Final test pA2

Name: _____________________________ Group:___________

Teacher:_______________ Date:________ Grade:__________
A. Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. Sometimes both are
possible. Use contractions where possible.
Kate: What _____________ you ______________ (do) lately, Jon? I ______________ (not see) you in ages!
1

Jon: Yeah, I ______________ (travel) a lot lately. Its part of my job, you know.
3

Kate: Oh, yeah. Thats right. So where ______________ you ______________ (go)?
4

Jon: All over the place. I ______________ (be) to three different cities on business in the last week. I like to travel, but
5

thats ridiculous! Anyway, what ______________ you ______________ (be) up to, Kate?
6

Kate: Oh, I ______________ (be) really busy, too. For one thing, my cousins ______________ (visit) us. They arrived
7

yesterday. Oh! And I ______________ (take) an acting class since September.

9

Jon: No kidding! How______________ it ______________ (go)?

10

Kate: Not bad. I _____________ (not be) in a play yet. But I really_____________ (not study) for very long.
11

12

A _______ /12 points (1 point each)

B. Match the comments with the most appropriate movie word. There is one extra movie word.
1. I loved the dancing. The singing was really great, too. _____

a. subtitled

2. The aliens were really strange looking. _____

b. thriller

3. It was hilarious. I couldnt stop laughing. _____

c. science fiction

4. It had such a sad ending. I wanted to cry. _____

d. horror

5. Its a Chinese film. I saw it at the foreign film festival. _____

e. musical

6. My wife and I loved it. It was very romantic. _____

f. tearjerker

7. Very exciting. I kept wondering what would happen. _____

g. animated

8. There was this ugly monster in it. It really scared me. _____

h. love story
i. comedy
B _______ /8 points (1 point each)

C. Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.

A Its so good to see you. We havent spent time together for / since last summer!
1

B Yeah. And I havent been to the movies in / since months. So what do you want to see?
2

A I dont know. Ive already / still seen a lot of stuff. . . .

3

B Well, have you seen Its a Funny World still / yet?

4

A No! I already / still havent seen it. And Ive wanted to in / for a long time.
5

B Well, great! Lets go!

C _______ /6 points (1 point each)

D. Cross out the word that cannot be used to complete each sentence.
1. The man was ________ injured in a car accident.
badly

completely

severely

seriously

2. The mountain was hit by a(n) ________ hailstorm.

aftershock

freak

heavy

severe

3. The village was ________ by an earthquake.

damaged

destroyed

injured

struck
D _______ /3 points (1 point each)

E. Read the article. Then circle the four true statements.

a. The Zagat Survey started as a business.

b. Tim and Nina Zagat started the survey because they loved writing reviews.
c. The first Zagat guide only reviewed restaurants in New York City.
d. The Zagat Survey now covers places worldwide.
e. Zagat doesnt review restaurants anymore.
f. If you go to a place which is listed in Zagat, you can write a review.
g. Some places in the survey have thousands of reviews.
h. Zagat ratings are very good because they are based on the opinions of experts.
E _______ /8 points (2 points each)

F. Circle the correct words to complete the conversations.

Conversation 1
A: Do you know where Jim is?
B: Hes running late. He just texted me and said his daughter is sick. She must / may / cant be home from school
1
today.
A: Oh, thats too bad. She cant / must not / might have the flu. Its going around I heard.
2

B: Oh, really? And I wonder where Sally is. She could / may / might not remember we have a meeting
3

this morning. She always forgets to put them on her calendar.

