Centro Cultural Nicaragense Norteamericano.

Final test for level 8.

Name:____________________________________________ Date:_______________________
General tenses and verb forms.
Put each verb into the most appropriate form.
Tom:

(1) _______ you ever (be) to the U.S?

Angie: Yes, I (2) __________ there last year.

Anna:

Oh no! I (3) ____________ (think) I (4) ___________ (lose)

my keys! (5) _______ you __________ (see) them anywhere?

Benny:

Well, they (6) __________ (be) near the phone earlier this
morning. (7) _________ you _____________ (look) there?

Petra:

(8) __________ you ___________ (know) where Antonio is ?

Gerta: Yes, he (9) _________ in his bedroom. He (10) ___________(do)

his homework.
Jon:

(11) ____________ you ____________ (do) anything tonight?

Linda:

Yes, (12) ______________ (go) out for dinner with Sue. (13) _______
You _________________ (forget)? I (14) __________ (tell) you about
it this morning.

Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is
sometimes not necessary.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that __________________________________________________
2) 2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that _______________________________________________
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that _______________________________________________
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that ________________________________________________________
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said
that ______________________________________________________

6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."

Michael said to me that
_________________________________________________
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that ________________________________________
8) 8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that ________________________________________________
9) 9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that _________________________________________________
10) 10) David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that _____________________________________________________
Underline the correct collocation in ech of these sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.

He provided / gave his opinion.

What is your opinion for /of her latest novel?
It now seems completely / highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time.
They will take / make a decision.

5. Read the text. Is the information in these sentences true (T), false (F), or not given
(NG)?
6. a)

The writer has never worried about getting older.

T / F / NG

7. b)

He is older than forty.

T / F / NG

8. c)

He is upset when people do things for him.

T / F / NG

9. d)

Sometimes he uses his age to get things.

T / F / NG

10. e)

He often buys things for his grandchildren.

T / F / NG

Most people seem to worry about getting old and I really dont understand why. Of course, when I
was young I couldnt imagine being old. I remember as a teenager thinking that thirty was old and I
also remember when I turned forty, thinking that the world was coming to an end. But in fact, as
Ive gotten older Ive realized that there are many advantages. For example, I never have to stand
up on the bus anymore. If theres no room, somebody always stands up and offers me their seat, and
in the supermarket people are always helping me with my shopping bags. At first, I was rather
offended by such behavior, but then I realized that people were just being polite and that, in fact, I
should take it as a compliment. To be honest, sometimes I deliberately exaggerate my age! You
know, walk more slowly or groan a bit. I know that sounds bad, but Ive always been lazy and its
too easy to take advantage.

However, there are some things that annoy me about getting older. Why is it Im not supposed
to like modern music? And whats wrong with an old man playing computer games? Sometimes
when I go shopping and buy a CD or a game, I have to pretend its for my grandchildren. I
recently bought the new Snow Patrol album, and the store assistant asked me if I was sure it
was what my grandson wanted. When I told her it was for me, she looked quite surprised!