REVISION FOR GENERAL ENGLISH 2

REVISION TEST 1
I. Write the verbs in the correct column and then write the Past Simple forms.
study - meet - give - win - buy - visit – speak - become - stay - leave - start - get
enjoy - stop - do - lose

Regular Verb: Irregular Verb:

II. Read the text. Are the statements true (✓) or false (✗)?
CHARLES DICKENS ( 1812 — 1870 )
Charles Dickens is a famous writer in the English language. He wrote about the real world of
England and many of the people in his books were not rich, but poor and hungry.
Charles Dickens’s family lived in London and his father worked in an office. It was a good job,
but he always spent a lot of money and often there was no money to buy food. There were eight
children in the family, so life was hard.
Charles went to school and his teachers thought he was very clever. But when Charles was only
eleven, his father lost all his money and the family left their house. Charles got a job washing
bottles. He worked ten hours a day and he earned six shillings (30p) a week. Every night, after
work, he walked four miles back to his room. Charles hated it and never forgot it. He used it in
many books, for example David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
1 Charles Dickens was born in 1812. ___
2 Charles Dickens wrote in English. ___
3 Charles Dickens only wrote about rich people. __
4 Charles Dickens’ father had a job in an office. ___
5 Charles Dickens’ life was difficult because he had eight children. ___(8 brothers and sisters)
6 Charles Dickens was good at school. ___
7 Charles Dickens spent all his father’s money. ___
8 Charles Dickens worked every night. ___
9 Charles Dickens earned very little money. ___
10 Oliver Twist was Charles Dickens’ friend. ___
III. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the Past Simple. Make one
of the verbs negative.
marry -earn -die -stay -come -be -born -become –have- help -work -study -speak -stop -like
My grandparents (1) ____________ in Hungary in the 1920s. They (2) ____________ to
England in 1946, after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and
he (3) ____________ English at night.
My grandmother (4) ____________ at home because she only (5) ____________
Hungarian and so she couldn’t get a job. Life was difficult because my grandfather
(6)____________ much money in the factory. My grandparents (7) ____________ three
children, my mother and my two uncles. They (8) ____________ their parents as much
as they could. My grandparents (9) ____________ work when they were sixty and they
liked having a lot of free time together. Unfortunately, my grandfather (10)
____________ in 1994, but my grandmother is still alive.
IV. Complete the conversation. Circle the correct answer.
A: Where (1) ___ last Saturday evening?
B: I went to work.
A: To work? Why?
B: Because I (2) ___ the money.
A: But you (3) ___ every Saturday last month, too. Why don’t you have any money
now?
B: Because I (4) ___ all the money from last month.
A: What (5) ___ with the money?
B: A CD and video game.
A: (6) ___ your sister the money that you (7) ___ for last week?
B: No, (8) ___ . I (9) ___ , but there isn’t a problem. She always has a lot of money.
Anyway, what (10)___ last Saturday evening?
A: I (11) ___ out because I had no money!
1. A. did you B. go C. did you go D. do you go
2. A. needed B. needs C. did need D. do need
3. A. work B. did work C. didn’t work D. worked
4. A. spent B. spend C. spended D. did spend
5. A. do you buy B. did you buy C. you buy D. you bought
6. A. You give B. You gave C. Did you give D. You did give
7. A ask B. asks C. asked D. didn’t ask
8. A. I didn’t B. I don’t C. I did D. I do
9. A can B. couldn’t C. could D. can’t
10. A. you did B. do you do C. you didn’t D. did you do
11. A. don’t go B. go C. didn’t go D. not go
V. Write sentences about someone in your family.
Where and when was he/she born? Where did he/she live when he/she was small? What did
he/she study? What did he/she do in his/her free time? Also write about his/her first job.
 REVISION TEST 2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1. She ………. with this boyfriend because of his intelligence and kindness.
A. fell in love B. alled in love C. fall in love D. Falling in love
2. What do your children usually do when they……………… time off school?
A. need B. want C. like D. have
3. What topics do young people in your country usually ………………about?
A. talk B. learn C. look D. take
4. ................. money do you spend in a month?
A. How B. How much C. How many D. How often
5. Let’s see the play Romeo and Juliet outside at Regent’s Park …… this Saturday.
A. Theatre B. Cinema C. Exhibition D. Museum
6. By ………… lots of English songs, her English pronunciation has become perfect.
A. copying B. looking up C. memorizing D. chatting
7. With a low…………, most of the workers had to do another part-time job at night.
A. salary B. bonus C. money D. education
8. Is there ______ milk in the fridge?
A. some B. Much C. any D. many
9. In many schools, students must …………… school uniforms every day.
A. take B. put C. get D. wear
10. In the UK, children can take ……………. in art, cooking and sport at school.
A. exams B. classrooms C. lectures D. subjects

