Here are some exercises from old exams for you to do.
1. Combine the following sentences by means of a relative clause.
1. Julius Caesar came to Britain in 55BC. He was a Roman General.
2. He began a prayer. Nobody understood his prayer - he must have composed it himself.
3. Will you give me the book? I left it on the table. There's a very nice vase on it.
4. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.
5. He was driving his car for the first time. It broke down.
2. CONDITIONALS. Write proper endings for these sentences:
1. I wouldn't have met her if _________________________
2.You got lost,but why __________________ if you knew the way?
3. You won't pass the exam unless _______________________
4. Come to the party _____________________________
5. If she were my girlfriend ________________________
3. Put the first three sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE and the last three sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE:
They no longer make that car in Britain. _________________
My mother is cooking dinner. ___________________
Nobody can do that. ___________________________‑
It was believed that the Prime Minister's policy was not totally accepted by his cabinet.
It is said that Albert is going to buy a new car.
Nobody should be killed for any cause.
4. Define the following words:
to break down 2. spoon
3. holiday 4. marchers
5.Put in the correct verb form :
We __________ anything until we hear from you.(NOT DO)
I'll tell you as soon as I __________ (KNOW)
If I __________ George,I'll tell him to come and see you.(SEE)
I __________ happy when this job is finished. (BE)
What __________ if the police find out? (HAPPEN)
It'll be nice when we __________ back home again. (GET)
I __________ your luggage until you come back. (LOOK AFTER)
As soon as you know when you want to leave, phone us and we __________ a flight for you.(RESERVE)
I'm going to take a short holiday when I __________ this job. (FINISH)
Don't forget to put the lights out when you __________ to bed. (GO)
6. Put the following sentences into INDIRECT SPEECH :
Elizabeth to Carol:"Don't come next week,please!"
"Do you like English cheese?",she asked us.
Peter said,"I don't know what to do tonight". Jane said,"what about having dinner at a Chinese restaurant".
The teacher asked me: "When did you last see your parents?".
"I ate something yesterday that didn't agree with me", you said.
7. Translate the following sentences into English:
El viejo que vive en frente de la gasolinera acaba de jubilarse.
Es tan guapa que puede casarse con quien quiera.
Dicen que está trabajando en Alemania, pero también se cree que está viviendo en España.
¿Tomaste alguna vez parte en una manifestación cuando eras un adolescente? Sí, pero no he hecho eso desde que tenía 19 años.
¿Cuánto tiempo llevas esperándome? Llevo esperándote una hora.
Telefonea a tu novia y pídele que se case contigo hoy.
Tengo el pelo demasiado largo, tendré que ir a pelarme.
Ella acaba de ver a la chica con la que yo solía salir.
Yo que tú le compraría un libro nuevo.
Se bebieron 50 litros de cerveza en mi cumpleaños.
8. Fill in the blanks with SO, SUCH or SUCH A,and then put the verb in brackets in the correct tense :
The apples were ________ good ones that we (EAT) ________ them all.
I had ________ many things to do that I (SLEEP) ________ in my office.
It was ________ rainy day that I (NOT GO OUT) __________ .
George was ________ liar that we (PAY) ________ no attention to his words.
9. RELATIVE CLAUSES . Insert the second clauses into the first ones :
The milkman comes at ten o'clock every day.He got married last week.
I went to that supermarket.Your sister works there.
Mr Smith works with that man.I saw that man at your house.
She works with John.His sister is my neighbour.
I've just bought a horse.It won theGrand National eight months ago.
10. Put the following sentences into Indirect Speech :
"I'm going out now, but I'll be here by nine",he said.
"Who has been using my typewriter",my mother asked me.
"Do you want me to study this lesson?",the student asked the teacher.
"Don't come next Tuesday, please!",we told her.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, because my parents and yours will arrive this evening",she told you.
11. Put the following sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE :
His name was called. ______________________________
The message had not been delivered. ____________________
Some songs will be sung. _____________________________
12. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tenses :
If the pianist doesn't come, nobody (PLAY) _________ the piano.
If somebody had asked him, the boy (SING) __________
If I (BE) __________ you, I (NOT SING) __________
13. Write sentences of your own using the following words :
SPEECH TEAM CALL
14. Translate the following sentences into English:
Ella fue al sitio donde sus amigas habían aparcado el coche de los padres de Bruce.
¿Puedes prestarme algunos sellos? No,me temo que no tengo.
Tan pronto como ella abrió la puerta me dijo que me callara.
¿Crees tú que se cultiva arroz en China?
El viejo que vivía en frente de la gasolinera acaba de jubilarse.
Se supone que Hitler murió durante un ataque aéreo.
¿Cuánto tiempo lleváis escribiendo? Unas dos horas.
¿Te acuerdas de aquel chico con el que solía jugar al tenis? Le pedí que trajera su hermana a la fiesta.
¿Has leído alguna vez un libro de Graham Greene? Creo que no.
Tendré que ir a cortarme el pelo uno de estos días.
15. Put the following sentences into the passive voice :
We will not admit children under sixteen. _________________
Beavers make these dams. ___________________________
They suggested making the tests easier. ___________________
16. Write the following sentences in Indirect Speech :
"He expects a lot of work for very little money", complained one of the secretaries.
"Don't forget to send a card when you arrive", he said.
"Why are you looking through the keyhole?", I said.
17. Write sentences using the following lexical items in two different contexts, i.e. with two different meanings :
PLAY TIME CERTAIN
18. CONDITIONALS. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct tenses:
If you (to go) __________ away, please write to me.
If you (to be) __________ in, I would have given you a cake.
If you didn't speak so loudly, I (to listen) __________ perfectly to the radio.
If the exam (to be) _________ not so difficult, I would do it.
You (to kill) __________ yourself if you always work as hard as that.
19. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of a Relative Clause :
The article is about the robbery at the bank. I wrote it yesterday.
I've just forgotten the title of the book. This book is based on a true story. This story happened someyears ago.
Have you ever been to Hawaii? It belongs to the United States.
I was in the cinema. Your father sometimes works there.
The detective was watching the men. He had been speaking with them the day before.
20. Translate these sentences into English :
Espero que vengas el sábado. _________________________
Me temo que tu padre es más rápido que el mío. _____________
Soy más feo que ella, porque ella es la chica más guapa que jamás haya visto.
¿Visitaste alguna vez Londres cuando estuviste en Inglaterra?
Sería mejor que te pusieras un abrigo.
En Alemania se bebe mucha leche. ______________________
A mí me encantaría ser el más alto de la clase.
Tu padre no quería que condujeras su coche.
¿Crees que tendrás bastante azúcar para el café? Creo que no.
No hay demasiado café, pero no hace falta que compres más.
