REVIEW 1º BACH/ 2º LANGUAGE

GRAMMAR

1. Lola looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it she __________
screamed – was screaming – had screamed - screams
2. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I _______________to the library.
go – went – had gone – have gone
3. Mark Twain _________________ up in a small town in Mississippi.
was growing up – had grown up –grew up – has grown up
4. My grandfather _________________ in an airplane before, so this is his first time.
never flies – had never flown – has never flown – never flew
5. I _________________ in this city since I was a small child.
have been living – am living – had been living – lived
6. While I _________________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the room.
watched – have watched – watch – was watching
7. Jane isn’t here yet. I _________________ since noon but there is no sign of her.
have waited – am writing – wait –have been waiting
8. By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he__________ 7 different
schools.
attended – was attending – had attended – had been attending
9. On June 20 th I returned home. I _________________ for almost two years.
was away -have been away – am away – had been away
10. When I got to the party, many people _________________.
were already dancing – already danced – had already danced – have already danced.

11. Halloween was probably the most _______________ film I have ever seen
(FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING ).
12. I always get so _______________ when my dad starts speaking English
(EMBARRASSED / EMBARRASSING).
13. I am _______________ to see how well he gets along with his stepfather.
(SURPRISED /SURPRISING)
14. The lesson was so _______________ that I fell asleep (BORED / BORING).
15. As the big day came closer, my sister became _______________ nervous
(INCREASED / INCREASINGLY).
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Fill in the blanks with the following words:

punished- compulsory- make decisions- revise- enforced-obey-cheating-banned-
confusing-lively- demanding
Our school used to be quite traditional. The headteacher made the rules and we had to
1_______________ them. When students didn't do what they should, the teachers
2________________them.
Wearing a school uniform was 3______________ The headteacher hated things like
jewellery, make-up or dyed hair. She 4 ______________ anything that she considered
unnecessary. All our teachers were very 5 ______________and gave us lots of tests and
homework.
However, we have recently got a new headteacher who is completely different. She has
introduced collaborative problem-solving, which means that students and teachers 6
______________ together. At the moment, it's quite 7 ______________ because no one
knows what we are allowed to do and what we still can't do, but I think, in the end, it's going
to make school life much more enjoyable.

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.

1. Turn down the music! I can’t concentrate with/ on/ about my homework
2. For our new project, we are searching at/ in/ for volunteers.
3. My sister accused me of/ for/ with stealing her dress
4. How does Jack’ s school compare in/ with/ about my school?
5. It is not polite to stare on/ of/ at strange people.
6. Without studying, you won’t succeed in/ with/ for your exams
7. Suzy’ s constantly complaining from/ for/ about her job is irritating
8. Many children believe about/ in/ for the fairy tooth.
9. Can I rely for/ with/ on you to tell you a secret?
10. We haven’t started to prepare for / on/ about the wedding