ENGLISH 9
TEST FOR UNIT 2

I. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the passive form.
1. Somebody has cleaned the room.
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2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
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3. Bill is using the computer at the moment.
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4. They pay designers a lot of money.
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5. When did they decorate your kitchen?
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6. We have to test the products.
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7. Somebody was recording our conversation.
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8. How do you pronounce this word?
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9. The police will tow away cars left here.
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10. The situation is serious. We must do something before it’s too late.
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11. They have postponed the concert.
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12. They are going to build a new supermarket next year.
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13. Has your father repaired the car?
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14. They export bananas to Europe.
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15. People advised us not to go out alone.
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II. Read a passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) or no information (N). Correct the false sentences.
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and then I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also I don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.
1. The writer lives in the Middle East now.
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2. She was constrained to wear national costume.
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3. She was very annoyed at the costume.
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4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume.
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5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day.
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6. The writer is a Muslim.

III. Read the situations and write sentences with “just, already or yet”
After lunch you go to see a friend at her house. She says “Would you like something to eat?
You say: No, thank you. ……………………………………………….(have lunch).
Joe goes out. Five minutes later, the phone rings and the caller says “Can I speak to Joe?”
You say: I’m afraid ……………………………………………..(go out).
You are eating in a restaurant. The waiter thinks you have finished and start to take your plate away.
You say: Wait a minute! …………………………………………….(not finish).
You are going to the restaurant this evening. You phone to reserve a table. Later your friend says “Shall I phone to reserve a table?”
You say: No, ………………………………………..it. (do).
You know that a friend of your is looking for a job. Perhaps she has been successful. Ask her.
You say: ……………………………………………?(find/job).
Ann went to the bank, but a few minutes ago she returned. Someone asks “Is Ann still at the bank?”
You say: No, ………………………………………..(come/back).
You see Rachel outside the concert hall. Perhaps she has had a ticket. Ask her.
You say: ………………………………………………….. ?(buy/ticket).
You’ve bought a newspaper. Someone asks “What’s in the newspaper today?” You say: I don’t know. …………………………………………. (not/read).

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: “Present perfect or Past simple”
1. A: Where’s your key?
B: I don’t know. I …………………………………..it. (lose)
2. A: What ………………………………………….last night? (you/do)
B: Well, I ………………………..(be) very tired, so I …………………....(go) to bed very early.
3. A: What part of Birmingham …………………………….(you/live) when you …………………….. (be) a student?
B: A place called Selly Oak. …………………………………..(you/ever/be) there?
4. A: You won’t believe this, but I …………………………(get) some tickets for the concert.
B: Oh, well done. How ……………………………………(you/get) there?
5. A: What do you do?
B: I work in a bank.
A: How long ………………………………….(you/work) there?
B: For eight years.
A: What …………………………………..(you/do) before that?
B: I …………………………….(work) for a travel agent.
6. A:……………………………(you/hear) the news about David?
B: No. What ……………………………..(happen)?
A: He ………………………..(have) an accident. He …………………………..(fall) off the ladder and ……………………………(break) his leg.