LANGUAGE LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE
UNIT TEST 2A
A Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
I hate living in towns. People who talk about towns being lovely because they have a 0cosmopolitan atmosphere are unfortunately giving a 1__________ impression of what it is like to live in a city. They never talk about the high 2__________ rates and the 3__________ vandalism that you can see on every street. They do not talk about 4__________ congestion and the horrors of 5__________ hour. Instead they talk about the great 6__________ connections from one part of town to another. Cities are also so ugly. I hate those identical grey concrete 7__________ blocks. Give me the country anytime, where there are wide 8__________ spaces and 9__________ views. What’s more, at a time when there is real fear of 10__________ warming and extreme 11__________ change, we should take advantage of the countryside while it is still there.
0 a climate b cosmopolitan c mindless d open
1 a significant b stunning c false d global
2 a traffic b noise c transport d crime
3 a mindless b rush c false d abandoned
4 a crime b traffic c apartment d climate
5 a rush b scientific c mindless d stunning
6 a global b transport c noise d satellite
7 a false b detached c apartment d scientific
8 a abandoned b false c open d significant
9 a detached b stunning c global d mindless
10 a significant b detached c climate d global
11 a transport b climate c traffic d global
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B Match the adverbs that have similar meanings.
0 mostly
a pensively
1 thoughtfully
b deliberately
2 intentionally
c mainly
3 possibly
d normally
4 comparatively
e perhaps
5 generally
f relatively
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C Put the correct present form (perfect, continuous or simple) of the verb in the brackets in the blanks.
0 The officers __have finished_________ (finish) their inspection and will now write up their report.
1 She ________________________ (write) six novels since 1999.
2 ________________________ (you attend) the extra lessons that Dr Smith is giving?
3 I know the film is showing at the cinema because I ________________________(see) it.
4 ________________________(you think) of resigning recently?
5 I ________________________ (not see) him for years.
6 ‘How long ________________________ (you wait)?’ ‘For ages!’
7 This is the third time that they ________________________ (win) the election.
8 ‘Can I collect my car?’ ‘Yes, we ________________________ (check) it and it seems to be fine’.
9 They ________________________ (investigate) all week but haven’t found a single clue.
10 Over the last six months, companies ________________________(make) huge profits.
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D Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use between two and five words.
0 What’s the time?
Do you_know what the time is?______
1 Who saw it happen?
I wonder__________________happen.
2 What’s the answer?
I’d like to______________________is.
3 Did the representative sign the documents?
Could you tell_________________the documents?
4 Why was the battle fought?
Does anyone know___________________?
5 Which car is the newest?
Can you tell______________________newest?
6 How many applicants were there?
I wonder_______________________________.
7 Did he understand the instructions?
Do you know__________________instructions?
8 How much time has passed?
I’d like to_________________________passed.
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E Identify the extra word in the following sentences.
0 That is a very true. _a________
1 That’s the one way of looking at it. __________
2 I’m being interested in knowing. __________
3 I’d like one to know how you did that. __________
4 You have had a point, but don’t you think it’s easier? __________
5 You’re having absolutely right. __________
6 I’d go along with you to there. __________
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