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UNIT 2 TEST | Version B

Part A • Grammar, Vocabulary and How to … VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with animal words.
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or 1 A d _ _ _ _ _ n lives in the ocean. It has a long nose.
past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Its skin is dark grey and has no hair.
1 I __________ (not/miss) home while I was living abroad. 2 A s _ _ _ _ r has eight legs and makes webs to catch
2 My sister __________ (get) up and got dressed. insects.

3 Everyone __________ (eat) when we got there. 3 A r _ _ is bigger than a mouse. It’s brown with a long
tail.
4 He __________ (stay) at home all weekend.
4 A c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e lives in rivers. It has a large wide
5 What did you find while you __________ (tidy) up?
mouth, short legs and a long, wide tail.
6 I made some great friends while I __________ (travel).
5 A t _ _ _ r is a type of cat with orange and black fur.
7 __________ (you/start) to feel ill after your meal? /5
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5 Choose the correct words to complete the

2 Complete the sentences with the or – (no article). sentences.
1 We live in an apartment in Greenwick. I love it because 1 We took off just after 9 a.m. and due to arrive / flew
__________ apartment is close to my work. out / landed three hours later.
2 Excuse me, where’s __________ bathroom? 2 She boarded / changed / flew out from JFK Airport.
3 I love __________ Japanese food. It’s amazing! 3 Our change / flight / reservation was long – ten hours!
4 We drove across part of __________ Sahara Desert. 4 There was a three-hour change / delay / reservation
5 You need to go to __________ Paddington Station. so we didn’t take off until 4.40 p.m.
6 I don’t like __________ busy places. 5 We’re due to arrive / fly out / take off in two hours.
7 We study English in __________ afternoons. /5
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6 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are three words you do not need.
3 Choose the correct words to complete the
sentences. arrivals hall boarded boarding pass
1 Today’s lesson was hard. All of us / Two of you / check-in desk customs departure lounge
None of us understood it.
got off passport control
2 We invited a hundred people to our wedding.
Most of you / Lots of them / Some of us came, but 1 When you get to the airport, go to the __________.
around 30 didn’t. 2 Let’s go through security and wait in the __________.
3 Let’s talk about your end of year project. All of you / 3 After baggage reclaim, we go through __________.
Most of you / None of us know about it, but a few of
4 We __________ the plane ten minutes after we landed.
you don’t.
5 Show your passport to the person in __________.
4 Sara is sick today so I need all of them / one of you /
two of them to do her job for the day. /5

5 I’ve got two sisters. All of us / Both of them /

Many of you live very close to me.
6 My parents, brothers and I tried the coffee at the new
café. All of us / Both of them / Some of you loved it.
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7 Choose the correct option (a, b or c) to complete the

sentences.
1 Can you ___ my suitcase to the taxi for me?
a hold b make c carry
2 You didn’t need to ___ me a gift!
a bring b hold c carry
3 Let’s ___ a break and get a coffee.
a take b make c bring
4 I need to ___ time for more exercise.
a hold b answer c make
5 You’re not well. Let’s ___ the party.
a bring b take c cancel
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HOW TO …
8 Complete the conversations with the words in the
box.

can help it’s let me OK please shall

want would

Conversation 1
A: 1__________ I pick up some dinner on the way home?
B: 2__________ OK, thanks. We’ve got food in the fridge
so I can cook something.
A: 3__________ me help you.
B: Thank you, but I’m 4__________. You know me – I
prefer to cook alone.

Conversation 2
A: Our plane lands at 3 p.m. Do you 5__________ me to
call you when I get to the hotel?
B: Yes, 6__________. Then I can relax.

Conversation 3
A: There’s a lot to do before next week.
B: I know. We 7__________ write down everything we
need to do and ask the children to help.
A: That 8__________ be great.

Conversation 4
A: You can’t open the door with all those bags in your
hand. Let 9__________ hold some of them for you.
B: That’s a great 10__________, thanks.
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Part B • Listening, Reading and Writing READING

LISTENING 3 Read the text about getting help from a stranger.
Match the headings (A–E) with the paragraphs (1–5).
1 [Audio UT2.01] Listen to a woman talking about a
flight she took. Put the events (A–E) in the order you A Feeding me.
hear them. B Sharing something I needed.
1 ___ C A few kind words.
D Looking after my pet.
2 ___
E Paying for something important.
3 ___ /5
4 ___
Help just when you need it
5 ___
We asked you to tell us about a time a stranger helped you.
A Landed at St Cloud Regional Airport. Here are some of your stories.

