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NAME CLASS

American

ENGLISH FILE  2

2  Quick Test GRAMMAR

Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. Example: My sister _____ Italian. A  speak  ■  B  speaks  ■ ✓   C  do speak  ■ 1 They _____ their hotel. A  didn’t liked  ■  B  don’t liked  C  didn’t like  ■

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2 _____ to the movies last night? A  Did you go  ■  B  Did you went  C  Were you  ■

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3 The bus _____ outside the restaurant. A stoped ■  B stopped ■  C  was stop 

VOCABULARY

a Check (✓) the correct past simple form A, B, or C.

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Example: speak A  spoke  ■ ✓   B speaked ■  C speak ■ 1 run A ranned ■  B ran ■  C runned ■

5 We were very late, _____ we took a taxi. A because ■  B but ■  C so ■

2 take A taked ■  B toke ■  C took ■

6 When I _____ her, she was working in a bank. A met ■  B meet ■  C  was meeting  ■ 7 Who _____ that email to? A  he wrote  ■  B  did he write  C  he was writing  ■

19 What _____ doing when you arrived? A  was he  ■  B  were he  ■  C  he was 

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20 He’s very tall, _____ he’s not very good at basketball. A because ■  B although ■  C but ■

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4 When we arrived, it _____. A  was snow  ■  B  were snowing  C  was snowing  ■

18 A Who _____ the game? B Cincinnati. It was 3–0. A won ■  B winned ■  C  was winning 

3 buy A bought ■  B buyed ■  C brought ■

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4 choose A chosed ■  B choosed ■  C chose ■

8 We sat down on the beach. It started to rain five minutes _____ ! A then ■  B after ■  C later ■

5 put A puted ■  B put ■  C putted ■

9 It was really cold in Madrid, _____ it’s normally hot there. A because ■  B although ■  C so ■ 10 I was really tired _____ I decided not to go out. A so ■  B but ■  C because ■

b Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences about vacations. Example: I always _____ lots of photos on vacation. A take ■ ✓   B make ■  C get ■ 6 The market was ________with a lot of tourists. A basic ■  B disgusting ■  C crowded ■

11 A Were the children playing in the yard? B No, they _____. A aren’t ■  B wasn’t ■  C weren’t ■ 12 What _____ the weather like when you were there? A was ■  B did ■  C is ■

7 We _____ bicycles for the week, so we could travel cheaply. A bought ■  B spent ■  C rented ■

13 _____ you buy the paper this morning? A Do ■  B Were ■  C Did ■

8 They couldn’t sleep because the street outside the hotel was ________. A luxurious ■  B noisy ■  C foggy ■

14 I usually go by bus, but yesterday I _____ by train. A goed ■  B go ■  C went ■

9 I’m _____ our flights online. A booking ■  B having ■  C renting ■

15 When I saw him, he _____ working; he was watching TV. A didn’t ■  B wasn’t ■  C isn’t ■

10 We didn’t go _____ last year. We stayed in this country. A abroad ■  B vacation ■  C sightseeing ■

16 _____ it started raining, so we went inside. A Suddenly ■  B When ■  C After ■ 17 What _____ on your last vacation? A  you did  ■  B  did you do  ■  C  did you 

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NAME CLASS

American

ENGLISH FILE  2

2  Quick Test c Check (✓) the correct preposition A, B, or C.

PRONUNCIATION

Example: I play tennis _____ Tuesdays. A in ■  B at ■  C on ■ ✓

a Which word has a different sound? Check (✓) A, B, or C.

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B track  ■  C lane  ■ ✓

11 What did you do _____ home? A in ■  B at ■  C on ■

Example: A van 

12 My cousin lives _____ Japan. A in ■  B at ■  C on ■

2 A asked  ■  B enjoyed  ■  C liked  ■

1 A saw  ■  B bought  ■  C could  ■ 3 A knew  ■  B argued  ■  C showed  ■

13 I can’t talk now. I’m _____ a bus and it’s noisy. A in ■  B at ■  C on ■

4 A thought  ■  B put  ■  C took  ■

14 Are you visiting your grandparents _____ the beach? A in ■  B at ■  C on ■ 15 Please put those books back _____ the shelf. A in ■  B at ■  C on ■

d Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the verb phrases. Example: I play tennis _____ Tuesdays. A in ■  B at ■  C on ■ ✓ 16 I _____ work very late tonight and took the last train home. A drove ■  B was ■  C left ■ 17 Never run _____ the road. It’s very dangerous. A across ■  B next ■  C from ■

b Which words are not stressed in the sentences? Check (✓) A, B, or C. (All the unstressed words have the /ə/ vowel sound.) Example: We loved the food. A food ■  B the ■ ✓   C loved ■ 6 They were at a party. A party ■  B they ■  C were ■ 7 I was at work. A at ■  B I ■  C work ■ 8 We went out for dinner. A dinner ■  B for ■  C went ■ 9 It wasn’t a nice hotel. A a ■  B nice ■  C wasn’t ■

18 Thanks for dinner. I _____ a wonderful evening. A passed ■  B had ■  C took ■ 19 Sorry, I can’t stay. I’m _____ hurry. A  in a  ■  B with ■  C  to the 

5 A sunbathed  ■  B decided  ■  C invited  ■

10 What was Charlie doing? A Charlie ■  B doing ■  C was ■

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20 We aren’t ready. Can you wait _____ us? A to ■  B on ■  C for ■ 20

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