ROADMAP™ B2+ Unit test 2
Grammar 3 Complete the negative questions with a word
in each gap.
1 Choose the correct alternative to complete the 1 A: I’m not going to get in the water.
sentences.
B: Can’t you swim?
1 I was about / going to call Carolina yesterday
2 A: Mark’s going to start school next week.
evening but I didn’t have her number.
B: __________
hasn’t he started already?
2 I didn’t think you ’ll / ’d come. You’re never this
3 A: Come on. Let’s go to the party.
late for a match.
B: __________
don’t you think we should wait for
3 We weren’t sure, but thought we might / will get to
Jane?
the concert on time if the traffic was alright.
4 A: Shall we invite Javid to dinner this evening?
4 The plane was due / about to leave at 8 p.m. but
B: __________
isn’t he on holiday at the moment?
they’d warned us earlier that it would be delayed.
5 A: Clara and Mina didn’t like the hotel very much.
5 Greta was just about / due to go to bed when she
B: __________
weren’t they staying in a guesthouse?
remembered that she hadn't locked the door.
6 A: I don’t know where my phone is. I’ve looked
6 We stayed at home because the weather forecast
everywhere for it.
said it will / would rain.
B: __________
why don’t you use mine to call it? Then
7 Oscar was due / going to stay at home, but he
you’d hear it ringing if it was in the house.
decided to go out in the end.
7 A: I haven’t heard from my grandma in a while.
8 I knew he won’t / wouldn’t help us. He never does.
B: __________
didn’t she call you? I thought you spoke
9 She was going to / would meet me at the café but
to her this morning.
she had to work late in the end.
8 A: The visit was my first time at Disneyland Paris.
10 Leo wasn’t / was due to arrive until 10 p.m. so
B: __________
haven’t you been there before? I thought
we had plenty of time to eat dinner.
you went a couple of years ago.
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9 A: I’m going to go out now.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct B: __________
aren’t you going to stay for dinner?
answer, a, b or c.
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1 The b the room, the longer it will take to paint.
a big b bigger c biggest Vocabulary
2 The ___ of us there are, the easier it is to make a
4 Complete the sentences with one word. The
decision. first letters are given.
a fewer b least c less 1 The sea was really rough and some of the ship’s
3 The further we carry this sofa, ___ it feels. My passengers were v o m i t i n g .
arms are killing me! 2 She got hit hard by a bicycle and now she’s
a heavier b the heavier c the heaviest b _ _black
_ _ and b _blue
_ _ all over.
4 The more I look at this picture, the ___ I like it. It’s 3 If you develop a _ _arthritis
_ _ _ _ _ _ , your joints can
really awful! become stiff and painful.
a less b more c most 4 I got bitten by a mosquito and now my arm is
5 The ___ you’re ready, the sooner we can leave. really i _itchy
___.
a later b first c sooner 5 Frank has had to stay at home today. He’s come
6 The ___ you speak, the easier it is to understand. d _ _ _ with some sort of virus.
down
a slowly b easier c slower 6 I s _strained
_ _ _ _ _ _ a muscle in my leg, so I can’t go
7 The less we spend now, the ___ money we’ll be running for a few weeks.
able to save. 7 Liam has restricted m _mobility
_ _ _ _ _ _ due to his
a more b less c few condition, so he uses a wheelchair.
8 The later you go to bed, the ___ it will be to get up 8 Jasmine is likely to be out of a _action
_ _ _ _ for a
in the morning. couple of weeks because of her injury.
a later b easiest c harder 9 When the doctors can find the right donor, my
9 The bigger the problem, the ___ likely we are to mum’s going to have a kidney t _transplant
________.
solve it.
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a smaller b less c fewer
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ROADMAP™ B2+ Unit test 2
5 Match the sentence halves. 6 Complete the sentences with the words and
1 Many countries already have sustainable d phrases in the box.
2 Our new campaign aims to raise ___ i
bankrupt declined demolished
3 Millions of people around the world have been
neglected outdated restored shrank
empowered ___ a
took over turned into
4 We are currently lobbying ___ f
5 A local residents group has decided to 1 The High Street has declined a lot in recent
reclaim ___h years. It doesn’t look very tidy these days.
6 The biggest problem this government needs 2 Our kitchen looks very ___________ now so
outdated
to ___
b we’re going to get a more modern one.
7 We need someone who has expertise ___ j 3 I lost my job because the company I worked for
8 I think this is a charity which is worthy ___
c went ___________ .
bankrupt
9 Millions of people suffer ___e 4 The local population ___________ in the 1980s
shrank
10 The local residents are campaigning ___ g but it’s starting to grow again now.
a by access to free education. 5 The old theatre won’t be ___________
restored to its
b tackle is rising crime rates. original state because it would be too expensive.
c of our donations. 6 I would like this bedroom to be ___________
turned into an
d development objectives in place. office where I can work.
e from social and economic deprivation. 7 In order to build the new railway, a number of
f the government to increase health spending. houses will be ___________
demolished .
g to reduce traffic going through the village. 8 Gina seems to have ___________
neglected her garden
h a piece of unused land. recently. The grass is about a metre high!
i awareness of some of the challenges we face. 9 A local entrepreneur ___________
took over the old factory
j in fund raising. and converted it into an art gallery.
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