WC LEVEL 17

REVIEW
CEVAZ

A)Complete the sentences with one of the following quantifiers.

all a lot both either neither each any a few none
1) _________ were ill so they stayed at home instead of going to school.
2) I didn't like ______ of the choices.
3) ______ of my friends wants to go out tonight.
4) Are there _______ students waiting outside the classroom?
5) ________ of my brothers has a cell phone. Yet one has an I-phone and the other has
a Samsung.
6) We have _________ apples on our pantry. Enough to make an apple pie.
7) _____ of the teams were qualified, they will not participate in this years World Cup.
8) _______ students nowadays have cell phones.
9) There is ________ of milk on our fridge.

B) Rewrite the following sentences in the correct Passive Voice (write the agent in
parentheses)
1) People speak Portuguese in Brazil
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2) The Government is planning a new road near my house
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3) My grandfather built this house in 1943
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4) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time
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5) The cleaner has cleaned the office
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C) Rewrite the following sentences in the correct Passive Voice (two answers are
possible)
1) John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill (start with 'Jill')
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2) John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill (start with 'a bar of chocolate').
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3) I lent a pencil to Graham (start with 'Graham').
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4) I lent a pencil to Graham (start with 'a pencil')
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5) Fiona told the truth to Julian (start with 'Julian').
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6) Fiona told the truth to Julian (start with 'the truth')
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D) Identify the statement that uses Stative Passive.
1a) The musician composed his masterpiece over the course of two years.
b) That opera was composed by Mozart.
c) Music is composed of notes.

2a) The holiday meal was prepared by the entire family.

b) The restaurant is prepared for up to 200 guests on New Years Eve.
c) The president prepared a speech for the New Years celebration.

3a) Robert Burns is remembered by his poetry.

b) Robert Burns is remembered by many, not just the Scottish people.
c) I fondly remembered New Years celebration with my grandparents.

E) Choose the correct preposition to complete each question in Stative Passive.

1) Easter vacation is fast approaching. Are you excited _______ the upcoming
holidays?
2) What kinds of places are usually crowded _______ people on Easter vacation?
3) In Venezuela, which foods are associated _______ Christmas celebration?
4) Are you acquainted _______the poetry of Jorge Luis Borges?

F) Use the verbs in parentheses to form the Stative Passive. You will need to add a
preposition in each item.
1) My favorite holiday cake has a sweet filling that _____________ (be/make)
chocolate fudge.
2) If you ______________(be/tire) big parties and lots of noise, then celebrate the New
Years at home with a few close friends.
3) New Years Eve celebrations _____ usually ________ (be/fill) laughter, music,
dancing, good food and wishes for the upcoming year.

G) Complete the following sentences making wishes

1) Im always so busy. I wish that I______(have) more free time.
2) I hate travelling on buses. I wish I________(have) a car.
3)Its a pity youre so far away. I wish you________(be) here with me now.
4) I wish that I__________(study) more at school. Id probably have a better job now.
5)Its so cold outside. I wish I____________ (not/ have to) go to school today.
6) Andrew says he wishes he___________(can stop) smoking; he smokes twenty a day.
7) I wish we ________(not/go) to Malta for our holidays. Greece would have been
better, I think.
8) I wish there_______(be) some way we could meet more often. We hardly see each
other.
9) Peter regrets what he said and wishes he __________(say) anything.
10) I wish I____________(can ski) . Id go to the Alps for a week at Christmas.

H) Complete each sentence with a properly formed noun clause:

1. John asked me ________________.
a) where was his wallet
 b) where his wallet was
2. I couldn't tell him ________________.
a) where was I
b) where I was
3. I don't know ________________.
a) how many children he has
b) how many children does he have
4. ________________ is not important.
a) How close we are
b) How close are we
5. ________________ was sad.
a) What did she say
a) What she said
6. We are not responsible for ________________.
a) what our children say
b) what do our children say
7. Is it true ________________ about you?
a) what did he say
b) what he said
8. I'm not going to tell you ________________.
a) what should you do
b) what you should do
9. I wonder if ________________ from Germany.
a) is he
b) he is
10. The teacher told us ________________ our finished exams.
a) where we should leave
b) where should we leave

I) Match each word or phrase to its correct meaning.

1) Loan_____ a) able to be dealt with easily.
2) Affluent_____ b) inflexible.
3) Stubborn____ c) careful, detailed.
4) Disposable income____ d) a long period of time in which no rain falls.
5) Thrifty____ e) careful with money.
6) Whine____ f) wealthy.
7) Thorough____ g) the money remaining after your bills are paid.
8) Manageable____ h) money you borrow or lend.
9) Pushover____ i) to complain in an annoying way.
10) Picky____ j) to express a thought so that its understood.
11) Drought____ k) a person who is easily influenced by others.
12) Convey____ l) very careful about choosing things.