Test 2 - S

- Simon hasn't heard from Fran since arriving in Edinburgh because he has been busy settling in and exploring the city. - Simon's classmates are from various nationalities like China, Spain, Germany and more. - Simon stays in a student residence near the university. He takes the bus to get to school. - Edinburgh is expensive for students, so Simon spends time in free museums and parks for entertainment. - Based on his email, Simon seems to like Edinburgh for its history, architecture and friendliness, but finds it expensive.

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Such mistakes would cost you valuable points. Good luck!

I. Tenses of Verb

A. Complete the sentences. Put the verb in the correct form in the Past simple, Past Continuous, Past
Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. (19 points)

1. A plumber __________ (come) to our house yesterday.

2. He ________ (want) to repair our washing machine that _____________ (break) a few days before.
3. Before he ______ (ring) at my door, he ____________________ (look) for a parking space for
about ten minutes.
4. While the plumber ____________ (repair) the washing machine, I was watching (watch) the news.
5. Suddenly, I __________ (realize) that they _________________ (show) our street on TV.
6. The reporter _______ (say) that a car ________________ (crash) into a stop sign just before
reaching the crossroads.
7. While I was listening carefully to what _________________ (happen), someone _________ (knock)
at my door.
8. I __________ (open) the door and __________ (see) a police officer standing there.
9. He __________ (ask) for the plumber.
10. As it turned out, it __________ (is) our plumber’s car that _____________ (roll) down the street.
11. In his haste, the plumber __________________ (forgot) to put the handbrake on.

B. Complete the sentences. Put the verb in the correct form in the Present simple, Present
Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. (10 points)
1. Sandy and her mum ______________ (bake) a cake at the moment.
2. She ___________ (arrive) late at her own party.
3. Let's ask Tom. He always ___________ (know) the answer.
4. She is well-informed about politics because she ___________ (read) the newspaper every day.
5. I ___________________ (answer) five e-mails so far.
6. At the moment, Jasmin ______________ (stand) in her hotel room.
7. She ______________________ (study) since seven o’clock.
8. Ms. Smith _____________________ (work) as a sales representative for three years.
9. In her job, she ___________ (drive) around a lot to meet her customers all over the country.
10. Today, she ____________________ (travel) 500 km to meet a customer.
C. Complete the sentences. Put the verb in the correct form in the Future simple, Future Continuous,
Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous. (10 points)
1. As I want to get better marks in English, I _______________ (study) harder!
2. By the time I am done watching a movie, Mom ____________________ (finish) preparing for
tonight’s dinner.
3. Josh _____________________________ (study) for his test tomorrow for 3 hours by 10:00pm.
4. I am afraid they ___________________ (eat) everything by the time we arrive.
5. By 4:00pm, Maria ___________________(wait) for the ticket sale of her favorite band for an hour.
6. Aaron is carrying two tyres – he __________________ (change) the tyres on a car.
7. Next week is the beginning of winter and the weather forecast says that it ______________ (snow)
tomorrow. That’s why many of the garage’s customers have made an appointment and are calling
in today to get their winter tyres.
8. By the end of the day, Aaron _____________________ (mount) about 80 tyres.
9. It’s a lot of work for one day, but his customers promise that next year they ___________ (call)
earlier to have their tyres changed.
10. That’s what they always say, but they ________________________ (surely / forget) about it by
next year. (Clue: Future Perfect)

II. Phrasal Verbs: Choose the correct phrasal verb in the box that suits best in each situation.(15 points)

drive off look through takes after looking forward look out look into fill up
look for take up took down slow down looked up took back ran into look after
pull over pick up looked away took over speed up take in drive thru take off

1. I have always ______________to my father, he’s the greatest person in the world.
2. My tank is almost empty, I need to ______________.
3. I need to find someone who can ______________my dogs this weekend while I’m on holiday.
4. The jeans I bought were too small, so I _____________the jeans and exchanged them for a larger size.
5. He was so busy on his phone that he accidentally ______________a tree.
6. She ______________her mother – they have the same green eyes and curly brown hair.
7. The police asked her to ______________because she was driving over the speed limit.
8. I ______________as the doctor peeled the bandage off my arm.
9. You should ______________when you are crossing a school zone.
10. I am really ___________________to Christmas this year, as my family are coming to visit.
11. The instructor spoke so fast that I couldn’t ______________all the information.
12.She ______________my address and phone number and said she’d call me later.
13. Can you have a ______________this report before I hand it to the boss please?
14. The burglars quickly ______________when they heard the police sirens.
15. What time does the plane ______________?
16. ______________! There is broken glass on the floor!
17. The bad guys are chasing us, you need to ______________!
18.I don’t have that information to hand but I will ______________it and get back to you.
19.Germany ______________several other countries during World War II.
20.Can you help me ______________my keys? I seem to have mislaid them.

III. Expressions (from “ Talking about the Weather” and “ An afternoon in the Kitchen”):
Choose the correct expression in the box that suits best in each situation. (15points)

piece of cake brace yourself looks inviting no more, no less

slim chance who would have thought hit me by surprise
I would not mind crazy about juggle go ahead
I believe it was long way from here drizzle deal

1. __________________________that John would know the answer in this problem.

2. ___________________for the winter is coming!
3. No one helped me carry all of these bottles, I have to _____________on my way up here!
4. We have to start trekking at four in the morning, the next mountain is a ________________________.
5. The news said it will ______________ in the morning and rain in the afternoon.
6. Do you remember the title of the movie we saw last week? - __________________ “Forrest Gump”
7. Clean your wound immediately for a ______________________of bacterial infection!
8. Oh, there’s only one bed. Well, I ____________________sleeping on the couch, you can take the bed.
9. Our English test is a ______________________! I have finished it for an hour!
10.I’m full but those chocolate chip cookies ______________________!
11.When I open the window the cold air just _______________________.
12.I am so ___________________chocolates! I could eat it every day!
13.I don’t want my coffee too bitter and I don’t want it to be very sweet, so just put one teaspoon of
sugar_____________________!
14. Let’s make a ______________. Whoever wins this game will get $100 from the loser!
15.Oh my, that cake looks scrumptious! May I? - Absolutely, ______________.
IV. Reading Comprehension (15 points)
Read the text and answer the questions.

“Foreign Exchange Emails”

Look at these emails between a student and his friend who is studying in Scotland
Questions:

1. Why Fran haven’t heard from Simon since he arrived in Edinburgh?

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2. What are some nationalities of Simon’s classmates?
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3. Where does Simon stay while in Edinburgh?
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4. How does he go to school?
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5. Simon mentioned that Edinburgh is expensive for students, what does he do for his social life and
entertainment?
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6. Based on Simon’s email, does he like Edinburgh? Why or Why not?
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7. If you are going to study abroad, what country would you choose and why?
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