I. Write five definitions of the Present Tense Simple and give
two examples for each one. (1p.)
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
adjective in brackets. (1p.)
1. Carol is as …………….. (good) as you at sport.
2. We like wearing the ……………….. (late) fashion. 3. These trousers are ………………. (comfortable) than those jeans. 4. She is …………………… (happy) now than she was last year. 5. You are the ……………………………. (pretty) girl in class. 6. My grandma is ……………………… (old) than my grandpa. 7. The red dress is the …………………. (attractive) in the shop. 8. I always tell the …………………………. (fun) jokes. 9. Your hair is ………………………. (curly) than my hair. 10. Today`s weather is ……………………….. (bad) than yesterday`s weather.
III. Use must / mustn’t / have to or (not) have to. (1p.)
1. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I ……… work.
2. Whatever you do, you ……………………. touch that switch. It’s very dangerous. 3. You ………………….. forget what I told you. It’s very important. 4. We ………………………………….. leave yet. We’ve got plenty of time. 5. Ann was feeling ill last night. She ……………………leave the party early. 6. I ……………………….. go to the bank yesterday to get some money. 7. The windows aren’t dirty. You …………………clean them. 8. We arrived home very late last night. We ………………… wait half an hour for a taxi. 9. These cakes are very nice. You …………………… have one.
IV. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or leave the blank. (0.5p.)
1. Al is making fifteen dollars …….. hour at Chambers' Turkey
Products. 2. Jill makes it …… habit to buy clothes on sale. 3. To tell ….. truth, a bank savings account may not be the best place for your money. 4. Helen showed …… initiative when she decided to start a business of her own. 5. Losing as little as …… quart of blood can result in shock and unconsciousness. 6. Over ………. last 20 years, more than 3 million people have attended the Country Dinner Playhouse. 7. Major changes have taken place in …….. financial services industry. 8. Dr. Richards predicts ……… extinction of the whooping crane. 9. Most people believe that ………. liberty is very precious. 10. Taking a hot bath is ……. good way to relax.
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective or
pronoun. ( 1p.)
1. The dog wags …… tail when it's happy.
2. The boys are playing with …….. toy cars. 3. We have several trees in …….. garden. 4. Her mother is very warm and I loved …….. cooking. 5. I know Bob. He was ………. classmate at college. 6. I've mislaid my pencil. May I borrow …….. ? 7. Bob wants you to return that book of …… which you borrowed last month. 8. We had a test too, but yours was harder than ……... . 9. Is this your coat? — Yes, it's …….. . 10. We've got our tickets. Have they got … ?
VI. Write five definitions of the Present Tense Continuous
and give two examples for each one. (1 p.)
VII. Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or Present
Continuous. (1p.)
1. Ted ……………….. (take) a shower right now.
2. What ………………… (we / have) for dinner tonight? 3. My brother …………………. (have) a daughter and a son. 4. I …………………………(not / solve) some math problems at the moment. 5. My grandfather often ……………….. (come) over for dinner at the weekends. 6. My school ……………………… (begin) at nine every day. 7. What time ………………… (you / wake up) on weekdays? 8. What ……………………….. (you / do) tomorrow night? 9. I usually …………….. (not / work) on Sundays but today I ……………………. (work). 10. She ………………………….(not / sleep) now, she ……………….. (study). 11. How often ……………………. (you / review) your lessons? 12. I ……………………. (not / go) on holiday this summer. 13. Can you speak slowly please, I ………(not / understand) you. 14. She …………….. (work) as a secretary in a big company. 15. Miss Clara ……… (take) a violin class every Wednesday. 16. It ………… (be) usually so humid here in summer time. 17. Don’t forget to take your coat, it ………… (be) cold outside. 18. This flower …………………… (smell) so good. 19. That coat over there …………….. (not / belong) to me. 20. Where ………………………. (you / live)?
VIII. WRITE THE SYNONYMS OF THE FOLOWING
WORDS: STATUES, PRISON, CITY, MOVIE, ANCESTORS, BUILDINGS, PHOTO, FAMOUS, DISCOVER, MULTICULTURAL. (1p.) IX. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets: (0.5 p.)
Last Saturday my father …. …. (take) my friends and me to the
circus. We ………(see) lots of things. My father …. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We ………… (eat) the popcorn and ………………… (drink) the orange juice. We …………………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There …………………. (be) a lion-tamer. The lions …………… (do) tricks and they ………………………… (jump) through hoops. A girl ………………………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all ………………… (have) a wonderful time.
X. Write a composition on the following topic: `The happiest
day of my life!` (10 - 15 lines) (1p.)
Use the linking words and be attentive to the use of tenses!
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