Language Quiz Units 2 A/B

A- Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentence

1- You need to open a business ________ when you start your own business.

2. I think you’ll ________ a lot of money selling clothes in this market.

3. Felipe still __________ me the €100 I lent him last month.

4. I try to ________ some of my salary every month so that I can go travelling.

5. It’s difficult to get a ________ from a bank during a recession.

6. He ________ a lot of money from his grandmother when she died last year.

7. I’m trying not to ________ money on gadgets I will never use.

8. My parents ________ me some money so I could buy a car.

9. I’m hoping my boss will__________ my salary soon

B. Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

1. I’ll lend you the money if you promise to pay it ________ by next month.

2. You really should avoid getting ________ too much debt.

3. I can’t believe how much I spend ________ coffees!

4. For my last birthday, my aunt gave me £50 ________ cash.

5. Can I pay ________credit card?

6. They charged us £10 ________ this theatre programme!

C. Write the synonym (strong adjective)

1. very funny

2. very sure

3. very angry

4. very hungry

5. very frightened

6. very cold

7. very tasty

8. very dirty

D. Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.

1 You _______________(work) hard for months. You need a holiday.

2 How long ________________________ (save) for a motorbike?

3 He________________________ (learn) Chinese for three years now.

4 I________________________ (plan) my visit to the Amazon for years.

5 She________________________ (know) him for years.

6 Don’t worry. I ________________________ (not cry)– I’ve got a cold.

7 He________________________ (dislike) bananas since he was a child.

8 I________________________ (have) the same bank account since I was a student.

Read the article:

In 1990, the World Bank published a report showing that there were over a billion people in the world with an income of just one dollar a day. At the start of this century, the United Nations promised to halve this figure by 2015. It has been working hard to keep this promise ever since. A series of short films was made to show what you can buy in different countries with this tiny amount. In a market in Nepal, for example, they could only buy four bananas and a loaf of bread. It was impossible to buy meat or any protein.
Other people have been horrified to learn how enormous the problem is and have taken action in different ways. A UK charity called 1 Dollar a Day has been raising money to invest in projects to improve health, clean water, education, etc. They have also given people loans to help them set up a business as it is difficult to borrow money if you have no bank account.
In the US, two school teachers decided to try spending only one dollar each day on food for a month and have now written a book about their experience. They say they were often starving, and got bored with eating the same food. And they couldn’t afford to buy healthy foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables. The book describes how much rich countries waste, and how they try to save money by buying cheap food from other countries.
The World Bank has recently published another report on how the situation has changed since 1990. One dollar is worth less now, and food and fuel cost more, so it is difficult to work out exactly how much progress there has been. However, there have clearly been some amazing changes. Between 1990 and 2008, the number of people who earned salaries below the poverty line went down from 43% of the developing world to 22%, so the UN has already made a big difference. Of course there is still a huge amount to do to improve the lives of millions of people throughout the world.

Write T (True) or F (False).
Example: 1T 2F 3F 4F 5F

1. In Nepal, you can buy fruit and bread for one dollar.
2. To borrow money, you have to have a business.
3. 1 Dollar a Day wants to improve schools.
4. To save money, rich countries pay lower prices for food from other countries.
5. Food has been less expensive since 1990.