GENERAL REVIEW

Name: _____________________________________ Date: ____________

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate possessive adjective or complement pronoun.

a. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are cleaning _______ house.

b. My brother and I usually eat at VIPS. Our sister sometimes eats with _______.
c. Betty is doing _____ exercises.
d. I’m washing ______ hair.
e. We had two dogs. We loved ______ very much.
f. Does Sally always read the newspaper? Yes, she always read ______ in the morning.

2. Read the sentences and then form questions using the interrogative word indicated in
parentheses. Use pronouns and contractions when possible.

a. Susan goes to school in the morning. (What time)

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b. There were a lot of students in the school when the earthquake began. (How
many)
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c. Andre and Henry haven’t lived with their parents for many years. (Who
complement)
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d. My father used to read a lot of book when he was young (what kind of)
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e. I have gained a lot of weight recently (How much)
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f. Tim and I are very good friends (How long ago)
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g. Mary is always late for class (How long)
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3. Complete the following sentences using: a few, much, a little, many.

a. My mother needs only _____________ eggs for the cake

b. How _______________ oranges do you need?
c. Susan doesn’t want too ________________ cookies.
d. Tom had just ______________ soda in the morning.
e. I didn’t like the coffee. It had too ______________ sugar.
4. Read the following sentences carefully. Then, from the box, choose the word or
expression that correctly completes them.
were able to more slowly any more have to got to driver

shouldn’t himself should can’t myself themselves

a. Peter hurt ______________________ while he was playing basketball. He needed X rays.

b. My brother drives carelessly. He’s definitely a bad _____________________.
c. You look tired. You ____________________ go to bed early today.
d. Irene________________ see her favorite TV show now because there’s no electricity.
e. A professional painter wanted too much money to paint Tim and Jane’s house, so
they painted it ______________________.
f. You ______________________ drive so fast; you might have an accident.
g. I cut ___________________ while I was cooking yesterday.
h. Finally, my brothers _________________ buy the car they wanted. They saved money
for 3 years.
i. I’ve ________________ pay the phone bill. They want to disconnect me tomorrow.

5. Read the following sentences carefully and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the
verbs given in parenthesis. Use “-ing” or “to”

a. My father enjoys ____________________ about politics. (talk)

b. Does your boss like ___________________ by train? (travel)
c. Please, stop ___________________. It’s bad for your health (drink)
d. How long has Andy been thinking about __________________ on a diet? (go)
e. Have you decided ______________________ your own business? (start)
f. You can’t keep on ____________________ with your parents for the rest of your life.
(live)
g. How long ago did your teacher learn _________________ English? (speak)
h. ____________________ is forbidden in public places. (smoke)
i. Not _________________ a language can be frustrated. (learn)
6. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modal.

a. My dad didn’t get a raise last year so he _____________________change cars at this

points. (mustn’t – couldn’t)
b. The movie at the Manacar __________________be terrible. A lot of people are
complaining. (should – must)
c. Pedestrians __________________respect traffic regulations as much as motorists
(could – must)
d. Children _____________ play on the street. It’s dangerous. (shouldn’t – can’t)
e. Timmy really wants to go to the party, but he’s busy at work. He
___________________ not be able to finish all his work. (might – must)

7. Fill in the blanks with the words that correctly complete the sentences

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library studies assist parents present emblem

a. Paul introduced me to his ______________________ girlfriend yesterday.

b. When you rent a house, you need to sign a ________________________.
c. Michael Jackson began his musical ______________________when he was 5 years old.
d. That ________________________ in your medal is very small. I can’t read to.
e. I don’t live with my ________________________anymore.
f. Our next __________________________ period begins next week.
g. Did Dr. Smith __________________________Dr. Joes during your father’s operation?
h. Excuse me; is there a ________________________ in this neighborhood? I need to take
some books home.
i. Peter is a very good dentist, so he has many __________________________
j. The International Affair Minister of JAPAN AND China will have a
______________________next month.
k. My sister didn’t get married until she finished her ______________________.
8. Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative, superlative or equality
form of the word in parentheses

a. Canada is ____________________________country in the American Continent (large)

b. Al Pacino is _____________as Robert De Niro. (good)
c. California is ______________state in America. (inhabited)
d. “The Washington post” is ___________________________than “The New York Times”
.(interesting)
e. Antonio Banderas speaks English ________________than Salma Hayek. (well)
f. Susan works _________________in all her office. (hard)
g. What’s ______________________________museum in Europe? (famous)
h. Is a Chevy ___________________than a Tsuru? (cheap)
i. Paul McCartney is ________________ than Mick Jagger. (young)
j. My father drives _________________________________ in all my family. (carefully)

9. Complete the following sentences with logical ideas using another subject and another
verb (WATAI).

a. Nancy hasn’t learned how to drive. Her brothers have never

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b. Karina has a beautiful house in Miami. She always invites
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c. I have the money to take a trip. Where do you advise
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d. Roger knows how to fix cars very well. Do you want
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e. Those children are making too much noise. Please tell
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f. Linda loves going out at night. Her parents usually ask
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