SECOND EXAM

STUDENT:

GRAMMAR AND READING

• COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT TENSE
Dear Mary
Thank you for the recipe for the cake I (1) ……………ask………..(ask) for. I made it
last week and it (2) …………is…………(be) very nice. I (3) ……………
have…………….(have) a new job in a supermarket in the city centre now.I go there
every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and (4) ………work………….(work) there till
10 o'clock in the evening. I am very happy because my sister (5) ……works………..
(work) there too so we travel to and from work together. I (6) ………
getting……………(get) my first wages at the moment. I (7) ……………
buying…………… (buy) a new stereo for my bedroom tomorrow. It is gold and black
and (8) ……looks…………… (look) very nice. My brother (9) …………
coming…………..(come) to stay with me for a few days next week. He (10)
……………arrives…………………. (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect him
from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican restaurant near the
park. (11) ……………do you want……………. (you/want?) to come with us? You can
(12) …………call………………..
(call) me to tell me if you want to come or not. John told me that you (13) …………are
taking………………….
(take) your Spanish exam at present. Congratulations. (14) …………………
is……………..(be?) difficult? You know that I (15)………………am………………
(be) terrible at languages but you are better. (16) …….are you going…………………
(you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you can practice it?
Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.
All the best
Sara.
• READING
Crystal Cruises - Luxury Every Day
Come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship. We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The
Crystal Princess, The Crystal Palace.

Come and sail in luxury on cruises around the Caribbean Sea for 7 or 14 days.

Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500.

A typical one week cruise

Day One - departure from Miami

Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas
Day Three - near Haiti
Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua
Day Five - free day in Barbados
Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela
Day Eight - fly home.
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks).
Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library
and a fully equipped gymnasium.

If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in
the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.

Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.

So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!

Call immediately: 020-4455832

1. Your cruise starts in The Bahamas.

True
False

2. You have a free day in Antigua.

True
False

3. You can go on a cruise for two weeks.

True
False

4. There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company.

True
False

5. There is a cinema on board each ship.

True
False

6. The cruise finishes in a different country.

True
False

7. You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship.
True
False

8. The company only does cruises in the Caribbean.

True
False

4. CHOOSE THE PRONOUN.

_________ am learning to speak better English.

I
Me
You
Thanks for the package! Please leave _________ on the table.
them
them
it
Ben was surprised when _________ discovered that his friends were hiding in the living
room.
she
he
they

I lost _________ phone last night.

mine
my
ours
They bought new furniture for _________ house.
mine
their
ours
We’re going to get _________ test results today.
mine
yours
our

5. FILL IN THE BLANKS

Fill in the blank with I or me.
Mom drove _____ to school today.

___I__ really want that chocolate cake.

Everyone is happy for __ME___.

When _I_ get home, I am going to bed.

Is that present for ___ME__?

Harry wrote a love poem for ___ME__.

__I___ went to the movies with Miguel.

Debbie had a headache, so ___I__ took medicine.

Have you told ___ME__ the good news?

The book was very enjoyable to ___ME__.

Fill in the blank with he or him.

Randy's sister refused to give ___him__ the paper.

When ___he__ fell out of the tree, he broke his arm.

Did Sam tell you why ___he__ did not come to the party?

Ask Hagop what we should bring back for __him___.

I told ___him__ about the celebration.

Fill in the blank with we or us.

She cannot come with __US___ today.

After ___WE__ eat, let's see a movie.

Come on in and tell ___US__ the news!

I know where ____WE_ can go.

Dad is coming with ___US__ to buy school supplies.

Fill in the blank with they or them.

Everybody knows ___they__ spilled the beans.

If the peaches are not ripe, don’t buy __them___.

Take off your shoes and put __them___ in the closet.

__they___ are the best of friends.

Will and Tom wish __they___ could drive a car.

6. COMPLETE WITH A, AN OR THE.

1. A: What's wrong?
B: I have …………A……………….bad headache.

2. A: Why was today's class cancelled?

B: Because …………THE………….. teacher is sick.

3. A: What does he do?

B: He's …………AN……………
engineer.

4. A: What did Tom buy?

B: He bought ……………AN………………. new camera.

5. A: How long does it take to get there?

B: It takes about ……………AN……………..
hour.
6. A: I want to change the channel.
B: OK, ……………THE………………
remote control is over there.

7. A: Why can't Shelly travel?

B: She doesn't have …………………THE……………….
passport.

8. A: Where does Barbara live?

B: In ………………AN………………….
apartment on 5th Avenue.

9. A: Oh no, where is it?

B: Don't worry, ……………THE………………..
key is in my pocket.

10. A: I don't understand what this word means.

B: You need to buy ………………A………………
dictionary.