Writing comprehension (9-th form, II-term, English as a second language)

Writing comprehension

9-th form

Second  term

1.   Open the brackets and use Present Perfect Contionuous

1. I (to wait)  for one hour.
2. The boy (to play)   football since 10 a.m.
3. Her sister (to do)   her homework for half an hour.
4. John (to talk)   too much.
5. We (to study)   since 11 o'clock.
6. Mary (to feel)   a little disappointed.
7. Jack (to exercise)   lately.
8. They (to work)   at that company for two years.

2. Use 'that' or 'who'  in the  sentences.

1. She worked for a man …. used to be an athlete.
2. They called a lawyer …. lived nearby.
3. I sent an email to my brother …… lives in Australia.
4. The customer liked the waitress ……was very friendly.
5.  We broke the computer ……. belonged to my father.
6.  I dropped a glass ……..was new.
7. She loves books …….. have happy endings.

3. Put the passive sentences in order.

1. in a lot of schools / are / used / Computers
2. of plastic / made / are / CDs
3. seen / The information / on a screen/can be
4. are / very quickly / The answers / calculated
5. played / The game / is / on a computer
6. with a modem / are / sent / E-mails
7. is / on a disk / Information / stored
8. sent / Text messages / are / using mobile phones

4. Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense. (Вставити дієслова в Past Perfect.)

1. I … (to have) before breakfast I went to school.
2. He went to meet his friends after he … (to do) his homework.
3. By 8 o’clock the rain … (to stop).
4. Alice was late because she … (to miss) the bus.
5. She went to the post-office after she … (to write) the letter.
6. He … (to work) at the factory before he entered the college.
7. He got a bad mark for his test because he … (to make) a lot of mistakes in it.

I.    Open the brackets and use Present Perfect Contionuous

1. I (to wait)  for one hour.

2. The boy (to play)   football since 10 a.m.

3. Her sister (to do)   her homework for half an hour.

4. John (to talk)   too much.

5. We (to study)   since 11 o'clock.

6. Mary (to feel)   a little disappointed.

7. Jack (to exercise)   lately.

8. They (to work)   at that company for two years.

II. Use 'that' or 'who'  in the  sentences.

1) She worked for a man …. used to be an athlete.

2) They called a lawyer …. lived nearby.

3) I sent an email to my brother …… lives in Australia.

4) The customer liked the waitress ……was very friendly.

5)  We broke the computer ……. belonged to my father.

6)  I dropped a glass ……..was new.

7) She loves books …….. have happy endings.

III. Put the passive sentences in order.

1. in a lot of schools / are / used / Computers

2. of plastic / made / are / CDs

3. seen / The information / on a screen/can be

4. are / very quickly / The answers / calculated

5. played / The game / is / on a computer

6. with a modem / are / sent / E-mails

7. is / on a disk / Information / stored

8. sent / Text messages / are / using mobile phones

IV. Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense. (Вставити дієслова в Past Perfect.)

1. I … (to have) before breakfast I went to school.

2. He went to meet his friends after he … (to do) his homework.

3. By 8 o’clock the rain … (to stop).

4. Alice was late because she … (to miss) the bus.

5. She went to the post-office after she … (to write) the letter.

6. He … (to work) at the factory before he entered the college.

7. He got a bad mark for his test because he … (to make) a lot of mistakes in it.