II. Read the text. Are the statements true (✓) or false (✗)?
JEANS

Two Americans, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, made the first jeans in 1923. Davis
bought cloth from Levi’s shop. He told Levi that he had a special way to make strong
trousers for workmen. The first jeans were blue. In 1965 jeans became fashionable for
women after they saw them in Vogue magazine. In the 1990’s Calvin Klein earned $12.5
million a week from jeans. Levi Strauss asked Jacob Davis to come to San Francisco to
oversee the first manufacturing facility for "waist overalls," as the original jeans were
known as. The two-horse brand design was first used in 1886. The red tab attached to the
left rear pocket was created in 1936 as a means of identifying Levi’s jeans at a distance.
All are registered trademarks that are still in use. The next time you see someone
wearing a pair of Levi’s jeans, remember that these pants are a direct descendant of that
first pair made back in 1873. That year, two visionary immigrants — Levi Strauss and
Jacob Davis — turned denim, thread and a little metal into what has become the most
popular apparel on earth.
1. Levi Strauss was English. ___
2. Jacob Davis sold cloth in his shop. ___
3. Levis Strauss and Jacob Davis made clothes for strong workmen. ___
4. Women saw jeans in a magazine and liked them. ___
5. Calvin Klein earned $12.5 million in one week. ___
6. Levi Strauss asked David to come to San Francisco to produce first jeans ___
7. “waist overall” were known as the first jeans ___
8. In the 18th century the red tab attached to the left rear pocket was created. ____
9. Tradenarks are still used nowadays. ___
10. A little metal was made into denim to make jeans. ____

III. Match the questions with a correct answer a—i. Some answers are not used

1. Did you go out yesterday evening? a. Two months

2. When did you start your new job? b. I love my new job.
3. Did he call his parents? c. Thanks very much.
4. . My grandmother is 105 years old. d. Yes, I did.
5. The cake you made was wonderful. e. No, thank you
6. What did you do yesterday evening? f. Two months ago
g. I’m not sure
h. We went to the cinema.
i. I don’t believe it!

