It is known that the Prime Minister has bought a holiday home./ The Prime Minister is known to2. have bought a holiday home.[r]
(1)Test 1- Grade 12
I/ Complete the sentences, using the present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect or past perfect progressive
1 The children are at the park They (play) ball for the last two hours, but they don’t seem tired yet This was the fisrt time we (be) to the castle, even though we (visit) Edinburgh a few times before
3 He (break) his finger and is in a lot of pain At last the bus came I (wait) for 20 minutes
5 Good, the noise (stop) I can start concentrating on my work again We were extremely tired at the end of the journey We (travel) for more than 24 hours Lisa is still writing letters She (write) letters all day
8 My teacher was really annoyed with me It was the third time I (arrive) late for school that week I (swim) and I feel exhausted
10 I (lose) my address book Have you seen it ?
11 He (play) football all afternoon and needs a shower! 12 When I last saw John, he (run) and was out of breath
13 We (own) the car for months before we discovered it was stolen 14 I ( read) this book on astrophysics for hours and i’m still only on page 15 (not, like) ice- cream since I ate too much and was sick
II/ Use future form: Will + infinitive, Will + be + Ving, Will + have done, will have been + Ving.
1 Will you have lunch with me on 24th ? I’d love to, but I’m afraid I ( do) my exam. In a hunred years’ time people ( go) to Mars for their holiday
3 By the end of my university course I ( attend) 1,200 lectures
4 Without more cheap housing, families ( leave) the village and find home in town Weather forecast says that the rain ( clear) by the morning and tomorrow will be dry I suppose by now school ( close) for Christmas and you ( enjoy) a rest In two years’ time Morneau (act) for 50 years and show no sign of retiring from the theatre Don’t ring her up at 10 o’clock; She (put) the children to bed Ring later
9 This time next Monday I ( sit) in Paris cafe’ reading Le Figaro 10 I’m confident that I ( finish) the report before the end of the week
11 This book on proust is really difficult On Saturday I (read) for a month , and I’m still only haft way
12 I (use) my car until next week, so you can borrow it if you like 13 I’m enjoying the course I (learn) a lot by the time I’ve completed it 14 I’ve got an examination tomorow, so I can’t come out tonight I (revise) all evening
15 I’m late with my project I (not, finish) it by the time we’ve supposed to hand it in
III/ Supply the correct verb forms
1 It’s raining right now As soon as the rain ( stop) , I’m going to walk down town On arrival at home I (find) that she ( leave) just a few minutes before He (light) a cigarette and( walk) to the door
4 I’m sorry I couldn’t stop when I (see) you the other day ( ( catch) a train, so I was in a hurry She ( sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her
6 David ( repaire) the TV set at the moment He( work) at it for one hour or so Just as I (leave) home for school the telephone ( ring)
8 For the last months I (have) a job as a hospital poster
9 I suppose when I (come) back in two years’ time, They (pull) down all these old buildings
10 It’s an hour since he ( leave) his office, so he must be home now 11 At this time next week they ( sit) in the train on their way to paris
12 As soon as I ( reture) to my desk, I (notice) that my computer ( make) a funny noise
13 Pedro ( change) his major three times since his (start) school 14 I ( expect) the mail an hour ago, but it not come yet
15 While I (walk) up to the mountain, I (get) tired But I (not, stop) until I ( reach) the top
IV/ Complete each of these sentnces with an approciate preposition
1 Do you believe ”contractural’ marriage ? What fisrt attract you the study of Buddhism ?
3 In the psat parents usually decided the marriage of thei children A survey was made to determine the students’ attitudes love and marrige We’re studying the body’s immune response the virus
6 He is more concerned what peole think about him than anything else
7 Few Asian students agreed the american students’ view that wives and husbands should share all their thoughts A happy marriage should be base love
9 There differences and simmilarities Vietnamese and American cultures 10 Let’s confine our attention the problem of illegal drugs
V/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first ( Use the word(s) in the brackets I’ve arrange to have next week off work ( I’m)
This time tomorrow we’ll be in the air over the Atlantic ( flying)
We’ll get to the theater after the beginning of the play ( by the time)
Anderson is the winner of this year’s Grand Prix ! ( won)
During my dinner, the phone rang ( while)
(2)Weeks passed as Karen lay in hospital ( for)
Jack left the office before I arrived ther ( when0
There’s a party at Mary’s house next Sunday ( having)
10 The last time Nancy came here was in 1996 ( since)
VI/ Fill in each gap with a word from the box.
