Exercises for reference

Exercises for reference
I. Choose the best answer.
1.The radio was...........by Tim yesterday.
A. repaired B. repairing C. repair D.repairs.
2. Would you ............cleaning the floor for me?
A. like B. please C. mind D. rather.
3. My mother showed me how ............clothes.
A. making B. to make C. make D. made
4. My house .......................in 1998.
A. were built B. built C. was built D. build .
5. I`m ........that you want to know more.
A. please. B . pleased. C pleasing. D. to please.
6. I`d like you .....my family this weekend.
A. meet. B . to meet. C. meeting. D. to meeting.
7. Do you mind if I...... here?
A. sitting B. to sit. C sit. D . sat.
8. We have learnt English.........3 years.
A. for. B. on C. since. D. in.
9. They try to make fire by ................ pieces of bamboo together.
A. rubbing B. making C. separating D. judging
10. Do you often send ................ to your friends?
A. greeting christmas B. greetings christmas
C. christmas greeting D. christmas greetings
11. Some of the students are taking part in ............... contest.
A. a cooking - rice B. a rice - cooking
C. a cooked - rice D. a rice - cooked
12. Christmas songs ................. for people 800 years ago.
A. perform B. are performed C. performed D. were performed
13. I spent my time .................. in crystal - clear water of the coral sea.
A. swimming B. swim C. to swim D. for swimming
14. The teacher told the students ................. to do that.
A. what B. which C. how D. by how
15. You can`t stop me .................. what I want.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. that I do
II. Rewrite each sentence, using the words given, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. Jane is yonger than she looks.
-> Jane isn`t........................................................................................................
2. I didn`t spend as much as you.
-> You................................................................................................................
3. I`m quite tall but you are taller.
-> I`m not ..........................................................................................................
4. The airport was nearer than I thought.
-> The airport.....................................................................................................
5. Her hair isn`t as long as it used to be.
-> She...............................................................................................................
6. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
-> There weren`t..............................................................................................
7. She didn`t work hard enough so she lost her job.
-> The reason why...........................................................................................
8. The last time I played volleyball was in 2001.
-> I haven`t......................................................................................................
9. I invited my friend to have a cup of tea.
-> I asked my friend if.....................................................................................
10. I never intended to go to the wedding.
-> I never had..................................................................................................
11. That`s the strangest film I`ve ever seen.
-> I`ve never.....................................................................................................
12. Lan forgot her birthday and so did I.
-> Lan didn`t....................................................................................................
13. I want you to send this letter for me.
->Would you mind...........................................................................................?
14. I have a friend. She’s living in Mexico City.
-> I have ..........................................................................................................
15. Some people were injured. They are taken to the hospital.
-> Some people injured....................................................................................