Unit 2

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 6 I was worried about my exam, but everything

used to turn out well in the end.
1 Circle the correct options. _____________
1 I use to / used to buy a new phone every year,
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but now I just keep the one I have.
2 My friend used / used to live in a big apartment, 4 Put the words in the correct order.
but she moved. 1 bought / a new cord / broken. / it / I / had /
3 This computer didn’t use to / didn’t used to because
work, but we’ve fixed the display now. I bought a new cord because it had broken.
4 My brother used / used to use gel in his hair, 2 made dinner. / my father / had / went back
but now he doesn’t. home / I / By the time
5 Did you used / Did you use to play outside a lot
when you were younger?
6 Our cat doesn’t use to / didn’t use to sleep as 3 didn’t try out / seen / because / the book. / I /
much as she does now. already / the movie / I had
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2 Match the beginnings (1–6) with the endings
(a–f) to make sentences. 4 Star Wars / never / before. / seen / had / I
1 I used to love living in a big city c
2 I went back to my old hometown 5 the worst situation / It / had / we / through. /
been / ever / was
3 I ate a lot of food at lunchtime,
4 I used to have a nice camera,
5 When I was younger, I would go on
6 I didn’t! / the movie / expected / to like / I /
6 I didn’t use to have a bag for my laptop, hadn’t / and
a vacation every year, and I loved it.
b but I bought one last week.
c and couldn’t imagine moving to a small town. 5
d but I broke the lens. 5 Complete the dialogue with the past perfect or
e last month. simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.
f so I don’t want any more now. LUCY How 1 was (be) your move?
5 PAUL It wasn’t difficult. By the time the furniture
3 Correct the underlined mistakes. truck arrived, we 2__________ (already /
pack) everything. It was sad. We
1 I would have a tea this morning. had 3
__________ (be) there for about 10 years.
2 My brother would want to study French, but And I 4__________ (never / live) anywhere
now he doesn’t. ______________ else in this city.
3 I used to press the button, but nothing
LUCY I 5__________ (move) to a new place two
happened. ______________
years ago. It 6__________ (end up) taking
4 Did you use to take a lot of photos when you me a long time to settle down and really
went to Paris last year? ______________ like it.
5 I would have a laptop, but now I only have a 10
tablet. ______________
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
6 Circle the correct options. 9 Listen to a radio show. Circle the correct
options.
1 My sister told me that she intends to settle
down / up and get married. 1 The game is about … .
2 I look forward to / of seeing you at next Friday’s a a museum in the future
meeting. b museums in the past
3 Would you like to sign up to / for news about 2 Jack thinks that smartphones can show how
our latest products? people … .
4 Are there any new sports that you would like to a communicated
try out / for? b didn’t read anything
5 I hope my job interview tomorrow turns up / 3 Jack thinks that disposable coffee cups are … .
out well. a a good thing
6 It’s time Matthew moved to / out of his parents’ b a bad thing
house – he’s almost 40.
4 Jack thinks that in the future, we … .
5 a might not need passports
7 Complete the verbs in the text. b will still use passports
I went to a job interview last month, and it 5 The host … with Jack about countries in the
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t u r n e d out so well that they invited me to future.
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g __ back for a second interview. Today, I got a agrees
some good news! They want me to start next b disagrees
month! There is one problem, though. The job is in
another city. I’d like to 3m __ v __ to a new place, 6 For the museum, the host chooses the … .
but I have a lot of friends here, and I don’t know a cup
what I would 4d __ without them, and I don’t want b phone
to 5e __ __ up lonely and unhappy in a different
city. I don’t want to 6t __ r __ the job down, but I’m 5
going to think about it very carefully before
I say “yes.” 10 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or
5 F (false)?

