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Level 2
Unit Test 7 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Real-World English

GRAMMAR

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Example: He was / were a famous scientist in the 1800s.
1 Claudia and Tia was / were my best friends when I was a child.
2 Ted’s company wasn’t / weren’t successful at first.
3 Were / Was you at the exhibition yesterday?
4 I was / were at the airport this morning.
5 His first few books wasn’t / weren’t very popular.

2 Complete the paragraph with the past tense of the verb in parentheses.
Albert Einstein’s early life
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm in Germany on March 14th, 1879. His family moved (move)
to Munich in 1880. Around this time, Albert’s parents were worried because Albert
1
________ (not talk) very much. However, they soon 2________ (see) that he was very good
at math. As a child, Albert 3________ (build) a lot of mathematical models for fun.

Albert’s father 4________ (have) his own electronics company in Germany. However, the
company 5________ (not succeed) and in 1894, the family 6________ (go) to live in Italy. A
few years later, Albert 7________ (meet) a medical student called Max Talmud. Max
8
________ (introduce) Albert to many new scientific and mathematical ideas.

When he was 16, Einstein9________ (fail) an exam to study engineering. He decided to study
math and physics and in 1901, he 10________ (become) a teacher.
10

3 Correct the mistakes in the simple past questions.

Example: Who did she took to the exhibition? Who did she take to the exhibition?
1 Why you move to France last year?
__________________________________________________________________

2 Did you finished that book about famous scientists?

__________________________________________________________________
3 What you buy yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________
4 Do they marry in 1996?
__________________________________________________________________
5 Where you got that book about Shakespeare?
__________________________________________________________________
5
Grammar total 20

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Unit Test 7 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Real-World English

VOCABULARY

4 Choose the correct words to complete the interview

The writer Mette Janda came to the Book Corner bookshop in / on Saturday and our arts
reporter asked her about her new book.
Why did you decide to write a book about the actress, Audrey Hepburn?
I watched a TV program about Audrey Hepburn 1two years later / two years ago. I
decided to write a magazine article about her life. I started researching the article 2 on June
/ in June that year. After a few days, I decided to write a book about her! I finished the
book at the end of last year / year ago.
Can you tell us a bit about Audrey Hepburn?
Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium 4 on May 4, 1929 / at May 4, 1929. Life was
difficult for Audrey as a child. 5 When she was five / As she was five, her parents sent her to
school in England. Then, Audrey’s father left his wife and family 6 at 1935 / in 1935.
Audrey moved to the Netherlands ten years later. |She studied to be a dancer 7at the early
1940s / in the early 1940s.
How did she become an actress?
Audrey wanted to be a professional dancer. However, her health wasn’t very good so she
became an actress. She made her first film 8 in 1948 / on 1948. She became one of the
most famous actresses 9 at the 1950s and 60s / in the 1950s and 60s. She had a very
successful career, but she also wanted to help children around the world so she began
working for a children’s charity 10 in 1988 / on 1988.
10

5 Choose words from the box to replace the words in bold.

became (X2) encouraged (X2) failed discovered (X2)

married (X2) didn’t fail succeeded

Example: My parents supported and helped me with my languages. encouraged

1. In 1999, my dad started to be a scientist. __________
2. In 2002, my dad became the husband of my mom. __________
3. My parents got a good result in selling their house quickly. __________
4. I found a better way to get to my parents’ new house. __________
5. My sister didn’t pass her driving test yesterday. __________
6. Linus and Greta had their wedding in September last year. __________
7. I’m so pleased that I passed my exams! __________
8. He got his first job as a photographer two years ago.
9. My boss really wanted me to do the interview. __________
10. Scientists found some water on the planet Mars. __________
10
Vocabulary total 20

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Unit Test 7 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Real-World English

REAL-WORLD ENGLISH

6 Read the situations and complete the conversations.

Situation Conversation

Your aunt gives you a recipe for You Thank you!

her special cookies.
Aunt Anytime.

Suzie opens the door for Alain. Alain 1T____________

Suzie 2S____________

Tristan and Jon work together. Jon Thanks. That’s very 3n_______ of you.
They are in a café. Jon realizes that
he doesn’t have his money with Tristan You’re 4w____________.
him. Tristan buys him a coffee.

Anusha’s laptop doesn’t work Anusha Wow! Thank you 5s_______ much.
anymore. Her friend Sanjay gives
her his old one. Sanjay No 6p____________ .

You finish some work experience You Thank you for everything. I really
7
at a company. You thank your boss a____________ it.
for all her help.
Your boss It was a 8p ____________.

Your grandmother is in the You Thanks. That was very 9k____________ of you.
hospital. Your friend Konrad gives
10
you a ride to the hospital to see her. Konrad N____________ a problem.
You get out of the car and thank
him.

10
Real-World English total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Real-World English total 50

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Level 2
Unit Test 7 Listening and Speaking

LISTENING

1 Listen to the interview with Oscar and complete the sentences.

Example: Oscar is from Denmark, but he is traveling around the world on his bicycle.
1 It’s great here, ____________________ hot!
2 I had money, a nice car, and a comfortable apartment. ____________________
happy.
3 It was a beautiful morning ____________________ happy.
4 ____________________ didn’t want me to leave, they wanted me to be happy.
5 I’m writing a blog, ____________________ from that.

