FINAL TEST 1 NAME: Mark:

Vocabulary
1 Rewrite the sentences with the verbs and phrases below. Make any necessary changes. (8 x ½ = 4 points)
crash into • let … down • charge • stay behind • bring up • take your time • slack off • hand
1. Brian hit the car in front of him.
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2. How much did you pay the mechanic to repair your car?
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3. It isn’t a good idea to discuss politics with our guests.
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4. Don’t disappoint me.
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5. I must keep working as hard as I can.
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6. I won’t leave if you ask me to.
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7. There’s no need to hurry. You won’t be late.
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8. I gave her the letter that she was looking for.
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2 Complete the passage with the words and expressions below. Make any necessary changes. (9 x 1 = 9 points)
give … away • hold … back • gift • devote • to date • beyond … reach • find out • proof • raise
Jennifer Bricker is physically challenged, but she won’t let that 1. …………………… .
Jennifer was born with no legs. Her parents, Sharon and Gerald Bricker, adopted
her as a baby and 2. …………………… her just like their three sons. They never let
her feel that anything was 3. …………………… if she really wanted it. Jennifer was a
natural athlete with a 4. …………………… for gymnastics. She swam, roller skated
and played competitive team sports using only her arms. By the age of 10, she
5. …………………… more and more time to power tumbling, a kind of gymnastics.

She won tumbling competitions against girls with no physical challenges. After
secondary school, Jennifer became a professional performer using her gymnastic
skills. 6. …………………… , she has performed in acrobatic shows in Las Vegas and
around the world. Jennifer’s success as a gymnast isn’t the only remarkable part of
her life. Jennifer’s heroine had always been Dominique Moceanu who won the first
Olympic gold medal in gymnastics for the United States in 1996. When Jennifer
was 16, her parents told her the truth about the people who 7. …………………… at
birth. Their last name was Moceanu and Dominique, whom she had admired her

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8. …………………… that they had many similar interests in addition to their athletic

talent. Jennifer Bricker’s life is 9. …………………… that if you believe in yourself,

there are no limits to what you can do.

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a modal or modal perfect where necessary.
There may be more than one possible answer. (8 x ½ = 4 points)
1. John was exhausted because he ……………………………… (cook) dinner all afternoon. He
……………………………… (ask) me to help him, but he didn’t.
2. Tom asked whether it ……………………………… (be) true that I ……………………………… (resign) from my job
the day before.
3. The football final ……………………………… (show) on television now. That’s why my dad told us
……………………………… (not bother) him.
4. By the time the taxi ……………………………… (arrive), we ……………………………… (miss) the train, so we had
to wait another hour for the next one.
5. Many students …………………… (choose) to study Chinese if it …………………… (offer) at our school but at the
moment, it isn’t.
6. Tom ……………………………… (play) in the team for several weeks when he broke his leg. He
……………………………… (replaced) by his brother.
7. She admitted that she ……………………………… (not know) what to do then. As usual, she
……………………………… (not make) a decision on her own.
8. We ……………………………… the food ……………………………… (cater) for the party next Friday night. If only
we ……………………………… (do) this every day!

2 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
(8 x ½ = 4 points)
1. The coach will be angry if you don’t turn up for practice on time. (unless)
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2. Tony didn’t call me, so I went out with George. (if)
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3. “Don’t approach the dog!” our neighbour said to us. (warned)
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4. Last May, our neighbours moved in next door. (living)
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5. Everybody will see the advertisement in the newspaper tomorrow. (seen)
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6. I expect you to give me back my leather jacket. I lent it to you last year. (which)
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7. It isn’t necessary to drive me home. (don’t)
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8. The tour guide didn’t give anyone their tickets until everyone had arrived. (handed out)

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3 Complete the second sentences using reported speech. ( __ / 6)

1 ‘I will arrive on time!’ Greg told me.


Greg told aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .
2 ‘Don’t take another day off!’ my boss said to me.

My boss warned aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .
3 ‘Why don’t you ask Meg about it?’ Dave suggested to us.

Dave suggested aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .
4 ‘I’m not going to accept a poorly-paid job,’ said Janet.

Janet refused aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .
5 ‘Sue hasn’t applied for any other jobs,’ Mark told me.

Mark told aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .
6 ‘Will you be staying with us another night?’ he asked us.

He asked aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .

5 Complete the first sentences using direct speech. 
( __ / 6)

1 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
Joe asked.

Joe wanted to know why I was still working there.
2 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
he said to them. 

He blamed them for all his failures.
3 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
he told me. 

He told me not to worry about my job so much.
4 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
my parents warned me.

My parents warned me not to quit my job without finding a new one first.
5 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
he said to her.

He suggested signing the contract the following day.
6 ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ,’ 
she said.

She agreed that she would apply for the job the following Monday.

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Use 2-5 words, including the word given. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
1 The child is frightened of several animals, including dogs. WHICH
Dogs are an example of an ...................................................................................................... the child is frightened.
2 A year after Jean had started to work there, she got fired. WORKING
Jean ...................................................................................................... a year when she got fired.
3 It was a bad idea to speak to Irene. SHOULD
They ...................................................................................................... to Irene.
4 It’s a pity that I don’t have a car. WISH
I ...................................................................................................... a car.
5 “Let’s buy tickets,” said Laura. SUGGESTED
Laura ...................................................................................................... tickets.

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6 He’s preparing our dinner now. PREPARED
We ...................................................................................................... now.
7 It wasn’t necessary to lock the door. HAVE
The door ...................................................................................................... locked.
8 “I didn’t mean to hurt you,” said Ann. SHE
Ann told me ...................................................................................................... to hurt me.

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