REVIEW FOR SEMESTER I_ G11_ REWRITE_2020

A. WORD FORMS
EXCITE
1. Try not to ......................... your baby too much before bedtime.
2. Her arrival caused a flurry of ........................
3. The new model comes in an ........................ range of colours.
4. I've got some very ........................ news for you.
5. The news caused great ........................ among scientists.
6. The dog wagged its tail ........................
7. He waved the letter ........................ above his head.
8. We held our breath in ........................
9. ........................ was shining in her eyes.
10. The ........................ children were opening their presents.
11. The film had an ........................ plot.
12. Headlines blazed the most ........................ news.
13. Steve flies home tomorrow - we're all really .......................
14. My father seemed very restless and ........................
15. The rumors ........................ her curiosity.
16. Her heart was throbbing with ........................
17. It was the most ........................ holiday I've ever had.
18. He is an ........................ original writer.
19. She ran ........................ down the hall to greet her cousins.
DECORATE
1. The coloured lights are very .......................
2. My mother likes to ....................... rooms.
3. The style is ornate and highly .......................
4. The blouse is ....................... bordered at neck and sleeves
5. We need to ....................... the sitting room.
6. The general wore a ....................... on his left breast.
7. She drew a ....................... border around the picture.
8. Bright cushions add a ....................... touch to a room.
9. He is an expert on Islamic .......................
10. I like the ....................... - it's got quite a Spanish feel to it.
11. The ....................... on the cake was a work of art.
ENTERTAIN
1. He tried to make his speech more .......................
2. A teacher should ....................... as well as teach.
3. The hotel is famous for its .......................
4. The resort offers endless possibilities for .......................
5. We hired a magician to ....................... the children.
6. The ....................... was good clean fun for the whole family.
7. A cinema is a place of .......................
8. It was highly ....................... for the people around them.
9. I can write clearly, concisely, and .......................
10. They always ....................... their guests in grand style.
11. This is a surprisingly ....................... film.
POPULATE
1. This side of the island is ....................... mainly by fishermen.
2. The French began to ....................... the island in the 15th century.
3. The country has a total ....................... of 65 million.
4. The southeastern part of Britain is the most .......................
5. The world is facing a problem of ....................... explosion.
6. The island is ....................... largely by sheep.
7. Java is a densely ....................... island.
8. India has a ....................... of more than 1 billion.
COMPETE
1. She tied with her .......................
2. The Dukes were the eventual winners of the .......................
3. Good communications are of the essence to remain .......................
4. The ....................... was sponsored by Ruinart Champagne.
5. Some kinds of business are .......................
6. This gives the company a ....................... advantage over its rivals.
B. VERB FORM/ VERB TENSE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
2. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
3. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering

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4. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
5. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
6. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
7. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
8. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
9. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
10. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
11. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening
12. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
13. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. It was difficult _________ a date which was convenient for everyone
a. making b. to make c. make d. made
16. Charlie Chaplin films often _____ me _____
a. makes/laugh b. make/laughing c. make/ laugh d. makes/laughing
17. Let him _________ it himself
a. do b. to do c. does d. doing
18. _________ in a foreign country can be very difficult
a. Live b. Living c. Lived d. To living
19. He _________ very heavily, but he gave it up last year
a. use to smoke b. used to smoke c. used smoking d. usually smoked
20. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need _________
a. to clean b. cleaned c. cleaner d. cleaning
21. I asked them to be quiet but they kept _________
a. to talk b. talk c. talking d. to be talked
22. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _____ here
a. smoking b. smoke cigarettes c. to smoke d. to cigarette smoke
23. My parents weren’t strict with me at all. They _____ me do what I wanted
a. let b. allowed c. made d. agreed
24. He spends all his time _________ novels
a. reading b. to read c. read d. on reading
25. I would rather live on a farm than _________ to live in a city.
a. live b. living c. lived d. to live
26. Now, I think she is accustomed ------- eight hours a day.
a. work b. to work c. working d. to working
27. It takes him thirty minutes ------- to work by bus
a. going b. to going c. go d. to go
28. She usually ------- two hours doing her homework
a. spends b. takes c. spent d. took
29. I’d prefer to stay at home tonight ------- to the cinema
a. rather than go b. rather than went c. rather than will go d. rather would go
30. She prefered _________ television to ------- the cinema
a. watching, going b. watching, go c. to watch, going d. to watch, go
31. Would you like _______to the party?
a. to come b. come c. coming d. to have come
32. Do you mind_______ such a long way to work everyday?
a. to travel b. travel c. to have travelled d. travelling
33. Sometimes I would like_______ to play the piano.
a. to learn b. learning c. learn d. to have learned
34. Please remember _______this letter.
a. to post b. post c. posting d. to have posted
35. We tried _______the fire out but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire- brigade.
a. putting b. put c. to put d. to have put
36. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember_______it by the window and now it has gone.
a. leave b. to leave c. to have left d. leaving
37. Please tell me how _______this
a. do b. to do c. doing d. to have done
38. One is never too old -------
a. to learn b. learning c. learn d. to have learned

