FINAL TEST

Answer the questions with yes or no.

1. If the weather had been good yesterday, our picnic would not have been canceled.
a. Was the picnic canceled? _______________
b. Was the weather good? _______________
2. If I had an envelope and a stamp, I would mail this letter right now.
a. Do I have an envelope and a stamp right now? _______________
b. Do I want to mail this letter right now? _______________
c. Am I going to mail this letter right now? _______________
3. Ann would have made it to class on time this morning if the bus hadnt been late.
a. Did Ann try to make it to class on time? _______________
b. Did Ann make it to class on time? _______________
c. Was the bus late? _______________
4. If the hotel had been built to withstand an earthquake, it would not have collapsed.
a. Was the hotel built to withstand an earthquake? _______________
b. Did the hotel collapse?
5. If I were a carpenter, I would build my own house.
a. Do I want to build my own house? _______________
b. Am I going to build my own house? _______________
c. Am I a carpenter? _______________
6. If I didnt have any friends, I would be lonely.
a. Am I lonely? _______________
b. Do I have friends? _______________
7. If Bob had asked me to help the news a secret, I wouldnt have told anybody.
a. Did I tell anybody the news? _______________
b. Did Bob ask me to keep it a secret? _______________
8. If Ann and Jan, who are twins, dressed alike and had the same hairstyle, I wouldnt be able to
tell them apart.
a. Do Ann and Jan dress alike? _______________
b. Do they have the same hairstyle? _______________
c. Can I tell them apart? _______________

Complete the sentences with the verb in parentheses.

9. You should tell your father exactly what happened. If I (be) _______________ you, I (will)
_______________ him the truth as soon as possible.
10. If I (have) _______________ my camera with me yesterday, I (take) _______________ a
picture of Alex standing on his bed.
11. Im almost ready to plant my garden. I have a lot of seeds. Maybe I have more then I need. If I
(have) _______________ more seeds than I need, I (give) _______________ some to my
neighbor.
12. George has only two pairs of socks. If he (have) _______________ more than two pairs of
socks, he (have to, not) _______________ wash his socks so often.
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13. The cowboy pulled his gun to shoot at the rattlesnake, but he was too late. If he (be)
_______________ quicker to pull the trigger, the snake (bite, not) _______________ him on
the foot. Its a good thing he was wearing heavy leather boots.
14. What (we, use) _______________ to look at ourselves when we comb our hair if we (have,
not) _______________ mirrors?
15. Its been a long drought. It hasnt rained for over a month. If it (rain, not) _______________
soon, a lot of crops (die) _______________. If the crops (die) _______________, many people
(go) _______________ hungry this coming winter.
16. According to one scientific theory, an asteroid collided with the earth millions of years ago,
causing great changes in the earths climate. Some scientists believe that if this asteroid
(collide, not) _______________ with the earth, the dinosaurs (become, not) _______________
extinct. Can you imagine what the world (be) _______________ like today if dinosaurs (exist,
still) _______________? Do you think it (be) _______________ possible for dinosaurs and
human
beings
coexist
the same planet?
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_____________________________________.
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woman, not like an irresponsible little girl. Our conversation continued for a good two hours about
his daughter (6) ___________________________________________. Mr. Guevara started become
rather nostalgic and felt that it was necessary to tell me about his past; me being the nice person that
I am, lent him my ears. He started going on about how he remembered January 27 th, 1972, (7)
_______________________________________. Mr. Guevara went into a little too much detail for
my liking, but I could see how much he enjoyed reminiscing, so I offered to buy him a beer to make
myself a bit more comfortable. He told me all about the hospital (8)
_______________________________________
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__________________________________________________________. Overall, he was a very
nice guy, but just liked to talk a lot.

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In each of the following, select ONE correct answer.

