This document contains a practice test with questions about vocabulary, grammar, and rewriting sentences. The vocabulary questions involve matching people to places and choosing the correct answers. The grammar questions involve completing sentences with given words and rewriting sentences starting with given words while maintaining the original meaning. The document provides a test to assess English language skills.

1. Name Mark9 Unit Test Level 2
Vocabulary
1 Match the people in A to the places you are most likely to find them in B. (9 x 2 = 18 points)
A B
1. a climber …… a. an office
2. a volunteer …… b. the site of a plane crash
3. a critic …… c. a family party
4. a customer …… d. a train
5. a relative …… e. the street
6. an employer …… f. a mountain
7. a passenger …… g. the first performance of a play
8. a rescue worker …… h. a shop
9. a passer-by …… i. a home for the elderly
2 Choose the correct answer. (6 x 3 = 18 points)
1. The police shared / ignored / arrested the thieves.
2. You need to make a difference / an appointment / a decision to see Dr Evans.
3. We wandered / accomplished / grew up around the town for hours.
4. He is muscular / shy / dull. He must be an athlete.
5. Claire puts up with / looks up to / takes after her mother. They both have red hair.
6. The film was supposed to be hilarious / disappointing / gory, but I didn’t find it funny.
3 Complete the passage with the words below. (8 x 2 = 16 points)
continuous • custom • a good time • guests • happiness • lucky • play a role • remind
People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times. However, for everyone, it is an
opportunity to have 1.
…………………… and to entertain 2.
…………………… in their homes. Often,
the food that is served has similar symbolic meanings: noodles, for example, are thought to
3.
…………………… in ensuring a long life, and appear on the New Year menu in China, Japan and
Iran. Another 4.
…………………… food is fish, which is eaten at the New Year in many northern
European countries. Round foods appear on many New Year menus and are supposed to
5.
…………………… us of the 6.
…………………… nature of life. For example, in Holland, people
serve round pastries, and in Spain and parts of Latin America, it is the 7.
…………………… to eat 12
grapes just before midnight. No matter when we celebrate the New Year, people all over the world hope
for the same things – good luck, long life and 8.
…………………… .
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2. 9 Unit Test Level 2
Grammar
4 Complete two sentences with the words given. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. Debbie / learn / how to drive
a. ................................................................................................................. as soon as she is 17.
b. ........................................................................................... before she moved out to the farm.
2. Jake / not / wake up / early
a. ........................................................................................................since he stopped working.
b. ...............................................................................................now that he doesn’t go to work.
3. The results / announced / by the researchers
a. .......................................................................................................at last month’s conference.
b. ............................................................................................................as I turned on the radio.
4. she / have / her hair /cut
a. ......................................................................................................before the party tomorrow?
b. ..............................................................................................while she was at the hairdresser?
5 Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
(4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. They’re building a new school.
A new school ................................................................................................................................. .
2. I wasn’t hungry so I didn’t have lunch.
If I .................................................................................................................................................. .
3. Mark dropped his MP4 during his walk.
While ............................................................................................................................................. .
4. This is the first time I am meeting Jill.
I’ve ................................................................................................................................................. .
6 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. Sally started to work at the bakery in 2008. (since)
..........................................................................................................................................................
2. She took the invitations to a professional to print. (had)
..........................................................................................................................................................
3. It is compulsory for students to wear uniforms. (must)
..........................................................................................................................................................
4. It is recommended that they call first. (should)
..........................................................................................................................................................
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