Tuesday, May 27, 2014

PROGRESS TEST (ADVANCED) (EXERCISE A32E125)















1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.


(A)  Sam ________________________________ (not receive) the parcel the last time I    
       __________________ (speak) to him.
(B)  I __________________________ (consider) buying a house but now I _________________
(change) my mind.
(C)  When you _______________________ (feel) hungry later, room service ________________
(bring) you what ever you ___________________ (want).
(D)  I _____________________ (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I 
       ___________________ (lose) my ticket.
(E)   Since I ____________________ (pay) for our lunch, I ______________________ (try) to
      attract the waiter’s attention.
(F)   As soon as I ___________________________ (have) a good look at the designs, I
          __________________________ (send) them back to you.
(G)  I _____________________________ (hope) to meet you ever since I ___________________
        (read) your first novel.
(H)  No matter what  ______________________ (happen), I _________________________ (meet) you
      here in a week’s time.
(I)     By the time you ______________________ (finish) getting ready, we _________________
         (miss) the train!
(J)    Sally! I ______________________________________ (not expect) to see you here! What
_______________________________ (you do) in New York?

2. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

(A)  The last time I was in Rio was 2004.
I haven’t __________________________________________________________________.
(B)This will be the team’s first trip outside Brazil.
      This will be the first time _____________________________________________________.
(C)  Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
Once ____________________________________________________________________.
(D)  There will be someone to meet you on arrival.
When ____________________________________________________________________.
(E)   The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations.
More people _______________________________________________________________.
(F)   I didn’t receive the results of my test for a month.
It was ____________________________________________________________________.
(G)  My work won’t be finished by the end of the month.
I ________________________________________________________________________.

  

ANSWERS:

1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.

(A)  Sam had not received (not receive) the parcel the last time I  spoke (speak) to him.
(B)  I was considering (consider) buying a house but now I have changed (change) my mind.
(C)  When you feel (feel) hungry later, room service will bring (bring) you what ever you want (want).
(D)  I found (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I  had lost (lose) my ticket.
(E)   Since I wanted to  pay (pay) for our lunch, I tried (try) to
      attract the waiter’s attention.
(F)   As soon as I have had (have) a good look at the designs, I will send (send) them back to you.
(G)  I have been hopping (hope) to meet you ever since I read (read) your first novel.
(H)  No matter what happens (happen), I will meet (meet) you here in a week’s time.
(I)     By the time you have finished (finish) getting ready, we will have missed (miss) the train!
(J)    Sally! I did not expect (not expect) to see you here! What are you doing (you do) in New York?

2. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

(A)  The last time I was in Rio was 2004.
I haven’t been in Rio since 2004.
(B)  This will be the team’s first trip outside Brazil.
      This will be the first time the team has been outside Brazil.
(C)  Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
Once Terry gets over his illness, his work will improve.
(D)  There will be someone to meet you on arrival.
When you arrive there will be someone to meet you.
(E)   The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations.
More people than expect attended the fair.
(F)   I didn’t receive the results of my test for a month.
It was a month before I received the first results of my test.
(G)  My work won’t be finished by the end of the month.
I wont be finished my work by the end of the month.


    

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