Test

I.
Put he right verb in the text
At around 3.10 on the evening of the 9 th of June millionaire business man Harry Squires
..(murder) in his sitting room. His business partner, Mr. Clayton,
(wound) in the attack. There (to be) three other people in the house
at the time.
According to their stories, at the time of the murder, Martina Squires, .(read)
in the library and Belinda Ewers ..(to be) upstairs in her bedroom.
Belinda .(not to feel) well and she(to go) to bed early.
Preliminary investigations ..(show) that Harry Squires and Julian Clayton
.(shoot) with the Mr. Ewers gun. The bullets (fire) from the
direction of the guardian.
II.
Form another word and use it in the sentence.
1. On our..were greeted by the head of the department. ARRIVE
2. A person with an complex is generally quite shy. INFERIOR
3. Its amazing howshe looks at her age. YOUTH
4. We had an ..day boating on the lake. ENJOY
5. He cant do it that it seemsto me to insist. POINT
6. Hes very sad because of his sons .of memory. LOSE
7. His faith in God seems to be.QUESTION
8. I cant understand him. His attitude is. EXPLAIN.
9. Im not very sure about the..of the room. LONG
10. Telling the truth is..in this case. ADVISE
III.

Choose the best answer.

1. There is too .furniture in the room.
a) much b) many c) few
2. My family ..made up of 5 persons.
a) are b) were c) is
3. Is this river you can find several..
a) fish b) fishes c) fishs
4. I wouldnt likeof my parents to know that I have lost the key. a) either b)
neither c) none
5. He has noof winning.
a) chance b) occasion c) luck
6. A hen can up to three eggs a day.
a) make b) lie c) lay
7. The clock has just ..three.
a) beaten
b) hit c) struck
8. You .hurry now. Its getting late.
a) had rather b) would rather c)
had better
9. Her gloves..her shoes and bag.
a) match b) suit c) fit
10.
He got into theof jogging every morning. a) habit b) use c) custom

IV.

Choose the right word.

1. He is enough/too intelligent to be taken in by such a trick.
2. There was many/much smoke in the kitchen.
3. A bunch of flowers was/were offered to the bride.
4. Mathematics is/are an exact science.
5. Last year I lent/borrowed many books from the library.
6. The driver can stop the car at some/any moment.
7. Im used to get/getting up very early in the morning.
8. I wondered where is/was.
9. I have a few/little money.
10.
Did you meet him -/on Sunday?

V.

Use the given word, dont change it. Rewrite the sentence with the same
meaning.
1. The girls dont speak Spanish and the boy doesnt speak Spanish either.
NEITHER
.dont speak Spanish.
2. I regret you didnt tell the truth from the beginning.
HAD
Youthe truth from the beginning.
3. A lot of people participate in this meeting.
PART
A lot of people..in this meeting.
4. They say Peter was the best singer of all.
IS
ItPeter was the best singer of all.
5. I would like to be on holiday now and Im sorry Im not. WISH
I.
6. Im sure they have received our letter. MUST
They
7. She failed the exam because she was very tired. IF
She wouldnt.
8. Its forbidden to light a fire in the forest. ALLOWED
It is
9. My grandpa gave me a present.
I
....me a present.
10.
The last time I spoke to them was 2 weeks ago. FOR
I.

VI.

Cross out the supplementary word from the line, where is necessary.
Children are under pressure to perform as never before young

boys and girls are being pushed to attend an extra karate,

French.
and computer lessons to get ahead. The feeling is that as if
you.
do
not have a child genius, then you have to failed. Parents
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..
classes
on
the
way
back
birth..
VII.

VIII.

IX.

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Make questions having the following answers.

1. Clothes are made in the workshop of a tailor.
2. We buy all these different things from this shop.
3. That thing was made by my mother.
4. My best friend was George.
5. He has just told us about his friend.
6. Georges book is very interesting.
7. Well arrive about 10 oclock.
8. We need of one kilos of potatoes.
9. I like the red one.
10.
I couldnt come on time because I was busy.
Rephrase the following sentences.
1. We wont go there if they dont invite us.
Unless
2. He plays better than Roger.
Roger cant..
3. He is very rich but he still borrows money from his friends.
Rich.
4. This car was cleaned a week ago.
This car hasnt.
5. They didnt call them because they didnt have a telephone.
If.
6. He regrets having told him everything.
He wishes.
7. He is too young to understand you.
He isnt.
8. Both my father and my mother are pensioners.
Not only..
9. I have never seen such a stupid dog.
Never
10.
I will call.
He told me
Put the right verb at the following sentences.
1.
Hi! I (try) to find you all day. Where you (be)?
2. He said he(want) to see the show.
3. Next time the telephone rings I (not go) and (answer).
4. I wish I (tell) him to come in time.
5. We sometimes (go) to the cinema.
6. He (work) in this office for 3 yars.
7. She (read) when I entered the room.
8. By the time you (return) I (finish) the work.
9. I (be) you, I wouldnt mind at all.
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XI.

The email (send) by the teachers now.

Fill in with one word that fits in the text.

1. A college party..in disaster last Friday when 6
students..the International College her e in London had to be
.to hospital suffering .food poisoning. Two of
the six are..in hospital but are said to.comfortable;
the remaining four have been ..home. They said
they had
all.sick after eating a variety ofat the International
Food evening heldthe colleges 25th anniversary.

Choose the best answer. A, B or C and complete the following text.

The history of the teddy bear goes back no0..then 1903. In that
year a cartoon ..1in an American newspaper showing President
2to shoot a bear cub in a hunting expedition.
Soon after this, an enterprising toy shop owner in New York made some toy bears
and.3 them in his shop window with a sign that4..Teddy Bear.
1
2
3
4
5

A further
A remarked
A defending
A displayed
demonstrated
A said

B older
B approached
B reversing
B publishes

C greater
C appeared
C denying
C introduced

B wrote

C spoke

X. Put ING or Infinitive form at the following sentences.

1. He likes to do/doing this thing.
2. We stop to talk/talking about the problem.
3. Stop to do/doing that thing.
4. She likes to swim/swimming in this lake.
5. Remember me to send/sending that letter.
6. I remember to do/doing that thing yesterday.

D more
D reported
D refusing
D
D named