Term 2 Final Test
Term 2 Final Test
Term 2 Final Test
A. Complete each sentence, using the best word(s) form the box.
1. The project will be c___________________, but I think the investment will be worth it.
2. Paul, you’ve been in the restaurant business for more than a(n) d_______________.
3. Sales r________________ exceeded 10 million dollars this year, and profits are up 15 percent over last year.
4. Companies that are b__________________ in Berlin are in a good position to expand throughout Europe.
6. After working in the field for 18 years, I’ve got all the k________________ I need to open a computer store.
7. We appreciate your coming to us with your idea, but we have to consider our b________________, and it
8. This shopping mall is our biggest a_____________. It’s worth about $4 million.
1. Craig knows running his own hair salon will be hard, but he’s _________ to succeed. He says he won’t give
2. The____________ of the two construction giants will give the new company a 62 percent market share.
3. I’m not sure if it’s the right time to ___________ into Europe. We’re using most of our resources to grow
4. This radio is our _________ product. It’s been our top seller for 12 years.
5. Some movie stars eat here _________. Tourists always look in the window to try to see a celebrity.
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C Match the beginning and ending of each sentence.
3. If the oil news is bad, push our market share past 8 percent.
4. How were you able to afford how can they keep form going out of business?
5. After those record losses, that it lets you watch two shows at the same time.
B. Kate: If high steel prices keep driving up our production costs, we won’t have a choice.
A. Sam: Whatever happened to them? That company used to be flying high in the 90s.
B. Sam: Ah, so that’s why they had to shut down another factory.
C. Sam: That’s music to my ears. I have 1,000 shares of stock in the company.
3. Jose: Look at all these bills: electricity, insurance, supplies- they’re eating away at my profits!
A. Mandy: Good for you! The sky’s the limit for you guys!
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I. Circle the correct answer.
A. does mean this word B. does this word mean C. means this word
6. Sarah has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this ___________.
A. Are you running B. Have you run C. Have you been running
A. have you done B. have you been doing C. are you doing.
A. I go B. I’m going
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II. Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. Sometimes both are
possible. Use contractions where possible.
Kate What ______________ you ______________ (do) lately, Jon? I ______________ (not see) you in ages!
(1) (2)
Jon Yeah, I ______________ (travel) a lot lately. It’s part of my job, you know.
(3)
Kate Oh, yeah. That’s right. So where ______________ you ______________ (go)?
(4)
Jon All over the place. I ______________ (be) to three different cities on business in the last week.
(5)
I like to travel, but that’s ridiculous! . . . Anyway, what ______________ you ______________ (be) up to, Kate?
(6)
Kate Oh, I ______________ (be) really busy, too. For one thing, my cousins ______________ (visit) us.
(7) (8)
They arrived yesterday. Oh! And I ______________ (take) an acting class since September.
(9)
Jon No kidding! How ______________ it ______________ (go)?
(10)
Kate Not bad. I ______________ (not be) in a play yet. But I really ______________ (not study) for very long. . . .
(12)
III. Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses. Use the simple or continuous form of the verb in the present,
past, or present perfect. Use contractions where possible.
1. A ______________ you ______________ (know) any Spanish?
(1)
B A little. I ______________ (take) Spanish classes in high school years ago. But
(2)
I ______________ (not learn) much. Right now, I ______________ (study) Russian.
(3) (4)
2. A ______________ you ever ______________ (break) an arm or a leg?
(5)
B Yes, I ______________ . When I ______________ (ride) a horse once, I
(6) (7)
______________ (fall) off and ______________ (break) my arm.
(8) (9)
3. A Hi, Derek. I ______________ (not see) you in ages.
(10)
What ______________ you ______________ (do) recently?
(11)
B Oh, not much. You know, my work usually ______________ (keep) me pretty busy.
(12)
IV. Complete the story about a strange coincidence. Use either the simple past or the past perfect.
Sometimes both are possible.
A few weeks ago, my friend Jean moved into a new house across town. I was really happy
when she ______________ (ask) me to come over last week because
(1)
I ______________ (not have) the chance to see the place yet. It took me a while to
(2)
get there because I ______________ (not go) to her new neighborhood very often and
(3)
I ______________ (get) a little lost. But luckily, Jean ______________ (send) me
(4) (5)
careful directions. Anyway, when I finally ______________ (arrive) at the house,
(6)
it ______________ (look) so familiar. I was sure I ______________ (be) there
(7) (8)
before. Then I realized that I had! I ______________ (date) someone who
(9)
______________ (live) there. I ______________ (be) in the house several times
(10) (11)
before. It was weird. I ______________ (not think) of that guy in twenty years! When I
(12)
______________ (tell) Jean about it, she ______________ (not believe) me at first. What a coincidence!
(13) (14)
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V. Create your own sentences according to the tenses.
1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Present Perfect
5. Simple Past
6. Past Continuous
7. Past Perfect
9. Future Perfect