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Close Up B1
English Test Unit 2
Vocabulary
1. George is going to ____________ for his
English test today or else.
a. starve
b. reduce
c. review
2. Agriculture is the study of the
_____________ of crop s.
a. nutrition
b. cultivation
c. reduction
3. The ___________ of the moon is barren
and rocky. There is no life at all.
a. surface
b. interior
c. quality
4. if you leave cheese in the fridge for 8
months, it will definitely __________.
a. break off
b. go off
c. chop up
5. On Sundays my family likes to
_____________ at the golden phoenix.
a. go back
b. break off
c. eat out
6. I am so hungry- i am ____________ to
death.
a. starving

b. hungry
c. cutting down on
7. Are you _____________ of the
consequences of treating your friends
badly?
a. benefits
b. evidence
c. aware of

8. His doctor told him that he should cut
________ on smoking.
a. up
b. down
c. in
9. His grandmother is very
____________:she prays all the time
and goes to church every Sunday.
a. religious
b. interesting
c. nutritious
10. Did it ever __________ to you that you
ought to eat healthy food and not junk
food all the time?
a. maintain
b. think
c. occur
11. The police stated that the ___________
is overwhelming- he is certainly guilty.
a. liquid
b. facts

c. evidence
12. However, the alleged killer ________
his innocence.
a. produces
b. frequents
c. maintains
13. Water is a _____________.
a. solid
b. liquid
c. gas
14. Gold is a _______________.
a. solid
b. liquid
c. gas
15. There was fantastic music playing
_____________ the entire movie.
a. always
b. before
c. throughout
16. His _____________ was wearing a black
ski mask- so he could see his face.
a. cooker
b. surface
c. attacker

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17. You should __________ your food very
carefully before swallowing.

a. grill
b. fry
c. chew
18. The way you cook meatballs is to
________ them in hot oil.
a. grill
b. fry
c. stir
19. If you want to eat a delicious steak, it is
best to ________ it on charcoal.
a. fry
b. grill
c. stir
20. When I have a headache, i take an
aspirin, which is a ___________.
a. pill
b. monk
c. vegetable
21. The opposite of sweet foods are
___________ foods like pretzels.
a. bitter
b. tasty
c. savory
22. I shop at the open air market,
because the __________ of the fruits
and vegetables is excellent.
a. quality
b. produce
c. nutrition
23. We should all eat ____________ food

so that we maintain good health.
a. religious
b. savory
c. nourishing
24. In the winter we eat a lot of fruit like
apples and __________.
a. steaks
b. pears
c. cucumbers
25. Greece ____________ the most
delicious olive oil in the world.
a. takes in
b. confirms
c. produces

26. The sign says: __________ speed ahead
because of road works.
a. benefit
b. reduce
c. provide
27. After we add sugar to coffee, we
________ it.
a. chew
b. grill
c. stir
28. We are _____________ with a company
that supplied us our spare parts.
a. associated
b. reduced
c. interested

29. They are ___________ visitors to all the
museums of Athens- they go twice a
week.
a. infrequent
b. frequent
c. liquid
30. You must ___________ your flight 24
hours before flying.
a. chop
b. maintain
c. confirm
31. First you ________ the onion into little
pieces and then you fry it.
a. chop
b. stir
c. chew
32. The hotel will __________ all the
necessary equipment for water skiing.
a. benefit
b. grill
c. provide
33. What is the ___________ of learning
foreign languages?
a. evidence
b. quality
c. benefit
34. There are some people who believe
that a ________ food diet is better for
you.
a. raw

b. cook
c. surface
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35. Where do you find a _________? in the
kitchen.
a. wardrobe
b. cooker
c. bookcase
36. Chefs _________ but engineers don’t
engineer.
a. cook
b. provide
c. believe
37. A person who lives in a monastery is
called a ___________.
a. farmer
b. monk
c. producer
38. I came __________ my missing pen last
night. What a surprise!
a. out
b. up
c. across
39. These pants are too big. i need to take
them ________.
a. in
b. out
c. off

40. You are making too much noise- please
break it _________.
a. up
b. off
c. out
41. I’ll buy a new computer when prices
come __________.
a. over
b. up
c. down
42. You have to chop ______ the
vegetables into small pieces for the
soup.
a. over
b. out
c. up
43. Put the _______ of wine on the table
please.
a. can
b. bowl
c. jug

44. Did you ever go _______ to Venice
again? No, we didn’t.
a. back
b. in
c. to
45. Good __________ is important for our
health. eat right and stay well.
a. benefits

b. quality
c. nutrition

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Grammar
1. I can’t get ________ to getting up early
in the morning.
a. use
b. used
c. using
2. In the old days people didn’t _________
buy food at supermarkets.
a. use to
b. used to
c. using
3. Doctors are used to ____________ in
the middle of the night for sick patients.
a. get up
b. getting up
c. got up
4. Where were you ________ the
earthquake happened?
a. during
b. when
c. while
5. When I was very young, we ________
stay at my grandmother’s village during
the summer.

a. used
b. would
c. didn’t use
6. He ________________ studying day
and night for tests.
a. used to
b. isn’t used to
c. would
7. While I was eating a pepperoni pizza,
my brother ____________ a computer
game.
a. isn’t playing
b. didn’t played
c. was playing
8. I was doing my homework, when the
doorbell ____________.
a. was ringing
b. rang
c. has rung

9. We use ________ when we talk about a
memory in the past.
a. used to
b. would
c. could
10. I didn’t _________ his name- i felt like
an idiot.
a. remembered
b. remember
c. to remember

11. My father ______________ the Real
Madrid football game when the lights
went out.
a. were watching
b. was watching
c. was watched
12. While Mike was playing Farmville, I
____________ with his Nerf guns.
a. played
b. am playing
c. Was playing
13. Living in Greece, we are ________
frequent earthquakes.
a. used to
b. didn’t sued to
c. using to
14. He got used to _________ __ in the
desert after many years.
a. living
b. lived
c. lives
15. He didn’t _________ to the cinema,
he’s at home.
a. went
b. go
c. gone
16. The sun ____________ and the birds
were singing.
a. is shining
b. were shining

c. was shining
17. Did Manchester United win the game
last night? Yes, they ________.
a. was
b. did
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c. didn’t
18. Were the soldiers shooting at the
target? No, they _____________.
a. didn’t
b. wasn’t
c. weren’t
19. When the games ended, ___________
for joy?
a. were you jumped
b. were you jumped
c. did you jump
20. While mom ____________ spinach for
the spinach pie, I was making the salad.
a. chop up
b. chopping up
c. was chopping up

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