Solution upper-intermediate unit 2 short test 2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I saw the man ___________ (jump) in front of the cyclist. He was angry and wanted to stop him, but it was a dangerous thing to do.

One thing that makes me angry is ___________ (have) to listen to other people’s very loud phone conversations.

___________ (live) abroad for a year was fun, but I’m glad to be back home now.

If you have a problem at school, why not ___________ (talk) it over with a teacher?

Have you tried ___________ (turn) the key in the opposite direction? Perhaps it will open if you do that.

I don’t remember __________ Claire at the party, but she’s just texted to say she had a great time there.

I don’t mind going for a coffee, but I’d rather _______ home.

Paula didn’t mean / / your bag. She did it by accident.

We’d better __________ permission from a teacher before we go for lunch.

Sally keeps __________ me to go shopping with her on Saturday, but I don’t really want to go.

Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the correct preposition.

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I left my bag on my desk in one of the classrooms __________________ , and had to take the bus back to school to get it.

Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the correct preposition.

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__________________ Jim got back from the school trip, all the shops were closed.

Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the correct preposition.

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We were nervous about the match against the school we hated. There wasn’t a prize, but our pride was____________

Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the correct preposition.

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The school trip was __________________ because the teacher who was in charge was ill.

Complete the sentences with preposition and noun phrases. Use a noun from below and add the correct preposition.

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We were __________________ that the exam would only test grammar. But when we opened the exam paper, we had a nasty surprise.

Complete the text with the words below. There is one extra word.

Cybercrime

All over the world, governments and police forces are finding it harder and harder to 1 ___________ cybercrime. While the number of 2 ___________ crimes, such as shoplifting, and 3 ___________ crimes, such as muggings and murders, are either staying the same, or only rising slightly, cybercrime is on the increase. The more sophisticated criminals become, the tougher it is to stop them, and certain areas of cybercrime, such as identity theft and credit card fraud, are currently very common. Indeed, we are in the middle of a crime 4 ___________ , and if we don’t try to stop this form of crime now, it will only get even more serious. Naturally, governments are putting a lot of money and resources into crime 5 ___________ . In particular, they are trying to stop cybercrimes that threaten the security of countries, or of their financial institutions. It is a difficult task, and one that will take a long time.