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Module 2 Quick Test A

1 Use the collocations in the box to complete the sentences.
turn pale / slept heavily / out of order / express an opinion / rain heavily / out of breath /
a dry climate / express thanks / turn cold / a dry sense of humour / out of control

0 We can’t use this telephone because it’s out of order.

1 When I asked her what she thought she didn’t ______________________________.

2 We were very tired after the race so we ______________________________.

3 She was ______________________________ because she’d just run up the stairs.

4 The climate will ______________________________ as winter starts.

5 The farmers hope it will ______________________________ tonight because the fields

are so dry.

6 Algeria has ______________________________ for most of the year.

7 Did she ______________________________ when you told her the bad news?

8 I like Samantha. She’s got ______________________________ which makes me

laugh.

9 Go and tell the children to be quiet. They’re ______________________________.

10 I would like to ______________________________ to all those people who have

helped with this project.

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2 Write the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.
0 She looked tired because she had been running (run) for two hours.

1 I couldn’t open the suitcase because I ______________________________ (lose) the

key.

2 She had a good tan because she ______________________________ (sit) in the sun all
morning.

3 Paula couldn’t use her debit card because she ______________________________

(forget) her PIN number.

4 We ______________________________ (wait) for over an hour before the repair truck

arrived.

5 When the policeman asked for my ID card, I said I

______________________________ (leave) it in my hotel.

6 Their boots were dirty because they ______________________________ (play)

football all morning.

7 I couldn’t stop the car because the brakes ______________________________ (fail).

8 The garden was all white because it ______________________________ (snow)

heavily all night.

9 She started to cry when I told her her dog ______________________________ (die).

10 I got to work late because I ______________________________ (wake up) late that

morning.

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3 Correct the mistakes in these multi-part verbs.
0 She used to dress in up as a clown.

1 Sally loves doing accents. She goes in to __________ imitating real people, usually her
relatives.

2 My older brother always gets onto __________ trouble with his teachers.

3 My uncle used to make out __________ exciting stories about his time as a policeman.

4 Danny told a joke about a monkey and the audience cracked about __________.

5 Kathy is very ambitious and I’m sure she will get off __________.

6 Johnny is a good actor. He can put off __________ many different accents.

7 She used to like the Pet Shop Boys but she’s gone away __________ them now.

8 He used to be very thin but he’s put in __________ 5 kilos in the past year.

9 He used to be very funny but I am turned in __________ by his jokes about foreigners.

10 He fell up __________ and hurt his head.

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4 Write which types of activity the sentences describe.
a) temporary activity b) permanent activity
c) finished activity d) unfinished activity
e) single event f) repeated or prolonged event
0 Mike is always making jokes. f
1 He’s painting my bathroom. _____
2 He was born in Colombia. _____
3 She never stops talking! _____
4 Her parents live in Portugal. _____
5 I’ve had four cups of tea! _____
6 Then she dropped the bag. _____
7 Linda was writing a business letter. _____
8 She sings like a bird. _____
9 I’ve finished the first part. _____
10 He’s broken the wine glass! _____

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5 Complete the sentences using used to or would.
0 I used to be very enthusiastic. I would arrive at the office at 7 o’clock every morning.

1 Every spring they _______________ organise a flower show the village.

2 They _______________ live in that little cottage on the hill.

3 Every time it rained, we _______________ take our chairs into the house.

4 My grandmother _______________ have black hair.

5 This village _______________ be in Russia but now it’s in Ukraine.

6 How much _______________ you pay for a cinema ticket in 1942?

7 She _______________ be called Linda Green until she married Mr Brown.

8 My parents _______________ carry me home in their arms.

9 He _______________ be very good at maths but now he’s hopeless!

10 My uncle _______________ have lots of hair on his head.

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