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21. READING AND COMPREHENSION. Read the text and answerthe questions:
"Many women have to work because they live on their own. A woman in a one‑parent family may have to earn money both for herself and her children. Many wives work in order to increase the family income. Others work because they find it dull to work at home all day. Women have provided at least 30% of Britain's labour force since 1900.
A woman may give up work when her children are born and stay at home to look after them until they are old enough to go to school. Then she may decide that she wants to work again. But she may not be able to return to the work she did before her children were born. Different skills may now be needed. Or her former work may not fit in with the school hours and holidays of her children. She may need re‑training or a totally new kind of job. There are some opportunities for her ‑ but not nearly enough." (H.F. Brookes andC.E. Fraenkel, Life in Modern Britain)
21.a Answer the following questions :
(a)What is the role of a woman in a one‑parent family ?
(b)Why do some women give up work ?
(c)Why do jobs become difficult for some women ?
21.b Write questions to the following answers :
(a)____________________________________________ ? At least 30% .
(b) _________________________________ ?When they are old enough.
(c) ________________________________ ? Atotally new kind of job.
22. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
(a) You mustn't touch this switch!_________________________________
(b) Someone is following us. ___________________________________
(c) They urged the government thegovernment to create more jobs.
________________________________________________________
(d) They are to send letters to the leadersof charitable organizations.
_________________________________________________________
23. Rewrite the following sentences using CONDITIONALS:
(a) I didn't see the signal, so I didn'tstop.
____________________________________________________________
(b) We only came by bus because there wereno taxis.
___________________________________________________________
24. Write sentences using the following lexical items in two different contexts, i.e., with two different meanings:
INCREASE , RETURN , OWN
25. MIXED TENSES. Fill in the gaps with appropriate tenses. Note that sometimes you have to use modalverbs.
1. In the Middle Ages men (**build) ________________ enormous castles, but now they (not do) ____________it any longer because it is too expensive.
2. Why (not stop) ________ we ___________ (have) ______________ a drink in that bar? I'm really tired.
3. I (*speak) _________________ German, but the other day I (*not understand) _____________________ what a German tourist told me.
4. The children arrived home all dirty, so the mother asked them angrily: "(play) _________ you _____________________ again?
5. Next school year a lot of new teachers (work) _________________ at Seagull High School.
6. If Hierro and Nadal (score) _________________ the penalties, we (defeat) ________________ England.
7. If we (pass) ____________ this exam, Albert (be) ______________ very happy with us, and so _________ we.
26. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. Karpov is gentle and conservative. His cool appearance hides a will of iron.
2. I cannot provide the information.You asked for the information.
3. This summer we have visited several European cities. Some of them were colder than Adra in winter.
27. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. The teacher to the students: "Don't play here, go outside"
2. I: "Did you see many camels in Egypt?" Mr Oliver:"No, I didn't"
3. " If I don't win this game, I will retire," Kasparov said.
28. LANGUAGE STUDY. Write suitable questions asking for the words underlined:
1. __________________________________ ? I'm looking for my socks.
2. ____________________________________ ? Fischer retired ten years ago.
3. _________________________________ ? We need a lot of sandwiches.
29. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE :
1. In Russia more people play chess than baseball.
2. Two men robbed the bank early in the morning.
3. Did Santa Claus bring you lots of presents? (2 passives)
30. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning:
1. There were not as many students as I expected.
There were.........................................................................................................
2. It didn't rain much before the match.
There has been................................................................................................
31. Translate the following sentences into English :
1. El examen no es tan difícil como yo pensaba, la verdad es que los exámenes de Alberto son cada vez más fáciles.
2. ¡Qué fuerte es mi primo! El es mucho más fuerte que el tuyo.
3. Mi abuelo me lo dijo hace mucho tiempo: Cuanto más tienes, más quieres.
4. Pete Sampras gana tanto dinero porque es muy bueno jugando al tenis.
5. ¡Ojalá jugase yo como él! (¡Qué soñador!, pensaron sus alumnos)
32. MIXED TENSES. Put the verbsin brackets into appropriate tenses:
1. He (BEHAVE) ____________ as if he (WORK) ______________ here all his life.
2. They (PLAY)____________________ table tennis, that's why they (SWEAT) ____________
3. Buyo (PLAY)__________________nearly 500 hundred matches, but it was Cañizares who (TAKE) _________________ his place in the last match.
4. I wish I (CAN) _____________play the piano better, but I (STOP) ____________ (PLAY) _______________ when I (BE) _________ sixteen.
5. Where's your television set? I (REPAIR) ___________ it _________ .
6. What (DO) ___________ it_______________ if Albert (LEAVE) ______________ Adra High School? I (THINK) _______________ HE (GIVE) __________________ lots of presents by his students and they (ORGANISE) ______________________ a farewell party.
SITUATIONS. Read and then writeusing suitable structures:
7. You cannot answer the phone.You ask politely a friend of yours to answer it.
8. Someone's knocking at the door. You are almost sure it is your father, who is coming from work. What do you say?
9. You feel ill and you are not sure you are coming to class the following day. What do you say to Albert?
10. You are all together and you do not know what to do tonight. Make a suggestion.
33. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. Someone turned on thelight.
2. Has anyone posted my parcel ?
3. People think Betis will win the King's Cup this year. (2 ways)
4. Why did no one inform me of thechange of plan ?
5. Nobody should have touched the cake before the party.
34. Read the following dialogue between the famous Lieutenant Colombus (C) and Jerry (J), then write suitable questions in the blanks:
C: Now you say you went to the West End last night. Who (1) ________________________? J: Nobody went with me. I was alone.
C: OK. What happened when you went into the restaurant? Who (2) ______________________?
J: I sat next to some people I didn't know. They were Japanese businessmen.
C: I don't suppose you talked to them, but who (3) ___________________________________?
J: I talked to the waiter. He'll remember me.
C: Will he? What (4)__________________________________ ?
J: I can't remember exactly what I said to him, but we talked about the food.
C: And then I suppose you paid the bill. What (5) ______________?
J: I went to the cinema.
C: What (6)_____________________________________ ?
J: "Driving MissDaisy" was on.
C: I know you haven't got a car and there were no trains, so who (7) __________________?
J: A taxi driver did. And then I just watched a bit of TV and went to bed.
C: And who (8)____________________________________ ?
J: Nobody could prove it, I suppose. You'll just have to believe me.
35. Insert the second sentencesinto the first ones by means of a RELATIVE CLAUSE:
1. Our Latin teacher was lying in bed. We had come to visit him.
2. I was given his address by a man. I met this man on a train.
3. Albert has corrected several dictations. Some of them are quite good.
4. Last summer I went to one of Alejandro Sanz's concerts. His brother is quite a famous actor.
5. The firm is sending me to New York. I often work for this firm.
36. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH :
1. "I'm working now, but I'll finish by ten", my uncle.
2. "Who has been driving my car?", you asked.
