Unit 2 Basic Test

Listening Language focus

1 [1.03] Listen to the conversation and circle the 4 Complete the sentences using the present
words that you hear. (10 marks) perfect and the correct form of the verb in
brackets. (5 marks)
disgusting often amazing heard looks 1 I ______________ (make) a cake this afternoon.
beautiful smell touch sounds seen 2 We ______________ (have) our dog since 2011.
sleep animals feel tasted best delicious 3 ______________ you ever _____________ (see)
a tiger?
4 My sister ______________ (not meet) her new
Vocabulary teacher yet.
5 Paul ______________ (not buy) Mandy a
2 Complete the sentences. (5 marks)
birthday present yet.
1 I have c _ _ _ _ r blindness, which means I can’t
see blue, green or red very well. 5 Match 1–10 with a–j to make sentences or
2 My dad is t _ _ e-deaf. He’s a terrible singer! questions. (10 marks)

3 The mountain climber lost s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n in his 1 I haven’t tasted a the lovely roses?
toes because of the freezing temperatures. 2 Has he been b to that song before.
4 We live near the beach. The first thing you h _ _ r 3 We’ve seen c many cities for his job.
when you wake up in the morning is the sea. 4 They haven’t listened d the homework yet?
5 I love to f _ _ l the sand between my toes when I 5 Has the meeting e Chinese food yet.
walk barefoot on the beach. 6 John has visited f you find your book?

3 Match adjectives 1–11 with extreme adjectives 7 Have you done g to Madrid?
a–k. (10 marks) 8 Helen hasn’t told h that film many times.
1 cold a furious 9 Have you smelled i finished?
2 tired b amazing 10 Has she helped j me about her party.
3 nice c freezing
6 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
4 horrible d fascinating
1 A: I’ve never / ever ridden a horse, but I’d like to.
5 interesting e awful
B: Really? I rode / have ridden an alpaca last
6 good f miserable year.
7 scary g delicious 2 A: Have you been / Did you go anywhere
8 angry h wonderful exciting recently?
9 sad i terrifying B: Yes, we have been / went to a water park last
month.
10 bad j exhausted
3 A: Did you speak / Have you spoken to Peter
11 tasty k disgusting
lately?
B: No, I haven’t seen him for / since last week.
4 A: How long have you been / be in Asia?
B: I’ve lived here since / for five years.
5 A: I’ve never seen / saw a crocodile.
B: I have! I have seen / saw one last year on our
trip.
Unit 2 Basic Test

Reading Communication
Life without smell or taste
8 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
Duncan Glover lost his sense of smell in 2005
after falling and hurting his head. ‘It leaves you A: What do you 1 like / fancy doing tonight? We
feeling like you aren’t connected to the world could go to the cinema and watch a film?
anymore,’ he says.
B: That doesn’t 2 sound / hear like much fun to me.
The loss of taste, known as ageusia, is rare, say We always go to the cinema.
experts. Most people who think they have lost
their sense of taste have actually lost their sense A: OK. Well we could stay at home and order pizza.
of smell. B: 3
We can’t / Can’t we go out somewhere new?
Mary Moorefield lost her sense of smell three The Chinese restaurant in town is very good.
years ago after having the flu. ‘It’s things like
A: I’ve 4 heard / seen it’s a bit expensive.
smelling flowers in my garden. When you can’t
smell them, you realize just how much you miss B: Why not 5 try / tried something different? The
it,’ she says. food there is delicious. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Losing your sense of smell can also be very
dangerous, as Luke Carr found out. He lost his
sense of smell when he was eight years old. Writing
‘When I was at university, someone left the gas
cooker turned on by mistake. When my friends 9 Choose the correct word to complete the
returned in the evening, I was feeling very sleepy,
sentences. (5 marks)
but they smelled it straight away,’ he explains.
1 The music was very / absolutely loud.
‘Losing your sense of smell can leave people
feeling unhappy for much longer than people who 2 The food was absolutely / really tasty.
lose their sight,’ says Professor Brian Fox, 3 The views were very / absolutely amazing.
researcher at the Centre for the Study of the
Senses. 4 The train journey was absolutely / very awful.
5 The rollercoaster was really / absolutely scary.
7 Read the blog. Then choose the correct words.
(10 marks) 10 Write sentences about a family holiday you really
1 Duncan lost his sense of taste / smell after falling enjoyed. Use the questions and phrases in the
and hurting his head. box to help you. (5 marks)

2 Duncan feels more / less connected to the world.

What can you do there?
3 Ageusia is the loss of the sense of sight / taste.
The hotel was really special because … .
4 Many people who have lost their sense of smell / There was / were lots of … / … .
sight think they have lost their sense of taste. It had many / an amazing … .
5 Mary Moorefield lost her sense of smell after an What can visitors see / eat / hear?
accident / being ill. Visitors / Guests can try / taste /
6 Luke Carr lost his sense of smell when he was a experience … .
child / at university. Why did you enjoy the holiday so much?
7 Luke’s flatmate had left the gas cooker / fire on. Would you like to go there again? Why?
I’d like to go there again because … .
8 Luke was feeling ill / sleepy because of the gas.
9 Luke’s flatmates could hear / smell the gas. Total marks: Listening ___ / 10 Vocabulary ___ / 15
10 People can feel sad / angry after losing their Language focus ___ / 25 Reading ___ / 10
sense of smell. Communication ___ / 5 Writing ___ / 10
TOTAL ___ / 75