TEST 36 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : His name is Robert Jordan. He (1.be)……………………………… an engineer. He (2.be) ……………………………… an engineer for seven years. He now (3.work) ……………………………… in a factory in Sydney, Australia. He (4 like) ……………………………… playing baseball. He (5.go) ……………………………… to play baseball twice a week at an amateur baseball club in the town. Last month, he (6.go) ……………………………… to Hawaii for two weeks. He (7.stay) ……………………………… in a hotel by the sea and (8.swim) ……………………………… a lot. II. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option: 1. What would happen to our life if the forest did not (destroy / exist / take place / occur)? 2. Many species of rare animals have already become (appeared / dangerous / extinct/ /decayed) 3. She will be disappointed (but / because / unless / if) she gets the job. 4. That dog, (who / which / that / it) had been very quiet, suddenly started barking. 5. You must give (in / by / on /up) smoking if you don’t want to get lung cancer. 6. Why don’t you apply (for / with / of / in ) the job advertised in the paper today? 7. We have made great (result / effort / business / progress) in the past two years. 8. He types (more fast / most fast / much faster / more faster) than you do. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets : 1. It is very (danger)……………………………… to drive on slippery roads. 2. Most children are fond of (play) ……………………………… computer games. 3. Doctors say smoking cigarettes is (harm) ………………………………to our health. 4. It was the (bad) ……………………………… speech he has ever made. 5. An is very good at English. I think he can do these exercises (easy) ………………………………. 6. This film isn’t as (interest) ………………………………as the one we saw on TV last night. 7. Few people know the (important) ……………………………… of saving the environment. 8. The traffic was so heavy that I had to move (slow) ………………………………. IV. Read the following passage and do the exercises below: The most famous traveler in all of history was Marco Polo. He was one of the first Europeans to visit China and the Far Eat. At the age of 17, he left Italy with his father and uncle. It took them more than three years to cross the mountains and deserts of Asia. In the year 1275, they reached China and the palace of Kublai Khan, the great emperor. He sent them on many 73 trips around his empire. They stayed in this Asian country for almost twenty years. They were amazed at what they saw. China was the country far more advanced than Italy or any other country in Europe. A. Answer the questions: 1. Who was the emperor of China when Marco Polo reached the country? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 2. Why were they amused at what they saw? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… B. Make questions with these sets of words then answer them: 3. When / leave / Italy? …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 4. In what year / reach / China? …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… How long / stay / China? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence : 1. He has been collecting stamps for five years. He started………………………………………………………………………………… …………… 2. Reading books is very interesting. It is……………………………………………………………………………………… …………… 3. I don’t think he is tall enough to join the police force. I think he is too…………………………………………………………………………………… …… 4. He spent two hours writing that letter. It took…………………………………………………………………………………… …………… 5. We should invest more money in education. More money………………………………………………………………………… 6. Lan can’t apply for that job because she doesn’t speak English well. If Lan…………………………………………………………………………………… …… 7. Mrs. Ken has to do a lot of housework every day; and she hates it. Mrs. Ken is fed…………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… 8. He won’t be successful if he doesn’t try his best. Unless……………………………………………………… . TEST 36 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : His name is Robert Jordan. He (1.be)………………………………. ……………………………… speech he has ever made. 5. An is very good at English. I think he can do these exercises (easy) ………………………………. 6. This film isn’t as (interest) ………………………………as the one we saw on TV. interesting. It is……………………………………………………………………………………… …………… 3. I don’t think he is tall enough to join the police force. I think he is too…………………………………………………………………………………… …… 4. He spent two