MALTEPE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

MODULE B PRACTICESHEET 9 APRIL , 2010

PART A: VOCABULARY

1. Complete the text below with the correct form of the words in capitals.

A) Many people consider FRIENDSHIP to be the FRIEND

most important RELATIONSHIP they can have. RELATION
It is WONDERFUL to have a friend you can talk WONDER
to and share VALUABLE experiences with. VALUE
However, it is important to choose friends
CAREFUL. CARE
An ideal friend should be THOUGHTFUL THOUGHT
and when any difficulties arise, hopefully they are there
for us. Of course, there will be times when we might be
DOUBTFUL of our friends. But, we should DOUBT
always talk things through in a SENSIBLE SENSE
way and find a solution to our problems. Moreover,
we should be careful not to be DISTRUTHFUL TRUTH
Without honesty, the bond between friends is
USEFUL and not worth anything at all. USE

B) Gary is a STUDENT. He is studying History STUDY

at university because he wants to become a TEACHER. TEACH
He believes that EDUCATION is something of great EDUCATE
IMPORTANCE. IMPORTANT
He has EXAMINATION every two months, and this makes EXAMINE
him feel tired sometimes. He often stays up very late
doing REVISION and he spends lots of time in the REVISE
library looking for ADDITIONAL books which may ADDITION
be HELPFUL in his studies. He does a lot of HELP
PREPARATION before every exam. Hopefully, one day PREPARE
he will have a SUCCESSFUL teaching career. SUCCESS

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2. Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space.
A.

Although we are all natural born liars, most of us think that lying IS
bad. However, psychologists argue that lying is AS important as
other social skills. We learn THE art of lying at an early age and we
also learn how to read people’s reactions and response. FOR
example, if someone is avoiding direct eye contact with us, we think
that this person is lying so we might lie, too. Also, it is a fact that
women are MUCH more skillful liars THAN men. Despite this,
women are more affected by the other people’s feelings, so they have more sympathy FOR
them. As a result, women are MORE willing to have an honest conversation.

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B.

Tom has ALWAYS wanted to become a social worker. This is

because he loves helping people and giving THEM advice. He
is a keen listener WHO gives his friends his full attention when
they tell him ABOUT their problems. He is also very creative
and comes up WITH solutions that no one else has thought
of. One day he hopes TO work with other people to create a
support group FOR street children. He has noticed that many
poor children beg on the streets, and that they are usually
homeless and have no one to take care OF them. He feels
that we cannot ignore social problems as they ARE not going
to disappear. Instead we should deal WITH those problems and we
should participate in our communities.

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3. Complete the text with the correct form of the words / phrases in the box. There are
three extra words / phrases which you do not need to use.

patience enhance privilege exhaustion go after

awareness seek face motivation alert mental

Ever since I was a child I had dreamt of becoming a teacher as I

love kids a lot. So, I WENT AFTER my dream and I finally made
it come true. Since last year, I have been working as a teacher at
a school in a small village. I actually regard it as a PRIVILEGE to
be able to do what I have always wanted to do. However, I didn’t
realise how difficult being a teacher would be. I now know that it
takes a lot of PATIENCE since some kids seem unwilling or unable to understand what I’m
saying. Sometimes I think they just aren’t ALERT or lack the MOTIVATION. So, I’m constantly
SEEKING new ways to interest them in the lesson and to ENHANCE their learning. Believe me,
it is not easy and on most days I go home with a feeling of total EXHAUSTION.

PART B: GRAMMAR

1. Read the text below and complete each blank with one word. All missing words are auxilary
verbs. (is, was, have, has, had,do, does, did..etc)

My life HAS improved a lot since last year. You see, before that I
HAVE been working in the same job for five years and I WAS
beginning to feel bored. I WAS getting ready to apply for another
job when one day my boss called me into her Office. “Our
company IS planning to expand overseas,” she said. “We ARE
thinking of starting with Spain, therefore we will BE needing some
of our best employees to support our new branch there. DO you
think you would be interested in a transfer?” Naturally I accepted,
although at the time I DID not know that they WERE also going to
promote me to assistant manager. By the end of this month, I will
have been living in Madrid for a year. You can’t imagine how exciting my life WILL become.

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2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A) This time next month, Joan WILL HAVE GRADUATED from university. She HAS
STUDIED photography for four years. Joan IS LOOKING FORWARD TO finishing her
studies as she HAS ALREADY FOUND a job as a photographer for a travel magazine.
She cannot believe that in two months she WILL BE on her first assignment and that she
WILL TRAVEL to Egypt to take pictures of the Pyramids.

B) Mrs Thompson WAS WALKING down the street, pushing her baby son in his pram.
Suddenly, she HEARD someone calling her name. She LOOKED all around, but she
couldn’t see anyone she HAD KNOWN/ KNEW. Puzzled, she CARRIED ON walking. As
she WAS GOING along the street, she glanced behind her and SAW a young woman
following her and waving her hand. Mrs Thompson STOPPED. As the woman WAS
GETTING/GOT closer, Mrs Thompson REALISED who she was. It was a friend who she
HADN’T SEEN for many years!

3. Underline the correct tense.

1. Computec is holding / holds a five-day seminar on computers for all its employees next

week.

2. No wonder the phone bills are so high! You always talk / are always talking on the phone!

3. What perfume are you wearing? It smells / is smelling lovely.

4. Did you arrive / Were you arriving at the airport on time?

5. Nicole is closing / closed the Windows, sets / set the alarm and left / was leaving the

house.