3. She asked: "Can you help me with my French exercises tomorrow?" He answered: "Yes, of course"
4. Sitting Bull to his warriors:"Obey my orders and don't attack until I tell you so"
37. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Butragueño marcó menos goles que Raul, pero su hermano mayor se está poniendo cada vez más alto.
2. Aunque el libro que leí hace cuatro semanas era interesantísimo, la película es mucho más aburrida.
3. Seguramente cantó la misma canción que el año pasado.
4. Yo solía ir al campo todos los domingos, pero ya no me gusta.
5. Los tomates se venderán con tal de que nos queden unos pocos a nosotros para la cena.
6. Ya es hora de que se haga algo a propósito del problema de tráfico en el centro de la ciudad.
7. Sería mejor que averiguásemos si los delfines pueden comunicarse entre ellos.
8. Lo que es más, estos sonidos parecen tener diferentes funciones, tales como advertirse del peligro.
38. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of one of these phrasal verbs:
go on go up look up look into come down
1. The enquiry team are...................................... exactly why the accident happened.
2. I can't remember her number - could you ................. it .................... in the phone book for me?
3. At the end of the concert, the audience ......................... clapping until the singer came and did an encore.
4. He was pleased to hear that the value of his house had ........................ since he had bought it.
39. VOCABULARY. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these four verbs:
say talk speak tell
Have I ever (1) _____________ you about the man I met on the train in America? Well, this man on the train came up to me and (2) _____________ , "Hello, my name's Adam's Smith". I was so surprised I didn't know what to (3)_____________ .
He sat down and began to (4) _____________ about himself. He (5) _____________ that he came from Arizona. He also (6) _____________ me that he was going to Europe fora year. He was worried because he couldn't (7) _____________ any other languages. I (8) _____________ not to worry, and (9) _____________ that I thought he would be all right with just English.
When he arrived at the station he (10) _____________ goodbye and thanked me for (11)_____________ to him. I don't know why, because he had done all the (12)_____________ and I had hardly (13) _____________ anything.
TASK 40
A. COMPREHENSION. Answer the questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words.
East Somalia's prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused foodsupplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affectthe production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation'smines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount ofelectricity and is almost completely dependent on the government ElectricitySupply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what wouldhappen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty per cent.
The Commission's power stations, which produce the electricity usingcoal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of EasternProvince. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the powerstations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is thatwater levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in somecases, are well below the intake pipeswhich feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers.
In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending someforty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro river.It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise sothat water can be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations.
This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain fallsbefore October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for fouryears and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whetherthe rains will be sufficient.
The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended toincrease in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country'sexport earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through theirworkings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each minealso has to provide accomodation for as many as three thousand workers.
1. How might East Somalia's lack ofrain affect electricity supplies and mining?
________________________________________________
2. Where does the Electricity SupplyCommission produce most of its electricity?
_____________________________
3. How effective is the action thatthe engineers are taking?
_____________________________
4. What do engineers intend to do?
_____________________________
5. Why are the copper minesimportant to East Somalia?
_____________________________
B. LEXICON
1. Find one synonym in the text for ENORMOUS ______________
2. Find one opposite in the text for FALL ___________________
3. Find a word in the text thatmeans: "A wall built across a river to hold back the water and form a lake behind it" _________________
4. Define the following words fromthe text 'shortage of rain' (line 1)
_____________________________
5. Define the word ACCOMODATION(line 19)
_____________________________
6. Write a sentence with the word WATER with a different meaning form the one it has got in the text. ________________________________________________
C. Finish each of the following sentencesin such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. The price was so high that Icould not buy the car. It was................car that..........................................
2. I'm going to the theatre tomorrow, and I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm really looking forward..........................................................................
3. Ronaldo is Brazilian. Ronaldo had never played in Spain before. Ronaldo, ..............................................................
4. Is it possible to travel toLondon by coach? I wonder............................
5. It's a pity Capello is not goingto train Real Madrid next year.
I wish.........................................................................................
6. He's getting someone to mend the windows. He is having ...................
7. We started the exam 45 minutes ago. We have..............................
8. They asked her for her passport. She was............................................
9. There were not so many people at the party. There were......................
10. I tried to speak to him, but the pub was too noisy.
The pub was................................................................................
D. The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.
1. Do you know BruceSpringsteen ____________ ? PERSONAL
2. She is a very ______________person. FRIEND
3. I buy milk ____________ . DAY
4. What an ______________ story! INTEREST
5. What's the _______________of 'schwarz' ? MEAN
6. Pan Am announces the__________________ of flight 704 from New York. ARRIVE
E. PRODUCTION. Write a composition(80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option: _______________________________
a The problem of water in Spain
b. Do you think the weather in theworld is changing? (you may write aboutaffecting factors such aspollution)
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41. MIXED TENSES. Fill in the gaps with appropriate tenses. Note that sometimes you have to use modal verbs (*).
1. She (stay)__________ with her sister at the moment until she (find) __________somewhere (live) __________ .
2. It (rain) __________ now. It (begin) __________ (rain) __________ two hours ago. It (rain) __________________ for two hours!
3. My father (not smoke) _______________ any longer, but he (**smoke)____________________ a lot when hewas younger.
4. My father (have) __________________ thesame car since 1995.
5.**(PROBABILITY) It __________ be snowing in Marbella because on TV they said it was going to be sunny and warm, somany tourists __________ be sunbathing.
6.**That building is dangerous. It (modal verb for giving advice) + (knock)________________down before it (fall) __________ down.
42. Put the following sentencesinto the ACTIVE VOICE.
1. A tie must be worn for the party.
2. Further information on the comparatives can be found in the book.
43. There is one mistake in eachof the following sentences. Find it and write the corrected sentence.
1. How long do you live in London? ___________________
2. Yesterday evening I have seen a really good film._____________
3. I'll phone you as soon as I'll arrive._______________
4. If I won a million pounds, I'll buy a Rolls Royce. _____________
5."I went to Canada last year" "So have I "__________________
6. Could you tell me how much does this cost? _____________
44. Rewrite the following questions in an indirect way (Use different structures).
1. Could you help me? ______________________________
3. How old is this town? ______________________________
4. Are we near the centre of town? ________________________
45. Make these active sentences passive.
1. Do they still build ships in Scotland?
2. They are planning a big celebration to mark the end of the millenium.
3. People say that this year a Spanish football team will win the Champions League again.
46. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1."I always play football on Saturdays," he said.________________
2."Where did you go last night?", she asked me._________________
3."I'm really looking forward to the next summer holidays," he said. ____________________
47. Rewrite the followingsentences using a suitable modal verb so that it means the same.
1. The dog is barking. I'm sure he's hungry. He..........................................................................
2.There's no food in his bowl. I'm certain he hasn't eaten anything since this morning.
He..............................................................................................................
