GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST
I - Choose the correct answer (14 points)
1. Thomas Edison, ____________ was American, invented many things, including the light bulb.
A. which B. who C. was D. that
2. My MP3 player is better than __________!
A. you B. your C. yours D. mine
3. "What happened to the old postman?"
- "He ____________ to a new neighborhood to work".
A. has sent B. was send C. was sent D. sent
4. This job is much ____________ than the last one!
A. hard B. hardest C. harder D. more hard
5. Our company is moving into a ____________ building next week.
A. larger B. largest C. more large D. most large
6. What’s the ___________job you’ve ever had?
A. most good B. best C. better D. good
7. Those towns ____________ you were looking at in Gaul are small.
A. who B. where C. which D. whom
8. The women ____________ I gave the money were glad.
A. to whom B. to who C. for whom D. for that
9. I know a boy ____________ name is John.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
10. This is the place ____________ we have tea.
A. what B. where C. which D. that
11. The house ____________ in the storm has now been rebuilt.
A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. was destroyed
12. The man ____________ at the blackboard is our teacher.
A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand
13. Gold ____________ in California in the nineteenth century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discovere D. they discovered
14. If I ____________ 20 years younger, I ____________ her.
A. were/would love B. am/will love C. were/ loves D. had/would love
II - Change the verbs in the brackets (10 points)
1. My bike ________________ (steal)! Call the police!
2. “The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long.”
- “It ________________ (catch) by Thelma Rivers.”
3. “What ____________________ (you do) when you saw the man?”, the police officer asked.
4. Do you think Curtis ___________________ (win) the car race tomorrow?
5. It’s the first time I ___________________ (get) all the answers right in a test!
6. Watch out, or you __________________ (fall) off the boat!
7. The exam ___________________ (already start) when Jimmy finally found the right room.
8. I’m tired because I ___________________ (work) since eight this morning.
9. I broke my leg when Tony and I ___________________ (practice) for the school sports day.
10. I ______________________ (travel) around the world one day.
III - Finish the following sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them. (10 points)
1. I usually get up earlier than my wife.
=> My wife __________________________________________________________________ .
2. You drink too much coffee, that’s why you can’t sleep.
=> If you ____________________________________________________________________ .
3. I’ve never played this game before.
=> This is the first time _________________________________________________________ .
4. He hides the broken cup in the drawer.
=> The broken cup ____________________________________________________________ .
5. The new words are very difficult. I have to learn them. (use “which”)
=> The new words ____________________________________________________________ .
6. Mary’s coat is more expensive than Kate’s.
=> Kate’s coat ________________________________________________________________ .
7. My mother is retired. She has decided to learn Chinese. (use “who”)
=> My mother ________________________________________________________________ .
8. I’m not good at persuading people. (use “Wish”)
=> I ________________________________________________________________________ .
9. I missed the bus yesterday. I still went to school on time. (use “Although”) =>__________________________________________________________________________ .
10. Lucy came down with a flu last week. She didn’t go to work yesterday. (use “because”) =>__________________________________________________________________________ .
IV. Fill in the blank with one word (15 points) and make 3 compound sentences, 3 complex sentences using the words given. (6 points)
1. Have a talent ________
2. _______ the exam(s) with flying colors
3. Be a _________ learner
4. Miss/meet the ___________
5. Get __________ in heavy traffic
6. Have a healthy and balanced _______
7. Fall _____ with
8. Strike up a _______________
9. Have a lot ______ common
10. _______ my own business
11. Have good promotion ________________
12. Get _______ shape
13. Have a heavy ___________
14. ___________ a work-life balance
15. Earn a _________ salary
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