Ingles 1

ENGLISH TEST

Name......................................................
Surnames.................................................
Speciality.....................................................

A) Complete the sentences using a suitable present or past form of the verbs in brackets. (1 p. each).

A) Maria Fernandez is Spanish. She ..lives.. (live) in Madrid, where she 1__________(work)for an export company. She 2 __________ (be) with this company for two years now. At the moment she 3 _________ (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She 4 _________(be) in London for one week now . She 5 __________(arrive) there last Saturday. There is not Maria’s first time in Britain. She 6 ____________(be) there twice before.

B) I woke up when I 1 _________(hear) anoise downstairs. I 2 ____ up________(get) out of bed quietly because my wife 3 ___________(still/sleep) and 4 _________(go) to the top of stairs. It was dark, but I could see two men downstairs in the living room. They 5 ___________(try) to open the safe. When I 6 ____________(switch on) the light, the two men 7 ___________(run) into the kitchen and 8 _____________(escape) out of the back door.Then, before I 9 _____________(have) a chance to do anything, I 10 _____________(hear) a police car pull up outside the house. A neighbour of mine 11 ______________(see) the men breaking into my house and __________(phone) for the police.

C) Complete the text about Keith Long. Write the verbs in brackets in their corrrect form. (1 p. each).

Keith Long (be)................... a bank manager atthe National Bank for six years. He (live) ............................ with his wife in a beautiful house ina modern suburb of Leeds. At the moment, the National Bank (expand)......................... into Scotland and they want (open)..................... a new branch in Edinburgh. Keith (like)........................ the sound of the new job and (think)...................... it would be nice towork in Edinburgh. Keith and his wife (discuss)....................... whether or not to go for a couple of weeks but they (not make).............................. up their minds yet as Keith’s wife (not want)........................... to leave their house and friends in Leeds. So they (decide)......................... to wait for a time before making a decision. The cost of living (be)............................. higher in Edinburgh but Key (say)........................... the bank (provide)......................... a house and a car with the job, so in fact, the money Keith (earn)............................ in Edinburgh (be) ......................... better than in Leeds.
D) Complete with comparative or superlative.

1. A car is[pic]than (expensive) a bicycle.
2. Tokyois[pic](large) city in the world.
3. An elephant is [pic] than (heavy)a horse.
4. Spain is [pic] than (big) England.
5. My car is[pic] than (bad)your car.
6. Helen was the [pic] (beautiful) woman in Greece.
7.An aeroplane is [pic](fast) than a plane.
8. This exam is the [pic](difficult) of all
9. Old people are  [pic]than (intelligent) young people.
10. Winter is [pic]than (cold) autumn.
11.The[pic](hot) dessert of all is the Shaara and it's in Africa.
12. Germany is  [pic](far) from home than France.
13. My health is[pic](good) now than 5 years ago.
14. I've got  [pic](little) money than you but I don't mind.
15. Chinese is the [pic](difficult) language in the world.
16. Valencia played [pic](bad) yesterday than last week.
17. Cats are not  [pic](intelligent) as dogs.
18. I thinkyou must tell me the [pic](good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to finish.
19. My sister Anne had a  [pic](tidy) room than me, but was always having arguments with everybody.
20. Who is[pic] (talkative) person in class?
21. You look much[pic](good) than yesterday
22. The [pic](bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid.
23. She's the [pic](careful) girl in the class. She...