Practice Test

Lesson 29
I. Use the correct verb tense or form.
1. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He (be) _______ in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) ________ playing professionally while he (be) _______ at school. He (travel) _______ all over the world. He (have) __________ his first hit record in 1974. So far he (make) __________ a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know) ____________ his name and they (never forget) __________ his number-one song “The Living Years”.
2. Mike is a student, but he (not / go) _________ to school right now because it’s summer. He (attend) _________ college from September to May every year, but in the summers he (usually have) _________ a job at the post office. In fact, he (work) _________ there this summer.
3. There (be) ___________ a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people (see) ___________ it, including my friend, who (interview) ___________ by the police.
4. When I (get) __________ up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) __________ , the birds (sing) __________ and my roommates (still, lie) __________ in bed fall asleep.
5. - How long (you be) __________ here ?
- I (be) __________ since the beginning of this semester. Actually, I (arrive) __________ in the United States six months ago, but I (study) __________ English at this university since January. Before that, I (live) __________ with my brother in Washington, D.C.
6. Jane and Felix (get) __________ married on Saturday in March. They had met only one week earlier at a party and (fall) __________ in love. Jane (ring) __________ and told her parents her news after the wedding, when Flex (move) __________ into her flat. Her parents (be) __________ surprised and angry because she (not tell) __________ them about the wedding.
7.Last night, I___________ (walk) along the street when I___________ (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I___________ (see) three times already that afternoon, ___________ (follow) me. I___________ (be) very worried, and at last I ___________ (stop) and asked him why he___________ (follow) me. The man apolozied and told me he___________ (mistake) me for one of his friends.
8. Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She ___________ (study) French and German at Oxford University from 1970 to 1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She ___________ (be) with the BBC for 5 years. She ___________ (work) as an interpreter for the EU before that. She also lived and worked in Brussels for 2 years when she ___________ (work) for the EU. Now she ___________ (be) a correspondent and she ___________ (travel) all over Western and Eastern Europe, and many parts of South America.
9.We____________(arrive) in Rome at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. We___________(stay) in a little hotel not far from the city center. We______ already________(see) St. Peter’s and tomorrow we__________(go) on a trip to Pompeii. I________(be) there before. I_________(go) to Italy quite often when I ________(be) a child, but it will be interesting to see if it__________(change) in any way.

10/ Dear Jill,
Here I am in New York! I ________ (be) here for two weeks now and it _______ (be) very interesting. My friend, Nancy, who I _________ (meet) in Lodon in 1982 _________ (live) in N Y for three years, so she __________ (know) all about it. Yesterday we _________ (go) to China town and __________ (eat) hot dogs there. We ________ (visit) the Statue of Liberty this Sunday.
II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1. I was lent this book by my brother
My brother ______________________________________.
2. The noise frightened the children
The children ____________________________________.
3. The crops are late this year because of the cold weather .
-Because _______________________________________
4. Because his legs were injured,he walked slowly
Because of _______________________________________
5. He retired last month because of his illness.
-Because he _______________________________________
6. Would you mind opening the door, please ?
- Could you ________________________________________
7. My father said to me ,” Where did you go last night ? “
- My father __________________________________________
8. Mary said, “I don’t think what job I’ll choose .”
- She said ______________________________________
9. My brother had an excellent plan. He did a good job, too.
-My brother