Institute of Foreign Languages

Test of English Level IV

MOCK TEST
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Put the verb in brackets into the correct form, active or passive:

Dear Julie,
I _________________________ (arrive) in London three days ago. I
_________________________ (stay) with a family in a suburb of York. Theyre really
nice. Mr Jones _________________________ (work) in York. Mrs Jones has just had a
baby, so she ___________________________ (not work) at the moment. I havent asked
her what she does yet, but I ________________________ (think) she is an accountant.
I ________________________ (have) a good time here although everything is
very expensive. Yesterday, I _______________________ (take) a train to York to do
some sightseeing. Something really embarrassing happened while I
_____________________ (be) there. After I ___________________________ (visit) the Viking
Museum, I ___________________________ (decide) to do some shopping. Earlier in the
day, I ___________________________ (see) a beautiful sweater in department store, so
I _________________________ (go) back to buy it. The shop assistant was putting it
into a bag when I realized that I _________________________ (forget) my purse with
my credit cards! I couldnt buy it after all.
Anyway, after that I ________________________ (go) to York Minister. I have
never seen such a beautiful cathedral! It ____________________________ (build)
between 1200 and 1470. In 1984 it was struck by lightning during a storm, and
there ________________________ (be) a terrible fire. But theyve rebuilt it since then.
While
I
_____________________________
(walk)
back
to
the
station,
I
_____________________________ (meet) Frank. Do you remember him? I havent heard
from him for over a year. When we last saw him, he _____________________________
(work) in a bank. Now he is studying English here at the same school as me! What
a coincidence! Last night we ________________________ (go) to the cinema together
and saw a horror film. Frank was terrified, but I really enjoyed it!
Thats all the news about me for now. Write soon and tell me about your
holiday in Portugal. What ___________________________ (be) Lisbon like? Write back
soon.
Love, Claudia
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II

Future forms
(will, shall, be going to, present continuous, present simple, might)
1. Im sorry I cant come tonight. George _____________________________ (take)
me out.
2. Ive got a headache.
I ____________________________________ (bring) you an aspirin.
3. Where _______________________________ (you/go) on holiday?
I dont know yet. The children have learnt some Spanish, so we
_______________________________ (go) to Spain. And you?
We _________________________________ (go) to Russia. We would like to see
Moscow. They say its one of the most beautiful cities in the world!
Thats a good idea! I ____________________________ (ask) John to think about
it, too!
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III

Modal verbs (positive or negative)

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IV

Stephanie _____________________ walk when she was 2 years old.

Those men look alike. They ________________________ be brothers.
Im really tired. You ____________________________ go to bed early
tonight.
You ________________________________ to take those books out of the
library.
You _________________________________ get up early tomorrow. Its a holiday.
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Verb patterns

Dear Claudia,
Thanks for your letter. Im pleased ____________________________ (hear) that youre
having a good time in York. How is the English course going? Do you have to do
lots of homework? Whats your teacher like? Is he friendly?
I had a wonderful time in Japan, My friend Akiko, invited me
__________________________ (stay) with her family in Kyoto. Akikos family were
incredibly kind and hospitable, and wouldnt let me _____________________ (pay) for
anything. I loved ____________________________ (visit) the temples and gardens the
autumn colours were quite spectacular. Ill send you some photos when Ive had
them developed.
Give my love to Frank when you see him. Hope _________________________ (see) you
soon!
Love,
Julia.
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V

Translate the sentences:

1. Kada sam stigao kuci, djeca su vec bila legla.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Kako ona izgleda?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Tinejdzeri ne moraju da rade.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Sta si radio kada je zazvonio telefon?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Zao mi je, ne mogu te prebaciti do stanice. Kola su mi na opravci. (to service)
_____________________________________________________________________
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VI

Prepositions

Last night I was _____ the kitchen when I lost my glasses. I looked ___ all the
shelves and ___ all the cupboards. I thought Id put them ____ one of the drawers,
but they werent there. They certainly werent _____ the table or ____ the floor, ___
the sofa or ___ it. Had I left them _____ work? Were they ___ the car? Then I realized
where they were. They were ___ my nose.
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