Unit Test 2: Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises

Unit Test 2 LEVEL 1

Vocabulary

1.

  1. Thrilled
  2. Startled
  3. Seriously injured
  4. Effective
  5. Delivered

2.

  1. Relief
  2. Screamed
  3. Shook
  4. Made sure
  5. Useful

3.

  1. Protective
  2. Psychological
  3. Harmless
  4. Shocked
  5. Valuable

4.

  1. Thrilling
  2. Hesitates
  3. Living on the edge
  4. Heroic
  5. Fear
  6. Romantic
  7. Middle-aged

Grammar

5.

  1. Met
  2. Was parking
  3. Was sitting
  4. Had sent
  5. Wasn’t listening

6.

  1. Had tried on; decided
  2. Did … get; hadn’t started
  3. Saw; was working
  4. Heard; had left

7.

  1. She met some friends while (she was) traveling around Europe. / While (she was) traveling around Europe, she met some friends.
  2. I had read the novel before I saw the film. / Before I saw the film, I had read the novel.
  3. We were very tired because we had gone to bed late the night before.
  4. By the time I arrived, everyone had left. / Everyone had left by the time I arrived.
  5. We were having dinner when our friends arrived. /
    Our friends arrived while we were having dinner.
  6. I was watching a film yesterday evening at 8 o’clock. / At 8 o’clock yesterday evening, I was watching a film.

Unit Test 2 LEVEL 2

Vocabulary

1.

  1. Acquaintances
  2. Mysterious
  3. Look forward to
  4. Switch on
  5. Share
  6. Arrange

2.

  1. Open-minded
  2. Traditional
  3. Make sure
  4. Survive
  5. Furious

3.

  1. Romantic
  2. Original
  3. Valuable
  4. Helpful
  5. Frightening
  6. Furious

Grammar

4.

  1. Felt; had taken
  2. Think; is traveling
  3. Didn’t hear; was sleeping
  4. Ran into; hadn’t seen
  5. Don’t know; want

5.

  1. I was eating when he arrived. / When he arrived, I was eating.
  2. These jeans don’t belong to me.
  3. What do you think of this?
  4. What are you doing at the weekend?
  5. Cathy bought a car after she had passed her driving test. / After she had passed her driving test, Cathy bought a car.

6.

  1. Perform
  2. Endanger
  3. Performed
  4. Fell
  5. Escaped
  6. Measured
  7. Makes / is making /
    has made
  8. Look
  9. Take / have taken
  10. Prefer

Unit Test 2 Optional Reading

1.

  1. C
  2. B

2.

  1. T – “Consequently, many parking spots have already been transformed into bike stations.”
  2. F – “If riders fail to return them – or if the bikes are stolen – it will cost them $200.”
  3. T – “… making streets safer for two-wheelers. With that purpose in mind, Washington has already installed more than 48 km of bike lanes.”

3.

  1. They come with advanced locking systems and tracking devices to prevent thefts.
  2. Because there has been a five percent drop in car traffic in Paris since the program started.
  3. They have already installed more than 48 km of
    bike lanes and they are conducting safety campaigns to help cyclists and motorists get along.

4.

  1. (For) free
  2. Wiped out
  3. Launching
  4. Drop
  5. Get along
  6. Full-speed ahead