Exam Review

By Miss Vivi

Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

The Segway 1 __________________________________ (invent) by Dean Kamen in

2001. The device 2___________________________________(operate) by the user
shifting weight forwards and backwards on a platform. When the
handlebars 3______________________________ (turn), the device moves left or
right. The Segway 4__________________________________ (drive) by an electric
motor and can travel up to 20.1 km/h. Since their invention, Segways
5__________________________________ (use) in theme parks, warehouses, airports
and even by the police. However, in spite of optimistic sales predictions,
only 50,000 devices 6__________________________________(buy) by 2009. At
present, in many countries you
7 ________________________________ (not allow) to use Segways on public roads. If
this changes in the future, undoubtedly many more
8____________________________________ (sell). In 2010, the Segway company
9____________________________________ (purchase) by James Heselden.
Unfortunately, he 10____________________________________ (kill) later that year
when he rode his Segway over a cliff.

Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

was invented
The Segway 1 __________________________________
(invent) by Dean Kamen in
2001. The device 2___________________________________(operate)
by the user
is operated
shifting weight forwards and backwards on a platform. When the
are turned
handlebars 3______________________________
(turn), the device moves left or
right. The Segway 4__________________________________
(drive) by an electric
is driven
motor and can travel up to 20.1 km/h. Since their invention, Segways
have been used
5__________________________________
(use) in theme parks, warehouses, airports
and even by the police. However, in spite of optimistic sales predictions,
had been bought
only 50,000 devices 6__________________________________(buy)
by 2009. At
present, in many countries you
arent allowed
7 ________________________________
(not allow) to use Segways on public roads. If
this changes in the future, undoubtedly many more
will be sold
8____________________________________
(sell). In 2010, the Segway company
9____________________________________
(purchase) by James Heselden.
was purchased
was killed
Unfortunately, he 10____________________________________
(kill) later that year.

Complete the questions with the correct passive form of

the verbs in brackets.

1 How do you feel if your bus or train ________________________(delay)?

2 ______________________________ (you / drive) to school this morning?
3 ___________________________________ (you / pick up) after school today?
4 Do you know when the next Tour de France
________________________________________________(hold)?
5 Do you think most car accidents __________________ (cause) by men?
6 ____________________________________ (you/involve) in a traffic accident?
7 ______________________________________________ (your luggage / search) by
customs the last time you travelled by plane?
8 Do you know someone who______________________________ (give) a fine
for speeding?
9 If you found out your new bike ______________________________ (steal),
how would you feel?
10 Do you think you ______________________________ (teach) to drive by
your mum or dad in the future?

Complete the questions with the correct passive form of

the verbs in brackets.

1 How do you feel if your bus or train ________________________(delay)?

is delayed

2 ______________________________
(you / drive) to school this morning?
Were you driven

3 ___________________________________
Are you being picked up (you / pick up) after school today?

4 Do you know when the next Tour de France

________________________________________________(hold)?
will be held/ is being held
are caused (cause) by men?
5 Do you think most car accidents __________________
6Have
____________________________________
you (ever) been involved(you/involve) in a traffic accident?
7 ______________________________________________
(your luggage / search) by
Was your luggage searched
customs the last time you travelled by plane?
8 Do you know someone who______________________________
(give) a fine
has been given
for speeding?
had been stolen
9 If you found out your new bike ______________________________
(steal),
how would you feel?
10 Do you think you ______________________________
(teach) to drive by
will be taught
your mum or dad in the future?

Complete the second conditional questions with the correct

form of the verbs in brackets.

1 If you___________________________ (discover) a new planet, what

_____________________________ (you / call) it?
2 What _____________________________ (you / do) if you _____________________________
(find out) your best friends boy / girlfriend was seeing someone else?
3 If you ______________________ (be) a superhero, which special power
________________________ (you / possess)?
4 How ________________________ (life / be) different if everyone
_______________________(earn) the same salary?
5 If you____________________ (have to) lose one of your senses, which one
_______________________(you / choose)?
6 What _________________________(you / do) if you _____________________(see) one of your
classmates shoplifting?
7 What _____________________________ (happen) if animals ___________________________
(can) suddenly speak?

Complete the second conditional questions with the correct

form of the verbs in brackets.
discovered
1 If you___________________________
(discover) a new planet, what
_____________________________
(you / call) it?
would you call
2 What _____________________________
(you / do) if you _____________________________
would you do
found out
(find out) your best friends boy / girlfriend was seeing someone else?
were
3 If you ______________________
(be) a superhero, which special power
would
you possess(you / possess)?
________________________
would life be (life / be) different if everyone
4 How ________________________
_______________________(earn)
the same salary?
earned
5 If you____________________
(have to) lose one of your senses, which one
had to
would
you choose
_______________________(you
/ choose)?
would you do
saw
6 What _________________________(you
/ do) if you _____________________(see)
one of your
classmates shoplifting?
7 What _____________________________
(happen) if animals ___________________________
could
would happen
(can) suddenly speak?

Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Tomorrow, the dentist is pulling out my tooth.
Tomorrow,
I___________________________________________________________________________
Does someone clean the classroom every day?
___________________________________________________________________________
Builders have built a swimming pool in Toms garden.
Tom _______________________________________________________________________
The vet didnt microchip Susans dog.
Susan______________________________________________________________________
Is someone going to cut down your trees?
___________________________________________________________________________
Luckily, nobody had stolen Fionas scooter.
Luckily, Fiona_________________________________________________________________

Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Tomorrow, the dentist is pulling out my tooth.
Tomorrow,_____________________________________________________________
Im having my tooth pulled out.
Does someone clean the classroom every day?
______________________________________________________________________
Is the classroom cleaned everyday?
Builders have built a swimming pool in Toms garden.
Tom __________________________________________________________________
has had a swimming pool built.
The vet didnt microchip Susans dog.
Susan_________________________________________________________________
didnt have her dog microchipped.
Is someone going to cut down your trees?
Are you going to have your trees cut down?
______________________________________________________________________
Luckily, nobody had stolen Fionas scooter.
hadnt had her scooter stolen.
Luckily, Fiona___________________________________________________________

Put a tick next to the sentences which are right and correct the
ones that are incorrect.
1 I have my house redecorated at the moment. The place is a
complete mess!
______________________________________________________________________________________
2 Have you seen Shelley? Shes had her hair permed yesterday. It looks
ridiculous!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 Did you have your wedding dress made especially for you?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4 Sam doesnt have done her nails every week because its too
expensive.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 Are you going to your washing machine repaired? No, were having
a new one delivered next week.
______________________________________________________________________________________
6 Have you ever had your fortune told?
______________________________________________________________________________________

Put a tick next to the sentences which are right and correct the
ones that are incorrect.
1 I have my house redecorated at the moment. The place is a
complete mess!
Im having my house redecorated ...
______________________________________________________________________________________
2 Have you seen Shelley? Shes had her hair permed yesterday. It looks
ridiculous!
She had her hair permed
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 Did you have your wedding dress made especially for you?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

4 Sam doesnt have done her nails every week because its too
expensive.
Sam doesnt have her nails done ...
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 Are you going to your washing machine repaired? No, were having
a new one delivered next week.
______________________________________________________________________________________
Are you going to have your
6 Have you ever had your fortune told?
______________________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences, replacing the relative clauses with

participle clauses.
1 The actor who stars in the film isnt very well-known.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, is one of Britains most famous playwrights.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Do you know the sculptor whos creating the piece?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Ive never heard of the drama company thats putting on the musical.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5 The Mousetrap, which has been performed over 23,000 times, opened in 1952.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
6 The actor who played the role of Romeo kept forgetting his lines.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7 The portrait of Alice, which was drawn by her niece, looks nothing like her.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8 The photographer who had been hired for the wedding arrived late.
____________________________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences, replacing the relative clauses with

participle clauses.
1 The actor who stars in the film isnt very well-known.
The actor starring in the film isnt very well known.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, is one of Britains most famous playwrights.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Shakespeare,
born in 1564, is one of Britains most famous playwrights.
3 Do you know the sculptor whos creating the piece?
Do you know the sculptor creating the piece?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Ive never heard of the drama company thats putting on the musical.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Ive
never heard of the drama company putting on the musical.
5 The Mousetrap, which has been performed over 23,000 times, opened in 1952.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
The mousetrap, performed over 23,000 times, opened in 1952
6 The actor who played the role of Romeo kept forgetting his lines.
The
actor playing the role of Romeo kept forgetting his lines.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7 The portrait of Alice, which was drawn by her niece, looks nothing like her.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
The
portrait of Alice, drawn by her niece, looks nothing like her.
8 The photographer who had been hired for the wedding arrived late.
The photographer hired for the wedding arrived late.
____________________________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the underlined participle clauses as full-length relative

clauses.

1 The name of the first album released by Katy Perry in 2008 was Teenage dream.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2 At her wedding in 2011, Kate Middleton wore a tiara belonging to Princess Diana.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3 In Li Weis Boxing, the men standing on the skyscraper are packing boxes.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4 The Four Seasons are violin concertos composed by Beethoven.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5 Stephenie Meyer, best known as author of the Twilight novels, was born in Canada.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
6 The Academy Awards ceremony, held every year since 1949, attracts a huge TV audience.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7 KJ Rowling, worth over 500 million, is famous for writing the Harry Potter books.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8 Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, shows a woman holding a baby.
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the underlined participle clauses as full-length relative

clauses.

