Upper Intermediate Unit test 2

Grammar 3 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Decide if the verb form should be present 1 Oh no! I don’t believe it! My mobile phone
perfect simple (S), present perfect continuous ’s been/was/is stolen!
(C) or if both are possible (B). 2 Police say that the bank’s been/was/was being
robbed in the early hours this morning.
1 I still can’t believe that I B (work) as a 3 Jim’s too scared to leave the house. He’s
teacher for over twenty years. It really doesn’t feel convinced he is/was being/’s being watched.
that long. 4 These days celebrities are/were/have been
2 Josh always leaves things until the last minute and followed everywhere they go.
(be) up all night revising for his final 5 Customers who have recently bought a faulty
economics exam. washing machine have been being/are being/can
3 Lisa and Mandy (raise) money for the be asked to call the company helpline.
Royal National Lifeboat Association for over ten 6 If you finish the exam early, you were/can’t be/are
years now. It’s their charity of choice. advised to check your answers carefully.
4 So, how long (live) in France and why did 7 The builders told us that the extension could
you decide to move halfway around the world to be/has been/should being finished by the weekend
live there? if the weather stayed dry.
5I (feel) rather restless recently. I think I 8 The news said that three people are/have been/are
need to take a break and go travelling for a while. being injured in a train crash.
6 Do you happen to know if Doug (start) his 9 Students are often surprised when we tell them
new job yet or not? I can’t remember when he mobile phones couldn’t/shouldn’t/cannot be taken
said his first day was. into the exam room.
10 Generally speaking, most teenagers don’t like
5 to be/to being/to have been told what to do by
their parents.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct 11 From next year we need to make some changes
present perfect simple or present perfect so that new students are being/are/should be
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. given more support in their first term with us.

1 Since we opened the gallery yesterday, we 10

have sold (sell) over £2,000 worth of paintings –
it’s incredible!
2 Ding-Lun always (love) drawing, Vocabulary
so it’s no surprise that she now wants to go to
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form
Art College and become an illustrator for
of the word in brackets.
children’s books.
3 Please excuse the mess. We 1 Let’s discuss why low economic growth results in
(repaint) the house all week and haven’t had a rise in unemployment. (economy)
chance to clear everything up yet. 2 The series focuses on the issues
4 The development of electric wheelchairs relating to the genetic engineering. (ethics)
really (help) physically disabled people to 3 Rapid growth has negatively
become more independent and gain greater access impacted the environment. (industry)
to social facilities. 4 Gandhi is considered to be the greatest
5 I can’t believe you already (sell) leader in history. (politics)
most of the things you posted for sale on that 5 One of the issues of today is how to
website last night. What a great way to make stop companies from exploiting water sources
some money from selling unwanted possessions. needed by local communities. (globe)
6 Philip and Frank (interview)
candidates since 9 o’clock this morning. They 4
must ready to take a well-earned lunch break
by now.

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 Upper Intermediate Unit test 2

5 Complete the words in the sentences. 7 Put the letters in order to complete the
sentences.
1 The athlete Usain Bolt has announced his plans to
break his own 200-metre world record at the next 1 One of the new police objectives is to reduce the
World Championships. illegal (liallge) copying of digital media.
2 Market analysts predict that there will be a 2 Do you really think it’s (anoabersle)
dramatic d in exports to the region for the directors to receive bonuses on the same
over the coming months. day that staff are being made redundant?
3 If you want permission to park in this area, you 3 The new policy was considered
will need to contact your local council and apply (anihultec) as it treated disabled people unfairly.
for a parking p . 4 His increasingly (suoguraeto)
4 I was truly surprised that my mum didn’t demands eventually led to him being fired from
s a thing. I thought she’d guessed the football club.
about the surprise party I’d organised for her 60th 5 The thriller I saw last night was so
birthday. (ndibustirg) that I couldn’t sleep at all afterwards.
5 About a third of the Earth’s land mass is classified 6 Animal protection agencies are pushing for
as d as it is very dry and gets less (siripeslebnro) dog owners who do
than ten inches of rain a year. not clear up after their animals to be fined.
6 The family have decided to a against
the school’s decision to exclude their teenage son 5
for bad behaviour.
7 The new r to be undertaken by the
health authority will investigate the connection Function
between mental health issues and behaviour. 8 Complete the gaps with the words in the box.

6 According agree Basically

convinced disagree extent Fair
Personally point see suppose
6 Match beginnings 1–6 with endings a)–h).
There are two endings you do not need.
A: 1According to an article I’ve just read,
1 A lot of companies are now opting to a smartphones are making our society more
2 The new software will help companies disconnected and reducing communication.
to keep track B: I 2 . I mean, with a smartphone you
3 Many people believe that capital can email, text, tweet and so on, so surely people
punishment is not an effective communicate more now than ever?
4 When we surf the internet, cookies are A: I see your 3 – they do make it easier
used to store for people to stay connected but I’m still not
5 More focus is needed on crime 4
that they’re doing more good than
6 The government wishes to increase harm. For instance, you often see children being
national security by assessing how ignored by parents who are totally preoccupied
with their phones!
a) monitor how their employees use company B: Mmm... I 5 what you mean but I
equipment. don’t think that the phone itself is to blame.
b) effectively data is collected by police forces from 6
, it comes down to how we, as
all around the world. individuals, decide how to use it.
c) deterrent to serious crime. A: Well, I 7 with that – at least to an
d) identify the individual responsible. 8
– but these phones are constantly
e) of the internet sites their employees access during evolving, with new apps to get people hooked.
working hours. B: I 9 so, but you’re not going to be
f) observation of social networking site usage able to stop technology from developing...
at work. A: 10 enough, but that doesn’t mean we
g) prevention if prison costs are to be reduced. have to lose our social skills. 11 ,I
h) information on the websites we access. refuse to get sucked into playing on pointless apps
on my smartphone!
5
10

Total: 50

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