Writing Test Semester 2 Level B1

Complete the sentence with the right word.

My brother made an _________ to see the doctor last week.

Complete the sentence with the right word.

Oh no! I haven’t got any network ________ and I can’t go online

Complete the sentence with the right word.

She drove _______ and parked the car in the last parking space.

Complete the sentence with the right word.

He’s going to _______ his new single this week – I can’t wait to hear it!

Complete the sentence with the right word.

Have you _______ a DJ for the party yet?

Complete the sentence with the right word.

You should ________ more exercise, if you want to feel better.

Complete the sentence with the right word.

I’m going __________ some research as part of my science project.

Complete the sentence with the right word.

We _______ my parents really angry when we got back at 2 am and woke them up.

Complete the sentence with the right word.

She ________ her brother into trouble when she told her parents he hadn’t gone to school.

Read the text. Answer the question in bold below and choose the correct answer.

What was the advert Lucy saw for?

Last week, my friend Kate sent me a photo of sunglasses and a short message: Cool or not?

I replied that the sunglasses looked great and that she should buy them. When I was checking my Facebook, I noticed an advert on the page for the same sunglasses. A few days later, something very strange happened again.

My parents and I were talking about visiting our cousins in Kyiv. My phone was next to me, but I wasn't using it. Well, the next day, when I was shopping online, an advert appeared about holidays in Kyiv! ’This is crazy!’ I said to myself. Was my phone secretly listening to me? I checked online and I found out that smartphones can, and they do spy on us! A lot of apps on your phone use everything to get information about you. That's why, many apps ask for access to your contacts, emails, texts, photos, microphone and camera. But why? Well, it's all about money! Companies use data from your phone to offer you products or services you might be interested in. But some apps may not ask for permission first. That's scary!

So what can you do about it? Just go to the settings in your phone and see what each app has access to. You'll probably find some of them have access to the microphone and camera. For apps you want to keep or those that can't be uninstalled, it's best to turn the microphone and camera off. That way, they can't record you.

Oh, and if you don't believe me about spying, maybe you'll believe Mark Zuckerberg, the boss at Facebook. He covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape! Maybe you should too?

Read the text. Answer the question in bold below and choose the correct answer.

What was was strange about adverts for holidays in Kyiv?

Last week, my friend Kate sent me a photo of sunglasses and a short message: Cool or not?

I replied that the sunglasses looked great and that she should buy them. When I was checking my Facebook, I noticed an advert on the page for the same sunglasses. A few days later, something very strange happened again.

My parents and I were talking about visiting our cousins in Kyiv. My phone was next to me, but I wasn't using it. Well, the next day, when I was shopping online, an advert appeared about holidays in Kyiv! ’This is crazy!’ I said to myself. Was my phone secretly listening to me? I checked online and I found out that smartphones can, and they do spy on us! A lot of apps on your phone use everything to get information about you. That's why, many apps ask for access to your contacts, emails, texts, photos, microphone and camera. But why? Well, it's all about money! Companies use data from your phone to offer you products or services you might be interested in. But some apps may not ask for permission first. That's scary!

So what can you do about it? Just go to the settings in your phone and see what each app has access to. You'll probably find some of them have access to the microphone and camera. For apps you want to keep or those that can't be uninstalled, it's best to turn the microphone and camera off. That way, they can't record you.

Oh, and if you don't believe me about spying, maybe you'll believe Mark Zuckerberg, the boss at Facebook. He covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape! Maybe you should too?

Read the text. Answer the question in bold below and choose the correct answer.

What is true about apps on your phone?

Last week, my friend Kate sent me a photo of sunglasses and a short message: Cool or not?

I replied that the sunglasses looked great and that she should buy them. When I was checking my Facebook, I noticed an advert on the page for the same sunglasses. A few days later, something very strange happened again.

My parents and I were talking about visiting our cousins in Kyiv. My phone was next to me, but I wasn't using it. Well, the next day, when I was shopping online, an advert appeared about holidays in Kyiv! ’This is crazy!’ I said to myself. Was my phone secretly listening to me? I checked online and I found out that smartphones can, and they do spy on us! A lot of apps on your phone use everything to get information about you. That's why, many apps ask for access to your contacts, emails, texts, photos, microphone and camera. But why? Well, it's all about money! Companies use data from your phone to offer you products or services you might be interested in. But some apps may not ask for permission first. That's scary!

