Straightforward Upper Intermediate Unit 2 Test

Name Shestakovska Yana Score ______/100_

Vocabulary
A Match the words 1–7 to the definitions a–g.

B (1) cold-blooded a) keen to learn about a lot of different things

G (2) cute b) deliberately cruel and showing no emotion
D (3) docile c) violent and able to cause serious damage or injury
C (4) ferocious d) well-behaved, quiet and easy to control
A (5) inquisitive e) lively and full of fun
E (6) playful f) trained to stay calm when people are near
F (7) tame g) attractive, usually small and easy to like

B Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

(8) When my daughter brought her friend’s cat home I really didn’t think it would ________ with our
dog, but the two are best friends now!
a) get around b) get along c) get in touch

(9) She got really _______ when I told her I thought hunting was okay.
a) round the bend b) lost her head c) worked up

(10) I’m sorry, but you _______ completely. I think killing any animal is cruel and unnecessary.
a) miss the point b) add up c) draw the line

(11) I’m sorry, but I told you ‘No pets!’ You’ll just have to _______ it.
a) get around b) get on with c) get rid of

(12) You wouldn’t believe it. He’s got a snake as a pet. Frankly, I think he’s ______.
a) round the bend b) worked up c) absolutely livid

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C Complete the text with the words in the box.

sickened punishment face docile cruel crowded aggressive absurd

It’s about time people realized just how (13) cruel ____ and unnecessary zoos are. When people say
that it’s a good way to protect animals that are endangered they are just being (14) absurd ______.
How can locking up an animal be anything other than a (15) punishment _______? And the argument
that children learn about these animals by seeing them is ridiculous. When animals are locked in a
cage they either become (16) docile ______ just lying around doing nothing or they become very (17)
aggressive _______ and violent. I am also (18) sickened _______ by the conditions in zoos with
animals (19) crowded _______ together in cages that aren’t big enough. It’s time to (20) face _____
the facts about zoos and let animals live in their natural environments

Grammar
D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(21) Why is your dog constantly barking_____ (bark)? It’s driving me round the bend.
(22) Sharks don’t______ usually attack_______ (not / attack) people unless they are very hungry.
(23) Why do the foxes keep coming_____ (come) into my garden?
(24) My daughter’s forever asking______ (ask) me to buy her a dog.
(25) She watches_____ (watch) wildlife programmes on TV at least once a week.

E Complete the text with used to, would or got used to. Sometimes more than one
answer is possible.

When I was young I (26) used to ______ visit the zoo every week and I (27) would ______ stand and
watch the monkeys playing in their cages. I was fascinated by these animals as they were so
inquisitive. Then I (28) would ______ go home and spend hours dreaming of seeing them in the wild.
Then, when there was a wildlife programme on TV I (29) would ______ stop everything else I was
doing and listen to every word. My mother (30) used to ______ be worried about me sometimes, but
she (31) got used to ______ it in the end.

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F Complete the sentences with the correct form of get or be.

(32) I can’t __get___ used to living without a pet.

(33) I __am___ not used to having a pet.
(34) It’s difficult not eating meat, but eventually I __got___ used to it.
(35) Josh lived on a farm so he __is___ used to working with animals.
(36) I’m trying to __get___ used to your pet snake, but I still don’t think it’s cute.

G Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.

(37) I live near the sea and I can’t get used to / would be used to the noise all the birds make.
(38) I got used to / would always see her walking her dogs on the beach.
(39) I used to / would have a pet tortoise when I was a child.
(40) My sister used to / is forever telling me to stop eating meat.
(41) She’s used to / would be used to taking her dogs for a walk early in the morning.

Functional language
H Complete the sentences with words and phrases from the box.

absolutely convinced as I’m concerned be wrong believe for a minute

don’t think Frankly perfectly honest Personally you ask me

(42) Frankly _______, it’s absolutely ridiculous.

(43) Personally ________, I think too much money is spent on keeping pets.
(44) If you ask me _________, people worry too much about the welfare of animals.
(45) To be perfectly honest ________, I think it’s all a misunderstanding.
(46) I’m absolutely convinced __________ that something needs to be done.
(47) I really don’t think ________ everyone shares your concerns.
(48) I may be wrong ________, but not everyone likes dogs as much as you do.
(49) As far as I’m concerned _________ we need to put people first.
(50) I don’t believe for a minute _________ that everyone thinks hunting animals is cruel.

I Fill in the gaps using words or phrases you have learnt from “Vocabulary in Use”
book.

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 51. Humans, dogs, elephants and dolphins are all __mammals___, but birds, fish and crocodiles
are not. (any animal which feeds young on milk)
52. She had been badly hurt in what police described as a __vicious__ attack. (aggressive and
violent)
53. Pit bulls and rottweilers are two of the most common breeds to end up at the local ____.
(a place where animals can be cared for)
54. Most dead birds are picked up by crows or other ____. (a bird or an animal that feeds on dead
animals)
55. There is concern that the giant panda will soon become ____. (not now existing)
56. Cows and sheep are ____. (an animal that eats only plants)
57. Bees were also ____ from at least the Old Kingdom and provided both honey and wax. (used
to living with or working for humans)
58. In the jungle, the first warning that a ____ is approaching is silence. (an animal that kills and
eats other animals)
59. Christmas Island is known for its annual ___ of 50 million bright red land crabs from forest to
the sea. (the process of animals travelling to a different place)
60. These nature reserve islands have the most impressive and rare endemic plants species and
due to almost perfect nesting conditions a great ____. (a place where birds can live and be
protected)

J Complete the essay. Use the correct form of used to, would or be/get used to and
the verbs in the box.
Be complete go have have light rush spend stop walk

Some of my happiest memories are of summer holidays with my family. Every year we would
pack our suitcases and drive off to the seaside. Some years we 61___stopped___ halfway and spend
the night in a motel. But usually we 62___ complete ___ the journey in a day.
As soon as we arrived, we 63__ rushed ___ down to the sea. The beach was rocky and for the
first few days we had to walk carefully because we 64__were going____ over the sharp stones with
our soft winter feet. We had lots of friends whom we saw only in the summers so we 65___spent___ a
lot of time with them. During the day we 66__were____ swimming and at night we 67____
lightened___ a fire on the beach, chat and listen to the waves.
By the end of the holidays, we 68__would have____ great suntans and our feet
69___walked___ hard from running over the rocks. We 70____had__ mixed feelings about leaving.
We didn’t want to leave our friends but at the same time we looked forward to going home.
K Circle the correct answer
71. When I was a child, we often used/ would often sit in the garden on summer evenings.

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72. I used to / would own a house in the country but I sold it.
73. We live in London now but we were used to/ used to live in a small town.
74. She used to / was used to have lots of free time before she started working here.
75. Giles and Max used to argue /were used to arguing but they get along fine now.

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