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FINAL EXAM – NOVEMBER 2024

6th Year - FOCUS 4 (Units 1-8)

GRAMMAR SECTION

1) PAST AND PRESENT HABITS: Mark the underlined parts of sentences as correct (✓) or wrong (✗)
(1 point). If the sentence is wrong, write the correct verb form in the space provided.
a) He used to go on a tour around Europe in 2010. (✗ ) went
b) Before his affair, I would hope that he would change. But I don’t anymore. ( ) ___________
c) My aunt would often help me with my schoolwork. ( ) ___________
d) We used to cycle to Norway and back in the summer of that year. ( ) __________
e) She used to try hard to do better at school. Now she just doesn’t care. ( ) ___________
f) I would like partying when I was in college but now I prefer a quiet evening at home. ( ) ___________
g) John and his family would move into their house three years ago. ( ) __________

2) VERBS PATTERNS: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) She can't stand getting up (get up) early.
b) They forced her _________________ (withdraw) her application.
c) She continued ___________________ (study) History and took up Law as well.
d) He ran and ran and only stopped once _______________ (tie) his shoelaces.
e) When I was a teenager, I used to avoid _______________ (do)sports.
f) The head teacher seemed _______________ (be) disappointed with the decision.

3) PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS: Choose the correct option.

a) I had the impression I had met / been meeting you somewhere before.
b) I was excited about the family reunion because I hadn’t seen / been seeing my cousins in years!
c) My sister looked quite nervous – I don’t think she had ever proposed / ever been proposing a toast
before!
d) 'Why were you so tired when I saw you last night?' 'Because I had cooked / been cooking all day!'
e) He hadn’t felt / been feeling well for a year before the doctors finally gave him the right diagnosis.
f) She was sad because he hadn’t contacted / been contacting her in a long while.

4) RELATIVE DEFINING, NON-DEFINING AND REDUCED CLASES: Rewrite the sentences, using the
words in capitals (where present) and not using the words in bold.
a) My cousin is a pilot. He is visiting us this weekend. WHO
My cousin, who is a pilot, is visiting us this weekend.
b) The dog is a mixed breed. We adopted it from a shelter. which/that
The dog _____________________________________________________________________.
c) Children who grow up around dogs or cats are less likely to develop allergies. GROWING
Children _____________________________________________________________________.
d) Kids who are brought up with dogs learn better social skills. ARE
Kids ________________________________________________________________________.
e) Dog ownership, which has been linked to better health, is a great source of joy. WHICH
Dog ownership, _______________________________________________________________.
f) Dogs make great companions for only children. Dogs also help guard houses. WHICH
Dogs ________________________________________________________________________.
g) Some children’s parents don’t allow them to have a dog. These children miss out on something very
valuable. WHOSE
Children ______________________________________________________________________.
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5) FUTURE FORMS: Choose the correct form of the verbs. Use the Future Continuous, Future Perfect
Simple or Future Perfect Continuous.
a) By the end of this month, the Green Party _____ for a greener city for four years.
A) will have campaigned
B) will be campaigning
C) will have been campaigning
b) If we don't repair the bridge now, by this time next year it _____ down.
A) will probably be falling
B) will probably have fallen
C) will probably have been falling
c) I know you're stressed now, but remember this time next week _____ in a café in Paris.
A) you'll have sat
B) you'll be sitting
C) you'll have been sitting
d) Before she's 30, Gia hopes she _____ the house of her dreams.
A) 'll have bought
B) 'll have been buying
C) 'll be buying
e) Skydivers, listen up! In sixty seconds' time, you _____ towards earth at nearly 200 mph.
A) 'll be falling
B) 'll have fallen
C) 'll have been falling
f) By Friday, I _____ in this hospital bed for two weeks. If only I'd been more careful.
A) 'll have lied
B) 'll have been lying
C) 'll be lying

6) QUANTIFIERS: Choose the correct option.

a) I get on well with most / most of the people I’ve met.
b) She has loads / a number of professional experience in this field.
c) All / All of people are born equal.
d) She wears very a little / little make-up.
e) There were no / none signs of the nearing disaster.
f) I’ve put a great number / deal of effort into this.