6. Did your grandfather use to go / went birdwatching when he was a young man?

7. The news is / are on every night at six o’clock.

8. The dolphins / Dolphins are known for both their intelligence and playfulness.

9. We regret to inform / informing you that you have not passed the test.

10. Joining / To join a club is a great way of meeting new people.

11. He completely forgot pay /to pay the bills last month.

13. Alison, you mustn’t / might not touch those files.

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14. Might / Must I use your mobile phone, please?

15. What about / Shall we invite the Tildons round for lunch on Sunday?

16. Carmen arrived at the office most / a bit earlier than everyone else.

17. Are you cooking chickens / chicken for diner tonight?

18. Please Mum, let me go to the dance. I won’t come /am not coming home late, I promise.

19. You had better to start / start studying for the exam.

20. The teacher made me to stay/ stay after school to finish my homework.

21. By the time they arrived / were arriving at the airport, their plane had already taken off.

22. Samuel has just entered / had just entered the house when the phone started ringing.

23. If you behave / will behave yourself, Dad may take you to the park.

24. If I went / would go to bed earlier, I wouldn’t be late for work so often.

25. Bob and Maria are late. They might / can’t have missed the bus.

26. Neither Laura nor / and Georgia has been to Italy.

4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given in bold.

1. The station is far away; we can’t go there on foot. near

The station IS NOT NEAR ENOUGH FOR us to go on foot.

2. The curry was so spicy that I couldn’t eat it. too

The curry was TOO SPICY TO eat.

3. I’d rather wear glasses than contact lenses. Prefer

I PREFER WEARING GLASSES TO contact lenses.

4. I stopped drinking coffee as it was bad for my stomach. Gave

I GAVE UP DRINKING coffee as it was bad for my stomach.

5. Anna managed to finish the race. Succeeded

Anna SUCCEEDED IN FINISHING the race.

6. Paula would rather wear jeans than skirt. Prefer

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 Paula PREFERS WEARING JEANS TO skirts.

7. It is five years since I painted my bedroom. Have

I HAVEN’T PAINTED my bedroom for five years.

8. Tom started learning Spanish ten years ago. Been

Tom HAS BEEN LEARNING SPANISH FOR ten years.

9. It was the first time she had met a famous person. Never

She HAD NEVER MET A FAMOUS PERSON before.

10. The iron was so old that it wasn’t worth repairing. Point

The iron was so old that THERE WAS NO POINT IN repairing it.

11. You can come with me but you must be quiet. Long

You can come with me AS LONG AS YOU KEEP quiet.

12. I don’t think it is a good idea to buy another coat. Were

If I WERE YOU, I wouldn’t buy another coat.

13. Unless he calls me, we won’t meet for lunch. Does

If HE DOESN’T CALL ME, we won’t meet for lunch.

14. She didn’t take an umbrella and got wet. Had

If she HAD TAKEN AN UMBRELLA, she wouldn’t have got wet.

15. If I knew how to drive a car, I would have got the job. Wish

I WISH I KNEW HOW TO DRIVE a car.

16. Sara wants to join a gym, but she hasn’t got enough time. Wish

She WISHES SHE HAD enough time to join a gym.

17. What a pity you didn’t come with us. Only

If ONLY YOU HAD COME with us.

18. It was difficult to persuade Janet to go to the party. Difficulty

I HAD DIFFICULTY IN PERSUADING Janet to go to the party.

19. Dickens wrote the book she is reading. Was

The book she is reading WAS WRITTEN BY Dickens.

20. The dessert was so nice that we had a second helping. Such

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 It was SUCH A NICE DESSERT THAT we had a second helping.

21. I don’t want to go sailing because of the weather. Rather

I WOULD RATHER NOT GO SAILING because of the weather.

22. Art doesn’t interest George. İnterested

George ISN’T INTERESTED IN art.

23. I’m sure Kevin didn’t do anything wrong. Have

Kevin CAN’T HAVE DONE anything wrong.

24. Perhaps they left the documents at home. Have

They MAY / MIGHT / COULD HAVE LEFT the documents at home.

25. I’m sure he is preparing his presentation. Be

He MUST BE PREPARING his presentation.

26. Why don’t you clean up the mess? Ought

You OUGHT TO CLEAN UP the mess.

27. It wasn’t necessary for Pauline to finish her work yesterday. Have

Pauline DIDN’T HAVE TO FINISH her work yesterday.

28. Perhaps Tina is in the library. Be

Tina MAY / MIGHT / COULD BE IN the library.

28. Take a jacket with you; it may get chilly later. Case

Take a jacket with you IN CASE IT GETS chilly later.

29. Let’s try making some bread today. We

Shall WE MAKE SOME bread today?

30. My parents didn’t allow me to walk home alone. Cannot

“You CANNOT WALK home alone,” my parents said.

31. I’ve never seen such an extraordinary painting. The

It’s THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY PAINTING I’ve ever seen.

32. The ruby earrings are more valuable than the pearl earrings. As

The pearl earrings ARE NOT AS VALUABLE AS the ruby earrings.

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33. I had finished the report before Sandra came. Been

The report HAD BEEN FINISHED before Sandra came.

34. Felix is fixing the leaking tap. Being

The LEAKING TAP IS BEING FIXED by Felix.

35. Please finish the Project by Friday. Must

The PROJECT MUST BE FINISHED by Friday.