Adán Pérez Plana: Global

moi aussie 2019– 2020

1. Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses

1. What _______________________ (you do) at the moment?

2. We ________________________ (go) to the beach at nine o´clock every Sunday.
3. He ________________________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
4. Joan thinks the Conservatives ___________________________________ (win) the next election.
5. I ________________________________________________________ (not go) to the library today
6 It _____________________________ (not rain) yesterday while we were in Glasgow.
7. __________________________________ (they/have) a meeting after the event tomorrow?
8. I ________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I ___________________ (already read) the book.
9. They _________________________________ (see) the British Museum at the end of the journey
10. They ___________________________________________ (work) in this company for three years

2. Use the correct conditional. Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets. Some verbs must be
in the negative in order to make sense.
1 If you _____________________ late again for training again today (to be), I
_____________________ you play in tomorrow’s match. (let)
2 I_____________________ all August in Thailand (to spend) if I _____________________ the time
and the money. (to have) Maybe next year.
3 I ___________________ angry (to be) if you ___________________ my chocolate mousse. (to eat)
4 If just one person _____________________ my birthday (remember), I _____________________
sad. (to be)
5 You_____________________ sorry (to be) if you _____________________ for your exams. (to
revise)
6 I _____________________ that umbrella inside the house (open) if I _____________________ you.
(to be) It's bad luck.
7 We_____________________ (to eat) out if there_____________________ no food at home. (to be)
8 The holidays _________________ great (to be) if the weather _________________ better. (to be)
9 I _____________________ out with him (to go) even if you _____________________ me. (to pay)
10 If you _____________________ me about the concert (to tell), I _____________________ (to go)

3. Complete with “a”, “an” , “the” or “-“ if no article is needed.

1. Paris is ________ capital of France. I’d like to visit it one day.

2. Bruce is the only boy at school who can speak ________ Chinese.
3. My grandmother has been playing ________ tennis since she was 12.
4. Alice loves walking in ________ rain. She likes rainy days rather than sunny ones.
5. Ted is listening to ________ news on ________ radio. He looks worried.
6. Peter is blind and has got ________ guide dog that goes with him everywhere.
7. It’s very hot today and Ben has turned on ________ fan to get some fresh air.
8. Granny always makes _______ dinner on Thanksgiving Day. She is ________ excellent cook.

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4. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative.

1. Which ___________________________________ (be/ high) mountains in the world?
2. You ___________________________________ (be/ lucky) than I am
3. It ___________________________________ (be/ cold) today than it was yesterday
4. He ___________________________________ (be/ lazy) now than he ever was
5. That ___________________________________ (be/ expensive) picture in the shop
6. I worked ___________________________________ (hard) than John
7. This ___________________________________ (be/ bad) thing that could ever happen to me
8. My ___________________________________ (be/ old) sister is a doctor
9. It ___________________________________ (be/ bad) than I thought
10. You ___________________________________ (be/ lucky) person in the world

5. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form (gerund/ infinitive).
1. I can't stand ________________ in queues. (to wait)
2. I hate ________________ the shopping on Saturday. (to do)
3. In the end we decided ________________ in. (to stay)
4. I need ________________ some information about Portugal. (to find)
5. Tony gave up ________________ years ago. (to smoke)
6. Mrs. Leith offered ________________ us to the airport. (to take)
7. Clare refused ________________ clean up after the party. (to help)
8. I tried ________________ him to come but it was no use. (to persuade)
9. Do you mind not ________________? (to smoke)
10. Lionel admitted ________________ my chocolate mousse. (to eat)

6. Circle the correct preposition of time

1. ________ my wife’s birthday, I always bake her a cake and give her a piece of jewellery.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
2. Cinderella’s carriage changed into a pumpkin ________ midnight.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
3. Which should we do ________ tonight: Go to a concert or see a movie?
a. at b. In c. On d. X
4. We can move to house ________ two months, but only if we can rent the apartment first.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
5. Typically ________ Christmas, we visit my grandparents in the country.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
6. I need to meet him ________ three o’clock.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
7. I had an important appointment ________ 2nd January 2017.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
8. I love living in the coast ________ summer.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
9. I think we should go on a trip to Bratislava _________ next year.
a. at b. In c. On d. X
10. Are you having classes ________ the morning?
a. at b. In c. On d. X

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7. Choose the right variant.

