UNIT 2 TEST: Consolidation

VOCABULARY

1 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 If you want to give up / overcome a problem, you should keep trying.

1 Our presentation was a disaster! Nothing went to plan / went wrong.
2 If your dream is to become a YouTuber, keep trying. Don’t give up / mess up!
3 Amy realized her ambition / turned out well when she became a doctor.
4 I don’t know if he’ll ever make it / mess up as a professional footballer.
5 Sam went wrong / messed up his job interview. He hadn’t prepared properly.

2 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 When Anya didn’t apply for that job she a to get that job as a fitness instructor
missed c at the gym.
2 If you work hard I’m sure you’ll fulfil b up trying to become an actor.
3 A lot of his inventions didn’t c an opportunity to work in the film industry.
4 Unfortunately, Thomas failed d out well in the end.
5 Our holiday started badly but it turned e work immediately.
6 When he was 30, James gave f your dreams one day.

3 Choose the correct answers, a, b or c. / 5 marks

0 Leo’s working too hard. I think he should time off from revising.
a do   b make   c take
1 I can’t without my phone. I use it all the time.
a do   b make   c take
2 The top sports stars a fortune. They’re all very wealthy.
a do   b make   c take
3 You look tired. It will you good to have a short holiday.
a do   b make   c take
4 Lucía needs to her studies more seriously, otherwise she’ll fail her exams.
a do   b make   c take
5 His text message doesn’t sense. He must have sent it to me by mistake.
a do   b make   c take

4 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. / 5 marks

an effort   fortune  opportunity  sense  sure  well

0 She made a fortune as a professional gamer.

1 Make you always try your hardest.
2 You should make to meet people at your new school.
3 Is Michael doing at school?
4 Take the to relax during the school holidays.
5 It definitely makes to get a good education.

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 We made / were making a video outside when it started raining.

1 Maya wanted to celebrate because she got / had got 1,000 subscribers.
2 I was riding my electric scooter when I crashed / was crashing into a lamppost.
3 Harry phoned me while I played / was playing videogames.
4 Holly couldn’t go in the sea because she had forgotten / forgot her swimming costume.
5 By the time she met her boyfriend, she had been working / was working as a
scientist for three years.

6 Match 1–6 with a–f. / 5 marks

1 Gael was doing gymnastics when d a we arrived at the airport.

2 By the time we got to the party, b he was waiting for the bus.
3 Matt saw the car crash while c we switched on the TV.
4 The match had already started when d he broke his leg.
5 I took this photo of them while e they were swimming in the sea.
6 My dad’s plane had already landed when f most people had gone home.

7 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous
form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 Her hands were dirty because she had been working (work) in the garden.
1 Azul was hungry because she (not eat) anything since breakfast.
2 It (snow) all night so we couldn’t cycle to school.
3 By the time the bus arrived, they (wait) for over an hour.
4 When we got to the cinema, the film (start).
5 How long (you, go out) with your boyfriend before you got engaged?

8 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 I used to / would wear glasses, but now I have contact lenses.

1 We used to live / lived in Paris for three years.
2 When I was a child I would / used to have very long hair.
3 She used to walk / walked to school, but now she comes by car.
4 They went / would go swimming twice last week.
5 Would you / Did you use to work as a waiter in the pizzeria?

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9 Read the text. Choose the correct answers. / 10 marks

My friend Adam 0had phoned / phoned me on Saturday and asked me if

I wanted to go to the Ed Sheeran concert at the O2 Arena in London that
evening. He 1would plan / had been planning to take his girlfriend for her
birthday, but she 2had fallen / had been falling ill the day before, so now he
had a spare ticket. I 3didn’t use to / wouldn’t like Ed Sheeran very much,
but after hearing his most recent album I 4was changing / had changed my
opinion of him, so I was excited to have the opportunity to see him in concert.
It was an amazing concert! Ed Sheeran 5played / was playing his most
famous songs as well as a few that he 6recorded / had recorded for his
new album. The concert finished at 11.00, but our journey home on the
underground took much longer than expected. We 7were travelling / travelled
towards the centre of London when suddenly the train 8was stopping /
stopped in a tunnel and the lights went off. After about 30 seconds, the lights
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came / were coming on again and there was an announcement from the
driver. Apparently, there 10was / had been an accident at a station further
down the line and all the trains were being delayed. It was about 45 minutes
before our train started moving again and I didn’t get home until one o’clock
in the morning!

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the expressions in the box. / 5 marks

give up   go to plan   make it   mess up   overcome a problem   realize an ambition

0 If you want to overcome a problem , you should keep trying.

1 Our presentation was a disaster! Nothing .
2 If your dream is to become a YouTuber, keep trying. Don’t !
3 Amy when she became a doctor before getting married.
4 I don’t know if he’ll ever as a professional footballer.
5 Sam his job interview. He hadn’t prepared properly.

