KarTur XI 2018

Mid Term Review

Ways of Talking
1. You would ( whisper / mutter ) in a movie theater so as not to disturb the other people – or when you don’t
want anyone else to hear what you’re saying.
2. “He left the store ( groaning / muttering ) about the terrible customer service.”
3. “My kids started ( whining / yelling ) when I told them they couldn’t watch TV until they had finished their
homework.”
4. “My boss ( yelled / groaned) at me after I missed an important deadline.”
5. When the computer crashed again, he ( groaned / muttered ) with frustration.
6. When she saw the money hidden in the box she ( yelled / gasped ) in surprise.

Present & Past Habits

Choose the correct answer.

1. I'm not very fit now, but I ( used to / would ) play professional football when I was in my twenties.
2. The phone generally ( would ring / rings ) when I'm in the middle of cooking dinner.
3. She ( is to / would ) keep interrupting me when I'm trying to say something. It's so irritating.
4. Why ( do you / would you ) constantly criticise everything he does?
5. Boris and David ( don’t / didn’t use to ) get on, but now they're the best of friends
6. Ramsay really gets on my nerves. ( He’s always moaning / He would to moan ) about his life.
7. We ( would spend / spent ) a few weeks travelling around Asia last year.
8. My father ( used / would ) always read me a bedtime story when I was little.
9. When I went to primary school I ( would often stray / often used to stray ) into the corner sweet shop on my
way home.
10. My brother ( is always borrowing / would borrow ) my clothes without asking.

Present and Past Tenses

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?

Tony: We (wait) ________________ for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) ________________ here for more
than five hours.

Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?

Tony: We (get) ________________ here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already)
________________ here waiting for tickets when we arrived.

Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?

Tony: Yeah, people (take) ________________ Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has
been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ________________ in line to get a good seat in the theater.

Lars: When did you buy your tickets?

Tony: I (buy) ________________ them last week by phone. I (know) ________________ tickets would be hard to get
because I (see) ________________ a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They
(wait) ________________ in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing.

Lars: I don't believe that!

Tony: It's true. They (camp) ________________ out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a
month because they (want) ________________ to be the first people to see the movie.
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Mid Term Review
Compound Nouns
Fill in the blanks with correct words to make the best compound noun.
1. driving _________________ 6. _________________ belt
2. _________________ ways 7. speed _________________
3. petrol _________________ 8. _________________ wheel
4. _________________ signs 9. _________________ jam
5. _________________ about 10. _________________ lights
Complete the following sentences using the previous compound nouns.
1. If it hadn't been for the ___________ _____________, I wouldn't be alive today as I nearly got into a
car accident.
2. We took a ___________ _____________ way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.
3. Don't start moving until the ___________ _____________ change to green.
4. Police were alerted at Teignmouth in Devon after three men allegedly drove away from this
___________ _____________ without paying.
5. The ___________ _____________ soon cleared once the offending vehicle had been removed.
6. The pilot was flying the aircraft fairly close to the ground and was using ___________ _____________
to help determine his location.
7. She was found guilty on three charges of exceeding the ___________ _____________.
8. Building more ___________ _____________ and by-passes will help the environment by reducing
pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities.
9. Remember, when driving a car, the golden rule is never to take both hands off the ___________
_____________.
10. Your ___________ _____________ will be revoked if you get another speeding ticket.

Modal Verbs
Decide the function of the underlined modal in each sentence.
1. You mustn't forget to post the letters or the boss will surely go crazy. ( prohibition / obligation /advice)
2. We don't need to be told what's to be done. ( lack of obligation / lack of necessity / criticism )
3. Oh dear! My hair looks terrible. I must have it cut. ( advice / prohibition / obligation )
4. If she feels ill, perhaps she should see the doctor. ( lack of obligation / advice / criticism )
5. If I were you, I would not wear that jacket. ( permission / advice / obligation )
6. You can’t go to the beach dressed like that young lady! ( permission / obligation / prohibition )
7. You had better not turn down his proposal. ( criticism / prohibition / advice )
8. Of course, you feel sick. You shouldn't have eaten so much chocolate. ( permission / obligation /
criticism )
9. You must phone us as soon as the concert finishes. ( criticism / permission / obligation )
10. Tomorrow is a holiday.My children don’t have to get up early. ( lack of necessity / lack of obligation /
permission )