language TeST 7a
Name: _________________________________________
1 Report each sentence using the beginnings given.
(6 points)
‘If you don’t hurry you’ll be late.’
She said that if I didn’t hurry, I’d be late.
1 ‘Where are you from?’
He wanted to know ______________________.
2 ‘I’ll finish the job tomorrow.’
She said that ____________________________.
3 ‘I was waiting here yesterday.’
She explained that _______________________.
4 ‘Manchester United are winning with ten
minutes to go.’
He reported that _________________________.
5 ‘Why have you spent all day here?’
She asked me ___________________________.
6 ‘I’m going to work twice as hard from now on.’
He said that _____________________________.
2 Complete the sentences so that the meaning is the 8 For several years he was an u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
same as in the original sentences. Use the correct for more famous actors but now he’s a star.
forms of the verbs from the box. (6 points)
admit    apologise    insist on
promise    remind    congratulate on
regret
‘No, I will go by train and you won’t change
my mind.’
She insisted on going by train.
1 ‘oK, I’m sorry, it was my fault.’
Paul ____________ that
___________________________________ fault.
2 ‘That was a fantastic performance, well done!’
He __________________________________ my
performance.
3 ‘We’ll ask her.’
They _______________________________ her.
4 ‘I wish I hadn’t told her about it.’
I ____________ that
_____________________________ her about it.
5 ‘don’t forget that the film is on later.’
He ____________ me
___________________________________ later.
6 ‘I’m sorry I burnt the dinner.’
I _____________________________ the dinner.
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Score: ____________ / 30 points
3 Complete the sentences with the missing words.
The first letter of each word is given. (8 points)
The play has set a new record at the b o x
o f f i c e
1 The film is set in such exotic locations and the
c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ makes the most of them.
2 The strongest thing about the film is the
c _ _ _, which is full of major stars.
3 He paints in oil as well but his most famous
works are w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
4 Tomorrow the actors have their d _ _ _ _
r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . We hope everything goes well.
5 My art classes are a bit boring because we just
paint s _ _ _ _ l _ _ _ _ all the time.
6 I am not a fan of modern art, it’s too
a_______.
7 I still play sometimes but I’ll never be good
enough to be a real concert p _ _ _ _ _ _ .
4 Choose the correct answers. (6 points)
The opera’s atmosphere is created largely by
its evocative / worrying / mild score.
1 despite the actors being largely all-star /
unknown / normal, the director gets some
wonderful performances from them.
2 She’s not my favourite actress but she showed /
gave / provided a great performance in her
last film.
3 The action takes place in a variety of distant /
far / exotic settings.
4 arabella Simpson plays / stars / shows in the
stage adaptation of the book.
5 We play / put on / provide a performance of
‘Hamlet’ twice each year.
6 The book has an incredibly loud / shocked /
dramatic ending.
5 Complete the sentences with words formed from the
words in capital letters. (4 points)
The end of the film was very dramatic. draMa
1 You can see he loves the ____________ of the
audience after a great performance. adorE
2 The public is not very ____________ of artists
who do not make progress. ForGIvE
3 His new flat is extremely ____________.
LUxUrY
4 after a few short years of fame, she
disappeared back into ____________.
obScUrE
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