Gabriel’s portfolio Blank test Units 14-15-16 Advanced 2

Advanced II, Practice test Units 9-16

I. REVIEW: Select and circle the best word or phrase in the following sentences:
1. My computer is freezing again. I had it fixed last week. Where can I get a good technician
(repair//to repair/repairing) it?
2. You want to improve your grades. What about (hiring/to hire/hired) a tutor?
3. Karla helps people in need and stray animals too. She is so (careful/adaptable/compassionate)
4. (In order to/For/for to) any business to succeed, it needs to have a good management.
5. Robert is so positive. It’s very nice to work with an (adaptable/cynical/upbeat) person.
6. George had walked 12 kilometers (after/once/by the time) he arrived home.
7. (Because/Because of/For) the Galapagos Islands, many people visit Ecuador.
8. Where can I get my house (to paint/painting/painted)?
9. _because of_/_due to__________ Covid19, our lives have changed radically.
10. I will have read about 12 books once/ by the time ___ I finish my graduation project.

II. Review. Please fill in the blanks with the most appropriate past modal for degrees of
certainty. (must/couldn’t/could/may/might)
1. Peter didn’t show up to class. He could have had_ (have) an emergency.
2. I can’t find my dog. My sister _must have taken_ (take) it for a walk.
3. Anytime Rosa sees David, she leaves the room, and she doesn’t talk to him. They _must /could
have had (have) an argument.
4. Wow, have you seen Janeth? She looks so slender. She must/ may have gone_ (go) on a diet.
5. Alice didn’t attend her sister’s funeral. She _may not have beenmustn’t have been____
(not/bee) in the city.
III. Review. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate past modal for advice or opinion.
(should/could/would)
1. A: My sister asked me to help her walk the dog, and I told her I was busy, but I wasn’t.
B: You _should have told_ (tell) her the truth. Anyway, I _would have helped (help) her. She
always helps you.
2. A: Ruth keeps coming late.
B: She _should have been___ (be) on time. I _would have set___ (set) two alarm clocks.
3. A. Mark yelled at his wife in public. She started crying and left home with the kids.
B: He __shouldn’t have done__ (not/do) that. She __could/ would have leavedleft___ (leave)
him a long time ago. I _wouldnt have put upt with_ (not/put up with) such scandalous
behavior.

IV. Review. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable form of the passive voice.
A small business _isn’t started_ (not/start) overnight.
First, a business plan has to be written__(write).
Next, market research _has_to be done_is done_____ (do).
Then the competition needs _to be identified____ (identify).
Classified ads may __has to be posted____ (post) online and on social networks.
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Finally, the employees _have to be hired___ (hire) and work can start.

V. Review. Combine these sentences by means of relative pronouns –who, which, or that-.
1. A location scout looks for places to shoot scenes. He travels around the world.
__a location scout who travels around the world, looks for places to shoot scenes.
2. A screen writer is a talented person. He develops a story idea into a full movie script.
A screen writer is a talented person who develops a story idea into a full movie script .
3. My sister lives in Kansas City. She has panicked due to Covid19.
My sister, who lives in Kansas City, has panicked due to covid19.
4. Sitcom writers are talented people. They write comedies for TV.
Sitcom writers who write comedies for tv are talented people.

VI. Giving recommendations and opinions with passive modals:

1. Everyone must be required_ (require) to wear a mask and keep the social distance.
2. A rule has to be passed_( pass) to let students use calculators in complicated calculus.
3. Students should be reminded_ (remind) not to use the use of cell phones in class.
4. Teachers ought to be requested (request) to remind the students about important exams.
Students _mustn’t be penalized_ (not/penalize) when their internet is low and wavering.
5. 80 % of classes have got _to be attended_ (attend) by the students every cycle.

VII. Please write the corresponding tag questions and the short answers.
 Littering makes cities look ugly, doesn’t it__?
Yes, _it does___________.
 The sales tax should be lowered, shouldn’t it_?
Yes, _it should
 Pet owners must never abandon them, must they__?
No, _they mustn’t ____________
 Many children go to school without breakfast, _don’t they _____________?
Yes, _they do____________
 People shouldn’t be allowed to park their cars on the sidewalks, shouldn’t they ?
No, they shouldn’t .

VIII. Answer the following questions:

 What is the most difficult thing about staying locked up at home?
 _the most difficult thing about staying locked up at home is feeling alone
 Its not being able to work___ .
 What is one of the rewards of not drinking alcohol?
_one of the rewards of not drinking alcohol it is feeling healthy.it is staying fit.
 What is the most rewarding thing about keeping your moral values?
 the most rewarding thing about keeping your moral values its being in peace with
yourself.
 What is the most challenging thing about having a baby?
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 The most challenging thing about having a baby is becoming responsible

IX. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding verbs in their correct tense.
(take/achieve/able to/ accomplish/manage/establish)
1. The minimum rules are _ established _ once you start working for a company.
2. Louisa _ achieve future/ accomplished past _ a lot in college. She
was a top student.
3. What do you hope you _will have achieved _ by the time you are 50?
4. Rita and her husband _ have taken _ vacations in the same hotel for the last 15
years.
5. It was not easy, but Georgia _ managed_ to install her Veterinary Clinic last year.
6. I trust any new project to Carmen. She is always _ able to finish her things and
other people’s things, too.

X. VOCABULARY. Fill in the blanks with the most adequate word from the box.

Cynical courageous resourceful illiteracy compassionate

Bullying rigid industrious sophisticated vandalism

rebellious ambitious insensitive upbeat

1. Michael is so _compassionated _ . He is always helping stray animals or

people in need.
2. I really don’t like working with _ rigid _ people who never have any
flexibility about how to do things.
3. I wish I were as industrious / sophisticated_ as Tina. She keeps attending Art lessons and
learning how to cook Thai food.
4. Frida is quite _ambitious _ . She has started designing her own business.
5. I think you need to be _ courageous _ to work with wild animals. Many of
them are totally unpredictable.
6. Models need to be _ upbeat / industrious _ , as photo sessions are hard
work.
7. Mark is so _ rebellious _ that he even challenged the police authority. He
spent three days in prison.
8. My brother is quite _ cynical negative pessimist _ as he thinks all people are
bad, or have bad intentions.
9. I love salsa music because it is so _upbeat _.
10. Robert is so _ sophisticated/ resourceful _ that all people consult him when they have
problems.
11. _ illiteracy _ is one of the worst social issues because people can’t get a
good job.
12. School desertion, and teen suicide are direct consequences of _ bullying _.
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13. Neighborhoods that suffer _vandalism _ are abandoned because prices

come down, and people become frightened.
14. Rachel’s comments were so _ insensitive . She never pays attention to the others’ feelings.

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