TEST 4/a Messages 3 Name:______________________

1.Fill in the blanks with the present Perfect form of the verb

 She ______________________ (be) a teacher all her life.

 How long ________ you_______ (stay) in London?
 How much money ________ you ________(spend) this week?
 ___________ he __________(eat) Thai food before?
b) Put the verbs into the Present Perfect then complete the sentences with for or since:
 Lisa ___________________ (have) this mount bike ____________ three years.
 ________________________ (you / see) Gary __________ the party?
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2. Read the news report and complete the exercises about the text:
Today Martin Strel from Slovenia is a hero. He swam 5,268 kilometers of the Amazon
River in 66 days. He is the only man in the world to do this, breaking all world records. Martin
has swum the Danube, the Mississippi and the Yangtze rivers. They are all more than 3,000
kilometers long. But swimming the Amazon is more dangerous. The river is very wide and
deep with strong currents. Heavy rain sometimes continues for days. This rain makes it
dangerous above the water. It is also dangerous under the water, because hungry piranha
fish wait to attack.
Martin prepared himself before his long swim. For months, he swam three to five
hours every day and practiced in the gym to be strong. He also traveled to the Amazon to
learn about the river and its dangers. He talked to doctors. They told him how to protect
himself against dangerous diseases.
When he was swimming in the Amazon, Martin swam 12 hours every day, but only
during the day. He swam about 85 kilometers every day. To protect himself, he wore a
wetsuit. When we asked him why he wanted this challenge, he said, “If you have a goal, you
have to try to achieve it. I chose to swim the Amazon.”

Answers these questions. Write complete sentences.

1. How long did Martin swim every day?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. How did Martin’s trips to the Amazon help him?
___________________________________________________________________________
Finish the sentences according to the text.
3. Apart from swimming the Amazon, he has_______________________________________
4. The Amazon is a ____________________________________________________________
5. It took Martin Strel 66 days to ________________________________________________
6. Piranha fish will attack when they _____________________________________________
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3. Write either the American or the British equivalent of the given words:
_______________closet;
________________ gas;
trousers__________________________;
___________________ sneakers;
subway ____________________
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4. Circle the correct answer

5. Use the appropriate reflexive pronoun

 He hurt ______________________badly when he was fixing the car.
 Maria and Ana should really look after _______________________.
 She blames ______________________for what happened.
 We all enjoyed ________________on the holiday.
 She burnt _________________on the oven while she was making lunch.
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6. Present Perfect Vs. Past Simple tense

 Phil ___________________________(go)  to the cinema last night.
 She ____________________________(not/arrive)  yet.
 Mary___________________________ (win) the lottery last year.
 James___________________________ (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.
 They ___________________________(buy) their car two years ago.
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