Language test 16

(20 points)
A / Fill the blanks, supplying the appropriate prepositions. (2 points)
1. We complained …….the waiter ………the food.
2. Who is responsible ………..this mess?
3. I'm longing…………. a holiday.
4. We must translate this passage ……French ……….Arabic.
5. He is famous ……..his books ………painting.

B / Join the following pairs of sentences using the words given. (4 points)
1. He was seriously ill. He refused to see a doctor. (despite)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I suggest you take an umbrella. It might rain. (in case)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They tied the thief up. They didn't want him to escape. (So that).
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. His marks are very low. He is having extra lessons. (since)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The television programme began. A few seconds later, there was a power cut. (Hardly)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. She eats a lot. She never gets fat. (no matter how )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Babies can't read. Babies can't write either. (Neither …..nor)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. He hurried. He didn't want to be late. (so as not)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

C / Give the correct tense or form of the words in brackets. (4 points)

While I ……………….. (To have) dinner at a restaurant the other evening, a man ……………….. (To come) up to
me and ……………….. (to say):” What a surprise! You (to be) ……………….. Dick, (you / not / to be)?”
“What a small world!” I ……………….. (to exclaim). “We (not / to meet) for at least ten years. (You / to live) in
this district?”
“No. I ……………….. (to come) to visit our old friend Ted. He ……………….. (to write) to me a few weeks ago and
said that he ……………….. (to like) to see me if ever I ……………….. (to find) myself in this area. As a matter of
fact, I ……………….. (to see) him now. How about ……………….. (to come) with me ? It's time old friends
……………….. (to get) together again, and this (to be) a good opportunity. »

D / The words in brackets in these sentences can be used to form words that fit the meaning. (2 points)
1. It was very ……………….. (Care) of him to lose his passport.
2. She spent her ……………….. (Child) abroad.
3. ……………….. (Waste) people will probably be in need later on.
4. He was too ……………….. (Breath) to talk.

E/ Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given. (5 points)
1. They have had to test the new motor again. (The new motor……)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They demolished the old theatre as it wasn't safe. (The old theatre…..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. People shouldn't write such articles in the newspaper. (Such articles……)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Somebody is going to cut the hedge tomorrow. (The hedge …..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “I planted my rose trees three years ago. ». (When I visited Mrs. Brown last year, she explained …..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “Don’t play silly games. Help me to mend the chair instead.” (His father told him ………)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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 7. “Do you think they will arrive tomorrow?” (Last Sunday, Ann wanted to know ……..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “How often does your English teacher give you homework?” (When they were schoolgirls, Liz asked Betty….)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The garden is very wet already, and if it rains much more it will be even wetter. (The more…..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He got angry when we teased him, so we teased him some more and he got even angrier. (The more…..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

F / Complete the following sentences. (1points)

1. Peter and Mary never even looked at this book. …….they?
2. Of course he won't be here yet, ……….he?
3. Tim went to France last year. So ……..my cousin.
4. They won't be at the meeting tomorrow. Nor ……….I.

G / Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1 points)

1. ………………… (To win) a lot of money last year, I ………………… (To go) to England for my holiday this year.
2. Uncle George ………………… (To help) you if he ………………… (To have) time. But he is too busy.

H / of the four suggestions, only one is correct. Write it down. (1 points)

1. He's lucky he only broke a leg when he fell off his horse.
a) He must have been killed.
b) He would have been killed.
e) He might have been killed.
d) He ought to have been killed.
2. When they had finished writing the report, they were told that it wouldn't be used.
a) They needn't have written it.
b) They couldn't have written it.
d) They didn't need to write it.
d) They needn't write it.

Key answers
A/
1. We complained to the waiter about the food.
2. Who is responsible for this mess?
3. I'm longing for a holiday.
4. We must translate this passage from French into Arabic.
5. He is famous for his books on painting.

B/
1. Despite (his) being seriously ill, he refused to see a doctor.
Despite the fact that he was seriously ill, he refused to see a doctor.
Despite his serious illness, he refused to see a doctor.
2. I suggest you take an umbrella in case it rains.
3. They tied the thief up so that he couldn't / mightn't / wouldn't / shouldn't escape.
4. Since his marks are very low, he is having extra lessons.
He is having extra lessons, since his marks are very low.
5. The television programme had hardly begun when there was a power cut.
Hardly had the television programme begun when there was a power cut.
6. No matter how much she eats, she never gets fat.
She never gets fat, no matter how much she eats.
7. Babies can neither read nor write.
8. He hurried so as not to be late.

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C/
While I was having dinner at a restaurant the other evening, a man came up to me and said: “What a
surprise! You are Dick, aren't you?”
“What a small world!” I exclaimed. “We haven't (have not) met for at least ten years. Do you live in this
district?”
“No. I've (I have) come to visit our old friend Ted. He wrote to me a few weeks ago and said that he'd (he
would) like to see me if ever I found myself in this area. As a matter of fact, I'm (I am) going to see him now.
How about coming with me? It's time old friends got together again, and this is / would be a good
opportunity. “

D/
1. It was very careless of him to lose his passport.
2. She spent her childhood abroad.
3. Wasteful people will probably be in need later on.
4. He was too breathless to talk.

E/
1. The new motor has had to be tested again.
2. The old theatre was demolished as it wasn't safe.
3. Such articles shouldn't be written in the newspaper.
4. The hedge is going to be cut tomorrow.
5. When I visited Mrs Brown last year, she explained that she had planted her rose trees three years before.
6. His father told him to help him to mend the chair instead of playing silly games.
His father told him not to play silly games, but to help him to mend the chair instead.
7. Last Sunday Ann wanted to know if / whether I / we thought they would (they'd) arrive the following
day/the next day.
8. When they were schoolgirls, Liz asked Betty how often her / their English teacher gave her / them
homework.
9. The more it rains, the wetter the garden will be.
10. The more we teased him, the angrier he got.

F/
1. Peter and Mary never even looked at this book, did they?
2. Of course he won't be here yet, will he?
3. Tim went to France last year. So did my cousin.
4. They won't be at the meeting tomorrow. Nor shall / will I.

G/
1. If I had (I'd) won a lot of money last year, I would (I'd) have gone (been) to England for my holiday this
year.
2. Uncle George would help you if he had time, but he is too busy.

H/
1. c) He might have been killed.
2. A) They needn't have written it.