2 Listen to Daria and Yusuf’s conversation. Choose the best answer to the
questions.
1 What is Yusuf reading?
A a book about Bruce Lee 
B an article about Bruce Lee 
C a book by Bruce Lee 
2 Where did Bruce Lee spend most of his childhood?
A the United States 
B Hong Kong 
C San Francisco 
3 Why did Bruce Lee move to the United States when he was 18?
A because he wanted to study acting there 
B because he wanted to make movies there 
C because his parents wanted him to go there 
4 When did Bruce Lee die?
A in 1971 
B in 1972 
C in 1973 
5 How old was Bruce Lee when he died?
A 22 
B 32 
C 42 

Listening total 10

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Unit Test 7 Listening and Speaking

SPEAKING

1 Ask and answer these questions with a partner.

1 Who do you think is an amazing person? Why do you think they are amazing?
2 Who encouraged you when you were a child? What did they encourage you to do?
3 Can you remember an important friend from your first school? What were they like?
4 What did you do with this school friend?
5 Did you stay friends with this person? Why / Why not?

2 Work with a partner.

Student A

Ask your friend (Student B) for a favor. Then respond to your friend’s request.

• Ask your friend for a ride to the airport tomorrow morning

• Thank your friend
• Respond to your friend’s request - say that you can help them

Student B

Respond to your friend (Student A)’s request. Then ask your friend for a favor.

• Respond to your friend’s request – say that you can take them to the airport
• Ask Student A for some help with your history project
• Thank your friend

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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Level 2
Unit Test 7 Reading and Writing

READING

1 Read the article and number the events in order. The first one is numbered
for you.

Broken Dreams
In the early 1900s, Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go down the Niagara
Falls in a small wooden ‘boat’. It was a very dangerous thing to do but Annie hoped
that it would make her rich and famous.
Annie Edson Taylor was born on October 24, 1838 in New York. She was one of
eight children. As a child, Annie liked to read books and play outside. She married
when she was 17 years old and then she became a teacher. Her husband died a
few years later.

After he died, life was very difficult for Annie. She continued to work as a teacher,
but she had money problems. She worried about her future. One day, she had an
idea. She planned to become the first person to ride down Niagara Falls. She hoped
that this would end her money worries, as she would be famous.

Annie designed a special wooden ‘boat’ for her dangerous adventure. She had to
climb inside it and close the door. She paid a manager to organize the event and tell
rd
the newspapers. On October 24, 1901 it was Annie’s 63 birthday. At exactly 4
p.m., Annie climbed into her ‘boat’. Several thousands of people watched her as the
river pushed her towards Niagara Falls.

The trip took less than 20 minutes. When they opened up the door at the bottom of
Niagara Falls, Annie was fine. She had a small cut on her head but that was all.
Annie made a little money from newspaper interviews. However, her manager stole*
her ‘boat’ and she spent this money trying to find him. Annie gave a few talks, but
sadly people soon forgot about her adventure. It didn’t make her rich or famous and
she was poor for the rest of her life. She died on April 30, 1921 when she was 83.

*simple past of ‘steal’

___ Thousands of people came to watch Annie

___ Annie’s husband died
___ Annie gave some talks about her adventure
___ Annie designed a wooden ‘boat’
___ Annie had money problems
1 Annie became a teacher

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Unit Test 7 Reading and Writing

2 Read the article again and choose A, B, or C.

Example: When did Annie go down the Niagara falls?
A In 1900  B In 1901   C In 1838 
1 What is this article about?
A How life was in the 1900s for women 
B The first person to go down the Niagara Falls 
C How dangerous it is to go down the Niagara Falls 
2 How many children were there in Annie’s family?
A eight 
B nine 
C ten 
3 Why was life difficult for Annie after her husband died?
A She didn’t like her job as a teacher 
B She didn’t have very much money 
C Her life was boring 
4 Why did Annie decide to go down the Niagara Falls?
A She loved adventures 
B Her manager told her that it was possible 
C She wanted to become rich and famous 
5 Who designed the special wooden ‘boat’?
A Her manager 
B Annie 
C Annie’s friends 
6 Why was October 24 an important date for Annie?
A It was her birthday 
B It was the day her husband died 
C It was the date of her wedding 
7 Did Annie hurt herself when she went down Niagara Falls?
A Yes, a lot 
B Only a little 
C Not at all 
8 What happened to the money that Annie made from newspaper interviews?
A Her manager stole it 
B She spent it trying to find her manager 
C She saved it 
9 Did Annie’s adventure improve her life?
A Yes, it improved it a lot 
B Yes, but only a little 
C No, it didn’t 
10 Why is the article called “Broken Dreams?”
A Because Annie didn’t succeed in going down the Niagara Falls 
B Because it is very difficult to go down the Niagara Falls 
C Because Annie’s plan didn’t make her rich and famous 

10
Reading total 15
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Level 2
Unit Test 7 Reading and Writing

WRITING

Write a blog post about three dates (including the month and the year) that
are important to you. Answer these questions. (100–150 words)
• What happened on each of these dates?
• Why are these dates important to you?
• How do you feel when you remember these dates?

Three important dates in my life

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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