LANGUAGE TEST 2A UNIT 2

Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________ / 30 points

1 Choose the correct answers. (10 points) 3 Complete the gaps with the correct prefixes.
 (7 points)
She will go / is going to go to summer camp
this year. She told me yesterday. This system is terribly slow and inefficient.
1 I have / am having my piano lesson every 1 I’m sorry I’m late. I ___slept this morning.
Thursday. 2 I’m sorry, I thought you said ‘tree’. I must have
2 I spoke to him and we are going to meet / ___heard you.
will meet this evening. 3 It’s impossible to reason with him, he’s being
3 Students will all be having / are all having completely ___rational.
lessons via the Internet in 20 years’ time. 4 We’ve got a very ___satisfied customer
4 Before you call / will call him, speak to me. outside, you’d better talk to him.
5 He looks really upset! This is going to be / 5 The test was a complete disaster but at least
will be a difficult conversation, I’m afraid. I can ___take it next week.
6 I think you will arrive / are arriving on time. 6 Brazil completely ___played England.
7 I don’t know how long it will take but 7 My friends all earn more than I do for the
I promise that we are finishing / will have same work. I really do think I’m ___paid,
finished it by the end of the week. you know.
8 You will need to work hard if you are going to
take / will take that course. 4 Complete the sentences with words formed from
the words in capital letters. (5 points)
9 You organised this, tell me what time we will
start / are starting. Every time I see the school headmaster I feel
10 By 2020 the Chinese will have built / will be intimidated. INTIMIDATE
building a base on the moon, but they don’t 1 I don’t like her. She’s so ______________.
know how long it will take to finish. PUSH
2 I love working with Sammy. He’s got so much
2 Complete the sentences using the words in capital
letters so that the meaning is the same as in the ______________. ENTHUSE
original sentences. (4 points) 3 There was absolutely no ______________ that
anything was wrong. INDICATE
Spending our weekend at the in-laws’ is not
4 He has a really ______________ habit of
a good idea. RATHER
interrupting when I’m talking. IRRITATE
I’d rather we didn’t spend our weekend at the
5 My mum is very ______________ of our
in-laws’.
friendship. DISAPPROVE
1 It’s better that we don’t go to the museum this
weekend. PREFER 5 Complete each sentence with one or two words.
I _____________________ go to the museum (4 points)
this weekend. It was a very good speech but actions speak
2 My wife doesn’t like it when I work at louder than words.
weekends. RATHER
1 I was trying to be funny and clever but I think
My wife _____________________ work at
I just came __________ __________ a bit of an
weekends.
idiot, to be honest.
3 Paul thinks going shopping tomorrow is better
2 I tried to be cool but my eyes gave away my
than today. PREFER
__________ __________.
Paul _____________________ go shopping
3 We got on straightaway and __________ up
tomorrow.
a friendship without any problems.
4 In my opinion, Spain is a better destination
4 Have you seen this leaflet about the protest
than Greece for us this year. RATHER
this weekend? Somebody was giving them
I _____________________ to Spain than
__________ on the street this morning.
Greece this year.

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