​ ​ grade – Unit 2

Test Paper – 11th

I. Underline the ​correct alternative​ in each sentence:
1. I love going to Greek restaurants, they usually give you a desert on the table / ​house​ / bar / free.
2. He is such an experienced jewellery appraiser that he can spot any fakes at / by / on / ​with​ a glance.
3. Winning the marathon is amazing, but I have to admit it was a really undemanding / daunting /
challenging / ​exhausted​ race, it took every ounce of energy I had.
4. She knows all my reactions so well, she can read me like a page / ​book​ / line / verse.
5. Being after very tired after a long hard day at work she decided to do / make / book / ​take​ a long
soothing bath that evening.
6. People who are keen on hiking can really appreciate the loneliness / isolation / solitude / ​bareness​ of
the untrodden mountain paths.
7. The sound was barely deafening / audible / raucous / ​silent​, you had to really focus in order to hear it.
8. As they walked through the orchard they felt the fragrant / pristine / ​sparkling​ / fanciful blossoms
filling the air with their delicate perfume.
9. I don’t think I can put off / ​on​ / up / in with my manager’s abusive behaviour anymore, I’ll make a
complaint to the Human Resources Department.
10. If we set on / up / in / ​off​ early in the morning, we should be able to reach the summit by early
afternoon.

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the ​appropriate

1.I will get ​ (get) more and more frustrated with his unacceptable behaviour.
2. She ​ works ​ (work) as a cashier at the local supermarket.
3. I ​ didn't leaved ​ (not / leave) my country at all so far, but I’d sure love to travel all
over the world.
4. We ​ have to go ​ (go) away for the weekend, maybe we can meet during the next one.
5. Joe ​ have been working ​ (work) in Chicago for the past twenty years
of his life.

Time: 15 min. Points: I - 50p; II - 40p; e.o. – 10p.