American Headway 2 Name: ______________________
Evaluation Units 5 & 6 Date: _______________________
Part 1- Complete the sentences with the “infinitive” (e.g: to eat) or the “-ing” (e.g: eating) form of the verbs in
parenthesis.
1. They want ______________ (go) for a walk.
2. She loves ______________ (dance).
3. I’d like ______________ (see) you very son.
4. We’re thinking of ______________ (replace) our car.
5. I’m looking forward to ______________ (hear) from you.
6. Mary enjoys ___________________ to music. (listen)
7. Sheila stopped ___________________ hello to her friends. (say)
8. Just avoid ___________________ unnecessary mistakes. (make)
9. I decided ___________________ more often. (exercise)
10. He is saving money ___________________ a new car. (buy)
11. They decided ___________________ the apartment. (rent)
12. It was hard for her ___________________ smoking. (quit)
13. She enjoys ___________________ . (paint)
14. She promised ___________________ smoking. (stop)
15. They suggested ___________________ by bus. (travel)
Part 2- Choose the correct form of the adjective in parenthesis.
1. I had such a _____________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
2. Everyone's very _____________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
3. That lamp produces a very _____________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)
4. The whole school was _____________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
5. I don't like watching _____________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
6. I was _____________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
7. He's such a _____________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
8. I'm very _____________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
9. No one knew what would happen next. We were all _____________. (intrigued / intriguing)
10. It was a very _____________ situation. (interested / interesting)
11. There's been some very _____________ news. (surprised / surprising)
12. His mother was _____________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
13. Their hamburgers are _____________ (disgusted / disgusting)
14. Dad always arrives home from work completely _____________. (exhausted / exhausting)
Part 3- Choose the correct form.
1. I’ll be/ I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
2. “The phone’s ringing!” “OK, I’ll answer, I’m answering it.”
3. I’m seeing / I’ll see the dentist tomorrow at 10:00.
4. I’ve decided I’m going to get/ I’ll get a new job.
5. Helen’s pregnant. She’s going to have/ She’ll have a baby.
6. Look at the mess! I’ll help/ I’m going to help you clean it up.
7. Oh no, I think I’ll sneeze /I’m going to sneeze.
8. I’m not sure which one to buy. OK, I’ll take /I’m going to take the blue one.
9. Thank you for your advice. I’ll think/ I’m thinking about it.
10. I’ll open/ I’m opening the door for you.
Part 4- Complete the sentences using the verb in parenthesis and a future form.
1. I ______________ (have) a party on Friday. Would you like to come?
2. I’ve decided that I need a new car. I ______________ (buy) a Toyota hybrid.
3. If you have a problema, ask the teacher. She ______________ (help) you.
4. It ______________ (be) a nice day. Would you like to go to the park?
5. We ______________ (go) to Thailand for vacation this year.
Part 5- Write the comparative and superlative of each adjective.
1. Easy ______________ ______________
2. Expensive ______________ ______________
3. Far ______________ ______________
4. Sad ______________ ______________
5. Interesting ______________ ______________
6. Big ______________ ______________
7. Good ______________ ______________
8. Funny ______________ ______________
9. Happy ______________ ______________
10. Bad ______________ ______________
6- Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. (10)
1. This restaurant is ______________ (cheap) than the other one in this Street. The food is really good. I think it’s
the ______________ (delicious) food in town.
2. Who is the ______________ (popular) actor in your country? Is John Travolta ______________ (popular) thank
Kevin Spacey.
3. Michael is a good player, but John is a ______________ (good) player than him. But Peter is the
______________ (talented) player in the team.
4. Could you tell me the ______________ (quick) way to get to Boston from here?
5. Eva is generous, but Lauren is even ______________ (generous) than her.
6. I’ve never been ______________ (happy). This is the ______________ (happy) day of my life.
7- Complete the sentences. Use as… as and a word from the box.
Long difficult exciting much fast hot quiet high spicy
1. I don’t think a hippopotamus can run ______________ a lion.
2. Today is warm, but it’s not ______________ yesterday.
3. I’m early. The trip didn’t take ______________ I expected.
4. The children are asleep, so I’ll be ______________ I can.
5. I got an A. The test wasn’t ______________ I expected.
6. The Alps aren’t ______________ the Himalayas.
7. My burrito isn’t ______________ yours.
8. I didn’t expect the movie to be ______________ it was!
