ENGLISH – 2º Bachillerato 1st TERM EXAM PRACTICE 1.

Complete using the –ing form or (to) infinitive.

1. He is complaining about .......................... a headache. (have) 2. It´s no use .......................... to Bob, he won´t change his mind. (change) 3. You had better ..................... ; otherwise, you`ll be late for work. (hurry) 4- A- Did you see the robber? B- Yes, I saw him .............................. into the car and ran away. (get) 5. He advised her ............................. to the boss. (speak) 6- ................................. so hard makes me ........................... exhausted. (work- feel) 7- She can´t help ..................................... in to other people´s conversations. (listen) 8- Sandra was worried about ............................... her English exam. (pass) 9- The teacher reminded me .................................... my notes. (not forget) 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Yesterday evening was awful. I .......................... (get up) at 7, I .................................... (have) breakfast, ................................ (come) to school, ................................. (teach) for four hours and ............................ (go) back to my place to rest. 2. What are your plans for next summer? I ........................................ (study) Art at Salamanca university. 3. ........................................................... (you go out ) tonight? 4. There´s someone at the door. Don´t worry I ............................................. (open) it. 5. Simon ....................................................(have) an argument with his girlfriend while they ..........................................................(watch) a film yesterday evening. 6. What time ............................................................. (your lesson – start)? 7. I .................................................... (meet) you in 15 minutes outside the hotel. 8. The teachers ........................................................... (work) in this project the whole morning. 9. Look, the plane ...................................................... (fly) towards the airport. It .............................................. (land). 10. I feel hungry. I ...................................................... (eat) anything for hours. 11. When I saw Helen, she .............................................. (look) the other way. 12. We can go now, it .......................................... ( not rain). It ............................................. (not rain) very often. 13. My friends ................................................................ (have) a party next weekend. 14. By the time she arrived, the other students ............................................................ (already finish) their compositions. 15. How long ............................................................. (you have) this watch? It´s amazing. 16. Violence ................................................ (generate) more violence. 17. By the end of this month, I ................................................................. (end up) all my exams. 3.Combine the sentences with defining or non-defining relative clauses. Add commas where necessary. Leave out the pronoun where possible. 1. The boy became my boyfriend. I met him on Facebook. 2. The engineer is a brilliant man. His plan to improve the factory was chosen. 3. This is the neighbourhood. I grew up there. 4. We all love the cakes. You bake them. 5. Cat´s in the Cradle was written in 1974. It discusses the relationship between a father and his son. 6. We like to go on holiday in August. It´s nice and warm then. 7. The lamp is broken. You fixed it yesterday.

4. Write the sentences in reported speech. 1. “I haven´t been feeling quite content lately”, my granny complained. 2. “Are you going to return my books today?” Maggie asked me. 3. “Don´t touch any of these things. You can hurt yourself”, the man said. 4. “You should see this film as soon as you have the chance”, Pam said to him. 5. “OK, I´ll come with you”, my sister said. 6. “Don´t forget to mention this issue in class”, the headmaster told Pete. 7. “I´m sorry I didn´t call you last night”, I said to Helen. 8. “Let´s go out for a coffee”, my classmate told me. 9. “What were you doing during the match yesterday?” asked John. 10. “I didn´t take that money”, he said. 5. Translate. 1. La gente que tiene malos modos suele salirse con la suya y eso me pone de muy mal humos. ( 2 expressions) 2. Apuntarse a campeonatos es algo que me encanta, aunque a veces algunos equipos se rinden y abandonan. ANSWERS Exercise 1-

1- having 2- arguing 3- hurry 4- get

5- to speak 6- Working – feel 7- listening 8-

passing 9- not to forget

Exercise 21.

got up-had-came-taught-went

2. ´m going to study

3. are you going

5. was having – were watching 6. does your lesson start 7. ´ll meet working

9. is flying – is going to land

10. haven´t eaten

4. `ll open 8. have been

11. was looking

12. isn´t

raining – doesn´t rain 13. are having 14. had already finished 15.have you had 16. generates

17. Will have ended up

Exercise 3 – 1.

The boy who I met on Facebook became my boyfriend.

2. The engineer, whose plan to improve the factory was chosen, is a brilliant man. 3. This is the neighbourhood (where) I grew up. 4. We all love the cakes (which/that) you bake. 5. Cat´s in the Cradle, which discusses the relationship between a father and his son, was written in 1974. 6. We like to go on holiday in August, when it´s nice and warm. 7. The lamp (which/that) you fixed yesterday is broken. You fixed it yesterday. Exercise 4– 1.

My granny complained/said (that) she hadn´t been feeling quite content lately.

2. Maggie asked me if I was going to return her books that day. 3. The man warned me not to touch any of those things as/since/because I could hurt myself. 4. Pam advised me to see that film as soon as I had the chance. 5. My sister agreed to come with me. 6. The headmaster reminded Pete (not to forget) to mention that issue in class. 7. I apologized for not having called Helen the previous night. 8. My classmate suggested going out for a coffee. 9. John asked /wanted to know what I was doing during the match the day before. 10. He denied having taken that money.

Exercise 5-

1- People with bad manners usually get away with it and that makes my blood boil. 2- Signing up for tournaments is something I really enjoy, although sometimes some teams give up and drop out.