FIRST TERM EXAM

1. TENSE REVIEW. Complete the text with any suitable tense form of the verbs in brackets.

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She (1)…………………………. (make) clothes ever since she (2)…………………………. (be) a young girl. She (3)…………………………. (get) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She (4)…………………………. (sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she (5)…………………………. (have) a brilliant idea for a design. After (6) …………………………. (speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she (7)…………………………. (open) her own little workshop. Now she (8)…………………………. (make) lots of money. Next year she (9)…………………………. (open) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She (10)…………………………. (sell) clothes to a lot of famous people, including film stars and singers, and she (11)…………………………. (think) she will be very rich soon.

2. Rewrite the sentences using the words below.

1 I advise you not to use your real name in a chatroom.

You ………………………………………………………………………………………………

2 It’s obvious that those seats are ours.

Those seats ………………………………………………………………………………………

3 The school has not given us permission to play video games during class.

We ………………………………………………………………………………………………

4 It’s not obligatory to study a foreign language.

I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

5 It’s possible that your computer has a virus.

Your computer ……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Complete the sentences with the perfect form of a modal and the bold verbs.

1 I sent Matt an email about the concert tonight, but he’s not here. He ……………

(see) my email.

2 We had the money so we …………… (stay) another day at the festival,

but we decided to come home.

3 They got lost in the mountains. They …………… (take) a map.

4 The storm was absolutely terrible. You …………… (be) very frightened in the plane.

5 I …………… (send) Jessica Tom’s address because she already had it.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

1 Did Paul remember …………… (invite) Diana to the party? We want her to come.

2 Kelly took up running as a teenager and she went on …………… (win) an Olympic medal.

3 They regret …………… (move) house.

4 Do you remember …………… (see) that film last year?

5 I can’t carry on. Can we stop …………… (have) a rest?

5. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST SENTENCE.

1. He wasn’t tall enough to be a policeman

He was……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. She was so tired she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

She was……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. He spent hours wallpapering the sitting room.

It took………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. These tests have to be corrected.

These tests …………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Mr Smith is the owner of this house.

This house………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. You are not allowed to leave until the exam has finished.

You ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. Although he is rich, he is mean.

In ………………………………………………………………………………………………......

8. As you feel weak, you should cancel your trip.

I suggest………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. It’s been over a month since she phoned me.

She ………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. Let’s go shopping in town.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. WRITE THE OPPOSITES(USING THE PREFIXES)

1. Honest …………………….

2. Legally …………………….

3. Possible …………………….

4. Tolerant …………………….

5. Regularly …………………….

6. Logically …………………….

7. Polite …………………….

8. True …………………….

9. Moral …………………….

10. Responsible …………………….

7. WRITE QUESTIONS FOR THE SENTENCES BELOW.

1. This record costs 10€.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Josh left the window open.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Megan has been to Australia.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Chris saved a little girl.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The Maths test was difficult.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. It took me two hours to finish the report.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Rachel’s grandmother was a famous actress.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Walter stole a wallet.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. WRITE A COMPOSITION (ABOUT 80-100 WORDS) TALKING ABOUT YOUR POINT OF VIEW ABOUT CHRISTMAS: IS IT A BUSINESS OR A RELIGIOUS MATTER?