Intermediate Unit test 2

Grammar
2 Complete the sentences with the correct past
1 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c). form of the verb in brackets.
1 I      b       in a plane before so I am feeling a bit 1 It was the most beautiful beach he  ’d ever seen   
nervous about my flight. and the perfect place to spend their honeymoon.
a) have never flied (see)
b) have never flown 2 As soon as she closed the door, she                              
c) didn’t fly she                               her house keys on the table.
2 Sue                       in a jazz band when she was 21. (remember / leave)
a) sang 3 While we                               for the taxi to arrive, we
b) has sung all the windows were closed.
c) hasn’t sung (wait / check)
3 We first                       Tamara at university in 2010. 4 By the time they                               to the station, the
We were on the same degree programme. train                               . (get / go)
a) have met 5 As she                               over the bridge, the car in
b) meeted front swerved and nearly                               into the
c) met river. (drive / fall)
4 James                       in the national hockey team for 6 While I                               the joke, I suddenly realised
five years but stopped after he hurt his back. I                               the ending! (tell / forget)
a) has played
b) played 10
c) hasn’t played
5 They                       a four-bedroom house in Wales.
a) have just bought Vocabulary
b) have bought recently
3 Complete the types of film stories in the
c) already bought
sentences.
6 Who                       the match on Saturday? Do you
know? 1 Liz enjoys romantic comedies because she thinks
a) has won they are fun to watch and likes films about people
b) did win falling in love.
c) won 2 I love watching p                              d                            . I’m
7 Can we watch something else? I                       this very interested in history and I love old-fashioned
film twice. costumes.
a) saw already 3 Did you see the b                              on Gandhi’s life? It
b) ’ve already seen was really interesting. I had no idea he had studied
c) just seen at university in London.
8 You said you’ve been to South America. How 4 Lee says his favourite films are p                           
interesting! Where                       ? t                            because they focus on the mental
a) did you go and emotional states of the characters so you
b) have you gone never know what is going to happen.
c) have you been yet 5 Tim never watches d                            movies as he
9 They                       on a cruise before so they’re really thinks there are already too many stories of
excited about their holiday terrible things that have happened, like
a) already went earthquakes and plane crashes, on the news.
b) never went 6 Pru often watches m                            . She likes to try
c) ’ve never been and solve the murders before the detectives do.
10 When I first saw Coldplay, they weren’t famous.
They                       a long way since then. 5
a) came
b) have come
c) didn’t come
11 I’m sorry, I                       . I’ll do that later when I
have some free time.
a) have already contacted him
b) haven’t contacted him yet
c) just contacted him

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 Intermediate Unit test 2

4 Complete the text with the correct prepositions. Function

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I was in France on business last year when I met an 7 Put the sentences of the story (a–k) into the
old school friend, Pierre, 2                     chance. It was correct order.
great to see him but I was 3                     a bit of a hurry
so we swapped numbers and arranged to meet up the a) The people in my carriage were really friendly so
next day. The meeting I was going to was 4                     I started talking with them.
the afternoon but I was running late so I called a b) I had quite an adventure when I was travelling in
taxi. While I was waiting, I spotted a Dutch Italy for work last summer.
colleague, Suus. She was also staying at the hotel c) He also called the school I was visiting and spoke
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                    her own and was going to the same to the headteacher to explain what had happened.
meeting. She kindly offered me a lift and we both d) Before long, I found out that the train didn’t stop
arrived at the place I was going to.
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                    time. During the journey we had a lovely e) Anyway, I had no idea that there was a delay with
chat and 7                     the end, we arranged to have the previous train that was due at the same
dinner together. platform.
f) She introduced herself with a big smile and we
6 laughed about my little adventure before getting
into her car.
g) When I finally arrived at my destination, the
5 Complete the sentences using one word from headteacher was already there waiting for me at
box A and one from box B. the station.
A h) Fortunately, another passenger told me where to
demonstration earthquake floods get off and what train to catch from there.
fugitive hostages pay i) So, when a train arrived at my platform a minute
early I thought it was the one I wanted and I got
B
on it.
armed destroyed hit released
j) I was in a new town so I checked on the train and
strike violent
waited at the platform I needed.
k) Well, you can imagine that this was quite
1 The big earthquake that hit California lasted five
worrying.
seconds.
2 Thousands of homes were                               by
1     b    5        9       
after days of heavy rain.
2        6        10            
3 Police are telling people to be cautious because an
3        7        11            
is on the run.
4        8       
4 The anti-war                               turned                              
when it reached the city centre. 10
5 Ten                               have now been                              
from the plane by the terrorists. Total: 50
6 10,000 workers have gone on                               over
.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of say or tell.
1 When you       say        ‘hello’ you should smile.
2 If Dad starts                               us the same joke he told
us last week, please stop him.
3 The best time to                               a scary story is at
night, sitting around a campfire with friends.
4 When he                               sorry I knew he meant it.
5 Please just                               what you mean! I don’t
understand what is going on.

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