English review D’ Class Name:

Date:
Grammar

1. Complete the gaps putting the verbs into the correct form of Simple Present or Present
Continuous.
a. She…………….(look) for a new apartment these days.
b. ………………….they ………………(go) to Paris tomorrow?
c. Sam…………………(not visit) her grandparents a lot.
d. My brother……………………….(always/borrow) my clothes without asking me.
e. She………………………(delay) the presentation all the time.
f. I……………………(think) of buying a new mobile phone.
g. ……………………she………………..(usually/dress up like that?

2. Complete the gaps with the correct form of Simple Past or Past Continuous.

1. When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate.

2. While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the washing-up.
3. He (drink) _____________some juice and then he (eat) _____________a few chips.
4. I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) _____________by
to see him.
6. She (go) _____________to school, (take) _____________out her textbook and (begin)
_____________to read.
7. When it (start) _____________to rain, our dog (want) _____________to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
_____________Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) _____________on my way home, I (see) _____________an accident.
10. I (not / understand) _____________what they (talk) _____________about.

3. Complete the gaps with the correct form of Simple Past or Present Perfect.
1. Jack ___________ to London before Christmas. (come)
2. I _____________ her yesterday, but not today. (see)
3. Shakespeare _______________ many plays. (write)
4. Steven King ______________ a lot of books. He __________ his first novel 15 years ago.
(write x 2)
5. He ____________ in Oxford for two years and then in 1989 he ___________ to London. (live
– move)
6. I _____________ in London for 8 years and I don’t want to move. (live)
7. __________ you ever _________Indian food? (try)
8. I _________ never _________ to Russia. (be)
9. We ____________ them three years ago. How long _________ you _______ them? (meet –
know)
10. Where _________ you _________ on holiday last year? (go)
 4. Use Future Perfect tense:

1. By next February I ……………………………………………… (write) my third book.

2. I hope you ……………………………………………. (not / forget) my name by tomorrow.
3. By next week we …………………………………………….. (redecorate) the house.
4. Next July she …………………………………………… (be) dead for ten years.
5. I hope I ……………………………………………… (not / make) a lot of mistakes in this exam when I
finish it.
6. By the end of this year I ………………………………………… (drive) more than one hundred thousand
kilometers with this car.
7. I hope it ……………………………………………. (stop) raining before the match starts.
8. I ……………………………………………. (have) an operation when you turn back.
9. By this time next week I …………………………………………………. (marry).
10. If nothing is done one million species that are alive today ………………………………… (become)
extinct in twenty years.

Reading Comprehension

Crazy Mom’s
Fashion

It started 20 years ago. One day, Jane Smith, a busy mom and a loving wife, went shopping for new
clothes. After a few hours of searching, she came home exhausted and disappointed. In the mid-80s,
few manufacturers made clothes for women over thirty. “Thousands of women in England have the
same problem, and I will help them,” – thought Mrs. Smith. With very little money, no connections in
the fashion world and a husband who thought that her idea was crazy, the ambitious woman
decided to start up her own business.

Jane designed her first collection of twenty clothing items, bought suitable material and sewing
machines, and hired experienced tailors. The Smiths’ balcony turned into a workshop. When the
collection was ready, Jane offered it to a famous chain of stores. To her surprise, they bought the
whole collection at once. When they asked her about the name of her company, Jane looked at her
husband, smiled and said: “Crazy Mom”. The collection was sold in a very short time – women liked
Jane’s models. In a month, the manager of the chain ordered more clothes from “Crazy Mom” and
Jane had to hire more people and find a bigger place for the workshop. The next step was opening
her own shop at the central train station in Manchester.

Now “Crazy Mom” has 50 boutiques all over the world. Mr. Smith left his job as an engineer and
became head of the company. Their four children also work in the company and, according to Jane,
this is what makes the business so successful.
Answer the questions.

1. Why didn’t Jane manage to buy any clothes? (3 pts)

_______________________________________________________

2. What difficulties did Jane face when starting up her business? (3 pts)
a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________

3. What special trait helped Jane succeed in her new career? (par. 1) (1 pt)
_______________________________________________________

4. What did Mrs. Smith do in order to start her business? (par. 2) (3 pts)
a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________

5. Where did Jane sew her first collection? (1 pt)

_______________________________________________________

6. Why did Jane decide to call her collection “Crazy Mom”? (3 pts)
_______________________________________________________

7. What did Jane do when the manager ordered more clothes? (3 pts)
_______________________________________________________

8. What fact proves that that “Crazy Mom” is a successful (3 pts)

company?
_______________________________________________________
Written expression

Write a paragraph describing a celebrity that you admire.(90-110 words)

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