Test 8B.doc

TEST 2 A

NAME:               …………………………………………………………….…….              DATE:              ……………………

CLASS:              …………………………………………………………….…….              MARK:              ______

                                              100

(Time: 50 minutes)

Vocabulary

              A.              Underline the correct item.

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e.g.              Can you remind/remember me to return the DVD tomorrow?

              1              Why don’t we go to the cinema? It will take/bring your mind off work.

              2              What is giving out/off that awful smell?

              3              You look anxious, Tommy. What’s on your brain/mind?

              4              Maria is trying to give up/away smoking.

              5              His mind/memory is terrible. He can never remember my name.

              6              That shop is giving away/off books to customers.

              7              Could you please give me up/back my sunglasses?

              8              Kevin lost/changed his mind and bought the black trainers instead of the red ones.

              9              Oh no! It completely crossed/slipped my mind to tell Andrew about the party.

              10              The students gave back/out leaflets about the hazards of noise.

TEST 8 B

Β.              Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.

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e.g.              The experts could give no explanation of the crash. (explain)

              11              Harry’s              
(describe) of the film was hilarious.

              12              Tammy doesn’t like films with a lot of
              (act).

              13              My little girl has a wonderful              
(imagine).

              14              Is there any              
(inform) about the accident?

              15              Athens has many tourist              
(attract).

Grammar

              C.              Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

e.g.              If I had studied (study), I would have passed the exam.

16              If I               (see)
Jane, I’ll tell her to call you.

              17              If Mike               (enter) the
Grandmaster quiz show, he would have won.

              18              I wish I               (bring)
my umbrella. It’s raining now.

              19              If only I               (have)
more friends.

              20              If you don’t wear a coat, you              
              (catch) a cold.

              21              If you heat ice, it               (melt).

              22              If I were you, I              
(see) a dentist about that toothache.

              23              If Harry eats all that pizza, he              
              (have) a stomachache.

              24              If she              
(leave) the office earlier, she would have missed the phone call.

              25              When it rains, the roads              
              (get) dangerous.

D.              Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to three words.

e.g.              I didn’t like the cake I bought yesterday.

                            I wish I had bought a better cake yesterday.

              26              I don’t think it’s a good idea to go out in the rain.

                            If               ,
I wouldn’t go out in the rain.

              27              It’s a pity we missed Sarah’s wedding.

                            I wish we              
Sarah’s wedding.

              28              Oh, no. It’s snowing again!

                            I wish it              
snowing.

29              We didn’t visit Ann because we didn’t know she was home.

                            If we had known Ann was home, we              
              her.

              30              If you are not careful, you will crash into that car.

                            You’ll crash into that car              
              are careful.

English in Use

E.              Fill in the correct phrase.

                            • I predict  • He’s certain  • I’m not sure that  • there’s a good chance  • seems that  • They can’t

e.g.              A:              He’s certain to pass his driving test.

                            B:              Yeah. He’s a great driver.

              31              A:              Do you want to come and see the new science fiction film with me?

                            B:              To tell you the truth,              
I am that interested in seeing it.

              32              A:              What are those people doing?

                            B:              It               they are trying
to get into their car.

              33              A:                            be very happy
about it.

                            B:              Well, I wouldn’t be, if I were them.

34              A:              The weather forecast said that              
              of a storm.

                            B:              Oh dear. We had better cancel the picnic, then.

              35              A:                            that computers
will enslave humanity.

                            B:...