TEST 2

PART 1. READING
Section 1. Circle the letter next to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (A, B, C or
D).
1. The man ________ answered the phone was rather rude
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
2. The boy ________ bag was stolen is over there
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
3. She is ________ in the class
A. the best B. best C. better than D. as good as
4. I was really ________ with him for turning up late.
A. annoying B. annoyed C. annoy D. to annoy
5. If I ________ you, I would tell him straightaway
A. were B. am C. have been D. had been
6. The painting ________ for a fortune two years ago.
A. was sold B. is sold C. sells D. sold
7. I ________ . her since last year
A. haven't seen B. didn't see C. saw D. hadn't seen
8. I ________ eat so much sugar. I must follow my doctor's advice.
A. mustn't B. can C. could D. don't have to
9. Neither Harry nor his friends………..the danger.
A. seeing B. sees C. see D. to see
10. Sheryl forgot ________ her purse, so I lent her ten dollars.
A. bringing B. bring C. to bring D. brought
Section 2. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Circle the letter next to the correct
explanation (A, B or C..
11.
What does the notice say?
The food in this container A. Remove this food from the container before placing in a
is not suitable for cooking microwave oven.
in a microwave oven B. It is advisable to use a suitable container for cooking this
food.
C. You should avoid putting this food in a microwave oven.
12.
Library What does the notice say?
Increased charges for A. You will have to pay more to borrow DVDs after 1st January.
borrowing DVDs will be
in place from 1st B. Please return all borrowed DVDs before 1st January.
January. C. There will be additional DVDs to borrow from 1st January.

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13.

What does the notice say?

Nothing of value is left
in this van at night A. valuable objects are removed at night.
B. valuables should not be left in the van.
C. This van is locked at night.

14.
What does the notice say?
Please think about A. The members of the gym think the music system is very useful.
other users of the B. If you put on some music, consider the other people in the gym.
gym when playing the
music system C. When using the music system in the gym, please remember to
switch it off.

15.

Sale What does the notice say?

Spring sale next A. 50% of the items will be sold next week
week! B. All items will be half price in the Spring
Up to 50% C. Some items will be half price next week
Off many items.

Section 3 Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the letter next to
the correct answer (A, B, C or D..
When I injured my back I had to take a break from my running career. I decided to introduce more
women to the sport, to show them how much fun it can be and to give them the confidence to get out
and run.
I decided to start a running club for women in my area because I was annoyed by the attitude of many
race organisers. They complain about the lack of women in the sport but also use this as an excuse for
not providing separate changing facilities.
I put up posters and 40 women, young and old, fit and unfit, joined. All of them were attracted by the
idea of losing weight but I don't think they had really thought about running before. When or if they
did, they had a picture of painful training. They didn't think of chatting and smiling while running in
beautiful places, like by a river.
At first they ran for only a minute - now they can run for thirty minutes. They've also learned from
other runners about diet and keeping fit in general.
I wanted to do something for women's running and I've had so much pleasure watching their progress
- almost as much as they've had themselves.
21. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?
A. to describe her own running career
B. to complain about race organisers
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 C. to talk about women runners
D. to describe good running methods

22. What would a reader find out from the text?

A. the best kinds of places for running
B. how runners can avoid injuring themselves
C. the progress made by the women in the club
D. the teaching skills of the writer
23. What is the writer's opinion of the runners she trained?
A. They were too serious.
B. They needed encouraging.
C. They couldn't develop their skills.
D. They were difficult to train.
24. The women joined the running club to
A. have a good time.
B. meet other people.
C. help them lose weight.
D. become top runners.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for the club poster?

A. B.
Discover Riverside Running Club for
the pleasures of running Women

C. D.
Athletics competitions: how KEEP FIT BY TRAINING
to win HARD

Section 4. Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word from the
box .

or else twins today ago since it nor

had piece have people so couple recently

What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or
a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (21).............
A ten pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (22)............. of cinema
tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (23)............. of paper which costs almost
nothing to make. Thousands of years (24)............. , people didn't have money as we
know (25)............. There were no banks (26)............. even shops. In those days,
Mr Green the farmer exchanged the corn he (27)............. grown for Mr Hive's honey.
This was an exchange arranged between two (28)............. , each of whom had something
that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own 'currencies'
(29)............. that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join
together, which is why (30)............. everyone uses the same currency in their country.