So what can you do about it? Just go to the settings in your phone and see what each app has access to. You'll probably find some of them have access to the microphone and camera. For apps you want to keep or those that can't be uninstalled, it's best to turn the microphone and camera off. That way, they can't record you.

Oh, and if you don't believe me about spying, maybe you'll believe Mark Zuckerberg, the boss at Facebook. He covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape! Maybe you should too?

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What does the text advise to do with useful apps?

Last week, my friend Kate sent me a photo of sunglasses and a short message: Cool or not?

I replied that the sunglasses looked great and that she should buy them. When I was checking my Facebook, I noticed an advert on the page for the same sunglasses. A few days later, something very strange happened again.

My parents and I were talking about visiting our cousins in Kyiv. My phone was next to me, but I wasn't using it. Well, the next day, when I was shopping online, an advert appeared about holidays in Kyiv! ’This is crazy!’ I said to myself. Was my phone secretly listening to me? I checked online and I found out that smartphones can, and they do spy on us! A lot of apps on your phone use everything to get information about you. That's why, many apps ask for access to your contacts, emails, texts, photos, microphone and camera. But why? Well, it's all about money! Companies use data from your phone to offer you products or services you might be interested in. But some apps may not ask for permission first. That's scary!

So what can you do about it? Just go to the settings in your phone and see what each app has access to. You'll probably find some of them have access to the microphone and camera. For apps you want to keep or those that can't be uninstalled, it's best to turn the microphone and camera off. That way, they can't record you.

Oh, and if you don't believe me about spying, maybe you'll believe Mark Zuckerberg, the boss at Facebook. He covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape! Maybe you should too?

Read the text. Answer the question in bold below and choose the correct answer.

According to the text, what does Mark Zuckerberg do?

Last week, my friend Kate sent me a photo of sunglasses and a short message: Cool or not?

I replied that the sunglasses looked great and that she should buy them. When I was checking my Facebook, I noticed an advert on the page for the same sunglasses. A few days later, something very strange happened again.

My parents and I were talking about visiting our cousins in Kyiv. My phone was next to me, but I wasn't using it. Well, the next day, when I was shopping online, an advert appeared about holidays in Kyiv! ’This is crazy!’ I said to myself. Was my phone secretly listening to me? I checked online and I found out that smartphones can, and they do spy on us! A lot of apps on your phone use everything to get information about you. That's why, many apps ask for access to your contacts, emails, texts, photos, microphone and camera. But why? Well, it's all about money! Companies use data from your phone to offer you products or services you might be interested in. But some apps may not ask for permission first. That's scary!

So what can you do about it? Just go to the settings in your phone and see what each app has access to. You'll probably find some of them have access to the microphone and camera. For apps you want to keep or those that can't be uninstalled, it's best to turn the microphone and camera off. That way, they can't record you.

Oh, and if you don't believe me about spying, maybe you'll believe Mark Zuckerberg, the boss at Facebook. He covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape! Maybe you should too?

Choose the right variant.

They don’t want to get married _______ they’ve finished university and found good jobs

Choose the right variant.

I won’t go to the doctor’s, unless you ________ with me.

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I’d buy a plane and learn to fly if I ________ the lottery.

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I wish it _________ the last day of the holiday – I’ve had lots of fun.

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If he’d got there five minutes earlier, he wouldn’t have _______ his flight.

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We might _______ dinner at a restaurant, if dad ______ to cook tonight.

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My big brother always wants to _________ the rules – he’s a rebel! 

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Her parents don’t ______ her watch TV. 

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You ________ walk on the grass! 

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We always do what we’re _____! We’re perfect students.

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When I finish university, I would like to start a _______ in nanotechnology

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He works _____ research. 

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In the _______ we decided to stay at home and order a pizza.

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She ______ in her notice after she got a new job. 

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We get ________ training for the first six months. 

Choose the right variant. Use the Past Simple, the Past Perfect.

When I (get) to her house she wasn’t there because she (go out).

Choose the right variant. Use the Past Simple, the Past Perfect.

He (fail) his exams so he (not/can) come to the party.

Choose the right variant. Use the Past Simple, the Past Perfect.

She (not laugh) when we (play) a joke on her but it was funny!