TEST 38

 I. Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable word or phrase.

1. I'll see Mary in a . .........days.

2. You don't know what his mood will .......... from day to day.

3. What books have you got to read . ...........the subject?

4. Insured against all loss or damage, including that caused ………an act of God.

5. Silence is not always to . .............read as consent.

6. You can’t go out without. ......................shoes.

7. There was hardly any . .............time.

8. It’s just a year to day . .............I arrived here.

9. The merest noise in the bushes ........... enough to startle him.

10. I wouldn't trade my job . .............anything

II. Fill each space in the sentence below with the correct form of the world in bold print about it.

1. economy

a. Those are the ............... of publishing.

b. We're having an ............ drive at school.

c. Our electricity bills are higher than we can afford – we must start to . .................

2. reside

a. The right to decide the matter. ...........in the Supreme Court.

b. Foreign visitors are only allowed one month's. ..........

c. She is . ..............abroad in the United States of America.

3. comfort

a. The hotel has every modern .................

b. She made herself. ...........in a big chair.

c. The favourite wonthe race .................

4. dead

a. That dress is so ugly I wouldn't be seen ............in it.

b. He made a . .............poison.

c. I closed the window to ............ the noise.

5. photo

a. I always............... badly.

b. The competition is open to both amateur and professional

c. There are black and white ..........

III. Put the following sentence into the passive voice.

1. Tex wrote the book War and Love.

2. The people made Olaf king.

3. Rose gave George a ring.

4. Follow the recommended guidelines for replacing equipment.

5. Joyce Carmen welcomed the participants and introduced the keynote speaker.

6. We discovered and corrected two serious omissions of income before the auditor reviewed the accounting records.

7. Chauncey's elderly grandm other raised him for several years.

8. The teacher's lack of sympathy surprised me.

9. They asked participants in the survey about their changes in political affiliation.

10. Raoul avoided tall buildings and mountain roads because he had such a fear of

IV. Sentence transformation.

Part A:     

S + V + O + do sth ó s + V + O + done + by + S.O

S + V + O + to do sth ó s + V + O + tobe done + by + S.O 

1. They wanted the girl to write the letter.

          They wanted the letter. ...........................

2. She let Mary clean the floor.

          She let the floor...................

3. We rend the mason to paint the wall.

          We rend the wall...................................

4. I heard the girl sing the song.

          I heard the song............................

5. He had the secretary reply the mail.

          He had the mail..........................

Part B:

Wh-word + do/does + S + V + O?

ó Wh-word + be + S + P_n?

1. How do you read it?

          How ……………….

2. When do they bring it out?

          When ...........................

3. How do you use it?

          How is . .....................

4. Where do you make it?

          Where..................................

5. Who do you write it to?

          Who is.................................

V. Sentence building.

1. The man / wants /book / here.

………………………………………………

2. People / can’t swim / not jump into / ocean.

………………………………………………

3. Frank / the chef /taught me how / cook.

………………………………………………

4. The m an /built /bridge / dead.

………………………………………………

5. Snowmobiles / cars / you can ride /the snow

………………………………………………