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Unit Test

Name

Mark

Complete the sentences with the modal perfects below and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(4 x 2 = 8 points)
neednt have should have must have might have
1. Weve run out of milk again! I (buy) some yesterday.
2. Im not sure where Sharon is. She (go) shopping.
3. Mr Jones isnt here. He (forget) you were coming.
4. Id already baked a cake. She (buy) one.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the modals and verbs in brackets. (4 x 3 = 12 points)
1. She (mustnt / smoke) here. It isnt allowed.
2. We (shouldnt / tell) Alice the bad news. Shes been crying for over an hour.
3. The baby (have to / eat) now, because she hasnt been fed yet.
4. She (could / apologise), but she didnt.

Rewrite the sentences using the modals in brackets. (4 x 4 = 16 points)

1. It was wrong for us to leave early. (shouldnt)
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2. Is it possible for the train to get to London by six oclock? (can)
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3. Talking on mobile phones isnt allowed here. (mustnt)
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4. I think Robert called yesterday. (might)
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Complete the passage with the correct modal form of the verb in brackets. There may be more than one possible
answer. (5 x 3 = 15 points)
My cousin is getting married in only three months. She (1) (start) planning her wedding immediately!
I think she (2) (hire) a wedding planner. After my wedding, I realised I (3) (hire)
one. I (4) (enjoy) the event more if I hadnt been so worried about all the little details. Im going to tell
her she (5) (not try) to plan everything by herself!

Complete the sentences with the modals below. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

mustnt may had to can wasnt able to
1. Just tell me if theres anything I do to help you.
2. He was late because he work overtime.
3. Pete ride a bicycle until he was eight years old.
4. Its very cold outside. It snow tonight.
5. Please stop it! You shout like that.

Complete the sentences with the modal perfect form of the verbs in brackets. There may be more than
one possible answer. (5 x 3 = 15 points)
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6 Unit Test LEVEL 2

1. It was wrong of Jamie to miss the celebration.
He (take part) in it with the rest of us.
2. Im sure that no one in the team made that noise.
It (be) one of the spectators.
3. Anne doesnt know how to drive.
She (take) the car.
4. He isnt answering the phone.
He (already go) to sleep.
5. Its a pity Dan didnt play.
We (win) the game.

Choose the correct answer. (6 x 2 = 12 points)

1. Ive got a costume. You neednt have bought / must buy / will have bought one for me.
2. Susan would go / would have gone / must have gone to the beach, but it started to rain.
3. The baby is crying now. We shouldnt have made / should have made / should make so much noise.
4. The book isnt in my bag. I could leave / must leave / must have left it at your house.
5. You could try / are able to try / would have tried wearing glasses. Your vision isnt great.
6. Look at the sky! It might rain / might have rained / could have rained.

Complete the passage with the modal or modal perfect form of the verbs in brackets. (9 x 3 = 27 points)
Some people look at radishes and see a round, red vegetable. Some people see a radish and realise what it
(1) (be) a work of art! You (2) (laugh) at the idea until you visit Oaxaca,
Mexico on 23rd December, for La Noche de Rabanos. This unique Christmas celebration (3)
(certainly / change) your opinion of the humble radish forever.
Historians suggest that the Spanish (4) (bring) radishes to Mexico in the 16th century. Before then,
the Mexicans didnt know what radishes were. The radish festival began when two Spanish priests encouraged
Mexicans to farm the land by the Atoyac River. One of the priests told the farmers that they (5)
(carve) the radishes into statues. Then people (6) (come) to the market to see them and to
spend their money on the farmers vegetables. The farmers (7) (like) the idea, because they
have been carving radish statues for the annual Christmas Vigil market ever since. At the market, you
(8) (see) incredible radish sculptures of people, animals and scenes such as the Nativity. If you
plan on visiting the festival, however, you (9) (be) late. As beautiful as they are, the sculptures
are still vegetables and dont last very long.

6 Unit Test LEVEL 2

OPTIONAL READING

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

MODERN PIRATES
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III

IV

John Burnett was sailing alone across the South China Sea one night in 1992, when his small yacht was attacked
by armed pirates. He could have been seriously hurt or killed, but fortunately, he survived. Later he went on to
write a book, in which he described his frightening experience with modern-day pirates.
Burnett, a journalist and writer, decided to do research on the issue of modern pirates. He was shocked to
discover that piracy is not a thing of the past, but still exists in the modern world. In fact, the number of pirate
attacks on large ships, yachts and small boats is increasing yearly at an alarming rate. Burnett learned that
modern-day pirates are brutal, violent criminals, who attack ships on the open seas. They steal whatever they can
get their hands on, and threaten the lives of the crew. Piracy has also become a serious economic issue that costs
shipping companies billions of dollars.
Many pirates operate in busy international waters, near Indonesia in the Far East and Somalia in Africa. Some
pirates are only interested in robbing the crew on board the boat or ship, but other pirates are affiliated with
international crime organisations and they are interested in the ship itself. After boarding the ship they send the
crew and passengers off in lifeboats and sail away with the ship. Later, the ship is repainted, given a new name
and used for drug running or other illegal activities.
Until now, international efforts to stop piracy havent been successful. There are various reasons for this. Firstly,
well-known pirate regions are huge and difficult to patrol. Secondly, since piracy takes place in international
waters, its almost impossible to prosecute the pirates that are actually caught. Therefore, the best way to fight
modern-day piracy is prevention. Ships captains must avoid unsafe areas where pirate activity takes place. If
they cant avoid these areas, they should sail through them at full speed and take massive security precautions.
Despite all of this, if a ship is attacked, the pirates should be given whatever they demand so as not to endanger
the passengers and crew on board.
We may imagine that pirates are handsome, lovable characters like the pirate Jack Sparrow from the popular
Pirates of the Caribbean films. But in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Todays pirates are violent
and extremely dangerous and mustnt be taken lightly.

Choose the correct answer. (2 x 3 = 6 points)

1. In todays world .
a. piracy doesnt exist any more
b. there is less piracy every year
c. there is more piracy every year
2. For shipping companies, piracy is .
a. an expensive problem
b. not a problem
c. a problem of the past

Complete the sentences. (2 x 4 = 8 points)

1. Its very difficult to stop piracy because
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2. Its hard to punish pirates that are caught because
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Find words or expressions in the text that mean:

(5 x 1 = 5 points)

Answer the questions. (2 x 3 = 6 points)

1. carrying weapons (paragraph I)

1. Why do the pirates take over ships?

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2. savage (paragraph II)

3. connected to (paragraph III)

4. take to court (paragraph IV)

5. take actions to avoid

something bad (paragraph IV)

2. How should ships captains try to prevent pirate attacks?

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