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3. Put the first three sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE and the last three
sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE:
1.
They
no
longer
make
_________________________________
that
car
in
Britain.
2. spoon
3. holiday
4. marchers
8. Fill in the blanks with SO,SUCH or SUCH A,and then put the verb in
brackets in the correct tense :
1. The apples were ________ good ones that we (EAT) ________ them all.
2. I had ________ many things to do that I (SLEEP) ________ in my office.
3. It was ________ rainy day that I (NOT GO OUT) ____________ .
4. George was ________ liar that we (PAY) ________ no attention to his words.
9. RELATIVE CLAUSES . Insert the second clauses into the first ones :
1. The milkman comes at ten o'clock every day.He got married last week.
2. I went to that supermarket.Your sister works there.
3. Mr Smith works with that man.I saw that man at your house.
5. "I'm leaving tomorrow, because my parents and yours will arrive this evening",she
told you.
TEAM
CALL
under
sixteen.
the
tests
easier.
17. Write sentences using the following lexical items in two different
contexts, i.e. with two different meanings :
PLAY
TIME
CERTAIN
19. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of a Relative
Clause :
1. The article is about the robbery at the bank.I wrote it yesterday.
2. I've just forgotten the title of the book.This book is based on a true story.This story
happened some years ago.
que
el
mo.
3. Soy ms feo que ella, porque ella es la chica ms guapa que jams haya visto.
4. Visitaste alguna vez Londres cuando estuviste en Inglaterra?
5. Sera mejor que te pusieras un abrigo.
6. En Alemania se bebe mucha leche. ____________________________
7. A m me encantara ser el ms alto de la clase.
8. Tu padre no quera que condujeras su coche.
9. Crees que tendrs bastante azcar para el caf? Creo que no.
10. No hay demasiado caf, pero no hace falta que compres ms.
21. READING AND COMPREHENSION. Read the text and answer the questions:
"Many women have to work because they live on their own. A woman in a one-parent family may
have to earn money both for herself and her children.
increase the family income. Others work because they find it dull to work at home all day. Women have
provided at least 30% of Britain's labour force since 1900.
A woman may give up work when her children are born and stay at home to look after them until
they are old enough to go to school. Then she may decide that she wants to work again. But she may not
be able to return to the work she did before her children were born. Different skills may now be needed.
Or her former work may not fit in with the school hours and holidays of her children. She may need
re-training or a totally new kind of job. There are some opportunities for her - but not
nearly enough." (H.F. Brookes and C.E. Fraenkel, Life in Modern Britain)
24. Write sentences using the following lexical items in two different contexts, i.e., with two
different meanings:
INCREASE ,
RETURN ,
OWN
25. MIXED TENSES. Fill in the gaps with appropriate tenses. Note that sometimes you
have
1. In the Middle Ages men (build) ___________________ enormous castles, but now they (not
do)
2. Why (not stop) ________ we ___________ (have) ______________ a drink in that bar?
I'm really tired.
3.
(*speak)
_________________
German,
but
the
other
day
(*not
_____________________ again?
5. Next school year a lot of new teachers (work) _________________ at Seagull High School.
6.
If
Hierro
and
Nadal
(score)
_________________
the
penalties,
we
(defeat)
________________ England.
7. If we (pass) ____________ this exam, Albert (be) ______________ very happy with us,
and so _________ we.
26. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES.
1. Karpov is gentle and conservative. His cool appearance hides a will of iron.
2. I cannot provide the information.You asked for the information.
3. This summer we have visited several European cities. Some of them were colder than Adra
in winter.
28. LANGUAGE STUDY. Write suitable questions asking for the words underlined:
1. El examen no es tan difcil como yo pensaba, la verdad es que los exmenes de Alberto
son cada vez ms fciles.
2. Qu fuerte es mi primo! El es mucho ms fuerte que el tuyo.
3. Mi abuelo me lo dijo hace mucho tiempo: Cuanto ms tienes ms quieres.
4. Pete Sampras gana tanto dinero porque es muy bueno jugando al tenis.
5. Ojal jugase yo como l! (Qu soador!, pensaron sus alumnos)
32. MIXED TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into appropriate tenses:
6.
What
(DO)
___________
______________ Adra
it
_______________
if
Albert
(LEAVE)
7. You cannot answer the phone. You ask politely a friend of yours to answer it.
8. Someone's knocking at the door. You are almost sure it is your father, who is coming
from work. What do you say?
9. You feel ill and you are not sure you are coming to class the following day. What do
you say to Albert?
10. You are all together and you do not know what to do tonight. Make a suggestion.
Now
you
say
you
went
to
the
West
End
last
night.
Who
(1)
C:
OK.
What
happened
when
you
went
into
the
restaurant?
Who
(2)
______________________?
J: I sat next to some people I didn't know. They were Japanese businessmen.
C:
don't
suppose
you
talked
to
them,
but
who
(3)
___________________________________?
J: I talked to the waiter. He'll remember me.
C:
Will
he?
What
(4)
_____________________________________________ ?
J: I can't remember exactly what I said to him, but we talked about the food.
C:
And
then
suppose
you
paid
the
bill.
What
(5)
_____________________________________?
J: I went to the cinema.
C: What (6) _____________________________________________ ?
J: "Driving Miss Daisy" was on.
C: I know you haven't got a car and there were no trains, so who (7)
______________________?
J: A taxi driver did. And then I just watched a bit of TV and went to bed.
C: And who (8) __________________________________________ ?
J: Nobody could prove it, I suppose. You'll just have to believe me.
35. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of a
RELATIVE CLAUSE:
1. Our Latin teacher was lying in bed. We had come to visit him.
He answered:
"Yes, of course"
4. Sitting Bull to his warriors: "Obey my orders and don't attack until I tell you so"
1. Butragueo marc menos goles que Raul, pero su hermano mayor se est poniendo
cada vez ms alto.
2. Aunque el libro que le hace cuatro semanas era interesantsimo, la pelcula es mucho
ms aburrida.
3. Seguramente cant la misma cancin que el ao pasado.
4. Yo sola ir al campo todos los domingos, pero ya no me gusta.
5. Los tomates se vendern con tal de que nos queden unos pocos a nosotros para la
cena.
6. Ya es hora de que se haga algo a propsito del problema de trfico en el centro de la
ciudad.
7. Sera mejor que averigusemos si los delfines pueden comunicarse entre ellos.
8. Lo que es ms, estos sonidos parecen tener diferentes funciones, tales como
advertirse del peligro.
38. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of one of
these phrasal verbs:
go on
go up
look up
look into
come down
1. The enquiry team are ...................................... exactly why the accident happened.
2. I can't remember her number - could you ................. it .................... in the phone
book for me?
3. At the end of the concert, the audience ......................... clapping until the singer came
and did an encore.
4. He was pleased to hear that the value of his house had ........................ since he had
bought it.
39. VOCABULARY. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these four
verbs:
say
talk
speak
tell
Have I ever (1) _____________ you about the man I met on the train in
America? Well, this man on the train came up to me and (2) _____________ ,
"Hello, my name's Adam's Smith". I was so surprised I didn't know what to
(3)_____________ .
He sat down and began to (4) _____________ about himself. He (5)
_____________ that he came from Arizona. He also (6) _____________ me that
he was going to Europe for a year. He was worried because he couldn't (7)
_____________ any other languages. I (8) _____________ not to worry, and (9)
_____________ that I thought he would be all right with just English.