CABS – CENTER OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH STUDIES

B2 Global Scale - Douglas Felix

NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: _____/_____/_____GRADE: ______

SUMMIT 1 - MIDTERM / GRAMMAR TEST

1) Complete the sentences with a preposition. (1 each)

a) In Brazil, a number __________ companies allow employees to wear casual clothes.

b) Carol thinks it’s important to dress ___________ in certain events, such as weddings and important celebrations.
c) If beauty is ________ the eyes _________ the beholder, that must be the reason that makes some people avoid
looking __________ themselves in the mirror! Some people have low self- esteem and are self-conscious
____________ their bodies.
d) Don’t focus ___________ the problems, but _________ the way to find solutions!
e) Philanthropists often make contributions ____________ organizations or charities.
f) I don’t mind her talking _________ the phone, but it really gets _________ me when she shouts while making a
phone call _________ buses.
g) People that destroy Nature should be banned ______________ the area where they live in.
h) __________ the end of this year, I will have saved _________ to buy the TV I want!
i) She said that she was pleased __________ your presence at her party.
j) _________ October 27,1978, she had her first piano lesson __________ the age ________ three.

2) Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Tense. (2 each)

a) I ___________________________________________________ to the top of the Taipei 101 building. (be)

b) They____________________________________________________ dinner yet. (have)
c) _________________________ she___________________________________ to Paris before? (go)
d) ______________________________ he____________________________________ sushi yet? (eat)
e) We ___________________________________________________ fried clams many times. (try)
f) _________________________ you ever _____________________________________ Brazilian food? (eat)
g) They __________________________ ever_______________________________ Mexico. (visit)
h) She ________________________________________________________ him. (call)
i) I ______________________ never ___________________________________________ a book. (written)
j) I _______________________ never _______________________________________________ to NY. (go)

3) Complete with the Present Perfect Continuous. (1 each)

a) Mary __________________________________________________________ here since 2001. (live)

b) He _____________________________________________ tennis for many years. It’s his favorite sport. (play)
c) They ___________________________________________________________ English for three years. (study)
d)Mark __________________________________________________ the same kind of work for many years. (do)
e) _________________ she________________________________________ for her friend for a long time? (wait)

4) Complete with the correct form of the verbs. (1 each)

a) She ________________________________(talk) to Bob if she___________________________(not/be) so shy.

b) By midnight, I _______________________________________________________ the magazine article. (finish)
c) If I _________________(have) time, I __________________________ (to watch) the movie. But I was very busy.
d) They____________ already ________________________________________ their house. It’s very beautiful and
they’re happy because they’ll get married soon. (buy)
e) Do more of what _______________________ you feel better. (to make)
f) The true mark of maturity _____________________ (to be/ to see) when people ___________________________
( to hurt) you and you _____________________________ (to try / to understand) their situation instead of
_________________________ (to try) hurt them back.
g) The secret of genius is __________________________ (to carry) the spirit of the child into old age,
which_____________________________ (to mean) never losing your enthusiasm. (Aldous Huxley)
h) It only _____________________ (to take) one person to make you happy and ___________________________
(to change) your life: you. So, ________________________________ (to put) things in perspective and
________________________________ (to do) your best!
i) Someone who __________________ (to say) or _____________________ (to do) annoying things, especially
_______________________ (to make) himself or herself _____________________ (to seem) smarter than other
people, is called by Wise guy.
j) _____________________ (to know) who in fact we _______________ (to be) ____________________________
(to result) in Good Being, and Good Being___________________ (to result) in the most appropriate kind of good
doing. (Aldous Huxley)
k) A philanthropist is a rich person who _________________________ (to give) money to help people that need
________________________________ (to be/ to help).
l) I____________________________ (would rather/ to give) money to a local charity than to an international one.
m) Mary ____________________________ (to contribute) to organizations that help ________________________
(to save) Nature since she was very young.
n) Joe ________________________________________________ (to like/ to attract) attention to himself. He
__________________________________________________________ (to love/ to wear) striking clothes.
o) How long ___________________ she _______________________________________ on that crazy diet? (to be)

5) Rewrite the following past unreal conditional sentences, using the inverted form. (2 each)

a) If I had known it would be so cold today, I’d have worn a heavier sweater.
_________________________________________________________________________ .
b) Wow! I don’t believe it! If I had known that the TV was at that price, I’d have bought one for sure!
_________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
c) If they had known that furniture would take up so much room, they would never have bought that.
_________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
d) If I had been told that the piece of equipment wouldn’t work without batteries, I would never
have considered getting them.
_________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
e) If we hadn’t been so busy, we could have shopped around.
___________________________________________________________________________.
6) Complete the following 3rd conditional sentences with the appropriate form of verbs. (2 each)

a) I didn’t know you were in the hospital. If I__________________________(know),

I_______________________________________________(go) there to see you
b) I’m glad that you reminded me about Rachel’s birthday. I __________________________________ it if you
________________________________________________ (not/remind) me.
c) Unfortunately, I didn’t have a lot of money on me that day. If I ______________________ a lot of money, I
____________________________________________________ that beautiful rug. (buy)
d) If Clarence __________________________ (not/ be) there, Bob
_______________________________________________________(hurt) himself. Luckily she was there.
e) I wasn’t tired last night. If I ______________________________(be) tired I
___________________________________________________________________ (negative/ go) home so late.

7) Complete the sentences with THE PAST PERFECT TENSE. (2 each)

a) I______________ never _________________ that woman before that time. (see)

b) We weren’t hungry when we arrived home because we _________________________ lunch at a restaurant. (eat)
c) The house was dirty. They _____________________________ (negative/ clean) it for weeks.
d)Was Ben at the party when you got there? No, he __________ already____________ home. (go)
e) Amy _________________ just__________________ home when I phoned. She
_____________________________ at her mother’s house.

8) Make sentences using possessive with gerunds. (2 each)

a) The neighbors are singing. It’s irritating me.

_______________________________________________________________ .

b) Bob litters. It gets to me.

_______________________________________________________________.

c) Jake is smoking indoors. I can’t tolerate it.

_______________________________________________________________.

d) Mary is talking on the phone. Is bothering me.

_______________________________________________________________.

e) They are making a lot of noise. I feel uncomfortable with their noise.
_______________________________________________________________.