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Short Test Unit 2 Test 1B

Unit 2 Test 1B
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct option.
1 In this photo you look just as / like your mother when she was young!
2 Jenny was a very good dancer and could pirouette as / like a ballerina.
3 Like / Unlike Bea, I had not put a lot of thought into what I should take camping, so she was
much more comfortable than I was.
4 As / Like the rest of us in the club, Jamie is really into dance.
5 Paige has blonde hair, as / like do all her sisters.

Mark __/5

2 Rewrite the sentences using as, like, and unlike.


1 Don’t drive as if you are a racing driver!
_____________________________________________________________
2 The rest of the students in my class enjoy maths. I don’t.
_____________________________________________________________
3 I am a police officer, and because of that I cannot allow you to behave like this.
_____________________________________________________________
4 Piers has just got a pair of trainers the same as mine.
_____________________________________________________________
5 Jenny is a singer and her boyfriend is, too.
_____________________________________________________________

Mark __/5

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Short Test Unit 2 Test 1B

Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 With her fantastic goal scoring, she has turned around the fortunes of the hockey team
____________.
A single-handed B self-assured C far-reaching D single-minded
2 The lyrics to this song are so sad they’re ______________.
A light-hearted B cool-headed C kind-hearted D heart-breaking
3 His picture is in all of the magazines now that he is seen as a ______________.
A film buff B blockbuster C heart throb D love story
4 This director has done adverts and some TV dramas before, but this is his first
________________ film.
A time-consuming B last-minute C feature-length D long-lasting
5 Jack will probably forget his appointment – he is so ______________.
A fair-minded B single-minded C absent-minded D narrow-minded

Mark __/5

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.
prestige power sympathy over finance
1 After initially being found guilty he took the case to appeal, and the previous verdict was
_______________.
2 Since Dad lost his job our family has experienced quite serious ___________ hardship.
3 His novel can be interpreted as a ____________ attack on the social elite.
4 This is a really __________ award, and Billie is delighted to have been nominated.
5 My grandfather was accused of having communist _____________ when he sided with the
workers who were trying to keep the factory open.

Mark ___/5
Total ___/20

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Short Test Unit 2 Test 2B

Unit 2 Test 2B
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Complete the pairs of sentences with the correct past tense form of the words in capitals.
1 EAT
a) We went to the restaurant when we got on the ferry and ____________ our dinner when the
sea got rough. None of us finished our food.
b) We went to the restaurant when we got on the ferry and _____________ our dinner before
the sea got rough. We all enjoyed our meal.
2 READ
a) I’ve _______________ his second novel, but so far I don’t like it as much as his first one.
b) I’ve _______________ his second novel and I think the ending was better than the previous
one.
3 LIVE
a) My cousin _______________ in London for two years and he now knows his way around.
b) My cousin _______________ in London for two years before he really knew his way around.
4 GRADUATE
a) My sister _________________ from university this year but she got really ill before her
exams. She isn’t going back to university until the autumn.
b) My sister_________________ from university this year but she had to redo some of her
exams. I don’t know if she’s got her degree or not yet.
5 RUN
a) I _____________ faster than the school record when I entered the last lap, but I couldn’t
maintain the pace and didn’t break the record.
b) I _____________ faster than the school record throughout the race, and smashed the
previous best time.

Mark __/10

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Short Test Unit 2 Test 2B

Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 After an initial wave of support, the number of people regularly attending the meetings began to
stumble / dwindle / dismal.
2 Following some minor disagreement on the pitch, a heated argument ensued / baffled /
frenzied between two players and the referee had to calm everybody down.
3 After the window was smashed, we heard that Pete had been summoned / urged / wailed to
the headmaster’s office.
4 The threat of failure smudges / savages / lurks wherever there is an opportunity for success.
5 With the new evidence it was not hard to mimic / disprove / snub the allegations which had
originally been made.
Mark __/5

Everyday English
3 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.

A Have you seen the rollercoaster over there? I think it 1_________ be the biggest I’ve ever seen!
B I’m sure I didn’t see it last time we were here, it 2_________ be new.
A But look, the paint’s peeling off it in places – it 3__________ be that new!
B Look at it zoom along – I 4___________ how fast it goes.
A It 5___________ like such good fun. Shall we have a go?

Mark __/5
Total: ___/20

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