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TEST V

1.Look at the answer and write the question in the correct tense from the promts given.

1. How much / the train to Edinburgh / cost?

__________________? It depends. Do you want a single or a return?

2.Where / Sebastian / born?

__________________? In Uruguay.

3.How long / you / know / your teacher?

__________________? Since the beginning of September. 4. What / you / look for?

__________________? My dictionary. I think I left it here yesterday. 5. all your classmates / go / to the party yesterday?

__________________? Yes, and everyone was late for class today. 6. anyone / see / Mrs. Pearson this morning?

________________? No, but she doesn’t usually come in until 12.00.

7.you / use to speak / Japanese when you were young?

__________________? Yes, but I’ve forgotten it all now.

8.it / rain / when you arrived?

__________________? I don’t think so.

9.How long / Sarah and Eduardo / be / married?

__________________? Only for a few months before he died.

10.Paul / work / on anything special at the moment?

__________________? Yes, he’s got an idea for a new book.

2. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct preposition.

1.Juan’s not very good … spelling.

2.The supermarket’s … the centre of town.

3.Hi, Diane! I was thinking … you yesterday.

4.The children’s grandmother looked … them while I was in France.

5.Does this photo remind you … anyone?

6.Deborah brought her children … as Buddhists.

7.Stratford-on-Avon is famous … being Shakespeare’s birthplace.

8.Tim’s very interested … motorcycles.

9.The new model’s very similar … the old one, but it goes much faster.

10.I like listening … classical music when I drive.

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3.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1.Before you moved to Washington, how long … (you / be) in Toronto?

2.Dear Fernando, I … (write) to say thank you for the present you sent me.

3.Beth … (have) her car for over eight years, and she’s still very happy with it.

4.I’m sorry, I … (not agree) with you.

5.Delgar … (spend) his holiday in France when he produced his first great painting.

6.Kim and I … (grow up) in the south of India in the 1950s.

7.My mother … (get) much better now – the doctor says she can probably get up next week.

8.… (you speak) to Liz this week? Jan told me she has decided to look for another job.

9.My grandfather’s feeling very nervous because he … (never fly) before.

10.I’m so tired. I couldn’t sleep last night because our neighbour’s baby ,,, (cry).

4. Respond to the following statements with an appropriate short question.

1.A: I hate parties!

B:__________? I love them!

2.A: The children weren’t very interested in the programme.

B:__________? Why not?

3.A: Bill Denton came to the office today.

B:__________? Why?

4.Oh no! There aren’t any clean knives.

B:__________? Try looking in that cupboard.

5.My arm really hurts since I fell off my bike.

B:__________? Let me have a look.

6.Ann’s got black hair.

B:__________? It was red last week!

7.I’m not going to Lorenzo’s party tonight.

B:__________? Why not?

5.Complete the gaps with the correct comparative / superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

1.My partner’s cooking is far … (bad) than mine.

2.This winter’s definitely … (wet) than last year.

3.Prague’s one of the … (pretty) cities I’ve ever been to.

4.Most of my classmates live a lot … (far) away from school than I do.

5.The city centre is much … (polluted) this winter than it used to be.

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Complete the gaps with one word.

6.The exam was terrible! Everyone thought it was a … more difficult than last year’s.

7.A: These shoes are slightly too big.

B:Try these. They’re a … smaller.

8.It’s … far the best house we’ve seen.

9.I’ve done some crazy things in my life, but going parachuting was the

…of all!

10.New York isn’t as dangerous … we thought it would be.

11.Maria found living alone was completely different … living with her parents.

12.Lisa’s job is very similar … mine, but she gets paid more.

6.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with “for”, “since” or “ago”.

1.I’ve known my best friend Louise … 1987.

2.My boss has had a bad cold … a week.

3.Your mum and I used to play together years … .

4.I’ve been working here … last summer.

5.Peter waited outside the cinema … over an hour.

6.Jane’s been doing aerobics classes … she first came to Warsaw.

7.A: Would you like a sandwich?

B:No, thank you. I only had lunch an hour … .

