REVISION 4TH ESO

1.PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1. I (look) out of the window and (see) John.

2. I (help) to peel the potatoes when Mary (come) in.

3. The sun (rise) when we (reach) the hill.

4. He (laugh) and (clap) his hand.

5. While they (sing) he (play) the piano.

2.Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.
volunteer • disappear • participate • raise • become
1. I never in Earth Day, but I will next year.
2. She began to study the effects of deforestation 15 years ago. Since then, she ……… a world expert.
3. Sarah at the park clean-up last week.
4. We £1,000 for Save the Oceans so far.
5. When dinosaurs ?

3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.
1. When / I / see her, / I / realise / I / forget / her name

2. Until / the British / arrive / in Australia / in 1788, / the local people / never have / diseases like smallpox

3. The election results / be / surprising, / because few people / expect / such a young candidate / to win

4. By 1950, / Detroit / become / well known / as the Motor City

4 Complete the sentences with the reflexive pronouns below. There are more pronouns than you need.
myself • yourself • himself • themselves • herself • itself • ourselves • yourselves
1. My mum took a trip to India by .
2. Why don’t we paint the house ?
3. It’s nobody else’s fault. I can only blame .
4. My friends always help to snacks when they hang out at my flat.
5. This door doesn’t lock by . You have to lock it with the key.
6. Did you do this , or did you have help?

5.Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The school sent Jane to take part in the robotics competition.

2. Their parents don’t allow them to stay out past midnight.

3. A lot of people look up to Ethan.

4. I forgive you for what you said.

5. They didn’t bring Alex up in the city.

6.Complete the sentences using gerunds or infinitives.
1. We need umbrellas. It’s starting .(rain)
2. There’s a restaurant. Let’s stop .(eat)
3. You can’t drive a car without a licence.(have)
4. I don’t want you, but there’s a bee on you.(frighten)
5. I feel like , but I haven’t got my swimsuit. (swim)
6. I remember my notebook on the table, but it isn’t there now.(leave)

7.Write sentences with the words below. Use gerunds or infinitives. Make any necessary changes. Which sentence
can use both?
1. wear / appropriate / shoes / be / important / for runners

2. it / usually / stop / snow / in March

3. I / prefer / watch / dramas

4. we / expect / arrive / yesterday morning

5. they / communicate / by / write / e-mails

8.Choose the correct answers to complete the text.

People 1. are able to / is able to / could store amazing amounts of information in their brains. But did
you know that we aren’t the only “memory giants”? Animals’ brains 2. can / may / might not be as
developed as people’s brains, but some animals have got very impressive memories. Horses, for
example, 3. aren’t able to / could / can learn and memorise words. Pigeons are also surprisingly
intelligent. They 4. can / could / will be able to recognise their faces in the mirror and 5. might / could /
are able to remember travel routes. In the past, pigeons were used to carry messages over long
distances. Dogs, too, have an excellent memory. Most dogs 6. will be able to / was able to / wasn’t
able to remember your face after you have been away for years. This 7. couldn’t / might / might not be
news to you, but dogs also like to watch TV and listen to music, and they 8. can’t / aren’t able to / are
able to remember their favourite songs and TV programmes!

9.Complete the sentences with the modals below.

should • don’t have to • need to • must • shouldn’t
1. You stare at people. It isn’t polite.
2. You come with me. I’m not afraid to go alone.
3. I wear the yellow shirt or the green one?
4. A doctor respect his patient’s privacy.
5. When do we leave?

10. Write sentences with the words below. Use the Zero Conditional or time clauses.
1. I / always / walk / to work / unless / it / rain

2. I / call / you / the moment / I / return

3. Lisa / often / get sick / if / she / drink / milk

 4. if / Charlie / want / to relax, / he / watch / a film

5. we / leave / the / beach / before / the tide / come in

11.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditionals or time clauses.
1. The boat ……….……… (not sink) yesterday if the storm ……….………… (not be) so strong.
2. As soon as the weather …………….…. (warm up), birds …………..………. (return) to the area.
3. We …………………………….. (not hike) tomorrow unless the rain ……………………….. (stop).
4. If I ………………………… (not check) the weather forecast every morning, I ……….. (not know) what to
wear.
5. Don’t worry! I …………….. (buy) some warm clothes before winter (begin).
6. If I (be) you, I (not drive) in the snow.

