Lesson 11

 

FINAL  TEST PAPER

 1. When Carol (call) ___________last night, I (watch) ___________my favorite show on television.
 
 2. I (work) ___________for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay

here until I retire!
 
 3. Sharon (love) ___________to travel. She (go) _________abroad almost every summer.

Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
 
 4. Thomas is an author. He (write) ___________mystery novels and travel memoirs. He

(write) ___________since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) ___________seven

novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.
 
 5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get) ___________

to the train station, Susan (wait) ___________for us for more than two hours.
 
 6. Sam (try) ___________to change a light bulb when he (slip) ___________and (fell) ___________.
 
 7. Everyday I (wake) ___________up at 6 o'clock, (eat) _________breakfast at 7 o'clock

and (leave) ___________for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) ___________

up at 6:30, (skip) ___________breakfast and (leave) ___________for work late because I

(forget) ___________to set my alarm.
 
 8. Right now, Jim (read) ___________the newspaper and Kathy (make) _________dinner.

 Last night at this time, they (do) ___________the same thing. She (cook) ___________

and he (read) ___________the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) ______________________the same thing. She (prepare) ______________________dinner

and he (read) ______________________. They are very predictable people!
 
 9. By this time next summer, you (complete) ______________________your studies and (find) ___________a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not) ______________________anything. I (study, still) ______________________and you (work) ______________________in some new high paying job.
 
 10. The students (be, usually) ___________taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week

they (be) ________ taught by Mr. Tanzer.
 
 
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  11.  Jane talks on the phone.
 Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
 Mary is talking on the phone.
             Who is not necessarily on the phone now? ___________
 
 12.  I'm going to make dinner for Frank.
 I'm making dinner for Judy.
 I'll make dinner for Mary.
 I make dinner for Ted.
 I will be making dinner for Tony.
             Who are you offering to make dinner for? ___________
 
 13. Jane left when Tim arrived.
 Bob left when Tim had arrived.
 Tim arrived when Mary was leaving.
 John had left when Tim arrived.
 After Tim arrived, Frank left.
             Who did not run into Tim? ___________
 
 14. Jane is talking in class.
 Bob always talks in class.
 Mary is always talking in class.
             Whose action bothers you? ___________
 
 15. Jane never left
Jamestown.
 Bob has never left Jamestown.
             Who is still alive? ___________

 Make a composition on one of the themes below. Use the words given.

1. Holiday

  • sky

  • sun

  • rest

  • beach

  • sand

2. Illness

  • doctor

  • disease

  • patient

  • hospital

  • pill

3. Taxi

  • car

  • garage

  • hotel

  • driver

  • tip

4. Travel

  • luggage

  • ticket

  • country

  • highway

  • language

 

 5. Cinema

  • award

  • actor

  • movie

  • producer

  • script

6. Creativity

  • art

  • poetry

  • talent

  • beauty

  • courage

7. Hobbies

  •  fan
  •  collection
  •  object
  • favourite
  • dedication

8. Communication

  • radio
  • television
  • advertisement
  • understanding
  •  feedback

 

WISHES

 

A. Choose the correct word or phrase bolded in each sentence.

 

1. I am sunburnt. I wish I hadn’t sunbathed/ didn’t sunbathe for so long.

2. I don’t feel well. I wish I could stay/ stayed at home tomorrow.

3. I’m not a good swimmer, but I wish I could swim/ would swim well.

4. I wish I had/ have a puppy or a kitten!

5. I wish I could see/ saw you tomorrow, but it’s impossible.

6. I wish Jim didn’t sit/ doesn’t sit next to me. He’s so annoying!

7. If only we had/ would have some money we could take the bus.

8. I hope you enjoyed/ enjoy yourselves at the dance tomorrow.

 

B. Choose the correct continuation for each sentence.

 

1. I’ve got lots of work to do and I’m tired, but I can’t stop.

            I wish I had taken a rest.

            I wish I could take a rest.

2. I wasn’t paying attention in class and now I can’t do my homework.

            I wish I listened to my teacher

            I wish I’d listened to my teacher.

3. Sarah painted her room green, but she doesn’t like it.

            She wishes she’d painted it blue.

            She wishes she painted it blue.

4. This is a very puzzling problem!

            I wish I’d known the answer.

            I wish I knew the answer.

5. It’s really cold and miserable here in the winter.

            I wish we lived in a warm place.

            I hope we live in a warm place.

6. I can’t repair my bike because I haven’t got any tools.

            If only I would have a screwdriver.

            If only I had a screwdriver.

 7. I’m worried about my basketball team. Perhaps they won’t win!

            I wish they play well.

            I hope they play well.

8. You promised not to tell anyone my secrets but you did!

            I wish I hadn’t told you.

            I wish I didn’t tell you.

 

C. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verb given.

 

1. I’m soaked to the skin. If only I (bring) _____________ an umbrella!

2. This pullover was really cheap. I wish I (buy) _____________ two of them!

3. I like your school. I wish I (go) _____________ there too.

4. I must get in touch with Sue. If only I (know) _____________ her phone number!

5. This bus is really slow! I wish we (take) _____________ the train instead.

6. I’m disappointed in this camera. I wish I (not buy) _____________ it.

7. I answered three questions well. If only I (finish) _____________ the whole test!

8. I can’t understand anything Marie says! I wish I (speak) _____________ French.

 

D. Complete each sentence in a suitable way.

 

1. I’m hungry. If only _____________ in my pocket.

2. Enjoy your holiday. I hope _____________ time.

3. This is a lovely place. I wish we _____________ before.

4. It’s a pity you live so far away. If only you _____________ in my street!

5. Ellen is a fantastic dancer. I wish I _____________ as well as her!

 

 

Translate into Romanian

    The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by the short

sweeps of its tail. The mouth was opened just enough to permit a rush of water

over the gills. There were little other motions; and an occasional correction of

the course by the slight raising or lowering of a fin. The eyes were blind in the dark

and the other senses transmitted nothing extraordinary to the small, primitive brain.

