WEEK 12 MINI TEST

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. looked B. forced C. laughed D. sunbathed
2. A. already B. bread C. lean D. instead
3. A. again B. gender C. forget D. garage
4. A. about B. touch C. ground D. drought
5. A. closed B. tasted C. needed D. added
II. Choose the best answer:
1. The teacher spent an hour ________ the new lesson.
A. explain B. to explain C. explaining D. explained
2. He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
A. tries B. is trying C. tried D. try
3. He is interested ________ his present job.
A. of B. with C. for D. in
4. They couldn’t finish it ________ there was no adequate support.
A. because B. because of C. why D. so long
5. The Magic Hat __________ at 12 a.m. every Saturday.
A. broadcast B. broadcasts C. is broadcasting D. broadcasted
6. Many young people are fond of ___________ football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
7. The next train _________ at 7 p.m., so get ready now.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. will leave D. has left
8. Her car is more economical, but ________ is faster than ________.
A. my / her B. mine / her C. it / hers D. mine / hers
9. He couldn’t come to the conference because he was seriously ill.
A. Because of his serious illness, he couldn’t come to the conference.
B. Although he was ill, he came to the conference.
C. His illness was very serious that he couldn’t come to the conference.
D. He couldn’t come to the conference, so he became seriously ill.
10. The scientists succeeded in finding a vaccine for that disease.
A. The scientists were able to find a vaccine for that disease.
B. The scientists were finding a vaccine for that disease.
C. The scientists should have found a vaccine for that disease.
D. The scientists couldn’t find a vaccine for that disease.
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words given
1. Lan is one of the __________ students in my class. ( good)
2. A student has __________ free time than a worker . (little)
3. He likes collecting stamps . He is a stamp __________. (collect)
4. Room 14 is __________than room 20. (comfortable)
5. Mrs. Quyen is a __________. She helps us find books. (library)
6. The __________ students often play soccer or basketball. (energy)
7. That __________ plays a lot of different instruments. (music)
8. We take part in many __________ at recess. (act)
9. We must remember to eat __________. (sense)
10. Then, Hoa __________ a pen and stir-fried the beef. (hot)
IV. Complete each sentence with the simple past of irregular verb given. You may use some verbs
twice.
drive sleep catch wear ride freeze choose hang teach steal sing wake
ring drink shake hold sweep dig leave feed fly put rise send forget
1. Mary walked to school today. Rebecca drove her car. Olga…………... her bicycle. Yoko……………
the bus.
2. Last night I had a good night’s sleep. I ………………... nine hours.
3. Ann …………………... a beautiful dress to the wedding reception.
4. It got so cold last night that the water in the pond …………………...
5. Frank was really thirsty. He …………………... four glasses of water.
6. Karen has to choose between a blue raincoat and a tan one. She finally …………………... the blue one.
7. My husband gave me a painting for my birthday. I …………………... it on a wall in my office.
8. Last night around midnight, when I was sound asleep, the telephone …………..….... It ……………...
me up.
9. The sun …………………... at 6:04 this morning and will at 6:59.
10. I …………………... an email to my cousin after I finished studying yesterday evening.
11. Ms. Susan …………………... chemistry at the local high school last year.
12. The police…………………... the bank robbers. They are in jail now.
13. Oh my gosh! Call the police! Someone …………………... my car!
14. Today Victor has on slacks and a sports jacket, but yesterday he …………………. jeans and a T-shirt
to work.
15. My friend told me that he had a singing dog. When the dog …………………..., I …………………... my
hand over my ears.
16. When I introduced Peter to Mary, they …………………... hands and greeted each other.
17. I …………………... the kitchen floor with a boom.
18. A bird …………………... into our apartment through an open window.
19. I caught a bird and …………………... it gently in my hands until I could put it back outside.
20. The children had a good time at the park yesterday. They …………………... the ducks small pieces of
bread.
21. My dog …………………... a hole in the yard and buried his bone.
22. Ahmed …………………... his apartment in a hurry this morning because he was late for school.
That’s why he …………………... to bring his books to class.
V. Put the verbs into the past continuous.
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ………………….……. cards.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)……………………………… dinner.
3. The kids (play)……………………………….in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)………………………………….the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)……………………………………all day.
6. While Alan (work)……………………….in his room, his friends (swim)…………………..in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )………………………………...
8. What (you / do)………………………….at this time yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)……………………………… in the park.
