Upper-intermediate (B2) Achievement test (Grammar) Name and Surname ______________________ Date______________________ I Circle the correct answer (some

e sentences may have more than one possible answer) : 1. Despite yesterdays snowfalls, we ... home in less than an hour. a) could drive b) can drive c) were able to drive d) are able to drive 2. . me to get you some water? a) Would you like b) Should you like c) Shall you like d) Will you like 3. We .. Switzerland four times during the 1970s. a) would visit b) used to visit c) visit d) visited 4. During the war, the police . arrest you for criticizing the king. a) may b) might c) should d) could 5. I .. an interview because Id worked there before. a) didnt have to have b) neednt have had c) didnt need to have d) neednt have 6. Walking under the ladder .. be unlucky. a) is suppose to b) should c) ought to d) is supposed to II Circle the correct answer (some sentences may have more than one possible answer) 1. to Turkey every year for your holidays? a) Are you going b) Were you going c) Have you gone? d) Do you go 2. Jane.. me that youre thinking of emigrating. a) told b) tells c) is telling d) tell 3. Kathy.. a few minutes ago. a) has left b) leaves c) left d) had left 4. After she . hospital, she had a long holiday. a) leaves b) is leaving c) has left d) left 5. I was sure that I him before. a) had met b) am meeting c) meet d) met 6. Your eyes are red - ..? a) did you cry b) have you been crying c) have you cried d) do you cry 7. When I saw the vase in the shop window, I knew it was exactly what I . . a) looked for b) look for c) had been looking for d) have looked for 8. hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday. a) I work b) Id been working c) Id worked d) Im working

III The following sentences are first, second and third conditional. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form. 1. Why dont you explain everything to him? If you ..(not tell) him the truth, Im sure you . (regret) it one day. 2. I (help) you with it if I (have) more time but Im afraid I havent got any spare time at all at the moment. 3. Im so glad that you took me to your friends party. If we (not go) there, I (never meet) Adrian.
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4. It is ridiculous that trains are so expensive. If trains. (be) cheaper, Im sure more people . (use) the train and leave their cars at home. 5. Theyve been married for twenty years now but I dont think she .(marry) him if she . (know) what a selfish man he was.

IV Rewrite the sentences putting the underlined verb into the passive. Make other changes if necessary. 1. I dont like someone telling me what to do. ______________________________________________________________________________. 2. The windows are really dirty: no-ones cleaned them for weeks. ______________________________________________________________________________. 3. After the company made him redundant, he became very depressed. ______________________________________________________________________________. 4. I would like them to have given me the chance to explain my point of view, but they werent interested. ______________________________________________________________________________. 5. Im hoping they will choose me for the college football team. ______________________________________________________________________________. 6. People believe that many more people will die of skin cancer over the next ten years. ______________________________________________________________________________. 7. We cant take the car: the people at the garage are repairing it. ______________________________________________________________________________.

V Write the following sentences in reported speech 1. Are you going to audition for the play? (Emma asked me) ______________________________________________________________________________. 2. Give me a call if you need any help. (She told me) ______________________________________________________________________________. 3. Will you send me the report when its finished? (He asked me) ______________________________________________________________________________. 4. Have you been eating properly? (Doctor asked me) ______________________________________________________________________________. 5. Dont make any noise during the performance! (They told us) ______________________________________________________________________________.

VI Underline the best option. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Im afraid that the news is/are not very encouraging. It took Helen a while to get used to her new surrounding/surroundings Athletics is/are a popular sport in many countries. What do you think of my new trouser/trousers? Local police is/are investigating the disappearance of 1,000,000$.

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