Use of English Level 2 Name: ................................................. Mark: .........

Vocabulary and Grammar (50 points)

1 Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. (5 points)
1. You sometimes get change when you pay by credit card / cash / online.
2. Paul was proud of passing his exams / falling off his bike / giving in to pressure.
3. Shoes / Guns / Bandages are often make of leather.
4. Two buttons are missing from my shirt, so I can’t open / buy / close it.
5. I like loose sweatshirts because they’re cheap / big / small and comfortable.
6. This dress was really good value – I expected to pay more / nothing / less for it.
7. Sally’s jeans are tight because they’re too small / expensive / formal for her.
8. Jack is wearing smart clothes because he’s going to the beach / a wedding / school.
9. Carla is at the checkout counter, choosing / giving away / paying for her shopping items.
10. Synthetic materials are made by people / come from trees / are produced by plants.

2 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. There are more words than you need.
(5 points)
high heels ■ on sale ■ designer labels ■ refund ■ outfit ■ add up ■ measure ■ courageous
ridiculous ■ messy ■ sensible ■ careless
1. Everyone is laughing at your ............................................... hat. Please take it off!
2. If you return that dress to the shop, they’ll give you a ............................................... .
3. I accidentally broke your sunglasses. I’m sorry for being so ............................................... .
4. Those jeans usually cost a lot, but right now they’re ............................................... .
5. ............................................... include Gucci, Prada, Versace and Massimo Dutti.
6. Why is your room so ............................................... ? There are clothes all over the floor!
7. One pair of shoes doesn’t cost a lot, but two or three can really ............................................... .
8. Before you buy curtains, ............................................... the window to make sure they fit.
9. Cassie never wears ............................................... because she finds it difficult to walk in them.
10. Firefighters sometimes do ............................................... things, like saving people from burning buildings.

3 Complete the words for the definitions below. (5 points)

1. honest t ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
2. shoes you wear to the beach f ..... ..... ..... f ..... ..... ..... .....
3. clean and organised n ..... ..... .....
4. doesn’t cost a lot i ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
5. money you pay for a service f ..... .....
6. a price which is lower than usual s ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... o ..... ..... ..... .....
7. feeling positive about a future situation h ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
8. calm r ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
9. how big or small something is s ..... ..... .....
10. understand people’s feelings s ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

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4 Write the correct category above each group. There are more categories than you need.
Then add another word to each group. (5 points)
Travel ■ Shopping ■ Nature ■ Health ■ Urban Life ■ Crime ■ Transport
1 2
receipt cycle lane
take back neighbourhood

3 4
by air thief
passport break into

5
cold
cough

5 Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun. (5 points)

1. That’s the man ............................................... plays the flute.
2. That’s the house ............................................... a famous writer used to live.
3. 2020 was the year ............................................... we moved.
4. Sarah’s got the book ............................................... I need for my history project.
5. Do you know the lady ............................................... bag was stolen?
6. Susie bought the shoes ............................................... were in the shop window.
7. Hawaii is the place ............................................... these photos were taken.
8. That’s the family ............................................... tent fell down.
9. Detective Kent is the officer ............................................... investigated the theft.
9. Winter is the time of year ............................................... we celebrate Christmas.

6 Join each pair of sentences using a defining relative clause. (5 points)

1. I love the designer. Her clothes appear in that magazine.
........................................................................................................................................................................
2. Zoe studied fashion design at a college. My dad used to teach there.
........................................................................................................................................................................
3. Jacob is the boy. He wants to be an actor.
........................................................................................................................................................................
4. The 1960s was the time. Wide jeans were popular then.
........................................................................................................................................................................
5. The shop assistant picked up a T-shirt. It had fallen on the floor.
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7 Choose the correct adjective in brackets and write it in the adverb form. (3 points)
1. This shop is having a sale. It’s selling clothes ............................................... right now. (tight / cheap)
2. Simon is an excellent artist. He draws very ............................................... . (skilful / ridiculous)
3. It doesn’t matter how much I practise. I’ll never dance ............................................... . (good / charming)
4. The baby wakes up a lot during the night. She doesn’t sleep ............................................... . (pleasant / peaceful)
5. The thief didn’t answer the detective’s questions ............................................... . (dishonest / truthful)
6. Brendan was upset when his friend didn’t speak to him ............................................... . (kind / horrible)

