PRACTICE TEST 2

Name: Date:
Class: English 9
Exercise 2
Match a line in A with a line in B. Complete the line B with a subject and “used to”.
A B
…My family had some lovely holidays A…………..……...follow me everywhere.
…I was very fit when I was young B…………..………go everywhere by bus.
…The teacher at my school were horrible C. …………...…….….do a lot of exercise.
…My sister’s room was so untidy D. ……….….….freeze on winter morning.
…I had a dog when I was a kid E…………...……..… never tidy it all day.
…When I was young, we didn’t have a car F………….……………..…. hit the pupils.
…And we didn’t have central heating. G………….….go camping all over Europe.
Choose the best answer.
Henry, ……………..took Rita to the party, is very friendly.
whom b. who c. which d. that
Did you congratulate Tessa……………….her axam?
of passing b. on passing c. passing d. to pass
I………………TV at home when suddenly the doorbell rang.
watched b. am watching c. have watched d. was watching
Joanna suggested……………….fishing this weekend.
going b. go c. to go d. goes
They gave me a form and told me……………in it.
filling b. fill c. to fill d. filled
They look very……………..when they came to see us last night.
cheer b. cheerful c. cheerfully d. cheered
I’ve worked here…………………I left college.
when b. during c. until d. since
I’m no better, ……………….I’ve taken the pills.
therefore b. because c. but d. although
Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning.
Jack doesn’t buy a new car because he doesn’t have enough money.
If Jack……………………………………………………………………………….…………
I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
I am used………………………………………………………………………………………
Please don’t play your music so loudly.
Would you mind………………………………………………………………………...……?
Cars cause polution but people still want them.
Although……………………………………………………………………………………….
We can’t go because it is raining. => We wish………………………………………………..
“What are you doing?” She asked me. => She asked me………………………………...……
He failed to win the race. => He didn’t………………………………………………….…….
What a pity you failed your driving test! => I wish……………………………………………
Complete the letter, using the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Bill,
Here I am in New York! I (1-be)………………..……here for two weeks now and it (2-be)……………..very interesting. My friend, Nancy, who I (3-meet)……….………..in London last year, (4-live)……………….…….in New York since she (5-be)……………..……….born, so she (6-know)…………..………..all about it. Yesterday we (7-go)……………..….to China Town and (8-eat)………………..…..some Chinese food there. We (9-visit)……………..……….the State of Liberty this weekend. I (10-have)…………………….lots more to tell you when I get back. See you soon,
Bobby
Fill in each gap with the given word.
ago / link / bank / of / warm / special / chemical / moved
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the north-east of England. Newcastle is on the (1)……………of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population (2)……………..about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which (3)………………...Newcastle to the next town Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre. A few years (4)…………….., the main industries were shipbuilding and coal-mining, but now the (5)………………and soap industries are more important. I (6)………….from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often return. I miss the people who are so (7)……………..and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams. People who are born near the River Tyne have a (8)……………….name. They are called “Geordies”. I’m pleased to be a “Geordies”!
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
It’s one of the most…………………..film I’ve ever seen. (enjoy)
The shoes were nice, but they were……………………….(comfort)
I’m………………….sorry, madam, but we don’t havethe shoes in your size. (terrible)
We find the rice-cooking contest………………………. (interest)
Don’t leave the light on – It wastes ……………………..(electric)
Eggs soon go