3. Sally hasn't got in touch with me. Perhaps she phoned while I was out.
She.............................................................................................................
4. Ah, the phone's ringing. Perhapsit's Sally. It...........................................................................
48. CONDITIONALS. Finish thefollowing sentences appropriately:
1. My teacher would be much better _______________________
2. I don't think __________________________________ if I hadn't studied.
3. If water reaches a temperature of 100ºC,___________________
4. Bring me the newspaper if______________________
49. Insert the second sentences into the firstones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. Roberto Carlos wants to play with Brazil the World Cup next year. His team is Real Madrid.
2. Look at the house! I lived here when I was a little boy.
3. Students in Salobreña have made vey few videos. Only four of them were in English.
4. Where did you meet the girl? You've been going out with her since Christmas.
50. LANGUAGE STUDY. Write asentence with the following words and expressions:
QUITE, CAREFULLY, TOO MANY
51. Translate the followingsentences into English:
1.Llevamos haciendo los mismos ejercicios desde el año pasado.
2. Meencantaría saber lo que ella está diciendo de mí. Y a mí también.
3. Sesupone que la cueva del Capitán está en Lobres.
4.Disculpe, ¿podría decirme donde está la oficina de correos en Itrabo?
5. Sihubiera hecho lo que me dijo el profesor, no habría tenido tantos problemas enel examen.
52.RELATIVE CLAUSES.Combine the following sentences by means of a relative clause :
1.Julius Caesar came to Britain in 55BC.He was a Roman General.
2.He began a prayer. Nobody understood his prayer. He must have composed it himself.
3.Will you give me the book? I left it on the table. There's a very nice vase on it.
4.I saw several houses.Most of them were quite unsuitable.
5.He was driving his car for the first time.It broke down.
53.CONDITIONALS.Write proper endings for these sentences:
1.I wouldn't have met her if _______________________________
2.You got lost,but why __________________________ if you knew the way?
3.You won't pass the exam unless ______________________________
4.Come to the party _____________________________
5.If she were my girlfriend ________________________________
54.Put the first three sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE and the last three sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE:
1.They no longer make that car in Britain.
2.My mother is cooking dinner.
3.Nobody can do that.
4.It was believed that the Prime Minister's policy was not totally accepted by his cabinet.
5.It is said that Albert is going to buy a new car.
6.Nobody should be killed for any cause.
55.Define the following words: to break down / spoon / holiday / marchers
56.Put in the correct verb form :
1.We __________ anything until we hear from you.(NOT DO)
2.I'll tell you as soon as I __________ (KNOW)
3.If I __________ George,I'll tell him to come and see you.(SEE)
4.I __________ happy when this job is finished. (BE)
5.What __________ if the police find out? (HAPPEN)
6.It'll be nice when we __________ back home again. (GET)
7.I __________ your luggage until you come back. (LOOK AFTER)
8.As soon as you know when you want to leave,phone us and we __________ a flight for you.(RESERVE)
9.I'm going to take a short holiday when I __________ this job. (FINISH)
10. Don't forget to put the lights out when you __________ to bed. (GO)
57.Put the following sentences into INDIRECT SPEECH :
1.Elizabeth to Carol:"Don't come next week,please!"
2."Do you like English cheese?",she asked us.
3.Peter said,"I don't know what to do tonight".
Jane said,"what about having dinner at a Chinese restaurant".
4.The teacher asked me: "When did you last see your parents?".
5."I ate something yesterday that didn't agree with me",you said.
58.Translate the following sentences into English:
1.El viejo que vive en frente de la gasolinera acaba de jubilarse.
2.Es tan guapa que puede casarse con quien quiera.
3.Dicen que está trabajando en Alemania,pero también se cree que está viviendo en España.
4.¿Tomaste alguna vez parte en una manifestación cuando eras un adolescente? Sí, pero no he hecho eso desde que tenía 19 años.
5.¿Cuánto tiempo llevas esperándome? Llevo esperándote una hora.
6.Telefonea a tu novia y pídele que se case contigo hoy.
7.Tengo el pelo demasiado largo,tendré que ir a pelarme.
8.Ella acaba de ver a la chica con la que yo solía salir.
9.Yo que tú le compraría un libro nuevo.
10. Se bebieron 50 litros de cerveza en mi cumpleaños.
59. Readthe following text and then answer the comprehension questions.
The new song was a love song. It has probably been forgotten now; but I knew it and I liked it. And I liked the way Ted sang it.
When other lips and other hearts
Their thoughts of love shall tell ‑
The audience enjoyed it, too. I wondered whether any secrets showed on my face. I knew a lot about other lips and other hearts which told their thoughts of love. Thesong was a sad one, but it was alsobeautiful. The sounds of the words were like poetry. For Marian andTed Burgess the poetry had a power which I could notunderstand it, I believed in it. I did not know then that love might ever cause unhappiness. It was a good subject, I thought, for a song or for a poem. It was particulary good when the music was played on a piano. It was certainly notconnected with spooning. At the end of Ted's song there were tears of happiness in my eyes.
The audience applauded Marian andTed loudly. She bowed slightly, but hedid not do anything. Everyone laughed and Lord Trimingham said: "He isn't very polite to her, is he?" The man who was sitting beside me said:"What's the matter with Ted? He usually treats the ladiesbetter than that. It's because she is from the Hall, of course." But at last he bowed to Marian andthanked her. My companion said, "That's better. She's a lady,I know,and Ted's a farmer.But they look well together, don't they?"
When Ted came back to his seat, he seemed annoyed. Everyone noticed thisand enjoyed it. It added some fun to the party. Ted at a concert was just as popular as Ted on the cricket field. The crowd laughed at him as much as they had cheered him before.
QUESTIONS:
(a) Who sangthe love song ?
(b) What wasthe song like ?
(c) Did thenarrator enjoy the song? How do you know?
60. Write questions to the following answers (payattention to what is bold printed) :
(a)____________ ? The audience applaudedMarian and Ted.
(b)____________ ? The sounds ofthe words were like poetry.
(c)____________ ? Ted is afarmer.
61. Define the following words :AUDIENCE , POLITE & FARMER
62. Put the following sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE :
(a) Food won'tbe needed next year.
(b) The menwere taken to Manila by the submarine.
(c) The messagehad not been delivered.
63. Write the following sentences in INDIRECT SPEECH:
(a) "Whatare these nasty boys doing here?", the Savage said.
(b)"Nobody believes it's going to happen. Everybody thinks it willpass away", he said.
(c) "Don'tthink about it any more", he said.
64. Read the following textand then answer the comprehension questions :
"When the others had gone, Elizabeth sat by herself, still thinking about Colonel Fitzwilliam's story. It was some comfort that Mr Darcy was going away the dayafter next and that she would see Jane again in two weeks. It was apity that Colonel Fitzwilliam would be leaving too, of course, but he had made it clear that he had to marry someone with a fortune and she did not intend to be unhappyabout him.
