Test Preparation
 Exercise on Prepositions – Time
Fill in the correct prepositions.
1.
Peter is playing tennis
2.
My brother's birthday is
3.
My birthday is
4.
We are going to see my parents
5.
Sunday.
the 5th of November.
May.
the weekend.
1666, a great fire broke out in London.
6.
I don't like walking alone in the streets
7.
What are you doing
8.
My friend has been living in Canada
9.
I have been waiting for you
night.
the afternoon?
10. I will have finished this essay
two years.
seven o'clock.
Friday.
 Exercise on Prepositions – Time
Choose the correct prepositions.
1.
What are you doing
2.
I don't know yet. Maybe I'll go to the cinema
3.
We could go there together
4.
That would be great. But I would prefer to go there
grandma
5.
the weekend?
the afternoon.
Saturday.
That's okay. The film starts
Saturday.
eight o'clock.
the evening. I am visiting my
 EXERCISE ON MODAL VERBS
Choose the correct answer for each gap
1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He
long flight. He
be exhausted after such a
prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.
2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you
explore the waterfront.
3. I
time.
walk downtown and
be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably
take a taxi if I want to be on
4. You
submit the application if it has not been completely filled out. Check that the
name, address, and background information are correct. If the form is not accurate and complete,
you will be rejected and you will
reapply at a later date.
5. Unfortunately, James and Michelle had already made plans, so they
come with
us to the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
6. They have had several major snow storms in the mountains during the last month. We had better
call the highway patrol to check road conditions. The road to Smithsville
passable.
7. Waitress: Hi, my name is Sandy - I'll be your waitress tonight. What can I get for you?
8. Tony: I haven't decided yet. Is there anything you
you think I
recommend? Is there anything
try?
9. Waitress: You
delicious.
try the Cajun catfish - or perhaps the Gumbo. They're both
10. Tony: That sounds wonderful, but that
prawns sound good. Umm,
11. Waitress: Sure,
be
be a little too spicy for me. Actually, the
I have the barbecued prawns?
you like a salad with that?
 EXERCISE ON REPORTED SPEECH
Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that
.
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
.
Robert told me that
.
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that
.
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that
.
1) Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"
Yesterday Mandy asked me
.
2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know
.
3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me
.
4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me
.
5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know ___________________________________.
1) Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"
Karen told me
.
2) Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"
The teacher reminded me
.
3) Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"
Mike told me
.
4) Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!"
Yvonne told me
.
5) Denise: "Don't open the door!"
Denise told me
.