EXAM PRACTICE 3

I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the bracket. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10
pts)
a. We (1. not play) ______ the match yesterday because the fog (2. be) ______ too thick.
b. They often (3. listen) ______ to the radio when they (4. travel) ______ in their old car.
c. This is the best performance of Hamlet that I (5. see) ______for years.
d. He (6. walk/ always) ______ ahead of me and (7. complain) ______ that I am too slow.
e. Yesterday evening, I (8. take) ______a bath when the power (9. go) ______ out.
f. Do you think you will be able _____ (10. take) a space trip?
g. We believe in ______ (11. invest) in scientific research.
h. You shouldn't let your children (12. play) ______ with matches. It's very easy (13. catch) ______ fire.
i. As soon as he (14. get) ______ a certificate in English, he (15. apply) ______ for a job.
j. For years, space exploration (16. make) ______great contributions to weather forecasting.
k. She can be really irritating but I try (17. ignore) ______her.
l. Look at those clouds. It (18. rain) ______ soon.
m. I must remember (19. buy) ______ some bread on the way home.
n. I’d suggest (20. get) ______a takeaway rather than cooking.
II. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. We were late (1) _____ school because (2) _____ the heavy rain.
2. The volunteers have to work much harder than usual to save the dying animals (3) _____ the forest fire.
3. I prefer studying at a coffee shop (4) _____ studying in the library.
4. My father has live (5) _____ the countryside (6) _____ he was young.
5. Tim should spend more time (7) _____ Spanish pronunciation.
6. Alexander Graham Bell was born (8) _____ March 3rd, 1874.
7. Peter was good (9) _____ swimming. He used to swim (10) _____ the summer.
8. Who, (11) _____ your opinion, is the best soccer player in the world today?
9. There are many differently ways (12) _____ learning words
10. Have you taken notice (13) _____ the sign “No smoking”?
11. Roberta, would you lay the table while I cook breakfast? The knives and forks are (14) _____ the drawer next
(15) _____ the fridge.
12. What time did she wake (16) _____ this morning?
13. Don’t get (17) _____ the bus when it is still moving.
14. Who is that man (18) _____ the big nose?
15. Are you serious (19) _____ learning to be an architect?
16. Clean air provides us (20) _____ a healthy supply of oxygen.
III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. Please drive ______; you’re making me nervous.
A. slowlier B. more slowly C. more slow D. slow
2. I’ll ______ the washing – up tonight!
A. make B. take C. have D. do
3. Do you ______ sleep on the floor?
A. all times B. every time C. always D. each times
4. Jenny: ‘You‘ve eaten my piece of cake!’ - Josh: ‘______’
A. My dear! B. What shame! C. Sorry! D. Pardon!
5. This food tastes really _____!
A. mostly good B. too good C. well D. good
6. Mary: “Well done. You won the race.” - Jack: “______.”
A. It’s nice of you to say so B. It’s OK now
C. With all my heart D. Not at all
7. It was so kind of her. She gave ______.
A. me a bunch of flowers B. a bunch of flowers me
C. flowers me a bunch of D. me of a bunch flowers
8. Parents _____ spend as much time with their children as possible.
A. should B. need C. may D. might
9. I can’t hear what you are saying. Can you turn ______ the radio?
A. up B. on C. off D. over
 10. She is hungry ______ she hasn’t eaten all day.
A. because B. so C. but D. despite
11. Who told you of the news? The ______ may not be correct.
A. inform B. information C. informational D. informative
12. Do you know ______ he is talking about?
A. what B. that what C. the which D. that
13. It’s ______ beautiful day. Let’s sit in ______ garden.
A. a - a B. a - the C. the - a D. the – the
14. ______ in Shanghai than in any other city in China.
A. It have more people B. More people living
C. More living people D. More people live
15. It was snowing heavily outside, so he put on his ______ coat.
A. summer B. winter C. torn D. rain
IV. Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.