IV. Make the sentences negative.

1. I drove to work yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. My sister made a cake for my last birthday.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. We listened to the radio yesterday evening.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. They took the bus into town last Saturday.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. He went on holiday to Spain last summer.
_______________________________________________________________________
6. You ate a lot at lunch time.
_______________________________________________________________________
7. I wore my jeans at school.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. They called their parents last week.
_________________________________________________________________________
9. My friends wrote to me last month.
_________________________________________________________________________
10. You did all the shopping last Friday.
__________________________________________________________________________
V. Write about your capital city/your hometown
- What’s it’s name?
- Where’s it?
- How big is it?
- What’s it famous for?
- What do you like best about it?
 REVISION TEST 3
I.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. I ....................John but I loved Dave.
A. don’t love B. loved C. didn’t love D. doesn’t love
2. There is a park …………back of my house.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
3. Bye! Have a nice day!
A. Thanks, that’s great B. Thanks, nice to meet you
C. Thanks. Same to you, see you later D. Thanks, Have a nice evening!
4. When did you start your new job?
A. this week B. week last C. next week D. last week
5. My friend is married to a Brazilian man.______ name is Ricardo.
A. her B. my C. our D. his
6. ............ you like some wine? - Yes. A bottle of red, please
A. Would B. Do C. Did D. Are
7. I think Paris is .................... than Dubai
A. much modern B. more modern C. moderner D. as modern
8. He lives in Brazil but he isn’t …………………. He is Italian man.
A. Brazil B. Brazilia C. Brazilian D. Braxin
9. You can’t go outside. You .................. any shoes.
A. don’t wear B. didn’t wear C. wear D. aren’t wearing
10. That shop is the _______ oldest building in the street.
A. oldest B. older C. old D. more old
II. Read the text. Are the statements true (✓) or false (✗)?
MEALS IN BRITAIN
A typical full English breakfast is a very big meal — sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes,
mushrooms and of course toast. But nowadays many people don’t have time to eat all this and
just have toast, or sometimes fruit and yoghurt. The typical breakfast drink is tea, which people
have with cold milk. Some people have coffee made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain
think this coffee is horrible!
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office
workers can choose the kind of bread they want, either brown or white, and then all sorts of
salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and
cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a snack from home — a
sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
People eat their evening meal quite early, often at about six o’clock. A typical dinner is meat and
vegetables, especially on Sundays, when all the family eat together.
1. Many British people don’t eat a full Englishbreakfast. ___
2. Many British people choose toast for breakfast. ___
3. The typical drink with breakfast is coffee. ___
4. Many visitors to Britain love British coffee. ___
5. A lot of British people have a sandwich for lunch. ____
6. Many offices in cities have sandwich bars. ___
7. People can buy hot and cold food in a British pub. ___
8. Schoolchildren have a hot lunch at home. ___
9. British people usually have lunch at six o’clock. ___
10. People in Britain often eat meat on Sundays. ___
III. Complete the sentences with a, an, some, or any.
1.I have ______ brother but I don’t have ______ sisters.
2. There are ______ some letters on the desk.
3. Is there ______ milk in the fridge?
4. Would you like ______ sugar in your coffee?
5. I’d like ______ strawberries, please.
6. Can I have ______ Coke, please?
7. There aren’t ______ plates in the cupboard.
8. Would the children like ______ apple?
9. We’d like ______ fruit for dessert.
10. He’s thirsty. He’d like ______ beer.
11. There isn’t ______ art gallery in this town.
12. I can’t find ______ mushrooms in the kitchen.
IV. Complete the questions with How much or How many.
1 ____________ How much money do you spend in a month?
2 ____________ How many sisters do you have?
3 ____________ hours of English do you study in a week?
4 ____________ meat would you like?
5 ____________ free time do you have this week?
6 ____________ hours did you work last week?
7 ____________ carrots do you need for the recipe?
8 ____________ chocolate do you eat in a week?
9 ____________ holidays do you have a year?
10 ___________ people live in this city?
V. Write about your university
- What it looks like
- The things you do there
- Your teachers, friends...
- Your study
- What do you like best about it
 REVISION TEST 4

I. Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in

brackets.
1. The country is much _______ cleaner than the city. (clean)
2. I think Paris is ___________ more beautiful than London. (beautiful)
3. Dogs are __________________ than cats. (noisy)
4. I think maths is __________________ than English. (boring)
5. Noise in the city is __________________ than in the country. (bad)
6. His horse was __________________ than the others. (slow)
7. I think skiing is __________________ than iceskating. (dangerous)
8. Our last test was __________________ than this one. (difficult)
9 My house is __________________ from town than your house. (far)
10. CDs are __________________ than cassettes. (expensive)
11. London is __________________ than Manchester. (big)
12. I think American music is __________________than British music. (good)

II. Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. That shop is the _______ oldest building in the street. (old)

2. They always stay at the _____________ most expensive hotel in London. (expensive)
3. These streets are _____________________ in the whole town. (dirty)
4. I think New Orleans is one of ________________cities in the world. (exciting)
5. Which is _____________________ city in Europe? (high)
6. They have _____________________ garden in the street. (pretty)
7. Learning to drive was _____________________thing in my life. (difficult)
8. Which is _____________________ planet from Earth? (far)
9. Who’s _____________________ person in your family? (intelligent)
10. Where can I find _____________________ food in London? (good)
11. They bought _____________________ car that they could find. (cheap)
12. I went to New York last year. It was_____________________ holiday in my life. (bad)

III. . Read the passage and put a suitable word into each gap:
( grocer - good – little – politician – married – people – resigned – left - chemistry – above)
Margaret was born ......................a shop in the English small town of Grantham. Her father was a
............................., his name was Alfred Roberts. He worked very hard but he earned
a ................... money. Margaret also worked very hard, but she had a ................education when
she was young. She studied .................... at Oxford University. She .............. Denis Thatcher, he
was a rich businessman. They had twins, a girl and a boy. Margaret was interested in politics.
She didn’t have much time for other interests. She became a ...........................in 1959, Leader of
the Conservative Party in 1975, and Prime Minister of Britain in1979. She had a strong
personality. A lot of.................... were afraid of her, and she was called “The Iron lady”. She was
Prime Minister for eleven years. She finally ........... in 1990, but she didn’t want to, and she
cried when she .........................the 10 Downing Street.
IV. Make complete sentences with the suggested words:

