Unit 2 Short Test 2B

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I saw Peter ___________ (run) along the school corridor, and shouted ‘stop’.
2 Why ___________ (buy) books when you can download anything you need online?
3 ___________ (get) up early is no fun, especially on cold, dark days in the winter.
4 My aunt and uncle stopped ___________ (buy) me Christmas presents when I was fifteen.
5 Jake keeps ___________ (send) me text messages.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Circle the correct form to complete the sentences.

1 I apologise for leave / to leave / leaving early, but I didn’t feel well.
2 We enjoyed meet / to meet / meeting up with you. We should do it again.
3 Paula asked the children turn / to turn / turning the music down.
4 I’d sooner have / to have / having a glass of juice.
5 Did you forget switch / to switch / switching your computer off when you left home?

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the
correct preposition.
accident the end good time the whole

1 I pressed the ‘delete’ button on my camera __________________ and lost all the photos I had taken of our holiday.
2 My grandparents have decided to move to Portugal __________________ . They don’t want to live in England
anymore because it’s too cold!
3 If we hurry up, we’ll get to the cinema __________________ to buy some drinks and popcorn before the film starts.
4 The students spent hours practising for the concert, but __________________ it was cancelled because of the bad
weather.
5 There were some issues with the hotel, but __________________ , the holiday was great.

Mark: ___ / 5

Solutions Third Edition Upper-Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 2 Short Test 2B

4 Complete the text with the words below. There is one extra word.
commit cut deter petty rate recorded

Cybercrime
In the UK, the crime 1___________ has soared by 107% as cyber offences have been
included among figures for 2___________ crimes for the first time. It is a shocking rise, and
shows just how serious cybercrime has become. It also shows that the way people
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___________ crime is changing too. Now, criminals can sit at a desk, far away, and break
the law. Trying to 4___________ criminals from engaging in cybercrime is becoming
increasingly difficult. This is because there are so many crimes that can be committed online
and there aren’t enough police officers with computer expertise. Even so, we have to try to
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___________ crime in this area, as it is only by reducing cybercrime that we will make the
world a safer place.

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

Solutions Third Edition Upper-Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 2 Short Test 2B