ROADMAP™ B2 Mid-course test (Units 1–5)

Listening
1 Recording 1 Listen to a conversation between
Grammar
two flatmates. Tick () the correct answer, a, b 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form
or c. of the verbs in brackets.
1 Why has Will made the dinner tonight? 1 The new shopping centre is being opened by
a Because he’s not feeling well. the town mayor at the weekend. (open)
b Because he hasn’t got enough money to pay 2 What time ______________ the concert
the rent.  _______________ (finish) last night?
c Because he knows that Jenna is too busy to 3 She ______________ football with some friends
make it. when the accident happened. (play)
2 What has Will spent his money on this month? 4 He _______________ the tickets last night when I
a a new phone spoke to him. (not book)
b getting his laptop repaired for work 5 A: ______________ Clara ______________ the
c a new laptop museum yet? (visit)
3 What does Will say about his new laptop? B: No. She’s planning to go tomorrow.
a It’s quicker than his previous one. 6 We should get a new photocopier – this one
b It’s only six months old. _______________ for ages. (break)
c He left it at work. 7 A: You look tired.
4 Where did Will go on holiday? B: I am. I ______________ on the report all
a He’s forgotten where he went. morning, but there’s still more to do. (work)
b He went on a luxury holiday to Italy. /6
c He went for a week to Spain.
5 When does Will say he will pay back the money? 5 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c to
complete the sentences.
a this month
1 This one is b the most popular model.
b next week
a much by b by far c far by
c in two weeks’ time
2 It’s point leaving now. It will be finished by the
6 What does Jenna say about Will’s money after he
time we get there.
has paid his share of the bills?
a -less b -able c -ish
a He can spend it how he wants to.
3 She’s qualified and has a lot of relevant
b He must save it.
experience for the position.
c He should buy something nice for dinner.
a extremely b absolutely c highly
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2 Recording 2 Listen to a radio programme waiting for you in her office.
about rivalry. Number the different kinds of a ’ve got to b ’re allowed to c mustn’t
rivalry in the correct order. 5 I can’t sense of this recipe. Chilli and ice
workplace rivalry cream doesn’t sound right to me.
student rivalry a give b take c make
rivalry between companies 6I his phone all morning, but there was no
sibling rivalry answer.
rivalry between schools a kept call b kept calling c keeping call
rivalry in sport 1 7 He to have gone to university when he was
/5 younger, but it’s too late now.
3 Recording 2 Listen again and write true (T), a should b ought c wished
false (F) or no information (NI). 8 A: Did either Raul or Markus make it to the party?
1 Russia and Canada are big rivals in B: No, of them, unfortunately.
ice hockey. T a neither b both c none
2 There’s rivalry between Lynda and her /7
neighbours.
3 Encouraging students to be competitive
does not have a negative impact.
4 The majority of students at Lynda’s school
did not go to university.
5 Rivalry at work is similar to rivalry
between brothers and sisters.
6 Rivalry between schools sometimes leads
to crime.
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6 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. 6 Please ___________ in mind that this is my first
1 She wants to go the City Art Gallery, that has an day, so I might not remember everyone’s name.
interesting exhibition this week. which 7 The staff were a bit ___________ – they
2 We need to shorter the curtains – they’re far too completely ignored us and never smiled once.
long. __________ 8 If you ___________ your promise to me, I’ll never
3 Thanks for getting us tickets for the play. We trust you again.
found it very entertained. __________ /7
4 Let’s try and find the same shop assistant that you
spoke. __________ 9 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 Do you think you can deal with / at this on your
5 Do you remember that game we use to play with
own, or do you want some help?
a bucket and ball when we were kids?
2 Generally, I think I’m quite careless / cautious – I
__________
like to know all the facts before making a decision.
6 I like this class because the students work hard
3 That’s the third warm / cold caller at the door this
and try their best, every of them. __________
week.
7 You’re home early – weren’t you supposing to
4 I hope when I retire I’ll get a good budget /
work late today? __________
pension, but I doubt it.
8 Could you me tell where I can get some nice
5 It was reasonable / tough of the teacher to allow
flowers for the event? __________
him another day to write the essay.
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6 How did he please / plead in court – guilty or not
Vocabulary guilty?
7 Do you like my new shirt? I got it in the sale and it
7 Match 1–8 with a–h.
was a real saving / bargain.
1 I think you should get f
2 She couldn't believe her /6
3 Was I really at David’s that night? I have Function
4 I’d be
5 Toni thinks that tackling 10 Complete the statements and questions 1–6
with words in the box. There are three extra
6 I don’t understand her. She’s always trying to pick
words.
7 I understand the burglar was sentenced
8 I admire you. You have a real flair about apologise complaint felt main
a no memory of that dinner at all. nothing points so unfortunately
b delivery problems should be our priority.
1 Some people felt you could be a bit
c for creating beautiful, decorative objects.
more professional.
d to do 100 hours of community service.
2 What if we ask for some help?
e luck when she found her wedding ring in the
3 The advantage is we can increase
garden.
the budget for staff training.
f straight to the point and tell me what happened.
4 It’s got to do with me!
g willing to work on Saturday if you need help.
5 Punctuality is one of your strong .
h a fight with someone.
6 I’m sorry, did I spill your coffee?
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8 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box. 11 Complete the responses a–f with the words
in the box. Then match each response with the
bear break cut elegant evade google questions and statements 1–6 in Exercise 10.
rude stubborn asking board OK right view worry
1 She’s very stubborn – she won’t change her a I’ll take that on board . 1
mind. b I’m only .
2 I’m not sure how he managed to ___________ c Don’t . It’s nothing.
arrest for so long, but the jewellery shop thief has d You might be , I guess.
been caught now. e That’s with me.
3 Why don’t you look for the answer online? Just f From my point of , it’s just part
__________ it. of my job to be on time.
4 We’re looking for a pair of identical, ___________
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vases for the living room.
5 I’ve decided to ___________ back on sugar. I
really have too much of it in my diet at the
moment.

