B2 Name:
Class:
2ND EDITION First for
Schools
UNIT 1: LANGUAGE TEST B
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Task 1 Task 1
Complete the text with the correct present form of these Complete the sentences with these words.
verbs.
anxious
determined offended relieved sympathetic
breed
consider
live (x2)
not look
make (x2)
train terrified thrilled understanding
16 My dad wasn’t very when I fell off my bike.
Guide Dogs for the Blind He just told me to get back on it.
(1) you ever what it is like 17 I was to do well and get an ‘A’ in the test.
I spent two hours every evening revising for it.
to be unable to see? In the UK, there are two million
people who (2) with sight loss right now. 18 Tanya was when she heard she didn’t have
For over eighty years, the charity Guide Dogs for the to give a speech as she isn’t that confident.
Blind has helped blind people to live an independent 19 I was when I didn’t hear anything about my
life and (3) thousands of guide dogs. The test results for days.
charity (4) puppies and trains them so 20 My sister was when we gave her tickets for
that they can be placed with a blind person. the Olly Murs concert for her birthday.
Christine Wells has experienced just what a difference 21 My mum was really when I broke her vase.
having a guide dog (5) . She began to She knew it was an accident.
lose her eyesight when she was five, and by the time 22 I was really when the man at the cinema
she was nine she was using a white stick, which she asked if I was old enough to watch a fifteen-rated film.
hated. In 2012, Christine was matched with Bonnie. I’m seventeen!
‘Bonnie (6) me feel completely better 23 My little brother is of the dark. He has to
since I got her. I feel totally confident with her.’ Since have a night light in his room.
getting Bonnie, Christine (7) the life of
an outgoing teenager. ‘Bonnie has changed my life 8
completely. I (8) back since I got her.’
Task 2
8
Choose the correct phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.
24 He used photos in his presentation to give his message
Task 2 away / get his message across.
Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form 25 Anna is going to try out / take off acting in the local theatre
of the adjectives in brackets. club.
9 My sister can swim (far) than me. 26 Mel doesn’t want to give away / miss out on the special
offer on new computers.
10 I am (strong-willed) than my friend Peter. I
gave up chocolate, but he couldn’t. 27 The rich description in the book all adds to / takes off the
effect on the reader.
11 My brother speaks English (good) than me.
28 Virtual reality headsets have really given up / taken off in
12 My art teacher is (laidback) teacher in my the last few months.
school. Nothing seems to worry or upset him.
29 They are giving away / putting off fifty free pairs of tickets
13 Can you take these jeans back to the shop? They’re to see the new Harry Styles concert.
(long) for me.
30 My big brother is going to take off / give up playing video
14 My new German teacher doesn’t speak (fast) games until he has finished his exams.
my old one.
15 The new science teacher is (strict) than our 7
old one who wasn’t good at controlling the class.
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B2 Name:
Class:
2ND EDITION First for
Schools
UNIT 1: LANGUAGE TEST B
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
Complete the second sentence so that that is has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not
change the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.
31 I am not as good at drawing as Jane.
CAN
Jane me.
32 Paul is a slower runner than Kate.
RUNS
Paul Kate.
33 More boys than girls usually play sports at our school.
LIKELY
Boys are play sports at our school than girls.
34 I’ve never seen such a funny film.
EVER
That’s the seen.
35 I couldn’t hear the flute player because he played too quietly.
LOUDLY
The flute player did hear him.
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Task 2
Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
What is parkour?
Parkour is a non-competitive sport that is a (36) out of DEVELOP
army training and which was started in France in the 1980s. Those
who do it aim to get from one point to another with speed and (37) . CONFIDENT
They do this through (38) that use all four arms and legs, such as MOVE
running, jumping or climbing. Parkour develops (39) , strength and FIT
coordination and requires participants to be (40) . CREATE
The sport aims to build spatial (41) as well as responsibility AWARE
for one’s actions. It encourages respect for others and one’s
environment and highlights the (42) of play, discovery and safety IMPORTANT
at all times. As with many sports and physical (43) , there is the ACTIVE
risk of a (44) injury or even death and those doing parkour need to PAIN
accept this risk. But the sense of (45) that free runners feel ACHIEVE
after completing a course cannot be matched.
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Total: 50
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