Test No.

1 FHR 12a 26th November 2012

Name:
1. Fill in the correct tense!!!

1. He (play, just)…football when he fell down yesterday.

2. The woman was so hungry because she (not eat)… for 6 days.
3. Listen, the children (scream)…now.
4. I (know)…her since 1980.
5. I usually (get up)… at 8.30 a.m. in the morning.

1b) Translate the sentences into English!

a) Nachdem er aufgestanden war, ging er in die Küche.

b) Normalerweise lese ich Bücher, aber heute lese ich die Zeitung.
c) Er las gerade ein Buch, als sie ins Zimmer kam.
d) Ich arbeite seit 10 Jahren als Lehrerin.
e) Hast du ihn heute schon gesehen?
f) Vielleicht fahre ich morgen nach Hamburg.

2. Add the passive forms (in the correct tense) to this newspaper article.

a) It´s a great advantage for English-speaking people that English…(speak) all over the world.
b) When Latif came to Britain, he … (speak) English with a strong accent.
c) Ladies and gentlemen, after the film tea … (serve) in the garden.
d) The French language programme … (repeat) at the moment.
e) Do you know which firm … (make) more cars last year – ABV or MRX?
f) Applications by telephone will not be considered. A company application form must … (fill in)by all
applicants for the job.
g) Sometimes foreigners … (talk to) as if they are stupid.

2a) Translate the sentences into English!

a) Er wird gerade ins Haus getragen.

b) Nachdem er geschlagen worden war, wurde er ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
c) Er wird normalerweise von ihr angerufen.
d) Er ist gestern von ihm besucht worden.

3. Here are some sentences in direct speech. Please transform them into reported speech.
Use “she said” etc.

Mrs Beale: “Sit down, Sue. Before I can promise you a job, I´d like to ask you one or two questions.-Why
did you apply for this kind of work?”

Sue: “I like the idea of helping other people. And I think I would enjoy the work.”

Mrs Beale: “Have you ever worked with elderly people before?”

Sue: “No, I haven´t. But I don´t think I´ll have any problems.”
Mrs Beale: “Where do you live? Will you be able to start work at seven-thirty most mornings? That´s when
the night nurse goes off duty.”

Sue: “I´ll easily be able to manage it by then. I live quite near.”

3a) Translate the sentences into English in reported speech!

a) "I würde ihm nicht glauben."

b) "Nachdem ich gegangen war, fing sie an zu weinen.“
c) "Mach deine Hausaufgaben!"
d) "Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen??"
e) "Normalerweise mag ich keine Pizza."

4. You are given the parts of a sentence in brackets below. Write the sentences in the normal
order, without any special emphasis.

a) played - members of the group - happily - on the beach - most

b) play tennis - is - who - to - with me - going ?
c) ill - unfortunately - my grandmother - on her 89th birthday - was
d) been - in your life - you - ever - to Australia - have ?
e) hits - Susan - once - her brother - a week - in his face - usually
f) near the mountains - a house - every winter - to - normally - Sandy - goes

4a) Translate the sentences into English!

a) Als ich gestern Abend langsam um das Haus am See gelaufen war, ging ich in ein
kleines Haus im Hamburger West End.
b) Er arbeitet schon seit sechs Jahren sehr hart jeden Sonntag um drei in einer Bar in
Hamburg.
c) Sie ist gestern schon dreimal aggressiv im Garten von ihm angesprochen worden.

