Exam paper a circle the correct word or phrase

Exam paper C

1. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.

One fine morning, a man was fishing (fish) in a river. The sun was shining (shine) and the man was sitting(sit) on the river bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man had been waiting (wait) patiently for several hours when suddenly he felt (feel) something pulling on the fishing line.

2. Underline the correct item.

Many people avoid walking/to walk under ladders, as this is believed to bring bad luck. Some people expect things go/to go wrong on the thirteenth day of the month, particularly if it is a Friday. Some say you must never put/to put up an umbrella inside the house or to place/place a pair of new shoes on the table.

3. Cross out the unnecessary word.

-I would love to be able to speak the French.
-He needn't to have bought me a present.
- He might have been missed the train..
- She eats all the kinds of food.
-I do not mind to lending you the money.

4. Underline the correct word.

- Being a nurse is a quite/pretty stressful job.
- He has rather/fairly a funny name.
-Jane is rather/quite more athletic than Susan.
- She is quite/fairly a friendly woman.

5. Put the adjectives in order.

- a(n) stone/ ancient/small/ cottage-
A small ancient stone cottage
- a(n) English/huge/ wooden/ wardrobe-
A huge english wooden wardrobe
- a(n) Chinese/ amazing/ old/ story-
An amazing old Chinese story.
- a(n) American/new/ exciting/ film-
An exciting New American film

6. Although he ______ his early childhood in Germany, he does not remember anything from that time now.

A) had been spending C) spent
B) has spent D) was spending

7. I ______ my pen, and I don't remember where I last ______ it.

A) have lost/have used C) have lost/used
B) lost/had used D) had lost/ was using

8.1______at around four tomorrow afternoon, but I______ back before five.

A) shop/ will have been C) will shop/am
B) will be shopping/will beD) am shopping/have been

9. Hopefully, we ______ the broken tiles on our roof before it ______ again.

A) have changed/is going to rain
B) are changing/has been raining
C) are going to change/ will rain
D) will have changed / rains

10. This time next year, she ______ as a librarian for half a century.

A) will have been working C) is working
B) works D) is going to work

11. Our team ______ the league cup just as it ______ in the last three years.

A) wins/will have done
C) is going to win / has done
B) will be winning/ doesD) will win / is doing

12. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.

-Steve claims.. ....................(travel) around the world
- Yes. He seems................... (go) to a lot of places.
A) travel, goes
B) to have travelled, to have been
C) to travel, to go.
D) travelling, going

13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. When Simon arrived (arrive) at the cinema, dozens of people were queuening (queue) outside. They were waiting (wait) to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however, had bought (buy) a ticket in advance, so he walked (walk) straight to the front of the queue.

A arrived, were queuing, were waiting, had bought, walked
B) arrived, queue, were waiting, had bought, walked
C) arrive, were queuing, waited, had bought, walking
D) arrived, were queuing, were waiting, bought, walked

14. Circle two words that are related in each group.

A) counsel explosion meteor bring
B) land steam castle temple
C) statue command weed submit
D) northern wing upper meteor

15. What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?

A) Proper nouns made up two or more words. common noun refers to specific things
B) Proper nouns refer to generic things, common nouns refer to specific things
C) Common nouns refer to generic things, proper nouns refer to specific things
D) no difference

16. Underline the correct tense.

- When we go/will go shopping. I will buy you something nice.
-I always will wakeup/wake up when the alarm clock goes off.
- When we go/went to the party, we took a gift with us.
-By the time Sam finishes/will finish work, it will be dark outside.

17. Match the items in column A to their synonyms in column B.

True answer:
1) you should...... c) you had better.....
2) you must....... a) you are obliged to.....
3) shall we.....? e) why do not we.....?
4) you needn't...... b) it is not necessary for you to....
5) we needn't have..... d) it was not necessary for us to....

18. Underline the correct word(s).

-You mustn't/needn't leave. I am not busy right now.
-They needn't/did not need to pay for the water. It was free.
-The children are sleeping. They can't/shouldn't be making a noise.
-Sarah can't/could run very fast when she was young.

19. Choose the correct alternative.

Historian/A historian is a person who studies history /the history. Simon was last/the last person to arrive at