B Met up with her sister. 1 ___

I was at the supermarket with my three-month-old son because
C Travelled to LaGuardia Airport. he needed milk. He was hungry and crying and I felt bad for
D Sat on the plane for several hours. him. When I went to get my wallet, it wasn’t there. I had no
money on me, no cards, nothing. I turned to go home, but a
E Flew from London to New York. kind woman stopped me and gave me the money. I was so
/5 happy that I cried!
Kelvin

2 [Audio UT2.01] Listen again. Choose the correct 2 ___

answer, A, B or C. I was going to a really important job interview but when I got
out of the train station, it was raining really heavily. I didn’t
1 The woman’s first flight have time to wait until the rain stopped but I didn’t want to get
A was on time. wet. I got really stressed, and a man saw that I was unhappy.
He offered to walk with me to my interview so I could use his
B left a little late.
umbrella.
C was cancelled. Maddy
3 ___
2 When she was going through passport control in New
I was studying at university during the day and working at a
York, she felt small hotel reception during the evenings because I needed the
A stressed. money. One day in June, I took an exam in the afternoon and
then ran straight to the hotel for work. I didn’t have time to eat
B annoyed. and I was really tired and hungry. A guest brought me pizza.
C relaxed. I was so happy!
Alex
3 She travelled to the right airport 4 ___
A by taxi. I was walking my dog in the park when I fell down some steps
and really hurt my leg. A couple stopped and called for help. I
B by bus. didn’t want to go to hospital, because I couldn’t take my dog.
C by car. The couple offered to take the dog and looked after her for
three days.
Abdullah
4 The plane to Minneapolis landed at St Cloud Regional
Airport because 5 ___
I was in a shopping centre with my three-year-old daughter
A there was a problem with the plane. when she asked for a new toy. I said ‘no’ and she started
B the weather was bad. crying loudly and threw herself onto the floor. People were
looking at us. I felt terrible. I thought I was an awful parent.
C someone was sick. Then a man came up to me and said, ‘Don’t worry. It happens
to every parent’ and I felt better.
5 People on the plane were annoyed because Ruby
A there was nothing to eat.
B they couldn’t sleep.
C they were cold.
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4 Read the text again. Complete the sentences with WRITING

one word or a short phrase from the text.
5 Choose the correct words to complete the
1 Kelvin wanted to buy __________ from the shop. sentences.
2 After someone paid for Kelvin’s shopping, he 1 I went running along the beach one morning. Then /
__________. Just then, I sat on the beach and had a cup of coffee.
3 Maddy saw it was raining while she was leaving the 2 I was getting my phone out of my bag to call my dad.
__________. Just then / Later, my phone rang. It was my dad
4 Maddy felt __________ before the man offered to help phoning me!
her. 3 First, I picked up the bird. Just then / Then, I put it in a
5 Alex felt __________ at work one day in June. box and took it to the vets.
6 A guest bought Alex some __________. 4 I felt unwell all morning. Later / Just then, I felt better.
7 Abdullah was in the __________ when he fell. 5 I opened my car door. Just then / Later, I heard
8 Two people took care of Abdullah’s dog for __________ someone call my name.
days. /5
9 Ruby’s daughter wanted a __________.
10 Ruby felt __________ before the man’s kind words. 6 You have seen this advertisement in a magazine:
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A SHORT STORY COMPETITION
We’re looking for short stories for our website.

Write and tell us a story about a time you helped someone.

Tell us:
~ who they were.
~ why they needed help.
~ how you helped them.

We will include the best stories in our next magazine!

Write your story in 85–90 words.

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Part C • Speaking
SPEAKING
1 Make questions and ask your partner.
1 Do / like airports?
2 How / someone / help you / last week?
3 What dangerous animals / live / your country?
4 What kind of pets / like?
5 How / usually get around / your town or city?
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2 Answer your partner’s questions.

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3 Describe the picture to your partner.

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