UNIT 6

TEST 11
I. Complete these sentences using the verb given. Use the past simple or the past perfect.
1. Jane didn’t want any dinner. She (eat)__________already.
2. When she (come) __________ into the hall, everyone (start)___________ cheering.
3. After they (eat)__________ all the food, they (pick)__________ up their bags and left.
4. I thought I would get to the restaurant first, but Jim (arrive)__________before me.
5. By the time I (get)__________into the party, most people (go)__________home.
6. As soon as I (turn)__________the ignition key, the engine (catch)__________fire.
7. Mr. Brown (come)__________home as soon as he (finish)__________his work.
8. Mary (prepare)__________the meal before she (invite)__________her new neighbor to have lunch
with her.
9. Before I (buy)__________ a car, I (travel)__________by bus for nearly 5 years.
10. As soon as Jane (see)__________Jim, she (storm)__________ out of the room.
II. Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Use the word or words in
brackets.
1. I started working in this hotel six months ago. (worked)
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2. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks (went)
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3. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer (while)
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4. We haven’t gone to the cinema for over a year. (Its)
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5. Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his first game (never)
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TEST 12
I. Choose the best answer.
1. I was sure that I__________him before.
A. met B. had met C. have met D. was meeting
2. Before I started the car, all of the passengers__________ their seatbelts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. was buckling D. have buckled
3. The minute I got the news about Sue, I__________ my parents.
A. phoned B. was phoning C. had phoned D. have phoned
4. A lot__________since I last__________you.
A. happened - saw B. happened - have seen
C. has happened - saw D. has happened - have seen
5. Your eyes are red - __________?
A. did you cry B. have you been crying
C. have you cried D. do you cry
6. A small stone struck the windshield while we__________down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving
C. had driven D. had been driving
7. In the next few years, thousands of speed cameras__________on major roads.
A. are appeared B. will appear
C. are appearing D. are going to appear
8. After she__________hospital, she had a long holiday.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. has left
9. __________for a long time before you got a job?
A. Were you looking B. Have you looked
C. Have you been looking D. Had you looked
10. The film__________by the time we
A. already began - got B. Have you looked
C. had already begun – got D. Had you looked
II. Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Use the word or words in
brackets.
1. How long is it since they went to Nairobi? (When)
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2. Mac Kenzie wrote four best - sellers before he was 20. (By the age)
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3. She is still working on her homework (stopped)
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4. Could you deliver the goods to my house? (delivered)
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5. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door (when)
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 KEY
UNIT 6
TEST 11
I.
1. had eaten 2. came, started
3. had eaten/ ate, picked 4. had arrived
5. got, had gone 6. turned, caught
7. came, had finished 8. had prepared, invited
9. bought, had travelled 10. saw, stormed
II.
1. I’ve worked in this hotel for six months.
2. Sue went to Italy three weeks ago.
3. I met her while I was staying in Paris
4. It’s over a year since we went to the cinema.
5. Sam had never played tennis before (yesterday).
TEST 12
I.
l. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C
II.
1. When did they go to Nairobi?
2. By the age of 20, Mac Kenzie had written four best - sellers.
3. She hasn’t stopped working on her homework.
4. Could I have the goods delivered to my house?
5. When we were having/ eating dinner, there was a knock at the door.