UNIT 2 TEST

Name: ______________________________ Total: _____ out of 50

1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the welcome speech at a day course.

Good morning everyone. I’m happy to see you all here for what is (1) sure/ready to be an
interesting day for all those of us who are concerned about environmental issues. Now,
(2) I’m not speaking/I’m not going to speak for long – which I know you (3)’ll all
appreciate/you will be appreciating! I’m just (4) planning/due to outline what (5) will be /will
have been happening during the course of the day. We (6) will have had/are going to have a
series of talks by some local experts. These (7) will have started/start at 10.30 when David
Johns (8) will be talking/is about to talk about air quality in our area. Before that you (9) are
having/’ll have an hour to circulate and talk to the representatives of environmental
organisations in the main hall. Audrey Morris (10) is bound to give/is going to be giving the
second talk of the day about problems raised by road planning applications but she has been
delayed in traffic and it is unlikely that she (11) will have arrived/will be arriving by the
scheduled time for her talk at 11.30. So if required, we (12) shall have/are having an
alternative slot available later this afternoon and it is (13) guaranteed/due to be fascinating!
Now, (14) I’ll hand/hand over to Penny Green who (15) explains/is going to explain about
refreshments and lunch.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box. There may be more than
one answer.

bound about going due ready unlikely

1) The government is not ______________ to enter into negotiations about green policies at
the moment. They are waiting for data from the latest research.

2) The severe weather we have been experiencing over the last week is ______________ to
improve over the next few days and even more rain is forecast.

3) The carbon tax announcement is ______________ any moment so we’ll go live now to
our reporter Dave Halls, who is at the news conference.

4) The changes in recycling collections are ______________ to be implemented at the

beginning of March.

5) The oil spill off the Dorset coast is ______________ to have widespread consequences,
although the full extent of the impact will not be known for several weeks.

6) Hurricane Eva is definitely ______________ to hit the western edge of the Caribbean
island of Barbados in the next hour or so, and residents are preparing themselves for severe
gales and flooding over the next twenty-four-hour period.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given.

1) The damage caused to the ozone layer is said to be ______________. REVERSE

2) An increase in oil ______________ means that petrol prices look set to rise yet again.
CONSUME

3) The ______________ of child workers in many poorer countries is of international

concern. EXPLOIT

4) Eating excessive amounts of sugar and fat can be ______________ to our health.
DETRIMENT

5) There has been a significant reduction in hazardous ______________ from cars over the
last decade. EMIT

6) ______________ cutting of funds for charities will have an enormous impact on the less
well-off in our society. DISCRIMINATE

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter has been given.

1) For scientists working on the Antarctic ice, life is f______________ with danger.

2) Our school results this year are on a p______________ with those of the top schools in
the country.

3) As far as singing ability goes, Trent is not up there with the best, but in t______________
of entertainment value, he’s unbeatable.

4) I’ll be explaining the next p______________ of the project in detail at the end of the
week.

5) Surely this governmental policy is in b______________ of international law?

6) In a______________with government guidelines the development of wind farms in this

area will be investigated.

7) Climate change will affect us in all m______________ of ways that we haven’t yet
considered.

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5 Match words from A and B to form compound adjectives.

A B

1) loud minded

2) old fetched

3) mouth hearted

4) kind mouthed

5) far fashioned

6) absent watering

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6 Circle the correct collocation for each adjective.

1) innate hierarchy/fear

2) savage beast/spot

3) balanced appearance/diet

4) rugged landscape/fear

5) gaunt behaviour/appearance

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7 Rewrite the parts of the sentences in italics using a phrase including the word given.

1) I was going to confront Ray about his stupid decision but I was too cowardly and decided
to leave it! (chicken)

2) Negotiations for the new contract are going very, very slowly and it’s really getting me
down. (snail)

3) I’d love to have been able to hear what they were discussing during the meeting. (fly)

4) When I first moved to Paris I didn’t feel at all comfortable, but after a while I got used to
the life there. (fish)

5) Jack had to go into debt to help his family survive when he lost his job. (wolf)

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