EXERCISES. REVIEW. 1ST BACH. CHAMIZO.

EXAM

1. Classify the following nouns into the correct suffix column. Form a new word.

-ness -tion -ment -sion -ity -ship -er/or

COOPERATE COMMUNICATE MANAGE APPRECIATE

INVOLVE DEVELOP CONCLUDE PERSUADE

WORK RESPONSIBLE SOFT FRIEND

EDUCATE SPORTSMAN NEAT GENEROUS

2. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs: MAKE/DO/LOSE.

1. My boss … a new business next month.

2. I … a mistake yesterday, because I didn’t congratulate John.

3. Don’t … any noise tonight! Children are sleeping.

4. She … interest in studying Biology. She prefers studying Archeology now.

5. I must … weight for the wedding or I won’t fit in my new skirt.

3. Complete the sentences with the Gerund or the Infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I like … (listen) to classical music.

2. … (learn) about other cultures is fun.

3. She stopped … (act) last year.

4. I hope … (see) you again soon.

5. I’m tired of … (eat) the same food every day.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition: by, about, with, at, of.

1. Helen was surprised … her boyfriend with a bunch of beautiful flowers.

2. I’m good … tennis. I won the last tournament.

3. She isn’t fond … animals. She is afraid … dogs.

4. They got bored … the film last weekend.

5. Were you insulted … your pupil last week?

5. Choose the correct adjective.

1. Paul was really interesting/interested in reading novels.

2. James has got a bored/boring friend at school. He never likes going out with James.

3. Have you been frightening/frightened with the news? I couldn’t believe it.

4. They were watching a very excited/exciting documentary about wild animals.

5. Peter’s mother is really disappointed/disappointing with his last exam results. They were
terrible!

6. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

LOOK AFTER GET OUT OF GET ON WITH LOOK INTO

LOOK FORWARD TO GET AWAY LOOK FOR

1. James wants to … the difficult year he is living. He is very upset.

2. Mary is trying to … her sister in law, although she is very unkind.

3. Can you … my baby? I’m working this afternoon and there isn’t anybody at home.

4. Paul must … finding a new job. He is unemployed now.

5. The police has stopped to … the case, because the guilty has confessed.

6. Do you usually … your car? No, I always remember where it is.

7. Susan didn’t … from her house when she was a teenager.

7. Complete the sentences with the correct verbal form of the verbs in the box.

arrive agree suffer hear listen

1. Don’t .......... to what he says. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
2. Who is Tom Hart? I have no idea. I’ve never ........ of him.
3. Sally is often not well. She ........ from very bad headaches.
4. We ............. at Madrid at five o’clock yesterday.
5. I usually .............. with my father.

8. Complete each sentence using who/whom/whose/where.

1. What’s the name of the man ........... car you borrowed?
2. A cemetery is a place ............. people are buried.
3. A pacifist is a person ............. believes that all wars are wrong.
4. An orphan is a child ............ parents are dead.
5. What was the name of the person to .................. you spoke on the phone?
6. The place ............... we spent our holidays was really beautiful.
7. This school is only for children ............. first language is not English.
9. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
1. That house reminds me ............ a castle.
2. I’m thinking ............... going on holiday next weekend.
3. Sue were waiting .............. Paul for twenty minutes.
4. Scientists have concentrated ............ discovering the vaccine.
5. Jenny didn’t talk ......... Mary ........... the problem they had.

10. Read the situations. Use a relative clause. Use commas where necessary.
1. there’s a woman living next door to me. She’s a doctor.
the woman .................................................

2. I’ve got a brother called Rob. He lives in Australia . He’s a doctor.

My brother Rob.....................................................

3. There was a strike at the car factory. It began ten days ago. It is now over.
The strike at the car factory...........................................

4. I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it now.

I’ve found ...................................................................

5. London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling.
The population of London............................................

6. A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them had athe necessary
qualifications.
Few of ...............................................................................