Compulsory educational methodical academic curriculumn
Certificate tution categories examination secondary
1 The college offers both and professional qualifications They all have to stydy French because it’s on the
3 Primary education is for all children from to 11 years old
4 .school is a school for young people between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 We found this TV program It give people useful knowledge
6 Computer viruses fall into three broad
7 Jane is a girl She always things in a careful and logical way .increased by 5% at state universities this year
9 Dspite his disability, he tried his best to get a Postgraduate in education
10 GCSE is a British taken by students in England and Wales and some other countries, usually around the age of 16
VII/ Change these sentences into passive voice
1 We know that the prime Minister has bought a holiday home
The decision has deprived many people of the right to vote
The farmer prevented walkers from crossing the field after he fenced it off
They will announce the president’s arrival to the waiting journalists
People are spending far more money on food now than they spent 10 years ago
Nobody told me that they had discharged John from the hospital
I want you to leave me alone
I remember that my father took me to the town to see that film
Someone told him he couldn’t take the examination
10 He objects to people laughing at his mistakes
11 The host gave us a very warm welcome
12 Has anyone ever taught you how to behave ?
13 Someone will tell her which bus to catch
14 Thieves broke into the house
15 Some adults say a lot of nonsense
Keys to test 1
I/ 1 have been playing had been 3 has broken had been waiting
5 has stopped 6 had been traveling has been writing
8 had arrived 9 have been swimmimg 10 have lost
11 has been playing 12 had been running 13 had owned
14 have been reading/ have read 15 haven’t liked
II/ 1 will be doing 2 will be going 3 will have attended
4 will leave 5 will have cleared
6 will have closed/will be enjoying 7 will have been acting/ will have acted
8 will be putting 9 will be sitting 10 will have finished
11 will have been reading 12 won’t be using 13 will have learned
14 will be revising 15 won’t have finished
III/ 1 stops 2 found/ had left 3 lit/ walked
4 saw / was catching 5 has been sleeping 6 is repairing
7 had left/ rang 8 have had 9 come/ will have pulled
10 left 11 will be sitting
12 returned/ noticed/ was making 13 has changed/ started
14 expexted / hasn’t come 15 was walking/ got/ didn’t stop/ reached
IV/ 1 in 2 to 3 on 4 towards 5 to 6 about/for
7 with on 9 between 10 to
V/ 1 I’m having/ I’m going to have next week off work
2 This time tomorrow we’ll be flying over the Atlantic. 3 By the time we get to the theater, the play will have begun 4 Anderson has won this year’s Grand Prix!
(3)7 Karen lay in hospital for weeks.
8 When I arrived at the office, Jack had left.
9 Next Sunday Mary is having a party at her house. 10 Nancy hasn’r been here since 1996.
VI/ 1 It is known that the Prime Minister has bought a holiday home./ The Prime Minister is known to
have bought a holiday home
2 Many people have been deprived of the right to vote.
3 Walkers were prevented from crossing the field after it was fenced off ( by the farmer) 4 The President’s arrival will be annuonced
5 Far more money is being spent on food now than was spent ten years ago. 6 I wasn’t told that John had been discharged from the hospital.
7 I want that I should be left alone/ You are wanted to leave me alone 8 I remember being taken to town to see that film
9 Someone told that the examination could not be taken 10 He objects that his mistakes should be laughed.
11 We were given a very warm welcome by the hosts/ a very warm welcome was given to us by the hosts
12 Have you ever been taught how to behave ? 13 She will be told which bus to catch