8.How long … did we last see each other?

9.My flatmate’s been living here … a long time.

10.Tolstoy worked on “War and Peace” … several years.

7. Complete the following sentences with “a”, “an”, “the” or nothing.

1.Do you work … full-time?

2.Dan’s really funny. He’s got … great sense of humour.

3.Ukraine is … second largest country in Europe.

4.I got a job as soon as I left … school.

5.Sarah plays … piano really badly.

6.Miss Stone’s by far … most popular teacher in the school.

7.You can have … breakfast any time between 8.00 and 9.30.

8.Did you speak to Beryl … last week?

9.Did you know that my stepbrother is … actor?

10.When we were children, we all had blond hair and … blue eyes.

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8. Choose the correct form in the following sentences.

1.I spend a lot of time sleeping / to sleep / sleep.

2.Joseph wanted to learn how playing / to play / play the piano.

3.I really love eating out / to eat out / eat out.

4.My brother’s really into programming / to programme / programme computers.

5.Mr. Benson reminded us all bringing / to bring / bring sandwiches for the trip.

6.The Winter Palace is really worth seeing / to see / see.

7.Don’t forget inviting / to invite / invite your husband to the office party.

8.Don’t forget setting / to set / set your alarm clock. We’ve got to get up early tomorrow.

9.I don’t have enough time for reading / to read / read much at the moment, unfortunately.

10.You should definitely going / to go / go to Lisbon – it’s a great city!

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TEST VI

1.Choose the correct form in the following sentences.

1.I’m sorry, I’m not free at 10.00. I’ll meet / I’m meeting Tom for a drink then.

2.We’ll phone you when we get / will get home.

3.Most people think Ireland will win / is winning the match next week.

4.Ann wants that her boss gives her / her boss to give her more money next year.

5.If I remember / I’ll remember Gordon’s address, I’ll e-mail it to you.

6.When the photos will be / will the photos be ready?

7.I don’t know if there’s a flight at that time. I look / I’ll look on the computer.

8.You won’t get any coffee from that machine until the engineer fixes / is going to fix it.

9.I didn’t realise Mr. Cray needs the report now. I’ll do it / I’m doing it straight away.

10.Do you think the printer will work / is working when we attach it to the new computer?

2.In the following news stories, put the verb in brackets in the correct passive or active form. Make sure that you use the correct tense.

Three people (1) … (take) to hospital last night after a fire in a house in Newcastle. Immediately afterwards police (2) … (arrest) a young man.

Some children (3) … (find) a bomb on a beach in South Wales yesterday. The bomb (4) … (explode) and one of the children (5) … (badly injure).

Ten people (6) … (die) in an air crash in Chile. The accident (7) … (happen) last night when a plane carrying more than 250 passengers (8) … (fly) into a mountain. It (9) …(think) that the accident (10) … (cause) by engine problems.

3.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with “to leave” or “leaving”.

1.We’re hoping … next weekend.

2.In the UK people tend … tips of about 10 percent for waiters.

3.Pete’s thinking of … his wife.

4.Hurry up! The train’s about … .

5.I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Would you like … a message?

6.I’ve decided … my job.

7.I’m planning … on the evening flight.

8.Would you mind … your telephone number in case of an emergency?

9.Don’t forget … your keys.

10.It’s not polite … a party without saying thank you.

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4.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct preposition.

1.I’ll take this report home to finish. I really need to concentrate … it.

2.… my job there are lots of opportunities to work in different departments.

3.Just a moment – I’ll put you … to the manager’s office.

4.In Japan it’s common … people to bow when they meet.

5.I gave up trying to book tickets because I waited … hold for twenty minutes and nothing happened.

6.This dress belonged … Stella’s grandmother.

7.Would you like to go out … a coffee?

8.Mr. Woods hasn’t got much experience … office work.

9.Your mobile phone is so out … date it should be in a museum!

10.It’s based … the story of “Romeo and Juliet”.

5.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with ”who”, “which”, “that”, “whose” or “where”.

1.A daffodil is a yellow flower … grows in the spring.

2.A reliable person is someone … you can depend on.

3.A chemist’s is a shop … you can buy medicine and things like shampoo and soap.

4.A mobile phone is one … you can carry around with you.

5.An orphan is a child … parents are both dead.

6.A punctual person is someone … is never late.

6.Choose the correct word or phrase in the following sentences.

1.Jenny was shocking / upsetting / shocked by the news.

2.I think you’ve forgotten to plug on / plug up / plug in the dishwasher.

3.Nick’s getting bald / going bald / losing his hairs.

4.It’s very worrying / worried / terrific that the doctors can’t find what’s wrong with Steve’s baby.

5.Being a doctor is a well-pay / good-paid / well-paid job.

6.The president’s decision is absolutely surprised / surprising / astonishing.

7.If you are going to that expensive restaurant, you should dress up / dress down / dress good.

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7.Complete the gaps in the following sentences with “a few”, “many”, “much”, “enough”, “too much”, “a lot of”, “too many”, “a little”, “plenty of”, “not many”, “several”, “not much”, “loads of”.

1.There’s … traffic in the city centre – sometimes the cars don’t move for up to an hour.

2.Have you got … money for the ticket?

3.I usually see my father … times a week.

4.Our maths teacher used to give us … homework.

5.Don’t worry. There are … people who have the same problem as you.

6.Fortunately there isn’t … noise in the hostel after eleven o’clock.

7.Have you got … minutes? I could show you my photographs.

8.I didn’t enjoy the party because there were … people there.

8.Complete the following sentences with “a”, “an”, “the” or nothing.

1.What time did you go to … bed last night?

2.… good thing about this candidate is her previous experience in a similar job.

3.You didn’t get the job? Oh, no! What … shame!

4.I’ve never been good with … money, so I never know how much is in my bank account or which bills I need to pay.

5.Would you like to go for … walk?

6.My brother joined … army when he was sixteen.

7.If your leg really hurts, you should go straight to … hospital to have it checked.

8.My father used to be … workaholic and we hardly ever saw him.

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Keys

Test I

III.1. Some trees have been planted by the gardener.

2.The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.

3.That film is being remade.

4.Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.

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5.Your health can be improved with more exercise.

6.He had already been given a ticket for illegal parking.

7.The law must be obeyed.

8.Our door had been broken down.

9.The product will be advertised on television.

10.Bananas are grown in Africa.

IV.1. He said that he had ordered a pizza for dinner.

2.The plumber told them that he would go the next day and fix the tap.

3.She asked him why he had said that to her.

4.He asked the secretary if she could show him where the manager’s office was.

5.She told her son to take his books with him.

6.Jane asked Helen if she had seen that film.

7.Fiona said that she had had an argument with Mark the previous day.

8.George said that Greece is hotter than England.

9.Michael said that he might go sailing the next (following) week.

10.She said that man does not live forever.

V.1. If she hadn’t broken the window, she wouldn’t have had to pay for a new one.

2.If she studied more, she would be a better student.

3.If you should win that competition, you will be rich.

4.If they had locked the doors, the burglars wouldn’t have got in.

5.I will give John your message if I should see him today.

6.Those plants won’t grow if you don’t water them.

7.If she had opened the letter, she would have been surprised.

8.I wouldn’t say that to her if I were you.

9.We’ll stay at home if it is cold.

10.She wouldn’t have forgotten the appointment if she had written it in her diary.

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IX.1a / a / a

2the / -

3the / – / -

4– / the / -

5– / the

6– / the / -

7the

8the / -

9the / the

10the / the

III.1. You will be given some advice by Doctor Brown.

2.“E.T.” was directed by Steven Spielberg.

3.The crystal vase has been broken.

4.He has been brought up to be polite.

5.Cigarettes must be extinguished.

6.He was chosen as the best actor of the year.

7.Mrs. Jones has been given some letters by the secretary.

8.A new barn is being built (by the farmer).

9.The television was damaged by the boys.

10.The kitchen floor is going to be mopped (by the cleaner).

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