10. I (listen)………………………….to the radio while my sister (watch)…………………………..TV.
11. When I arrived, They (play)…………………………………cards.
12. We (study)……………………………………..English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
 GRAMMAR FOCUS – PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
I. Write the past participles of the following verbs.
1. go  ……… 11. remember……… 21. shop  ………… 31. pay  …………
2. arrive  ……… 12. decide  ………… 22. enjoy  ………… 32. happen  ………
3. fly  …………… 13. see  …………… 23. pick  ………… 33. permit  ………
4. understand …… 14. copy  ………… 24. try  ………… 34. begin  ………
5. sleep  ………… 15. sit  …………… 25. need  ………… 35. admit  ………
6. hunt  ………… 16. play  ………… 26. read  ………… 36. enter  …………
7. describe  …… 17. lay  …………… 27. come  ………… 37. obey  …………
8. plant  ………… 18. study  ………… 28. wonder  ……… 38. stop  …………
9. build  ………… 19. answer  ……… 29. prefer  ……… 39. fix  ……………
10. think  ………… 20. live  ………… 30. find  ………… 40. regret  …………
II. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) ………………………………today.
2. We (buy) ………………………………a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan) ………………………………our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you) ………………………………?
5. He (write) ……………………………… five letters.
6. She (not / see) ………………………………him for a long time.
7. (be / you) ………………………………at school?
8. School (not / start) ………………………………yet.
9. (speak / he) ……………………………… to his boss?
10. No, he (have / not) ………………………………the time yet.
III. Make questions.
1. They have talked about art at school. ………………………………………………………?
2. Jane has got a letter. ………………………………………………………………………?
3. Oliver has cooked dinner. …………………………………………………………………?
4. Caron has read seven pages. ………………………………………………………………?
5. You have heard the song 100 times. ………………………………………………………?
6. Tony has built a house. ……………………………………………………………………?
7. Avril has crossed the street at the traffic lights. …………………………………………?
8. They have never been to Australia. ………………………………………………………?
9. Rupert has dialled the number. ……………………………………………………………?
10. Betty has spent 200 euros at the shopping mall. …………………………………………?
11. They have seen him at the library. ………………………………………………………?
12. Robby Robber has robbed another bank. …………………………………………………?
13. Bill has ordered three desserts. ……………………………………………………………?
14. Clara has repeated the sentence five times. ………………………………………………?
15. Jane has asked a question. …………………………………………………………………?
IV. Complete each sentence with one of the time words in the list.
YET FOR ALREADY SINCE
In the laboratory…
1. “Haven’t you left ………………?”
2. “No. I’ve been here ………………8.00 this morning.”
3. “Have you checked the results of the experiment ………………?”
4. “Yes, I’ve ………………done that.”
5. “We’ve worked on this project ………………three weeks. Unfortunately we haven’t discovered
anything interesting ………………”
6. “No, nothing has happened ………………last Tuesday.”
7. “Yes, I know. I’ve ………………seen your report.”
8. “So I’m going to do the experiment again. But I haven’t started it ………………”
9. “Don’t bother. I’ve ………………started it. I haven’t checked ………………, but I think we’re going to
get the same results.”
V. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. I (just / finish) …………………………… my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) …………………………… five letters.
3. Tom (move) …………………………… to this town in 1994.
4. My friend (be) …………………………… in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be) …………………………… to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel) …………………………… to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) …………………………… to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) …………………………… a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) …………………………… their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
10. (you / ever / see) …………………………… a whale?
11. I …………………………… (see) three police cars this morning.
12. 1 This is my house. ~How long you (live) ……………………………here? ~
I (live) ……………………………here since 1970.
13. He (live) …………………………in London for two years and then (go) ………………………to
Edinburgh.
14. Shakespeare (write) …………………………… a lot of plays.
15. My brother (write) ………………………several plays. He just (finish) ……………………his second
tragedy.
16. I (fly) ………………………over Loch Ness last week. ~You (see) ……………………the Loch Ness
monster?
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. I have lived in Al Ain for four years.
I started………………………………………………………………
2. This is our first trip to Oman.
We have…………………………………………………………….
3. I moved into this house three years ago.
I have……………………………………………………………….
4. This is my first time to the City Center Mall.
I have……………………………………………………………….
5. The restaurant in the oasis has been open for five years.
The oasis restaurant………………………………………………..
6. I’ve never joined a gym before.
This is………………………………………………………………
7. I bought this car six months ago.
I have……………………………………………………………….
8. I've known Jill for ten years.
I first………………………………………………………………..