Unit 2 Test A

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Use of English: Grammar 3 It is probable that Tom was using

his mobile phone when he had
1 Complete the sentences with
the accident.
one of the modal verbs from the
MAY WELL
box below in the correct form.
Tom ___________ his mobile phone
Each modal verb can only be
when he had the accident.
used once.
4 It is believed that the man was
be allowed to
speeding when the police found
be supposed to
him.
can
MUST
need to
The man ___________ when the
dont have to
police found him.
1 In your country ___________ (you)
5 Perhaps they didnt buy the
use your mobile phone whilst
electric car in the end.
youre driving?
MIGHT NOT
2 I ___________ post this letter
They ___________ the electric car
before the last post. If I dont I
in the end.
could get into trouble.
3 Mary claimed that she ___________
drive a motorbike but that she
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was unable to drive a car.
4 We ___________study for the 3 Complete the sentences with
driving theory test over the the correct alternative.
weekend but weve decided to go
away for the weekend instead. 1 I might not/could not have gone
5 Luckily they ___________ take their out if I had known the weather
driving test last week because of was so bad.
the icy conditions. 2 We are supposed to/may well go
by bus because my car has run
out of petrol.
/5 3 You arent allowed/ought not to
drive if you dont have a license.
4 Has she/Does she have to pass
2 Complete the second sentence
her driving theory test before she
so it means the same as the
can learn to drive?
first. Use the word given in
5 They should/neednt have
capitals. Do not change the
mentioned that her insurance
word given.
policy would increase after the
accident.
1 Its more than likely that he
didnt see the exit sign.
CANT /5
He ___________ the exit sign.

2 It is possible that she will have to

testify in court.
MIGHT
She ___________ testify in court.

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1 Last week an embarrassing story

about a local school governor
exceeding the speed limit
became known to the public.

2 It was Friday afternoon and

Use of English: Vocabulary
already at two oclock, the
4 Complete the sentence with the number of cars on the roads was
correct words. You are given increasing.
two letters that make up a
compound noun. 3 It is high time the police become
stricter with speeding offences
1 As soon as the warning light went which cause hundreds of
on in the car, they made their accidents every year.
way to the nearest p______
s______. They didnt want to get 4 At the start of last year, a new
caught out! law regarding road tax began to
2 Often when you are travelling on be applied throughout the UK.
the motorway in London, the
s______l______changes from 70 5 It is not certain when the change
mph to 50 mph. This can be due to the law will be made, as at
to an accident or heavy traffic. present, the government is
3 For some reason the dealing with the problems it may
t______l______ didnt change. We cause.
sat waiting for five minutes when
eventually we decided to pull out. /5
4 At the moment in the UK,
everyone that passes their test is
given a photo d______l______. A lot
of people now use this as a form
of photographic identification.
5 The instructor advised his pupil
to slow down as he approached
the r______a______. You always
need to check what is coming
before you make your
manoeuvre, he said.

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5 Replace the word/s underlined
with the correct phrasal verb in
the correct form.

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6 Complete the gaps in the text B The results of the ban are
with either take, make or do in positive and a daily reduction of
the correct form. approximately 275 tonnes of
emissions has been recorded.
When I was younger I didnt mind
C When rain descended upon the
(1)__________ risks. I was free, young
and single. For some reason I city, dirty smog turned to acid
(2)__________ a great interest in rain which inevitably caused
trying extreme sports. Something serious damage to cars, buildings
about the adrenaline rush made me and the citys water supply.
keep going back for more! D It recorded a 30% decrease in the
Now things are different. I have a number of vehicles in the city
job and a family. During the day, I and, most importantly, a
work as a university professor and
substantial reduction in nitrogen
part of my job entails (3)__________
lots of research and writing up dioxide levels.
reports for magazines and journals. E On average, 3.6 million private
In the evenings, I go home to my vehicles are driven through the
wife and children. I spend time with capital every day.
them before reading them a story F Inevitably this enraged many of
and putting them to bed. Once the citys inhabitants who felt
theyre in bed, I often help my wife their civil rights were being
(4)__________ the household chores. violated as they were forced to
Not my idea of fun but they must be
use buses or trains to get to their
done! My life now is definitely
different. I was uncertain about destinations.
having kids but one thing is for sure,
Driving in the capital of China
I (5)__________ the right decision.
Beijing, the capital of China, is one
/5 of the most polluted cities in the
world, with the main contaminant
Reading believed to be gases emitted from
transportation. (1) ____________. With
7 You are going to read an article a rapidly increasing population and
about driving in Beijing. Five a risk of more drivers taking to the
sentences have been removed road, in 2006, the Beijing Traffic
from the article. Fill in the gap Management Bureau began to think
by choosing the most suitable of the future and the different ways
sentence from the list A-F. There it could deal with this grave
is one extra sentence which you environmental problem.
do not need to use.
Before 2006, the city was constantly
A The high quantity of nitrogen covered by an ugly, dingy brown
dioxide emitted by public and cloud. The cause was pollution
private vehicles meant there was emitted from public transport,
private vehicles and also by the
a high number of patients being
citys numerous factories and power
admitted to hospitals throughout plans. Nitrogen dioxide, the main
the city every week. pollutant from these sources, was
not only above the ground covering

