5 Unit Test Level 2 Grammar 4

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (8 x 2 = 16 points)

1. If Peter had been able to play, they …………………… (win) the football match.

2. All the students will be looking for jobs when summer …………………… (come).

3. Bill …………………… (not go) skiing again this winter because of his broken leg.

4. My family …………………… (live) in this area for three hundred years.

5. Ella …………………… (give up) the job because her boyfriend had refused to move.

6. I …………………… (start) the course next week.

7. Would you tell me if you …………………… (not like) the food?

8. The electricity went off while I …………………… (watch) my favourite TV show.

5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 x 2 = 20 points)

About fifty years ago, the American president J. F. Kennedy 1. …………………… (realise) that
unless he2. …………………… (help) young Americans to go and work abroad, many of them would
never experience other cultures. He also knew that the local people 3. …………………… (benefit)
if Americans volunteered in poorer areas. So in 1961, he 4. …………………… (start) the Peace
Corps. Today, about 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers work in 78 countries. Most 5. ……………………
(live) in the countryside and 6. …………………… (work) in healthcare or education. If they 7.
…………………… (prefer) to live in a city, they may teach computer skills. Most volunteers are
young, but people of all ages can join if they 8. …………………… (agree) to volunteer for two
years. Over the years, the Peace Corps 9. …………………… (improve) the lives of many people.
Hopefully, it 10. …………………… (continue) for many more years!

6 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. (3 x 4 = 12 points)

1. Mary can go on the trip if she tidies up.

(unless) ...........................................................................................................................................
............... 2. I am eating sushi for the first time.
(never) ............................................................................................................................................
.............. 3. It was no longer raining when the film ended. (by the
time) ...............................................................................................................................................
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