Cumulative Test (Units 1–2) | Group A

VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

VOCABULARY 3 Complete the definitions with the missing

1 Choose the correct option a–c to complete words. The first letters are given.
the sentences.
0 A natural predator is an animal which eats
0 If I’m bored on the train, I like to ___ up other animals for its food.
a conversation with a fellow passenger. 1 Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish
a come b strike c hit are v______________ animals – they all have
1 I was ___ when I heard Joan was leaving. It backbones in their bodies.
was very sad news for me. 2 People in Antarctica must work in
a tense b devastated c ecstatic s______________-z______________
2 There is a lot of information to take ___ during temperatures with constant snowy or icy
this workshop. You need to write it down. conditions.
a over b in c to 3 M______________ animals and plants live in
3 My father prefers ___ with a problem the the sea.
moment it appears, instead of waiting until later. 4 If you pay someone a c______________, you
a dealing b facing c addressing say something nice about them.
4 How do you think an alien civilisation might try 5 The amount of water present in the air is its
to ___ contact with us here on Earth? h______________.
a establish b access c deliver ___ / 5
5 Let me know when you figure ___ a solution to
that Maths problem. GRAMMAR
a through b up c out 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
___ / 5 form of the verbs in brackets.

0 You can’t talk to Derek now. He is writing

2 Complete the sentences with the words
(write) an important report.
from the box. There are two extra words.
1 Joan _____________________ (work) very
bring cause come convey give hard lately. I think she needs a holiday.
lead make result 2 I can’t meet you this evening. I _____________
________ (see) my parents because they’re in
0 Freak weather conditions often cause severe
town.
problems and emergency situations.
3 Mick and Tina came back from Tom’s place late
1 It is important to ______________ across well
yesterday because they __________________
at the interview if you want to get a job.
___ (help) him reorganise his flat.
2 A well-written essay should ______________
4 Alan finishes work at about 3 o’clock and he’ll
a clear message about the writer’s opinion.
miss the start of the football match at 3:30
3 Poor marks in tests often ______________
because he _____________________ (drive)
from too little attention that students pay in
home at that time.
lessons.
5 Andrew _____________________ (finish) his
4 We want to ______________ contact with
homework by 5 o’clock. Why don’t you hang out
young people who feel strongly about global
with him then?
issues.
___ / 5
5 Communication problems, more than any
others, ______________ rise to relationship
difficulties.
___ / 5

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5 Choose the correct option a–c to complete USE OF ENGLISH
the sentences. 7 Choose the correct option a–d to complete
the text.
0 I’m here for the extra music lessons. I’m in the
right classroom, ___? A presentation challenge
a don’t I b aren’t I c am I The world 0 ___ dramatically now, especially the
1 I ___ of buying a new car this year, but I’m not environment. In a class discussion, someone 1 ___
sure which one. Any suggestions? out that people in general still don’t know enough
a ’m thinking about this. The teacher agreed: everyone can
b think make things better or worse 2 ___ a consequence
c ’m going to think of his or her own actions. So the teacher
2 Could everyone sit down at the table, please? challenged us: how can we get the message
3 ___ to people that they need to be more
I’m ___ to serve the first course.
a bound b likely c about responsible for their actions?
3 It’s late. Let’s call a taxi, ___? We formed groups in class and each group 4 ___
a shall we b will we c do we one problem area and created a presentation. In
4 The children didn’t see the teacher enter the our group, we explored the various reasons why
room because they ___ hard. some animals and plants are critically 5 ___.
a have worked Sadly, many species 6 ___ extinct. While we 7 ___
b worked on our presentation, one student in our group
c were working quickly stood up and walked away. We weren’t
5 I don’t know what I ___ in twenty years’ time. sure if we had done something to make her angry,
But then who does? but later she told us that – as a nature lover – she
a ’ll do was 8 ___ with the situation itself. I reminded her
b ’ll be doing that our presentation could help 9 ___ an important
c ’m going to do message about helping. She calmed down and we
___ / 5 finished the presentation. The teacher is very
pleased with what we’ve done, and we are 10 ___
6 Complete the mini-dialogues with one or to present our work at the open day at the end of
two words in each gap. the school term.

0 A: Hi, Amanda. I need to talk to you. 0 a has been changing b is changing

B: Do you? What about? c changes d changed
1 A: Have you written a thank-you letter to your 1 a came b spelled
aunt yet? c took d pointed
B: No, but I’m planning ______________ it 2 a to b of
today. c as d with
2 A: Can I borrow the key to the garden gate, 3 a along b down
please? c across d over
B: Sure, but don’t lose it, ______________? 4 a implemented b addressed
We’ve only got one key for that gate. c devised d dealt
3 A: Julian ______________ lying on the beach 5 a scarce b endangered
for about three hours. c dangerous d prevented
B: That’s a long time in this hot sun. I hope he 6 a have already become
put on sun cream before going out. b already became
4 A: Somebody’s eaten the rest of the apples, c already become
______________ they? d have already been becoming
B: No. We threw them away because they’d 7 a were working b worked
gone bad. c had been working d had worked
5 A: Do you know when the Saturn space probe 8 a astonished b livid
finishes its mission? c taken in d bewildered
B: In January next year. It will ______________ 9 a generate b give
travelling for almost five months. c pass d spread
___ / 5 10 a unlikely b bound
c about d due
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8 Complete the sentences with the correct
words formed from the words in bold.
0 I’ve just had a very interesting conversation
(CONVERSE) about why people follow fashion.
1 Jane made a _____________________
(FAVOUR) impression on the first day of her
job and her new colleagues like her.
2 Our country experienced
_____________________ (TORRENT) rain
earlier this year, which caused serious
problems.
3 Employing more teaching assistants is
a _____________________ (WORK) solution
to the school’s staffing problem. It has been
successful in other schools.
4 Many farmers say that
_____________________ (CHEMISTRY)
pesticides are needed to protect their crops.
5 We want our city to reduce
_____________________ (EMIT) so that we
can have cleaner air.
___ / 5
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9 Complete the second sentence using the
word in bold so that it means the same as
the first one. Do not change the word in
bold. Use no more than five words including
the word in bold.
0 What are your plans for the long weekend?
GOING
What are you going to do for the long
weekend?
1 I would like to make my basketball team
change their attitude to competing.
BRING
I would like ____________________________
in my basketball team’s attitude to competing.
2 When will the sculpture Imogen is working on
be finished?
HAVE
When ____________________________ the
sculpture she’s working on?
3 A whole species can become extinct because
of habitat loss.
WIPE
Habitat loss ____________________________
a whole species.
4 There hasn’t been a phone call for me, has
there?
THEY
Nobody has called me on the phone, ________
______________________?
5 I don’t think your kids will eat all the birthday
cake. It’s enormous.
UNLIKELY
Your kids ____________________________
all the birthday cake. It’s enormous.
___ / 5
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