Upper Intermediate Unit test 2

3 Underline the correct alternative.

Grammar
1 Oh no! I don’t believe it! My mobile phone
1 Decide if the verb form should be present ’s been/was/is stolen!
perfect simple (S), present perfect continuous 2 Police say that the bank’s been/was/was being
(C) or if both are possible (B). robbed in the early hours this morning.
1 I still can’t believe that I B (work) as a 3 Jim’s too scared to leave the house. He’s
teacher for over twenty years. It really doesn’t feel convinced he is/was being/’s being watched.
that long. 4 These days celebrities are/were/have been
2 Josh always leaves things until the last minute followed everywhere they go.
and (be) up all night revising for his final 5 Customers who have recently bought a faulty
economics exam. washing machine have been being/are being/can
3 Lisa and Mandy (raise) money for the be asked to call the company helpline.
Royal National Lifeboat Association for over ten 6 If you finish the exam early, you were/can’t
years now. It’s their charity of choice. be/are advised to check your answers carefully.
4 So, how long (live) in France and why did 7 The builders told us that the extension could
you decide to move halfway around the world to be/has been/should being finished by the weekend
live there? if the weather stayed dry.
5I (feel) rather restless recently. I think I 8 The news said that three people are/have been/are
need to take a break and go travelling for a while. being injured in a train crash.
6 Do you happen to know if Doug (start) his 9 Students are often surprised when we tell them
new job yet or not? I can’t remember when he mobile phones couldn’t/shouldn’t/cannot be taken
said his first day was. into the exam room.
10 Generally speaking, most teenagers don’t like
5 to be/to being/to have been told what to do by
their parents.
11 From next year we need to make some changes
2 Complete the sentences with the correct so that new students are being/are/should be
present perfect simple or present perfect given more support in their first term with us.
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
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1 Since we opened the gallery yesterday, we
have sold (sell) over £2,000 worth of paintings –
it’s incredible! Vocabulary
2 Ding-Lun always (love) drawing,
so it’s no surprise that she now wants to go to 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form
Art College and become an illustrator for of the word in brackets.
children’s books.
1 Let’s discuss why low economic growth results in
3 Please excuse the mess.
a rise in unemployment. (economy)
We (repaint) the house all
2 The series focuses on the issues
week and haven’t had chance to clear everything
relating to the genetic engineering. (ethics)
up yet.
3 Rapid growth has negatively
4 The development of electric
impacted the environment. (industry)
wheelchairs really (help) physically
4 Gandhi is considered to be the
disabled people to become more independent and
greatest leader in history. (politics)
gain greater access to social facilities.
5 One of the issues of today is how to
5 I can’t believe you already (sell)
stop companies from exploiting water sources
most of the things you posted for sale on that
needed by local communities. (globe)
website last night. What a great way to make
some money from selling unwanted possessions.
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6 Philip and Frank (interview)
candidates since 9 o’clock this morning. They
must ready to take a well-earned lunch break
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 Upper Intermediate Unit test 2
5 Complete the words in the sentences. 7 Put the letters in order to complete the
sentences.
1 The athlete Usain Bolt has announced his plans to
break his own 200-metre world record at the next 1 One of the new police objectives is to reduce the
World Championships. illegal (liallge) copying of digital media.
2 Market analysts predict that there will be a 2 Do you really think it’s (anoabersle)
dramatic d in exports to the region for the directors to receive bonuses on the same
over the coming months. day that staff are being made redundant?
3 If you want permission to park in this area, you 3 The new policy was
will need to contact your local council and apply considered (anihultec) as it treated
for a parking p . disabled people unfairly.
4 I was truly surprised that my mum didn’t 4 His increasingly (suoguraeto)
s a thing. I thought she’d guessed demands eventually led to him being fired from
about the surprise party I’d organised for her 60th the football club.
birthday. 5 The thriller I saw last night was
5 About a third of the Earth’s land mass is classified so (ndibustirg) that I couldn’t sleep at
as d as it is very dry and gets less all afterwards.
than ten inches of rain a year. 6 Animal protection agencies are pushing
6 The family have decided to a against for (siripeslebnro) dog owners who
the school’s decision to exclude their teenage son do not clear up after their animals to be fined.
for bad behaviour.
7 The new r to be undertaken by the 5
health authority will investigate the connection
between mental health issues and behaviour.
Function
6
8 Complete the gaps with the words in the box.
According agree Basically
6 Match beginnings 1–6 with endings a)–h). convinced disagree extent Fair
There are two endings you do not need. Personally point see suppose
1 A lot of companies are now opting to a
2 The new software will help companies A: 1According to an article I’ve just read,
to keep track smartphones are making our society more
3 Many people believe that capital disconnected and reducing communication.
punishment is not an effective B: I 2 . I mean, with a smartphone you
4 When we surf the internet, cookies are can email, text, tweet and so on, so surely people
used to store communicate more now than ever?
5 More focus is needed on crime A: I see your 3 – they do make it easier
6 The government wishes to increase for people to stay connected but I’m still not
national security by assessing how 4
that they’re doing more good than
harm. For instance, you often see children being
a) monitor how their employees use company ignored by parents who are totally preoccupied
equipment. with their phones!
b) effectively data is collected by police forces from B: Mmm... I 5 what you mean but I
all around the world. don’t think that the phone itself is to blame.
c) deterrent to serious crime. 6
, it comes down to how we, as
d) identify the individual responsible. individuals, decide how to use it.
e) of the internet sites their employees access during A: Well, I 7 with that – at least to an
working hours. 8
– but these phones are constantly
f) observation of social networking site usage evolving, with new apps to get people hooked.
at work. B: I 9 so, but you’re not going to be
g) prevention if prison costs are to be reduced. able to stop technology from developing...
h) information on the websites we access. A: 10 enough, but that doesn’t mean we
have to lose our social skills. 11 ,I
5
refuse to get sucked into playing on pointless apps
on my smartphone!

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