Name…………………………….
Group…………………………….
Date……………………………..
Test – paper
I. You ask questions about herself and her family. Write the questions. (5 points)
1. You know that Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.
2. Perhaps Liz’s sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Liz.
3. You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her.
4. You know that Liz’s brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz.
5. You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
6. You don’t know where Liz’s grandparents live. You want to know. Ask Liz.
II. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. (10
points)
1. Let’s go out. It ____________ (not/ rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She ___________ (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody _________ (wait) for you.
4. “___________ (you/ listen) to the radio?” “No, you can turn it off”.
5. “____________ (you/ listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just occasionally”.
6. The river Nile ____________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. The river ____________ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
8. We usually ____________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ________
(not/ grow) any.
9. How’s your English? Not bad. I think it ___________ (improve) slowly.
10. Rachel is in London at the moment. She ___________ (stay) at the Park Hotel. She
always ____________ (stay) there when she’s in London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I __________ (start) to feel tired.
12. Can you drive? I _____________ (learn). My father ______ (teach) me.
13. Normally I __________ (finish) work at five, but this week I ________ (work) until six
to earn a little more money.
14. My parents _______ (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived
anywhere else. Where _______ (your parents/ live)?
15. Sonia _________ (look) for a place to live. She ________ (stay) with her sister until she
finds somewhere.
16. What ________ (your brother/ do)? He’s an architect, but he ___________ (not/ work) at
the moment.
17. I usually _________ (enjoy) parties, but I _______ (not/ enjoy) this one very much.
III. Use the words in brackets to make sentences. (5 points)
1. (you/ not/ seem/ very happy today)
2. (what/ you/ do) Be quite! (I/ think)
3. (who/ this umbrella/ belong to) I have no idea.
4. (the dinner/ smell/ good)
5. Excuse me. (anybody/ sit/ there?)
6. (these gloves/ not/ fit/ me)
IV. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. (10
points)
1. Are you hungry? ___________ (you/ want) something to eat?
2. Don’t put the dictionary away. I ________ (use) it.
3. Don’t put the dictionary away. I ________ (need) it.
4. Who is that man? What _______ (he/ want)?
5. Who is that man? Why ___________ (he/ look) at us?
6. Alan says he’s 80 years old, but nobody _______ (believe) him.
7. She told me her name, but I __________ (not/ remember) it now.
8. I ________ (think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?
9. I ________ (think) you should sell your car. You _________ (not/ use) it very often.
10. Air ________ (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
V. Choose a time expression from the list to complete each sentence. (5 points)
at the moment, tonight, every day, never, always, now
1. She ________ eats meat. She’s a vegetarian.
2. Mother is reading the newspaper _________ .
3. They are going to a party _____________ .
4. She _______ goes to the gym on Saturdays.
5. He drives to work _________ .
6. She is playing the piano ____________ .
VI. Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentences. (5 points)
1. I (A) ________ keep (B) __________ my room tidy. (always)
2. Do you (A) _________ go (B) _________ on holiday in winter? (sometimes)
3. (A) ___________ he (B) __________ helps with the housework. (never)
4. She (A) ___________ plays (B) ________ cards. (rarely)
5. Does he (A) __________ visit (B) _________ his friends? (often)
6. They (A) _________ don’t (B) ________ eat sweets. (often)
7. We (A) ____________ eat (B) __________ a lot of vegetables. (usually)
8. You (A) _________ must (B) __________ tell lies. (never)
9. She (A) _________ can (B) __________ answer the teacher’s questions. (always)
VII. Complete each sentence using a word from the list. (5 points)
Amusing/ amused annoying/ annoyed boring/ bored
Confusing/ confused disgusting/ disgusted exciting/ excited
Exhausting/ exhausted interesting/ interested surprising/ surprised
1. He works very hard. It’s not ________ that he’s always tired.
2. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m _________.
3. The teacher’s explanation was ____________. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
4. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really _________ .
5. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ______________ in art.
6. There’s no need to get __________ just because I’m a few minutes late.
7. The lecture was _________. I fell asleep.
8. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m ___________.
9. I’m starting a new job next week. I’m very ________ about it.
10. Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very _________ .
11. Liz is a very _________ person. She knows a lot, she’s travelled a lot and she’s done lots
of different things.
