English 1 Name: Alizamin Bashirli

I. Complete the text using the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs:

It’s 7.30 on Friday evening and I am siting 1 (sit) at my computer. I usually go 2 (go) out
with my friends on Fridays. We normally just sit at a café or go to the cinema or the
sports centre, and we always have 3 (have) a lot of fun. But I don`t have 4 (not have) a lot
of fun today, because I am looking 5 (look) after my little brother. My parents are at a
restaurant. They are having 6
(have) dinner with some friends. My little brother is
watching 7 (watch) a video in the living room at the moment. It’s his favourite video and
he watch 8 (watch) it all the time. My friends are 9 (be) all at the sports centre now. They
are playing 10 (play) tennis. Everybody is having a good time, except me. It’s not fair.

II. Complete the conversation using the Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs:

Ron: Hi Sue, it’s me.

Sue: Well, hello! Where have you been 1 (be) all day? The boss asked 2 (ask) me this
morning where you were, but he 3 (not seem) to be looking for you or anything.
Ron: What did you say 4 (say)?
Sue: I told 5 (tell) him that I don’t know 6 (not know). Are you okay?
Ron: I’m sorry I didn’t call 7 (not call) you this morning. I have 8 (have) the flu since
Saturday. I haven’t eaten 9 (not eat) anything for two days and it made 10 (make)
me feel really weak. But I’ll probably come to work tomorrow.

III. Write the appropriate term for the given definition:

1. part of a company’s capital owned by the investor stakeholder

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2. arriving and leaving on time timeliness
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3. to decide too soon that something is true

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4. to request goods from a company order

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5. all of the products that a company sells or has on offer inventory

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6. the amount of money spent on running a business expenditures

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7. being told about something, rather than reading about it

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8. better than superior

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9. the assistance and advice provided by a company to its buyers support

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10. distinctive parts or aspects of something features

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IV. Convert the following sentences from the active to the passive voice:

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1. The secretary opens the mail every morning. The mail is opened by the secretary
every morning
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2. The gardener watered the flowers. The flowers were watered by the gardener
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3. A spokesperson gave an interview to the reporters. An interview was given to the

reporters by a spokesperson.
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4. They clean the windows once a week. The windows are cleaned once a week.
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5. The new manager made some changes. Some changes were made by the new manager
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6. When did they translate this book into English? When was this book translated into
English?
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7. Tourists don’t visit this museum very often. This museum isn’t visited by tourists very
often
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8. George told me about the incident at dinner. I was told about the incident at dinner by
George
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9. You must put coins into the slot machine. Coins must be put into the slot machine
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10. Fans send thousands of emails to the star every month. Thousands of emails are sent
to the star by fans every month
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V. Complete the sentences with the comparative and superlative forms:

1. My sister thinks she’s more intelligent (intelligent) than me, but I don’t agree!
2. South Wind is probably the worst (bad) film I’ve seen.
3. What is the wettest (wet) month of the year in Serbia?
4. She thinks the Harry Potter films are better (good) than the books.
5. Don’t wear that shirt, it’s dirtier (dirty) than the other one.
6. I thought this test would be difficult, but it’s the easiest (easy) test I’ve ever taken.
7. This is boring. Let’s do something more interesting (interesting).
8. John is the nicest (nice) person that I know.
9. ‘The’ is the most common (common) word in English.
10. Your answer is wrong, but it’s still more correct (correct) than the other answers.

VI. Fill in the blanks with only ONE word:

There are trade ____________________1 for every business sector so make sure you
attend the right one. You should make a ____________________2 of the customers you want to
attract and the products and services they want to know about, so match. You should
look at a trade fair’s statistics. How ____________________ 3 people attend? How big is the
exhibition space? Who are the major exhibitors?
Planning is the secret of success. You should book well ____________________ 4
advance to get a good position for your stand. Then prepare materials and stand
furniture, and book accommodation and transport. There is a lot to do at a trade fair
____________________5 make sure enough staff attend.
Your staff should be well prepared and ask appropriate questions so they
____________________6 identify potential clients. It’s useful to show samples to visitors or
give short presentations to illustrate ____________________7 product. They shouldn’t forget to
take a record of each visitor, and give out leaflets and business cards.
After the fair, it is important to have a meeting and discuss what worked well and
what could be improved ____________________.8 You shouldn’t neglect the contacts you

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made, so follow up each one with a phone call, an email, or a ____________________. 9 Finally,
if you don’t have time or the staff to plan and man a trade fair, you can use professional
event organizers. ____________________10 can arrange everything for you and know how to
help a business make a good impression.
VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form to make conditional sentences:

1. If you will be (be) free tonight, we will go out for a drink, or to the cinema.

2. He will be depressed if he fail (fail) the exam.

3. If I didn’t know you, I would think (think) you were crazy.

4. We will miss (miss) the plane if there’s a lot of traffic on the roads.

5. If you had a bigger salary, you would buy (buy) more unnecessary things.

6. If it was (be) for Tom, I wouldn’t be here.

7. I will call you if I see (see) anything unusual.

8. If they had (have) this player, they wouldn’t lose a single match.

9. Our lives would be much easier if we worked (work) closer to home.

10. If I get a job in France, we will eat (eat) crêpes every day.

VIII. Complete the article by putting the verbs in the past simple or continuous tense:

I was living 1
(live) in Edinburgh at the time in a fourth floor flat. It was about two

o’clock at night and I was sleeping 2 (sleep). Suddenly I woke up 3 (wake up). I heard 4

(hear) a dog barking loudly outside my window. I got up 5 (get up) and looked 6 (look)

out. I was still half asleep and it was very dark but I could see that someone climbed 7

(climb) up a ladder towards my bedroom window. I was terrified. I quickly phoned 8

(phone) the police. I examined 9 (examine) the situation when I heard a knock on the

window. I looked up. There was my flatmate at the top of the ladder. He was waving 10

(wave) and shouting: “Let me in. I’ve forgotten my keys!”

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IX. Write the missing verbs and nouns:

Verb Noun

Appreciate appreciation

complain complaint

express express

feel feeling

lead leader

reflect reflection

satisfy satisfaction

suggest suggestion

train trainer

value value