ANSWERS EXAM JUNE 2014

● Complete the following CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. Michael wouldn’t have had the accident IF HE HAD DRIVEN SLOWLY

2. Unless you give me the money back I WILL NEVER LEND YOU
ANYTHING

3. If you don’t pay attention to the teachers YOU WON'T HAVE GOOD
MARKS

4. Martha would follow your advice IF YOU TOLD IT TO HER

5. If we hadn’t run out of petrol WE WOULD HAVE ARRIVED ON TIME

● Rewrite the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE (5 points)

1. Nobody has seen the escaped prisoners

THE ESCAPED PRISONERS HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN
2. My father gave me a camera for my birthday
I WAS GIVEN A CAMERA FOR MY BIRTHDAYBY MY FATHER
A CAMERA WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY BY MY
FATHER
3. Somebody will meet you at the airport
YOU WILL BE MET AT THE AIRPORT
4. Mr. Smith shouldn’t offer Tom a new job
TOM SHOULDN'T BE OFFERED A NEW JOB BY MR. SMITH
A NEW JOB SHOULDN'T BE OFFERED TO TOM BY MR,
SMITH
5. Does the idea interest you?
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE IDEA?

● Complete these sentences with the correct GERUND or INFINITIVE form

(5 points)

1. He insisted on TAKING (take) the afternoon free, so we stopped

WORKING (work) and went for a walk

2. I’m afraid I forgot TO POST (post) your letter. I’ll try TO POST (post) it
tomorrow

3. SMOKING (smoke) is dangerous for your health, so don’t make me GET

(get) angry and stub your cigarette out
4. I remember VISITING (visit) London as a child and I have always enjoyed
LOOKING (look) at the photographs I took there

5. Politicians want us TO VOTE (vote) for them and they don’t mind
TELLING (tell) lies to get it
● Finish these sentences (5 points)
1. The shoplifter had to return what he had stolen. In addition, HE HAD TO DO
COMMUNITY WORK

2. We enjoyed our trip to Paris in spite of THE BAD WEATHER

3. Several students got ill as a result of FOOD IN BAD CONDITION

4. We didn’t say a word so as not to WAKE UP THE BABY

6. Extreme sports can be dangerous. However I ENJOY DOING THEM

● Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (10 points)
1. I read for ten minutes and then I fell asleep (AFTER)
AFTER READING FOR 10 MINUTES HE FELL ASLEEP
AFTER HE HAD READ FOR 10 MINUTES HE FELL ASLEEP
2. Jason can’t play football because it’s raining (AS SOON AS)
AS SOON AS IT STOPS RAINING, JASON WILL PLAY FOOTBALL
3. Today’s forecasts are accurate because they use modern technology (DUE
TO)
TODAY'S FORECASTS ARE ACCURATE DUE TO THE USE OF
MODERN TECHNOLOGY
4. Liz Atkins has a degree in philosophy. She wrote this book (WHO)
LIZ ATKINS, WHO HAS A DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY, WROTE THIS
BOOK
LIZ ATKINS, WHO WROTE THIS BOOK, HAS A DEGREE IN
PHILOSOPHY
7. I’m going to help Harry. His dog is very ill (WHOSE)
I'M GOING TO HELP HARRY, WHOSE DOG IS VERY ILL
8. It wasn’t necessary for you to bring the books (NEEDN’T)
HE NEEDN'T HAVE BROUGHT THE BOOKS
9. It was wrong of you to hit your brother (SHOULDN’T)
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HIT YOUR BROTHER
10. We couldn’t see the film because the DVD player didn’t work (IF)
IF THE DVD HAD WORKED, WE COULD HAVE SEEN THE FILM
11. I think you should take an umbrella (IF)
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD TAKE AN UMBRELLA

● Complete these sentences with the correct verb TENSE. There are active
and passive tenses (5 points)
1. While we WERE HAVING (have) dinner, the phone RANG (ring) five
times
2. HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN (you/ever/drive) this kind of car before?
 3. Yesterday when we ARRIVED (arrive) at the cinema, all tickets HAD
ALREADY BEEN SOLD (already/ sell)
4. By next year we WILL HAVE LIVED (live) in this house for 10 years
5. “Don Quixote” WASN'T WRITTEN (not write) by Shakespeare, Cervantes
WROTE (write) it
● Word building: Complete the sentences with a word based on the one you
have in brackets (5 points)

1. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He is completely HARMLESS (HARM)

2. An ORIGINAL painting by Van Gogh costs millions of pounds
(ORIGIN)
3. She smiled at him SWEETLY (SWEET)
4. The secret agent had some VALUABLE information, but he didn0t tell
anyone (VALUE)
5. Don’t include a lot of IRRELEVANT details in your essay
(RELEVANT)
6. Jeff’s answer doesn’t make sense. It’s completely ILLOGICAL
(LOGIC)
7. Tha main DISADVANTAGE of that shop is that you have to pay for the
parking (ADVANTAGE)
8. There’s a big DIFFERENCE between first and second class tickets
(DIFFER)
9. When we arrived the hotel was in complete DARKNESS (DARK)
10. I have a terrible toothache. I need an APPOINTMENT with the dentist
urgently (APPOINT)

● Write a sentence using the following words. The sentences must be

meaningful and grammatically correct (10 points)
1. sign up: I WILL SIGN UP FOR THAT PAGE, IT'S REALLY
INTERESTING

2. forecast: THE WEATHER FORECAST ANNOUNCED HEAVY RAIN

FOR THE WEEKEND

3. keep in mind. KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU HAVE TO STUDY HARD

4. go abroad: I GO ABROAD EVERY YEAR, LAST YEAR I WAS IN

ITALY AND THIS YEAR I'M GOING TO FRANCE

6. billboards: BILLBOARDS ON ROADS MAY DISTRACT DRIVERS

7. conduct: THE UNIVERSITY CONDUCTED A RESEARCH ABOUT

DRINKING HABITS
8. staff: THE TEACHING STAFF IN THIS SCHOOL IS VERY
COMPETENT AND EFFICIENT

9. figure: THE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES IN SPAIN ARE THE

WORST AND MOST TERRIBLE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

10. put up: SHALL WE PUT UP SOME POSTERS ON THIS WALL?

11. take place: THE FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT
THURSDAY