Name: _______________________
Class: __________________
Date: _________________
StartUp2 Unit 1 Test
LISTENING
Listen to the podcast. Choose the correct answer.
(Audio track: StartUp2_Unit01_Test_01)
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1. What is the main idea of the podcast?
a. different ways of commuting to work
b. commuting to work in New York
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2. Why does Randall like his commute?
a. He lives close to his office.
b. He likes talking to the drivers.
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c. taking a ferry to work
d. going to work by taxi
c. He can sit in the sun.
d. He talks on his phone.
3. Why does Elena like her commute?
a. The ferry is expensive.
b. She can learn about other countries.
c. She walks for ten minutes.
d. She loves the water.
PRONUNCIATION
A. Listen to the words. Choose the answer with the correct stress.
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4. (Audio track: StartUp2_Unit01_Test_02)
Circle the answer with the correct stress.
a. com|mu|ting
b. com|mu|ting
c. com|mu|ting
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5. (Audio track: StartUp2_Unit01_Test_03)
Circle the answer with the correct stress.
a. cus|to|mer
b. cus|to|mer
c. cus|to|mer
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B. Listen to the words. Choose the correct sound of the -s/-es ending.
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6. (Audio track: StartUp2_Unit01_Test_04)
Circle the answer with the correct ending for the word: misses.
a. /s/
b. /z/
c.
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7. (Audio track: StartUp2_Unit01_Test_05)
Circle the answer with the correct ending for the word: lives.
a. /s/
b. /z/
c.
GRAMMAR
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.
8. ____________________ I late?
9. We ____________________ in my apartment.
10. She’s a teacher. She ____________________ a doctor.
B. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
11. I ____________________ in a big office. (not / work)
12. We ____________________ in Ghana. (live)
13. Melanie ____________________ to work every day. (walk)
C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of do.
14. A: Does Anna live in Mexico?
B: No, she ____________________ .
15. Where ____________________ you live?
16. ____________________ they work here?
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VOCABULARY
A. Match the descriptions with the jobs.
a. writes about the news
b. works with money and numbers
c. works in a plane
____ 17. a pilot
____ 18. a journalist
____ 19. an accountant
B. Choose the correct phrases to complete each sentence.
a. short time
b. long time
c. far from work
d. close to work
e. short commute
f. long commute
____ 20. Simon lives in a house very far away from his work. He has a ____________________.
____ 21. Anna takes a bus for two hours to get to work. She lives ____________________.
____ 22. Katie works and lives in 5th Street. It takes her a ____________________ to get to work.
C. Choose the correct phrases to complete each sentence.
a. cook food
b. answer phones
c. travel for work
d. meet new people
e. serve customers
____ 23. I like my job because I _________________________. I go to lots of different countries.
____ 24. I’m a journalist. I _________________________ every day, and usually ask them lots of questions!
____ 25. I’m a chef. I _________________________ in a restaurant.
CONVERSATION
A. Choose the correct phrases to complete the conversation.
a. I’m fine.
b. I’m from Toronto.
c. I’m a software engineer.
d. Where are you from?
26. A: So, Anna, where are you from?
B: ___________________________. I’m a nurse.
A: Oh yeah? ___________________________. I’m from Istanbul.
B: Oh, that’s great!
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B. Choose the correct phrases to complete the conversation.
a. I’m from New York.
b. Yes, I do.
c. What about you?
d. Oh, yeah?
e. I serve customers and order supplies.
27. A: What do you do?
B: I’m a pharmacist. ______________________________ And I often meet new people.
A: Do you like it?
B: ______________________________
READING
Read the article. Choose the correct answers.
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28. What is the main idea of the article?
a. Commuting by train is difficult.
b. Commuting in Japan is easy.
c. Commuting in England is difficult.
d. Commuting in big cities is sometimes
difficult, and sometimes easy.
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29. Martha doesn’t like her commute. Why?
a. The bus is slow.
b. The train is fast.
c. The train is quiet.
d. The bus is expensive.
WRITING
Rewrite the part of a résumé using capital letters where needed.
30. queen’s hotel, sydney, australia
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31. hotel manager: 2010–2018
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StartUp2 Unit 1 Test
Answer Section
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do not work / don’t work
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doesn’t / does not
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e, b (6 points)
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Queen’s Hotel, Sydney, Australia
Hotel Manager: 2010–2018
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