TEST FOR UNIT 4

TEST FOR UNIT 4
I. Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks.
1. You can come ...............you want. (unless, so, if, because)
2. He said he ............... a friend at the station that day. (is meeting, is going to meet, was meeting, meets)
3. The teacher asked me ...............a passage into Vietnamese. (to translate, translate, translating, translated)
4. When I rang Tessa sometime last wee, she said she was busy ...............(today, that day, the day, this day)
5. Judy ...............going for a walk, but no one else wanted to. (admitted, offered, promised, suggested)
6. What aspect ...............learning English do you find most difficult? (in, from, of, on)
7. When he was at Sandra’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ...............use the phone. (can, could, may, must)
8. What did that man say ...............? (at you, to you, you, for you)

II. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
I (1) ...............(be) Swiss. I (2) ...............(come) to London six months ago to learn English. I (3) ...............(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I (4) ...............(start) learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (5) ...............(learn) it for nearly ten years. At first in London, I (6) ...............(not understand) anything, but now my English (7) ...............(improve). I (8) ...............(just/take) an exam. If I (9) ...............(pass), I (10) ...............(move) into the next class. I’m excited today because my parents (11) ...............(come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I (12) ...............(not see) them for a long time. They (13) ...............(never/ be) to England and they (14) ...............(not speak) English.

III. Match the phrases in column A with appropriate information from column B (More than one answer is possible)












1......... 2........... 3.......... 4............ 5............. 6.............. 7.............. 8..............

IV. Report the sentences. They were all spoken last week. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. Ann to Janet: I’m leaving on Sunday. (tell)
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2. A policeman to me: Have you got a driving license? (ask)
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3. Andrew: I can’t come to the party tomorrow. (say)
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4. Tessa: I ate all the cake yesterday. (say)
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5. Simon to Ann: How do you travel to work. (ask)
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6. Ted to Sue: Would you like to join me for lunch?(invite)
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7. Robert: What time will the bank close this evening?(ask)
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8. Daniel: Is there a post office nearby? I want to buy some telephone cards. (ask/say)
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9. Peter to me: Please don’t tell anybody what happened. (tell)
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10. Susan: I’ll be here at five in the morning. (promise)
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V. Find and correct the mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. Do you know where has Tom gone. ...............................................
2. Ann promised she will be there on time. ...............................................
3. Tom said me that you were ill. ...............................................
4. I’m used to drink coffee, but now I prefer tea. ...............................................
5. When I saw Jane yesterday she said she was taking her driving test tomorrow. ...............................................
6. If it rains, we could eat inside. ...............................................
7. You should doing more exercise. It’s good for you. ...............................................
8. She asked me where do I live. ...............................................
9. Sandra wishes she has had a piano. ...............................................
10. The museum guard asked the visitors to not touch the exhibits. ...............................................

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. It was breakfast time when Susan rang.
I .................................................................................................................................................................
2. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date .....................................................................................................................................................
3. Jane can’t get special reduced prices because she isn’t a student.
If Jane.........................................................................................................................................................
4. The boy is sorry he’s not a doctor.
The boy wishes ..........................................................................................................................................
5. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays