Unit 8 Short Test 2A
Grammar
1 Report the questions in the dialogue.
                                                      1
    Reporter        Hello, my name’s Mark Carter. Can I ask you a few questions?
                                      2
    Sally           Yes, of course. What do you want to know?
    Reporter        Well, we’re making a programme for Channel Nine, and we’re interviewing people about their
                                  3
                    smartphones. Have you got a few minutes to talk to us?
                           4
   Sally            Sure. Will I be on TV?
                                                  5
    Reporter        Yes, you will. Now, first of all, when did you get your latest smartphone?
    Sally           About a month ago − it was for my birthday.
                                1
    The reporter asked Sally _______________________________________________ .
                      2
    Sally asked him _______________________________________________ .
                          3
    The reporter asked _______________________________________________ .
                          4
   So Sally asked him _______________________________________________ .
                               5
    Then the reporter asked _______________________________________________ .
                                                                                                                 Mark: ___ / 5
2 Report the questions.
    1 Have you used all the apps on your phone yet?
        Nick asked Anna _______________________________________________ .
    2 Where are we going on the school trip on Monday?
        We asked the teacher _______________________________________________ .
    3 Is Claire having a good time in America?
        I asked Tom _______________________________________________ .
    4 What did you get Helen for her birthday?
        Martha asked me _______________________________________________ .
    5 Have you ever been skiing?
        Rick asked us _______________________________________________ .
                                                                                                                 Mark: ___ / 5
Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests                        1                                        Unit 8 Short Test 2A
Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
    1 David refused ___ us to tidy the house.
        A helping             B to help
    2 Did the teacher mention ___ us a test after the weekend?
        A giving              B to give
    3 Most of the team blamed Peter ___ losing the match, but I think he played well.
        A of                  B for
    4 Catherine persuaded me ___ a new phone.
        A buying              B to buy
    5 The thief denied ___ to steal Toby’s bag.
        A trying              B to try
                                                                                                               Mark: ___ / 5
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word or phrase.
    biography       blog post     culture    leisure time   pen name   textbook
    1 The author’s real name is Rob Dobbs, but he uses the ________________ Matt Glass when he writes stories.
    2 I’m reading a ________________ about the life of Marie Curie. She was an amazing woman, and it’s very interesting.
    3 What do you usually do in your ________________ ? I draw pictures and listen to music.
    4 Daniella is an internet travel writer. She writes a ________________ every week from a different place
      around the world.
    5 Our new maths ________________ is very heavy. It’s four hundred pages long!
                                                                                                               Mark: ___ / 5
                                                                                                       Total: ___ / 20
Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests                     2                                          Unit 8 Short Test 2A