TEST PAPER

I. Underline the most suitable verb forms to complete the following dialogues. 20p

A. 'Hello! I (1) didn't see/haven't seen/haven't been seeing you for a long time! What (2) did you
do/have you done/have you been doing since we last met?'' Oh, working as usual.'

B. The traffic was very heavy and when they (3) arrived/have arrived/had arrived, the concert
(4) already started /have already started/had already started.

C. I only realised towards the end of the concert that the singers (5) didn't sing/weren't
singing/haven't been singing. They (6) mimed/have been miming/had been miming to a
recording all the time.

D. 'You and the band seem to have a very hectic schedule planned for the summer.' 'Yes
indeed. By the end of the season we (7) will perform/will have performed/will have been
performing at over 50 venues. '

E. 'Has the band been together long?' 'Oh yes. By the end of this month, we (8) will
play/will have played/will be playing together for nine years.'

F. It is certainly true that the Internet (9) had/has had/has been having a profound effect on
the way people buy music over the past 15 years, as so much can now be downloaded
from websites. But I remain convinced that most of the big recording companies (10) will
survive/will have survived/will have been surviving.

II. Complete the sentences using a relative pronoun from the box. 15p
THAT WHICH WHO WHERE WHOSE
1. Duncan Reed,.……….. appeared in the famous jeans commercial, is now hosting a
show.
2. Did you speak to the lady …........ handbag was stolen?
3. The question ........... you must ask before you make any purchase is 'Do I really need it?'
4. Starbucks, ......... was launched in the 1970s, has become one of the most successful
chains of coffee shops.
5. The building…...... the event is being held is actually a disused power station.

III. Change the word at the end to fill in the sentences. 15p

1. It was the most outstanding ………….I have ever seen. PERFORM

2. My brother speaks three languages ……………….. FLUENT
3. She is so ………………………….about all this situation. HOPE
4. The way she behaved is ……………….. OUTRAGE
5. How many students were able to find the right …………….? SOLVE

IV. Match the two parts to form compound adjectives then use adjectives to fill in the
sentences. 20p

1. quick a. fetched
2. air b. minute
 3. self c. term
4. last d. headed
5. old e. witted
6. level f. centred
7. far g. standing
8. long/short h. made
9. self i. tight
10. long j. fashioned

1. Only a .............................person could take such sensible decisions!

2. No one will ever believe such a ..........................story.
3. John is such a ........................person; he’ll give you an answer in no time.
4. You think of no one else but yourself; you are so ...........................
5. The actress made a ..........................................impression or her audience.

V. Answer the following question in between 50 and 70 words. 10p

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