Test 1 (14)
I. Put the verb into the correct form:
1. They would be rather offended if (not go) to see them. ---------------------------------------2. If you took more exercise, you (feel) better. ----------------------------------------------------3. What would happen if I (press) that red button? -----------------------------------------------4. Would Tom mind if I (borrow) his bicycle without (ask) him? - ----------------------------5. I wasn’t tired last night. If I (be) tired, I (go) home earlier. -----------------------------------6. I’m not tired. If I (be) tired, I (go) home now. --------------------------------------------------7. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my address book with me when I was in New York. If I
(have) your address, I (send) you a postcard. ------------------------------------------------------8. I wish Janet (be) here now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------9. I wish she (come).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. I wish somebody (buy) me a car. ---------------------------------------------------------------11. I wish I (have) a car. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------12. I wish the weather (change). --------------------------------------------------------------------13. She promised that she (not be) late. -------------------------------------------------------------14. It (be) nice to have a holiday but we can’t afford it. ------------------------------------------15. I wish everything (not be) so expensive.--------------------------------------------------------II. Write sentences with “ I wish.....“:
1. It’s raining. I want to go out, but not in the rain.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. The baby is crying so I can’t concentrate.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. I’m looking for a job but so far without success. Nobody will give me a job.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. A lot of people drop litter in the street. I don’t like this.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. I’ve eaten too much and now I feel sick.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. There was a job advertised in the newspaper. I decided not to apply for it. Now I think
that my decision was wrong.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. I’ve painted the gate blue. Now I think that it doesn’t look very nice.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. When I was younger, I didn’t learn to play a musical instrument. Now I regret this.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. We are walking in the country. I would kike to take some photographs but I didn’t bring
my camera.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. I went to the party last night. It was awful.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------III. Complete the sentences using would + one of the verbs given:
forget, shake, share, wark
1. Whenever Arther was angry, he ---------------------- out of the room.
2. I used to live next to a railway line. Whenever a train went past the house ----------------3. You could never rely on George. It didn’t matter how many times you reminded him to
do something, he ------------------- always ------------------.
4. Brenda was always very generous. She didn’t have much but she ---------------------what she had with everyone else.
Test 2 (55)
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. He ---- £ 5,000 in stocks and shares (inserted, installed, invested, inducted)
2. His house is nothing out of the ...; it’s just an average five - room house.
(normal, usual, ordinary, typical, unoriginal)
3. Generally the advantages of exams .... the disadvantages. (overbalance, outweigh,
dismiss, outplay, defeat)
4. Chidren ... good food if they are to be healthy. ( have, receive, eat, need, desire)
5. His .... had always been to become an architect. (study, want, ambition, imagination,
direction)
6. She did six hours ... studying a day for her exam. ( solid, heavy, strong, big, powerful)
7. He went to school, wich ... good manners and self-discipline.
( grew, cultivated, planted, blossomed, harvest)
8. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the ... before the fine weather came to
an end ( collection, seed, flower, plant, harvest)
9. Mr. Jones has ... painting since he retired. ( taken up, taken of, taken over, taken in,
taken down)
10. Houses in big cities are expensive because land is in ... supply. ( brief, slight, little,
minute, short)
II. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. It’s impossible for us to measure the distance between planets because they are very
immense.
The distances ......................................................................................................................
2. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
The average ........................................................................................................................
3. I don’t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening .
I’d rather .............................................................................................................................
4. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting - otherwise I would have missed it
If..........................................................................................................................................
5. I went to the zoo last year and that is where I saw a real tiger for the first time
Before I ...............................................................................................................................
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets
1. I only had a day to visit all the tourist ... ( attract).
2. Why dose everybody .... him all the time? (critic).
3. Knowing a lot of languages, he’s in a very .... position ( advantage).
4. He couldn’t give a ... explanation for his action. (satisfy)
5. She’s got a job as the ... of a dress shop. (manage)
6. Most people are satisfy with their working conditions but a small ... create a lot of
trouble. (minor)
7. Violent .... should be put into prison for many years. (crime)
8. Malcolm hopes to win a ... to Cambridge University. (scholar)
9. They ate their dinner with obvious ... (enjoy)
10. His .... is so bad that his teacher can’t control him. (bahave)
... Atlantic The average I don’t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening I’d rather Thanks for reminding me about this meeting - otherwise I would have... school, wich good manners and self-discipline ( grew, cultivated, planted, blossomed, harvest) This year the farmers were just able to gather in the before the fine weather came to an end (