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1. The document is an English language exam for an intermediate student containing sections on grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. 2. The grammar section contains exercises on using verbs in the present perfect simple and past simple tenses to complete conversations and underline the correct verb forms. 3. The vocabulary section involves completing sentences with missing words related to money, emotions, and other topics, as well as writing synonyms. 4. The reading comprehension involves a passage about an inventor named Jessica Matthews who created an energy-generating soccer ball called the Soccket ball to address power outages in Nigeria. Students must answer multiple choice and true/false questions about details in the text.

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Test Inter 2 New Edition

1. The document is an English language exam for an intermediate student containing sections on grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. 2. The grammar section contains exercises on using verbs in the present perfect simple and past simple tenses to complete conversations and underline the correct verb forms. 3. The vocabulary section involves completing sentences with missing words related to money, emotions, and other topics, as well as writing synonyms. 4. The reading comprehension involves a passage about an inventor named Jessica Matthews who created an energy-generating soccer ball called the Soccket ball to address power outages in Nigeria. Students must answer multiple choice and true/false questions about details in the text.

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ENGLISH FILE THIRD EDITION INTERMEDIATE FILE 2

NAME: ___________________________________________ TEACHER CRISTIANE

DATE: ____/____/____ VALUE: 100 MARKS: _____________

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the conversations. Use the verbs in brackets in the present


perfect simple or the past simple.
Example: I’ve been to South America, but I’ve never been (not / go) to Peru.
1
Petra ________ (you / remember) to pay that cheque into the bank?
Alan Yes, it went in this morning.
2
Tom ________ (you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car?
Dave Yes, I borrowed my brother’s and I crashed it!
Anna Hi, can I speak to Camille, please?
Beth I’m sorry, she 3________ (just / go) out.
Doctor What seems to be the problem?
John I 4________ (fall) over skiing. I think I 5________ (break) my finger.
Peter How long 6________ (you / know) Mike?
Liz Well, we 7________ (meet) in 2015 and we’ve been good friends ever
since.
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2 Underline the correct word or phrase.


Example: You’ve been working / worked hard for months – you need a holiday.
1 How long have you been saving up / do you save up for a new bike?
2 He’s learning / been learning German for three years now.
3 I’ve been planning / planned my visit to the Amazon for years.
4 She’s known / been knowing him for years.
5 Don’t worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.
6 He’s disliked / been disliking tomatoes since he was a child.
7 I’ve had / been having the same bank account since I was a student.
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3 Complete the time expressions with for or since.


Example: for many years
1 ____ 2003
2 ____ we met in college
3 ____ a very long time
4 ____ the lesson began
5 ____ a couple of months
6 ____ Tuesday
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Grammar total 40
VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).


Example: I’m hoping my boss will raise my salary soon.
charge raise afford
1 I pay my ________ online.
cash salary bills
2 I don’t think you’ll ________ a lot of money selling books in this market.
do pay earn
3 Felipe still __________ me the €100 I lent him last month.
owes charges borrows
4 I try to ________ some of my salary every month so that I can go travelling.
save afford cost
5 If you want to start your own business, you might need a ________ from a bank.
budget loan tax
6 He ________ a lot of money from his grandmother when she died last year.
invested inherited took out
7 I’m trying not to ________ money on gadgets I will never use.
invest waste charge
8 My parents ________ me some money so I could buy a car.
borrowed owed lent
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.


Example: Can I pay by credit card?
1 I’ll lend you the money if you promise to pay it ____ by next month.
2 You really should avoid getting ____ too much debt.
3 I can’t believe how much I spend ____ clothes!
4 For my last birthday my aunt gave me £50 ____ cash.
5 They charged us £10 ____ this theatre programme!
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6 Write the synonym.


Example: very tasty delicious
1 very funny ________
2 very ________ positive
3 very angry ________
4 very ________ starving
5 very frightened ________
6 very ________ freezing
7 very dirty ________
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Vocabulary total 40
READING

1 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

When she was 17 years old, Jessica Matthews went to her uncle’s wedding in
Nigeria. As a Nigerian American, Jessica visited every summer to see her
cousins and other family members. She was not surprised when there was a
power cut, or ‘black out’, because the electricity usually went off at least once
a day. She was not surprised when the family used kerosene lamps (which
are smelly and unhealthy) so that the wedding could continue. But Jessica
was upset by her cousins’ reaction. ‘Don’t worry about the lamps’, they said.
‘You’ll get used to them.’
Jessica didn’t understand why her cousins accepted the situation as normal.
In contrast, the children around her in Nigeria thought anything was possible
when it came to football. They wanted to play like Pele, like Ronaldo — and
they believed this dream would come true. Jessica wished they could play and
have the opportunity to change their society.
Two years after the wedding, Jessica had the idea for an invention during a
science class at university. She combined the problem of power cuts with the
solution of football: she wanted to build a football that created energy. But was
it really possible? Since that class in 2008, she’s been working hard to find
out.
In 2011, Jessica started a company called Uncharted Play. It took several
years to develop her football, and people in the sports industry said it would
never work. But after many different designs, the finished football — called a
Soccket ball — works perfectly. It is only 28 grams heavier than a normal ball,
but inside it contains special technology. The movement of the football creates
power. After 30 minutes of play, the ball can power a small lamp for 3 hours.
In fact, every ball comes with a free lamp too! Uncharted Play also developed
a skipping rope that uses the same technology.
Jessica still sells the Soccket ball, but her business has developed and grown.
Recently, the company has changed its name to Uncharted Power. In the
company’s New York office, Jessica has invented new products using the
same idea of energy from movement. The technology from the Soccket ball
has been added to wheels for shopping trolleys, bicycles and skateboards.
And a new product allows energy to be created by walking or running on a
special floor. Jessica hopes this will be used in homes and businesses.

Jessica’s inventions tackle a huge problem. In 2017, the World Bank reported
that countries in sub-Saharan Africa lose 2.1% of their income each year
through power cuts. And one in three people in the region regularly have no
access to electricity. Jessica imagines a new kind of city where people create
energy simply by doing their normal activities. She has been visiting schools to
discuss these ideas with the next generation of inventors. What will they
imagine?
Example: Jessica visited _____ every summer.
A America  B her extended family  C her uncle 
1 _____ is one name for a period of time when electricity stops working.
A A lights out  B A power stop  C A black out 
2 Jessica was sad because her cousins thought the kerosene lamps were _____ .
A unhealthy  B good enough  C dangerous 
3 She wanted people to be as _____ as the children dreaming about football.
A happy  B positive  C free 
4 Jessica had the idea for an invention _____.
A at school  B in Nigeria  C when she was 19 
5 The first design for the Soccket ball _____.
A needed more work  B was a huge success  C broke after 30 minutes

6 The Soccket ball weighs _____ a normal football.
A less than  B more than  C the same as 
7 People who buy the Soccket ball also receive a _____.
A lamp  B skipping rope  C book 
8 Since the success of the Soccket ball, Jessica’s company has _____.
A moved office  B changed name  C developed a new idea 
9 One new product creates power using the _____ of vehicles.
A wheels  B motors  lights 
10 Jessica wants to change how people _____ live in the future.
A in Africa  B without electricity  C in cities 
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2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).


Example: Jessica Matthews is Nigerian and American.     T   
1 The wedding guests were surprised by the power cut. _____
2 The idea for Jessica’s invention came from her experiences in Nigeria. _____
3 Jessica has been working on the Soccket ball for years. _____
4 In New York, Jessica has stopped inventing new products. _____
5 According to a study, sub-Saharan countries lose about a quarter of their income
through power cuts. _____
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Reading total 20

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