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1.

Write the appropriate term in the following sentences

Example: Someone from France is French
a)

For marking

Japan. Someone from Japan is ________________________________________________________________. a)

b) Portugal. Someone from Portugal is ____________________________________________________________. b)

c)

Switzerland. Someone from Switzerland is ______________________________________________________. c)

d) Wales. Someone from Wales is _______________________________________________________________. d)

e)

Norway. Someone from Norway is ____________________________________________________________. e)

f)

Sweden. Someone from Sweden is ____________________________________________________________. f)

g) Holland. Someone from Holland is ____________________________________________________________. g)

h) Greece. Someone from Greece is _____________________________________________________________. h)
i)
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Denmark. Someone from Denmark is __________________________________________________________. i)

Put these words in the right order

a)

ever France been you have to?_________________________________________________________________ a)

b) the made already Ive bed. ____________________________________________________________________ b)

c)

car hes since had that 1948. __________________________________________________________________ c)

d) dont ask daddy to play with you got only hes just in. ____________________________________________ d)
e)
3.

snails never eaten Ive._______________________________________________________________________ e)

Tick (;) the correct option or options for each of the spaces in the following sentences
a)

a)

People wear coats __________ warm.

for keeping

to keep

for to keep
b)

b) In some places __________ almost every day.

it rains
c)

there rains

it is raining
c)

In England _________ months are January and February.

coldest

the colder

the coldest
d)

d) In general, English weather is _________ than Spanish weather.

coldest
e)

e)

The teacher _________ the students to write a story.

told

said to
f)

colder

more cold

said that
f)

Mohammed Ali _________ his first world title fight in 1960.

has won

won

is winning
g)

g) He likes _________ music and _________ television.

hearing

listening

listening to

seeing

watching
h)

h) _________ three hours to get to London and so there was no time to visit the Tower.
it has taken

it took
i)

i)

_________ five pounds, keep the _________.

Here is

j)

it did take

Here are

rest

change

remainder
j)

Ive been playing _________ at the ________.

badminton

badmington

Sports Centre

Sport Centre

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We always have an excursion _______________ Wednesdays.

5.

Is Mr. Brown there, please? No, hes on holiday _______________ two weeks.

d)

e)

I finished writing my diary _______________ Wednesday evening.

e)

f)

In Spain, we eat 12 grapes _______________ midnight _______________ New Years Eve.

f)

g) I always clean my teeth _______________ the morning and _______________ night.

g)

h) _______________ January he took the exam, but he failed.

h)

i)

He took the exam again _______________ June and luckily this time he passed.

i)

j)

We are meeting _______________ eight o'clock _______________ Friday.

j)

k) _______________ July 10th we shall be _______________ Paris.

k)

l)

l)

The bus stops _______________ front _______________ the Post Office.

m) Ferries go _______________ the English Channel quite frequently.

m)

n) _______________ Sunday our group will return _______________ Spain.

n)

o) If you go _______________Paris, you visit the Eiffel Tower

o)

Delete the wrong option

Thirty students from the Canary Islands ( have arrived / arrived ) last week.

c)

a)
b)

b) They were met by ( their / there ) host families.

Since then they ( visited / have visited ) several places of interest, including London.

d) The journey to London was short and ( interested / interesting ).

c)
d)

e)

It ( did take / took / had taken ) only thirty-five minutes to get there.

e)

f)

They have also ( been / being / bean ) to the ice rink, which was fun.

f)

g) They soon discovered that they ( would / should / were able to ) skate with a little practice.

g)

h) They visited the ( firehouse / fire station / firemens station ).

h)

i)

They also ( went / have went / go ) swimming in the local swimming pool.

i)

j)

Hertfordshire will be a quiet place without ( his / its / her ) Spanish visitors.

j)

k) Many people will be sorry that the students are going ( to home / at home / home ).

k)

Use auxiliaries ("must", "can", "need", "may", etc.) in the following sentences
a)

7.

c)

d) I started writing my diary _______________ Monday, _______________ the morning.

