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Unit 2 Test

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Part A
Vocabulary
Sports
1

Complete the words

a) You wear this when you go scuba diving. A w______ .

b) You have this when you go climbing to keep you safe. A h______ .
c) People who go walking often wear these to keep them dry. W______ c______ .
d) You need a parachute when you do this. S______ .
e) You can climb these and you often find them near the sea. C______ .
f)

You tie yourself to other people with this when you go climbing. A r______ .

(6 points)

Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

2

Underline the correct words.

a) Its absolutely boiling / hot in here.

b) I love skydiving, I think its very thrilling / exciting!
c) Thats absolutely / very interesting.
d) David was absolutely / extremely surprised.
e) His jokes are very funny / hilarious.
f) Shes absolutely / very gorgeous.
g) Gosh! Youre absolutely dirty / filthy. What have you been doing?
(7 points)

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Grammar
Comparatives and Superlatives
3

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

a)

Lucy is much ______________ (good) than me at most sports.

b)

This is by far ______________ (hard) thing Ive ever done.

c)

Football is probably ______________ (popular) sport in the world.

d)

Scuba diving is one of ______________ (dangerous) sports.

e)

Cycling is much ______________ (fast) than running.

(5 points)

Present Perfect and Past Simple expressions

4

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

ages

already

a)

Have you _______ been in a dangerous situation?

b)

Ive _______ climbed a mountain, but Id like to.

c)

Ive been horse-riding _______ times. Its great fun.

d)

Juliet hasnt been bungee jumping _______ . This is her first time.

e)

This is great! I havent had a chance to do this for _______ .

before ever

lately

many

never

(5 points)

Past simple and continuous

5

Underline the correct verb forms.

Jason (1) walked / was walking the dog when he (2) fell / was falling over and hurt himself.
What music (3) did you listen / were you listening to when I (4) phoned / was phoning you last
night?
My brother (5) watched / was watching a football match on TV when I (6) arrived / was arriving.
(6 points)

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Useful phrases
6

Complete the dialogues with d (had), need or should.

A:

Ouch, that really hurts. I think its going to swell up.

B:

(1) You ________ better put a bag of ice on it. That should help.

C:

Wow! That really hurts. I cant believe I got sunburnt.

D:

Mmm. That looks quite bad. (2) I think you ________ to put some cream on it immediately.

E:

I feel quite dizzy.

F:

Dizzy? (3) You ________ better go to the hospital.

G:

Its so hot in here.

H:

(4) You ________ to drink more water. Its important not to get too thirsty.

I:

Oh no! Ive twisted my knee. Itll swell up like a balloon.

J:

(5) You ________ lie down and put your leg up. Hopefully it wont swell up too much.

K:

Ouch! I hate working with paper. I always get lots of small cuts.

L:

(6) You ________ to put some plasters on them.

(6 points)

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Part B
Pronunciation
Sentence stress
[Track 3]
6

Listen and underline the stressed words in each sentence.

a)

Its very cold in Canada.

b)

This cake is delicious!

c)

Shes absolutely terrified of cows.

d)

Their car is absolutely filthy.

e)

What an absolutely fantastic idea!

(5 points)

Listening
[Track 4]
7

Listen to Eileen and Alan talking about the most exciting thing theyve ever
done. Underline the correct answer to the questions.

a)

Who lives in Vermont?

(1) Eileen

b)

(2) Eileens grandchildren

How many times did Eileen go skiing as a child?

(1) many times

c)

(3) a few times

(2) proud

(3) bored

Where were Alan and his wife going?

(1) home

e)

(2) once

How did Eileen feel when she got to the bottom of the mountain?
(1) frightened

d)

(3) Eileens friends

(2) their friends house

(3) a restaurant

Where did Alan meet Nelson Mandela?

(1) in the bar

(2) in the lift

(3) in his room

(5 points)

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Reading
8

Read the text and answer these questions.

a) Which sport is the article about?

b) Where do people jump from?
c) Who has obviously jumped more than once?
d) Who knew someone who had already done it?
e) What do people wear when they jump?
Do you find dangerous sports like skiing and surfing exciting? If you do, and youre not frightened of heights, you
might like to consider bungee jumping, an activity which many people find so thrilling they want to do it again and
again.
The sport of bungee jumping is fairly new as the first jump was only made in 1979. Now its one of the most
popular activities from the UK to New Zealand with hundreds of people throwing themselves off bridges, cranes
and even hot air balloons!
We talked with a few bungee jumpers and asked them how they felt the first time they jumped.
I was absolutely terrified the first time, but now I find it really exciting. Andy
I was so nervous, but its one of the best things Ive ever done. Lars
My boyfriend loved it, so I thought Id try. It was thrilling. Faith
So, what do you think? Does it sound like fun? If you are interested then make sure you go to a place where it is
well organised because it can be dangerous. Its important that the equipment, such as the harness you put on, is
in good condition, the length of the cord is shorter than the height of the jump and that the person jumping is
weighed correctly.
Happy jumping!
(5 points)

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