REVISION FINAL TEST COURSE 2

A. Grammar

 Comparison
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).

2. Pat's car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan's.

3. John is (less/ least) athletic of all the men.

4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?

5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.

6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).

7. David is the (happier/ happiest) person that we know.

8. This summery is (the better/ the best) of the pair.

9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I do.

10. The museum is (the further/ the furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.
1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) _____________________ than learning to write it.

2. This hotel must be (expensive)____________________ than the small one next door.

3. He is certainly (unusual)___________________person I have ever met.

4. His latest film is (interesting)_____________________ than his previous ones.

5. What is (difficult)_______________________ thing you have ever done?

6. Losing your credit card is (bad)_______________________ than losing your money.

7. Bringing up children is one of (hard)_____________________ jobs in the world.

8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin)______________________ than I remembered her.

III. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box.
One of these adjectives is used twice.
 warm   comfortable   cheap   intelligent   lucky   simple   boring   hot    difficult

1. This exercise is too easy – can't we try a ____________________ one?

2. England is too cold in spring – let's go to Spain where is ____________________.

3. She comes top in all exams – she must be _________________________ girl in the class.

4. The temperature in July reaches forty – four degrees – it's ______________________ month of the year.

5. Let's buy this video – it doesn't cost too much – it's ______________________ the other one.

6. When I passed my driving test, it was the _________________________ day of my life.

7. Lying down in bed is ___________________________ sitting on a hard chair.

8. I could hardly keep awake – it was _______________________________ film I've ever seen.

9. She's ______________________________ person I know – she is always winning prizes in lotteries.

10. I can't do this test – can you give me a ______________________________ one?

 Modal verb: have to , must / can , be able to / may / should

Exercise 1: Complete these sentences with can / can’t, could / couldn’t or be able to (correct form).
Sometimes it is possible to use more than one modal verb
1) Tom……………drive but he hasn’t got a car.

2) I can’t understand Martin. I’ve never……………….understand him.

3) He had hurt his leg, so he……………..walk very well.

4) She wasn’t at home when I phoned, but I……………..contact her at the office.

5) I looked very carefully and I……………see a figure in the distance.

6) I used to…………..stand on my head but I can’t do it now.

7) They didn’t have any tomatoes in the first shop I went to, but I……………get some in the next shop.

8) My grandmother loved music. She……………..play the piano very well.

9) Ask Ann about your problem. She should…………….help you.

10) The boy fell into the river but fortunately we……………..rescue him.

Exercise 2: Complete these sentences with must (not)  or (not) have to (correct form)
1) You really…………work harder if you want to pass that examination.
2) Many children in Britain……………wear uniform when they go to school.

3) Last night Don suddenly became ill. We………….call the doctor.

4) I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I…………….work.

5) What ever you do, you……………touch that switch. It’s very dangerous.

6) Ann has…………..wear glasses since she was eight years old.

7) I’m afraid I can’t come tomorrow. I…………..work late.

8) I’m sorry I couldn’t come yeaterday. I……………..work late.

9) You…………….forget what I told you. It’s very important.

10) Tom may…………..go away next week.

11) We couldn’t repair the car ourselves. We……………take it to the garage.

12) She………….get up so early. She gets up early because she prefers to.

13) We…………..leave yet. We’ve got plenty of time.

14) When you come to London again, you……………come and see us.

15) I don’t want anyone to know. You………….tell anyone what I said.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences

1. Perhaps Susan knows the address. (may)
=> Susan______________________________________________
2. It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message. (might)
=> Joanna ______________________________________________
3. The report must be on my desk tomorrow. (has)
=> The report ______________________________________________
4. I managed to finish all my work. (able)
=> I______________________________________________
5. It was not necessary for Nancy to clean the flat. (didn’t)
=> Nancy______________________________________________

 Past simple vs Past progressive tense

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs.
1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter) the room.
2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come) home from work.
3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring).
4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee.
5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house last weekend
2. Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3. Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4. Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang
5. Mark didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain.
6. He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called.
7. While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home
8. I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell
9. At 8 o’clock last night, we were having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant
Exercise 3: Read the letter and write the missing words. Write one word on each line
Dear Georgia,
I’m writing to you from my hotel room (1) ______ New York. You can’t imagine what happened to me
yesterday! I was walking in Mitte at around noon (2) _______ it started raining. (3) ______ I was running back
to the hotel, I saw a famous actor who was eating in a restaurant. I went in and (4) ______ hello and he gave me
two tickets to see his new film. Isn’t that great?
That’s all for now. See you (5) ______ I get back!
Love,
Rachel
 Tag questions
Fill with suitable questions tag. 
1. She’s from a small town in China, .... ?
2. He's still sleeping, .... ?
3. We’re late again, .... ?
4. I’m not the person with the tickets, .... ?
5. You do go to school, .... ?
6. The weather is really bad today, .... ?
7. Let's go for a walk, .... ?
8. They aren’t in Mumbai at the moment, .... ?
9. We won't be late, .... ?
10. John’s a very good student, .... ?
11. Nobody called, .... ?
12. She doesn’t work in a hotel, .... ?
13. They will wash the car, .... ?
14. We live in a tiny flat, .... ?
15. We must lock the doors, .... ?
16. David and Julie don’t take Chinese classes, .... ?
17. I often come home late, .... ?
18. I'm right, .... ?
19. She doesn’t cook very often, .... ?