Test 4

Name____________________ Class_______

Use your English

1 Complete these sentences using the correct form (past perfect simple or past perfect
continuous) of the verb in brackets.
1 She woke up late because she ________________________ (go) to a party the night before.
2 He asked for directions because he ________________________ (lost) his way.
3 Although the film ________________________ (not finish), we left the cinema.
4 She ________________________ (play) tennis when she broke her arm.
5 She ________________________ (never go) to Italy although her husband was an Italian.
6 I ________________________ (drive) for six hours when the accident happened.
7 I was really hungry because I ________________________ (not eat) all day.
8 He ________________________ (practise) the trick when I saw him.
9 By the time the police arrived, the flying saucer ________________________ (disappear).
10 We ________________________ (perform) for years before we became famous.

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2 Choose the correct form of the verb in these sentences.

1 We had been waiting/had waited for two hours when the train finally arrived.

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2 My marks were bad and I thought I was failing/had failed the test.
3 In the 1960s people would protest/had protested on the streets, but not now.

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4 When I was a child, we had been playing/played a lot of games at Christmas.

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5 She was wet because she had stood/had been standing in the rain since midday.

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6 The trees were white because it had been snowing/it was snowing all night.

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7 How long had you been studying/did you study Spanish when you stopped?

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8 I had been working all night but I still hadnt finished/hadnt been finishing the report.

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9 He was pulling/pulled the rabbit out of the hat when he dropped it.
10 When they were children, they used to enjoy/had been enjoying magic tricks.

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3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words below.
disappoint

creation

excite

fun

surprise

bore

brilliance

mystery

jealousy

fool

1 She was very ________________ because it was her birthday.

2 Nobody knew what had happened to him. It was very ________________.
3 The show was ________________! I shall remember it as long as I live.
4 It was a really silly thing to do. I felt very ________________.
5 He is the best comedian in the country. Hes so ________________!
6 She didnt pass her exam so she was very ________________.
7 The other students were ________________ of her success in the exams and this made her
unhappy.
8 I dont want to go to the party with him. Hes so ________________ that he makes me fall asleep.
9 Her paintings are beautiful. She is very ________________.
10 We all shouted Happy birthday! She was really ________________.

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Words, words, words

4 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.
1 Most people dont trust ________________________ because they dont tell the truth.

POLITICS

2 As a ________________________, the acrobat was amazing.

PERFORM

3 ________________________ are trying to find evidence of life on other planets.

SCIENCE

4 She used to be a lawyer but now she is a ________________________.

JOURNAL

5 When I was young we loved the ________________________, Lorenzo the Great.

MAGIC

6 He is a careful ________________________ and never has accidents.

DRIVE

7 You were a very good ________________________ when you worked for the BBC.

REPORT

8 ________________________ are usually poor unless they are famous.

ART

9 He was the best ________________________ and won first prize. COMPETE

10 Her husband is a ________________________ and is often away for a long time.

SAIL

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5 Choose the correct word, A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.

1 When the magician came onto the _______, everyone applauded.
A floor
B platform
C stage
D deck
2 His _______ was one of the most magical I have ever seen.
A acting
B performance
C mystery
D creation
3 The clown was wearing a very funny _______.
A suit
B make-up
C costume
D trouser
4 I didnt expect John to come. He _______ up at the last minute.
A came
B put
C made
D turned
5 The story wasnt true but it _______ them in completely.
A took
B had
C put
D carried
6 Nobody _______ the thief as he went into the house.
A looked
B spotted
C accused
D knew
7 Can you give any _______ for being late?
A reason
B explanation
C meaning
D account
8 The audience burst into _______.
A noise
B clapping
C applause
D scream
9 The show took place in the _______ air.
A outside
B country
C free
D open
10 What a _______ trick! It must be magic!
A creative
B clever
C astonish
D unusual

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