FINAL TEST- 2ND BACHILLERATO- KEY

 Complete the sentences with the correct VERB TENSE 

1. Chris BOUGHT(buy) a new book yesterday. He HAS BEEN READING (read) it since then

2. Caroline was late, so when she ARRIVED (arrive) at the theatre, they HAD ALREADY
CLOSED  (already/ close) the doors

3. What WERE YOU DOING (you/do) when we SAW (see) you yesterday?

4. How much DOES THIS BAG WEIGH (this bag/ weigh)? I DON’T KNOW (not know)

5. By September 21st  summer WILL HAVE FINISHED (finish) and autumn WILL START/
WILL BE STARTING (start)

 Rewrite these sentences using MODAL VERBS 

1. There is a chance there is going to rain this weekend

IT MAY RAIN THIS WEEKEND

2. If you want my advice, go to the doctor

YOU SHOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR

3. It is compulsory to wear a uniform in this school

YOU HAVE TO/ MUST WEAR A UNIFORM IN THIS SCHOOL

4. It wasn’t necessary to buy bread. There was a lot at home

YOU NEEDN’T HAVE BOUGHT BREAD/ YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BUY BREAD

5. John was able to swim when he was  six years old

JOHN COULD SWIM WHEN HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD

 Rewrite the sentences in REPORTED SPEECH

1. “I lost your MP3 player in this shop yesterday”, my sister to my brother

MY SISTER TOLD MY BROTHER THAT SHE HAD LOST HIS MP3 PLAYER IN THAT SHOP THE
PREVIOUS DAY

2. “Sam, don’t forget the meeting tomorrow”, Jan to Sam

JAN TOLD SAM NOT TO FORGET THE MEETING THE FOLLOWING DAY

3. “Can I use the computer here now?”, Tim to the librarian

TIM ASKED THE LIBRARIAN IF HE COULD USE THE COMPUTER THERE THEN

4. “Let’s have a pizza after the film”. My brother to me

MY BROTHER SUGGESTED HAVING A PIZZA AFTER THE FILM

5. “Where do you usually spend your holidays”, I to my Friends

I ASKED MY FRIENDS WHERE THEY USUALLY SPENT THEIR HOLIDAYS

 Join the following sentences with a RELATIVE PRONOUN. Omit it when you can 

1. Amy got married in 2004. She was 25 years old then

AMY GOT MARRIED IN 2004, WHEN SHE WAS 25 YEARS OLD

2. Zack is an engineer. He designs tunnels

ZACK IS AN ENGINEER WHO DESIGNS TUNNELS

3. James is a clever man. It’s difficult to win an argument against him

JAMES, AGAINST WHOM IT IS DIFFICULT TO WIN AN ARGUMENT, IS A CLEVER MAN

4. This phone doesn’t have a camera. It’s the cheapest one on sale

THIS PHONE, WHICH IS THE CHEAPEST ON SALE, DOESN’T HAVE A CAMERA

5. My friend Rose wants to be a doctor. Her father is a film director

MY FRIEND ROSE, WHOSE FATHER IS A FILM DIRECTOR, WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR

 Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE 

1. We will send our relatives some recent family photos

SOME RECENT FAMILY PHOTOS WILL BE SENT TO OUR RELATIVES

OUR RELATIVES WILL BE SENT SOME RECENT FAMILY PHOTOS

2. We should arrange the chairs in a circle for the meeting

THE CHAIRS SHOULD BE ARRANGED IN A CIRCLE FOR THE MEETING

3. Public health officials say that the flu is a serious problem

IT IS SAID THAT THE FLU IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM

THE FLU IS SAID TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM

4. He read the book in two hours

THE BOOK WAS READ IN TWO HOURS

5. We have taken a family picture every Christmas for the past ten years

A FAMILY PICTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN EVERY CHRISTMAS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS
  Complete these CONDITIONAL SENTENCES 

1. Unless Danny takes more driving lessons HE WILL FAIL THE DRIVING TEST

2. If I hadn’t been so nervous I WOULD HAVE PASSED MY DRIVING TEST

3. What would you do IF YOU WERE RICH?

4. We would have arrived on time IF THERE HADN’T BEEN SO MUCH TRAFFIC

5. I won’t lend you any money IF YOU DON’T PROMISE TO GIVE IT BACK AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE

 Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning 

1. Learning languages interest me much (INTERESTED)

I AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING LANGUAGES

2. I don’t think I closed the door (REMEMBER)

I DON’T REMEMBER CLOSING THE DOOR

3. Don’t eat more ice cream (HAD BETTER)

YOU HAD BETTER NOT EAT MORE ICE CREAM

4. When did you start to study astronomy? (HOW LONG)

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING ASTRONOMY?

5. I told the painters to paint my house last week (HAD)

I HAD MY HOUSE PAINTED LAST WEEK

6. In spite of the heavy traffic, he arrived on time (ALTHOUGH)

HE ARRIVED ON TIME ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC

7. It’s bad that I didn’t see you last night (WISH)

I WISH I HAD SEEN YOU LAST NIGHT

8. The weather was so awful that we decided to stay at home (SUCH)

IT WAS SUCH AN AWFUL WEATHER THAT WE DECIDED TO STAY AT HOME

9. We couldn’t call you because we had left our phones at home (THEREFORE)

WE HAD LEFT OUR PHONES AT HOME. THEREFORE, WE COULDN’T CALL YOU

10. I can’t speak Italian but I would like to learn it (HOWEVER)

I CAN’T SPEAK ITALIAN. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN IT.