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 KEY TO TEST 2

PART 1. READING
Section 1. Circle the letter next to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (A, B, C or
D).
1. The man ________ answered the phone was rather rude
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
2. The boy ________ bag was stolen is over there
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
3. She is ________ in the class
A. the best B. best C. better than D. as good as
4. I was really ________ with him for turning up late.
A. annoying B. annoyed C. annoy D. to annoy
5. If I ________ you, I would tell him straightaway
A. were B. am C. have been D. had been
6. The painting ________ for a fortune two years ago.
A. was sold B. is sold C. sells D. sold
7. I ________ . her since last year
A. haven't seen B. didn't see C. saw D. hadn't seen
8. I ________ eat so much sugar. I must follow my doctor's advice.
A. mustn't B. can C. could D. don't have to
9. Neither Harry nor his friends………..the danger.
A. seeing B. sees C. see D. to see
10. Sheryl forgot ________ her purse, so I lent her ten dollars.
A. bringing B. bring C. to bring D. brought
Section 2. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Circle the letter next to the correct
explanation (A, B or C..
11.
What does the notice say?
The food in this container A. Remove this food from the container before placing in a
is not suitable for cooking microwave oven.
in a microwave oven B. It is advisable to use a suitable container for cooking this
food.
C. You should avoid putting this food in a microwave oven.
12.
Library What does the notice say?
Increased charges for A. You will have to pay more to borrow DVDs after 1st January.
borrowing DVDs will be
in place from 1st B. Please return all borrowed DVDs before 1st January.

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 January.
C. There will be additional DVDs to borrow from 1st January.

13.

What does the notice say?

Nothing of value is left
in this van at night A. valuable objects are removed at night.
B. valuables should not be left in the van.
C. This van is locked at night.

14.
What does the notice say?
Please think about A. The members of the gym think the music system is very useful.
other users of the B. If you put on some music, consider the other people in the gym.
gym when playing the
music system C. When using the music system in the gym, please remember to
switch it off.

15.

Sale What does the notice say?

Spring sale next A. 50% of the items will be sold next week
week! B. All items will be half price in the Spring
Up to 50% C. Some items will be half price next week
Off many items.
11. C 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C

Section 3 Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the letter next to
the correct answer (A, B, C or D..
When I injured my back I had to take a break from my running career. I decided to introduce more
women to the sport, to show them how much fun it can be and to give them the confidence to get out
and run.
I decided to start a running club for women in my area because I was annoyed by the attitude of many
race organisers. They complain about the lack of women in the sport but also use this as an excuse for
not providing separate changing facilities.
I put up posters and 40 women, young and old, fit and unfit, joined. All of them were attracted by the
idea of losing weight but I don't think they had really thought about running before. When or if they
did, they had a picture of painful training. They didn't think of chatting and smiling while running in
beautiful places, like by a river.
At first they ran for only a minute - now they can run for thirty minutes. They've also learned from
other runners about diet and keeping fit in general.

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I wanted to do something for women's running and I've had so much pleasure watching their progress
- almost as much as they've had themselves.
16. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?
A. to describe her own running career
B. to complain about race organisers
C. to talk about women runners
D. to describe good running methods

17. What would a reader find out from the text?

A. the best kinds of places for running
B. how runners can avoid injuring themselves
C. the progress made by the women in the club
D. the teaching skills of the writer
18. What is the writer's opinion of the runners she trained?
A. They were too serious.
B. They needed encouraging.
C. They couldn't develop their skills.
D. They were difficult to train.
24. The women joined the running club to
A. have a good time.
B. meet other people.
C. help them lose weight.
D. become top runners.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for the club poster?

A. B.
Discover Riverside Running Club for
the pleasures of running Women

C. D.
Athletics competitions: how KEEP FIT BY TRAINING
to win HARD

Section 4. Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word from the
box .

or else twins today ago since it nor

had piece have people so couple recently

What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or
a kilometer. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (21)....else.........
A ten pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (22).... couple......... of cinema
tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (23)............. of paper which costs almost
nothing to make. Thousands of years (24)............. , people didn't have money as we
know (25)............. There were no banks (26)............. even shops. In those days,
Mr Green the farmer exchanged the corn he (27)............. grown for Mr Hive's honey.
This was an exchange arranged between two (28)............. , each of whom had something
that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own 'currencies'

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(29)............. that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join
together, which is why (30)............. everyone uses the same currency in their country.

21. else 22. couple 23. piece 24. ago 25. it 26. or
27. had 28. people 29. so 30. today

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