1. How/course/ there/China?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It/possible/transport/food/easy/from/ one/ part/world/the/other.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
3. What/date/public/holiday/your country?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I/ find/difficult/talk/people/face/face.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. Tom Hank/be/popular film/star/ America.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Liverpool/ stand/ banks/the/ River/ Mersey/ north-west/England.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Vienna /have/ population/ over/ 1,500,000.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. New Orleans/home/Jazz/ It/ mixture/ blues, dance song/ hymns.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Match the questions and answers:

1. Would you like some coffee now?
2. Could I have a cup of tea, please?
3. Do you like playing the piano?
4. Does anybody want more soup?
5. Could you pass me the pepper, please?
6. How would you like your coffee?
7. Can you give me the recipe for this?
8. Do you need any help with the washing up?
a. No, I am sorry, I don’t know play it.
b. No, of course not. We have a dishwasher.
c. Yes, of course if you like it.
d. With some milk, please.
e. Yes, please. Here are you.
f. Yes, please.
g. Yes, of course. Here you are.
h. No, thank. It’s enough for us.
 REVISION TEST 5
I. Complete the sentences using the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 I can’t come to the cinema. I’m _____ doing my homework. (do)
2 You can’t go outside. You ___________ aren’t wearing any shoes. (not wear)
3 She can’t answer the phone because she__________________ her hair. (wash)
4 I __________________ out this evening because I’ve got a headache. (not go)
5 You can’t listen to music because the stereo__________________ . (not work)
6 My parents aren’t here at the moment. They__________________ golf. (play)
7 What’s the matter? Why __________________ you__________________ ? (cry)
8 What __________________ the children__________________ in the garden? (do)
9 They __________________ this afternoon because they’re both very tired. (not work)
10 We don’t want to leave the party. We _______________ to a very interesting person. (talk)
11 My children __________________ English at themoment. (learn)
12 The sky is cloudy. Why __________________ you__________________ sunglasses? (wear)
II. Make complete these sentences with the suggested words:
1. I/go/walk/countryside/yesterday.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. She/ not watch/football match/ last night.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….……
3. They/going/have /baby/next month.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I /arrive/Paris/see/Eiffel tower.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. My mother/cook/kitchen/the moment.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Put a suitable word into each gap:
Television is one of the ………most….important means of communication. It brings
pictures and sounds from around the …world….into millions of homes. A person with a
television set can sit in his house and watch the President …makes………..a speech or visits a
foreign country…... He can see a war being fought and watch statement try to bring about peace.
Through television, home viewers can see and learn …about… people, places, and thing in
faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s
astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all …of….. things, television brings its viewers a steady steam of programs
that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more …interesting…… programs than
any other kinds. The programs …are… action- packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events,
and motion pictures.
IV. Underline the correct alternative(s) in each sentence.
1. Your / Yours house is bigger than my / mine.
2. Whose / Who is this? It’s John.
3. This pen isn’t hers / her. Is it your / yours?
 4. Ours / Our children are older than their / theirs.
5. Who / Whose is this? It’s John’s.
6. Who’s / Whose having a party? I am.
7. Who’s / Whose are these? They’re mine.
8. Her / Hers children are students at my / mine school.
V. Read the passage and then choose the best answer:
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English
families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no
very long rivers and no very large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. This English countryside
between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and
forests are light grebe or dark green, the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with
flowers.
1. The towns in England are……………………
A. not far from the sea C. very far from the sea
B. near the sea D. A and B are correct
2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?
A. at the seaside C. beside the river
B. near the mountain D. far from the sea
3. The rivers in England are ……………………
A. long B. not long C. rather long D. very long
4. What’s the English countryside between the towns like?
A. It’s like a carpet of many colors.
B. It’s to be like a carpet of many colors.
C. It’s like a carpet of colors.
D. It likes a carpet of many colors.
5. In what reasons is the countryside like a carpet of many colors?
A. In spring and summer C. In winter and spring
B. In fall and winter D. In summer and fall
VI. Write about your last holiday:
- Where you were on holiday
- Who did you go with
- What was the weather like?
- What you did when you were on holiday
- How long did you stay there?
- How did you feel about it?
 REVISION TEST 6
I. Put the correct adjectives and adverbs in brackets in the correct place in the sentences:
1. We had a holiday in Italy, but unfortunately we had weather. (bad)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Anna sings everyday. (good)
………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
3. James is a student. He always gets good mark. (good)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Look at the road. Be careful. Don’t worry, I drive. (careful)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Please speak. I don’t catch up your words. (slow)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. They have a test today. (easy)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. We all passed our exam. (easy)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. They are a couple. They live. (happy-happy)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. It’s a day, please go to the beach. (nice)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. It rained yesterday, so I couldn’t go to work. (heavy)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Complete the sentences using going to and the verb in brackets.
1. Look at those clouds! It ___________ ’s going to rain . (rain)
2. This film is boring. I _________________ ’m not going to watch it . (not watch)
3. Hurry up! We _____________________ late. (be)
4. I’m very tired. I _____________________ at home this evening. (stay)
5. It’s very cold. They _____________________ in the garden this afternoon. (not work)
6. Careful! That book _____________________ . (fall)
7. It’s my birthday next Saturday. My friend_____________________ dinner for me. (cook)
8. We haven’t got much money. We _________________________ a new car. (not buy)
9. Alan’s going to university next year. He ________________________ journalism. (study)
10. We didn’t study much this term. We _________________________ the exam. (not pass)
11. They don’t like living in the city. They _________________________to the country. (move)
12. He isn’t interested in chemistry. He __________________________ a doctor. (not be)

