watching TV?

1 We can __________ time if we take the motorway. It’s much quicker.
2 Don’t __________ your time on computer games! Do something more useful!
3 He’s always in a __________. He never has time to relax.
4 Don’t be late. Try to arrive __________.
5 How long does it __________ you to do your homework?
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10 Underline the correct word.

Example: He’s putting on weight / diet / illness because he eats a lot of sweets.
1 Too much sunbathing is bad for your bones / skin / feet.
2 Playing computer games can stimulate your brain / eyes / fingers.
3 Drinking coffee can help to prevent / cure / protect some illnesses.
4 I have an active / anxious / lazy lifestyle. I run every day.
5 It’s not a good idea to eat a lot of quick / slow / fast food.
6 She doesn’t have a healthy / bad / thin diet. She eats lots of cakes.
7 Take some sunlight / sunscreen / sunshine to the beach with you.
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READING
11 Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and tick () A, B, or C.

Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with
your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’
But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She
wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s
the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And
we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very
short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out
of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and
complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my
feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I
have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And,
I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Example: Cathy writes her blog every week.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 Cathy and her mum went to the shopping centre yesterday.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Cathy’s mum wanted to buy her a skirt.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 Cathy’s mum is 50 next weekend.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 Cathy’s mum always buys too many clothes.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 Cathy tried on a beautiful red dress.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 Cathy and her mum agreed on everything.
A True      B False      C Doesn’t say     
7 Cathy thought it was an exciting shopping trip.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
8 By 5 o’clock, Cathy wanted to go home.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 Cathy doesn’t want to go shopping with her mum again.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
10 Cathy isn’t going to her mum’s birthday party.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
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12 Read the blog again and answer the questions.
1 What does Cathy’s mum always want to buy her?
______________________________________________.
2 What did Cathy’s mum think of the red dress?
______________________________________________.
3 What did Cathy’s mum complain about?
______________________________________________.
4 What two problems did Cathy have at 5 o’clock?
______________________________________________.
5 What is the eBay dress like?
______________________________________________.
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LISTENING
13 Listen to the conversation about Edinburgh and Havana. Fill in the gaps with E (for
Edinburgh) or H (for Havana).
1 _____’s architecture is more interesting than _____’s.
2 The buildings in _____ are more modern than the buildings in _____.
3 _____ isn’t as romantic as _____.
4 The nightlife in _____ is better than the nightlife in _____.
5 The people in _____ aren’t as friendly as the people in _____.
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14 Listen to five conversations. Match the conversations with the topics (A–G). There are
two answers you don’t need.
Conversation 1  A cooking something new
Conversation 2  B going to a fancy dress party
Conversation 3  C reading an interesting book
Conversation 4  D doing homework
Conversation 5  E trying a new sport
F shopping in another country
G buying something you’ve never worn
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WRITING

15 Write a short article about your lifestyle. Answer these questions. (100–150 words)

• Do you have a healthy lifestyle? Why (not)?

• Do you do enough sport / exercise? What do you do?
• Do you eat enough healthy food? What do you eat?
• Do you work too much / study too hard? How many hours a day do you spend working /
studying?

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