A.

Parts of Speech
Identify the underlined part of speech. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
1. Where’s the post office?
A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. preposition
2. My brother doesn’t like to buy clothes himself.
A. determiner B. adverb C. adjective D. pronoun
3. That isn’t Peter’s bag. His is black.
A. noun B. adverb C. adjective D. pronoun
4. Many people go to the beach on the bank holiday weekend.
A. adverb B. pronoun C. adjective D. preposition
5. Immigrants have to make many sacrifices to survive in their country of choice.
A. noun B. pronoun C. verb D. preposition
6. Well! I’ve had enough! I’m going home!
A. noun B. pronoun C. adverb D. interjection
7. I can swim well, but I’m not very good at cycling.
A. noun B. pronoun C. adverb D. interjection
8. You have to be very ambitious to succeed as a businessperson.
A. verb B. adjective C. adverb D. interjection
9. There’s a nice church in that village.
A. interjection B. adjective C. adverb D. determiner
10. Please drive slowly.
A. interjection B. adjective C. adverb D. determiner

Choose the correct words (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.

1. This certificate is ________. Congratulations! A. you B. your C. yours
2. Elisa and Daniel are ______ children. We had them while we were living abroad. A. our B. us C. ours
3. I had to help my mother with ________ work yesterday. She was so busy. A. your B. her C. my
4. Luis is late for work again. Tell ________ the boss is angry. A. him B. he C. his
5. I don’t trust that painter. I’m going to paint the living room ________. A. me B. mine C. myself
6. He knows a lot ____________ American history. A. with B. of C. about
7. I’m going to apply ___________ a job. A. for B. to C. with
8. They were laughing ___________ him. A. at B. to C. for

B. Types of sentences
Identify the type of sentence. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

1. In the last five years, it has attracted more tourists than India.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

2. My mother, whose childhood dream was to have her own horse, enjoys spending time on the farm and looking after the
horses they have there.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

3. Shaharazad continued telling the story all night, but she stopped just before the end.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
 4. If I had the chance, I would definitely go to the concert.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

5. Over his life, he was a very successful activist.

A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

C. The present and past tenses

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb using the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Example: Are you hungry? Do you want (you/want) something to eat?

1. Put the dictionary away. I don’t need_______________________________(not need) it.

2. Hurry up! Everybody is waiting_(wait) for you!
3. Water _boils__________________(boil) at 100⁰c.
4. Rachel is in London at the moment. She is staying( stay) in the Park Hotel. She always stays_(stay) there when
she’s in London.

Underline the correct words to complete each sentence. (5pts.)

1. Robert and Maria have been married since/for 20 years.
2. Lisa didn’t go/hasn’t gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
3. When Sue heard the news, she wasn’t/hasn’t been very pleased.
4. A: Ann has gone out.
B: Really? What time did she go/has she gone?
5. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew/has grown a lot.
6. I have been studying/studied English since 2002.
7. How long have you known/have you been knowing your husband?

Complete the text choosing the correct forms of the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect
Continuous.
When I got home, Bill ________ had lied_(lie) on the sofa. The television was on, but he wasn’t watching
__________________(not/watch) it. He __________________(watch) a boring film and he __________________(fall) asleep. I
________________(turn) the television off and just then he _____________(wake) up.

D. Future forms

What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use will+ base form, be going to or the Present Continuous.
1. You have made all your holiday arrangements. Your destination is Scotland.
FRIEND: Have you decided where to go for your holiday yet?
YOU: ____________________________________________(I/go/to Scotland)
2. Your flatmate has just come back from Supermaxi.
FRIEND: I’ve done all the shopping. There are some more bags in the car.
YOU: ______________________________(I/help/you/bring them in)
3. You and some friends are planning a holiday in Britain. You have decided to hire a car.
FRIEND: How do you plan to travel round Britain? By train?
YOU: No, _____________________________________________ (we/hire/a car)
 4. You and your friend are reading in a café. You have been reading a long time.
FRIEND: I’m thirsty. Do you want a drink?
YOU: OK. I _______________________________________ (have/a cappuccino). Thanks.

Read about Colin. Then, tick () the sentences that are true. In each group of sentences at least one is true.
Sometimes more than one is true (7 pts.).
Colin goes to work every day. At 7.30, he gets up and has breakfast. He leaves home at 8 o’clock and arrives at work at about 8.45.
He starts work immediately and continues until 12.30 when he has lunch (which takes about half an hour). He starts work again at
about 1.15 and goes home at exactly 4.30. Every day he follows the same routine and tomorrow will be no exception.
1. At 7.35 …
a. he’ll be leaving the house.
b. he’ll have left the house.
c. he’ll be at home.
d. he’ll be having breakfast.

2. At 8.15 …
a. he’ll be leaving the house.
b. he’ll have left the house.
c. he’ll have arrived at work.
d. he’ll be arriving at work.

3. At 9.15 …
a. he’ll be working.
b. he’ll start work.
c. he’ll have started work.
d. he’ll be arriving at work.

4. At 12.45 …
a. he’ll have lunch.
b. he’ll be having lunch.
c. he’ll have finished lunch.
d. he’ll have started his lunch