Test 12 Name____________________ Class_______

Use your English

1 Choose the correct tense in these sentences.
1 Do you think we will have found/will be finding a cure for AIDS by the year 2010? _____________
2 At six o’clock next Monday, I will be flying/will have flown over the Atlantic. _____________
3 This time next week, I will be lying/will have lain on a beach in the Caribbean. _____________
4 By the year 2050, the temperature of the earth will be rising/will have risen. _____________
5 In the future, most people will be working/will have worked with computers. _____________
6 In the future, people will have watched/will be watching films in lots of different places. _____________
7 In 50 years’ time, children will still be going/will still have gone to school. _____________
8 I will have finished/will be finishing this book by tomorrow, so I’ll give it back to you then. _____________
9 By the year 3000, people will be living/have lived on other planets.
10 Tomorrow morning, I will be waiting/will have waited for your call. _____________
Marks: /10

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words,
including the word given.
1 I will finish the shopping before twelve o’clock. (have)
By twelve o’clock, I __________________________________________.
2 At one o’clock, I will be cooking our lunch. (getting)
I __________________________________________ ready at one o’clock.
3 Some wild animals will be extinct in ten year’s time. (become)
In ten year’s time, some wild animals __________________________________________.
4 It is Easter next week. (celebrating)
Next week, we __________________________________________.
5 They started work here three years ago in May. (will)
They __________________________________________ for three years by May.
6 That old building will not be knocked down until next year. (They)
__________________________________________ that old building until next year.
7 Robots will do our housework before the end of this century. (be)
Robots __________________________________________ before the end of this century.
8 She won’t have finished studying until next summer. (studies)
By next summer, she __________________________________________.
9 By 2010, politicians will have solved the problem of global warming. (not)
Politicians _____________________________________ the problem of global warming by 2010.
10 This is our sixth and last football match this year. (played)
By the end of this year, we __________________________________________ six football
matches.
Marks: /10
Words, words, words

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3 Choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
1 Don’t worry, I’ll ____ you up at the airport.
A show B pick C bring D turn
2 She finds it impossible to ____ up eating ice cream.
A give B pick C make D show
3 Instead of arriving on time, she ____ up an hour late for her interview.
A gave B made C turned D took
4 It’s not a true story. I ____ it all up.
A took B picked C turned D made
5 She was born in Italy but was ____ up in Australia.
A taken B given C moved D brought
6 Can you ____ the radio up? I want to hear the weather report.
A make B put C turn D bring
7 I am going to ____ up the problem at the next council meeting.
A bring B make C show D tell
8 Nobody taught me how to play the guitar. I just ____ it up.
A turned B studied C picked D made
9 I hate it when my parents say silly things in front of my friends and ____ me up.
A make B take C turn D show
10 Do you think people will have ____ up using cars in 50 years’ time?
A taken B given C made D picked
Marks: /10

4 Complete these sentences using the phrasal verbs below in the correct tense.
set off turn into get back find out get away carry on get on make up bring up pick
up
1 I’m too tired to _____________________ working so hard. I must work less.
2 The police tried to catch the robber but he _____________________ from them.
3 They _____________________ on their holiday in the mountains early in the morning.
4 What time did they _____________________ from their trip to Rio?
5 I don’t know the answer but I’ll try and _____________________ for you by tomorrow.
6 At first, he was a weak student but he _____________________ one of the best in the school.
7 Her parents always try and _____________________ her from school.
8 I wish I knew the best way to _____________________ children.
9 They had a quarrel but now they have _____________________ it and are friends again.
10 After two hours, we finally _____________________ the plane.
Marks: /10

5 Write sentences using these words.

1 imitate _____________________________________________________________________________________
2 mental _____________________________________________________________________________________
3 admit ______________________________________________________________________________________
4 create _____________________________________________________________________________________
5 household __________________________________________________________________________________

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 6 exaggerate _________________________________________________________________________________
7 optimist ____________________________________________________________________________________
8 gadget _____________________________________________________________________________________
9 embarrass __________________________________________________________________________________
10 mention ____________________________________________________________________________________
Marks: /10
Total marks: /50

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