Maturita Revision C

FINAL TEST C

1. Supply articles where necessary : 1.

I’ve been dreaming of a holiday in _________ Hawaii Islands for years.

2.

My wife is away on business in ________ South America.

3.

Go straight ahead to _________ church, then turn left.

4.

John was ________ only person I talked to at the party.

5.

There’s been ________ accident. Call ________ police.

6.

They went to ______ island in _______ Pacific.

7.

Mount Everest is ________highest mountain in the world.

2. Write these sentences in plural: a. This farmer is going to sell that sheep. ________________________________________________________ b. A politician should never follow his own interest. ________________________________________________________ c. His wife has brought up the child all by herself.

3. Countable and mass nouns. Fill in many, much, a little, a few,little, few: 1. It’s very quiet in my area. There isn’t __________ traffic. 2. He couldn’t give me _________ information. 3. There’s a lot of research to be done, because very __________ experiments have been carried out so far. 4. He is not popular. He’s got only ___________ friends. 5. Hurry up! We’ve got __________ time. 6. I last saw Tom _________ days ago.

4. Modal verbs A) Write these sentences in the future: 1. I must go to work.___________________________________ 2. She didn’t have to read this book._________________________ B) Write these sentences in the past tense: 1. He can speak English well._________________________________ 2. They shouldn’t work so much._______________________________ 3. Must they learn a lot ?____________________________________

5. Fill in the prepositions where necessary: 1. Did you go out _________ Friday evening ? 2. ___________ Christmas I always go ________ the mountains. 3. His father died _______ heart attack. 4. I am very proud ______ my children. 5. How did you get there ? ________ tram? No, ________ foot. 6. Do you want to watch the programme? No, I’m not interested _______ it. 7. I’ve had that beautiful car _________ 1992. 8. I was born 18 years _____, _____ Monday _____ 5 o’clock ______ the morning.

6. Write questions about the underlined words : 1. I am looking for a well-paid job. _______________________________________________________________ 3. Last week we had to go to the doctor’s every day. _______________________________________________________________ 5. The policeman has just fined me for fast driving. _______________________________________________________________ 6. The accident happened yesterday at midnight.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable tense : 1. They _______________________ / repair / the road since 1990, but they _____________________ / finish not / it yet. 2.

Yesterday when I ___________________ ( get ) to the hall, the lecture ___________________ ( start already) and the professor __________________ (explain ) some problem.

3.

Usually I __________________ / cook not /, but at the moment I ___________________ / make / a delicious strawberry pie for my lover.

4.

“How long __________________ (you / have ) the car now ? " For three years." “Where_________________ ( you / buy ) it ?"

5.

I failed the final test last week. If___________(I / study) hard, I ______________(pass).

6.

What theatre performance _______________________(you / see) tomorrow?

8 .Put the sentences into passive voice .The underlined word must be the subject of the passive voice sentence. 1. We must clean the area before it is too late. ________________________________________________________________ 2. They will take her to hospital tomorrow. ________________________________________________________________ 3. Have they translated his poem into Chinese? ________________________________________________________________ 4. They are taking the refugees to a camp outside the village. ________________________________________________________________ 5. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. _______________________________________________________________

9. Put these sentences into reported speech : 1. " How did you enjoy the trip? " people asked Mr. Watson. _______________________________________________________________ 2. " Will Mr. Smith finish his work today ?" he asked. _______________________________________________________________ 3. Don’t wait for me, " Anna told me. _______________________________________________________________ 4. " I work for an insurance company," she said. _______________________________________________________________ 11. Infinitive or gerund ?

1. We can’t afford ________________ ( have ) a holiday this year.. 2. He remembers __________ ( go ) to the seaside when he was a child. 3. I am sorry, I forgot ____________________ (post) your letter. 4. He saved up 1,000 for a holiday by _____________ ( work ) as a tourist guide. 5. He used _______________ ( get up) early when he was much younger. 6. She is thinking of ______________ ( move ) to America, where she could earn more money in a private hospital, but would prefer ________________ ( stay ) in this country if possible. 7. Let me _________ (speak), otherwise you will make me _________(cry). 12. Test your English - circle the right answer : 1. If I had asked the way, I __________got lost. a/ wouldn’t have

b/ hadn’t

c/ not have

d/ won’t have

2. I’m looking forward to __________ you again. a/ to see

b/ seeing

c/ to seeing

d/ of seeing

3. Unless ___________ hard, he’ll fail the exam. a/ he’ll work

b/ he works

c/ he worked

d/ he’d work

4. When I arrived at the beach, everybody_______. a/ had already left

b/ already left

c/ was already left

5. I worked hard_________ to university. a/ to get

b/ for get

c/ for getting

d/ to getting

6. You _______the story before you came to the seminar. Now it’s too late. a/ should read

b/ should be read

c/ should have read

7. John ________ to play cards tomorrow. a/ can b/ will c/ is going

d/ shall

8. I _______ radio last night when my friend rang. a/ have been listening to b/ listened

c/ was listening to

9. I wish I ______ that. a/ not say

b/ hadn’t said

c/ don’t say

10. By next year he ______ his exams. a/ had passed b/ will be passing c/ will have passed 11. He didn’t look when crossing the road. He _______in a hurry. a/ must have been

b/ had to be

c/ should have been

12. There isn’t _________ cheese in the fridge. a/ some

b/ a

b/ any

d/ the

13. Her husband died last year and _____ then she has been supporting the family. a/ since b/ afterwards

c/ than

d/ from

14. The beer is ____ bitter for George to drink. a/ enough

b/ too

c/ so

15. You haven’t seen him yet,______? a/ did you

b/ has he

c/ have you

d/ do you

13. Use the words provided after the passage to complete: LEISURE Before our first trip, the leader of the camp gave us a brief talk. ‘If anything alarming ______________, ‘he said, ‘don’t, on any account, run away. There is a man with a gun to defend ______________ and you just need to do exactly _____________ I say.’ We kept ____________ advice in mind in our expeditions. One ____________ there was a wonderful howling and screaming of hyenas, followed ____________ a great roaring of lions. _________ the morning we saw a group of vultures ___________ than a mile away, and our leader thought that we ______________ investigate in case they were gathering over a dead _______________. We set out and, before going very far, we found the body of a buffalo__________(11) had obviously been killed the night____________. Our leader, who was interested____________ the lions, said the lion must still ____________ very near, because the vultures ____________ waiting in the nearby trees, and not eating the body. He was soon proved right: we just managed to _____________ sight of a golden back disappearing behind _______________ bushes. Most of our walking was less alarming than_____________. We walked _______________ day and, ______________(20) we wanted, we drove by night with a spotlight. Vocabulary bank: body

his happens night

us what were

be

when catch before

some in this

which less all

should by

In