1. 1º BACHILLERATO. UNITS 1 & 2 TEST.
NAME: ________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
1 Match an adjective below to each of the descriptions. (6 x 1 = 6 points)
arrogant• immature • moody • reliable • outgoing • shy
1. temperamental ………………
2. behaving in a superior way ………………
3. embarrassed in front of others ………………
4. friendly ………………
5. behaving like a child ………………
6. dependable ………………
2 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets. Add a suitable prefix where necessary. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. People get ……………… (patient) when their bus arrives late.
2. Rita is an excellent secretary because she is so ……………… (organised).
3. The sales assistant was so ……………… (polite) that I complained to the manager.
4. Beware of ……………… (honest) politicians.
3 Circle the word that doesn’t belong. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. surfboard • sweatshirt • sunglasses • sunscreen
2. hiking boots • sandals • skis • binoculars
3. wetsuit • suitcase • snorkel • swimsuit
4. restaurants • postcards • souvenirs • photos
4 Complete the dialogue with the words and phrases below. There are more words than you need. (10 x 1 = 10
points)
patient• set up • take off • school trip • business trip • travel documents • impolite • honest
disorganised• travel arrangements • check in • resort
A PLANE CONVERSATION
Marion: Hey! When will this dreadful plane finally (1) ……………………… ? We’ve been sitting here for an
hour! I’m so angry.
Fiona: Please stop yelling and try to be (2) ……………………… . They’re probably waiting for permission
from the control tower.
Marion: Sorry to be (3) ……………………… , but I’ve already had a difficult time. My secretary is so (4)
……………………… that he didn’t have all my (5) ……………………… in order before I left. He couldn’t
find my passport!
Fiona: Are you on a (6) ……………………… , then?
Marion: Yes, I am.
Fiona: And does your secretary usually make your (7) ……………………… ?
Marion: Yes, unfortunately.
Fiona: So why don’t you get a different secretary?
Marion: Well, I trust him – he’s very (8) ……………………… , and he really tries his best. Are you also going
abroad on business?
Fiona: No, actually, I’m going to a ski (9) ……………………… in the Alps.
Marion: That sounds fantastic!
Fiona: I can’t wait! I’m going out to ski as soon as I (10) ……………………… and change my clothes.
5 Choose the correct answer. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. The travellers … their destination in time for dinner.
a. took off b. got to c. set up

2. 2. We had hoped to … early, but the taxi was late.
a. set off b. set up c. get to
3. Because of bad weather, our plane only … at 11pm.
a. checked in b. set up c. took off
4. The campers … their tents and went straight to sleep.
a. set off b. took off c. set up
GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct answer. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. The manager is meeting with an important client … . Don’t go into the office.
a. now b. tonight c. tomorrow
2. He never goes swimming in the sea … because the water is too cold.
a. at the moment b. today c. in winter
3. I’m going to the dance with Jane … . I’m so excited!
a. every day b. this evening c. usually
4. It rains … on some tropical islands.
a. right now b. rarely c. almost every day
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. (6 x 2 = 12
points)
1. I ……………………… (sit) at the computer at the moment.
2. Tina always ……………………… (apply) for a summer job the moment school is over.
3. My parents ……………………… (not allow) me to stay out late on weekdays.
4. The teachers ……………………… (leave) for the seminar after school ends.
5. My mobile phone ……………………… (ring). Where is my bag?
6. These biscuits ……………………… (taste) delicious.
3 Choose the correct answer. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. Connor changed his holiday plans because his girlfriend didn’t like / hadn’t liked skiing.
2. Mum was locked out of the house because Dad took / had taken her keys.
3. Ann went back to her old neighbourhood and found that nothing changed / had changed.
4. The flight attendant offered me a meal and I accepted / had accepted.
4 Choose the correct answer. (4 x 3 = 12 points)
1. He … in the Alps when he suddenly felt ill.
a. climb b. was climbing c. had climbed
2. The little girl next to me on the plane was nervous because she … before.
a. didn’t fly b. hadn’t flown c. wasn’t flying
3. … many interesting sites on your journey?
a. Did you see b. Were you seeing c. Had you seen?
4. When we unpacked our bags, we realised that we … to take our travel guide.
a. forgot b. were forgetting c. had forgotten
5 Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
(10 x 1 = 10 points)
MARCO POLO
Niccolo and Matteo Polo were traders from Venice who (1) ……………………… (go) to China in the 1200s. While
Niccolo and Matteo (2) ……………………… (travel) in China, Niccolo’s son, Marco, was born. After Niccolo’s
return to Venice, he learned that his wife (3) ……………………… (die) and that Marco’s aunt and uncle (4)
……………………… (raise) baby Marco.
When Marco was 17, his father (5) ……………………… (take) him to China where Marco (6) ………………………
(work) for Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor, for 17 years.
In 1298, in a conflict between Venice and Genoa, Marco was captured and put in jail. While Marco (7)
……………………… (wait) in jail for the war to end, he (8) ……………………… (tell) another prisoner about all that he
(9) ……………………… (see) in China. The prisoner wrote it down and Marco (10) ……………………… (become)
famous.