7) QUESTION TAGS AND REPLY QUESTIONS: Complete the sentences with question tags or reply
questions.

a) She goes to the same school as you, doesn’t she ?

b) Nobody’s arrived yet, _______________?
c) - ‘She’d like to shop for some vintage clothes.’
-‘_______________?’
d) That’s Andrew over there, _______________?
e) They didn’t use to fight this often, _______________?
f) - ‘We haven’t come up with a name for the dog yet.’
-‘_______________?It’s been a month!’
g) I’m a good looking guy, _______________?
h) - ‘It wasn’t really good value for money.’
- ‘_______________?’
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8) PRESENT AND PAST MODAL STRUCTURES: Choose the correct sentence to describe each
situation.
a) Never make this mistake again–it’s very important.
a. a You ought to make this mistake again.
b. b You mustn’t make this mistake again.
b) You won’t regret putting effort into this – it’s the best advice I can give you.
a. a You’d better put some effort into this.
b. b You’d better not put any effort into this.
c) It would be better if you washed your hair less often.
a. a You ought not to wash your hair so often.
b. b You ought to wash your hair more often.
d) I didn’t apply for that job and now I regret it.
a. a I ought to apply for that job.
b. b I should have applied for that job.
e) It’s very important that you take these symptoms seriously.
a. a You must ignore these symptoms.
b. b You mustn’t ignore these symptoms.
f) She left the house early so she had a lot of time to get to the station on time.
a. a She didn’t need to hurry to the station.
b. b She needn’t have hurried to the station.
g) She hurried to the station but the train was delayed and she had to wait there for two more hours.
a. a She didn’t need to hurry to the station.
b. b She needn’t have hurried to the station.

9) REPORTED SPEECH: Rewrite the sentences and questions as reported speech statements.
a) ‘I want to go there tomorrow,’ I explained.
I explained I wanted to go there the next day.
b) 'Please, don't accept this job,’ I asked her.
_____________________________________ ________________________________________
c) ‘Are you interested in a part-time job?’ she wanted to know.
_____________________________________________________________________________
d) ‘You should get up earlier than you do,’ Emma said to me.
_____________________________________________________________________________
e) ‘I won’t be late again this week,’ Jimmy told me.
_____________________________________________________________________________
f) ‘We spoke to her two days ago,’ we explained.
_______________________________________ ______________________________________

10) REPORTING VERBS: Choose the correct option.

a) He offered helping / to help.
b) I recommend to get/ getting up ten minutes earlier each day.
c) Why did you insist on paying / to pay for the whole meal?
d) She proposed to meet / that we meet at 7 o’clock.
e) We object that we’re treated / to being treated this way!
f) The general urged us to move / moving faster.

11) MIXED CONDITIONALS: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
so that they make sense as hypothetical situations in the context provided.
a) Real situation: I’m not a good student. That’s why I failed yet another test.
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If I was/were (be) a good student, I wouldn’t have failed (not fail) yet another test.
b) Real situation: I didn’t eat that candy bar when Peter offered it to me. I’m starving now!
If I __________________ (eat) that candy bar when Peter offered it to me, I
_________________________ (not starve) now!
c) Real situation: Fortunately, we have wifi at home so he was able to use the Internet on his laptop while
he was visiting.
If we__________________ (not have) wifi at home, he __________________ (not be) able to use
the Internet on his laptop while he was visiting.
d) Real situation: She wasn’t born in the US so she can’t run for the American presidency.
If she __________________ (be born) in the US, she __________________ (can) run for the
American presidency.
e) Real situation: You went to sleep really late last night, that’s why you’re so tired today.
If you __________________ (go) to sleep earlier last night, you _________________ (not be) so
tired today.
f) Real situation: The only reason why I read that awful article is that I really like politics.
I ____________________ (not read) that awful article if I __________________ (not like) politics
so much.

12) ADVANCED PASSIVE: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
passive voice.
a) I ___________________ (send) a text message but I can’t read it!
b) I wish the kids could somehow __________________________ (make/turn off) all their devices and
enjoy the outdoors.
c) Judging by how awful it looks, this house may _____________________ (never/renovate) since it was
first built.
d) This idea needs _______________________ (patent) as soon as possible!
e) Nobody likes _______________________ (take) for granted.
f) My son _________________________ (give) this watch by my dad for his 10 th birthday.

13) UNREAL PAST AND REGRETS – WISH, IF ONLY, IT'S TIME AND WOULD RATHER: Choose the
correct option. The first sentences are provided as context.
a) I didn't wear enough sunscreen. –> I wish I wore / had worn enough sunscreen.
b) You want to go to the cinema but I don’t. –> I’d rather we went / would go to the theatre.
c) We didn’t book the rooms in advance. –> If only we booked / had booked the rooms in advance.
d) I can’t swim. –> I wish I can / could swim.
e) I should learn how to swim. –> It’s time I learned / had learned how to swim.
f) Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to help us. –> I wish she was / had been able to help us.
g) They’re coming with us. –> I’d rather they aren’t / weren’t coming with us.