Revision for the mid-term exam English 11 (New) 2020-2021

Exercise 4: In each sentence there is one verb which is in the wrong tense. Find the mistake and correct it.
Write the correct sentence in the blank.
1. I have been applying for a vocational scholarship three times.
___________________________________________________________________________________.
2. We have just been attending a seminar on further education.
___________________________________________________________________________________.
3. How long have the two international students been knowing each other?
___________________________________________________________________________________.
4. I started the course two weeks ago, but I have already been passing most of the tests.
___________________________________________________________________________________.
5. The academic year has just started and I have lived in the halls of residence so far.
___________________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Here are some of the things (avoid) _______ when visiting a heritage site.
2. Visitors should avoid shops (sell) _______ unusual relics from the area.
3. Many of the items such as rings, key chains, or souvenirs are made of unusual shells or unique stones illegally
(remove) _______ from the protected areas.
4. If you buy stolen relics, you will help to create a black market, (lead) _______ to further destruction of the
heritage site.
5. The final thing (remember) _______ is to admire the corals from a distance and not to break off any pieces to
take home as souvenirs.
Exercise 6: Combine the two sentences into one, using either an -ing or -ed participle.
1. A tour guide is taking us to Ha Long Bay. He can speak three languages.
taking us to Halong
The tour guide _________________________ can speak three languages.
Bay
2. There's a gate at the end of this corridor. The gate leads to the main door of the temple.
leading to the main door of the
At the end of this corridor there is a gate _________________________.
temple
3. The pagoda was damaged in the storm. It has now been rebuilt.
damaged in the
The pagoda _________________________ has now been rebuilt.
storm
4. That man was selling unusual relics. They were illegally removed from the protected area of this heritage site.
illegally removed from the protected area of this heritage
That man was selling unusual relics _______________________________________________.
site.
5. The Taj Mahal complex was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 1983. It includes the tomb, the mosque,
the guest house, and the main gate.
recognised as a WHS in
The Taj Mahal complex, _________________________, includes the tomb, the mosque, the guest house, and
1983
the main gate.
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence by circling A, B, C,or D.
1. Nam ________ computer science at Leeds University for five months.
A. is studying B. studied C. has been studying D. studies
2. Nga ________ her English preparatory course and is going to the UK next month.
A. finishes B. has finished C. was finishing D. had finished
3. Prof. John Smith ________ to many countries in Africa.
A. has been B. is being C. was being D. having been
4. Take a short break! You ________ all day.
A. work B. are working C. have been working D. were working
5. David ________ three short stories this year and they are all published.
A. writes B. has written C. was writing D. has been writing
6. The young woman ________ with the principal is our new teacher.
A. talking B. to talk C. having talked D. has been talking
7. The first book ________ on my summer reading list is 'War and Peace'.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. to be read
8. Some of the participants ________ to the conference couldn't come because of the bad weather.
A. to invite B. invite C. inviting D. invited
the first book that is read on my summer reading list —> to be read!
the first book that I read on my summer reading list —> for me to
read

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