TEST IN THE USE OF GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

9th form

I Read, choose and insert the correct tense and voice forms

Amelia Earhart, America’s most famous woman pilot, 1)………. into a wealthy family in 1897.
At the age of 23, she 2)………… taking flying lessons in California and decided to make flying
her career.

In 1932 she became the first woman 3)………….. a solo flight across the Atlantic. She 4)………
honors of all kinds. As her fame 5)………., she travelled round the country giving lectures and
promoting women’s rights.

In 1937, Amelia decided to do something that no woman 6) …….. before – to fly all the way
round the world. She 7) ………… Australia, and set out on the last part of her journey across the
Pacific on July 2nd. A few hours later, she sent a radio message saying she 8) ……. short of fuel.
Then there was silence. 9 ships and 66 planes 9) …….. to search the area but were unable to find
any sign of her.

Since her death, there have been many stories about her, some say that Amelia 10) …… by the
Japanese, others claim that she lived on a South Pacific island with a fisherman. However,
although many people 11) ………. for years to work out exactly what happened, no trace of her
or the plane 12) ……….

1 a) was born b) born c) have been born d) be born

2 a) began b) begins c) has begun d) was begun

3 a) make b) to make c) have made d) made

4 a) awarded b) was awarded c) was awarding d) has been awarded

5 a) grows b) has grown c) grew d) was grown

6 a) has tried b) was trying c) had tried d) had been tried

7 a) has reached b) was reaching c) reached d) reaches

8 a) has run b) was being run c) was running d) was run

9 a) were immediately sent b) had immediately sent

c) were immediately sending d) immediately sent

10 a) was captured b) had captured c) captured d) had been capturing

11 a) were trying b) have tried c) had been tried d) are trying

12 a) was ever founded b) is ever found c) has ever found d) has ever been founded

II Put the necessary articles and prepositions

People’s tastes 13) …… food change naturally with age. As they get older, people tend to
develop a taste for the food that is supposed to be good for us all. 14) ….. women’s magazines I
buy are full of advice 15) …… healthy eating, but you never really know what advice to take
seriously.

I certainly try to eat 16) ….. recommended five portions of fruit or vegetables a day – I think that
sounds like good advice. But when it comes 17) …… dieting and trying to lose weight through
18) ….. healthy eating programme, I am not so sure. One moment they are all saying don’t eat
any fat, then suddenly it’s «make sure you eat some fat, but don’t 19) ……. any circumstances
eat any sugar». I think it’s far better to eat a balanced diet, not too much of anything, and to take
20) ……. regular exercise. That’s the only way really to stay healthy and happy.

13 a) on b) in c) at d) with

14 a) a b) an c) the d) –

15 a) at b) for c) of d) about

16 a) a b) an c) the d) –

17 a) for b) to c) at d) on

18 a) a b) an c) the d) –

19 a) with b) at c) on d) under

20) a) a b) an c) the d) –

III Change the words given on the right into the required derivatives that fit the meaning
of the sentence in the same line

A Pet Parrot

From early __________ Jane had always wanted a pet parrot 21 CHILD

Her parents told her that a parrot was an ______ pet, but Jane 22 SUIT

insisted. She was worried about the ________ of the rainforests 23 DESTROY

where parrots live, she felt that parrots needed more ________. 24 PROTECT

Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from ________ if it 25 LONELY

lived in a house. He also explained that pet parrot are caught by

______who need money and don’t care about protecting species. 26 HUNT

«They catch the parrots and send them to Europe in _________ 27 WOOD

boxes», he told her. «And in any case, parrots are very ______ 28 OBEY

don’t make good pets». Jane soon made an interesting ________ 29 DISCOVER
however. She found a pet shop which bred parrots instead of importing

them. So she took all her _______ and bought a tiny 30 SAVE

American parrot, which she called «Pixie»

IV Work out the meaning of the phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences:

Come back, come in, cut out, fall over, get on, give away, go away, let in, lie down, pay back,
stay in, take back, pick up

31. –Hello. Nice to see you. _________ and sit down.

 I didn t have a key, but luckily someone was there to ________ me __.

31. Can’t we go out somewhere? I don t want to ________ all evening.

32. Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll _________ you ____ on Friday.

33. The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don’t ____________.

34. I was feeling so tired I had to _________ on the bed for a while.

35. There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to _______ and keep.

36. Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to ________.

37. The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to _______.

38. There is always litter here. No one ever ________ it ____.

39. Your brother was such a nuisance, so I told him to _________.

V Decide which answer A, B, C, В best fit each space. Choose and insert the correct verb.

After studying rainbows in 41)……….., Sir Isaac Newton was able to explain how they are
formed. However, he was colour blind, so he had to 42)…………on the eyes of his assistant,
who could easily recognize all the seven colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet. His assistant could also clearly 43)………..the difference between indigo and violet.

There are two types of rainbows. Primary rainbows are the most common and have the most
distinctive colours, with red 44)………on the outside of the arc and violet on the inside.
Secondary rainbows are unusual because the light is reflected twice within the raindrop before it
forms a rainbow, so the colours are in 45) ……… order and not as bright as primary rainbows.

There is a popular myth that if you reach the end of a rainbow, you will find a pot of gold
waiting for you. In 46)……… it is impossible to do this, because has no end – as you go towards
the point where the rainbow 47)……… to touch the ground, it moves away from you as quickly
as you approach.

41 1 depth 2 length 3 width 4 breadth

42 1 rely 2 trust 3 hope 4 believe
43 1 say 2 speak 3 talk 4 tell
44 1 appearing 2 happening 3 viewing 4 revealing
45 1 behind 2 back 3 return 4 reverse
46 1 case 2 spite 3 time 4 fact
47 1 sees 2 seems 3 looks 4 shows

Answers

I Read, choose and insert the correct tense and voice forms

1 a) was

2 a) began

3) b) to make

4) b) was awarded

5) c) grew

6 c) had tried

7 c) reached

8 c) was running

9 a) were sent

10 a) was captured

11 b) have tried

12 d) has ever been found

II Put the necessary articles and prepositions

13 in

14 the
15 about

16 the

17 to

18 a

19 under

20 –

III Change the words given on the right into the required derivatives that fit the meaning
of the sentence in the same line

21 childhood

22 unsuitable

23 destruction

24 protection

25 loneliness

26 hunters

27 wooden

28 disobedient

29 discovery

30 savings

IV IV Work out the meaning of the phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences:

31 come in, let in

32 stay in

33 pay back

34 fall over

35 lie down

36 cut out

37 come back

38 get on
39 pick up

40 go away

V Decide which answer A, B, C, В best fit each space. Choose and insert the correct verb.

41 1 depth

42 1 rely

43 4 tell

44 1 appearing

45 4 back

46 4 fact

47 2 seems