The fish might have been asleep, saved by the movement learnt millions of years in

the water.

     The land seemed almost as dark as the water and a man and a woman stepped out

on the wooden porch. They stood for a moment, staring at the sea. The man was

drunk and he stumbled on the bottom step. The woman laughed and took his hand

and together they went to the beach. 

   

 

                                             IF
                                      by Rudyard Kipling

 

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!

       

                    Vocabulary

Questions

A. Make a question for each answer.

1. Get up? At about 7.30 usually.

2. I was reading War and Peace.

3. I went there to buy some food.

4. So far I’ve only eaten breakfast.

5. Now you have to put it in the oven!

6. Yesterday? I felt absolutely awful.

7. I’m washing my hair. I can’t talk, sorry.

8. Because I haven’t paid the electricity bill!

9. My bike? I left it outside the school.

10. My party? All my friends are coming.

 

Personal matters

A. Choose the correct word bolded in each sentence.

1. When her bicycle was stolen, Jill became extremely angry/ nervous.

2. Peter felt ashamed/ embarrassed when he had to make a speech.

3. I always write thank-you letters, just to be gentle/ polite.

4. You never do anything to help me! You’re so lazy/ tired.

5. Sue never does anything to help me! She’s very sensible/ sensitive.

6. The children had to stay in the house all day and felt bored/ tired.

7. Tina doesn’t worry about anything and she’s always cheerful/ sympathetic.

8. Mr. Jackson is very annoyed/ bad-tempered and often shouts at people.

9. When he heard about the accident, Alan was very damaged/ upset.

10. I’ve got an important exam tomorrow and I’m a bit jealous/ nervous.

 

 B. Complete each sentence with one of the verbs from the list.

 cheer     complain     nod     cry     whistle

     shake his head       shout        smile

1. Please look at the camera and ____________. Sat ‘cheese’!

2. If you agree with what I say, just ____________ .

3. The food in the restaurant was terrible so we decided to ____________.

4. I had to ____________ Ann’s name three times before she heard me.

5. The little boy fell over and then started to ____________.

6. At the end of the President’s speech, the crowd began to ____________.

7. Paul hardly ever says ‘no’. He tends to ____________ instead.

8. When I try to ____________ I put my lips together but I can’t do it!

 

C. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.

conscience      death       hand       heart    thanks

mood       tears      temper      trouble      voice

1. The children were happy because their teacher was in a good _______.

2. _______ to Mr. Dawson, our car was repaired in time for our holiday.

3. Ruth was helpful and went to a lot of _______ to make us comfortable.

4. Harry was leaning out of the window and shouting at the top of his _______.

5. When Alice heard the bad news, she burst into _______.

6. Neil is a very kind person. His _______ is in the right place.

7. If you do something bad, it will be on your _______ for a long time.

8. We need some help. Could you give us a _______?

10. The first time I saw a horror film, I was scared to _______.

 

    Finish with a smile

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used to tell of a conversation he once had with a young

actor who had a small part in one of his plays. The actor laughingly suggested

that they should agree to divide their incomes for the rest of their lives.

Naturally Sir Arthur refused such an absurd idea, since the actor was only

getting 3 pounds a week.

The young actor’s name was Charlie Chaplin.

 

It was raining very hard, but when I went to get an umbrella, I found that out of the

five umbrellas we have at home, there was not one I could use. I decided to take all

five umbrellas to an umbrella-maker.

 

So I took them, left them at the umbrella-maker’s, saying that I would call for

the umbrellas on my way home in the evening. When I went to dine in the afternoon,

it was still raining very hard. I went to a nearby restaurant, sat down at a table and

had been there only a few minutes when a young woman came in and sat down at the

same table with me. I was the first to finish and when I got up, I absent-mindedly

took her umbrella and started for the door. She called out to me and reminded me

that I had taken her umbrella. I returned it to her with many apologies.

 

In the evening I called for my umbrellas, bought a newspaper and got on a tram.

The young woman was in the tram too. She looked at me and said, “You’ve

had a successful day, haven’t you?”

 

A man walked into a pub with a huge, yellow dog attached to a cord and sat down

at a table. Another man, leading a ferocious-looking bulldog, asked him

disdainfully: “What are you doing with that mongrel?”

The first man answered quietly: “I bet you five hundred dollars that my ‘mongrel’

can kill your bulldog.”

The bet was accepted with a scornful laugh and the yellow dog made mincemeat

of the bulldog in about two minutes.

The barman asked in an awed tone: “Where did that yellow dog come from?”

Its owner replied: “A friend sent him to me from Africa. He had a big mane and

a long tail which I didn’t like and so I had them cut off.”

Doctor: “Your stomach is a little bit out of order. You’ll have to diet.”

Patient: “Yes, doctor. What color?”

A cynic was standing in front of an exhibition of local art talent labeled “Art objects”.

“Well”, he declared to the attendant in charge, “it’s only natural Art should object

and I can’t say that I blame her.”

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