● Complete the sentences with the correct VERB TENSE

1. How much does your dog weigh (your dog/weigh)? I don’t know (not know), but I
don’t think (not think) he weighs (weigh) more than 8 kilos.
2. What is Susan studying (Susan/study) this term? She is studying (study) French and
English this term
3. Yesterday evening the cyclists were riding (ride) along the road when a car crashed
(crash) into them.
4. Last week Mitchell was (be) so angry with me that he didn’t talk (not talk) to me all
week long, because the previous day I had broken (break) his camera.
5. How long has Mark lived (Mark/ live) in London? He has lived there for 3 years. He
left (leave) Dublin 3 years ago.
6. Yesterday, by the time I got (get) home, the dogs were (be) thirsty because I had
forgotten (forget) to fill their water bowl before leaving.
7. Have you finished (you/ finish) your homework yet? Yes, I have just finished (just/
finish) it and I have already cooked (already/ cook) the food for tomorrow.
8. Why didn’t you vote (you/ not vote) in the last elections? Because I don’t rely (rely)
on politicians and political parties any longer.

● Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Don’t change the
original meaning (6 marks)
1. How much is this magazine? (COST)
How much does this magazine cost?
2. The children are quite at the moment (TALK)
​The children aren’t talking at the moment
3. It started to rain in the middle of our picnic (WHILE)
​While we were having our picnic it started to rain
4. We found a better and bigger flat. Then we moved (AFTER)
​After we had found a better and bigger flat, we moved
5. Whose bike is this? (BELONG)
​Who does this bike belong to?
6. I don’t listen to classical music (NEVER)
I never listen to classical music
7. What's your opinion of the film? (THINK)
What do you think about the film?
8. Sue isn't interested in sports (LIKE)
Sue doesn't like sports
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● Complete the sentences in a logical way. (10 marks)
1. I don’t mind sharing my ideas with other people
2. The president of a country should be an honest and open-minded person
3. I get furious when students don’t pay attention in class
4. The boy apologised because he had misbehaved
5. I don’t feel very confident when I have to speak in public
6. I think it’s very personal to ask people about their political ideas
7. I think it’s shocking when you learn about a big natural disaster
8. It cheers me up when I meet my family for special celebrations
9. As soon as I arrive home, I’ll study English/ I arrived home I studied English
10. I made sure I had locked the door before leaving for school
11. If I'm sad it cheers me up to watch a good comedy

● Complete the sentences with the correct word. There are some extra ones. (8
marks)

blind■ romantic■ chubby■ stubborn■ cope with■ clue■ look forward to■
considerate■ short-tempered■ suit■ selfish

1. Sam is difficult to work with. He’s short-tempered and gets angry quite often. Some
people think he’s stubborn, because he likes doing things only his way. He needs to
learn to be more considerate with his co-workers
2. My girlfriend is planning a romantic evening for our anniversary together. I don’t know
much about it. She only gave me a clue. I have to wear a suit and a tie
3. Our city is trying to help disabled citizens to cope with public transport. Special maps
with raised symbols help blind people find their way.

● Complete the sentences by adding a suitable suffix to the words in the box. (7
marks)

origin • help • romance • fury • frighten • value■ bore

1. John isn’t very romantic He bought his girlfriend a cookbook for her birthday.
2. Your idea is very original. Nobody has thought of that yet.
3. This ring isn’t valuable but it means a lot to me because it was my grandmother’s.
4. Try to be more helpful and clean the kitchen today.
5. It was a frightening experience. I thought I was going to die.
6. I’m furious ! I’m never going to speak to you again.
9. I’m really bored with this exercise. I can’t stand it any longer
● Replace the words in bold with a suitable synonym. There are some extra ones. (6
marks)

runs into■ traditional■ risked his life■ runs after■ look up■
open-minded■ living on the edge■ look through■ gorgeous

1. The young father put himself in danger to save the child (risked his life)
2. Try to be more tolerant about different lifestyles (open-minded)
3. Our teacher uses a combination of modern and conventional teaching methods
(traditional)
4. Whenever Patrick goes out, he meets someone he knows (runs into)
5. To do my English homework, I always have to find words in the dictionary (look up)
6. Some people seem to enjoy being constantly in danger (living on the edge)