ACTIVITATS DE REFOR I RECUPERACI

CURS 2014-15

MATRIA : English
NIVELL 1 BAT

You must compulsory hand in the exercises the day of the September exam.
1. PUT THE VERBS INTO PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT COTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST
CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT.
1. I closed the door quietly because he ........................................ to sleep. (try)
2. How many times ................................... since he came to New York? (he call)
3. I ............................................. about this for some time now.(know)
4. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone ............................. her (tell)
5. The children are filthy. Where ........................................ ? (they be)
6. Im going to bed. I ........................................... for hours and Im tired. (work)
7. I think shes the nicest person I ................................................... (meet)
8. Mary was cleaning the windscreen when she ........................... a crack in the glass. (notice)
9. I couldnt open the office door because someone ......................................... it. (lock)
10. We .................................. for three-and-a-half hours when John finally arrived. (wait)
11. When I shouted, they .................................. (jump) off the roof and .............................. away. (run)
12. Dont phone her just now. She ...................................... to her boss. (talk)
13. I ...................................... military service for eighteen months. This is my last month. (do)
14. We .......................................... for about four hours when I realized that something was wrong with one of
the tyres. (travel)
15. We .............................. in the caf until the rain stopped, and then we went home (stay)
16. ................................................ here before? (you be)
17. He had been working in the garden, but he ........................... when he saw us. (stop)
18. I couldnt drive to work because Mary ......................................... the car (use)
19. Peter and Jane ................................: I could hear them from my room (argue)
20. I........................................... him since he started working here (never trust)
21. Im worried. Why...................................... yet? (they not arrive)
22. Theyre very angry. They ........................... to see you for the last two or three hours. (try)
23. I wanted to help with the washing-up, but they .............................. it (already do)
24. Its the most comfortable car I ..................................... (ever drive)
25. Peter was cleaning the flat and John .................................. the dinner. (make)
26. I had a pleasant surprise when I got to my room: someone ........................ some flowers there for me. (put)
27. They couldnt leave the studio when I called because they ................................ (film)
28. I ..................................... the machine for some time when I realized that there was no ink in it (use)
29. When he warned them about the police, they ............................... the country. (leave)
30. We ..................................... in the sunshine for about twenty-five minutes when I suddenly fell sick. (sit)
2. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate tense.
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Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He (run)

He is afraid of .. (meet) someone who might (recognise) him.
The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse .. (win).
Jim always goes to bed at 11. Tom is going to visit him al 11.30 this evening. When Tom arrives, Jim
.. (go) to bed
I wish you ........................................................ (be) here. I missed you very much.
One night there ............................................. (be) a heavy fall of snow which blocked all the roads.
................................................... (you / have) anything to eat before you left home?
On the fourth of next month, he ...................................................... (be) in prison for ten years.
English people ..................................................... (have / always) roast beef for lunch on Sundays.

10. When I ......................................... (leave) school , I cut my hair and I ......................................................

(wear) it short ever since.
11. She ................................................ (stand) at the bus stop and I asked her what bus she
........................................................... (wait) for.
12. He suddenly ................................ (realize) that he ........................................... (travel) in the wrong
direction.
13. It is horrible!!. The radio ............................................................... (play) since 7 a.m.
14. I have just enrolled at the technical college. I ............................................................. (attend) pottery
classes next winter.
15. This time next month I ........................................................... (sit) on a beach.
16. Her phone ................................................................ (ring) for fifteen minutes. I wonder why she doesnt
answer it.
17. By this time tomorrow we ................................................... (have) our injections.
18. When I have passed my driving test, I ........................................... (can) hire a car from our local garage.
19. He ......................... (always / lose) his glasses and .......................................... (ask) me to look for them.
20. ....................................... (be) successful has given me the confidence to do things I .................................
(have) the courage to do otherwise.
21. Dear Eileen,
Hope things are OK with you. The doctor ................................. (come) yesterday. He
.............................................. (not like) my cough. I ......................................... (lie) in bed looking at the
ceiling since Tuesday, and I can tell you, I am fed up with it. I .................................... (never be) ill like this
before. I dont know what ........................................ (happen) to me. And the weather is terrible. It
............................................. (rain) all day, and I cant even have a cup of tea to cheer myself up, because
the milkman ..................................... (not come) this morning. I dont know why - Im sure I
...................................... (pay) the bill.
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Jack ........................................ (be) sixty -five next month so he ................................... (retire)

In twenty four hours time ........................................ (relax) on my yacht.
I cant find my keys. What ..................................... (you do) with them?
Sorry I havent fixed the plug. I ......................................... (mean) to get round to it, but I havent found the
time.

