Unit 9 Short Test 2B

Grammar

1 Rewrite the numbered sentences in the film review, replacing the underlined words with

participle clauses.

Film of the week: Desert Road

1

Desert Road, which is set in southern Texas, is a movie about a man who tries to help a

stranger. The main character, Reb Carter, is a country and western singer in El Paso.

2

One

day, he stops his car to help a young woman who is walking along a desert road at night.

3

He

is concerned for her safety so Reb gives her a lift.

4

But then Reb sees her as she is hiding a

gun in her bag. The woman

5

is wanted by the Mexican Mafia and is running for her life

− and

soon Reb is running too!

1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Use the verbs and phrases in the box to complete the sentences.

award / the competition build / in 2011 explain / what to do try / to get into the bank
want / to go on the trip

1 The teacher sent us all an email _______________________ for our school project.

2 Students _______________________ should see Mrs Harrison this afternoon.

3 The high-speed train service, _______________________ , takes passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in four hours.

4 The prizes ______________________ were really nice. The first three people all got smartphones!

5 The police caught two men _______________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

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Unit 9 Short Test 2B

Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of both verbs in brackets.

1 The teacher _______________________ (make / me / apologise) to Jessica after I called her ‘stupid’.

2 _______________________ (you / remember / visit) this city before? We came here when you were four years old.

3 The policeman shouted ‘Stop!’ but Jake _______________________ (continue / drive).

4 We _______________________ (not expect / see) you at school today because you were very ill yesterday.

5 Please _______________________ (stop /

talk) in the cinema − we’re trying to watch the film!

6 I’ll never _______________________ (forget / see) Venice for the first time when we arrived in the city on a

cruise ship.

Mark: ___ / 6

4 Complete the sentences with the units of measurement in the box. Write the numbers and units in full.

27 cm 3,900 km 30,000 ft 50 m

1 John looked out of the plane window. Through the clouds he could see the cold Atlantic Ocean and a tiny ship

_______________________ below him.

2 An Olympic swimming pool is _______________________ long.

3 The pages of my Student’s Book are about _______________________ high.

4 Jayne Cranshaw cycled _______________________ across the United States from New York to Los Angeles.

Mark: ___ / 4

Total: ___ / 20

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Unit 9 Short Test 2B