8 Complete the sentences with the correct adverb form of the adjectives below. There are more adjectives
than you need. (4 points)
hopeful ■ far ■ confident ■ comfortable ■ loud ■ high ■ large ■ fast ■ bad ■ simple
1. If you drive ................................................................. the speed limit, the police will stop you.
2. The little boy can’t climb ................................................................. his big brother.
3. I can’t believe we hiked ten kilometres! That’s ................................................................. I expected.
4. Children’s websites often explain ideas ................................................................. those for adults.
5. Thankfully, our new neighbours don’t speak ................................................................. our old neighbours.
6. I speak English ................................................................. you because I’m afraid people will laugh at my accent.
7. Leo has a terrible voice, but Justin sings even ................................................................. him.
8. The size 8 is too small. It doesn’t fit me ................................................................. the size 9.

9 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
(5 points)
1. Jennifer and Michael are both wonderful cooks. (cook)
........................................................................................................................................................................
2. Those leather trousers don’t look as good on you as these jeans. (better)
........................................................................................................................................................................
3. The shop assistant was angry because the customer was rude. (behaved)
........................................................................................................................................................................
4. Harry speaks to adults politely, but Jane doesn’t. (less)
........................................................................................................................................................................
5. Sarah drove 90 km/h, while Jason drove 120 km/h. (as)
........................................................................................................................................................................

10 Choose the correct answers to complete the text. (8 points)

Last month, I bought 1. the / some / any clothes online using a new payment option: Buy Now
Pay Later (BNPL). I 2. could / must / have to order several items and pay the following month.
It sounded great, but if I had thought abut BNPL more carefully, I 3. didn’t choose / hadn’t
chosen / wouldn’t have chosen that payment option.

When you order clothes online, you can’t try them on. That’s why I ordered the same items in
a few different sizes. I had planned to return those that didn’t fit. But after the clothes were
delivered, I forgot! As a result, I 4. charged / am charged / was charged for items that I couldn’t
5.
afford. I admit that I don’t manage my money as efficiently as / more efficient than /
less efficiently than I should. That’s why, on payment day, I discovered that I didn’t have
enough money in my bank account. How embarrassing!

Now I understand that I need to behave 6. as responsibly as / more responsibly / less responsibly.
Since my experience with BNPL, I 7. learnt / have learnt / had learnt an important lesson:
I should pay immediately for the things I buy. From now on, if I don’t have the money, I 8. don’t buy /

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won’t buy / wouldn’t buy anything.

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Written Comprehension (20 points)

understand main points • understand feelings

1 Read the forum posts. Then match A to B to create sentences. There is one extra option in B. (10 points)

LET’S TALK FASHION

Hi, fashion lovers! Clothing companies are now offering
ways to personalise items and make them unique. I’m
curious to hear about your favourite options.

Amy65
I bought an incredible pair of personalised jeans online from Levi's
Future Finish. First, you choose the size, style (I like “Wedgie Fit
Ankle” because it's not as tight as “Skinny” Fit), and colour (classic
blue for me). Next, you choose a design that you fancy, and the
company prints it onto the jeans using laser technology. It’s hard to
choose a design when there are 27 different options! The Mickey
Mouse designs were really cool, but I eventually decided on the
leopard design. I also chose a bright pink label for my jeans instead
of a traditional brown leather one.
Jenny23
They sound amazing – but aren’t personalised jeans expensive?
Not sure I can afford them.
Amy65
They’re not cheap, but I feel it’s worth spending the money on
something special which I helped create. I’m proud of the result!
John220
Ralph Lauren is my favourite designer label, so personalised polo
shirts are a predictable choice for me! The cotton is so comfortable
and they look really smart. I recommend the Create Your Own option
in their online store. I bought two shirts, each in a different colour
with a different logo (a polo pony and a bear). I also added my name
and lucky number on the back of each shirt. No one else owns the
exact same shirt as me!
!
Glen88
I ordered a customised RL shirt online too, but the colour wasn’t what
I’d expected. I couldn’t exchange it because they’d made it especially
for me!

