Quick 01-10B

1 Write the correct linking word from the table to complete these sentences.

as soon as	even though	and
wherever	because	while

0 She's got three children, two boys ______and______ a girl.

1 I can't see you on Thursday _______________ I will be busy.

2 Can you phone me _______________ you get home?

3 Drivers mustn't use their mobile phones _______________ they are driving.

4 Frank is still very active _______________ he is 97 years old.

5 There are no seat numbers. You can sit _______________ you like.

(5 marks)

2 Write the correct time phrase from the table to complete the sentences.

since I was a child	the second time
five years ago	when you get married.
fourteen hours	every year

0 The festival is held at the end of September ______every year______ .

1 I haven't seen you _____________________.

2 I'll be an old man _____________________.

3 I last saw him _____________________.

4 This _____________________ is you have surprised me!

5 The journey to Bucaramanga takes.

(5 marks)

3 Underline the correct form of the verb in these sentences.

0 When I was ill I | can't | couldn't | get out of bed.

1 Did you forget | bringing | to bring | your book today?

2 There | used to be | would be | a big cinema in Bridge Street.

3 I'm going to | have | be | my teeth cleaned by the dentist.

4 The original building | destroyed | was destroyed | in the earthquake in 1837.

5 I told the doctor that I | have had | had had | polio when I was a child.

6 Stop | to cry | crying |! It's not the end of the world!

7 Before the telephone was invented, people | had to | have had to | write letters.

8 When I was riding to the shops, I stopped | making | to make | a phone call.

9 If I hadn't found your passport, you | would be | would have been | in trouble!

10 Do you enjoy | to play | playing | rugby?

(10 marks)

4 Report these statements and questions.

0 ”I want to be a nurse when I grow up.”

She said __________she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up_________ .

1 ”I can play the flute.”

She said ______________________________________________________ .

2 ”Can you play the flute?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

3 ”Did you like the Christmas present I gave you?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

4 ”I'm going to take up skiing.”

She said ______________________________________________________ .

5 ”What did you do in December?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

6 ”Are you feeling tired?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

7 ”I don't need to get a passport.”

She said ______________________________________________________ .

8 ”Why did you go to Costa Rica?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

9 ”Have you brought me a present?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

10 ”What have you brought me?”

She asked me __________________________________________________ .

(10 marks)

5 Underline the correct word to complete the multi-part verbs in these sentences.

0 I was frightened and wanted to back | up | out | up | of jumping off the bridge.

1 The politician managed to get | across | under | above | his points very well.

2 I was very nervous and I couldn't go through | with | by | to | the work.

3 The doctor advised him to take | in | on | up | swimming.

4 I've fallen | from | for | to | this beautiful man and I'm going to marry him!

5 I don't understand what he sees | on | at | in | me, but he loves me very much.

6 Before you get | off | from | down | the plane, make sure you have got all your hand baggage.

7 I've been away from the office so I must catch | over | on | up | with my work.

8 My brothers and I get | on | in | up | well with each other.

9 Speak | up | over | to |! I can't hear you!

10 I wrote | as | on | down | the instructions she gave me.

(10 marks)

6 Ten words in this text have spelling mistakes. Find the words and write the correct spellings below.

Alfred Hitchcock, the film director always appeared ni his own films. He nver spoke but he could be scene sitting on a buss or coming out of a bilding. In one film his photograf appeared in an newspaper advertisment four people who wanted to loose weigth.

0 _________in_________

1 ___________________ 6 ___________________

2 ___________________ 7 ___________________

3 ___________________ 8 ___________________

4 ___________________ 9 ___________________

5 ___________________ 10 ___________________

(10 marks)

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