Cumulative Test 2
Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Reading
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
e.g. run wild: When you run wild, you are not constrained
or supervised by anyone else.
1 shabby: A shabby building is old and run-down.
2 daily commute: Daily commute is the daily journey to and
from work.
3 ethical values: Ethical values are beliefs and values
based on what is good and morally correct.
4 fundraise / charity: To fundraise for charity means to
raise money for a particular cause.
5 hand / mouth: When you live from hand to mouth, all your
money is spent on basic survival with nothing left over for
luxuries.
Exercise 2
e.g. bustling: A place that is bustling is busy and full of
people.
1 tower: A tower block is a tall building with flats or offices
inside.
2 damp: If something is damp, it’s cold and wet.
3 preach: When you practice what you preach, you act in
accordance with what you say.
4 belongings: Your personal belongings are the items that
you own.
5 fortune: When you make a fortune, you make a large
amount of money.
Exercise 3
e.g. To make ends meet means to have enough money to
live.
1 attention: If someone is the centre of attention, everyone
gives them a lot of attention.
2 behalf: On behalf of somebody means as their
representative.
3 pedestrian: A pedestrian zone is a place where no cars
or buses are allowed.
4 running: Running water is the water from the tap.
5 treat: When you treat someone to something, you do
something nice for them, either by buying them
something or taking them somewhere nice.
Grammar
Exercise 4
e.g. to open: We say you try to do something meaning you
attempt to do something.
1 to buy: We say that you can afford to do something.
2 will/’ll be studying: We use the Future Continuous to talk
about an action that will be in progress in the future.
3 have spent: If you say that someone shouldn’t have done
something, you mean that it was a bad idea.
4 had been using: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
describe an action in progress at an earlier time in the
past.
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5 will/’ll have saved: We use the Future Perfect to talk
about an action that will be finished at a particular time
in the future
Exercise 5
e.g. should have: We use should have to show a past
regret.
1 Most: We can say most people or most of the people
2 do: We use a positive question tag with a negative
statement.
3 a few: A few friends means a small number of friends
while few means not enough.
4 have they: We use the pronoun they and a plural verb
after words such as everybody, somebody and nobody.
5 will: We use the question tag will you in imperative
sentences.
Exercise 6
e.g. Let’s go to the party, shall we?: We use the tag shall
we? for questions with let’s.
1 Next year, we’ll have been living here for ten years.: We
use the Future Perfect Continuous to talk about things
that will have been in progress for some time at a
particular point in the future.
2 Your shoes are falling apart – you’d/had better buy some
new ones!: We use had better + bare infinitive to give
advice.
3 I didn’t use to like horror films, but I’m a big fan now.: The
correct negative form of used to is didn’t use to.
4 correct: We use a past participle for passive verbs in
reduced relative clauses.
5 We rushed to get to the station on time, but we needn’t
have bothered – the train was half an hour late!: If you
needn’t have done something, you did it although it
wasn’t necessary.
Use of English
Exercise 7
e.g. C: cup: If something is your cup of tea, you like and
enjoy it.
1 B: We use a perfect participle when one event happens
before another one.
2 A: We use despite to express concession.
3 D: We use such…that… to give information about cause
and result.
4 A: If we say something is bound to happen, we are sure it
will happen.
5 D: We use whole to talk about 100 percent of something.
Exercise 8
e.g. to: If you used to do something, you did it regularly in
the past but you don’t do it now.
1 laughter: When you roar with laughter, you laugh very
hard.
2 Although: We use although to express concession.
3 to: If you ought to do something, you should do it.
4 have: We use the Future Perfect to talk about an action
that will be finished at a particular time in the future.
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5 don’t: We use a negative question tag with an affirmative
statement.
Exercise 9
e.g. had been rehearsing: We use the Past Perfect
Continuous to describe an action in progress at an earlier
time in the past.
1 a great deal of rubbish: A great deal of something is
a large amount of it.
2 do you fancy meeting up: If you fancy doing something,
you want to do it.
3 who she goes out with: We use who in relative clauses to
refer to people.
4 didn’t need to cook: If you didn’t need to do something,
you didn’t do it because it wasn’t necessary.
5 will have been waiting for: We use the Future Perfect
Continuous to talk about something that will have been in
progress for some time at a particular point in the future.
Exercise 10
e.g. mass-produced products: Mass-produced products are
things which are produced in very high quantities.
1 needn’t have bothered: If you needn’t have done
something, you did it although it wasn’t necessary.
2 Having checked: We use a perfect participle when one
event happens before another one.
3 keeping a cool head: If you keep a cool head, you remain
calm whatever the situation.
4 Neither of them: Neither means no one out of a group of
two.
5 cut down on: If you cut down on something, you use or
do less of it.
Reading
Exercise 11
1C
...businesses both big and small need to ensure that
2F
Maria took a casual job (...) She’s gone on to make
a career out of it
3A
...critics evaluate (...)They are not obliged to...
4E
But she does have some advice (...) She maintains it’s
essential that you enjoy your own company...
