B - Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
a. At the moment, they (1. stand) _______ in front of the timetable. Their train (2. depart) _______ at 15:12.
b. At 6 pm, the Smiths are meeting Ben’s aunt in Brighton. She (3. study) _______ law in a London university, but she (4. work) as a waitress in Brighton during the summer holiday.
c. He (5. often/ wear) _______ a hat but he (6. not wear) _______ a hat today.
d. We (7. have) _______ breakfast now although we (8.normally/ not have) ______ breakfast at this time.
e. I must hurry to the bus stop because I (9. meet) _______ Ian in an hour and the bus (10. leave) _______ in ten minutes.
f. Journalist: “What is your activity now?”
Jack: “Well, right now I (11. write) _______ a book on how (12. cook) _______ fried rice better.
g. Right now Martha (13. be) ______ in the science building at our school. The chemistry experiment that she (14. do) _______ is extremely dangerous so she is very careful.
h. I (15. work) _______ for a cosmetic company. This month I (16. work) _______ on our new line of nail polish.
i. We (17. consider) _______ buying a motorcycle … you (18. think) _______ we should?
j. He (19. have) _______ such a negative attitude. He (20. continually/ complain) _______ about his job, his wife, his kids, his car … everything.
C – Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Microbes ________ organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. (COMPOSE)
2. He thanked them for the extraordinary _______ they had shown. (GENEROUS)
3. Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an _______. (ORPHANAGE)
4. I have twenty novels and _______ magazine stories to my credit. (COUNT)
5. Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way _______ of knowledge. (TRANSMIT)
D – Identify one of the underlined parts that is not correct in each of the following sentences and get it right
1. I have been in the United States since a year.
A B C D
2. I am knowing all the grammar, but it's difficult to remember.
A B C D
3. The beach was too crowded that we decided to go somewhere else.
A B C D
4. Our friends suggested to spend the summer holiday on an island in the Pacific Ocean.
A B C D
5. For my mind, the whole affair is something of a mystery, isn’t it?
A B C D
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a ______ standing___ ovation. (stand)
2. The university has ___ authorized______ the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (author)
3. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant, _____ alternatives ____. (alternate)
4. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was ___ indistinguishable______ from all others in the street. (distinguish)
5. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the _____ incomparable ____ hospitality of the fans. (compare)
6. The teacher’s criticism has ___deadened______ Tom’s interest in learning. (die)
7. The staff’s bad behavior has brought ___disgrace_____ to the whole company. (graceful)
8. Panda is _____native____ to China only. (nation)
9. Traditional ______celebrations___are a good source of fun and entertainment. (celebrate)
10. The public were angry with the Minister’s _____refusal____ to tell the truth about the bribery. (refuse)