8 Complete the text with the words in the box. 1 Jack says that phones can show what
food people had. T
button cord cover display handle key 2 Jack thinks that a phone can tell us a
lot about its owner.
1 Just press this button to turn the machine on.
3 He says that coffee cups don’t cause
2 The “E” ________ on my laptop isn’t working.
pollution.
3 My new smartphone has a very big and clear
4 He says that people have always used
________ screen.
passports.
4 The front ________ of the book looked more
5 He thinks that borders will disappear in
interesting than the story inside!
the future.
5 I don’t have a ________ to connect my camera
6 The host thinks that most people need
to my computer.
to take their phones with them all
6 The ________ on this door needs some oil. It the time.
makes a lot of noise when I move it.
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READING 5 Will enjoyed the swimming lessons.
6 His experience was a good one.
Greenhills Sports School – Two Testimonials
7 He didn’t learn any new skills.
Hannah
8 He thinks other people should do what
This summer, I went to the morning swimming
he did. s
club at Greenhills. To be honest, it was my
mother’s idea to sign up for it, and I wasn’t very 10
happy on the first day. In fact, we had argued
about it because I had wanted to take the circus 12 Read the text again. Circle the correct options.
skills classes. But, in the end, I thought the club 1 Who decided that Hannah should join the
was great. I had never had swimming lessons swimming club?
before – I used to avoid swimming classes at
a Hannah.
school, because I was afraid of water – but the
teachers here were so friendly and reassuring. b Hannah’s mother.
I think the reason my mom wanted me to take 2 What did Hannah want to do before starting the
classes was because last time we went on swimming club?
vacation, I felt bad. I didn’t want to go into the a Have circus skills lessons.
ocean because I was scared! I would also always
b Have swimming lessons.
turn down friends who invited me to the
swimming pool. Well, thanks to Greenhills, I’ve 3 When did she avoid having classes at school?
ended up becoming a much more confident a Before the swimming club.
swimmer, and I can’t wait to go to the beach again
and show my new skills! It turned out really well,
b After the swimming club.
and I couldn’t be prouder of myself! 4 How did she feel before the swimming club?
Will a She didn’t like people who went swimming.
About a month ago, a friend contacted me to say I b She was afraid of the ocean.
should try out the circus skills camp at Greenhills in 5 What does Will say about circuses before the
the summer. I wasn’t very interested at first. I hadn’t skills camp?
been to a circus since I was a child, and didn’t want
to spend my summer trying to be a clown, or
a He had never been to one before.
whatever it was! But I’m so glad I went through with b The last time he went to one was when he
it. The course was more about how to do amazing was very young.
tricks, like climbing ropes, jumping through the air,
6 How did his parents feel at the end of the skills
balancing on wires and dancing, too.
camp?
When I started, I wasn’t very fit, and wasn’t a Very surprised at Will’s new skills.
looking forward to it at all, but now my body feels
so much better – much more flexible than I used b Disappointed by how little he had learned.
to be. We even put on a performance at the end 10
of the course, and my parents were shocked at
how much I could do. I would definitely go back, 13 Circle the words in the box in the text. Match
and would recommend this to anyone who wants them with the definitions (1–6).
to exercise, but wants to do it in a fun, novel way.
ended up go back looking forward to

11 Read the text. Check (✓) five more true sentences. sign up for try out turn down

1 Hannah and Will are both writing about 1 join an organized activity sign up for
summer activities. ✓
2 try something new __________________
2 Hannah didn’t want to take swimming
3 say no to something __________________
lessons at first.
4 return __________________
3 She really enjoyed them in the end.
5 finally been in a situation __________________
4 She feels better about swimming now.

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 6 feeling happy about something in the future
__________________
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WRITING
14 Circle the correct options.
1 There were many reasons why I liked the sports
camp. First, / Second, the teachers were
amazing.
2 Second / This, the activities were pretty exciting.
3 On / In addition, the other students were very
friendly.
4 This / These means that I had a really great
time.
5 Because, / Therefore, I learned a lot of new
skills.
6 At / In conclusion, I would recommend this
course to anyone.
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15 Write an opinion essay on this topic: “Young
people today have more problems than in the
past.” Use the prompts below to help you.
Write at least 140 words.
• Introduce the topic: what is your general
opinion?
• What are your reasons for your opinion?
• What are your reasons against your opinion?
• Write a conclusion, restating your opinion.

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TOTAL SCORE 100

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