ENGLSIH EXAM

1) Complete the email with the correct tense:

Hi Paul, Thanks for your email. I’m glad you ___________ (enjoy) your university course. I _____________
(get) an email from Sam last week. He’s at university in Cambridge. He ____________ (love) the city, but he
isn’t sure about his course. I ____________ (go) to see him next week, so I’ll talk to him about it. I’m a bit fed
up. Someone ___________ (steal) my bike last night. It’s so annoying! If I ___________ (have) lots of money,
I _____________ (buy) a new one straight away, but I can’t afford to do that. According to the police, they
said there _____________ (be) a lot of thefts recently. At least I’ve got my holiday in Spain to look forward
to. Our flight ____________ (leave) early on Saturday morning, so by the afternoon I ______________ (lie)
on the beach. I can’t wait!! And maybe the police ____________ (find) my bike by the time I get back!!
____________you ____________ (hear) the news about Laura? She ___________(meet) a by while she
______________ (stay) with her aunt, and they’ve decided to get married!!! What a surprise!! Lucy.

2) COMPLETE THE CORRECT TENSE:

1. You look really great! (You, exercise) .................. at the fitness center?
2. A: What (you, do) ................when the accident occurred? B: I (try) .................to change a light bulb that
had burnt out.
3. I (have) ............... the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
4. If it (snow) ............. this weekend, we (go) ............... skiing near Lake Tahoe.
5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries? B: They (call) ................ librarians.
6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return
Куприна Р. Н. 13 to Australia, I (study) .............. for nine months and I (be) ............ England for exactly one
year.
7. Sam (arrive) .................... in San Diego a week ago.
8. Samantha (live) .................. in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) ................ there when the
Berlin wall came down.
9. If Vera (keep) .................... drinking, she (lose, eventually) .................. her job.
10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture
(disappear, virtually) ............ by the time Europeans first (arrive) ............. in the New World.
11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ...................
12. It (rain) ................. all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) ................ the bus this morning. You (be) ................ late to work
too many times. You are fired!
14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) ................. up tomorrow morning, the sun
(shine) ................
15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) ................. the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the
time I leave the United States.
16. I (see) ................ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are
very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) ................ much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th
century, it (take) ................. two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)
.............very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) ................... a great deal in the last hundred and
fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
18. Joseph's English (improve, really) ............, isn't it? He (watch) ..............American television programs and
(study) .............. his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.
19. When I (arrive) ........ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ....... a beautiful candle-lit dinner.

2) REPORTED SPEECH: Change the sentences into reported speech.

1) “I have lost the map,” Jack told me. Jack told me
____________________________________________________.
2) “I won’t be here tomorrow,” she told me. She told me
_____________________________________________________.
3) “Are you a student? He asked me. He asked me
____________________________________________________.
4) “What did you do yesterday?” They asked her. They asked her
____________________________________________________.
5) “Don’t touch that!” he told me. He told me
________________________________________________________.
6) “Let’s have some pizza!” she suggested. She suggested
_____________________________________________________.

2) MODAL VERBS: Choose the correct one.

1) Look at those clouds. I think it can / might / must rain.

2) This is impossible!! It can’t be / mustn’t be / may not be the answer.
3) I’ve no idea where Jane is. She could be / must be anywhere!!
4) There is someone at the door. It could be / mustn’t be the postman.
5) I can’t find my passport. – You must have left/ should have left it on the plane.
6) I failed my exams. – You must have worked / should have worked harder.

3) MODAL VERBS: Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs or modal perfects:
1) It’s possible that I’ll be late. (may) I
_______________________________________________________________.
2) It is forbidden to leave your bike here. (can’t) You
_____________________________________________________________.
3) Maybe Joanna missed the last bus. (may) Joanna
_____________________________________________________________.
4) I’m sure that Diana didn’t take your books. (can’t) Diana
_______________________________________________________________.
5) It was wrong of you to be rude to the policeman!! (shouldn’t) You
________________________________________________________________.