1. Today you look very nicely in red, Sophie!
A B C D
2. The children were surprised when the teacher had them to close their books immediately.
A B C D
3. My schedule often changes, but I normally work since 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A B C D
4. At the moment I am spending my weekend to go camping with my friends.
A B C D
5. Everyone in the apartment have seen the movie named “The Jungle Book”.
A B C D
V. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question.
World traveler
Nick Barlow loves his work. He's a British actor and he travels around the world making TV programmes. 'People
welcome me everywhere I go and when I get home I remember all the wonderful things that happened in each
country.' Nick has travelled to many places but there are a few trips that he would still like to make. ‘I'd love to visit
South America and go back to Australia one day,’ he says.
On each trip, Nick travels with a team of people. They bring the cameras and other filming equipment needed to
make the programme. Nick doesn't take a lot of things for himself, just a few shirts and trousers, but he always makes
sure he has some books in his suitcase.
Nick's wife, Helen, doesn't mind him travelling for his work. She has a lot of friends and keeps busy. When he gets
back, she likes to listen to all his travel stories. But sometimes there are problems. When he was in the Malaysian
rain forest, Nick heard that his wife was ill in hospital. ‘I felt terrible because I couldn't help, but she didn't want me to
come home. I was so happy when I heard she was better.'
1. Nick Barlow enjoys his jobs.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
2. Nick says that people in the places he visits are very friendly.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
3. Nick buys something to take home from every country he visits.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
4. On some trips, Nick travels alone.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
5. There are often problems with the television cameras.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
6. Every time Nick goes away, he packs something to read.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
7. Helen is unhappy when he’s away from home.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
8. When Helen was sick, Nick returned home.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
VI. Read the information below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank.
Spelbound - A gymnastics group
Two years (1) ____ a group of young gymnasts (2) ____ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London
to take part in a competition that would change their lives forever. The competition was (3) ____ Britain's Got Talent,
a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front of a live audience if they think
they have a talent people would like to see.
The show attracts thousands of entrants (4) ____ year (5) ____ of the acts are awful, but the few good performers
get rewarded with a place in the quarter finals, (6) ____ are shown on live television.
(7) ____ compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the
qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a T.V. audience of several million people. Even though they
were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of (8) ____ lives and made it through.
Most people thought a singer would win the final of Britain's Got Talent but the public voted (9) ____ Spelbound in
their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing
journey for these young teens who got to perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Variety Show and on a live
tour of Britain with some of their fellow contestants.
1. A. before B. since C. ago
2. A to B from C at
3. A call B called C calling
4. A all B any C each
5. A All B Most C Few
6. A which B where C when
7. A To B By C For
8. A their B its C the
9. A for B from C at
VII. Complete the note. Write ONE word for each space. Write the words on your answer sheet.
Hi Monica,
I am writing to give you my new address – it’s 24 Clifton Road. We still live in the same city but we have just moved
(1) _____ a new house. We are (2) _____ too far from the old house so I can still see a (3) _____ of my friends. And
it’s easy to go to the shops (4) _____ bus.
The new house is bigger (5) _____ the old one and everyone likes (6) _____. There are three bedrooms – mine
is (7) _____ largest. From the window I can just (8) _____ the river.
(9) _____ you have time, please come and visit us. Everyone will (10) _____ happy to see you.
VIII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one.
1. The boy’s very clever.  What............................................................. !
 How .............................................................. !
2. She’s going to have a mechanic repair her car.  She’s going to ...............................................
3. He used to stay up late.  He no ............................................................
 He doesn’t.....................................................
4. I spent one week drawing that picture.  It took ............................................................
5. Buses are faster than trains.  Trains are............................................... (AS)
 Trains are.......................................... (THAN)
6. He’s too young to be a member of this club.  He is ............................................ (ENOUGH)
7. Will you start the car for me, please?  Can you ...................................................... ?
 Could .......................................................... ?
8. I promise that I will call a taxi for you.  I promise .......................................................
9. He managed to hang some pictures on the wall.  He ..................................................... (ABLE)
 He .................................................................
10. Why not take a rest from all our hard work?  Let’s ..............................................................