Test 3&4 New Opportunities Intermediate

group a

I Rephrase the sentences using a compound adjective.

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Fortunately, the surgeon was able to perform an operation that saved life. The surgeon performed
The historic centre of the city is an area free from traffic. The centre of the city is
Diana wrote a document of six pages. She wrote
This kind of gambling machine is often called a bandit with one arm. This machine is often called
Its a journey that lasts three hours. Its
My cousin lives in the area of Canada where they speak French. He lives in
The street where I live is lined with trees.

II Fill in the gaps with pronouns where necessary.

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The two men accused _____ of stealing the money.

Why didnt you bring the children with _____?
Have you heard? Debbies engaged _____ to Tristan!
Dont worry about me. I know how to entertain _____.
We can teach _____ a lot by reading.
You cant prevent babies from wetting _____.
Countries are competing with _____ to build the tallest building in the world.

III Put the sentences into passive.

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Nobody has informed them where they should stay.

The bank manager kept the clients waiting for half an hour.
Employees must pay all travel expenses.
They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
Where will your company send you next year?
Im repairing my camera this week.
Although the firm was doing badly, they were not laying people off.

IV Rewrite the sentences using have/get + object + past participle.

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Someone washed my car for me yesterday.

They dont clean them for us every day.
Im going to tell someone to add an extra room.
You must ask the mechanic to service your car as soon as possible.
Ill ask someone to make a new key.
His tailor has lengthened his trousers.
They are translating it into English for us.

V Supply the correct tense, present perfect or present perfect continuous.

Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris.
Mr. Harris: I (1) _____ (work) for the insurance industry for over ten years. During that time, I heard many good

things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (2) _____ (apply) for the new sales position.
Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis.
In fact, I (3) _____ (compete) in a tennis tournament this weekend.
Mr. Smith: Really, how long (4) _____ (you, play) tennis ?
Mr. Harris: I (5) _____ (play) since high school. I love the sport.
Mr. Smith: Great! One more thing - we (6) _____ (look) for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our
clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I (7) _____ (study) Spanish since elementary school.
Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

VI Fill in the gaps.

The departure board shows the __1__ number (e.g. BA735), departure times (e.g. 0840) and __2__ (e.g. Venice). At
the __3__ in they weigh your __4__. They also check your ticket and give you a __5__ card for the plane with your
seat number on it.