11.Did Monica find the carTwo hours ago?

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12.When did they build this house?

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13.They lawyer was giving the decision when i came.

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14.Was he reading a book when you arrived?

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15.What plays did Shakespeare write?

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I. Supply the most suitable modal verb to form the modal perfective of the verbs in brackets:

1.            The students (finish) ...............................the exam. They are absolutely leaving the building.

2.            He (obtain).................................. his degree if he had wanted to, but he was too lazy to try.

3.            My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I (do)........................... last week.

4.            “Why is the ground so wet?”  - “It (rain)............................... last night.

5.            If the workmen had gone on strike, they (not enjoy) ..........................better working condition.

6.            As he was dying, the old man said “I (make)........................... a lot of mistakes in my life, but I don’t regret any of them.”

7.            How stupid of me to leave the map behind. I (take)........................ it with me, and we (not get) ................................lost.

8.            It’s a good thing you didn’t lend him the money. You (never get).................................. it back.

9.            Henri was deported for having an expired visa. He (have) ..........................his visa renewed.

10.       Julia was absent for the first time yesterday. She (be).......................... sick.

11.       The photos are black. The X-rays at the airport (damage)............................... them.

12.       Blanca got a parking ticket. She (not park).............................................. in a reserved spot, since she had no permit.

13.       Carmencita did very well on the exam. She (study) .....................................very hard.

14.       Jeanette did very badly on the exam. She (study)........................... harder.

15.       John called us as soon as his wife had he baby. He (be) ..............................very proud.

16.       Eve had to pay $5.00 because she wrote a bad check. She (deposit) ...............................her money before she wrote a check.

17.       John isn’t here yet. He (forget) .......................................our meeting.

18.       George (go)................................................ on a trip to Chicago if he had had time.

19.       John didn’t do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. He (do).................................... his homework.

Circle the best answer to fill in each blank

1. People around the world love plays (write / to write / wrote / written) by Shakespeare.

2. The procedure of making paper is almost (like / alike / same / the same) as it was 100 years ago.

3. They organized a meeting (in order to / so that to / so that / so) discuss the new project.

4. The woman (talk / talked / to talk / talking) to the principal over there is Mrs. Mai.

5. She said that she (would come / will come / comes / came) back soon.

6. Alice (should / must / may / can) have told him how mad she was at him, but I’m not sure what she told him.

7. He’ll never pass his driving test (unless / if only / provided / if) he takes some lessons.

III. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence: (3)    

1. I didn’t stay at home last Sunday and ________ did my younger brother.

2. Do you like comics? - ________.

3. We can learn more about the undersea world ________ Jacques Cousteau’s invention.

4. I ________ finish my homework so I decide ________ table tennis this afternoon.

5. Hoa gets used to ________ in the busy roads in Hanoi.

6. Would you like to go __________a sightseeing?

7. Can we get something to eat ________ train?

8. Our teachers asked John to do homework _______.

9. Did he tell you how much _______?

10. When I was young I never smoked and _________ my brother.

11. He worked very ______ so he got good grades last semester.

12. Next week when there _______ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.

13. When getting on the bed, we had better take ______________.your shoes.

     A. on                           B. off                                  C. out                                 D. of

14. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex___________

     A. either                      B. too                                C. neither                         D. so

15. I still feel like a cigarette although I ___________smoking twenty years ago.

     A. give in                     B. gave over                     C. gave up                       D. gave away

II. Choose the correct item A, B, C or D

1.    I expect we ...............there in half an hour.

A.    Are being                    B. will be                     C. are                          D. will have been

2.    I ..........see the Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery tomorrow.

A.    Am going to                B. will have gone to   C. will be going to      D. will go to

3.    Andrew ........thirteen years old on September 3^rd.

A.    Is being                       B. is going to be         C. will be                     D. will have been

4.    He ............to Frankfurt by the time I arrive in London.

A.    Will have flown           B. will be flying           C. is going to fly         D. will have been flying

5.    This time next week, I ............to Jamaica.

A.    Fly                               B. will be flying           C. will fly                     D. am going to fly

6.    It’s really cold today. I think it ..........

A.    Will be snowing          B. is going to snow    C. will snow                D. will have been snowing

7.    John .........in London for three years by the end of the month.

A.    Will be working           B. will have been working     C. will work     D. is going to work

8.    I’m sure we ........the match tomorrow.

A. Will be winning             B. are going to win     C. are winning            D. will win

9. How long ____________here?

A. you live                      B. do you live            C. have you lived     D. are you living

10. The guard wouldn’t let anyone __________the building

A. leave                          B. to leave                 C. leaving                  D. to leaving

11. I felt __________when I was watching  TV.

A. asleep                        B. sleepy                   C. sleeping                D. sleep

12. Some people think that learning vocabulary ____________is the best way.

a. with heart                   B. in mind                  C. by heart                D. in heart

13. When I was a child, I _______________running every day.

A. have gone                 B. used to go            C. was going             D. had gone

14. He hasn’t left the office ____________.

A. yet                               B. before                    C. just                         D. already

15. “Have you ever been to China?” “Yes, I ______________there in 1990.”