a)

6.

a)
b)

b) I get up _______________ seven oclock.

c)

For marking

I ________________________________ ski because I've had many years of practice.

a)

b) You ______________________________ take a packed lunch if you don't want to.

b)

c)

What _____________________________ you wear if it's raining hard?

c)

d) It ________________________________ snow in a minute as it's very cold.

d)

e)

We ______________________________ run across the road as it's dangerous.

e)

f)

To learn English well you _____________________ to live in England

f)

Much / Many / A lot of

a)

How ____________________________ sugar do you like in your coffee?

a)

b) I made ____________________________ mistakes. How __________________________ did you make?

b)

c)

c)

Has she got _________________________ money? No, not _____________________________.

d) Is there _____________________________ wine in the bottle?

d)

e)

Are there ____________________________ people in this town?

e)

f)

How ________________________________ students are in this class?

f)

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a)

9.

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For marking

Your sister is _________________________________________ than mine. (pretty)

a)

b) George is ____________________________________________ than Peter. (old)

b)

c)

c)

Is this book __________________________________________ than this one? (good)

d) He is the ____________________________________________ man I know. (rich)

d)

e)

That actress is the _____________________________________. (beautiful)

e)

f)

My teacher is _________________________________________ than yours. (interesting)

f)

Now use each conjunction to join one of the pairs of sentences that follow.

As / Although / If / While / Till / Before / But / Until / Because / When

a)

He was late for the film. He lost his way. ________________________________________________________ a)

b) It began to rain. We were hurrying home. _______________________________________________________ b)

c)

James went on working. He finished all his jobs. __________________________________________________ c)

d) He had departed. I arrived. ___________________________________________________________________ d)

e)

Maurice lives at a sweet shop. He never eats sweets. _______________________________________________ e)

f)

I like to sit in the sun. The weather is warm. _____________________________________________________ f)

g) My friend did not start. I arrived. ______________________________________________________________ g)

h) Cork floats. It is lighter than water. ____________________________________________________________ h)
i)

You come early. We will play rounders before tea. ________________________________________________ i)

j)

Mary wanted to come too. She had to stay at home. ________________________________________________ j)

10. Supply the correct past forms of the verbs, Simple Past or Past Continuous
a)

She (clean) ____________________________her teeth when one of them (come) ____________________out. a)

b) Who _______ you (speak) ________________to on the phone when I (bring) _________________your coffee? b)
c)

The doctor (ask) ____________________whether I always (take) _________________________my medicine. c)

d) The maid (polish) _________________________________the silver once a week, on Fridays.

d)

e)

What ___________ she (wear) ___________________when you (see) ____________________her at the party? e)

f)

_________ John (work) ____________________at the time you (call) __________________on him yesterday? f)

g) Yes, he (try) ________________to make a new garden gate. It (not look) _____________________very strong. g)
h) Hush! I (hear) ___________________a sound. Perhaps my brother (talk) _____________________in his sleep. h)
i)

We (go) _________________swimming nearly every day while we (be) _______________________on holiday. i)

j)

My father sometimes (drink) ___________________a glass of milk before he (go) __________________to bed. j)

k) What ___________ she (want) ___________________when she (visit) ____________________you yesterday? k)

l)

Somebody (knock) __________________on the front door as I (have) _________________________breakfast. l)

m) How much money ______________________ you (spend) ___________________________last Christmas.

m)

n) My father (give) ____________________me a cheque and I (spend) ____________________it all in one day.

n)

o) Peter (not feel) _________________________very well so he (consult) _______________________the doctor. o)

p) Where ____________________ you (live) _________________________this time last year?

p)

q) We (stay) ______________________at the Bristol Hotel and (work) ________________________in an office. q)

r)

Peter (not look) ______________________________at me as he (speak)______________________________. r)

s)

When the ambulance (arrive)___________________the patient (sleep) _______________________like a child. s)

t)

Our friends always (drop) ______________________in when they (pass) ________________________this way. t)
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