4) Gerund (-ing) or TO + INFINITIVE:

1) Greg often seems _________________ (be) worried.
2) I hate _____________(tell) this, but we’ve lost all our money.
3) Do you want ____________(go) for a walk this afternoon?
4) I enjoyed ___________ (listen) to this lesson.
5) I can’t stand ______________ (wake) up early.
6) It’s very difficult _____________ (learn) Chinese.
7) We love _______________(go) to the beach in the summer.
8) I’m getting used to _____________ (live) in a big city, but it’s too stressful.
9) Avoid _____________ (eat) fast food if you want to get fit.
10) Remember _____________ (post) these letters when you go shopping.
11) ______________ (live) in the country is healthier.
12) Before ___________ (leave), tidy your room, please!!

5. RELATIVE CLAUSES.
Join the following pairs of sentences. There are defining and non-defining relative sentences.
1. She showed me a photograph of her son. Her son is a policeman.
2. The new stadium will be opened next month. The stadium holds 90,000 people.
3. John is one of my closest friends. I have known John for eight years
4. The boy is one of my closest friends. He is waiting for me.
5. Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to get your letter.
6. The letter is in the drawer. Peter has sent the letter to you.
7. Next week-end I’m going to Glasgow. My sister lives in Glasgow.
8. Next summer we are visiting the town. My father was born in this town.
9. The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting the storm.
10. That man over there is an artist. I don’t remember his name.
11.Mr Yates is retiring next month. He has worked for the same company all his life.
12.My sister is visiting us next week. You once met her.
13.Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him last night.
14.I’ve just bought some books about astronomy. I’m very interested in astronomy.
15. The man is in prison. Janet fell in love with this man.
16.Mr Roberts is in prison. Janet fell in love with him.

6. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)
2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)
3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)
4.- This is ___________ book I’ve ever read. (good)
5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky)
6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy)
7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap)
8.- Frank works __________ most people. (hard)
9.- I’m __________ at English than you. (good)
10.- Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot)
11.- This is __________ CD I’ve ever listened. (bad)
12.- English is __________ Japanese. (easy)
13.- Which mountain is ___________ in the world. (high)
14.- John is _________ his brother. (clever)
15.- English is _________ Latin. (useful)
16.- What is ___________ word in English? (common)
17.- The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long)
18.- This is my __________ brother. Mary is their _________ daughter (old, old)
19.- That skyscraper is one of __________ buildings in the city. (tall)
20.- The first exercise was easy but this one is ________. (difficult)

7. Definite and Indefinite Articles

A. Read the following paragraph and circle the correct article. If no article is necessary, circle Ø.

Imagine you are at (1.) a / the / Ø conference on (2.) a / the / Ø artificial intelligence.

Suddenly you realize you are about to bump into someone, but (3.) a / the / Ø person, just at (4.) a / the

/ Ø last moment, gracefully dodges you. You start to apologize as this person turns to face you, but you

rudely cut your own apology short when you realize this person is actually (5.) a / the / Ø robot. (6.) A /

The / Ø robot, however, continues with its polite apology before moving on. Does (7.) a / the / Ø robot

have (8.) a / the / Ø better developed social skills than you? Its apology sounds completely sincere even

though (9.) a / the / Ø near collision couldn’t have been (10.) a / the / Ø robot’s fault; it has been

equipped with (11.) a / the / Ø laser and sonar components which sense (12.) a / the / Ø distance and

steer it away from (13.) a / the / Ø people and things. In addition, it is hoped that this type of (14.) a / the

/ Ø robot will be programmed to socialize with (15.) a / the / Ø people. In other words, it will be able to

recognize and ask (16.) a / the / Ø people relevant questions based on (17.) a / the / Ø previously

collected information. So, imagine yourself in the same situation. What reaction would you have? Would

you offer (18.) an / the / Ø apology?