Ceid – UNCP

MID TERM EXAM OF B03

Name: Suarez Ingaroca Ludwin Date: 07/07/2021

I. Complete the sentences with some, any, a or an.

1. Heathrow is ____an_____ international airport

2. Do Amelia Earhart have ____any____ children?
3. Jane lives in ___an_____ old house in Cornwall
4. There are ___some__ trees in my garden, but there aren’t ___any___flowers
5. Do you have ______any____ books by Christopher Paolini?
6. There are ___some____ letters for you on the table.

II. Underline the different word.

1. Cambridge London Oxford Rome

2. magazine pen newspaper book
3. milk apple ice – cream ham
4. cup spoon cupboard knife
5. actor model architect teach
6. boring interesting like funny
7. father sister mother man
8. house bathroom kitchen living room
9. often near next to opposite
10. France England American Japan
11. my we his your

III. Prepositions. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. Write
one word in line. On, in front of, near, on, behind, next to, in.

1. There are two chairs _______IN_______ the living room.

2. The sofa is _________BEHIND ____________ the table
3. There’s a lamp _____NEXT TO__ the sofa
4. There’s a picture ____ON_____ the wall
5. The chairs are ____NEAR ____ the television.
6. There’s a cat on the rug __________ ___IN FRONT OF ___________the
fireplace
7. The telephone is _____ON___ the table.

IV. Where can you buy? Or where can you do these things? Put the correct
places.

1. Aspirin _____PHARMACY___ 2. Some bread ___PASTRY__

3. A magazine _____BOOKSTORE__ 4. Have a coffee ___CAFÉ ___
5. Stamps ___POST OFFICE__ 6. A ticket ____ONLINE_____
7. See a film ____CINEMA___ 8. Go for a walk ___PARK____

V. Make sentences. Use the verb be (+, -,or ?)

 1. (?) ___ARE__ there any books?
2. (-) There __ISN´T___any champagne
3. (+) There __ARE___ five glasses
4. (?) __IS_ there a dictionary?
5. (-) There ___AREN´T__ any magazines.
6. (+) There ___IS_ a black dog.

VI. Choose the correct word.

1. I like this / these clock

2. Do you want those / that books?
3. These / this flowers are beautiful!
4. Where is that / those café?

VII. Describe your bedroom. Use there are and there is. (any) positive and
negative sentences.
1. …THERE IS A BED ………
2. …THERE ISN´T A SHOWER…………..
3. …THERE ARE MANY CLOTHES……………….
4. …THERE IS A COMPUTER…………..
5. …THERE ARE TWO WINDOWS…………….

VIII. Complete the sentences with can or can´t

I can sing, but I can´t dance

1. We …CAN….play tennis on Saturday. I´m free.
2. A ……CAN…….I smoke here?
B No, it´s a non – smoking restaurant.
3. I´m sorry. I ……CAN´T….remember your name.
4. I …CAN……..speak French but not German.
5. …CAN…..you help me? This bag is very heavy
6. I …CAN´T…see you tonight. I´m very busy.
7. Sorry? I …CAN´T…..hear you.
8. Look! We ……CAN…….buy some milk in that store.

IX. Complete the sentences

turn off – call – help – see – hear – play – buy – run

1. I …BUY…. a newspaper every day.

2. I …CALL… a taxi when I´m in a hurry
3. He wants to ……SEE…... a movie this evening.
4. Please …TURN OFF…….the tv when you go to bed.
5. Please …HELP…. me. I don´t understand this.
6. I often ……PLAY…. chess with my nephew
7. I want to …RUN….. in the Boston Marathon this year.
8. My grandmother´s 92. She can´t ……HEAR……. very well.

X. Complete the dialogues with was, wasn´t, were and weren´t

A …WERE…you and Susan at the party last night?
B Yes, we ,,,,,,,,WERE,,,,,,,,,,,
A …WAS…..it good?
B No, it …WASN´T…The music …WAS… awful . Where …WERE…you?
A I …WAS….sick

A Where …WERE….you born?

B I ……WAS….. born in Australia in 1919
A ……WERE… your parents Australian?
B No, they …WEREN´T….. My mother …WAS….. Italian and my father …WAS….
Greek.

II. Write the sentences in the past tense.

1 I am a student.
  I was a student.                                       
2 My friend isn’t at work.
  My friend wasn´t at work                                            
3 It’s hot in Egypt.
     It was hot in Egypt                                         
4 My wife and I are teachers.
    My wife and I were teachers                                          
5 My mother and father aren’t busy.
  My mother and my father weren´t busy                                            
6 Is your dad a businessman?
    Was your dad a businessman?                                          
7 Are your friends from Mexico?
         Were your friends from Mexico?                                     

III. Put the words in order to write questions.

1 your when speak he/she English was Could teacher five?
  Could your teacher speak English when he/she was five? 
2 a your when she mother was car twenty? Could drive
    Could your mother drive a car when she was twenty?                        
3 you a you when bike ten? were Could ride
     Could you ride a bike when you were ten?                            
4 twelve? were when you Could ski you
      Could you ski when you were twelve?                       
5 you when five? use Could a you were computer
    Could you use a computer when you were five?            
6 father he your swim was when seven? Could
_Could your father swim when he was seven?__ _____

IV. Complete the conversation using was/were or could.

A What (1)           could        Mozart do when he (2)             was            a child? (3)
Was               he a child prodigy?
B Yes, he (4)       was             . When he was five, he (5)       could             already
write music.
A Which musical instruments (6)     could               he play?
B He (7)      could              play the violin and the keyboard –
an instrument like the piano.
A (8)       was             his mother a musician?
B No, she (9)       wasn´t             . But his father (10)        was            a music teacher
and he wrote music, too.
A (11)       were             his parents rich?
B I don’t know. But Mozart (12)     wasn´t               rich – he was poor when he died.

V. Read the clues. Write compound nouns.

1 This is where you can catch a train: train station
2 I wear these when it’s sunny outside: sunscreen
3 A woman puts her money, mobile phone, etc. in it: h                  
4 I relax on the sofa and watch television here: living room
5 Cars can drive fast on this road: mainroad
6 You read and write these on your mobile phone: text messages

VI. Order the sentences

1. when / could / a / 10 / I / ride / I / bike / was

…I could ride a bike when I was 10……….
2. sister / read / she / little / my / when / 5 / could / was
.........my sister could read little when she was 5..................
3. couldn´t / son / until / he / speak / was/ he /my / 3
……my son couldn´t speak until he was 3…….
4. last / parents / home / at / Sunday / were / I / my / and
……My parents and I were at home last Sunday..
5. you / weekend / were / where / last / ?
………where were you last weekend? ……
6. was / the / delicious / dinner
………the dinner was delicious………………………
7. yesterday / was / she / at / university
…………she was at the university yesterday……….