41288 grammar test

ESSALAM PRIVATE SCHOOL LAZARET

Teacher :Mr Arbaoui Omar.

A. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense.
(9 points)
1. Let’s [get] ______________________________________ the ball rolling.
2. When I arrived, I saw that they [decorate] _______________________________ the room.
3. Would you mind [stay] ____________________________with my little baby for a while?
4. By the time he brings me water, I [die] ____________________________out of thirst.
5. Everybody wants [taste] __________________________________________the new dish.
6. They [sleep] ________________________________________________ until we arrived.
7. Don’t worry; we will help you [solve] _______________________________ the problem.
8. By the time I finished, the sun [begin] ____________________________________to set.
9. You’d better [check] __________________________________for spelling mistakes first.
B. Give the correct form of the words between brackets.
(2 points)
1. Lifting the rock requires [strong] _______________________________ and much care.
2. They are [enthusiasm] __________________________ about learning new languages.
3. He is not only artistic, but he is [imagination] __________________________ as well.
4. Most [humour] ___________________________________ people are miserable inside.
C. Match the words that go together to make collocations
1. formal
a. energies
1. _________________
2. global
b. education
2._________________
3. renewable
c. alleviation
3._________________

4. poverty
d. warming
4._________________

(2 points)

D. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the list given:
(2 points)
had to - will - shouldn’t have - can’t
1. They _________________________________________ asked him that stupid question.
2. We ________________________________ walk for hours before we reached the village.
3. I’m sorry but you ________________________________ use a programmable calculator.
4. If you behave civilly, they _____________________________definitely employ you.
E. Combine these sentences with the words given
(2 points)
1. Agriculture is facing a lot of problems. The water is polluted.
(Owing to)
2. She works so hard. She wants her children to live comfortably.
(in order that)
3. There are a lot of different nations. There are a lot of different cultures. (consequently)
4. Fatima went to the shop to buy some eggs. There were no eggs left.
(as)
F. What do these sentences express? Match the numbers with the letters
(3 points)
1. She left the room quietly not to wake the baby.
| a. indifference
2. Could you possibly put that book on the shelf?
| b. request
3. I don’t really care.
|

c. opinion
4. I don’t know what you are talking about?
|
d. agreeing
5. I guess women are more patient than men. |
e. purpose
6. I can’t agree more.
. | f. lack of understanding
1. __________ | 2. __________ | 3. __________ | 4. __________ | 5. __________ | 6.
_________________________________________________________Mr Arbaoui.Omar.