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Unit 1: Grammar and vocabulary test A Level 2

Grammar C Look at the underlined parts of the

A Complete the conversations. Write the conversation. Check (✓) the sentences that
correct forms of the verbs. are correct. If they are not correct, write the
Did get correct form.
A: Hi, Bruno. (0) you
A: So, Giulia, when (0) were you going to Russia?
(get) my text about Sumiko?
B: It was in 2002. I (21) went for six weeks, to a
B: Yes, I (1) (read) it a few minutes ago. language school in St. Petersburg.
What (2) to her? (happen) A: Why (22) were you deciding to go there?
B: Well, I (23) was working as a journalist at that time,
A: She had a car accident last night. She and Russian was useful for my work.
(3)  (drive) home when she A: And (24) were you enjoying your time there?
(4) (lose) control of her car. It
B: Oh, yes – and for a special reason! While I (25) lived
(5) (rain) at the time. there I (26) met Yuri, and now we’re married! It was
a big surprise – I certainly (27) wasn’t looking for a
A: What (6) Johnny Depp husband. My parents were so shocked when
(do) when he was discovered? I (28) told them. In fact, they were very unhappy at
first. My mother (29) wasn’t coming to our wedding.
B: He (7) (play) in a rock band and he A: That’s a shame.
(8) (make) a TV series when Tim
B: Yes, but then I (30) was having my baby son and she
Burton (9) (start) using him in his loves him so much, so everything is OK now.
movies. He soon (10) (become) a star.
0 did you go

A: Where (11) (be) you and Vanessa 21

last night? 22

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B: We (12) (study) for the exam at
Vanessa’s. I (13) (try) to call you when 24

I got there, but you (14) (not answer). 25

A: I (15) (watch) a movie at home. 26

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B Choose the correct form of the verb in
each sentence. 28

0 Yesterday, I bought / was buying a birthday present 29

for my sister online.
30
16 I was talking / talked to my friend on the phone
when the doorbell rang. Score / 30
17 I was meeting / met Stephanie while I was traveling
in Thailand.
18 Kate and Elizabeth were going / went to their first
concert when they were 14.
19 What were you doing / did you do at this time last year?
20 Gianni didn’t see / wasn’t seeing me when I drove
past him yesterday.
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Vocabulary C Complete the sentences with words from

A Complete the sentences with the words the box. There is one extra option.
in the boxes. There is one extra option in
excited  ​happy  ​worried  ​upset  ​interested  ​
each box. surprised  ​angry

angry  ​blog  ​
browse  ​interested  ​online  ​surprised  ​ 0 Mona’s dog died and she’s very upset
upload about it.
16 The children can’t sit still! They’re so
My father is very (0) interested in the internet. about going on vacation tomorrow!
He spends hours (1) . He likes to
17 Sara broke my phone. I’m really
(2) videos and he also writes a with her.
(3) . I was very (4) by his 18 Nils passed his exam. I’m very by it,
reaction to an article I sent him about older people because he didn’t do any work.
and the internet. He was very (5) about it. 19 Gita’s daughter is not home and it’s very late.
Gita is about her.

email  ​Google  ​
read  ​shocked  ​worried  ​checking 20 Javier is very in history, and reads a lot
of books about it.

I was (6) my (7) this morning

Score / 20
and I was (8) by a message Matt sent me.
He said he (9) your blog and he’s Total score / 50
(10) about you. You seem upset.

B Complete the definitions. The first letters

of the missing words are shown.
0 If you look at lots of different websites,
you b rowse the internet.
11 If you put a message on a website,
you p it.
12 If you get files from the internet,
you d them.
13 If you write a short message on Twitter,
you t .
14 Things that are on the internet are o .
15 If you put something like a picture or video on
the internet, you u it.

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