Unit 1 Short Test 2B

Grammar

1 Look at the information, then complete the sentences about Dorota’s life. Use used to or didn’t use to.

aged 10

now (aged 15)

speak English

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have a cat

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live by the sea

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play computer games

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walk to school

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1 Dorota studies English at school now, but __________________________________ .

2 She’s got two pet dogs now, but __________________________________ .

3 Dorota lives in Gda

ńsk now, but __________________________________ .

4 She often plays games on her laptop, but __________________________________ .

5 She gets the bus to school now, but __________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of (be / get) used to and the words

below.

be get up (not) have (not) live play

1 London is much bigger than my home town, and I __________________ here yet.

2 __________________ (you) football with the kids in your street when you were a teenager, Dad?

3 Fifty years ago, people __________________ mobile phones.

4 When I started my first job, it was very hard to __________________ early in the morning.

5 You and Cathy __________________ in love, but now you aren’t speaking. What happened?

Mark: ___ / 5

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Unit 1 Short Test 2B

Vocabulary

3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 It was easy for Zoe to fit in with / live up to the people in her new class because everyone was really nice.

2 Cathy was sorry that she’d shouted at Tom, so she bought him a present to make up / look up for it.

3 The police will catch that criminal. I’m sure he won’t go back on / get away with it!

4 Danny didn’t answer all the questions in the exam because he went through with / ran out of time.

5 I really look up / look up to Eda’s mum. She’s an amazing person.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word stems in brackets.

1 You mustn’t come into my bedroom all the time, Mum. I need some __________________ (private)!

2 I get a lot of __________________ (critic) from my parents about my clothes. They always want me to wear longer

dresses and skirts.

3 Sophie is a very __________________ (emotion) person. She often cries when she watches a sad film.

4 Ben never studies, and he’s got important exams this year. My parents are very __________________ (concern)

about it.

5 You want everything to be perfect, Kelly, but the world isn’t like that. You’re just an __________________ (ideal).

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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Unit 1 Short Test 2B