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Placement test 3
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4.e Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verbs must or have to.
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In the United Kingdom everybody
take both a written and a practical driving test to drive a car, but fortunately you
know about auto maintenance. Three things are worth remembering: you
wear a seat belt, you
drink and drive, and you
drive without being insured.
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4.f Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
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My alarm clock didn’t ring, so I missed the plane.
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If my alarm clock
missed the plane.
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I didn’t study hard enough, so I failed the exam.
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I wouldn’t
studied harder.
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I didn’t call you because I didn’t have your number.
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If I had
you.
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I studied engineering at college but I didn’t enjoy it.
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I wish I
at college.
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What a pity I didn’t see the fireworks.
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I wish I
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4.g Complete the sentences below with connectors from the box.
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although - because - but - however - despite - only if - so - therefore - unless
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He wasn’t successful at the interview.
,he hasn’t given up.
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he wasn’t successful at the interview, he hasn’t given up.
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He wasn’t successful at the interview,
he hasn’t given up.
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The house still isn’t ready,
they’re renting an apartment for a month.
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They’re renting an apartment for a month
the house still isn’t ready.
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The house still isn’t ready.
,they’re renting an apartment for a month.
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I’ll be at the meeting on time
the traffic is bad.
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We lost a lot of money on the deal
the bank’s reassurances.
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We will hold the meeting somewhere else
people object.
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4.h Complete the conversation below using the future simple or future progressive tense of the verb in parentheses.
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A: You
(wait) for me when I arrive, won’t you?
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B: No. My brother
(be) there to meet you in the arrivals lounge.
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A: I’m not sure I
(recognize) him.
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B: He
(wear) a green jacket and a white shirt.
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A: If I can’t find him, what
(do)?
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B: No, I
(give) you his number.
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A: Good idea. Just think, this time next week we
(lie) on a beach together in the Caribbean.
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5.a For the following questions, fill in each gap with the correct form of a multi-word verb from the box. You may use each word only once.
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come across - get over - give up - put up with - set out - take up - turn out
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After she retired, she
landscape painting as a new hobby.
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at sunrise and covered 60 kilometers in the first day.
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He didn’t get the job but soon managed to
his disappointment.
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I
some old letters when I was cleaning out the spare room.
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Despite setbacks in the first few months, they never
trying.
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The boss was unpopular at first but
to be much nicer than we’d thought.
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They had to
a lot of financial hardship during their first year.
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5.b Complete the sentences below with the correct indefinite pronoun (someone, anything, nowhere etc.).
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was brave enough to tell him he was wrong.
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There was
the firefighters could do to save the building.
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I hope they can find him.
must know where he is.
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I didn’t go
on my vacation last year.
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I can’t find my keys. They must be
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He’s very difficult. He doesn’t like
I cook for him.
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He’s recognized
he goes.
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5.c Complete the following paragraph using the past simple, past progressive, past perfect or must have form of the verb in parentheses.
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When I
(come) out of the station, the rain
(stop) completely. I
(cross) the road and
(go) into Sam’s Place. Inside, a man and a woman
(dance) cheek to cheek to a tune on the radio. At a table near the door, a young woman
(look) nervously around herself. The only other customer was a tall man in a white suit seated at the bar. He
(watch) the dancers closely. I
(go) up to the bar to buy myself a drink. I
(turn) to take my drink back to my table and
(notice) that the young woman
(go). She
(be) in a hurry because her drink
(be) still on the table.
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5.d Rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one sentence, using relative pronouns and appropriate punctuation as necessary.
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Baseball is very popular in Japan. It is essentially an American game.
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Michael Johnson is a runner. He dominated the 400 meters in the 90s.
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India is the country. Polo originated from it.
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Damon Hill retired from Formula 1 in 1999. He was world champion in 1997.
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Sumo wrestling is a sport. Few non-Japanese are interested in it.
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5.e Complete each sentence with an appropriate future form of the verbs in parentheses.
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I
(take) Jane to the movies tonight.
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Come to the party with us. You
(really enjoy) it.
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I
(come) to the store with you if you don’t mind.
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He’s decided he
(apply) for that job he saw yesterday.
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The plane
(take off) at 7:30.
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I promise I
(pay) you back at the end of the month.
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5.f Complete the following paragraphs with the appropriate active or passive forms of the verbs in parentheses.
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As long as 50 years ago, the medical technology
(exist) to help women who wanted
(improve) they way they looked. Unfortunately, cosmetic surgery
(hit) by scandals throughout its brief history. Over the years, many cases
(report) of operations
(perform) by “doctors” who were unskilled or unqualified, which resulted in many women
(scar) for life. Thankfully, these days the profession
(regulate) and the government has promised that a new code of practice
(introduce) so that this kind of thing
(not happen) again.
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5.g Complete the following sentences using the appropriate tense of the verbs in parentheses.
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If you didn’t tell her, then somebody else
(do).
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If the bar has closed, we
(go) back to the hotel.
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If I
(be) you, I’d get a new job.
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If that clock
(be) correct, we’ve missed the train.
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We’ll start the meeting in five minutes if everyone
(be) ready.
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