Last exam: tenses, comparatives and superlatives, nouns and modals.

Name:

TENSES:

1. Present tenses (0,8)

Marta ____________ (be) 17 and she ___________ (live) in London. Every morning she
________________ (wake up) at 7 am to _____________ (go) to school. But today it is
different, right now she ____________________ (get) ready to go to the beach with her
friends. They _________________ (prepare) this trip for months. Since they decided to go
Marta ______________________ (buy) everything she needed: a swimsuit, a towell,
sunscreen… Marta _________________ (never be) to the beach before.

2. Past tenses (0,8)

Last year I _________________ (decide) to spend New Year's Eve with my family. I
_____________________ (not spend) that day with them since I was a kid because I
always have to work that day.
When I _____________________ (arrived) I could see they ______________________
(prepare) my favorite food for dinner, they ________________ (be) very happy to see
me.
We ________________________ (have) dinner when my sister _____________________
(arrive). She told me she______________________ (wait) to spend New Year’s Eve with
me for years.

3. Future tenses (0.8)

Next month, Maggie ___________________ (go) to Australia to visit her sister. Her plane
________________ (leave) early so maybe she __________________ (sleep) in a hotel
next to the airport. The journey __________________ (be) very long but Maggie is excited
because this time next week she ______________________ (live) a great adventure with
her sister. She hasn’t booked her flight back yet so maybe she ___________________
(come) back after some weeks or maybe after some months. She hopes she
____________ (have) a great time there. She knows that this time next year she
_______________ (go) again.
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. Fill in the blanks (2 points)

1) My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)

2) The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)

3) Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot)

4) English is __________ Japanese. (easy)

5) Which mountain is ___________ in the world? (high)

6) Everyone has heard of Real Madrid. They are probably __________ team in the world.
(famous)

7) The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long)

8) Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)

9) John is _________ his brother. (tall)

10) He is ______________ boy in our class. (tall)

2. Fill in the blanks (1 point)

1) The noise got ______________________ (loud) until I couldn’t bear it any longer

2) _______________________ (young) you are, ______________________ (easy) you

3) The Park Hotel is 45€ and the Plaza Hotel 55€. The Park Hotel is __________________
(expensive) than the Plaza Hotel.

4) Your dress is blue and mine is blue too. Your dress is __________________ (colour) as
mine.

5) I am 1,60 meters and Enara is too. She is ______________________ (tall) as me.

NOUNS

1. Fill in the blancs with a, an, the or - (2)

1) We saw ______ giraffe and ______ alligator at the zoo

2) I go to my house in _______ country about twice a year

3) Did you stay in _______ hotel when you went to_______ London?

4) I never listen to _________ radio

5) _________ earth moves around _________ sun every 365 days

7) This is _________ most wonderful present I’ve ever had.

8) I’m not very hungry. I had _________ big breakfast

9) You won't like that restaurant. ______ food isn't very good there.

10) I saw ______ interesting documentary you told me about.

2. Choose the best option (0.6 points)

1) Don’t worry there is MUCH / MANY time left

2) There is FEW / LITTLE salt in this soup

3) I have bought A COUPLE OF / A SMALL AMOUNT OF new clothes

4) SEVERAL / A GREAT DEAL OF my friends are going to the beach

5) She earns A GOOD NUMBER OF / A LARGE AMOUNT OF money

6) He has met A FEW / VERY LITTLE

MODALS

1) A: You are ill. You _____ in the balcony. It isn't warm outside.

A) needn't sit B) can sit C) must sit D) shouldn’t

2) A: Betty _____ pay her rent today. B: I hope she has enough money.

A) can B) must C) needn't D) can't

3) A: You _____ wash those strawberries. I've already washed them. B: Oh, good. Thank
you.

A) needn't B) must C) couldn't D) can

4) I _____ tell the time when I was 8 years old, but now I can.

A) can B) couldn't C) can't D) could

5) ____ I help you?

A) Need B) Will C) Shall D) Must

6) She _____ smoke because she is pregnant and it is harmful to the baby.

A) needn't B) couldn't C) mustn't D) can

7) You _____ give up. You are strong enough to overcome this problem.

A) shouldn’t B) needn't C) must D) can

A) can B) needn't C) mustn't D) couldn't

9) That pizza was gigantic. I'm sure Mary _____ eaten it all.

A) can B) wasn’t able to C) could D) couldn't

10) I _____ cut my nails, they are very long

A) need to B) must C) can D) will