Тест по темі "Life Events"

1.         Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are three extra words.

0.         When I was at school, they taught us the value of hard work.
1.         James is very good at the guitar. Students and teachers sometimes ______________ together in the hall after school finishes to hear him play.
2.         Our teacher is very demanding, but I’m sure we will appreciate her approach in the long ______________, even though some of us don’t now!
3.         She didn’t do well in the final exams and didn’t get into university. She’s finding it very hard to ______________ the situation.
4.         Their older sister is very critical. She’s always telling them ______________ when they do something wrong, even if it isn’t very important.
5.         He’s very upset because he’s just split ______________ with his girlfriend.

2.         Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters are given.

0.         It was freezing cold, so they huddled together to keep warm.
1.         She r______________ with her sister almost every day. They really should talk to each other so they don’t argue so much.
2.         Fishing provided them with their main means of s______________. Without it, survival would have been hard.
3.         I don’t understand why some people find w______________ people up funny.
4.         Geraldine is so kind. She sometimes d______________ favours for people she hardly knows.
5.         My classmates sometimes m______________ about in class. I really don’t understand how they can learn anything!

3.         Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

0.         When my dad was in his twenties,

he used to be / would be in the public eye and was famous!

1.         My grandad’s best friend forever let /

was forever letting people down when he was a teenager.

2.         Mum is constantly reminding /

will constantly remind me to do my homework! She should trust me more.

3.         When Jane was at primary school, her sisters were making / would make fun of her long, curly hair, but now they’re jealous!
4.         Apparently, my aunt Marcia would be /

used to be very shy. She isn’t now!

5.         The boy I sit next to in class will / used to go on and on about how wonderful he is. It’s very irritating!

4.         Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or relative pronoun and preposition.

0.         Jane, who I was talking to at the party, has an unusual hobby.
1.         The house ______________ I lived when I was a child was very small.
2.         I don’t know ______________ that bag is. We’d better call the police.
3.         The woman ______________we sold our house is a well-known writer.
4.         The book ______________ my teacher lent me is very valuable.
5.         This is the camera ______________ my grandma has taken some excellent photos.