Give the correct form of word you ever be to England?

I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts)
1. You ever (1- be) to England? – Yes, I (2- go) there 3 years ago.
2. If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year.
3. It’s difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks.
4. The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week.
5. I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven).
6. Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$. I forgot (10- cash) a cheque.
7. I’d rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him.

1- Have you ever

2- went

3- had worked

4- would not have failed

5- eating

6- holding

7- driving

8- being driven

9- lending

10- cashing

11- stay

12- work

II. Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (2pts)
1. It was over 30 feet in length. That’s how ……………..it was (length/tall/large/long)
2. He set up a new world record. He ……………a new record. (did/player/created/found)
3. Secondary schools offer a wide ……………..of subjects (list/range/field/scope)
4. Since the ……………….of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically (approach/inauguration/initiation/advert)
5. I can’t do that report today. I’ve got far too much other work to……………......(catch up on/go in for/get away with/cut down on)
6. While you’re away from the office on business trips, you will be given a daily…………………of 25 pounds towards meals and accommodations (allowance/price/permit/money)
7. My brother has…………………in the military (joined/entered/served/participated)
8. The discovery was a major………………….for research workers (breakdown/breakthrough/break in/break out)

III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2pts)
1. My teache……encourages…….me to take this exam (courage)
2. He has the………ability…………to become a professional football player (able)
3. Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of………thirst………(thirsty)
4. We try to bring our work to………satisfaction………(satisfy)
5. The………repetition………..of the question was requested (repeat)
6. The teacher checks for regular…………attendance…….(attend)
7. The roads are rough in………mountainous……..areas, so it’s hard to travel by road (mountain)
8. The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will be………housed…………outside the city (house)

IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverb particles (3pts)
1. The exercise was………beyond……...the abilities……of…….most……of…….the class.
2. Students were angry……about…….being treated………like….children.
3. The watch is still……under……….guarantee.
4. We can only guess……at…….her reason………for…..leaving.
5. ……After………being questioned……by………the police, she was released……without…..charge.
6. Her father’s illness cost a cloud………over……..her wedding day.

V. Fill in the blanks with one missing word (3pts)
A doctor who worked in a village was very (1)……angry…….. because many people used to stop him in the street and asked his (2)……help…… . In this (3)……way…….. he was never (4)……paid…… for his services, and he never managed to earn much money. He made (5)……up……his mind to put an (6)………end……. to this. One day, he was (7)………stopped……… by a young man who said to him “Oh doctor, I’m so glad to see you. I’ve got a (8)………serious…… pain in my left side” The doctor (9)………seemed……… to be interested and said “ Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (10)……out………of your mouth”. Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street (11)………with…….. his tongue hanging out and a large (12)………number…….. of people laughing at him.

VI. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it (3pts)
1. We believe that he will become rich some day
-> Our……belief is that he will become rich some day.……….
2. Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go camping.
-> The bad weather prevented…… us from going camping……..
3. I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn’t think I was a thief
-> In case…… they think I was a thief, I walk away as calmly as I could.……….
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
-> As long as…you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.…..
5. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
-> The more……proficient he is for the game, the fonder he is.………..
6. The President is the statesman I admire most of all.
-> There is……no statesman that I admire as much as the President.…….

VII. Make a complete letter (2pts)
Dear Julia,
1. I/be/sorry/it/take/so long/reply/your letter.

=> I am sorry it took me so long to reply to your letter.
2. You/please/know/I come/London/next weekend.

=>You will be pleased to know that I will come to London next weekend.
3. It/seem/long time/we/meet.

=> It seems to be a long time since we last met.
4. I/wonder/you/like/go/see/film/play.

=> I wonder if you would like to go to see a film or a play.
5. There/be/new/Harrison Ford film/at/Odeon.

=> There is a new Harrison Ford film at Odeon.
6. Perhaps/can go/meal/drink/afterwards.

=> Perhaps we can go for a meal and drink afterwards.
7. Give/ring/later/week/arrange/more definite.

=> I will give you a ring later this week to arrange in more definite details.
8. Look/forward/hear/you/soon.

=>I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.