  Complete the sentences with the correct ACTIVE or PASSIVE form of the verbs in
brackets  

1. Hopefully scientists WILL FIND (find) a cure for cancer in the near future

2. Last night some school computers WERE DAMAGED (damage) by vandals

3. The phone SHOULD BE CHARGED(should/ charge) for 10 hours before using it

4. Don’t come in. We HAVEN’T TIDIED UP (tidy) up yet

5. The exam starts at 11 o’clock and lasts for two hours. By 13:15 everybody WILL HAVE
FINISHED (finish) it

6. In Spain hundreds of people DIE (die) in car accidents every year

7. Just now the Internet IS BEING USED (use) by millions of people

8. Junk food IS CONSIDERED (consider) to be unhealthy

9. By the time we arrived, the problem HAD ALREADY BEEN SOLVED (already/ solve)

10. No one KNOWS (know) where the treasure is

 Rewrite the following sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE 

1. My neighbours never pay their bills on time

THEIR BILLS ARE NEVER PAID ON TIME

MY NEIGHBOURS’ BILLS ARE NEVER PAID ON TIME

2. Will they show their paintings at the gallery next week?

WILL THEIR PAINTINGS BE SHOWN AT THE GALLERY NEXT WEEK?

3. They have given some new computers to the manager (2 ways)

SOME NEW COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE MANAGER

THE MANAGER HAS BEEN GIVEN SOME NEW COMPUTERS

4. They didn’t offer me any explanation (2 ways)

NO EXPLANATION WAS OFFERED TO ME

I WASN’T OFFERED ANY EXPLANATION

5. Users think that Internet ads are annoying (2 ways)

IT IS THOUGHT THAT INTERNET ADS ARE ANNOYING

INTERNET ADS ARE THOUGHT TO BE ANNOYING

 6. They reported that the famous singer had committed suicide (2 ways)

THE FAMOUS SINGER IS REPORTED TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE FAMOUS SINGER HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE

 Rewrite the following sentences with the CAUSATIVE form 

1. My car is in the garage at the moment

I AM HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED

2. The gardener will replant our garden next Friday

WE WILL HAVE OUR GARDEN REPLANTED NEXT FRIDAY

3. The dentist pulled out her wisdom tooth yesterday

SHE HAD HER WISDOM TOOTH PULLED OUT YESTERDAY

4. The technician has just fixed the TV aerial

WE HAVE JUST HAD THE TV AERIAL FIXED

5. Your hair is very long. You need a haircut

YOU WILL HAVE YOUR HAIR CUT

6. Simon’s wedding is next week. A tailor has just finished his suit

SIMON HAS JUST HAD HIS WEDDING SUIT MADE

 Write the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH 

1. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?”, Tina to us

TINA ASKED US WHERE WE HAD SPENT OUR HOLIDAYS THE PREVIOUS YEAR

2. “Will you stop making that awful noise?”, my mum to me

MY MUM ASKED ME IF I WOULD STOP MAKING THAT AWFUL NOISE

3. “I always leave my keys here, but I can't find them now”, my sister to me

MY SISTER TOLD ME THAT SHE ALWAYS LEFT HER KEYS THERE BUT SHE COULDN’T FIND
THEM THEN

4. “Would you like to come to the cinema with us tomorrow, Helen?”, her friends said

HER FRIENDS INVITED HER TO GO TO THE CINEMA WITH THEM THE NEXT DAY

HER FRIENDS SUGGESTED GOING TO THE CINEMA WITH HER THE NEXT DAY

5. “My parents were buying me some sweets when they realised that they didn't have
any money”, John to me

JOHN TOLD ME THAT HIS PARENTS HAD BEEN BUYING HIM SOME SWEETS WHEN THEY HAD
REALISED THAT THEY HADN’T HAD ANY MONEY
 6. “Don't tell me what I must do”, Simon to his parents

SIMON TOLD HIS PARENTS NOT TO TELL HIM WHAT HE HAD TO DO

7. “Let’s eat out tonight”, my girlfriend to me

MY GIRLFRIEND SUGGESTED EATING OUT THAT NIGHT

8. “What are you looking for?”, the shop assistant to me

THE SHOP ASSISTANT ASKED ME WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Don’t change the original
meaning 

1. Mark started running an hour ago and he’s still running (FOR)

MARK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AN HOUR

2. I met my wife seven years ago (KNOW)

I HAVE KNOWN MY WIFE FOR SEVEN YEARS

3. It’s a good idea to buy a new computer (HAD BETTER)

WE HAD BETTER BUY A NEW COMPUTER

4. Peter prefers to stay at home tonight (WOULD RATHER)

PETER WOULD RATHER STAY AT HOME TONIGHT

5. “Phone me when you get home tonight”, my father said (REMIND)

MY FATHER REMINDED ME TO PHONE HIM WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT

6. “Have you booked your plane ticket”, Diana asked her sister (WHETHER)

DIANA ASKED HER SISTER WHETHER SHE HAD BOOKED HER PLANE TICKET

7. We arrived on time in spite of the heavy traffic (ALTHOUGH)

WE ARRIVED ON TIME ALTHOUGH THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY

8. We made a mistake by not bringing bottle of water (SHOULD)

WE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A BOTTLE OF WATER