Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Module 4 – B1+

Name: …………………………………….. Class: ……………

GRAMMAR AND WRITING

Exercise 1. Choose the correct word: by or with.

1 This portrait has been painted by/with watercolors.
2 The tour will be given by/with an art historian.
3 The exhibition was announced by/with a radio presenter.
4 The public statue is covered by/with graffiti.
5 The TV show was produced by/with Channel 6.
Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the passive.
1 The comic book convention ________________________________ every year. (hold)
2 Yesterday’s performance of the play ____________________________ on camera. (film)
3 The novel ____________________________ in all good bookshops. (can/buy)
4 This door ____________________________ as soon as the performance begins. (should/close)
5 The film ____________________________ in the cinema at 8 pm tomorrow evening. (show)
Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
1 They have cancelled the show due to the rain.
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2 Lewis Caroll wrote Alice in Wonderland in 1893.
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3 The actress will design a new jewelry collection.
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4 You should read the script carefully.
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5 The cinema is showing the film throughout the week.
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Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets using the causative.
1 Ted ___________________________________ every year. (his DVD club membership/renew)
2 Quentin ___________________________________ last month. (his camera/steal)
3 The director ___________________________________ all this week. (the film/edit)
4 The actor ___________________________________ when I walked by. (her hair/style)
5 Kate _____________________________________________ yet. (her novel/not publish)
6 I ___________________________________ as soon as possible. (your book/return)
Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps with the reflexive/emphatic pronouns in brackets.
1 The actor told ………….…..….. friends that …………..….. wanted to be by …………..….. .
(she/her/herself)
2 The film ………..….. is good, but …………..….. poor soundtrack ruined …………..….. for me.
(it/its/itself)
3 ………….…..….. made all of ………….…..….. costumes by ………….…..….. .
(they/their/ themselves)
4 Alan was enjoying ………..….. as …………..….. watched …………..….. favourite sitcom.
(he/his/himself)
5 ………….….. was very pleased with ………..….. after ………….….. short-story won the
competition.
(I/my/myself)
6 Behave …………..….. or …………..….. aunt won’t let …………..….. see the film.
(you/your/ yourself)
Exercise 6. Use the word in bold to complete the second sentence so that it means the same
as the first. Use two to five words.
1 The director is giving instructions to the actor. BEING
? The actor .......................................... ...................................................... the director.
2 Did you have a good time at the art gallery? ENJOY
? Did ................................................... ............................................. at the art gallery?
3 An artist is painting Jenny’s portrait. HER
? Jenny ……………………………………………………………………. painted.
4 Visitors can see an exhibition of local art. BE
? An exhibition of local art ................... ............................................................. visitors.
5 Someone has just stolen Ted’s camera. HIS
? Ted ................................................... ................................................. camera stolen.
6 The director is going to receive an award. GIVEN
? An award .......................................... .................................................. to the director.
Exercise 7. Fill in: off, back, by, in, on (x2), up, over, into, to.
1 Phil got ………….. detective novels last year and hasn’t read anything else since.
2 The director was disappointed not to win an award, but she soon got ………….. it.
3 Keith likes to get lost ………….. a novel when he travels by train.
4 Laura doesn’t get ………….. well with the other actors in the cast.
5 They got ………….. from the cinema at around midnight.
6 You should get ………….. the bus at the stop outside the gallery.
7 The actor struggled to get ………….. when he was unemployed.
8 The painter got ………….. early in order to paint the field at dawn.
9 Put ………….. your headphones and listen to this song.
10 The artist tries to bring his childhood memories ………….. life.
Exercise 8. Fill in: down, on, for, of, in, from, off, out, to (x2).
1 It was impossible to put the novel ………….. .
2 Frank is very fond ………….. action films.
3 Is there a film ………….. TV we could watch?
4 Bill has already reserved tickets ………….. the play.
5 Alan got a small part ………….. a teen sitcom.
6 Please transfer your answers ………….. the answer sheet.
7 Greg found it difficult to pick ………….. a DVD to watch.
8 The film was adapted ………….. a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
9 Reading novels is a great way to take your mind ………….. work.
10 She dedicated her song ………….. her husband.
Exercise 9: Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. The man drove away in a(n) …………………… (old, red, small) car.
2. She was wearing a(n) ………………………… (black, long, woollen) jumper.
3. He was carrying a(n) ………………………… (metal, long, dangerous) object in his bag.
4. They stole my ………………………… (gold, favourite, French) necklace.
5. I don’t want you to walk alone through ………………………… (dark, city, scary) streets.

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