Review Exam 1 – Basic 2

A. Circle the correct answer.

1) Sam is (fairly fat / fairly long / fairly high / fairly short).
2) Mike is the (shoulder length / medium height / rather small / about old) man playing
on his phone.
3) Tom and Rita are the young (teenager / persons / couple / student) sitting on the
couch.
4) Myriam has been to Spain (already / yet / for / since) 1998.
5) Paula (has / have / is / does) 35 years old.
6) My friend hasn’t told her parents that she is getting married (for / already / since /
yet).
7) Do you know the woman (danced / is dancing / dancing / dance) with Luke?
8) My grandfather (has / have / does / is) bald.
9) Amanda (have / haves / has / does has) long blond hair.
10) Patrick and I have worked for this company (since / already / last week / for) almost
five years.
B. Write a question for each answer.
a) How tall is your mom?
My mom is 5 foot 6 (171 cm).
b) Who is Ramona?
Ramona is the pretty girl with short dark brown hair. She is very tall.
c) Have you visited your grandparents lately?
Yes, I have. I visited them last weekend.
d) Has Pablo done the laundry?
No, he hasn’t. He is going to do it later.
e) Who is Cady?
Cady is the one standing next to Ben.
f) When did Kyle go to the zoo?
Kyle went to the zoo three days ago.
g) How many times have you run in the park?
I have run in the park several times.
h) _For how long have your daughter cried?
My daughter has cried for around 20 minutes today.
C. Put the words in order to make sentences or questions.
1) the guy / in the blue suit /Who’s /?
____Who is the guy in the blue suit?________________
2) writing / the tall woman / on the board / Marisol is / wearing jeans / .
___Marisol is the tall woman weating jeans writing on the board._______
3) haven’t / that movie / since / They / seen / were 10 / they / .
___They haven´t seen that movie since they were 10.__
4) she gone to / many times / the gym / this month / How / has / ?
__How many times has she gone to the gym?_______
5) long / have you / at this company / worked / How / ?
___How long have you worked at this company?______________
6) has been / the past 10 years / Anabel / for / a nurse / .
___Anabel has been a nurse for the past 10 years._______
D. Check the word that completes the sentences below.
a) Katherine is 78 years old. She is ______________.
a teenager a middle aged woman an elderly woman
b) Tara is 4 foot 7 (146 cm). She is ______________.
very small fairly tall short
c) My uncle has ______________ black hair.
bald handsome straight
d) Have you ever ______________ something important?
forgets forget forgotten
e) A: ______________ have Tom and Rita been sick? B: They have been sick since
they came back from the beach.
How many times How long How much
f) Her parents haven’t had a day off ______________ a long time.
since already for
g) ______________ Casey wear her uniform yesterday?
Have Did Does
h) He has smoked ______________ he was a teenager. I smoked ______________
several years and then I decided to stop.
since … for for … since yet … already
E. Answer the following questions.
1) What does your best friend look like?
__She is pretty tall, with brown eyes, she has a long straight black hair.________
2) How many times have you traveled to the Coast? When was the last time you went?
__I have traveled several times. The last time was seven months ago._
3) How long have you been a student at CEC?
I’ve been a student at CEC for 2 years
4) Have you ever fallen on the street? Where were you?
_Yes, I have. I was on Amazonas Ave_______________
5) What did you do last weekend?
I went to see my aunt Marcy
F. Complete the following conversation with the simple past and the present perfect.
Joan: Hi Harvey! How _____have__________ you ______been_________ (be) lately?
I ___haven’t seen _______ (neg. / see) you since the day we ___graduated________
(graduate).
Harvey: Yeah. I __have been _______ (be) busy. Last month, I ______had________
(have) to go to Peru last weekend, and I ______returned_________ (return) yesterday.
Joan: Really? ________Did__________ you _____like__________ (like) Peru?
Harvey: Yes, it _______was________ (be) very nice.
Joan: Nice! Hey Harvey, ______have__________ you ___ever run__________ (ever /
run) a marathon?
Harvey: No, I _____have never done|________ (never / do) that. Why?
Joan: Well, I _______ran_______ (run) one last summer and I _________felt_______
(feel) very good after it.
Harvey: _______Did_______ you _______win__________ (win)?
Joan: No, I _____didn’t_________, but that is not important.
Harvey: You’re right!
Joan: So, would you like to run with me this summer?
Harvey: Maybe.
G. Circle the correct answer.
1) Anna drove a big (bike / truck / motorcycle) last year.
2) Patricia tried (chicken’s feet / her keys / a costume) when she was in Taiwan. She
said they are delicious.
3) Paul doesn’t like to wear (a uniform / a pants / pajamas) to go to school.
4) Sarah (lost / failed / doesn’t pass) math at her university last year.
5) Karen (drinks / has drunk / drank) coffee three times a week.