Unit 4 OUR PAST test 2

Unit 4_TEST 2
I. Write the past tense of these verbs;
-be lose
- scream
-get write
-hide

was/were

- laugh become
- move open have
-do

II. Complete this paragraph. Use the past tense of each of the verbs in
Exercise 1.
My best friend in school was Miguel. He and 1(1)....................in Mrs.
Gibert's third class, and we (2)................... friends then. We
often
(3).................. crazy things in class, but I don't think Mrs. Gilbert ever
really (4)..................mad at us. For example, Miguel (5)....................a pet
rat named Curly. Sometimes he (6).................... it in Mrs. Gilbert's desk.
Later, when she (7)...............the drawer, she always (8)....................loudly
and the class (9)........................ After two years, Miguel's
family (10)....................................... t o another town. We (11)
letters
to each other for a few years, but then we (12) contact. I often wonder
what he's doing now.

III. Put the following verbs into the correct column.
listened played looked escaped needed appeared
laughed washed watched wanted danced happened

/t/
/id/
/d/


IV. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms.
1. This school doesn't have any sports.................... (EQUIP)
2. The news that Michael had inherited a million dollars made his friends
...................
(EXCITE)
"Aodai”isa......................dress of Vietnam.
(TRADITION)
4. The police are interested in the sudden .................... of the
valuable paintings...........................................................(APPEAR)
5. The sayings of the sage are full of...................
(WISE)
6. Who is the...................of this black Merced?
(OWN)
7. The....................world of Disney attracts thousands of children as well
as adults.
.
(MAGICALLY)
8. My car has given me excellent...................
(SERVE)
V. Complete the questions in this conversation.
John: How did you spend your weekend?
3.

Ann: I spent the weekend with Joe and Kathy.
John: What...........................................................:.................?.

Ann: Well, on Saturday, we went shopping.
John: And did..........................................................................?
Ann: No, nothing special.
John: Where............................................................................ on Sunda;
Ann: We went to the amusement park.
John: H o w ...........

Ann: We had a great time. In fact, we stayed there all day.
John: Really? What time.................................................?
Ann: We got home very late, around midnight.


VI. Answer the questions, using last or ago and the words in
brackets,
1. Where did you speak to Peter? (week) Last week.
1. When did they clean the windows? (six months)
2.

When did you buy that car? (two years)

4. When did the film start? (five minutes)
5. When did you stop smoking? (month)
6. When did they go to Australia? (year)
7. When did you find your wallet? (half an hour)
8. When did Max phone? (night)
VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1. He no longer comes late for class, (used)
- He used to come late for class.
2. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost, (used)
Jack is not old enough to ride a motorbike.

- Jack is too............................................................................
4. It took him an hour to solve that exercise.
- He solved...............................................................................
5. Who does this book belong to?
- Who..................................................................................
3.


6. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better.
- After taking.............................................................
7. I lived in London once, but I don't any more.
-1 used ......................................................................
8. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country
- We used....................................................................
VIII. Make complete sentences from the words given.
1. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid.
3.

As / child I I I used / know / her / well.
How / you / use / get / school?

4.

He / used / travel / lot / before / you / get /job?

2.

5.

My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until I we I fall / asleep.

6.

What / you / do / last weekend?

IX.* Correct these statements, as in the E.g.. Use the words in the box.
the Eiffel Tower

radium

John F.Kennedy

detective stories

the radio

1962

E.g.: He didn't invent the telephone. He
invented the radio.
1. Marconi invented the telephone.
2. Gostave Eiffel built the Statue of Liberty.
3. Marylin Monroe died in 1990.
4. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered penicillin.
5. Lee Harvey Oswald killed Martin Luther King.
6. Agatha Christie wrote children's stories.