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FIRST TEST IN ENGLISH 2

UNITS 1-5
Name: _____________________________________________
Department, index: ___________________________________

I Grammar
I Turn the given sentences into passive:
1. The English dont eat much bread.
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2. Somebody will inform you about the results.
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3. The waiter was serving dinner when I came in.
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4. Everybody can do this test easily.
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5. When did they build this bridge?
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II A re the verbs in the following article passive or active? Complete the gaps with the correct form of the
verb in brackets. Remember to use the correct tense.
Over a million pounds worth of jewellery ________________(steal) from a private home in Chelsea,
London. It ________________(believe) that the robbery ________________(happen) late last night while
the owners __________________(attend) a party in another part of London. Three men ___________
( see) outside the house at about midnight last night.
III Report the given sentences:
1. Come before it gets dark!, said father to his son.
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2. Please, dont tell my mom about my marks! , Jill asked Tom.
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3. I hope I will see you next summer. , Ann said to Tim.
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4. Where were you yesterday? , my friend wanted to know.
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5. Are you having an exam tomorrow? , Tina wondered.
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IV Fill in using relative pronouns:
1. A modem is a piece of computer ______________sends information along telephone wires.
2. A technophobe is a person __________doesnt like machines.
3. Hes a person _____________life is dominated by computers.
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4. This is the house ___________I was talking you about.
5. Easter is a time _________________families get together.
IV Give the appropriate question tags:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The football match is boring, ______________?

The shops will be closed, _________________?
Most shops dont work on Sundays, _____________?
You havent finished yet, _______________?
I can go now, ___________?

V Circle the correct participle

1. Last night Mary went to a restaurant and her boyfriend was very rude to the waiter- it was so
embarrassing/ embarrassed.
2. Your story is fascinated/fascinating. I wasnt expecting such an ending.
3. John is very surprised/surprising because hes just found out that his sister is foing to marry his
best friend.
4. She feels very depressing/depressed because shes failed an exam.
5. Its so terrifying/terrified to take part in criminal activities.
VI Fill in with the missing forms
infinitive
speak
teach
eat
hear
know

Past tense

Past participle

Written
became
swim
found
Drunk
meet

II Vocabulary
I Complete the sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in brackets:

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1. In the contemporary society men have become more ________________(EMOTION) than they
used to be.
2. We should all eat ______________(HEALTH) food in order to be fit.
3. His ________________(GUILTY) in the case was undeniable.
4. It was an obvious_________________(DECEIVE) . His wife didnt believe a word he said.
5. Every sportsman needs hard ________________(TRAIN)

II Circle the word which best fits the blank space:

1. The name Reebok comes form a type of animal called __________ in African.
a) tiger
b) giraffe
c) gazelle d) snake.
2. A CV should include ___________________.
a) personal data
b) your feelings
d) plans for your holiday
d) future life intentions
3. According to certain researches it is ______________to detect lies.
a) easy
b) not difficult
c) not easy
d) boring.
4. Mc Donalds Restaurants have ____________the world for ever.
a) altered
b) dominate
c) caused
d) stretch
5. Will Smith has learned a great deal of discipline and ________________ in his childhood due to
his strict father.
a) carelessness
b) perform
c) success
d) commitment

IV Give the synonymous words or expressions for the given words/expressions:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

merge ____________________________
emphasize ________________________
show off _________________________
crucially _________________________
smart ____________________________

III Comprehension

Going shopping
Mrs Smith is going shopping with her
son. They are looking for a present for Mr

Smith's birthday. Mrs Smith wants to buy him a

new camera and Tom wants to buy him a jumper.

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They drive to the department store on the high
street. Mrs Smith uses the elevator to go to the
Electrical Department on the third floor and Tom
takes the stairs up to the Men's Clothing
Department
on
the
first
floor.
When she gets to the Electrical
Department she finds that cameras are sold in the
Photography Department on the ground floor.
She takes the elevator down and asks the
sales assistant there for some help. She doesn't
know much about cameras and needs some

advice. He recommends an automatic camera by

Olympus, but it is too expensive.
She asks him if he has anything a little
cheaper and he tells her about a special offer on
the Pentax range. It still seems expensive so she
thanks the assistant and decides to shop around
first.
Meanwhile, Tom is looking at the jumpers.
He only has 10 to spend so he can't afford most
of them. He sees his mother and they decide to
go to the smaller shops round the corner.

Comprehension check
1. Who is going shopping?
A) mother and son
B) father and son
C) brother and sister
D) boyfriend and girlfriend
2. What does Tom want to buy?
A) electrical equipment
B) clothes/garment
C) a book
D) nothing, hes just watching
3. Mrs Smith
A) asks the assistant for help.
B) asks the assistant for money.
C) doesnt ask the assistant anything.
D) asks Tom for advice.
4. The cameras .
A) are very cheap.
B) are on the third floor.
C) are all automatic.
D) cost a lot of money.