2 Choose the correct answers. / 5 marks

0 Anya missed an opportunity / made it to work in the film industry.

1 If you work hard I’m sure you’ll fulfil / turn out your dreams one day.
2 A lot of his inventions didn’t function / work immediately.
3 Unfortunately, Thomas failed / gave up to get that job as a fitness instructor at the gym.
4 Our holiday started badly but it worked / turned out well in the end.
5 James gave / messed up trying to become an actor and decided to become a lawyer.

3 Correct the sentences. Use the correct form of do, make or take. / 5 marks

0 Leo’s working too hard. I think he should do time off from revising. take
1 I can’t make without my phone. I carry it everywhere and use it all the time.
2 The top football players take a fortune. They‘re all very wealthy.
3 You look very tired. It will make you good to have a short holiday.
4 Lucía needs to do her studies more seriously. Otherwise she’ll fail her exams.
5 His text message doesn’t take sense. He must have sent it to me by mistake.

4 Choose the correct answers, a, b or c. / 5 marks

0 She made as a professional gamer. She’s extremely rich now.

a an effort   c a fortune   c sense
1 Make you always try your hardest.
a sense   b well   c sure
2 You should make to make friends at your new school.
a an effort   b an opportunity   c an ambition
3 Is Michael doing at school?
a good   b well   c without
4 Take the to relax during the school holidays.
a occasion   b effort   c opportunity
5 It definitely makes to get a good education.
a sense   b sure   c good

Vocabulary total / 20 marks

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GRAMMAR

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. / 5 marks

0 We were making (make) a video outside when it started raining.

1 Maya wanted to celebrate because she (got) 1,000 subscribers.
2 I was riding my electric scooter when I (crash) into a lamppost.
3 Harry phoned me while I (play) videogames.
4 Holly couldn’t go in the sea because she (forget) her swimming costume.
5 She (work) as a waitress when she met her boyfriend.

6 Correct the sentences. / 5 marks

0 Gael did gymnastics when he broke his leg.

Gael was doing gymnastics when he broke his leg.
1 By the time we got to the party, most people went home.

2 Matt saw the car crash while he waited for the bus.

3 The match had already started when we were switching on the TV.

4 I had taken this photo of them while they were swimming in the sea.

5 My dad’s plane had already landed when we had arrived at the airport.

7 Use the prompts. Write past perfect simple or past perfect continuous sentences. / 5 marks

0 my hands / be / dirty / because / I / work / in the garden

My hands were dirty because I’d been working in the garden.
1 Azul / be / hungry / because / she / not eat / anything / since breakfast

2 It / snow / all night / so / we / not can / cycle / to school

3 By the time / the bus / arrive / they / wait / for / over an hour

4 When / we / get / to the cinema / the film / start

5 How long / you / go out / with your boyfriend / before / you / get engaged / ?

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8 Complete the sentences. Use used to or the past simple and the verbs in the box. / 5 marks

eat  go  live  walk  wear  work

0 I used to wear glasses, but now I have contact lenses.

1 We in Paris for three years.
2 I meat, but I’m a vegetarian now.
3 She to school, but now she comes by car.
4 They swimming twice last week.
5 Tom in a bank, but now he’s a fitness instructor.

9 Read the text. Choose the correct answers, A, B or C. / 10 marks

My friend Adam 0 me on Saturday and asked me if I wanted to go to the

Ed Sheeran concert at the O2 Arena in London that evening. He 1 to take
2
his girlfriend for her birthday, but she ill the day before so now he had a
3
spare ticket. I Ed Sheeran very much, but after hearing his most recent
4
album I my opinion of him so I was delighted to have the opportunity to
see him in concert.
It was an amazing concert! Ed Sheeran 5 all of his big hits as well as a
6
few songs that he for his new album. The concert finished at 11.00, but
our journey home on the underground took much longer than expected. We
7
towards the centre of London when suddenly the train 8 in a tunnel
9
and the lights went off. After about 30 seconds, the lights on again
and there was an announcement from the driver. Apparently, there 10
an accident at a station further down the line and all the trains were being
delayed. It was about 45 minutes before our train started moving again and I
didn’t get home until one o’clock in the morning!

0 A had phoned B phoned C had been phoning

1 A would plan B was planning C had been planning
2 A had fallen B fell C had been falling
3 A wouldn’t like B didn’t use to like C didn’t like
4 A changed B was changing C had changed
5 A played B was playing C used to play
6 A was recording B had recorded C recorded
7 A were travelling B travelled C had travelled
8 A was stopping B had stopped C stopped
9 A were coming B came C had come
10 A was B would be C had been

Grammar total / 30 marks

TOTAL / 50 marks

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