Name: _________________________

Class: XI
TEST PAPER
1. I (learn) _______________ English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work)______________ hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not /
be) ________________ really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) _______________ my English exam successfully next year, I (study)
____________________ harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) _________________me on a language course to
London..
5.
5. It (be) _______________ great and I (think) _______________ I (learn) ________________a
lot.
6. Before I (go)_____________ to London, I (not / enjoy)_______________ learning English.
7. But while I (do) __________________the language course, I (meet) ______________ lots of young
people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) _________________ how important it (be) _________________ to speak foreign
languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) ___________________ much more fun learning English than I (have) _____________
before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) _______________ English grammar.

2. Match the sentences 1-5 to sentences a) e) below.

1. Youve been on the computer all evening.
2. I found out that Jenny had borrowed my mobile phone without my permission.
3. Every time I open my mouth, I say something really stupid.
4. I dont mind your music, but it is a bit too loud.
5. Your exams are next month.
a) If only I wasnt so bad at expressing myself.
b) I wish shed asked me first.
c) Its high time you started doing some serious work.
d) Id rather you turned it down.
e) Its time you turned it off.
2) Rephrase the following sentences:
a) They lost their house keys and they also lost their passports.
Not only____________________________________________
b) She mustnt enter that room.
Under no circumstances ________________________________
c) They didnt say hello until they saw us.
Only after __________________________________________
d) I have just finished my homework when my little sister spilt milk on my notebook.

(10 points)

Hardly_______________________________________________
e) You are not to touch the exhibits.
On no condition _______________________________________
(15 points)
(I)

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
1. My legal advisers have told me not to say any more at this time.
I have ..
2. It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
The Chinese .

(III)

3. The police have issued a description of the wanted man.

A description .
Make one sentence from the sentences given, beginning as shown. Make any other necessary
changes. Omit any unnecessary relative pronouns:
E.g. We eventually caught the train. It was one that stops at every station.
The train (that/which) we eventually caught was one that stops at

every station.

1. I noticed that the door was open. I decided to go in. This turned out to be a mistake.
Noticing
2. Pauline asked me a question. I had no reply to it.
Pauline asked me
3. He rushed out of the room. He was shouting at the top of his voice. This was typical.
Shouting ..

VI. Write a 250 descriptive essay about the person you admire most.

45 p.