1 The name of the first album released by Katy Perry in 2008 was Teenage dream.
which was released
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2 At her wedding in 2011, Kate Middleton wore a tiara belonging to Princess Diana.
which (had) belonged
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3 In Li Weis Boxing, the men standing on the skyscraper are packing boxes.
who are standing
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4 The Four Seasons are violin concertos composed by Beethoven.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
which were composed
5 Stephenie Meyer, best known as author of the Twilight novels, was born in Canada.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
who is best
6 The Academy Awards ceremony, held every year since 1949, attracts a huge TV audience.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
which has been held
7 KJ Rowling, worth over 500 million, is famous for writing the Harry Potter books.
who is worth
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8 Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, shows a woman holding a baby.
which was painted
who is holding
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Determiners
Choose the correct words in the text.
American author Stephenie Meyer is known to 1 most / every of us
for her vampire series Twilight. Her books have been translated into
2 many / any languages and over 100 million copies have been sold
globally. Before writing Twilight, however, Meyer had considered going
to law school, because she felt she had 3 a little / little chance of
becoming a writer. The idea for Twilight came to her in a dream in
June 2003 and within 4 a few / few months, she had transformed
her dream into a complete novel. Meyer claims that she wrote the
book for her own enjoyment and had
5 none / no intention of
publishing it. However, her sister read the novel and persuaded her to
send the manuscript to 6 each / some literary agencies. Not
7 any / all of them responded and 8 some / few of them rejected her
novel, but by November Meyer had signed a lucrative deal with
publishers Little, Brown and Company. 9 Each / Every of the four
novels in the Twilight series has been adapted into a film,
10 much / all of which, like the novels, have met with great success.

Determiners
Choose the correct words in the text.
American author Stephenie Meyer is known to 1 most / every of us
for her vampire series Twilight. Her books have been translated into
2 many / any languages and over 100 million copies have been sold
globally. Before writing Twilight, however, Meyer had considered going
to law school, because she felt she had 3 a little / little chance of
becoming a writer. The idea for Twilight came to her in a dream in
June 2003 and within 4 a few / few months, she had transformed
her dream into a complete novel. Meyer claims that she wrote the
book for her own enjoyment and had
5 none / no intention of
publishing it. However, her sister read the novel and persuaded her to
send the manuscript to 6 each / some literary agencies. Not
7 any / all of them responded and 8 some / few of them rejected her
novel, but by November Meyer had signed a lucrative deal with
publishers Little, Brown and Company. 9 Each / Every of the four
novels in the Twilight series has been adapted into a film,
10 much / all of which, like the novels, have met with great success.

Complete the sentences with few, a few, little or a little.

1 Hes best known for his plays, but hes written _____________________ poems as well.
2 I think theres _____________________ hope of getting her novel published, Im afraid.
3 The production was so awful that at the end_____________________ people applauded.
4 The busker was pleased to see _____________________ five euro notes in his guitar case.
5 The musicians had _____________________ time to rehearse, so lots of wrong notes were played.
6 Theres _____________________ paint in the cupboard that you can use to finish your picture.
7 _____________________ festival-goers enjoyed the concert because of the trouble caused by
gatecrashers.
8 The director started by giving us _____________________ information about the drama company.

Complete the sentences with few, a few, little or a little.

a few
1 Hes best known for his plays, but hes written _____________________
poems as well.

little
2 I think theres _____________________
hope of getting her novel published, Im afraid.

few
3 The production was so awful that at the end_____________________
people applauded.
a few
4 The busker was pleased to see _____________________
five euro notes in his guitar case.

little
5 The musicians had _____________________
time to rehearse, so lots of wrong notes were played.
a little
6 Theres _____________________
paint in the cupboard that you can use to finish your picture.

Few
7 _____________________
festival-goers enjoyed the concert because of the trouble caused by
gatecrashers.

8 The director started by giving us _____________________

information about the drama company.
a little

Circle the word which is correct in the questions.

1 Have you read of the novels in
the Twilight series?
a) none b) any
c) every

5 Do you spend money on going to

the cinema?
a) much b) many c) a few

2 Have you been to open-air

concerts?
a) few
b) many
c) none

6 Do you think Hollywood actors

are overpaid?
a) every b) a few of
c) most

3 Are of the people in your family

artistic?
a) much b) a little c) many

7 Do you buy a magazine week?

a) no
b) all
c) every

4 Do you sing in the shower

mornings?
a) each
b) every
c) some

8 Have you got pictures on your

bedroom walls?
a) a little
b) any
c) much

Circle the word which is correct in the questions.

1 Have you read _______of the
novels in the Twilight series?
a) none b) any
c) every

5 Do you spend ______ money on

going to the cinema?
a) much b) many c) a few

2 Have you been to ______open-air

concerts?
a) few
b) many
c) none

6 Do you think ______ Hollywood

actors are overpaid?
a) every b) a few of
c) most

3 Are ______ of the people in your

family artistic?
a) much b) a little c) many

7 Do you buy a magazine ______

week?
a) no
b) all
c) every

4 Do you sing in the shower ______

mornings?
a) each
b) every
c) some

8 Have you got ______ pictures on

your bedroom walls?
a) a little
b) any
c) much

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