Practice for exam

The passive voice

Turn the following sentences into passive voice
1. They had won the race.
The race ________________.
2. He has seen two bulls this morning.
Two bulls __________________ this morning.
3. I was buying the newspaper when I saw Mary this morning.
The newspaper ____________________ when Mary was seen this morning
4. They are buying a new house this afternoon.
A new house ___________________ this afternoon.
5. Paul has sold his two cars.
His two __________________ sold.
6. I put the glasses on the table yesterday.
The glasses ____________on the table yesterday.
7. I was feeding the animal yesterday at 10 o'clock.
The animal _________________ yesterday at 10 o'clock
8. They had been painting the house on monday.
The house ____________________ on monday.
9. She has given Paul a kiss this morning.
Paul __________________a kiss this morning.
10 They hid the treasure a long time ago.
The treasure ______________ a long time ago.
11 We listened to a strong noise coming from the street.
A strong noise ________________to coming from the street.
12 They are studying english right now.
English ____________________ right now.
13 They drank two pints at Paul's house.
Two pints ______________ at Paul's house.
14 They found two fossils of mammoth.
Two fossils of mammoth ______________.
15 I didn't recognize Mary at first sight.
Mary _____________________ at first sight.

Adjectives practice
-ED and –ING Adjectives Exercise 1
Choose the correct adjective:
1. My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown.

2. It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to

remember this vocabulary.

3. This lesson is so (boring / bored)!

4. I’m feeling (depressed / depressing), so I’m going to go home, eat some

chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book.

5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating).

6. This math’s problem is so (confusing / confused). Can you help me?

7. The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly.

8. The journey was (exhausting / exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus.

9. The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way.

10. He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider.

11. I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.

Polite questions
Read the conversations below and fill in the gaps with the words and phrases
from the lists.

Do you mind if I is it OK if I could you turn What’s the problem here you are
telling me thanks can I borrow go ahead

Conversation 1

A: Yeah?

B: Hello, ........................................... turn the music down, please? It’s one o’clock and I’m trying to
sleep.

A: Oh, sorry. Is that better?

B: Yes, ...................................... Perhaps I can get some sleep now. Good night.

Conversation 2

A: I’m sorry, ................................ leave early today? I’m going to take my cat to see the vet.

B: You’re going to take your cat to the vet? What’s the matter with her then?

A: Him. I don’t know. That’s why I’m going to take him to the vet’s.

B: Oh, I see. Sure, ....................................... Thanks for .......................................

Conversation 3

A: David, do you have your mobile phone with you?

B: Um... yes. Why? A: ............................ it, please? I need to make a quick call to my mother.

B: OK, ...............................

Conversation 4

A: ...................................... change seats?

B: Yes, all right. ......................................?

A: I can’t see because of the sun.

B: OK, then. Why don’t you sit there, next to Andrea?

With you teacher act out four-line conversations for four of the situations below.

1. It’s very hot in the room and you would like to open the window.

2. You need to borrow some money from a friend because you have lost your bus fare.

3. Someone’s mobile phone is always ringing during a film

4. You didn’t understand the address someone gave you and you would like them to spell it for
you.

5. You would like someone to take a photo of you and your friend in front of a famous monument.

Relative clauses
1.) Complete with the correct relative adverb (why, where, when) or pronoun (who, which,
whose):

1. This is the bank …………….. was robbed yesterday

2. A boy …………….. sister is in my class was in the back at that time

3. A greengrocer's is a shop …………………………. you can buy vegetables.

4. The man …………….. robbed the bank had two pistols.

5. He wore a mask …………… made him look like Mickey Mouse.

6. This is the church ………………………. Sue and Peter got married.

7. He came with a friend ………………… waited outside in the car.

8. The woman ……………………… gave him the money was young.

9. This is the station ………………. Emily met James.

10. 25 December is the day …………………. children in the UK get their Christmas presents.

11. The bag …………………… contained the money was yellow.

 Quantifiers
Fill in: much, many, lots of, a lot of, little, a little, little, a few, few.
1. It seems we have had __________________ assignments in English this year.

2. How __________________ do we have to read this week?

3. __________________ Americans don’t like George Bush

4. There aren’t very __________________ books in the library.

5. I think he drank __________________ wine last night.

6. I know __________________ Spanish so I am going to have a problem when I get there.

7. __________________ of the children in our block have got roller skates.

8. Football is the only subject I know very _____________ of. It doesn’t interest me that much.