UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
entertain maths nation relax safe
profession enjoy employ attend crowd
1. The police gave him protection for his own_____
2. How many times do I have to ask you to pay_____?
3. The company made hundreds of_____ redundant.
4. The store was_____ with shoppers.
5. The show brought _____to millions of viewers.
6. She listens to classical music for _____
7. Cinema is a medium of mass_____
8. He can calculate very quickly. He has an amazing ability to solve _____ problems.
9. In 1963 he was appointed_____of history.
10. Dang Thai Son is a Vietnamese pianist with an_____reputation.
II. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word(s) to use in each blank.
1. _____ do you want? ~ A box of chocolates.
a. What b. Which c. Who d. How
2. _____ is this building? ~ It's about two hundred years old.
a. How long b. How far c. How old d. How
3. _____ money do you earn? ~About £250 a week.
a. How much b. What c. How many d.. Which
4. _____bag are you carrying? ~ Judy's.
a. Which b. What c. who’s d. Whose
5. _____first stepped on the moon? ~Neil Armstrong, wasn't it?
a. Whose b. Who c. Where d. When
6. _____is your new school? ~ It's very big and friendly.
a. What b. How c. Where d. Which
7. ______is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters.
a. How far b. How long c. How often d. How much
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. Ann is interested in ................... young children.
a. teach b. teaches c. to teach d. teaching
2. I finished ..........................the book and went to bed
a. reading b. to read c. read d. to be read
3. The police questioned me at some length, and I didn't enjoy.
a. to question b. questioning c. to be questioned d. being questioned
4. Dad allowed Dora .........................to the party.
a. going b. to go c. go d. gone
5. My teacher always expected me .........................well in exams
a. do b. doing c. to do d. to have done
6. Will you please stop..........................TV channels?
a. to change b. change c. be changed d. changing
7. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don't remember............... them there.
a. putting b. to put c. I put d. put
8. I'd like.................... somewhere different for a change.
a. to go b. going c. go d. to have gone
 9. He agreed.................the job as soon as possible.
a. start b. starting c. to start d. to be started.
10. The searchers found the boy ..................in the barn.
a. to shelter b. shelter c. sheltering d. being sheltered
11. Look at those windows! They really need...................
a. to clean b. cleaning c. to be cleaned d. b and care correct
12. I'm tired. I'd rather...................out this evening, if you don't mind.
a. not going b. not to go c. don't go d. not go
13. My bank manager advised..................a loan.
a. to take me out b. me taking out c. me to take out d.take out
14. I must go now. I promised....................late.
a. not being b. not to be c. to not be d. I wouldn't be
15. The children are looking forward ..................their grandma again..
a. seeing b. to see c. to seeing d. to be seen
16. Our teacher made me ................... all the questions.
a. answer b. to answer c. answering d. answered
17. 1 don't mind......................... home but I'd rather ....................a taxi.
a. to walk/ to ge b. walking/ to get c. walking/ get d. to walk/ getting
18. It isn't sale .for children ..........................on ladders.
a. playing b. to play c. play d. played
19. I want .................. volleyball. I hope ................for the team.
a. to play/ to be chosen b. to play/ to choose
c. playing/ being chosen . d. to play/ choosing
20. Famous people get tired of .....................everywhere they go.
a. recognizing b. to recognize c. recognize d. being recognized

TEST FOR UNIT 2

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. chance b. teaching c. chemistry d. children
2. a. polite b. literature c. guide d. kind
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3. a. important b. profession c. Geography d. Literature
4. a. entertain b. communicate c. receive d. complain
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes
for the underlined word or phrase.
1. Most students find the course very _____
a. enthusiastic b. anxious c. enjoyable d. convenient
2. _____is the beach? ~ Only five minutes' walk.
a. How long b. Where c. How often d. How far
3. She is interested in teaching.................because she loves working with children.
a. semester b. communication c. work d. profession
4. She was disappointed to fail in two of her four.........................
a. schools b. classes c. lessons d. subjects
5. Don't worry ...............me. I’ll be fine
a. to b. about c. with d. for
6. Our coach was ..................in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.
a. fastened b. fixed c. joined d. stuck
7. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations.
a. hobbies b. careers c. jobs d. visits
8. Our main objective is to................. educational standards.
a. avoid b. enjoy c. make d. improve
9. English is an international ....................
a. language b. means c. subject d. profession
10. Most people start to lose their memory as they get older.
a. ability to remember b. ability to impress
c. feeling of admiration d. ability to affect
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
1 . You shouldn't spend all your time.....................
a. study b. to study c. studying d. studied
2. Would o n like......................somewhere for a rest?
a. going b. to go c. go d. to be gone
3. I didn't like it in the city at first. But now.....................here.
a. I got used to living. b. I'm used to living
c. I'm used to live d. I used to live
4.Which team..............the game?
a. did it win b. did they win c. won d. won it
5.Do you want......................with you or do you want to go alone?
a. me coming b. me to come c. that I come d. that I will come
6.I'm sure you'll have no .................... the exam.
a. difficulty to pass b. difficulties to pass
c. difficulties passing d. difficulty passing
7 ................a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
a. Finding b. After finding c. Having found d. We found
8. I...................... English for four years now.
a. have learned b. am learning c. learned d. have been learning
9. I'll.........................another time, Kevin.
a. keep pace with y b. keep you pace with
c. be-kept up with you d. keep pace you with
10. Just keep on.................what you like.
a. do b. did c. doing d. done
11. The guide encouraged the tourists .............. the ? Prado Museum in Madrid.
a. visit b. to visit c. visiting d. visited
12. Shhh! I hear someone......................in the distance. Do you hear it too?
a. shout b. shouted c. to shout d. shouting
13. Are you looking forward ................... on your cassation?
a. you go . b. going c. to going d. to go
14. 'Why are you mad?'....................dislike
a. you call me b. calling me c. you call &being called
15. Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
a. to call b. calling c. having called d. to be called
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct
1. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime
A B C D
2. In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger
A B C D
3. I've been studying French since I've started high school.
A B C D
4. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college.
A B C D
5. Get more exercise appears to be the best way to lose weight.
A B C D
6. I'd rather to stay home than go out tonight.
A B C D
7. Why you call me so late last night?
A B C D
8. Let's stop to watch so much TV so that we can read or go out instead.
A B C D