III. Complete the dialogue. Choose six words from the box.

Rainy- beautiful - shall - Let’s - cold - to - do - sunny - Can - Do - for - Shall

A: It’s a (1) _________ day. What (2) _________ we do?

B: It’s very (3) _________ and warm. (4) _________ go out.
A: OK. (5) _________ we go to the beach or to the country?
B: I’d like to go to the beach (6) _________ go swimming.
A: OK. I’ll get my swimming costume.
IV. Read the text and answer the questions below:
It 's a sunny Saturday afternoofl in the small market town of Petersfield. Three young men arrive
in the High Street with backpacks and walking sticks. They're wearing green and brown jackets,
hats, and boots. Is it Robin Hood with his Merry Men? Passers-by are interested.
Who are these young people? What are they going to do? One of the young men puts his hat
down on the pavement, and puts up a sign:
“We’re : watklng to Wales - sinilng for our supper”
And they start singing. People stop to listen and smile. They are singing in perfect harmony, not
pop songs, but traditional folk songs. The hat is soon full, and the people of Petersfield look and
Meet the singers
Ed,27, his brother Ginger, 25, and their friend Will, 26, are three young men who decided to
leave their comfortable homes without any money or mobile phones and walk round the whole
of Britain, in all seasons, in good and bad weather. They are singing for their supper and
sleeping anywhere they can find, in woods, fields, and sometimes houses- when people offer
hospitality.
Ed and Ginger started singing with Will when they were all at school together in Canterbury.
After school, Ed went to srudy art in Paris and London and became an artist; Ginger became a
gardener, and Will a bookseller. They were still friends and liked walking together, but weren't
very happy with their lives. One day they had an idea. 'Why don't we start walking and just not
stop?' And so they did. They love the freedom and the simple life. Walking and singing are
simple human activities in a busy, stressful world. They sing in streets, pubs, and market
squares. Sometimes people they meet teach them new songs.
Why are they doing this?
'People ask us why we're doing this, and we don't really have an answer,' says Will.
'It's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey.' Their families worry about their
fufures, but they don't. Last yeg they starteda website: w.w.w.awalkaroundbritain.com and
they made a CD of 16 their songs. This year they are going to make podcasts to tell more stories
of their walks, and they're going to make another CD. They also plan to start a charity to help
traditional country activities The future looks good.
I. How old arethe three young men?
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2.Which two are brothers?
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3. When do they walk? In which seasons?
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4. Where do they sleep?
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5. Where did they meet?
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6. What jobsdid they have?
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7. Where do they sing?
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8. What do their familiesthink?
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9. What did they do lastyear?
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10. What are they going to do this year?
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