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SHINE 2
Progress Test
Unit 2
NAME
A. Grammar
A1 Match the sentences from A with sentences from B.(5 points)
A
1 Would you like to come with me?
2 Could you tell me the way to
Leicester Square, please?
3 Can you give me a hand, please?
4 When was the last time you
went to the cinema?
5 Why did you get lost?
6 Who was Plato?
7 How long did they live there?
8 Is he a good dancer?
9 How did you get there?
10 Are you coming?
B
a A week ago.
b Because I didn t have a map.
c Don t you know? Have a look at my
history book.
d For five years.
e Yes. Hang on!
f I walked.
g I d love to.
h No. He dances really badly.
i Sorry. I m afraid I can t. I m not good
at cooking.
j Yes, of course. Turn right here and
go straight ahead.
A2 Complete the sentences with these verbs in the past tense.
(5 points)
become buy die learn meet sing sleep think win write
1 I ....................& . very well last night.
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2 Elizabeth & ....................& Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in
1952.
3 My sister & ...................... English in Scotland.
4 I & ...................... some new CDs yesterday.
5 Shakespeare & ..................... 38 plays.
6 Maria Callas first & ....................& in Athens in 1941.
7 Meryl Streep & & ..................... an Oscar in 1979 and another one in 1982.
8 Agatha Christie was born in 1891 and & ...................... in 1976.
9 Mary Queen of Scots never & ...................... her cousin Elizabeth.
10 Many people ....................& . that Mary killed Darnley.
A3 Complete the questions. (10 points)
1 When & ............................................................................................& .?
She left five minutes ago.
2 How many & & .....................................................................................?
He wrote six letters.
3 Where & ..........................................................................................& .?
They went to Florida.
4 Where & & ..........................................................................................?
I learnt French in Switzerland.
5 How & & .............................................................................................?
She danced beautifully.
6 Where & & ..........................................................................................?
She studied at the University of Edinburgh.
7 When & & ...........................................................................................?
He died in 1963.
8 When & & ..........................................................................................?
She married him in 1990.
9 What time & & ...................................................................................?
I came home at half past five.
10 How many & & ..................................................................................?
She had two husbands.
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B. Vocabulary
B1 Write the opposites. (5 points)
1 badly ......................................
2 slowly ......................................
3 happily ......................................
4 loudly ......................................
5 most ......................................
B2 Choose the right word. (10 points)
1 Can you tell me the way/street to the library?
2 This is very difficult! Can you give me a help/hand?
3 The cinema is on your right. You can t miss/lose it.
4 We went/got off the bus outside the theatre.
5 He fell/went in love with her the minute he saw her.
6 Catch him! He s a steal/thief.
7 I don t like him any more/still.
8 We walked along/between the path.
9 I ll call you in a minute/time.
10 Don t worry! Take it easy/easily.
C. Pronunciation
C1 Underline the main stressed words in each sentence.
(5 points)
e.g. She didn t go to England; she went to France.
1 He didn t buy a house; he bought a car.
2 She didn t ask her sister for help; she asked her cousin.
3 He didn t kill her; he killed her brother.
4 They didn t go to Paris; they went to Amsterdam.
5 He didn t learn quickly; he learnt slowly.
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D. Writing (10 points)
Read these notes about Tom Cruise and write a short paragraph
about him.
Tom Cruise  born New York, 1962
Handsome, not very tall
First part in Risky Business 1982  teenager
Top Gun 1986  very popular
Audiences loved Interview with a Vampire (1994)
Married actress Nicole Kidman  2 children
Likes: playing with children, acting, writing
Dislikes: football
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