Gold B2 - Unit 1-2 review

Present Tenses - Correct the mistakes

100

Look! You have been forgetting to type in the address.

have forgotten

200

More and more students in my school work part-time.

are working

300

The plane is taking off at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

takes off

400

Most summers Ted isn’t earning enough money, but this summer he has got more money.

don't earn

500

Don’t you think it is enough? You have written text messages to John since lunchtime.

have been writing / texting

Past Tenses

100

We __________ (walk) along the beach when suddenly a huge wave _______ (crash) over the rocks.

were walking - crashed

200

By the time the plane actually ________ (take off), we ______________ (wait) on the runway for an hour.

took off - had been waiting

300

I ___________ (skype) home but the signal at the hotel ___________ (be) hopeless.

was going to skype - was

400

My sister ______ already ______ (swim) out to the rock by the time I _________ (step) into the water.

had already swum - stepped

500

I _________ (read) on the bus, so I _________ (miss) my stop and _____ (have to) walk 5 km back to the campsite.

was reading - missed - had to

Comparative forms

100

I am not ____________ (tall) my mum.

as tall as

200

It's getting __________ (hard) to answer your questions.

harder and harder

300

The ______ (high) they climbed, the _____ (cold) it got.

higher - colder

400

That is ________ the largest dam I have ever seen.

by far

500

We find that we have _____ (little) time to relax now that we have children.

far less

Articles (a, an,the or -)

100

If staying in a hotel will break the budget, you can rent _____ apartment.

an

200

What can you do to avoid being taken to _____ remote cottage where there is nothing to do?

a

300

The Museum of Modern Art is ultra-cool, with _____ exhibitions by well-known artists.

-

400

You should ask your parents to take you to New York where _____ street culture is lively.

the

500

You can have _____ exceptional meal in a rooftop restaurant.

an

Word formation

100

We would like to point out the ______ between the two types of engines. (SIMILAR)

similarity

200

Vicky's ______ at work was noticed so the boss called her at home. (ABSENT)

absence

300

Are you sure you didn't ______ him? He couldn't have said that. (UNDERSTAND)

misunderstand

400

Homework makes a lot of students ______ some even become sick. (ANXIETY)

anxious

500

I called to apologize for the ______ I had caused. (CONVENIENT)

inconvenience