ТЕСТ 1 група

I Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to make conditional
sentences.
1. Should you _need (need) any information, don’t hesitate (not hesitate) to ask.
2. Imagine you were given (be given) opportunity to live abroad, would you leave
(leave)?
3. If she checked (check) the information before she published it, she
wouldn’t be (not be) in so much trouble now.
4. IF the government acts (act) sooner to improve the economy, less people
Will move (move) to other countries.
5. The actor wouldn’t look (not look) ten years younger, unless the photo was (be)
airbrushed. He is 70 and doesn’t have a wrinkle! _____/10

II. Complete the sentences using the given phrases: joint pain/ addiction/ sedentary
lifestyle /
diabetes/at his fingertips/ address the problem/ keep track of time/ at the expense.

1. The rise in childhood obesity is due to sedentary lifestyle

.
2. As a diabetes sufferer, you should be doing everything to control your blood
sugar levels.
3. Runners who have joint pain in their knees and ankles should try a different type
of running shoes.
4. You are obviously suffering from addiction to alcohol. It’s time to seek medical help.
5. Most people I know keep track of time using their mobiles rather than a watch.
6. Michael Jackson‘s early success came at the expense of a normal childhood.
7. How exactly do we address the problem of cheating in exams?
8. James Bond always has a range of improbable gadgets at his fingertips. ____/8

III Rewrite the sentences into passive.

1. Someone showed me how to recover the file I lost. I was showed how to recover
the fill I lost
2. Most of the students have completed the assignment. The assignment has been
completed by most of the students
3. They were using the software to solve a variety of problems. The software was being
used to solve a variety of problems
4. They made Mr. Jenkins undergo a stomach operation. Mr. Jenkins was made undergo a
stomach operation
5. Courtney hates people telling her what to do. Courtney hates being told what to do.
6. One report argued that the archeologist had damaged some artifacts.
It was argued that the archeologist had damaged some artifacts ( by one report)
Some artifacts had been damaged by the archeologist . 14

IV Complete the sentences with the one of the following words or phrases: whirlpools/
nutrients/ pray/ debris/acid rain/ ice caps/ species/ landfill.

1. After the hurricane there was so much debris scattered around that it took ages to clean
it up.
2. Animals use number of techniques to catch their pray such as stalking or waiting
camouflaged.
3. In the sea water currents are created that are sometimes strong enough to cause
whirlpools
4. The tides that move in and out and make waves hit the shore also brig life to rock pools
by supplying them with nutrients _.
5. We are marching to protest against plans for a new landfill site near our village.
6. The ice caps at the top and bottom of the planet are left over from the previous ice
age.
7. Despite their bad reputation, most species of snakes are neither poisonous nor
aggressive.
8. The environment minister is presenting his plans for limiting the damage caused to
forests by acid rain. ___/8

V Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. It’s a pity I didn’t listen to you when you told me about the weather. I wish I had
listened to you when you told me about the weather
2. I think you should go home now. It’s time you went home now.
3. I would like you to drive instead of me today. I’d rather you drove instead of me
today.
4. I really should have set my alarm an hour earlier. If only I had set my alarm an hour
earlier
5. You really should buy your girlfriend some flowers. It’s high time you bought your
girlfriend some flowers ____/10