3. Put these sentences into reported speech:

1. Ill come and see you on Friday if thats all right. (She said)
2. The shops closing in half an hour. (She explained)
3. The police have been investigating new allegations of fraud (A spokesperson said)
4. It will be a very difficult time for all of us. (He agreed)
5. You work too hard. You should take more time off. (He told me)
6. Give me a ring if you need any help. (She told me)
7. How is Laura getting on? (She often asks me)
8. Why did Matthew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole? (He asked)
9. Where did you buy that hat? (He wanted you know)
10. Were you still teaching music when you met Oliver? (Mike asked me)
11. It is not so foggy today as it was yesterday, I remarked.
12. Where were you last night? he asked Mr. Jones
13. Did they understand what you said to them? he inquired.
14. Why did you travel first class? I asked him.
15. Dont worry about anything, Mrs. Smith, said the solicitor. Leave it all to me.
16. He said, Get out of my way.
17. Ill sign the contracts as soon as I am ready. she replied.
18. My brother is arriving here today. she said.
19. Would you like to come to the cinema with me? said James to his girlfriend.
4. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN.
1. My next door neighbour is putting in an alarm system. His house was burgled.
2. It was Friday 13th. His friends had planned to visit the exhibition.

3. I met him in the caf. There was an accident in the caf last week.
4. My sister bought a new car last month. The car has broken down four times already. (The car .....)
5. The bus is coming. I have been waiting for it. (The bus .....)
6. The coffee mug is on the kitchen table. It has a crack in it.
7. Jonathan has decided to travel to Beijing. His father works in China.
8. The party starts in an hour. She is getting dressed for it.
9. The music was recorded in 1931. My brothers are listening to it.
10. You asked me to get the paper. It is here.
11. He asked me a lot of questions about a film. I did not know anything about.
12. Who is that good-looking man? Alison is talking to him.
13. Mark wrote an essay while we were on holiday. The essay has won a prize in the school competition.
14. The photo was of a farmhouse. It took the first prize.
15. Are these the cakes? Helen told us about them.
5. PASSIVE VOICE
1. They make these artificial flowers of silk.
2. They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.
3. Students are doing a lot of the work.
4. A machine could do it much easily.
5. They have changed the date of the meeting.
6. Last Thursday we appointed a new marketing manager.
7. People believe that someone murdered Mr. Stone. (It is...)
8. We use shoe polish for cleaning shoes.
9. They have to fill the barrel with chemicals.
10. Can he sell all the books?
11. The boss might have fired him.
12. There was no need for that to happen. He could have prevented it.
13. Im surprised they did not discuss the problem, they should have discussed it.
14. You should not have invited her to my party. I dont like her.
15. You have to fill in an application form.
16. My legal advisers told me not to say any more at this time.
6. FILL THE SPACES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE MODAL VERB.
1. She..........................................leave home at eight every morning at present.
2. Peter .................................................check the times of the trains for us.
3. Notice in a picture gallery: Cameras, sticks and umbrellas ......................................... be left at the desk.
4. The windows are dirty. You ................................................. clean them more often.
5. He sees very badly: he ....................................................... wear glasses all the time.
6. I.................................................do all the typing at my office.
7. Peter drives too fast. He..........................................drive more carefully.
8. Maybe there is some tea in the pot. It.................................................be some.
9. They..........................................understand us. They speak our language.
10. ...................................you pass me the salt, please?
11. You........................................................read this book. Its really excellent.
12. They...............................................................to go home now. They can stay here with me.
13. The children........................................................play in the streets till their mothers get home from work.
14. She felt ill and ................................................. leave
15. You......................................................................go out tonight, you havent done your homework.
7. CAN / COULD / BE ABLE TO
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She ........................................leave the hospital next week, they say.

Im not sure whether hes telling the truth. He............................................be lying.
I .................................finish sewing this dress yet. Ive been too busy this week.
She.............................................take my key and let herself in later.
David....................................play the piano and also the violin.
.............................................you please help me translate this letter?
You ......................................drive. Its against the law if you have no driving license.

8. The baby..........................................sleep. There is far too much noise here.

9. We............................................go to Egypt for our holiday. What do you think?
10. Hijackers took control of the plane, but fortunately the crew ......................... overpower them.