TEST (modules 1&2) group A

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I was seeing/saw a lovely dog while I was walking/walked in the park today.
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Date
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Class
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Points

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous

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Dear Mum and Dad,

I hope you are both well. We (1) ____________ (arrive) late Friday night and the
beaches (2) ___________ (be) still crowded. People (3) _______________ (have)
barbecues and (4) ______________ (dance) everywhere. We (5) _________ (drop)
off our bags at the apartment and (6) ___________ (go) out.
You`ll never guess who we ran into. We (7) ___________ (walk) down a narrow
street when this man (8) ____________ (bump) into me. I was furious. I (9)
___________ (start) screaming at him when I suddenly (10) __________ (realise) it
was our old neighbour Mr Brooke. He lives here now.
I think we are going to have a great time here. I`ll write again soon.
Love,
Helen
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Complete the sentences with so or such

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Why is picking me up _________ a problem?

The children looked _________ bored at the party.
But you`ve worked ________ hard I`m sure you`ll be OK.
I`d no idea that it was ________ an interesting film.
That concert was ________ exciting that I couldn`t get to sleep.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and the
adverbs of frequency
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Peter and Kate ____________ (drive) to work. never

Sheila __________ (have) enough money to go out at weekends. seldom
Ann ___________ (be) late for school. often
I ___________ (play) tennis at the weekends. sometimes
He _________ (behave) like this. always
My brother _________ (wake up) before 8 a.m. rarely
Jane _________ (be) at home on Saturday morning. usually

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3.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present continuous or the
present simple

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Mariella ___________ (stay) with her friend Lucy in Dublin at the moment and she (1)
____________ (really/enjoy) herself. She (2) _____________ (take) a course at Trinity
College and (3) ______________ (plan) to be a translator when she finishes. She (4)
____________ (be) good at languages; she (5) _________________ (speak) French and
German and she (6)____________ (now/learn) Chinese. She (7) _____________ (find)
the language rather difficult but she (8) ___________ (get) good grades and is sure to
pass her exams. Now, she (9) ____________ (sit) on a bench in the college campus with
some classmates. Later, they (10) _____________ (go) into town for lunch.
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Underline the correct item
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He was reading/read the newspaper when Ann was calling/called for help.
My father peeled/was peeling the potatoes while my mother prepared/was
preparing the sauce.
Last year we were staying/stayed in a charming hotel in Sorrento.

Complete the sentences with used to or would. Use both of them where appropriate.
My uncle __________ (work) in a nuclear power plant but now he`s retired.
My grandfather ___________ (be) a teacher before he retired.
I _________ (go) camping with my parents every summer when I was in high
school.
He ________ (take) the bus to work before he bought a car.
___________ (you/like) cartoons when you were a child?
My sister __________ (not/like) sports but now she does.
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Match the items to form phrases.

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shovel
going to
mow
hanging out
mop
bungee
prepare
playing
dig
surfing
take the
watching

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H
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J
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jumping
a meal
music
rubbish out
television
the garden
the cinema
the floor
with friends
snow
the net
the lawn
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Write the opposites.

1. generous __________
2. young ____________
3. honest ____________
4. strong ____________
5. patient ____________

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6. polite ____________
7. tall ______________
8. outgoing __________
9. ugly _____________
10. stupid ___________

Complete the gaps with the correct prepositions.

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Complete the table.

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verb

noun (criminal)

noun (crime)

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pickpocket

pickpocketing

rob

robber

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kidnap

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kidnapping

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vandal

vandalism

mug

mugger

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_____________

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burglary

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someone who is robbed, hurt or killed by a criminal

a person whose job is to protect a particular building
trying to find out what happened
somebody who makes sure the law is kept
people who may be guilty of a crime
somebody who carries out investigations

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v ________________
s ________________
i ________________
p ________________
s ________________
i ________________

Fill in: up, in, down, out, off.

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Find the mistakes and write the correct expressions.

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He is not as handsome as he was, but he`s still an _________ man. (attract)

I`m sure she will be rich and famous one day because she`s a very _________
person. (ambition)
She`s a __________ person who always stops to think before she does anything.
(care)
This bag is _________ - it has a hole in it. (use)
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Write the words for the definitions.

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Use the words in brackets to form adjectives and complete the gaps.
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I`m crazy _________ playing hockey and I`m on the school team.
The witness became confused _________ all the questions the police asked him.
I`m an expert _________ coins. I`m president of the coin collectors` club at school.
Mary is angry ________ her lawyer as he failed to win the case.
I was very upset ________ the burglary at my friend`s house.
My brother is interested ________ history. He really enjoys reading about it.
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I had a terrible week. My car broke _________ and I had to take a taxi to work.
He was very nervous as the plane was taking _________.
Jon broke _________ with me, he no longer wants us to be together.
She took _________ her first teaching post in 1998.
Burglars broke __________ and stole my CD player.
We`re taking my parents _________ for a meal tonight.
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Really? That`s believable! ________________________

I`m not pulling your nose. ________________________
Oh come on! That can be true! ________________________
Let`s go to the cinema tonight, should we? _____________________
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