Test
Semester 1
Form 11
A. Circle the correct words.
1. The National Bank robbed / was robbed last night.
2. Jake will paint / will be painted the walls of his house tomorrow.
3. The letter was sent two weeks ago and it hasn’t arrived / hasn’t been arrived yet.
4. Mrs Davis takes / is taken her children to school at 8 o’clock every morning.
5. Debbie’s mother bought / was bought her a jacket but she doesn’t like it.
6. A strange light saw / was seen in the sky by many people last night.
7. By this time next month the house will have sold / will have been sold.
8. Paris believes / is believed to be one of the most romantic cities in Europe.
9. They are going to announce / going to be announced the winner of the competition any minute now.
10. Decorations were putting up / were being put up when we arrived.
B. Choose a, b, c or d.
(1) Ross Barrett is only fifteen years old, he is planning to start a Physics degree at the University of
Gloucester next year. Ross lives in Colchester, Essex, with his parents and his five-year-old sister, Tricia.
All of Ross’ teachers believe he’s a really clever young man. At the moment he is studying hard so (2) he
can pass his A-level exams in June. He wants to succeed (3) much that he has given up almost everything
teenagers love; friends, TV, computer games. He gets up at 5am in (4) to study, and has breakfast at 7:30
when the rest of the family has woken up. Then he goes back to his room until 6pm. Studying all day
would be impossible for most teenagers (5) Ross has no problem. His parents are really happy for him.
‘Ross simply loves what he’s doing. But he’s under (6) a lot of pressure that we’re a bit worried about
whether he’ll be able to deal with it because he’s too young.’
1. a. Even b. Although c. Whereas d. In spite of
2. a. that b. as c. much d. as not
3. a. such b. so that c. so as d. so
4. a. order b. spite of c. order not d. despite
5. a. in spite b. although c. but d. even
6. a. so b. so as c. such d. such as
C. Circle the correct words.
1. Ben must already tell / must have already told Heather what happened yesterday. She looks very
upset.
2. I might buy / might have bought a new car in a few months. It depends on how much money I manage
to save up.
3. What a silly thing to do. She can / could have hurt herself.
4. Maggie mustn’t / can’t have eaten the chocolate cake. She is on a diet.
5. James shouldn’t / mustn’t have hit his brother. It was a horrible thing to do.
6. We should all recycle / have recycled our rubbish. It’s an easy thing to do.
7. I’d rather not eat / not have eaten spaghetti for dinner. I feel awful now.
D. Choose a, b or c.
1. My mum uses that knife only for … cheese.
a. to cut b. cut c. cutting
2. John would love ….Barcelona.
a. visiting b. to visit c. visit
3. …. a mess! What happened in here?
a. Such b. How c. What
4. Jason … have called his sister on her birthday. Now, she’s angry with him.
a. had to b. ought to c. must
5. I may …. to this restaurant before. It looks familiar.
a. be b. have be c. have been
6. There’s nothing …. here. It’s so boring.
a. to do b. doing c. do
7. Listen to…. fluently she speaks Spanish. It’s amazing!
a. what b. how c. so
8. My brother makes me …. his room for him.
a. tidy b. to tidy c. tidying
9. You should avoid….. too much sugar.
a. eat b. to eat c. eating
D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to form Conditional Sentences
Type 3.
1. You (get) lost if I (not be) here to show you the way. 2. If the ship (not find) us, we (die) on that island.
3. You (learn) much more about him if you (read) his book. 4. If I (pass) my driving test, my dad (buy) me
a new car. 5. If Brian (pay) more attention in his French class, he (understand) more when he went to Paris.
6. Kelly (buy) the dress if she (not lose) her wallet. 7. My parents (not find out) about the car accident I had
if my sister (not tell) them.
E. Choose a, b, c or d.
1. Albert wishes he … to the concert last month.
a. went b. had gone c. could go d. would go
2. If you me …your e-mail address, I could have sent you some of my holiday photos.
a. had given b. gave c. would give d. might give
3. There was a huge tree in my garden that was taking up too much space, so I ….
a. have it cut down b. had it cut down c. will get cut down d. get it cut down
4. Daryl went to the dentist’s to ….
a. check his teeth b. checking his teeth c. have his teeth checked d. get checked his teeth
5. If you had come to my party, you …my cousin Lilly.
A. will meet b. met c. would meet d. would have met
6. If only I …in a village! I can’t stand the traffic in the city any longer.
a. live b. lived c. would live d. had lived
7. Every week Helen … by herself and she really enjoys it.
a. has her car washed b. has washed her car c. washes her car d. is having her car washed
8. We recently had three extra rooms… to our cottage.
a. adding b. added c. were added d. been added
F. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. My hairdresser is cutting my hair at the moment.
I_______________________________ at the moment.
2. The car mechanic fixed my car yesterday.
I_______________________________yesterday.
3. I like it when other people cook dinner for me.
I like it when I _____________________________for me.
4. The painters have already painted Mr Elliot’s house.
Mr Elliot ____________________________________.
5. The furniture shop will deliver my new sofa in an hour.
I _______________________________in an hour.
6. The neighbour’s son always mows our lawn.
We always ___________________________by the neighbour’s son.