A. have gone                 B. went                      C. have been going D. have been

16. “How long have you worked here?” “_________6 months.”

A. for                               B. from                       C. since                     D. Ago

II. Fill in with the correct preposition or adverb

1. The detective came __________an important clue quite by chance

2. There was so much noise that I couldn’t concentrate _______my work.

3. Although I’m bad _________crossword, I love doing them.

4. I was not aware _______the problem.

5. She blamed him ________the money.

6. I must apologise _______Mary _______the delay.

7. He was accused _______being a thief.

8. He believes _________God.

9. They were ashamed ______ their children’s behavior.

10. The man complained __________ the police ___________his noisy neighbors.

11. I don’t like people who are cruel ________animals.

12. This drink consists ________orange and soda.

13. While he was driving, he crashed _______a lamp post.

14. I really get _________  ____________my sister. We never argue.

15. They are very proud ____________their new house.

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate future tenses

1. By next winter, they (build)................................four houses.

2. I (cook).......................................dinner by the time you get home.

3. By this time next year, I (save)............................................$250.

4. If I continue this diet I (lose)................................10 kilos by the end of the month.

5. We (drink)............................. all that wine by the end of the year.

6. You (fall) .......................rapidly till the parachute opens.

7. When we reach Valparaiso we (sail)....................................all round the world.

8. I (give)..................................the children their dinner before he comes home.

9. On the fourth of next month, he (be)..................................in prison for ten years.

10. At the rate he is going he (spend).........................................all his money by the time he is twenty one.

11. When we reach Crewe we (do)..................................half of the journey.

12. When we reach England it very likely (rain)..............................

13. Don’t ring her up at 6.00, she (put)........................................the children to bed. Ring later.

14. - I’m going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches.

      - You’ll be too late. By the time you get there they (finish)....................................their speeches and everybody (go)..................................home.

15. By midnight, he (be)...................................unconscious for forty-eight hours.

16. By the end of the month, 5,000 people (see)..............................................this exhibition.

17. I suppose that when I come back in ten years’ time, all these old houses (be)..........................pull down.

18. On 21^st October they (be)............................................. married for twenty-five years.

19. After this performance I (see)..................................... Hamlet for twenty-two times.

20. The treasurer said ‘By the end of the year all our debts (be)........................................paid off’

I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence

1. Her suitcase seemed _____________________heavy for such a short trip. (NECESSARY)

2. ___________________has been destroyed by television. (CONVERSE)

3. The two political parties have ______________attitudes to the problem. (OPPOSE)

4.  The boy’s ___________________improved as he grew older. (BEHAVE)

5. I made him _____________________for being so rude. (APOLOGY)

6. Everybody in this ______________________works at the local factory. (NEIGHBOUR)

7. There is a ____________________that life exists on other planets. (BELIEVE)

8. Although his visit was __________________, we made him welcome. (EXPECT)

9. Since he was so well trained, winning the race was ________________easy. (COMPARE)

10. I should like to hear a ________________of opinions on this matter, not just one. (VARY)

11. Alice always ________________the television during a thunderstorm. (CONNECT)

12. Bering and his men were ___________________for living on the island after their boat sank. They didn’t know what to do now.(PREPARE)

13. This is my favourite chair. It’s so_____________________! (COMFORT)

14. I’d like a nice _________________orange. (JUICE)

15. Students in an English program do not suffer from ____________________. They are too busy studying. They don’t get ________________.(BORE)

16. Greenpeace has been in ___________________since 1971. (EXIST)

17. He lives in a _________________house by the sea. (WOOD)

18. Most people want to have friends. They value the _________of people they like (FRIEND)

19. Why do we always end up by having an __argument_________________? (ARGUE)

Put the verbs into the correct  passive or active tense

Sushi and Sashimi

Have you ever tried Japanese food? Sashimi (1. Consider)......................................by many experts to be the finest dish in Japanese cuisine. It (2. Make)...........................................from very thinly-sliced raw fish and it (3.serve)...................................with a dipping sauce. Maybe you’ve heard of sushi? Sushi consists of cold vinegar-flavoured rice which (4.cut).........................into small pieces. Then, raw fish or vegetables (5. Add)..................................to the rice. But sushi is not only popular in Japan. In fact, sushi restaurants (6. Find).............................all over the world. Sushi is healthy, delicious, and often beautiful to look at. So much care (7.take)............................in the preparation of sushi that you might think it’s a pity to eat it! Sushi chefs (8.believe)............................it is very important to make every dish (9.look)...............................like a work of art.

Many people who are new to Japanese cuisine (10.confuse)......................sushi with shasimi. For example, sometimes it (11.think)...............................that sushi is raw fish. Actually, sushi only refers to dishes that (12.prepare)..............................with vinegar-flavoured rice. While it is true that many sushi dishes (13.contain)..........................raw fish, some only consist of rice and raw vegetables.

So, now you know what to order the next time you’re in a Japanese restaurant!