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39. You are old enough -------out alone.
a. going b. to go c. to have gone d. go
40. We stopped ------- hello to her.
a. say b. to say c. saying d. to have said
41. It’s no use ------- those things.
a. buy b. buying c. to buy d. to be bought
42. After ______, she invited the audience to ask questions.
a. finish b. finished c. finishing d. to finish
43. Robbins started ______ a few years ago.
a. to jog b. jogging c. jog d. A and B are correct
44. I suggest ________ some more mathematics puzzles.
a. do b. to do c. doing d done
45. I want ----- at home tonight
a. staying b. to stay c. stay d. stayed
46. Don’t forget ------ the letter I gave you yesterday
a. post b. posting c. posts d. to post
47. Her boss refuses ------ her a raise
a. giving b. to give c. give d. a & b correct
48. Mary was in a difficult situation, so he agreed ------- her some money
a. to lend b. lend c. lending d. a & c correct
49. They sometimes avoid ------ him
a. meeting b. meet c. to meet d. meets
50. It was a nice day, so we decided -------- for a walk
a. going b. go c. to go d. goes
51. The man wanted to avoid ------- on security cameras.
a. to see b. seeing c. to be seen d. being seen
52. The plants want -------daily.
a. to water b. watering c. to be watered d. both b and c
53. Will you remind me ------- this letter at the post office?
a. to post b. posting c. to be posted d. being posted
54. I don’t like ------- when I am not there.
a. criticizing b. being criticized c. to criticize d. to be criticized
55. She expected ________ to the principal.
a. to introduce b. being introduced c. to be introduced d. being introduced
56. Tom was sad about ________ in class yesterday.
a. punishing b. being punished c. to be punished d. punished
57. You shouldn’t make your son _______ too much.
a. study b. studied c. to study d. studying
58. John had agreed ------- me in his office.
a. to meet b. meeting c. to be met d. being met
59. It’s important for the figures ------- regularly.
a. to update b. updating c. to be updated d. being updated
60. It is no good ------- sorry for yourself.
a. to feel b. feeling c. feel d. felt
61. Peter regrets ------- Marry’s birthday party
a. not to attend b. not attending c. not to be attending d. not to be attended
62. I shall never forget ------- with you to Paris last year.
a. staying b. to staying c. to stay d. stayed
63. She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember ------- her before.
A. seeing b. to see c. not seeing d. see
64. Let your name ------- in the sheet of paper.
A. write b. be written c. written d. to write
65. We hoped ------- by our teacher.
A. to help b. helping c. to be helped d. being helped
66. I don’t remember ------- of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
a. telling b. being told c. to tell d. to be told.
67. The children ------- to the zoo.
a. were enjoyed taken b. enjoyed being taken
68. Her watch needs -------
a. reparing b. to be repaired c. repaired d. a&b
69. Let the children ------- taken to the cinema.
a. to b. be c. to be d. being.
70. I think your house really needs -------
a. for repainting b. to repaint c. being repainted d. to be repainted
71. I’m going to have my house ------- this weekend
a. redecorates b. redecorating c. redecorated d. redecorate
72. Dad, I want to have my bike -------. It looks so ugly
a. to repaint b. repaint c. repainted d. repainting
73. My children had many photographs ------- while we were on our vacation
a. taking b. take c. taken d. took

