Тест 2А (Spotlight 8)

Test 2 B (Module 2)

Reading

A. Read the email and choose A, B or C to complete the gaps.

e.g. A and B but C so

1 A have come B are coming C come

2 A many B little C few

3 A the B a C -

4 A prices B bargains C budgets

5 A stalls B malls C shoppers

6 A good B charity C benefit

7 A bazaar B shop С sale

8 A many B lot C lots

9 A by B in C with

10 A optician’s B butcher’s C chemist’s

Vocabulary

B. Underline the correct item.

11. “I like scrambled eggs. How about you?” –“I prefer them poached/ mashed.”

12. Be careful not to spill the salt /spill the beans and tell Tom about a surprise party.

13. Don’t worry, I’ll show you how to set the table for a formal dinner; it’s a cup of tea/piece of cake.

14. Liz is on a very tight budget/ bargain right now, so she doesn’t want to spend money on anything she doesn’t really need

15. Milk and other dairy products are very appealing/ nourishing for young children, as they help them grow strong and healthy.

16. Can you pour/ peel the vegetables, please?

C. Fill in the missing word.

demand, pinch, fussy, basically, pride

17. A lot of young children don’t like many types of food. They are __________ eaters.

18. Mothers take great __________ in creating ‘school-bentos’ for their children

19. It’s very popular so it is in great ___________ at the moment.

20. If you add a ______________ of salt, it will taste better.

23. Traditional Spanish tortilla, which is _______ a thick potato omelette, is very popular in Spain.

Grammar

D. Put the words in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

24. We ____________ (not/buy) all our Christmas presents yet.

25. __________ (you/write) all morning?

26. Phil __________ (go) to the supermarket. He’ll be back in an hour.

27. ___________ (you /ever/ eat) Japanese food?

28. He __________ (work) very hard recently. He needs some time off.

E. Underline the correct item.

29. Can I pay by/in cheque, please?

30. Mark will back in half an hour. He’s gone to/been to the newsagent’s to pick up today’s paper.

31. Her aunt has a gold Russian/ Russian gold pair of earrings.

32. “Do you want to have lunch with me?” –“Sure. I have a little/a few free time before my next class.”

33. There were very little/few people at the restaurant, so it was easy for us to find a table.

34. This dish is delicious and doesn’t take much/many time to prepare.

35. What is Kate doing? She has been to/been in the dressing room for an hour.