Unit 8 Short Test 2B

Grammar

1 Report the questions in the dialogue.

Man

1

Can you help me, please?

Rachel

Yes, of course.

Man

Great.

2

Where’s the nearest mobile phone shop?

Rachel

There’s one on Burton Road, but it closed half an hour ago. All the shops around here close at 5.30.

Man

3

Will the shop be open tomorrow?

Rachel

No. Mobile shops aren’t open on Sundays here.

4

What do you want to buy?

Man

I want to buy a charger.

Rachel

Oh right. Are you visiting from another country?

Man

Yes, I am.

5

How did you know I’m a tourist?

The man asked Rachel

1

_______________________________________________ .

Then he asked her

2

_______________________________________________ .

He also asked

3

_______________________________________________ .

Rachel asked him

4

_______________________________________________ .

The man asked Rachel

5

_______________________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Report the questions.

1 Are Uncle Matt and his girlfriend getting married in July?

We asked our mum _______________________________________________ .

2 What songs are your band performing at the concert on Friday?

I asked Darren _______________________________________________ .

3 Did you buy anything in town?

Mandy asked me _______________________________________________ .

4 Have you ever tried rock climbing?

The boys asked us _______________________________________________ .

5 Who’s won the school science competition?

We asked the teacher _______________________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

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Unit 8 Short Test 2B

Vocabulary

3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 A man on the beach warned us ___ swimming in the sea because it was very stormy.

A against

B for

2 Roberta suggested ___ to the cinema on Saturday.

A to go

B going

3 Dad reminded us ___ him when we arrived in London.

A phoning

B to phone

4 I insist on ___ for this pizza. You bought me lunch last week.

A paying

B to pay

5 Gary accused me ___ copying his homework.

A for

B of

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word or phrase.

bestseller list comics e-books social media textbook tweets

1 Danny sends a lot of crazy ________________ . They’re all short, of course, but they’re very funny!

2 The book was really popular, and millions of people bought it. It was on the ________________ in America for three

months.

3 I like reading ________________ because you can carry your library around with you in a small device. You can’t do

that with paper novels!

4 ________________ websites have become one of the best ways of talking to and meeting new friends.

5 My cousin is an artist. He draws pictures for Fantastic Four and X-men ________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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