Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2A PDF
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This is a practice English language test. It is for intermediate-level students and contains a variety of questions focusing on grammar and vocabulary. Students need to find mistakes in sentences and fill in the blanks with correct answers.
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Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A A Grammar: Present perfect simple and past simple Find one mistake in each question. Write the correct sentences below. 1 Esra and Aisha knew each other for a long time, and they are still best friends. 2 I’m not sure if I’m going to the party this we...
Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A A Grammar: Present perfect simple and past simple Find one mistake in each question. Write the correct sentences below. 1 Esra and Aisha knew each other for a long time, and they are still best friends. 2 I’m not sure if I’m going to the party this weekend because I didn’t ask my parents yet. 3 Sorry, Max has left just, but you could try his mobile. 4 Sue and Andy have fallen in love a long time ago. 5 I never visited another country, but I’m going to Canada this summer. 6 What have you thought of the baseball game yesterday? /6 B Grammar: Present perfect simple and past simple Complete the sentences with one word. 1 you go to the cinema yesterday? 2 We’ve been friends our first day at school. 3 you ever visited New Zealand? 4 My grandparents have lived here nearly 50 years. 5 I’ve finished my homework, but I haven’t practised the piano. 6 I’ve seen that movie three times. Can we watch a different one? /6 C Grammar: Present perfect simple and continuous Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 Linda and Louise (play) tennis three times this week. 2 Who (paint)? They need to tidy up! 3 She’s started her English essay, but she (not / finish) it yet. 4 I (look) for my phone all morning. I can’t find it anywhere. 5 We (not / visit) my cousins in Argentina for a long time. 6 Martin (train) all year because he’s going to run a marathon. /6 D Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence using the word given. Use between two and five words and do not use contractions. 1 My brother and I do a lot together because we like the same things. (into) Because the same things, my brother and I do a lot together. Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A 1 IMAGES NOT TO BE USED SEPARATELY. FOR CUSTOMER USE ONLY © Oxford University Press 2 I wish someone could make my dad a bit happier. (cheer) I wish someone could my dad. 3 I like visiting my cousin because we are very good friends. (get) I like visiting my cousin because each other. 4 I never lie to my friends. (truth) I always to my friends. 5 Max and Priya enjoy laughing at the same things, so they like the same jokes. (sense) Max and Priya have the same , so they like the same jokes. 6 Mariam always asks questions about my life. That’s why we are good friends. (interest) Mariam always takes my life. That’s why we are good friends. /6 E Vocabulary: Recognizing collocations Complete the sentences with one word. 1 I love catching with friends when I haven’t seen them for a long time. 2 It can be difficult to keep touch with friends if they move away. 3 Students learn much more when they co-operate each other. 4 Isabel fell with Esra when she took her mobile phone without asking. 5 It’s important to have someone you can turn when you have a problem. 6 I look up my mum because she works so hard. /6 F Vocabulary: Understanding topic vocabulary Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences. There are three words you do not need. been co-operated fallen got had looked kept relied turned 1 Anna and I to know each other in the holidays. 2 They on each other when they were travelling together, and were rarely apart. 3 Sam and Max have always a lot in common. 4 Katy really out for Emma when Emma was having a difficult time. 5 Have you always fond of your grandma? 6 When I’m feeling a bit sad, I’ve always to my cousin. /6 G Reading: Reading comprehension Read the article about friends and neighbours and choose the correct answer for each question. Good neighbours become good friends A popular Australian TV show once said, ‘Good neighbours become good friends’. It sounds great, but how true is it? It wasn’t always the case in the show, with neighbours regularly falling out with each other. It might be easier to make friends with neighbours rather than going out to meet new people, but it isn’t everyone’s choice. It’s great being able to get together every day without having to make Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A 2 IMAGES NOT TO BE USED SEPARATELY. FOR CUSTOMER USE ONLY © Oxford University Press complex plans but how do you know they’re the kind of people you like? After living in my street for five years, I still hardly knew my neighbours, even those in the house next door. A quick ‘hello’ in the morning, that’s all, until one day I lost my house keys. It was a cold day, and I was amazed to see that people on my street came to save me. One invited me in to get warm, another recommended somewhere to buy new keys. Since then, I’ve got to know all my neighbours better. I’ve learned that we all went to university and have had good jobs, and I didn’t expect the man old enough to be my grandfather to have such a good sense of humour! A family from another country is moving here soon, and I’ll be the first person to welcome them to the street. It’s not always perfect. I love being outside, but that’s not much fun when neighbours are playing music while they tidy their gardens. I don’t say anything though, because they don’t ask me to move my car when I leave it right in front of their house. I’m moving