Suddenly the door bell rang and in walked not Colonel Fitzwilliam as shehalf expected, but Mr Darcy. He had come, he said quickly, to ask if her headache was better. She answered him with cold politeness. He sat down for a few moments. He got up and walkedround the room. Then he came towards her, "I have struggled in vain against my feelings," he burstout, "You must allow me to tell you howmuch I admire and love you."
(a) Why did she not intendto be unhappy about Colonel Fitzwilliam?
(b) What did Mr Darcy sayto her?
(c) Why did he get up andwalked around the room?
65. Write questions to thefollowing answers?
(a)____________________________ ? When the others had gone.
(b)____________________________ ? With cold politeness.
(c) ___________________________ ? He satdown for a few moments.
66. Define the following wordsfrom the text : FORTUNE, HALF EXPECTED & TO STRUGGLE
67. Put the followingsentences into the PASSIVE VOICE :
1. We cannot understand thepower of poetry.
2. Newspapers say theaudience enjoyed very much the play.
3. Doctors are trying tocure the King's father.
67. Put the followingsentences into the ACTIVE VOICE :
1. Food won't probablyneeded next year in Somalia any longer.
2. The men were taken toManila by the submarine.
3. The message had not beendelivered yet.
68. GERUND , INFINITIVE orPRESENT PARTICIPLE. Put the verbs in brackets into thecorrect form :
1. We suggested __________(sleep) in hotels but the children were anxious __________(camp) out.
2. I don't feel like__________ (study) English this evening, I'd rather __________(spend) the whole time __________ (watch) television.
3. Albert would like__________ (pass) every student, so we wouldn't have __________(come) in September, but unfortunately there's nopoint __________ (dream) such silly things.
69. Join the followingsentences together using a Relative Clause :
(a) John and Paul wereworking on the roof. They left the ladder against the house.
(b) Bill's fingerprintswere on the screwdriver. He was later caught by the police.
(c) The bed has nomattress.I slept on this bed.
(d) Tom had been drivingall day.He was tired and wanted to stop.
(e) He spoke in French,butthe people didn't know French.He was speaking to thesepeople.
70. Write sentences using the followinglexical items in two different contexts andwith two different meanings : COURSE , ASK , STILL
71. Write the followingsentences in Indirect Speech :
(a) "Could you passme the salt, please?", she asked me.
(b) "She is not theright woman to do this", Jim answered.
(c) "I can't find theroad in the map", the driver said.
(d) "Shall we havedinner somewhere after the theatre?" said Peter.
"Yes,let's,"said Ann. "What about going to that place Jack is always talkingabout?"
(e) "Jack's parentshave asked me to supper tomorrow night," said Ann. "Whatshall I wear?"
72. Translate the followingsentences into English :
1. Prefiero conducir aviajar en tren si no te importa.
2. Según ciertas personas,muchos padres preferirían que sus hijos tuvieran menosdeberes.
3. Cuando fuí a Inglaterrano estaba acostumbrado a desayunar tan temprano, pero pocodespués me
acostumbré a levantarme y desayunar temprano.
4. No vale la penapreocuparse por el dinero porque nunca sabes lo que va a pasarmañana.
5. Casi nos hemos quedadosin gasolina. Sería mejor que parásemos en la próximagasolinera a llenar.
6. May, que es la nuevaPrimera Ministra británica, también declaró que ya es horaque se haga algo
sobre la contaminación y elproblema bosnio.
7. No ví a nadie entrar encasa, pero podía oir cómo alguien andaba por la segundaplanta.
8. Al principio ella noqueria cenar con Alberto, pero al final él pudo convencerla.
9. Él debe haber salidoporque llevo telefoneándole desde las cinco y nadie contesta.¿Crees tú que
me podrías echar una mano con mis deberes deinglés?
10. Tenemos cantidad detiempo , así que no hace falta que nos demos prisa.
73. MIXED TENSES. Fill in the gaps with appropriate tenses. Note thatsometimes you have to use modalverbs.
1. Real Madrid and PSG (play)___________________________ on St Valentine’s day, 14th February, in the Champions League. Do you knowwho (win) ______________________ ?
2. You (get) _____________________ into the car assoon as it (arrive) _____________ .
3. My teacher of English (never, smoke)______________________________ in his life.
4. It can't be true. You (modal verb of probability+ joke) ___________________________ .
5. Some students (modal verb of obligation/advice +cut) ___________________ their hair ________.
6. Where(your mother, work) ________________________ ? She is a teacher in aschool in Granada.
74. Put the following sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE.
1. I was given many presents for my birthday.
2. Further information on the comparatives can befound in the book.
75. CONDITIONALS. Put the verbs in brackets into their appropriatetense:
1. I would have gone mad if they (not, turn off)______________ the radio ____.
2. You (not have) _______________ so many accidentsif you drove more slowly.
3. If water (reach) _____________ a temperature of 0ºC, it freezes.
76. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. 'How much does it cost a bus ticket to Motril?',the tourist to the girl.
2. 'Last weekend I corrected your compositions andthey were not too bad', Albert to students.
3. 'Don't go into this room if you are afraid ofghosts', the host to the guests.
77. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES :
1. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come tosee him.
2. Not many students passed English in the firstterm. This didn't surprise anybody.
3. Sherlock Holmes asked the witness for the chair.The suspect had been sitting on the chair.
78. LANGUAGE STUDY. Write a sentence with the following words andexpressions: FEWER // AS MUCH AS
79. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE :
1. Did the idea interest you?
2. I'm sure nobody touched your things while youwere out.
3. People say he is a policeman.
80. Rewrite the following sentences using the following beginnings:
1. What time is it? I wonder......................................................................
2. Who won the championship in 1998? I can't remember...........................
3. Have your parents ever been to Britain?
I haven't a clue..........................................................
81. Translate the following sentences into English :
1. ¿Me podría decir dónde está el Ayuntamiento deSalobreña, por favor?
2. Nunca me he sentido lo suficientemente fuertecomo para dejar de fumar.
3. Se dice que tiene novia.
4. Yo que tú, estudiaría inglés durante lasvacaciones.
5. Me encantan las fiestas. A mí también.
82. COMPREHENSION. Answer the questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words.
East Somalia's prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation's mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty per cent.
The Commission's power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers.
In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro river. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations.
This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient.
The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country's export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accomodation for as many as three thousand workers.
