TEST 2

Time: 45 minutes

Ex 1: Rewrite the sentences, starting with the words given.

1. He discovered that he had injured his knee when he tried to run.
Only when _______________________________________________________
2. The new park was hardly finished when vandals destroyed the flowerbeds.
Hardly __________________________________________________________
3. You shouldn't sign a contract you haven't read thoroughly under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances ____________________________________________
4. I have never seen such a terrible performance of Hamlet before.
Never before _____________________________________________________
5. I had been in the room for a few minutes when I realized that everyone was staring at me.
Only after ________________________________________________________

Ex 2: Choose the correct answer.

1. If you saw another student cheating in an exam, _____ somebody?
A. did you tell B. do you tell C. would you tell D. have you told
2. Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _____ you might get lumps in your cake.
A. unless B. provided C. otherwise D. supposing
3. Were _____ my dad, I would never have started playing tennis in the first place.
A. it for B. it hadn’t been for C. it to be for D. it not for
4. If I _____ hear from Nigel, I’ll tell him you were asking after him.
A. happened B. should happen to C. should to D. will happen to
5. The book would have been perfect _____ the ending.
A. had it not been for B. it had not been for C. it hadn’t been for D. hadn’t it been for
6. If you hadn’t taken the money, you _____ in prison now.
A. wouldn’t have been B. hadn’t been C. haven’t been D. wouldn’t be
7. Do you think that if we _____ earlier we might not have missed the coach?
A. have been leaving B. left C. had left D. have left
8. Unless Ray _____ here soon, I’m going to leave because I’m getting bored.
A. doesn’t get B. gets C. won’t get D. will get
9. What if I _____ you that there’s a good chance I can get tickets for the concert?
A. were to tell B. were telling C. have told D. would to tell
10. If there _____ happen to be any reason for late delivery, please inform our Accounts Department.
A. might B. could C. would D. should
Ex 3:
The mystery of the Sphinx
Read the text and then choose from the list A-J the best
phrase to fill each gap 1-8. Two of the suggested answers
do not fit at all.

One of the world’s most studied monuments is the

Sphinx, 1) ……. the Great Pyramid, sixteen kilometers
from Cairo in Egypt. Carved in ancient times out of a
single piece of limestone over sixty metres long and
twenty metres high, it weighs hundreds of tons. This
extraordinary monument consists solely of the head of a man and the body of a crouching lion, a
combination 2) …….. strength and wisdom. Over the years, some of its facial features have
sustained damage.

The smile, 3) ……. mysterious, is in fact the result of erosion

rather than design, and the nose, which has long since been
broken away, was probably the unfortunate victim of invading
soldiers’ target practice. At one time there was a serpent on its
forehead and a royal beard, a fragment 4) ……. in a museum.

But who built this monument 5) ……. guarding significant

places, is not part of a pair but stands alone? Most Egyptologists
agree that it was built by Pharaoh Khafre 5,000 years ago.
However, some recent commentators have speculated that it
belonged to a much older civilization, 6) ……. a legendary flood
7) ……. everything in the world over 7,000 years ago. They have tried to demonstrate that the
weathering of the Sphinx was caused by water rather than wind and sand, and one has even
suggested 8) ……. on a much older site about 12,500 years ago. Whatever its origins there is no
doubt that to the Egyptians, the Sphinx represents the very essence of their country’s magnificent
culture.

A. which suggests
B. of which exists
C. which disappeared in
D. that it might have been built
E. which is located close to
F. that is supposed to have destroyed
G. which some people describe
H. which, unlike most of the others
I. that it fits in
J. that was clearly known
 TEST 2
Time: 45 minutes

Ex 1: Rewrite the sentences, starting with the words given.

1. He discovered that he had injured his knee when he tried to run.
Only when he tried to run did he discover that he had injured his knee.
2. The new park was hardly finished when vandals destroyed the flowerbeds.
Hardly had the new park been finished when vandals destroyed the flowerbeds.
3. You shouldn't sign a contract you haven't read thoroughly under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances should you sign a contract you haven't read thoroughly.
4. I have never seen such a terrible performance of Hamlet before.
Never before have I seen such a terrible performance of Hamlet.
5. I had been in the room for a few minutes when I realized that everyone was staring at me.
Only after I had been in the room for a few minutes did I realize that everyone was staring at me.

Ex 2: Choose the correct answer.

1. If you saw another student cheating in an exam, _____ somebody?
A. did you tell B. do you tell C. would you tell D. have you told
2. Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _____ you might get lumps in your cake.
A. unless B. provided C. otherwise D. supposing
3. Were _____ my dad, I would never have started playing tennis in the first place.
A. it for B. it hadn’t been for C. it to be for D. it not for
4. If I _____ hear from Nigel, I’ll tell him you were asking after him.
A. happened B. should happen to C. should to D. will happen to
5. The book would have been perfect _____ the ending.
A. had it not been for B. it had not been for C. it hadn’t been for D. hadn’t it been for
6. If you hadn’t taken the money, you _____ in prison now.
A. wouldn’t have been B. hadn’t been C. haven’t been D. wouldn’t be
7. Do you think that if we _____ earlier we might not have missed the coach?
A. have been leaving B. left C. had left D. have left
8. Unless Ray _____ here soon, I’m going to leave because I’m getting bored.
A. doesn’t get B. gets C. won’t get D. will get
9. What if I _____ you that there’s a good chance I can get tickets for the concert?
A. were to tell B. were telling C. have told D. would to tell
10. If there _____ happen to be any reason for late delivery, please inform our Accounts Department.
A. might B. could C. would D. should
Ex 3:
The mystery of the Sphinx
Read the text and then choose from the list A-J the best
phrase to fill each gap 1-8. Two of the suggested answers
do not fit at all.

One of the world’s most studied monuments is the

Sphinx, 1) ……. the Great Pyramid, sixteen kilometers
from Cairo in Egypt. Carved in ancient times out of a
single piece of limestone over sixty metres long and
twenty metres high, it weighs hundreds of tons. This
extraordinary monument consists solely of the head of a man and the body of a crouching lion, a
combination 2) …….. strength and wisdom. Over the years, some of its facial features have
sustained damage.

The smile, 3) ……. mysterious, is in fact the result of erosion

rather than design, and the nose, which has long since been
broken away, was probably the unfortunate victim of invading
soldiers’ target practice. At one time there was a serpent on its
forehead and a royal beard, a fragment 4) ……. in a museum.

But who built this monument 5) ……. guarding significant

places, is not part of a pair but stands alone? Most Egyptologists
agree that it was built by Pharaoh Khafre 5,000 years ago.
However, some recent commentators have speculated that it
belonged to a much older civilization, 6) ……. a legendary flood
7) ……. everything in the world over 7,000 years ago. They have tried to demonstrate that the
weathering of the Sphinx was caused by water rather than wind and sand, and one has even
suggested 8) ……. on a much older site about 12,500 years ago. Whatever its origins there is no
doubt that to the Egyptians, the Sphinx represents the very essence of their country’s magnificent
culture.

A. which suggests
B. of which exists
C. which disappeared in
D. that it might have been built
E. which is located close to
F. that is supposed to have destroyed
G. which some people describe
H. which, unlike most of the others
I. that it fits in
J. that was clearly known

1E 2A 3G 4B 5H 6C 7F 8D