Test 2 Name:

Use your English

1 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.
1 The last time I saw him was a month ago. (seen)
I __________________________________________________________________ him for a month.
2 Is this the first time you’ve met him? (ever)
Haven’t _______________________________________________________________ him before?
3 She started writing this novel three years ago and she’s still writing it. (been)
She _________________________________________________________ this novel for three years.
4 I haven’t seen her since last week. (for)
I haven’t _________________________________________________________________ a week.
5 I haven’t been to the cinema for a month. (last)
The ___________________________________________________ to the cinema was a month ago.
6 I was born in Rome and I still live there. (lived)
I _________________________________________________________________ Rome all my life.
7 They’ve been working together for a year. (last)
They’ve been working______________________________________________________________ .
8 He finished his book a minute ago. (just)
He _______________________________________________________________________ his book.
9 This is the first science fiction film I’ve seen. (never)
I ________________________________________________________ a science fiction film before.
10 She has been playing the drums since this morning. (started)
She _____________________________________________________________ drums this morning.
Marks: /10

2 Complete these sentences using the correct form (past simple, present perfect simple or
present perfect continuous) of the verb in brackets.
1 I __________________ (visit) every single country in Europe but I’ve never been to America.
2 She __________________ (lose) consciousness. Call an ambulance! Quick!
3 He __________________ (see) a psychiatrist for months but he’s not getting any better.
4 I __________________ (wash) the dishes for an hour and I still haven’t finished.
5 She __________________ (study) engineering when she was young, but her job has nothing to do with it.
6 I think I __________________ (see) the film in the summer but I can remember nothing about it now.
7 Where have you been? I __________________ (wait) for almost an hour!
8 Her mother __________________ (live) in Spain for two years when she was a student.
9 I __________________ (work) all day and I am really tired.
10 Our taxi __________________ (arrive). Let’s go!
Marks: /10

Words, words, words

3 Choose the correct word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.

1 I’d like to send her an e-mail. What’s her e-mail ____ ?

A letter B address C card D computer
2 I’m trying to ____ this file, but I’m having trouble.
A explore B click C download D surf
3 She spends hours ____ the Internet every day.
A surfing B visiting C clicking D downloading
4 I’m not very rich, but somehow I manage to ____ .
A get away B get by C get over D get on
5 She had a very bad cold, but I think she’s ____ it now.
A got away from B got off C got over D got out of
6 I can’t say we’re friends. Actually, I don’t ____ with him very well.
A get up B get in C get on D get by
7 I ran after her, but she managed to ____ .
A get by B get over C get out D get away
8 We are ____ the airport and will be landing in a few minutes.
A getting B approaching C arriving D heading
9 The birth of the President’s baby ____ headlines all over the world.
A did B read C wrote D made
10 The film ____ us to the beginning of the century.
A takes B travels C sees D puts
11 She is just ____ to be ill – in fact, she’s fine!
A making B looking C pretending D approaching
12 When he ____ the age of twenty he had already made his first million.
A was B reached C arrived D made
13 She has made a ____ in excess of 50 million pounds.
A property B money C wealth D fortune
14 Most of my friends have ____ computer.
A a personal B an atomic C an individual D a house
15 If you ____ on this icon, a picture will come up.
A press B click C download D tick
Marks: /15

4 Read the text and look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct, and some have a
word that shouldn’t be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( ). If a line has a word
which should not be there, write the word.
________ 1 My brother is writing a novel about an astronaut who falls in love with a

________ 2 woman from Mars. He takes part in a mission for to explore Mars, where he

________ 3 meets Zana, a beautiful Martian. They instantly fall in the love with each other

________ 4 and the hero, Alex, wants to stay with her forever. Unfortunately, Roxanne,

________ 5 who is in the charge of the starship, does not let him live with the woman he

________ 6 loves, but insists that he should go back to earth with the rest of the crew.

________ 7 Roxanne is secretly in love with Alex and that’s why she will not let him to

________ 8 stay, but he doesn’t know this and considers himself as very unlucky, as he

________ 9 believes that it is his work that is keeping him from marrying his beloved.

________ 10 Roxanne, however, makes a terrible mistake when she tells another Martian,

________ 11 Zanex, her secret. You see, all Martian minds communicate, so Zana finds out

________ 12 the truth as soon as Zanex hears about it. She decides to go back in the time and

________ 13 kill Roxanne’s parents before they give birth to her so Roxanne disappears.

________ 14 When she comes back to the present there is no-one to stop her and Alex getting

________ 15 married. My brother says he is sure his new book will be very successful!
Marks: /15
Total marks: /50