1. How might East Somalia's lack of rain affect electricity supplies and mining?
2. Where does the Electricity Supply Commission produce most of its electricity?
3. How effective is the action that the engineers are taking?
4. What do engineers intend to do?
5. Why are the copper mines important to East Somalia?
83. LEXICON
1. Find one synonym in the text for ENORMOUS _____________________
2. Find one opposite in the text for FALL ___________________
3. Find a word in the text that means: "A wall built across a river to hold back the water and form a lake behind it" ________________________
4. Define the following words from the text 'shortage of rain' (line 1)
5. Define the word ACCOMODATION (line 19)
6. Write a sentence with the word WATER (line 7) with a different meaning form the one it has got inthe text.
84. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. The price was so high that I could not buy the car.
It was ...........................................................................................................
2. I'm going to the theatre tomorrow, and I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm really looking forward .............................................................................
3. Anelka had never played in Spain before.
It's the first ....................................................................................................
4. Is it possible to travel to London by coach?
I wonder .......................................................................................................
5. It's a pity Capello is not going to train Real Madrid next year.
I wish .............................................................................................................
6. He's getting someone to mend the windows.
He is having ....................................................................................................
7. We started the exam 45 minutes ago.
We have...........................................................................................................
8. They asked her for her passport.
She was ...........................................................................................................
9. There were not so many people at the party.
There were.......................................................................................................
10. I tried to speak to him, but the pub was too noisy.
The pub was......................................................................................................
85. The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.
1. Do you know Bruce Springsteen ____________ ? PERSONAL
2. She is a very ______________ person. FRIEND
3. I buy milk ____________ . DAY
4. What an ______________ story ! INTEREST
5. What's the _______________ of 'schwarz' ? MEAN
6. Pan Am announces the __________________ of flight 704 from New York. ARRIVE
86. PRODUCTION. Write a composition (100-120 words). Choose ONE of the following options.
a The problem of water in Spain
b. Do you think the weather in the world is changing? (you may write about affecting factors such as pollution)
87. MIXED TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. I (not allow) ____________________ to go out with my friends because I (not pass) ____________________ a single English exam so far this year.
2. I hate (go) ____________________ to the bank because I have to queue for so long. I'd just love (make) _________________ all my operations through Internet.
3. The President said the number of terrorist attacks (rise) ____________________ dramatically in the last few weeks, but the opposition leader replied the figures (manipulate) _________________________ .
4. There was tomato sauce everywhere in the kitchen, so the mother asked her son: "What (cook) __________________________________ ?
5. Our teacher of English (stand up) ________________________________ when his teachers came into the classroom, but now students don't behave like that any longer.
Complete the following sentences using MODAL VERBS OF PROBABILITY :
6. They have been travelling all night. They (be) ...................................... tired.
7. You (be) .................................................... hungry after such a huge meal.
8. He (be) ......................................... in the library, but I can't tell you exactly where he's gone.
9. Mr Schreurs to Mr Rodríguez: "Look! Merlo is jumping in the air. He (pass) .......................................................................... his driving test"
10. Mr Cobos (arrive) ................................................... in time for his Chemistry lesson, because he is once again outside the classroom sitting on the bench. He should get up a bit earlier.
88. Put the correct preposition of time into each gap :
1. Beethoven began his musical education ...................... the age of five.
2. I lived in Strasbourg .................... five years, .................... 1975 ....................... 1980.
3. We never see our cat. ..................... the day it sleeps, and it goes out ...................... night.
4. I don't usually go out .................. the evening, except ........................ Monday evening, when I play snooker.
5. Generations of my family have lived in this house ............................. 1800.
6. 'How much longer are you staying?' '........................ the end of the month. Then I have to go home'.
89. Write the following sentences in INDIRECT SPEECH using appropriate introductory verbs:
1. The police officer to Michael: "Where do you get all your money from?"
2. Michael: "I can't tell you, but everybody knows I have never done anything wrong to anybody since I was fired from my last job"
3. "Tell me the truth or I'll arrest you right now", said the police officer.
4. "Have I been rude to you, Officer? No, so let's have a drink and forget all about this matter."
5. "Don't try to bribe me. You should always remember policemen are not silly", said the officer.
90. EVERYDAY ENGLISH. What would you say in these situations?
1. You are in a bar. Offer to buy your friend a drink.
2. You are in a hotel at reception. Ask the receptionist to order you a taxi to go to the airport.
3. You are on a bus. Ask politely the passenger next to you to open the window.
4. You arrive late. Ask the teacher for permission to come into the classroom and then apologize.
91. CONDITIONALS. Finish the following sentences appropriately:
1. "How did you do in the car rally?"
"We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we (not get) _____________________ lost, we (come) ______________________ somewhere in the middle."
2. "Anyway, I wasn't surprised because the navigator couldn't map-read"
"But if you (know) ___________________ , why (you, take) _________________________ him as navigator ?".
3. "You (go)________________ to the canteen if you (finish) _______________ the exam early".
92. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE :
1. You will have to pull down this skyscraper as you have not complied with the town planning regulations.
2. No one has taken out the cork.
3. People say that burglars broke into the house during the night.
4. The police believes Lucho Herrera was kidnapped by a group of terrorists.
5. I suppose my students have been studying for this exam regularly.
93. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. The person switches off the lights. The person who leaves the room last.
2. I wrote many postcards to my friends from Majorca. Some of them have not arrived yet.
3. Merlo passed his driving test. His sister is in 4th of ESO.
4. The exercise is concerned with the use of English. I'm really fed up with the exercise.
5. Do you know the country? She went there two weeks ago.
94. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Llevamos haciendo los mismos ejercicios desde el año pasado.
2. Se supone que su hermano mayor has estado en el hospital. También su esposa.
3. Se cree que comieron tanto en la boda que ambos se pusieron malísimos.
4. Todavía no tenía la suficiente edad como para votar en las últimas elecciones.
5. Ni ninguno de los compañeros de clase.
95. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it and write the corrected sentence.
1. How long do you live in London?
2. Yesterday evening I have seen a really good film.
3. I'll phone you as soon as I'll arrive.
4. If I won a million pounds, I'll buy a Rolls Royce.
5. I work in this office since 1992.
6. "I went to Canada last year" "So have I "
7. If you have a headache, you ought take an aspirin
8. "What's the matter?" "I've just been seeing a road accident."
9. Could you tell me how much does this cost?
10. She said me that she was hungry.
96. Rewrite the following questions in an indirect way (Use different structures).
1. Could you help me?
2. What time do the banks close?
3. How old is this town?
4. Are we near the centre of town?
97. Make these active sentences passive.
1. Do they still build ships in Scotland?
2. They are planning a big celebration to mark the end of the millenium.
3. The police think that someone might have murdered him.
4. If the car is fitted with an alarm, they can't steal it.
5. People say that this year a Spanish football team will win the Champions League.
98. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. "I always play football on Saturdays," he said.
2. "Where did you go last night?",she asked me.
3. "I'm really looking forward to the next summer holidays," he said.
99. Rewrite the following sentences using a suitable modal verb so that it means the same.
1. The dog is barking. I'm sure he's hungry. He .............................................
2. There's no food in his bowl. I'm certain he hasn't eaten anything since this morning. He ........................................................
