Test Paper

Name.....................................................

I. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate verb form.

1. Sam ........................................(not/receive) the parcel the last time I ....................................spoke to him.
2. I .................................. (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I ................................ (lose)
my ticket, but he believed me in the end.
3. Ever since I ........................................(be) a child I ........................................................(die) to meet you.
4. Whatever .........................................(happen), I ..................................(meet) you here in a weeks time..
5. By the time you ................................. (finish) getting ready, we ......................................(miss) the train.
5 marks

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given.
1) Apparently someone has borrowed the cassette player.
have
Someone ........................................................................................................................ the cassette player.
2) Dick is in prison because a detective recognised him.
if
Dick wouldnt .................................................................................................................... recognised him.
3) Our worrying so much was a waste of time.
needn't
We ................................................................................................................................................ so much.
4) Ive been in this company for almost three years.
will
By the end of the month .......................................................................... in this company for three years.
5) Mary and Alans wedding is next weekend.
getting
Mary and Alan...................................................................................................................... next weekend.
5 marks

III. Crossword
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1. horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful

2. give, accord, award
3. move sideways or in an unsteady way
4. the foot of a mammal
5. angry dispute, quarrel
6. self-esteem
7. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
8. break into small pieces
9. check and sort carefully, examine
9 marks

IV. Write a narrative essay starting with the sentence:

There I was, sitting in the dark corner, staring at the others.

11 marks