John220
That’s disappointing! Maybe you can get the colour that you want in
an RL shop instead. They’ve recently developed a way to colour
cotton so quickly that they can dye shirts the exact colour you want
in the shop while you wait. The service is called Colour on Demand.
Marco10
I’d love to do that! I wonder which shops offer that service.

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A B
1. Glen ..... a. found it difficult to decide on a design for personalised jeans.
2. John ..... b. bought a personalised Colour on Demand item.
3. Amy ..... c. writes about a disadvantage of buying personalised clothing.
4. Marco ..... d. enjoys owning a unique piece of designer clothing.
5. Jenny ..... e. wants to know where to get a personalised item suggested by
another writer.
..... f. is worried about the cost of buying a personalised clothing item.

2 Tick (✓) the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). (10 points)
T F DS
1. The writers mention two companies that provide personalised
clothing options. ..... ..... .....
2. Amy prefers tight Levi’s jeans to loose ones. ..... ..... .....
3. Laser technology is used to create personalised Levi’s jeans. ..... ..... .....
4. The Create Your Own option allows you to print your photo on the
shirt. ..... ..... .....
5. There are more than two kinds of logos available for personalised
RL polo shirts. ..... ..... .....

Written Production (10 points)

Option 1: A Forum Post
present main points in an organised

This question was posted on an online forum: “Is shopping online

better than buying from a shop?” Write a response to the question.
Include the following:
a. the issue and your opinion
b. supporting facts, reasons and examples
c. a summary and restatement of your opinion

Option 2: An E-mail of Complaint

provide information • make a request

Look at the information below about a bad shopping experience.

Then write an e-mail of complaint about it.
Shop Sally’s Shoes
Item flip flops
rubber sole broke the first
Reason for complaint time you wore them
“The flip flops are
inexpensive, so you can’t
expect the best quality. They
Salesperson’s reaction were also half off. We don’t
give refunds on items that
are on sale.”
Solution requested exchange them for sandals

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Oral Comprehension (10 points)

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understand main points • understand feelings

1 Listen to an informal conversation between

Hayley and Rob. Then correct the sentences below 2 Listen again and complete the sentences with
by changing the words in bold. (5 points) a word or number. (5 points)
1. Rob’s jeans used to belong to his favourite 1. Rob doesn’t go shopping as ..............................................
singer. ............................................... as Hayley.
2. Rob bought his clothes in a shop. 2. Rob learned about Thrift+ from an
............................................... .............................................. article.
3. Celebrities buy the clothes from Thrift+. 3. The celebrity mentioned by Rob gave away
............................................... shoes with a value of over ..............................................
4. Rob mentions a celebrity who donated a lot of thousand pounds.
second-hand clothes to Thrift+. 4. A .............................................. hospital received the money
............................................... from an item of clothing sold by Justin Bieber.
5. Justin Bieber sold some jewellery on eBay. 5. Justin Bieber’s jeans were given to a
............................................... .............................................. -year-old girl.

Oral Production (10 points)

discuss options • reach a decision

1 Your older brother / sister has just started university. You and your sister / brother want to buy him / her
a bag for a laptop and are shopping together. Discuss the options in the chart below.
Bag 1
material leather

size for all laptops

style smart

price expensive

Bag 2
material synthetic

size for small laptops

style trendy

price on sale; inexpensive

2 Decide which bag you will buy.