3. Sally hasn't got in touch with me. Perhaps she phoned while I was out.
She .............................................................................................................
4. Ah, the phone's ringing. Perhaps it's Sally. It .........................................
SOLUTIONS to exercise 82
1. Electricity supplies may be cut by up to thirty per cent.
2. In Eastern Province.
3. It may not help if there is insufficient rain.
4. They are trying to keep more water at the Malawa Dam.
5. Because they bring in fifty per cent of what the country earns.
100. CONDITIONALS. Finish the following sentences appropriately:
1. My teacher would be much better _____________________________
2. I don't think __________________________________ if I hadn't studied.
3. If water reaches a temperature of 100ºC,___________________________
4. Bring me the newspaper if ____________________________
5. Why did you take your father's car if ______________________________
101. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. Roberto was the murderer in the film made by some students from Molvizar. His girlfriend also appeared on the video. _______________
2. Look at the house! I lived here two years ago.___________
3. Students in Salobreña have made vey few videos. The teacher got four of them in time for the video contest._______
4. Where did you meet the girl? You've been going out with her since Christmas._______
5. Real Madrid and Valencia will play the Champions Final in Paris. This is a great success for Spanish football.________
102. Rewrite the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH making all the necessary changes and using suitable introductory verbs:
1. "Don't forget to take all your belongings with you," said the driver to the passengers as they left the coach.
As the passengers left the coach, the driver .............................................
2. "If I were you, I wouldn't visit the Bronx," said the travel agent to the young couple.
The travel agent .........................................................................................
3. "Would you like to stay at my house?", said Peter to James.
Peter ...........................................................................................
4. "I won't eat my vegetables", said Timmy.
Timmy ..............................................................................................
5. "I'll give you a lift into town," said Ray to Mary.
Ray .....................................................................................................
6. "Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!", Albert said to Ann.
Albert .....................................................................................................
103. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Llevamos haciendo los mismos ejercicios desde el año pasado.___
2. Me encantaría saber lo que ella está diciendo de mí. Y a mí también.__
3. Se supone que la cueva del Capitán está en Lobres.__
4. Todavía yo no tenía suficiente edad como para votar en las últimas elecciones. Ni tampoco mi hermano.__
5. ¿Sabes por casualidad cuánto lleva ir al centro de la ciudad desde aquí?_
6. Si hubiera hecho lo que me dijo mi profesor de inglés, no habría tenido tantos problemas en el examen oral.
104. Read the following text and then answer the comprehension questions.
The new song was a love song.It has probably been forgotten now; but I knew it and I liked it. And I liked the way Ted sang it.
When other lips and other hearts
Their thoughts of love shall tell ‑
The audience enjoyed it, too. I wondered whether any secrets showed on my face. I knew a lot about other lips and other hearts which told their thoughts of love. The song was a sad one, but it was also beautiful. The sounds of the words were like poetry. For Marian and Ted Burgess the poetry had a power which I could not understand it, I believed in it. I did not know then that love might ever cause unhappiness. It was a good subject, I thought, for a song or for a poem. It was particulary good when the music was played on a piano. It was certainly not connected with spooning. At the end of Ted's song there were tears of happiness in my eyes.
The audience applauded Marian and Ted loudly. She bowed slightly, but he did not do anything. Everyone laughed and Lord Trimingham said: "He isn't very polite to her, is he?" The man who was sitting beside me said: "What's the matter with Ted? He usually treats the ladies better than that. It's because she is from the Hall, of course." But at last he bowed to Marian and thanked her. My companion said, "That's better. She's a lady,I know, and Ted's a farmer. But they look well together, don't they?"
When Ted came back to his seat, he seemed annoyed. Everyone noticed this and enjoyed it. It added some fun to the party. Ted at a concert was just as popular as Ted on the cricket field. The crowd laughed at him as much as they had cheered him before.
QUESTIONS:
(a) Who sang the love song ? ___________________________________
(b) What was the song like ? ___________________________________
(c) Did the narrator enjoy the song? How do you know?
______________________________________________________
105. Write questions to the following answers (pay attention to what is bold printed) :
(a) _____________________________________________ ?
The audience applauded Marian and Ted.
(b) _____________________________________________ ?
The sounds of the words were like poetry.
(c) __________________________________________ ?
Ted is a farmer.
106. Define the following words : AUDIENCE , POLITE & FARMER
107. Put the following sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE :
(a) Food won't be needed next year.
(b) The men were taken to Manila by the submarine.
(c) The message had not been delivered.
108. Write the following sentences in INDIRECT SPEECH:
(a) "What are these nasty boys doing here?", the Savage said.
(b) "Nobody believes it's going to happen. Everybody thinks it will pass away", he said.
(c) "Don't think about it any more", he said.
109. MIXED TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. We (stop) __________ (study)__________ early in the evening.
2. She (stay)__________ with her sister at the moment until she (find) __________ somewhere (live) __________ .
3. It (rain) __________ now. It (begin) __________ (rain) __________ two hours ago. It (rain) ______________ for two hours!
4. My father (not smoke) __________ any longer, but he (smoke) __________ a lot when he was younger.
5. ***All the children were thinking about what to do when Ricky said: "What (do) __________ we __________ this weekend? (go) _____________ to the seaside".
6. Mr Kelly doesn't like his phone (use) ______________ by other people.
7. ***That building is dangerous. It (modal verb for giving advice) __________ (knock) ______________ down before it (fall) __________ down.
8. Your hair is too long. Why don't you go to the hairdresser's and (cut) _________ it ________.
110. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE (if two passives are possible write them) :
1. I can win this tennis match easily.____
2. Does he look after his children in the morning?__
3. Nobody had opened the door before you came.__
4. They should ask her a few questions.__
5. I suppose my students have been studying for this exam regularly.__
111. Fill in the blanks with the following words:
WHAT / WHAT A(N) / HOW / SO / SUCH / SUCH A(N)
1. The evidence was ________ strong that the judge found him guilty.
2. ________ strong tea this is!
3. ________ boring our last English class was!
4. Dr Newton grows ________ large vegetables that he wins all the prices.
5. ________ attractive face she has!
112. Make these people agree with the following statements:
1. I'd love a cup of tea. _________________________ we.
2. I watched the match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona last Saturday. _______________ everybody I know.
