Touchstone 2

Written Examination
Name: _____________

Match each conversation starter with a response.

I like your jacket. ____ a. Actually, I feel a bit cold.

Do you come here by bus? ____ b. Yeah. I actually look forward to it.
Is that your newspaper? ____ c. No, I walk, actually. It takes an hour
Do you like this class? ____ d. Thanks. It's from Peru, actually.
Do you live around here? ____ e. Um… actually no, it's not. Go ahead and take it.
Boy, it's warm in here. ____ f. Yes, right around the corner, actually.

Complete the questions.

7. Can you __________ (whistle)?

8. Do you enjoy __________ (cook)?
9. Are you good at ________ (skate)?
10. Are you interested in __________ (join) a meditation class?

Complete the answers with “everybody” or “nobody”.

11. I don’t really like classical music. Do you ever listen to it?
Yes, but with earphones. _________ in my family likes it.
12. My favorite band is Coldplay. I think they’re great. Do you like them?
Yeah, they’re awesome. _________ plays music like them.
13. I listen to hip-hop a lot. Do you listen to it too?
Yeah. _________ in my school listens to it.
14. I like Alicia Keys. She’s a good singer. What do you think of her?
Almost ________ is a fan of Alicia Keys.

Complete the conversations with the simple present or present continuous.

15. _____ you _______ (eat) a lot of fast food these days? Well, I ______ (love) it, but right
now I __________ (try) to eat a balanced diet. It’s hard because my wife ________ (not like)
fruit and vegetables.

Join the phrases with “when” to make true sentences.

19. have a fever/ take medicine _________________________________________________

20. have a cough/ go to the doctor _______________________________________________
21. have a sore throat/ drink hot tea with honey ____________________________________
22. get a stomachache/ stay in bed _______________________________________________
23. You are at the post office on 3rd avenue and a stranger asks you, “Could you give me
directions to the aquarium?” What would you say to the person?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Complete the conversations with “echo” questions.

how far how much what what kind what time where

24. There are a lot of street performers in the city right now.
I’m sorry. There are a lot of ________?
25. There is a golf course about 15 minutes away.
Excuse me, it’s_________?
26. The best outdoor pool is at Ocean Beach.
I’m sorry, it’s __________?
27. There are great Korean restaurants in this neighborhood.
I’m sorry, there are ____________ of restaurants?
28. The movie theater opens at 10:15 a.m.
Excuse me, it opens at __________?
29. Rides in the amusement park are $15.
They cost _________?

Complete your conversation. Use the words and expressions in the box

my
where him was born 　
grandfather
what I mean one did you say I'm not sure
and
is there a until actually 　
everything

30. ___________ a good music store around here?

31. There’s ______ on the corner of 5th and Oak.
32. It’s __________?
33. On 5th Avenue, __________ 6th Avenue, and Oak.
34. _____________ 6th Avenue? A couple of blocks away.

Complete the conversations with possessive pronouns.

35. Do you ever lose your keys? I am always losing __________.

No. We always keep _______ on the table.
37. What do you do with your old clothes?
Sometimes I give them to a friend of ________. My sisters keep __________ for
years.

Complete the story with the past continuous or simple past.

39. I ______ (hurt) my arm yesterday. I __________ (look) for something in the cabinets in
the kitchen. I __________ (stand) on a chair, and I _________ (fall) off the chair.

43. Last Sunday, Lee ________ (drive) in the country, and he _________ (not notice) a dog
in the middle of the road. Luckily, he ________ (stop) his car in time, so he ________ (not
hit) it.

Read the situations. Write follow-up questions with the past continuous.

wear cook
drive to work go fast lift something
gloves something

47. Tom hurt his back at work.

__________________________________?

48. I cut my thumb in the garden.

__________________________________?

49. I burned myself this morning.

__________________________________?

50. Julie had a car accident.

__________________________________?