Revision Test

(Time: 60 minutes)

Name: ________________________________________. Mark: __________

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence
1. Could you tell me _________ you don’t like living in a big city?
a. how b. when c. where d. why
2. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
3. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
4. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
5. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
6. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus
a. gave/had missed b. gave/missed c. had given/missed d. had given/had
missed
7. Andrew and Mary _________ married in May
a. will be b. are going to be c. are getting d. get
8. Our friends _________ meet us at the airport tonight
a. are b. are going to c. go to d. will be to
9. _________ you lend me your calculator for some minutes, please?
a. Should b. Will c. Need d. Must
10. He _________ very heavily, but he gave it up last year
a. use to smoke b. used to smoke c. used smoking d. usually smoked
11. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need _________
a. to clean b. cleaned c. cleaner d. cleaning
12. If he _________ come soon, I’m not going to wait
a. isn’t b. didn’t c. doesn’t d. hasn’t
13. I wish I _________ in a big house with a beautiful garden
a. lived b. live c. living d. am living
14. _________ in a foreign country can be very difficult
a. Live b. Living c. Lived d. To living
15. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated b. translated
c. have been translated d. were being translated
16. Uncle Ho spent all his life fighting _________ the Independence of our country
a. for b. over c. against d. with
17. The winter is coming, it is getting _________
a. more cold b. the more cold c. colder and colder d. the most cold
18. Praja returned home as _________ as he could
a. quick b. quicker c. quickest d. quickly
19. That is the man _________ told me the bad news
a. who b. whom c. whose d. which
20. Miss White sang very _________ at my birthday party last night
a. beauty b. beautify c. beautifully d. beautiful

II. Complete the sentences

21. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
22. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
23. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the
Daily News
24. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in
the New Forest this weekend.
25. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France.
26. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come)
_____________ back
27. I am hoping _________ (stop) _________ (work) at the factory soon.
86. We usually (go) _________ to the library three times a week, but last week we (go)
_________ twice
28. I listened ______ the news ______ the radio.
29. Bill is (good) ________________ than you thought
30. Mr. Bush is the (delightful) ________________ person I have ever know

III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
before it
31. I have never read such a romantic story
This is __________________________________________________________________
32. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time ____________________________________________________________
33. We don’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead
Instead of _______________________________________________________________
34. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house
We can _________________________________________________________________
35. We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If ______________________________________________________________________
36. Jane can swim further than I can
I can’t __________________________________________________________________
37. Tom is the best football player in this team
Nobody _________________________________________________________________
38. The city that we were born in is very large
The city ________________________________________________________________
39. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edingburgh
It’s a ___________________________________________________________________
40. It’s difficult to get a good job.
Getting a good job ________________________________________________________
41. “Cook it in butter” Mrs. Brown said to her daughter
Mrs. Brown told __________________________________________________________
42. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking
No sooner _______________________________________________________________

IV. Join the following pairs of sentences. You may use the word given in the bracket.
43. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when)
_______________________________________________________________________
44. Did you see the letter? It came yesterday morning
_______________________________________________________________________
45. The man called the police. His wallet was stolen
_______________________________________________________________________
46. We didn’t enjoy our holiday. The weather was bad (so, because)
_______________________________________________________________________
47. Simon couldn’t come to the meeting. He was busy (therefore)
_______________________________________________________________________
48. He has no ticket. He can’t get into the cinema (since)
_______________________________________________________________________
49. He continued to run. He felt very tired (even though)
_______________________________________________________________________
50. Nam will pass the exam. He studies hard (if)
_______________________________________________________________________