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I’ve never been there!

Reading
I love travelling around the world and I’ve visited so
12 Read the travel blog and write the countries many countries, I’ve lost count. It’s been amazing to
next to each activity. see such wonderful places and have so many fantastic
1 watching big wild cats South Africa experiences. It blew my mind to see lions while on
2 relaxing on a beach __________ safari in South Africa and I couldn’t believe my luck
3 looking at things for sale __________ when the boat came across a group of whales in New
4 seeing animals in the sea __________ Zealand. But I’ve never actually been on a boat or a
plane and I hardly ever get on a train. When I do, it’s
5 enjoying a snowy, natural scene __________
just to visit family members that don’t live far from me.
6 riding an animal __________ And even though I am old enough to drive, I don’t have
/5 a car. The thing is, all the travelling that I do is virtual.
13 Read the travel blog again and write true (T), Thanks to social media and the adventurous travellers
false (F) or no information (NI). who are kind enough to post their videos, photos and
1 The author has never been abroad. T stories online, I get to ‘do’ things and ‘go’ places – at
2 The author has flown only once before. least virtually – that I never imagined possible. But
3 The author has never learnt to drive. even better, I get to choose when and where I go, and
what I see and read about are usually the very best bits
4 According to the author, people usually
of someone’s travel experience. It’s nearly always the
post positive travel experiences on social case that the things people post online are the positive
media. experiences of their trips. They rarely write about when
5 The author does not travel because he lost things go wrong or aren’t as enjoyable as expected. So I
his passport. don’t find out about any poor customer service they
6 The author often contacts the people who might have had when booking flights or have to deal
with rude staff at cheap hotels. I don’t have to be able to
post their travel stories on social media.
cope with emergency situations. I don’t get my wallet
7 The author mentions the blue waters of the stolen or have an accident skiing and spend a week in
Mediterranean Sea. hospital, and I don’t have to wait for a flight that has
8 The author doesn’t stay in hotels. been delayed because of stormy weather. There’s no
9 The author says the Caribbean is the most losing my passport, because I don’t have one and never
beautiful place that they’ve seen. have had. No, all that I get to experience is the good
stuff. I’ve been up close to poisonous snakes and lots of
10 The author used to be in debt.
scary animals, in fact as close as the person holding the
11 The author cannot remember places he camera is bold enough to get, but without it ever being
recently visited online. dangerous for me.
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I’ve been riding on a camel in the desert in Morocco
one minute, and just a few mouse clicks later, I’ve been
standing halfway up a snow-covered mountain in
Argentina, or simply lying on a beach in the south of
France. What more could I want?
OK, it may be true that I can’t actually taste the
beautiful, exotic dishes that are filmed close up, or
smell the brightly coloured spices in the market in
India, or feel the warm, vivid blue waters of the
Caribbean Sea, but I can imagine these things. And
consider the money I’m saving! I don’t splash out on
flights or hotels. For me there’s no getting into credit-
card debt or paying back a loan for an expensive
holiday in a faraway place.
I suppose the one disadvantage is that I go to so many
places that it’s probably not as memorable as
experiencing the real thing, as doing the actual
travelling. In fact, I can’t really recall where I virtually
went yesterday, after being to so many different places
already today!

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Writing
14 Match the similes 1–6 with the sentences
with similar meaning a–f.
1 It’s as dull as ditchwater. e
2 They fought like cat and dog.
3 He’s as good as gold.
4 It’s as light as a feather.
5 She’s as busy as a bee.
6 He’s as cool as a cucumber.
a He behaves very well.
b It’s very easy to lift up.
c They argued a lot/they didn’t get on well.
d He doesn’t panic.
e It’s not very interesting.
f She’s got a lot of work to do.
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15 Write a detailed description of a member of
your family or a close friend. Try to include
one or two similes in your description. Write
three to four paragraphs and include the
following information:
• how you met (if writing about a friend)
• appearance
• mannerisms and behaviour
• character.

Write 200–220 words.

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