113. RELATIVE CLAUSES. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of relative clauses.
1. They gave us a lot of information. Most of it was useless.__
2. This is a photograph of our friends. We went on holiday with them.______
3. Jim passed his driving test. This surprised everybody.__
4. That man over there is an artist. I don't remember his name.__
5. We had a picnic by the lake. We spent a very pleasant day by the lake._
114. CONDITIONALS. Finish the following sentences appropriately:
1. My teacher would be much better _______________________________
2. I don't think ______________________________ if I hadn't studied.
3. If water reaches a temperature of 100ºC ___________________________
115. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Siempre miro en el diccionario las palabras que no sé.__
2. Sería mejor que averigüasemos si los delfines pueden comunicarse entre ellos.__
3. Debe ser el cartero, porque él suele venir temprano por la mañana.__
4. En Alemania se bebe mucha cerveza.__
5. Hemos tenido menos problemas con el examen de los que esperábamos.
116. Complete each sentence with one of these words:
safe , wealthy , no longer , realised , discussed , enjoy himself
1. Many ______________________ people were giving money to revolutionary political causes.
2. If Verloc didn't carry out the bombing, the Embassy would ______________________ need his services.
3. Verloc and his anarchist friends sat and _______________________ politics.
4. Verloc told Winnie that Stevie would ______________________ at Michaelis' house in the country.
5. Winnie soon __________________ that Verloc's mysterious visitor wouldn't tell her his name.
6. Although Winnie felt ________________ with Ossipon, he took all her money.
117. Fill in the chart.
ADJECTIVE ADVERB NOUN
_____________ usefully usefulness
harmless _____________ harmlessness
helpful ______________ ___________
____________ uselessly ____________
____________ _____________ cheerfulness
118. Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. Michaelis _____________________ (spend) 15 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
2. The Professor _______________________ (sit) in the beer hall for an hour when Ossipon came in.
3. If Stevie _______________________ (not fall) over a tree root, the bomb wouldn't have exploded early.
4. Verloc told Winnie that he ______________________ (take) all their money out of the bank.
119. Choose the correct word in each sentence.
1. Jim learned many (supplies / skills / waves) ___________________ on the training ship.
2. The official inquiry was held in a small (crew / dock / courtroom) _________________ .
3. Jim told Marlow that he was (sympathetic / ashamed / evil ) ________________ of what he had done.
4. There were often fights between Patusan's two (witnesses / leaders / judges) _________________ .
5. Two years later, Jim was Patusan's principal (ruler / career / voyage) _________________.
6. Marlow (comforted / bowed / jumped) __________________ Jewel when he told her that Jim wanted to stay in Patusan.
7. Cornelius guided Brown down a (dock / steamship / stream) __________________ instead of down the river.
120. Change the sentences into indirect speech.
1. "The villagers were about to attack us", said Brown.
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2. "Your reasons for being here don't matter much to me", Brown said to Jim.
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3. "There's another way out of Patusan", Cornelius told Brown.
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4. "If anybody gets hurt because of my decision, I will answer for it with my life", Jim said.
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5. "I am responsible for Dain Waris' death and I am prepared to die", Jim said.
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121. MIXED TENSES. Fill in the gaps with appropriate tenses. Note that sometimes you have to use modal verbs.
1. We (start) ____________________ our Secondary Education six years ago, so we (study) ______________________________ English for at least six years !
2. We (paint) ______________ our house ___________ as soon as the classes finish.
3. (you, ever, be) ________________________________________ to Germany ?
4. I (modal verb + not + swim) ___________________________ when I was five, but one day I was fishing with my father in the river and I fell off the boat. Fortunately with the help of my father I (***+ save) _____________________________ my life.
5. (***+ you, close) _________________________________ the window, please ? It's very noisy outside and I'm trying to study.
6. Tell me about your plans for next year, what (you, do) _____________________ ?
122. CONDITIONALS. Put the verbs in brackets into their appropriate tense:
1. If he pays me tonight, I (have) ______________ enough money for the concert.
2. Real Madrid lost the King's Cup Final. If they (play) ________________________ better, they (win) ________________________________.
3. According to French laws, if you (be born)_______________________ in France, you automatically (have) ________________________ the French nationality.
4. Tell the police the truth unless you (want) ____________________ to go to prison.
123. Rewrite these sentences using the following beginnings:
1. What time did you take the bus?
Do you happen to know ........................................................................................... ?
2. Do banks open on Saturday afternoons?
Excuse me, I'd like to know .......................................................................................
3. Are we near the centre of town?
I'm sorry, I haven't a clue ..........................................................................................
124. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. 'Keep an eye on your luggage, Sir!', the police officer to the tourist.
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2. 'I hope you'll pass this exam', Albert told the students in the first term.
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3. The lady: 'Do you smoke ?' . The gentleman: 'No, I don't'
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4. 'What time did my uncle arrive yesterday ?', the boy to his Mum.
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125. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES :
1. John was very rude to us last night. John is a friend of Pete's.
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2. The novel is about a crime comitted during the War of Independence. I was looking for the novel in the bookshop. ____________________________________
3. Tom made a number of suggestions. Most of them were very helpful.
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4. My parents haven't got a driving licence. This means they can't drive.
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126. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE :
1. The author has written a special edition for children.
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2. They used to start these engines by hand.
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3. People say he is a policeman.
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4. Children couldn't have done all this damage.
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127. Translate the following sentences into English :
1. ¿Me podría decir dónde está el Ayuntamiento de Salobreña, por favor?
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2. Él es demasiado lento para correr los Juegos Olímpicos.
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3. Se cree que él pasó la noche debajo de un puente.
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4. Todo el mundo sabe lo inteligentes que son los delfines.
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5. ¿Cuándo se construyó la Gran Muralla China?
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128. Put the following sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE.
1. Why is walking under ladders believed to be unlucky?
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2. No list is kept. ________________________________________
129. Put the following sentences into DIRECT SPEECH.
1. She told me to look where I was going as the road was full of holes and was very badly lit.
She told me: "_______________________________________________________"
2. They offered me some more wine and I accepted.
They: " ________________________________________________ "
I: " ________________________________________ "
130. Give the opposites of the following adjectives:
tidy ___________________ possible ____________________
sensitive __________________ patient ___________________
A. COMPREHENSION. Answer the questions using your own words.
1. Why was Stuart Pike alone on the plane?
2. Why was it the best trip in his life?
3. Did Stuart Pike watch any films? Justify your answer.
B. LEXICON.
4. Give one synonym of 'COMPLETE' (verb) (line 8)
5. Give one opposite of 'LANDING' (noun) (line 13)
6. Find one synonym in the text for 'SATISFY' (verb)
7. Find int the text the WORD which has the following definition: "to promote a person to a higher rank or position"
C. GRAMMAR.
8. Put the following sentence into INDIRECT SPEECH:
Mr Pike said: "It is the most pleasant flight I've ever had"
9. Put the following sentence into DIRECT SPEECH:
He was invited by the captain to sit with him and watch the landing.
10. Put the following sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE:
The flight attendants gave him everything he wanted.
11. Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
He could (GO) .................. to sleep on one of the 14 beds if he wanted to.
D. PRODUCTION.
12. a) Describe an interesting journey that you have made.
b) What is your favourite method of travel?
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