REVIEW 2

A. Complete each sentence, choosing the correct expression given in brackets.

1. ( Cubism / Graffiti ) is a style of art in which objects are shown as a group of geometric
shapes, and (cubism/graffiti) can be called street art.
2. (Art/Painting) is an (art/painting) of making pictures using paints.
3. Don’t (overeat/overweight) if you do not want to get ( overeat/overweight ).
4. Several (disagreed/disagreements) have to be resolved because people
(disagreed/disagreements) on the best way to raise the fund.
5. Thousands of (commuters/travellers) go to work by train every day.
6. I always buy (eco-friendly/guest-friendly) products so as not to harm the natural
environment.
7. Traffic ( congestion/maintenance) is getting worse and worse due to the increasing number of
cars in the cities.
8. I had (run out/run over) space and had to put my address on the other side of the paper.
9. When I was a child , Grandma always ( said/told ) me bedtime stories.
10. Our principal ( said/ told ), “I have something important to ( say/tell ) you today.

B. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets.

1. Grandpa (has read/has been reading)the newspaper the whole morning. (Underline the
correct answer.)
2. Su Su (love) dogs when she was a child but she doesn’t like them anymore. (Rewrite, using
the correct form of “used to”).
3. In the past, people (not , use to ) travel as much as they do today. ( Rewrite, using the correct
form of “used to”.)
4. Smiling and waving, the actress greeted her fans. (Spot the participial phrase and underline
it.)
5. Watched by millions, soccer is popular all around the world. ( Underline the participial
phrase.)
6. While I ( cooked/was cooking ), my brother ( did/ was doing ) the cleaning up. ( Underline
the correct answer.)
7. My roommate ( got/was getting ) ready for school at 7:30 yesterday morning when I ( woke
up / was waking up ). ( Underline the correct answer.)
8. Win Win said, “My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend.” ( Change the sentence
into the reported speech.)
9. A policeman asked the man, “What are you doing here?”(Change the sentence into the
reported speech.)
10. The teacher said, “Are you ready for the performance?” ( Change the sentence into the
reported speech.)
11. Mother said, “Nilar, don’t worry about what others think of you.” ( Change the sentence into
the reported speech.)