29. Does anybody know _______ on the ground?
a. how long this plane will be
b. how long will be this plane
c. how long will this plane be
d. that how long this plane will be
30. "This restaurant is very expensive!"
"It is, but order _______ want. This is a very special occasion."
a. what is it you
b. what do you
c. whatever you
d. whatever you did
31. "What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?"
"I did badly on the last test. She _______ study for it."
a. said why didn't I
b. asked why didn't I
c. said why I didn't
d. asked why I didn't
32. "Why are you staring out of the window? What _______ about?"
a. you are thinking
b. you think
c. are you thinking
d. do you think
33. "I can't decide what color I want for my bedroom. What do you think?"
"You should choose _______ color you want. You're the one who will have to live with it."
a. whichever that
b. whatever
c. however
d. that what
34. "Did you remember to tell Mark _______ he should bring to the meeting tomorrow.
a. that
b. what
c. if
d. that what
35. "My aunt has been feeling bad since Uncle George died. Is it because she's depressed?
"I think so. _______ can cause debilitating physical symptoms is a medical fact."
a. Depression
b. That depression it
c. That depression
d. It is that depression
36. There was an earthquake on the coast yesterday. Fortunately, there was no loss of life.
However, because of the danger of collapsing sea walls, it was essential that the area _______
evacuated quickly.
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a. to be
b. will be
c. be
d. is
37. "This cake is terrible. What happened?"
"It's my grandmother's recipe, but she forgot to tell me how long _______ it."
a. did I bake
b. should I bake
c. do I bake
d. to bake
38. "Let's go to Riverton this weekend."
"Sounds like fun. _______ from here?"
a. How far is it
b. How far it is
c. It how far is
d. How far is
39. Edward's interview was very intense. The interviewer wanted to know many facts about his
personal life, and even asked him _______ had ever used any illegal drugs of any kind.
a. that if he
b. that he
c. if or not he
d. wheter or not he
40. It's hoped that all present-day communicable diseases will be conquered. However, _______
about certain diseases is still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the
population.
a. what we know b. what do we know c. what we know that d. that we know that
41. "Why didn't Henry attend the meeting this morning?"
"He's been sick. His doctor insisted that he _______ in bed this week."
a. will stay
b. stayed
c. stays
d. stay
42. Nobody yet knew what _______ to cause the dam to burst, but the residents of the area
organized quickly to save life and property against the rising floods.
a. was she
b. am I
c. happen
d. did it happen
43. Tom walked into the huge hall to register for classes. At first, he simply looked around and
wondered what _______ supposed to do.
a. was she
b. am I
c. he was
d. I am
Put these sentences into reported speech.
44. She is going to the ballet tonight. He said
_____________________________________________________________________________
45. I always read the morning paper He said.
_____________________________________________________________________________
46. She said, Harry Potter is a best seller
_____________________________________________________________________________
47. Can you help me find the way to the post-office? She asked.
_____________________________________________________________________________
48. Where do you buy your clothes? She asked.
_____________________________________________________________________________
49. When are you going on holiday? He asked
_____________________________________________________________________________
50. Do you still want to learn English? She asked.
_____________________________________________________________________________
51. Don't pay attention to advertisements. He said
_____________________________________________________________________________
52. Send him a nice postcard. He said
_____________________________________________________________________________
53. Don't wear tight clothes. She said
_____________________________________________________________________________
54. Don't make so much noise. she said.
_____________________________________________________________________________
55. Mary asked me what I had done the day before.
_____________________________________________________________________________
56. Philip said that his wife was beautiful and kind.
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57. Emma told me to buy some bread and fish at the market.
_____________________________________________________________________________
58. Elizabeth asked her parents if they allow her to go to the beach.
_____________________________________________________________________________
59. Christian said that he spoke very good Spanish and French.
_____________________________________________________________________________
60. Mr. Harper asked his wife to iron his trousers.
_____________________________________________________________________________
61. Helen said that she disliked writing letters and postcards.
_____________________________________________________________________________
62. Maggie asked her teacher if he could explain the lesson again.
_____________________________________________________________________________
63. Beatriz asked her boyfriend is he loved her.
_____________________________________________________________________________
64. Daniel asked his neighbor where he was from.
_____________________________________________________________________________
65. Angelina said that she had visited Africa many times before.
_____________________________________________________________________________
66. Samuel said that his son was very strong.
_____________________________________________________________________________
67. A tall man said that he his money had been stolen.
_____________________________________________________________________________
68. Richard told me not to speak so loud.
_____________________________________________________________________________
69. James said that he had enjoyed a lot during his holidays in Australia.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Choose the correct form of the verb.
70. How long (have you been/ have you been being) in town.
71. It (has snowed / has been) snowing a lot this week.
72. She (has loved / has been) loving chocolate since she was a child.
73. (Have you studied / have you been studying) hard this semester?
74. I (have read/ have been reading) this book all afternoon.
75. I (have had/ have been) having some family problems lately.

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