1. Give me ... milk, please.
a. any b. some c. no d. –
2. We have ... rivers but have... lakes.
a. some b. any c. no d. –
3. There is ... taxi when you need ....
a. any b. – c. one d. no
4. You can find ... time between six and nine.
a. some b. any c. no d. –
5. When I needed help, he didn’t ask ... questions.
a. few b. little c. much d. many
6. You may have ... tea without milk because there isn’t ... at home.
a. any b. no c. one d. some
7. Ann is much younger than ... other girls in her class.
a. some b. any c. no d. –
8. My apologies, I have got … time to help you
a. few b. little c. a little d. a few
9. Do you know … one who knows to surf well?
a. no b. Any c. Some d. –
10. There is … body in the door it might be windy
a. some b. – c. Any d. no

8. Combine the sentences using a relative clause.

1. The paint on the seat is still wet. You are sitting on the seat.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The knife is very sharp. We cut bread with the knife.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The man has died. I gave the book to him.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The horse came in last. You were telling me about it yesterday.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Robert live in Australia. He normally surf in the morning in Australia
__________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Complete these sentences with a suitable relative pronoun or adverb (3 points)

1. That is the man __________________ helped me when I fell down in the street.
2. This is the park __________________ we first met. Do you remember?
3. So, James is the man ________________ son came on the school trip with us? I didn't know.
4. If you have any question, ask the girl _____________ is standing at the desk. She'll help you.
5. They had to put away the dog __________________ bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

10. Fill in the gaps with a modal verb. (5 points)

1. You ____________ fall asleep when you are driving.
2. You ____________ feed the cat, it isn't hungry.
3. ____________ you help me move the furniture?
4. A fish ___________ swim, but it ____________ fly.
5. The children ____________ leave school early tomorrow.
6. You ____________ wait any longer, you ____________ go now.

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7. The fire spread quickly but everyone ____________ escape.

8. You ____________ drive so fast, we're not late.

11. Complete the sentences with the modal perfects below. (5 points)
couldn’t have would have could have must have might have shouldn’t have
1. I’m not sure where Don went. He ................................………… (go) to buy bread.
2. I’m sorry I’m so late. You ................................………… (think) I wasn’t coming.
3. You ................................………… (bring) the new world music CD. I wanted to listen to it while
we studied.
4. She ................................………… (buy) three T-shirts, but she only had enough money for one.
5. I really upset Shari. I ................................………… (tell) her the terrible news about Jim.

12. Choose the appropriate active or passive verb forms. (10 points)
1. The problem …………………. to the children. (explained / was explained)
2. Those pyramids ……………………. around 400 AD. (built / were built)
3. All the trouble ……………………….. by your mother. (has caused / was caused)
4. The visitors ……………………. (were shown / have shown) a collection of old manuscripts.
5. I …………………. him ten thousand pounds last year. (lend / lent / was lent)
6. She …………………… of spiders. (frightened / is frightened)
7. That picture …………………. by my grandmother. (painted / was painted)
8. I ………………….. by his attitude. (shocked / have shocked / was shocked)
9. Excuse the mess. The house ………………… (is painting / is being painted / has painted)
10. I knew why I …………………. (had chosen / had been chosen)

13. Change the direct speech into reported speech (10 points)
1. “Don’t do it!”
She ______________________________________________________________
2. “I’m leaving tomorrow”
She ______________________________________________________________
3. “Please get me a cup of tea”
She ______________________________________________________________
4. “She got married last year”
She ______________________________________________________________
5. “Be quick!”
She ______________________________________________________________
6. “Could you explain number four, please?”
She ______________________________________________________________
7. “Where do you live?”
She ______________________________________________________________
8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”
She ______________________________________________________________
8. “I think you should study this Christmas”
He _________________________________________________________________
9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve”
She ______________________________________________________________
10. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
She ______________________________________________________________