Unit 9 Short Test 2B

Grammar
1 Rewrite the numbered sentences in the film review, replacing the underlined words with
participle clauses.

Film of the week: Desert Road

1
Desert Road, which is set in southern Texas, is a movie about a man who tries to help a
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stranger. The main character, Reb Carter, is a country and western singer in El Paso. One
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day, he stops his car to help a young woman who is walking along a desert road at night. He
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is concerned for her safety so Reb gives her a lift. But then Reb sees her as she is hiding a
gun in her bag. The woman is wanted by the Mexican Mafia and is running for her life − and
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soon Reb is running too!

1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________
4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________
5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Use the verbs and phrases in the box to complete the sentences.
award / the competition build / in 2011 explain / what to do try / to get into the bank
want / to go on the trip

1 The teacher sent us all an email _______________________ for our school project.
2 Students _______________________ should see Mrs Harrison this afternoon.
3 The high-speed train service, _______________________ , takes passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in four hours.
4 The prizes ______________________ were really nice. The first three people all got smartphones!
5 The police caught two men _______________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 9 Short Test 2B

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of both verbs in brackets.
1 The teacher _______________________ (make / me / apologise) to Jessica after I called her ‘stupid’.
2 _______________________ (you / remember / visit) this city before? We came here when you were four years old.
3 The policeman shouted ‘Stop!’ but Jake _______________________ (continue / drive).
4 We _______________________ (not expect / see) you at school today because you were very ill yesterday.
5 Please _______________________ (stop / talk) in the cinema − we’re trying to watch the film!
6 I’ll never _______________________ (forget / see) Venice for the first time when we arrived in the city on a
cruise ship.

Mark: ___ / 6

4 Complete the sentences with the units of measurement in the box. Write the numbers and units in full.
27 cm 3,900 km 30,000 ft 50 m

1 John looked out of the plane window. Through the clouds he could see the cold Atlantic Ocean and a tiny ship
_______________________ below him.
2 An Olympic swimming pool is _______________________ long.
3 The pages of my Student’s Book are about _______________________ high.
4 Jayne Cranshaw cycled _______________________ across the United States from New York to Los Angeles.

Mark: ___ / 4

Total: ___ / 20

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 9 Short Test 2B