Face to Face Intermediate

Final test Ca
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Exercise A: Choosing the right tense, underline the correct tense in the story (10x1=10).

It was ten o’clock in the evening. Peter (a) sat\had sat down on his sofa and thought
about the day. What a busy day it (b) was\had been! He (c) lived\had lived his entire life in the
family home, and now, he (d) was\had been on his own. He sat surrounded by boxes that they
(e) didn’t manage\hadn’t managed to unpack during the day. It (f) took\had taken months to
do that. His mother (g) was\ had been very generous buying him towels and mugs.
He (h) went\had gone into the kitchen and (i) got/had got a beer. He suddenly (j) felt\
had felt very tired - no wonder! - and went to sleep.

Exercise B: Complete the sentences, using the correct auxiliary verb. Some are affirmative, some
are negative (10x1=10).

a) What ……… you doing when the phone rang?

b) ………you ever read any Agatha Christie?
c) I’m sorry. My car ……… being serviced.
d) How long ……… she been learning English?
e) ……… you go to work yesterday?
f) Where ……… BMW cars made? In Germany.
g) I ……… watch the film last night. Was it good?
h) Tea ……… grown in India and China.
i) When I arrived, they ……… having dinner.
j) She’s not allowed to drive. She ……… passed her driving test yet.

Exercise C: Correct the sentences. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it
and write the correct sentence below. (10x1,5=15)

a) Where are you born?

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b) On week days they’re usually getting up at six thirty.
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c) If you have a headache you ought take an aspirin.
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d) I no could swim until I was 12.
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e) You mustn’t to take photos in the theatre.
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f) We didn’t allowed to wear jewellery at school.
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g) Yesterday evening I have seen a really good film.
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h) I’ll phone you as soon as I’ll arrive.
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i) I work in the office since 1992.
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j) “I went to Canada last year”. “So have I”.
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Exercise D: Fill each gap with a preposition. (10x0,5=5)

1. I’m very angry …………. you.

2. They seemed concerned ………….her future.
3. She is very different …………. me.
4. I’m tired …………. work.
5. I’m fed up …………. this weather!
6. I left the college ………….1982.
7. What are you doing …………. Thursday?
8. This exercise is …………… page 26.
9. Spring begins ………….March.
10. We always eat turkey …………. Christmas.

Exercise E. Rewrite these sentences with the words in brackets (5x1=5)

1. John is more adventurous than me. (less)

I …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Julia and I are both 1.65 m tall. (as… as)
I …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I don’t know anyone who’s nicer than Jo. (nicest)
Jo……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. My mobile phone isn’t the same as yours. (different)
Your …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. His computer is almost the same as mine. (similar)
My ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise F: Make these active sentences passive. (10x1=10)

1) They still build ships in Scotland

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2) I think aliens will visit Earth
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3) The Chinese invented printing.
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4) You mustn’t take photos in the museum.
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5) They have recently discovered oil.
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6) They are seeing their doctor on Monday.
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7) He is going to visit his friends.
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8) They didn’t know the bones were human until they carried out a number of tests.
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9) My mother was cooking dinner when I phoned.
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10) They can’t steal the car if it is fitted with an alarm.
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 Exercise G. Multi-word verbs. Complete the following sentences using one of the combinations
in the box. (10x0,5=5)

tidy up go up point out split up fall out

put off get out of look up come up with get over

1. Could you please …………………. your room?

2. The price of petrol ………………… last year.
3. Alexandra has managed to …………………… a solution.
4. I don’t want to go, but I can’t …………………… it.
5. I ……………………. that he had already borrowed my car twice this week.
6. Wendy and Richard ………………….. last week and they’re still not speaking to each
other.
7. I took me ages to ………………. the operation.
8. I was going out with Heidi, but then we ………………….. last week.
9. If everyone’s feeling ill, maybe we should ………………… the meeting until next week.
10. Please …………………….. these words in the dictionary.

Exercise H: Word formation. (10x0,5=5)

Write the nouns: Write the adjectives:

a) pollute …………………………………. a) cloud…………………………………….
b) enjoy………………………………........ b) fashion…………………………………..
c) depend…………………………………. c) danger…………………………………
d) active…………………………………… d) tradition…………………………………
e) kind…………………………………….. e) health……………………………………
f) important……………………………….. f) confuse………………………………….

Exercise I: Turn these sentences into Indirect Speech. (10x1,5=15)

1. “I am doing an exercise now” Tom said.

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2. “Our village has not been supplied with pure water yet” the children explained.
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3. “My sister went to the cinema on Friday” John told me.
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4. “I will come to see you next Sunday” Mary promised her grandmother.
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5. “How much do you earn, Dad?” asked Jeremy.
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6. “Don’t walk on the grass!” the park keeper told the children.
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7. “Did you post my letter” Penny asked.
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8. “Where have you come from?” the custom officer asked me.
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9. “I went to Oxford University in the 60s” Jane boasted.
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10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosie said.
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Exercise J: Choose one of the following subjects and write it in about 160-200 words. (20 points).

1. Write a description of a friend (how you met, physical appearance, personality, what you
think of the person now).
2. Write an article on a problem in your local area.
3. Write a detailed personal letter describing experiences, feelings and events.
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