A: True. Or she could / cant / may not just be late, too. Why dont you call her? Just in case.
4

Conversation 2
A: Did you know its Tonyas birthday today?
B: No. Really? How old is she?
A: She could / must / cant be 22. We celebrated her 21st last year.
5

B: Are you sure? I think she might not / cant / might be 23. Her sister is a year older, and I think shes 24.
6

A: Well, anyway, we should take her to lunch. She said shes free, so she cant / might / must have plans.
7

B: Well, that new French place cant / must not / might be good. Ive heard great things about it. Lets go there.
8

F _______ /8 points (1 point each)

G. Read each sentence. Complete the two possible responses using appropriate adjectives from the box.
Use each adjective only once. There is one extra adjective.
annoyed

excited

motivated

proud

surprising

boring

exhausting

nervous

scary

1. I have this big interview tomorrow. If I dont get the job, Ill be out of work.
You must be _____________. / That must be a _____________ feeling to have no job.
2. My parents wont let me go to a concert this weekend, and theres nothing to do at home.
You must be really _____________ with them. / It must be ____________ you know, to stay home and do nothing.
3. My son is graduating from college tomorrow. Its not been easy for him, but hes done well.
You must be _____________of him. / He must be _____________ to finally graduate.
4. I sometimes work for 12 hours without stopping. I really want a promotion so . . .
You must be pretty _____________ . / That must be _____________.
G _______ /8 points (1 point each)

H. Complete the sentences using the simple past passive form of verbs from the box. Use each verb only once.
There is one extra verb.
break into - cause - delay - rescue - spill - call - close - feel - see - steal

1. The airport ______________ for five hours because of the fog yesterday.
2. Police reported that several homes ______________ over the weekend.
3. Authorities say the recent wildfires ______________ by lightning.
4. Several computers ______________ from the high school.
5. Emergency workers ______________ right away after the accident.
6. A child ______________ from a burning building by firefighters.
7. Traffic ______________ for hours because of the snowstorm.
8. A rare bird ______________ in a local park.
9. A minor earthquake ______________ across the city last night.
H _______ /9 points (1 point each)

I. Read the article. Then read the statements and circle (a) True, (b) False, or (c) Doesnt say.

1. Most volunteer organizations want people with special skills.

a. True b. False

c. Doesnt say

2. The Internet has the best information about volunteer jobs.

a. True b. False

c. Doesnt say

3. Its not a good idea to contact a volunteer organization directly.

a. True b. False

c. Doesnt say

4. If you do some research, you should find the perfect volunteer job.

a. True

b. False

c. Doesnt say

5. Volunteers who take on more work than they can handle often quit.

a. True b. False

c. Doesnt say

I _______ /10 points (2 points each)

J. Write sentences about news events. Put the words in parentheses in the correct order. Use the simple past
passive with by + agent.
Example: (destroy / partially / the fire / the restaurant) - The restaurant was partially destroyed by the fire.
1. (the bad weather / delay / temporarily / many flights)
_______________________________________________________ .
2. (the hailstorm / many homes / damage / badly)
_______________________________________________________ .
3. (close / the building / emergency workers / temporarily)
_______________________________________________________ .
4. (the flood / completely / destroy / the bridge)
_______________________________________________________ .
5. (seriously / the earthquake / electric power / disrupt)
_______________________________________________________ .
J _______ /10 points (2 points each)

K. Use the words in parentheses to introduce news. Then match each question with the correct news item. There is
one extra news item.
1. ____________ the news about my sister? (heard)

a. It destroyed several houses.

___

b. Theyre moving next month.

2. I just bought a new watch.

And ____________ ____________ ? (guess)

3. ____________ about the flash flood in my town? (tell)

4. ____________ my neighbors? (know)

c. I lost it yesterday.

___
___

___

d. Shes having a baby.

e. It was a freak accident.

K _______ /8 points (1 point each)

L. Circle the correct words to complete the conversations.

1. A That lecture was really interested / interesting.
B Yeah. The speaker was amazed / amazing.
2. A I get really frustrated / frustrating when I forget my keys at home.
B I know. Things like that are so annoyed / annoying.
3. A These directions are really confused / confusing. I cant understand them.
B Im not surprised / surprising. I dont understand them either.
4. A I was fascinated / fascinating by the movie.
B Me too. Some parts were really shocked / shocking, though.
5. A Im not very pleased / pleasing with how this report turned out.
B I know. Its a bit embarrassed / embarrassing. Some of the numbers in that chart are wrong.
L _______ /10 points (1 point each)