5B
... she also works in the lab. This means…
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Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
e.g. run wild: When you run wild, you are not constrained
or supervised by anyone else.
1 central heating: Central heating is a method of keeping
houses warm.
2 keep / wits: If you keep your wits about you, you are
aware of what is happening around you.
3 impulse purchases: Impulse purchases are things you
buy without much thought or planning.
4 enrol / course: When you enrol on a course, you state
your intention to complete the course and possibly pay
a fee.
5 increase / earnings: If you increase your earnings, your
salary goes up.
Exercise 2
e.g. bustling: A place that is bustling is busy and full of
people.
1 cobbled: A cobbled street is made of stones.
2 hairy: A hairy moment is a situation that has the potential
to go wrong.
3 running: Running water is the water from a tap.
4 bargain: Bargain price is a very low price.
5 auction: If something comes up for auction, it becomes
available to purchase.
Exercise 3
e.g. make: To make ends meet means to have enough
money to live.
1 reach: If something is within easy reach, it is close and
easy to access.
2 second: When something is second nature to someone,
it is very easy and can be done automatically.
3 property: Lost property is a place where items that have
been lost are stored.
4 rolling: Rolling in money means you have a lot of money.
5 spare: A spare room is an extra bedroom.
Grammar
Exercise 4
e.g. to open: We say you try to do something meaning you
attempt to do something.
1 not to buy: We say that you warn someone not to do
something.
2 had been advertising: We use the Past Perfect
Continuous to describe an action in progress at an
earlier time in the past.
3 have checked: If you say that someone should have
done something, you are criticising them for not doing it.
4 be raining: We use the Future Continuous to talk
about an action that will be in progress in the
future.
5 will have worked: We use the Future Perfect to talk
about an action that will be finished at a particular
time in the future.
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Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Reading
Exercise 5
e.g. should have: We use should have to show a past
regret.
1 can: We use a positive question tag with a negative
statement.
2 a couple of: A couple of people or things means
a small number of them.
3 will: We use the question tag will you in imperative
sentences.
4 aren’t they: We use the pronoun they and a plural verb
after words such as everybody, somebody and nobody.
5 each: Each thing means every one individually.
Exercise 6
e.g. Let’s go to the party, shall we?: We use the tag
shall we? for questions with let’s.
1 You had better not spend all your money.: We use
had better to give advice, and we add not to give
negative advice.
2 correct: We use a past participle for passive verbs in
reduced relative clauses.
3 Did you use to watch that TV programme when you
were a child?: The correct question form of used to is
Did you use to…?
4 You ought to have asked me before you took my
bike.: If you say that someone ought to have done
something, you are criticising them for not doing it.
5 This time next week I’ll be lying by the pool on
holiday!: We use the Future Continuous to talk
about an action in progress in the future.
Use of English
Exercise 7
e.g. C: A residential area is a part of a city where many
people live.
1 B: We say that someone is able to do something
meaning they can do it.
2 D: We say every one of something to mean all of
them.
3 C: We use so…that… to give information about cause
and result.
4 A: We use a perfect participle when one event happens
before another one.
5 B: We use despite to express concession.
Exercise 8
e.g. had: We use the Past Perfect to talk about an event
that happened before the main events in a story.
1 such: We use such a…that… to give information about
cause and result.
2 have: We use the Future Perfect Simple to talk about an
action that will be finished at a particular time in the
future.
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3 fallen: We use a perfect participle when one event
happens before another one.
4 be: We use the Future Continuous to talk about an action
that will be in progress at a particular time in the future.
5 couldn’t: We use a negative question tag with an
affirmative statement.
Exercise 9
e.g. who he goes out with: We use who in relative clauses
to refer to people.
1 had been playing tennis for: We use the Past Perfect
Continuous to describe an action in progress at an
earlier time in the past.
2 none of my classmates: None of your classmates means
not one of them.
3 needn’t have watered: If you needn’t have done
something, you did it although it wasn’t necessary.
4 have stopped working: We use the Future Perfect to talk
about an action that will be finished at a particular time
in the future.
5 tends to employ students: If you tend to do something,
you usually do it.
Exercise 10
e.g. mass-produced products: Mass-produced means
produced in very high quantities.
1 oughtn’t to have shouted / shouldn’t have shouted: We
say oughtn’t to have done or shouldn’t have done to
mean that it was a bad idea to do something.
2 flea market: A flea market is a place where you can buy
things that other people no longer need.
3 Having checked: We use a perfect participle when one
event happens before another one.
4 put it aside: When a shop assistant puts something
aside, they keep it for you to buy at a later date.
5 a great deal of: A great deal of something means a large
amount of it.
Reading
Exercise 10
1B
...stand out if you want to be successful. (...) providing the
customer with the high quality items and bargain prices
that they have come to expect.
2A
...whose role is to assess the entire shopping
experience. This includes the items,...
3D
...critics evaluate (...)They are not obliged to...
4E
But she does have some advice (...) She maintains it’s
essential that you enjoy your own company...
5F
... she assists in creating flavours. (...) Just like with any
job, it can be repetitive
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