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the heads of inhabitants but also on

the ground in the form of dense Many wonder how such a large and
smog. (2) ____________. The effects complex ban can be enforced, and
of traffic pollution were everywhere. the answer is simple. The city now
Those particularly affected were has thousands of number plate
babies and young children, the recognition cameras set up around
elderly, and asthmatics who often the city. If cars that should not be on
suffered respiratory problems as a the streets are found, the driver
direct effect of the problem. receives a 100 Yuan (7.30) fine.
This is a deterrent which to date has
A solution needed to be worked effectively.
implemented. With the justification
of the Beijing Olympic Games Today, the prohibition of vehicles in
looming in the future and the the city still exists, with, on average,
desperate need to act, the a fifth of 3.6 million private vehicles
government set up some controls to being banned from the roads each
reduce the quantity of pollution and week day. (5) ____________. Beijing is
to improve the quality of air in the by no means clear of its pollution
city. In November 2006, an problem, but it can be said that the
experiment was carried out in which city is now becoming cleaner. The
the use of government and cloud that used to loom above the
commercial vehicles was prohibited city has now been lifted, and its
in the city and, in addition, the use inhabitants can now see the real
of private vehicles was limited. The colour of their sky.
experiment took place between 4th
and 5th of November. (3) /5
____________. In view of the need to
further increase the air quality in the
city, for its inhabitants and for the
Olympic Games, the model was
enforced permanently, but with
some changes.

During the Olympics even tighter

measured were adopted. The
government brought in a system
where only odd or even numbered
privately-owned cars were allowed
to use the streets in the city on any
specific day. (4) ____________.
Inevitably this enraged many of the
citys inhabitants who felt their civil
rights were being violated as they
were forced to use buses or trains to
get to their destinations. The Beijing
Traffic Management Bureau again
reported, during this period, a
substantial drop in traffic
congestion, and the levels of
pollution within the city diminished.

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Listening Writing
8 You are going to hear 9 You have seen this
three speakers talking about announcement in a magazine:
their driving test experiences.
Traffic accidents
Match each speaker 1, 2 or 3
How can we prevent them?
with the best answer A-E from What can we do in the future?
each list. There are two answers Write to the magazine and tell us what
in each list you do not need. you think.

How did the person feel initially Write an article of 120-180

about their driving test?
words.
A It was a long time coming _____________________________________
B It was unnecessary given the
_____________________________________
circumstances _____________________________________
C It was an unaffordable expense
_____________________________________
D It was necessary for work
E It was the right moment, and _____________________________________
therefore the person felt _____________________________________
_____________________________________
confident
_____________________________________
1 Speaker 1: _____________________________________
2 Speaker 2: _____________________________________
3 Speaker 3: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
What type of experience did the _____________________________________
person have?
_____________________________________
A One of first encounters _____________________________________
B A time-consuming one _____________________________________
C A very expensive one _____________________________________
D A successful one _____________________________________
E A disastrous one _____________________________________
_____________________________________
4 Speaker 1: _____________________________________
5 Speaker 2:
_____________________________________
6 Speaker 3:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
/6 _____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

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