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74. I’m going to have the mechanic ------- my car tomorrow
a. will be repaired b. repair c. repaired d. to be repaired
75. I’m going to go out and -------
a. have made my dress b. have my dress made c. let my dress made d. my dress be made
76. You’d better get someone ------- your living room.
a. redecorate b. redecorated c. to redecorate d. redecorating.
77. His car needs -------
a. be fixed b. fixing c. to be fixing d. fixed.
WRITING
1. Listen! They ........................ about the exhibition . Let’s join them. (talk)
2. Tom ........................ his hand when he was cooking the dinner. (burn)
3. Avoid ........................ your houseplants too much water. (give)
4. The phone rang while she ........................ dinner (cook)
5. Look! That boy ........................ an elephant over there. (feed)
6. Harold’s kids are used to ........................after school every day. They don’t have to walk home.
7. He ........................ in London at the moment. (study)
8. Jack ........................ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends. (finish)
9. The mountain climbers are in danger of ........................ by an avalanche /ˈæv.əl.æntʃ/ (tuyết lở). (kill)
10. I’m a vegetarian. I ........................ meat since I was a child (not eat)
11. The secret agent admitted ........................ some highly secret information to enemy soldiers. (give)
12. When we arrived, the train ........................ the station. (leave)
13. Conor hopes ........................ to join the exclusive golf club. (invite)
14. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need ........................ (clean)
15. I asked them to be quiet but they kept ........................ (talk)
16. Brenda's low SAT scores prevented her from ........................ to Dartmouth (admit)
17. Kristin didn’t expect ....................... to Javier’s party. (ask)
18. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed ........................ here (smoke)
19. School children are looking forward to ........................ on holiday. (go)
20. The burglar avoided ........................ by breaking into the house only when the family was on vacation. (catch)
21. In general, my father doesn’t mind ........................ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking. (do)
22. I don’t enjoy ........................ at by other people. (laugh)
23. Sometimes teenagers complain about ........................ by their parents. (not understand)
24. He doesn't want ........................ to Afghanistan. (send) /æfˈɡæn.ɪ.stæn/
25. The light (go) __________________ out while we (have) __________________ dinner.
26. Bill (have) __________________ breakfast when I (stop) __________________ at this house this morning.
27. She (wash) __________________ up when Tam (arrive) __________________ at this house.
28. As we (cross) __________________ the Street, we (see) __________________ an accident.
29. Tom (see) __________________ a serious accident while he (stand) __________________ at the bus stop.
30. The children (play) __________________ football when their mother (come) __________________ back home.
31. The bell (ring) __________________ while Tom (take) __________________ a bath.
32. He (sit) __________________ in a car when I (see) __________________ him.
33. We (clean) __________________ the house when she (come) __________________ yesterday.
34. She (not break) __________________ her leg yet. 
35. She (already break) __________________ her arm. 
36. I (see) __________________ an elephant several times. 
37. She (have) __________________ that dress for ten years. 
38. The children (not finish) __________________ their homework yet. 
39. I (read) __________________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
40. We (study) __________________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
41. If I see him, I (give)____________ him a gift.
42. If I had a typewriter, I (type) ____________ it myself.
43. If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit) ____________ you.
44. You could make better progress if you (attend) ____________ class regularly.
45. If I (know) ____________ his telephone number, I'd give it to you.
46. If you (arrive) ____________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a job.
47. He could get a job easily if he (have) ____________ a degree.
48. I shouldn't have believed it if (not see) ____________ it with my own eyes.
49. If he (study) ____________ hard, he can pass the exam.
50. Rice plants (grow) ____________ well if there is enough rain.
51. He will get fat if he (stop) ____________ smoking.
52. What you (do) ____________ if you found a burglar in your house?
53. If she (not hurry) ____________, she will be late.
54. The police (arrest) ____________ him if they catch him.