away next year. Not because of the neighbours, but to be closer to my family, and I’ll be more upset to leave than I expected. We haven’t known each other long enough to write or phone once I leave, but I won’t wait five years to introduce myself in my new street. In fact, I’m already planning a party to get to know everyone as soon as I move in! 1 The writer says the Australian TV show. A ☐ is an example of good relationships with neighbours B ☐ makes him think about whether neighbours can be friends C ☐ shows how to make friends with neighbours 2 The writer says that a common reason why people aren’t friends with their neighbours is. A ☐ thinking they might not get on B ☐ not having the opportunity to meet them C ☐ having busy lives 3 The writer’s experience in paragraph three taught him. A ☐ to speak to everyone he meets B ☐ how kind people can be C ☐ that it takes time to get to know people well 4 The writer was surprised to become friends with people to him. A ☐ who spoke a different language B ☐ from different social backgrounds C ☐ of different ages 5 The writer sometimes has problems with neighbours who. A ☐ are noisy B ☐ park their cars in the wrong place C ☐ don’t look after their gardens 6 When he moves house, the writer will. A ☐keep in touch with his old neighbours B ☐make an effort to meet his new neighbours C ☐introduce his family to his new neighbours /6 Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A 3 IMAGES NOT TO BE USED SEPARATELY. FOR CUSTOMER USE ONLY © Oxford University Press H Listening: Paraphrasing Listen to four people talking about friendship. Match the statements below to one of the four speakers − A, B, C or D. 1 Speaker says one close friend is more important to them than being popular. 2 Speaker says some old friendships are stronger now than in the past. 3 Speaker says friends can have different interests while enjoying time together. 4 Speaker says that communicating on social media isn’t like meeting in person. 5 Speaker says they are happy they got in touch with old friends. 6 Speaker says they can depend on their friend in a difficult situation. /6 I Speaking: A talk Read the text and think of one word to complete each sentence. How can social media impact our lives? In this talk, I’m going to discuss the impact that social media has on our lives. First of 1 , let’s talk about fake news. News travels fast on social media, and it isn’t always true. We have to learn how to decide if news is true or fake. Turning 2 my next point, I think social media has an impact on language. 3 , people are losing the ability to write correctly because they only write short messages. Secondly, a lot of very short words are entering the language, 4 example LOL (laugh out loud) or TBH (to be honest). 5 , let’s talk about time. Today, we spend more time on social media than on anything else. This means we have less time for other activities such as reading or doing exercise. In 6 , I think social media has an enormous impact on our lives, and this isn’t always good. /6 J Writing: Linking ideas Six parts of sentences are missing from this text. Choose the correct sentence part for each gap. There are three extra parts you do not need. Changing places Moving to a new city can be a big challenge but it can bring a lot of exciting new opportunities, too. Here’s the experience of one student. Last year my family moved from a small village in Wales to Manchester in the north of England. I was a bit nervous about making the move, but I’ve got to say that I’m really enjoying life here. There have been a lot of big changes, 1 – last year I went everywhere on foot! One of the biggest differences about living here is that my school is much bigger than the one I went to. Since 2. The school I’m at now has more than one thousand pupils in it. It can be pretty noisy when the bell rings for classes to start. Studying here is much better than being at a village school 3. I can study French and Spanish, as well as all the different science subjects. I’m really happy about that because I’d like to do chemistry at university. And travel abroad, too. With so many more students at the school, I’ve met a lot of people. I have some really good friends who I spend a lot of time with, 4. I try to message them most days, and we chat when I’m gaming online. They tell me about what’s happening back in Wales. Living in a city isn’t always easy, though. There are definitely some negative things, 5. I sometimes miss the peace and quiet of my old home. Where we used to live, we could just walk out onto the hills from our back door. That was quite a special thing to be able to do. Having said that, there are lots of things that I can do here that I just couldn’t do in my village – go to big Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A 4 IMAGES NOT TO BE USED SEPARATELY. FOR CUSTOMER USE ONLY © Oxford University Press concerts, watch football matches, go shopping. I suppose the best thing about moving to a new place is that you get the chance to try out new things. I’ve got more chance to meet people and live a more interesting life. Although 6 , and one day I might move back, right now I want to be in a big city where everything is just much more exciting. A but I keep in touch with old friends, too B because there are more choices of subjects to take C for example, everywhere around here is so busy D only 300 people lived in the village, everything was smaller E however, we haven’t lived here very long F also we do the same things after school G for instance, I use public transport at least twice a day now H so that’s why I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else I where I lived was good when I was younger /6 Life Vision Intermediate Unit Test 2 A 5 IMAGES NOT TO BE USED SEPARATELY. FOR CUSTOMER USE ONLY © Oxford University Press