5. If-clauses – I, II, or III?

a) Peggy is talking to her friend on the phone to invite her to a party: “If you (to come), we (to have) a lot
of fun.”
b) Mr Potts says to his old friend: “If I (to be) more careful that day, I (not to pour) the juice over your new
jacket and you (not to be angry) with me.”
c) Mr Davidson gives his friend a piece of advice: “If I (to be) you, I (not to buy) that motor bike.”
d) Miriam was in Berlin last year. She says: ”If I (to have) more time, I (to see) many more interesting
things.”
e) Mrs Ryan, the coach, says to her team: “Remember, if you (to give) your very best, you (to win) the
championship.
f) In the evening, when talking to her father, Joanna says: “If Mrs Ryan (not to encourage) us, we (not to
win) the championship.”
g) A famous rock star: “ Well, you know, if I (not to practise) that hard as a young boy, I (not to be) that
good on my guitar.”
5a) Translate the sentences into English.

a) Wenn ich du wäre, würde ich ihm das Geld geben.

b) Wenn du noch kein Brot gekauft hast, beeile dich!
c) Wenn ich Zeit gehabt hätte, hätte ich dir geholfen.
d) Wenn du gerade Hausaufgaben machst, kann ich alleine gehen.
e) Wenn ich gelernt hätte, hätte ich eine gute Arbeit geschrieben.

6). Use the definite or indefinite article to fit in the gaps where necessary.
Mary Williams (17, still at school): I plan to go to ... university when I leave ... school. I´ll probably study
English because I love ... English literature. At ... moment I am very interested in ... poetry of T S. Eliot.
Actually, what I am looking forward to most is ... freedom of ... university life. ... school I go to is pretty strict
— it‘s ... boarding school near York.

Professor Richards (Oxford University): ... quite... large number of ... candidates who have applied for ...
place at Oxford this year are from ... European Community. More and more students from Europe,
especially ... German students, are keen to go to ... British university. ... most of... foreign students come to
Britain because courses they can take here are shorter — and less crowded — than at ... home. All ...
students I‘ve talked to especially like our traditional system of close contact with tutors.

John Whitely (19, first-year music student): My father is ... clergyman and my mother is ... social worker.
They always hoped I might study theology and become ... priest — or at least do something to help ...
society. As ... child, when I still used to go to ... church regularly, I thought missionary work might not be ...
such ... bad idea. But when I started ... secondary school, I began to get interested in ... music. That was
when ... life really got going for me. By ... time I was 15, I knew I had to take up ... music as…career. So here
I am! Luckily my parents have given me ... full support. They realize I am not doing all this as ... act of...
protest or ... rebellion against ... upbringing I had.

6a) Translate the sentences into English.

a) Er musste nach seinem Unfall ins Krankenhaus.

b) Die Gesellschaft hat ein großes Problem.

c) Die Umweltverschmutzung ist furchtbar.

d) Er ist ein ziemlich schlechter Lügner.

e) Die Königin lebt im Buckingham Palast.

7. Fill in the correct modal!

a) “I must go to the dentist´s soon.” – “I….go last week.”
b) I can do it myself. You…not help me.
c) You can have one of these cakes, but those are for the party this evening. You…eat them.
d) I´ve got a map so you …buy one.
e) We…wait any longer for John or we´ll be late.
f) You…a new car, the old one will break down, soon.
g) Sorry, my parents are very strict. I am not…to come to the party tonight.
h) You…smoke, it´s bad for your health.

7a) Translate the sentences into English!

a) Du solltest zum Arzt gehen.

b) Ich musste ihm nicht helfen.

c) Ich durfte nicht ins Kino gehen.

d) Du brauchst mir nicht zu schreiben.

e) Ich konnte gestern meine Schwester besuchen.

8. Adjective or adverb?

a) Peter is working very (successful) in the USA.

b) Leo feels (bad) about the trouble at the office. He thinks it was his fault.
c) This soup tastes (extreme/terrible).
d) I know you can manage this (easy).
e) The films of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings have proved to be (immense) popular.

f) Jonathan says his interview went very (good) so he thinks he will get the job.
g) What you´ve just told me sounds (awful).
h) Why does Marion behave (friendly) when she meets people? She isn't shy at all.

8a) Translate the sentences into English!

a) Sie sieht extrem müde aus.

b) Sie fühlen sich heute nicht gut.

c) Glücklicherweise fährt er extrem langsam.

d) Sie lachte ihn freundlich an.

e) Er schaute sie schüchtern an.

Good luck!!!!!