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55. If you (speak) ____________ more slowly, he could have understood you.
PRESENT PARTICIPLE (V-ING), PERFECT PARTICIPLE (HAVING V3/-ED)
2. ........................ in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything. (work)
3. ........................ well, I didn't go to the cinema. (not feel)
4. ........................ to her friend she forgot everything around her. (talk)
5. ........................ each other for ages, they had a lot to talk about. (not see)
6. ........................ the film a dozen times, she knew the dialogues by heart. (watch)
7. ........................ home, she met an old friend. (walk)
8. ........................ enough money they spent their holidays at home last year. (not have)
9. ........................ a noise, I turned around. (hear)
10. Before ........................ the house, I always check if all lights are switched-off. (leave)
11. ........................ hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge. (feel)
C. WRITING
1. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning
I am used .................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. We don’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead
Instead of .................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. He looks older when he wears glasses
Glasses make ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
4. My father said I could use his car
My father allowed ..................................................................................................................................................................................
5. I’m always nervous when I travel by air
Travelling ................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport
He regretted ............................................................................................................................................................................................
7. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities
Children nowadays prefer ....................................................................................................................................................................
8. We spend two hours doing this excersice
It ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
9. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
My French friend isn’t ...........................................................................................................................................................................
10. “Remember to switch the computer off when you have finished.” he told me.
He reminded
11. Sally caught cold because she didn’t take her coat.
Had .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12. Not The air in this area is not clean because there is so much smoke from factories.
Were ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
13. “Yes. I’ve spent too much money doing the shopping,” she admitted.
She admitted ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
14. They don't want anyone to disturb them.
They don't .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
15. You should take more exercise because that’s the way to get fit.
→ If .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
16. The boy asked his mother's permission and then went out to play. (participle)
Having .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
17. She doesn’t have a bicycle so she has to walk to school.
Were ................................................................................................................................................................................................................
18. John hopes that company hires him.
John ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
19. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said.
Larry denied ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
20. We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted. (participle)
Having .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.
If the flats ........................................................................................................................................................................................................
21. Runners in the street want the drivers to see them.
Runners want to .............................................................................................................................................................................................
22. 'I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier' Jill said to me.
Jill apologized .................................................................................................................................................................................................
23. We switched off the lights before we went to bed. (participle)
Having .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
24. Unless she works hard, she won’t get a promotion.
→ If she ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
25. People don’t realize how important it is to conserve energy, so they do nothing about it.
→ If people ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
26. She doesn’t have a bicycle so she has to walk to school.
→ If she ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
27. She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If she ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
28. My house is guarded by two big dogs; that is the only reason it isn’t broken into every night.

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→ If my house ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
29. No one watered the flowers, so they died.
→ If ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
30. Unless the greenhouse effect is mitigated, the sea level will rise.
→ If the ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
31. Diana is a bit overweight because she doesn’t take any exercise.
→ If Diana .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
32. “Congratulations! You’ve succeeded in your final exam, Helen!” said Mr. Dawson.
→ Mr. Dawson congratulated ....................................................................................................................................................................
33. “I’ve ruined your carpet. I’m terribly sorry, Paul,” George said.
→ George apologized ..................................................................................................................................................................................
34. “Let me dust the furniture for you, Mary,” said Jack.
→ Jack offered ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
“If I were you, Sue, I’d send the letter by e-mail,” Flora said.
→ Flora advised ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
35. “You killed the old lady, didn’t you, Brigg?” said the inspector.
→ The inspector accused ............................................................................................................................................................................
36. “Well, let me pay for the theatre tickets,” said Tony.
→ Tony insisted .........................................................................................................................................................................................
“Don’t worry! We’ll certainly deliver the chairs by Saturday,” said the manager.
→ The manager ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
37. “If you like, I’ll help you to do the decorating, Julie,” said Tom.
→ Tom offered ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
38. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Sunday. Definitely not!” Janet said.
→ Janet refused ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
39. “ Come for dinner with us tonight, will you?” Bill said.
→ Bill invited ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
40. “I didn’t tell you the truth, Ron,” said Kim.
→ Kim admitted .........................................................................................................................................................................................
“You damaged my new laptop, Dan,” said Susan.
→ Susan accused .........................................................................................................................................................................................
41. “Drop my house and have a drink” Andy said to Daisy
→ Andy invited
42. The judge said, “You must pay a fine of fifty dollars.”
→ The judge ordered
43. “I should say nothing about it if I were you.” my brother said.
→ My brother advised
44. “Show me your driver’s license, will you?” the policeman said.
→ The policeman ordered ...........................................................................................................................................................................
45. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” Andy said to Sally.
→ Andy invited ............................................................................................................................................................................................
46. “Those bags look heavy. Shall I give you a hand?” she said to Jim.
→ She offered ................................................................................................................................................................................................
47. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass,” the guide warned.
→ The guide warned ....................................................................................................................................................................................

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