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INITIAL TEST

A. GRAMMAR

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense! 32p

a. I……………….(go) to work every day.

b. They………have lived……..(live) in this street for such a long time.

c. Look! Jane and Mary ……………………..(sing) again. They often ……………(sing)

d. Peter was in his room yesterday. He ………………………. (write) a letter to his pen
friend when Lucy ……………………(enter) the room.

e. When he was eighteen, he went to the University where he ………………………….

(study) Geography.

f. She……………………………………(just/go) to England.

g. I…haven’t seen…(not/see) you since 2001. You……have changed……….(change)

a lot.

h. My grandmother is so nice. She…………………… (always/talk) about modern

things. She …………………………(make) a selfie with her new phone right now.

i. We …………………………….(read) when the mechanic arrived. ..……………..…..

……….(Luke/watch) TV when Susan opened the door?

j. I ………………………………….(talk) at the moment. Peter …………………….

(not/speak) to Susan now. The children ………………………………..(listen) to
music in my bedroom at the moment.

2. Circle the right answer! 10p

a. I will sing/would sing this song if you come with me.

b. Although/ Because I don’t understand Chinese, I can understand you.
c. Hawaii is far/farther from New York than Texas .
d. I have been studying in this school for/since eight years now.
e. I came here with/on/by foot, and it wasn’t so far.
f. It is quite unnecessary/ innecessary for you to participate in this activity.
g. I saw four man/men and three woman/women walking on that street.
h. The town is more/many crowded today than yesterday.
i. Today is Sunday, we don’t have to/must go to school.
j. What are you going to do/will you go to do next weekend?

B. VOCABULARY
 3. What is forbidden and what is obligatory in these situations? Use mustn’t to
make prohibitions and have to to make obligations!
16p
Ex: Your mom doesn’t want you to stay out late tonight, she is worried.
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a. The lesson starts at one o’ clock. Everyone has already arrived.
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b. A burglar has just broken into your house.
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c. You are at the airport and you have a pocket knife in your bag.
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d. My teacher is trying to explain something but the others don’t pay attention.
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4. Write a short composition (10-15 lines), in which you describe a summer event.
30p

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You get 12 points!