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English in Common 2
Unit 2 Test
1 GRAMMAR
A Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses and the simple present tense.
1. I ____________________ (get up) at 7 o’clock.

2. We ____________________ (take) clients to the office.

3. She ____________________ (listen to) music all day.

4. They ____________________ (work) in a museum.

5. James ____________________ (speak) English and Spanish.

B Complete the conversations with this, that, these, or those.

6. A: What’s _______________ in here? B: It’s my CD player.

7. A: What are _______________ over there? B: They’re my shoes.

8. A: Are _______________ my keys on the table in the bedroom? B: No, they’re mine.

9. A: What’s _______________ by the door? B: It’s my coat.

10. A: Is _______________ your camera? B: No, mine’s over there.

C Write the plural form of the nouns.

11. hotel _______________

12. watch _______________

13. family _______________

14. machine _______________

15. desk _______________

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D Complete the conversations with When, Where, or What.
16. A: _______________do they open? B: In ten minutes.

17. A: _______________does he live? B: In La Paz.

18. A: _______________time does it close? B: At 8:30.

19. A: _______________do you do? B: I’m an architect.

20. A: _______________do you play soccer on Fridays? B: In Davis Park.

E Complete the questions with Do or Does.

21. _______________ you speak Spanish?

22. _______________ she work in Mexico?

23. _______________ they play tennis?

24. _______________ you like your job?

25. _______________ he have a sister?

2 VOCABULARY
A Match the verbs to the nouns. Write the letter on the line.
____ 26. design a. DVD player
____ 27. eat b. parents
____ 28. play c. buildings
____ 29. open d. dinner
____ 30. meet e. book

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B Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
shoes watch suitcase lamp dishes

31. These _______________ hurt my feet. I think I need a bigger size.

32. My husband and I have a rule: If one of us cooks, the other one washes the
_______________.

33. It’s getting dark. Could you turn on the _______________?

34. Not many people wear a _______________ these days—everyone just looks at their cell
phones when they want to know the time.

35. I need a new _______________ because I’m taking a trip to Chile next month.

3 READING
Read the paragraph. Then mark each sentence true (T) or false (F).
Martin Clegg is a freelance writer. He gets up early and cooks breakfast for himself and his
family. His children leave home for school at eight thirty. Then he washes the dishes. After that
he begins writing and he doesn’t stop until the children come home from school. In the evening,
he helps the children with their homework. He always goes to bed after midnight.

36. Martin doesn’t eat breakfast._____

37. He works as a dishwasher. _____

38. Martin’s children go to school at eight thirty. _____

39. Martin helps his children do their homework. _____

40. Martin goes to bed at eight thirty. _____

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3 WRITING
Write five sentences about your daily routine. Use the simple present and the times from
the box.
6:00 A.M 9:00 A.M. 12:00 noon 5:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M.

41. _____________________________________________________________________

42. _____________________________________________________________________

43. _____________________________________________________________________

44. _____________________________________________________________________

45. _____________________________________________________________________

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