Part A Passive Voice 24%

Change the followings into passive forms. (2 marks each)

1. The teacher has just marked all the exam papers.

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2. Jimmy is checking the files in the room now.

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3. The boss will reward Jason for his honesty.

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4. My sister was counting the coins from the coin box at that moment.

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5. Timothy didn’t collect his last month’s pay.

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6. They don’t clean the aquarium every week.

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7. Someone will tell them to come for classes on this Saturday.

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8. Jenny had mopped the floor before she went for work.

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9. Five masked men stopped a tourist bus in KL last night.

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10. Mr Hew sends his Alsatian to the vet’s for a check-up once a month.

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11. The instructor is training our school cadets how to survive in the jungle.

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12. Ali beat his opponent in the boxing match yesterday.

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Part B Tenses 15%
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms by using the words in bracket. (1% each)

1. Michelle _____________________ (read) the book the whole afternoon yesterday.

2. Helen _____________________ (just, speak) to me about some problems she met in school.
3. The old man _____________________ (live) in that house for many years.
4. The cat was sleeping while the kittens _____________________ (play).
5. Don’t worry, I _____________________ (help) if you really can’t finish your job on time.
6. The teachers _____________________ (attend) the seminar at this time next Saturday.
7. I know my team _____________________ (win) the title again.
8. I _____________________ (not inform) my wife the news yet.
9. Do you know what’s happened to Lulu? She _____________________ (cry) since last night.
10. I _____________________ (already, pack) my luggage before my wife came home.
11. If you had performed better, the teacher _____________________ (choose) you to play the main role of
the show.
12. I _____________________ (not allow) you to go out unless you tidy up your room.
13. The students _____________________ (study) in the library since 9 a.m.
14. He _____________________ (play) football for a long time before it started raining.
15. I _____________________ (learn) English for nearly three years.

Part C Vocabulary 20%

Fill in the blanks with the MOST APPROPRIATE answers.

distinguish unique hard to believe manufactures

particularly ordinary identical first of all
advertisement cultures essential depends

1. You should learn to _____________________ between right and wrong.

2. Good eating habits are _____________________ to good health.
3. The company _____________________ a variety of paper goods.
4. I always teach my son to show respect to other _____________________.
5. _____________________, let's clear up all the mess then only we decide on what colour to paint the house.
6. His painting wasn't _____________________ good, so no one praised him for it.
7. He bought the smartphone after seeing an _____________________ on TV.
8. Are the fingerprints at the crime scene _____________________ with those of the accused?
9. Have you noticed anything out of the _____________________ about the boy before he committed
suicide?
10. Some humans are born with _____________________, supernatural talents.

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