English test Time: 60’ pps

English test

Time: 60’

I. Give the correct form of the verb

1. We bought this picture a long time ago. We (have) it for ages.

2. Sandra finds her mobile phone very useful. She (use) it all the time.

3. There’s a new road to the motorway. They (open) it yesterday.

4. We decided not to go out because it (rain) quite hard.

5. Vicky doesn’t know where her watch is. She (lose) it.

6. We had no car at that time. We (sell) our old one.

7. I bought a new jacket last week but I (not wear) it yet.

8. Claire is on skiing holiday. She (enjoy) it, she says on the postcard.

9. The color of this paint is absolutely awful. I (hate) it.

10. Henry is annoyed. He (wait) a long time for Claire.

II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings using the instructions

in the brackets

1. Professor Wilson is an excellent lecturer. He teaches Chemistry.( Combine 2 sentences using

relative clause)

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2. Close the door. ( passive voice)

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3. People say that he left for the USA in 1975. ( passive voice)

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4. I don’t like people staring at me in an impolite way. ( passive voice)

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5. My younger sister can make delicious cakes. (Passive voice).

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6. I don’t know the name of the woman. I spoke to her on the phone. ( Combine 2 sentences using

relative clause)

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7. I study English because I want to become a good interpreter. ( Use clause of purpose)

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8. I moved to Ha Noi in 2005. I passed the entrance examination into university at that time. (

Combine 2 sentences using relative clause)

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III. Reading the following passage and then choose the correct word/ words to fill in each

blank.

This is about an extraordinary incident that took place in London a few years ago. It was a day …(1)

…any other. On one of the city’s underground station, train was …(2)…..the platform. Suddenly, a

young woman….(3)…. herself into the path of the moving train. The horrified driver slammed on