LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 2 B Units 3-4
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the text. Use the correct forms of the words in capital letters.
I remember one Sunday afternoon when I was young. It was raining and I was (0) bored . I know BOREI was (1) ___________ because DISAPPOINTI wanted to go to the beach. I remember my little sister was really (2) ___________ as well. ANNOYShe kept on talking when I wanted to read. Then suddenly, my uncle arrived.
We were (3) ___________ because SURPRISEwe thought he was in hospital. He took my sister and me to the circus. It was (4) ___________ FASCINATEbut I knew my sister was a bit (5) ___________ by the animals. FRIGHTENAt the end, all of us children went to the middle of the tent to sing a song. It was a bit
(6) ___________ but we did it and EMBARRASSthen my uncle took us home.
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2 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
One day, about two years (0) ago , I was tidying (1) ___________ at home when I found an old box. I opened it and inside there were hundreds of old letters and papers. I stayed (2) ___________ really late, reading them and I found (3) ___________ some amazing things about my family. There was lots to read and I kept (4) ___________ finding more interesting things until almost morning. (5) ___________, I went to bed but the next day I started (6) ___________ the book again. It was really great.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
0 Last week I (take) took two exams. I don’t know my results yet.
1 I (be) ___________ tired yesterday and this morning I (wake) ___________ up at ten o’clock.
2 I’m sorry, I (not see) ________________ you there. It’s so dark in here.
3 While you (talk) ________________ on the telephone, I (write) ________________ two letters.
4 Look at this. I (find) ________________ it on the way home.
4 Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.
When I was young I (0) ________ to be a professional footballer. I started (1) ________ when I was 6 and I (2) ________ for a team. I was quite good. But, one day, while I (3) ________, I (4) ________ my leg very badly. I was in hospital for 2 months and, after that, I was never very good again. I (5) ________ help train children but I stopped (6) ________ that 2 or 3 years ago. Now I only watch football on the TV.
0 a) was wanting b) used to wanting c) wanted
1 a) training b) train c) trained
2 a) playing b) used to play c) play
3 a) played b) used to play c) was playing
4 a) was breaking b) broke c) used to break
5 a) did b) was c) used to
6 a) doing b) to do c) do
5 Complete the questions and answers.
A (0) Were you waiting a long time?
B Yes, (1) ________________. I was waiting for 2 hours.
A (2) ________________ your English exam?
B No, (3) ________________. I got 34%.
A (4) ________________ to wear shorts to school?
B Yes,(5) ________________. And I used to be really embarrassed by them.
A (6) What ________________ by when the police arrived?
B I was eating lunch. I was really surprised when they came in.
LISTENING SKILLS
1 Listen to Professor Sykes talking about George Orwell. Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.
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1 George Orwell’s name wasa) John Sykes. b) Eric Blair. c) George Orwell.
2 George Orwella) was born in England. b) went to school in India. c) lived in India for 4 years.
3 He started writinga) at university. b) in India. c) at school.
4 After school he went toa) Burma. b) India. c) university.
5 Down and Out in Paris and London wasa) published in 1927. b) his first book. c) written in Paris
6 George Orwell wrote Homage to Cataloniaa) in 1936. b) in Spain. c) in England.
7 His books area) easy to read. b) not popular now. c) interesting but difficult to read.
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