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9th Grade C 1st Semester

I. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences: Celts, Roman roads, months, legions, Britain, Rome, Hadrian's Wall Around 55 B.C. the Romans conquered the southern part of (1)They did not conquered Scotland. They introduced the law as well as the costumes of the great empire. They built in Britain a system of very good (2)..which have survived to this day. In order to protect themselves from the avenging raid of the (3)..in the north they built great fortifications such as (4).. By the end of the 4th century, (5)had to withdraw its (6).. as the Roman Empire itself was in trouble. The Romans gave the names of all (7)..in English and some of the British laws are based on Roman laws. II. Make sentences using the present perfect continuous tense with for and since:
1. He / play computer games / more than an hour 2. I/ try / to phone you / half an hour 3. Carl Schmidt / play football / for Brazil / start of the season 4. Your sister / live in Florida / over a year 5. I / watch this film / 6 oclock 6. He / talk on the phone / breakfast 7. I / collect / stamps / I was seven. 8. The chicken / cook / in the oven / about twenty minutes 9. He / clean his motorbike / two hours 10. We / wait to see the doctor / 9 oclock III. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect Simple Tense: The police suspected that Brian (break) _________________ the window of his house because he wanted to make them believe that a burglar (steal) ____________________ his valuable jewels. They thought that Brian (do) ____________________ this because he needed the money. However, they didnt know that Brian (fly) ___________________ to Brazil the week before and that he was abroad when the burglary took place. David knew he (see) _________________ her before. Ellen was sure she (forget) ______________________ to take her umbrella with her. What _________ she (do) _____________ that made her mother so angry? Charlie understood that his sister (not buy) ____________________ the newspaper for him. I suddenly remembered I (not take) _____________________ the dog for a walk yet. We realised we (break) ___________________ the window with our football.

IV. You visited London last week. Describe what you have seen and visited there.