Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 2 Test A

Name: ___________________________________________

Vocabulary
1 Rewrite each pair of sentences using one of the adjectives below. There are two adjectives
that you do not need. Add commas where necessary.
involved present concerned proper visible deep classic
1 a There were no marks on the windscreen.
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b Only after the clouds dispersed did the mountain tops become.
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2 a Nobody in the accident was able to speak to the police.
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b Amanda gave a long explanation that we found difficult to follow.
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3 a Feeling disappointed, Harriet gave a sigh.
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b Both of the headmaster’s windows were broken. The boys knew they were in trouble.
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4 a She can’t go on in her emotional state.
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b Among those at the concert were her parents.
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5 a The play-off round wrapped up on Wednesday evening, setting the stage for the competition.
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b Unless he gets a job after leaving school, he might end up in the Young Offenders Institution.
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2 Choose the correct answers.
1 There is nothing remarkable / remarkable nothing about his appearance.
2 I had the most awful imaginable experience / experience imaginable.
3 You should ask the responsible person / person responsible for security to advise you.
4 It was a really fascinating programme / programme fascinating.
5 I was overcome by a(n) overwhelming feeling / feeling overwhelming of pride.

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3 People were asked what they would do if they saw someone stealing a purse from a
handbag on a crowded train. Read their responses and complete each response with a
phrase containing one of the words below.
grain initiative eye mark flow
1 ‘I suspect I’d _____________________________. I’d wait for others to react and do the same
as them.’
Rosie, Bristol
2 ‘I’d probably _____________________________ in a situation like that. I’d be the first to
respond.’
Matt, Hastings
3 ‘I like to think that I’d _____________________________. I wouldn’t want to act like a coward.’
Dan, Cardiff
4 ‘I’d probably _____________________________. I wouldn’t want to get involved.’
Fiona, Brighton
5 ‘My views probably _____________________________. I’d approach the thief and ask why he
or she was acting like that. I’d feel sorry for them.’
Ameera, Leeds

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4 Complete the sentences with a noun formed from one of the verbs in brackets.
1 Most considered him guilty, so they were surprised by his ___________________ (convict /
acquit).
2 Poor planning had put the whole event in ___________________ (jeopardize / penalize).
It looked like they would have to cancel it.
3 The ___________________ (absolve / defend) was cross-examined by the prosecution.
4 The report was a terrible ___________________ (indict / confess) of mental health services in
the region.
5 Smethurst entered a ___________________ (testify / plead) of ‘not guilty’ despite the evidence
against her.

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5 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs below. Use the type of adverb suggested by the
words in brackets. There are two adverbs that you do not need.
even recently annually incredibly swiftly hopefully everywhere impatiently
1 The event takes place in the small village of Hepton. (frequency adverb)
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2 Improved legislation will make fraud trials easier to follow in future. (sentence adverb)
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3 Gathered outside, a throng of reporters awaited the jury’s verdict. (adverb of manner)
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4 The judge’s sentence was lenient considering the crime committed. (adverb of degree)
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5 There was blood when the police arrived at the scene. (adverb of place)
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6 People always have a choice about what they do, under the most extreme circumstances. (focus
adverb)
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Grammar
6 Choose the incorrect form in each sentence.
1 The gang ________________ they had no chance of escape long before the police arrived at
the scene.
a had known b were to know c knew
2 Harry ________________ in the crossfire if he didn’t find a place to hide.
a was about to be killed b would have been killed c was going to be killed
3 While she ________________ the house, Louisa came across a used bullet casing behind the
wardrobe.
a swept b was sweeping c had been sweeping
4 Many years later, Andy ________________ that trip along the river, and realize that it was the
moment his childhood had ended.
a would recall b was to recall c might have recalled
5 Two men started hammering on the door just as Thompson ________________ the money from
the safe.
a was bound to take b was taking c was going to take
6 Ingerson was shot moments before he ________________ the amnesty.
a was due to announce b was going to announce c had announced

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7 Tick the sentences that can be rewritten with would with little or no change of meaning.
Then rewrite these sentences.
1 Convicts used to live in cramped cells during the nineteenth century. 
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2 She said she was going to plead ‘not guilty’. 
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3 Will the court please rise? 
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4 We were driving along the highway late last night when we spotted the stolen car. 
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5 The two burglars used to break into houses late at night. 
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8 Complete the sentences with the words below and a suitable form to describe habitual
behaviour.
continually / interrupt not / be constantly / get not / take think / of
1 Mark’s parents gave up on him because he _____________________________ into trouble with
the police.
2 People _____________________________ New York’s south Bronx area as home to criminal
gangs and drug dealers, but there are also many hardworking families living in that area.
3 That man over there _____________________________ the speaker and upsetting the
audience. I think the security guard should ask him to leave.
4 Amanda simply _____________________________ ‘no’ for an answer. She will persuade you
to move whether you want it or not.
5 There _____________________________ so much crime in this area as there is today.

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9 Rewrite the text by replacing the underlined past forms. Use each of the following at least
once: used to + infinitive, would + infinitive, were to + infinitive, would have + past participle,
past continuous, past perfect. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Highwaymen
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, coach journeys out of London 1 were extremely
dangerous because of robbers called ‘highwaymen’ who waited for their victims near the major
roads. Highwaymen 2 often robbed the coaches and their passengers in lonely areas of heathland or
woodland. Before the seventeenth century, most armed robbers 3 committed their crimes on foot, but
what made highwaymen more effective and more romantic was that they 4 were often on horseback.
In the mid-eighteenth century, scores of highwaymen 5 operated in open, empty moorland – places
such as Hounslow Heath and Finchley Common, which are still open fields today, but are now, of
course, surrounded by London suburbs. Of course, it’s not as if coach drivers 6 weren’t aware of the
dangers lurking in the bushes. The problem was that they had little choice but to head out on the
roads. Many highwaymen, such as Dick Turpin, who tormented coach passengers on the high road
between York and London, 7 became famous long after they 8 were hanged for their crimes. This
was because songs and legends were written which exaggerated and celebrated their adventures.
1 ___________________________ 5 ___________________________
2 ___________________________ 6 ___________________________
3 ___________________________ 7 ___________________________
4 ___________________________ 8 ___________________________
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