12.Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. “I don’t feel comfortable in tight clothing,” Claire admitted.
Claire .
2. “I’ll return your sweater tomorrow,” Jack promised.
Jack .
3. “You can try on the clothes here,” the salesperson told me.
The salesperson .
4. “You don’t have to hurry,” she added.
She .
5. “I’m sending you a photo of the dress now,” Lydia said.
Lydia .

13.Rewrite the questions in reported speech.

1. “Will people like my post?” Mia asked.
Mia wondered .
2. “What are you watching online now?” Kevin asked.
Kevin wanted to know .
3. “Who sent you this video?” my friend asked.
My friend asked .
4. “Have you subscribed to my channel yet?” Zoe asked.
Zoe asked whether .
5. “Can you help me download this app?” Mike asked.
Mike asked if .

14 Choose the correct answer.

1. The founder led to / ran on / set up this company 25 years ago.

2. Cheese is a fossil fuel / source / development of protein.
3. The strong winds came up with / reached / caused a lot of damage to the trees in our garden.
4. The drama club meetings restore / take place / play a role after school.
5. Using more tracks / steam / renewable energy will help the environment.
6. This new law exposes / bans / rules fuel lorries from driving on certain roads.
7. In the US, there has been a decline / load / trade in the number of teens who want to get
driving licences.
 8. The standard of living / threat / drilling has improved in many developing countries.
9. Because of traffic jams, taking the underground is often less time-consuming / high-speed /
long-distance than driving.
10. Marine biologists who study the oceans have a lot of government / destruction / knowledge
of underwater sea life.

15 Match the meanings in A to the words in B. (5 points)

A B
1. thought to be true by many people a. army
2. get on b. take control
3. do something to make a change c. widely believed
4. make something live again d. take action
5. a country’s soldiers e. high-speed
6. begin to rule f. hop on
7. a system of connected parts g. bring back to life
8. not allow h. come up with
9. very fast i. network
10. think of a plan or idea j. ban

16 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. (5 points)
last • raise money • reach • major • long before • landscape • capable of • ship • global warming • oil spill
1. Last year, we for a charity that provides and school
supplies to developing nations.
2. Climate scientists know that had begun they first began
to study it.
3. These robots are cleaning up in the ocean.
4. The flight seemed to forever! I thought we’d never New
York!
5. Rising temperatures are having a effect on the in Arctic
regions.

17 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below. (7 points)
end up • figure out • find out • check out • pull down • put up • spread out
1. I can’t this maths problem.
2. Dad new shelves in his office.
3. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan, is the largest urban area in the world, with a population of 40 million.
It is over 8,500 kilometres.
4. Land developers five old buildings in order to build a community centre.
5. Our company always people on social media before we hire them.
6. We saw Jill and having dinner with her.
7. How did you that Gwen and David were getting married?

18 Choose the correct answer. (4 points)

1. Please use your … to decide what to do.
a. facilities b. weaknesses c. common sense
 2. Meg’s new flat is in a … building near the city centre.
a. landmark b. high-rise c. lift
3. I’m sorry that I … coffee on your shirt!
a. spilled b. melted c. surrounded
4. I’m not good at … . I can only do one thing at a time.
a. attempting b. checking out c. multitasking
5. Most of the … of this village are elderly people.
a. facilities b. landmarks c. inhabitants
6. I’m not a … , but even I can use this computer software!
a. brick b. genius c. natural leader
7. We can often learn … lessons from our mistakes.
a. valuable b. gifted c. sensitive
8. We got up early, so we could … our weekend in Venice.
a. operate b. make the most of c. take for granted

19 Match A to B and complete the sentences with the words below. (4 points)
rows • temporary • lifestyle • backgrounds • stressful • adapt • beliefs • deal with
A
1. I’ve had a lot of with my parents recently,
2. We’ve hired a secretary
3. My family had to
4. They come from different cultural
B
a. but share the same religious .
b. to a new when we moved from China to the US.
c. so life at home is quite .
d. to the student applications.

20 Choose the correct answer. (4 points)

1. Be careful. Our cat sometimes yells / scratches / pounds people.

2. I had a helpless / gorgeous / terrifying nightmare about falling out of a plane.
3. Some students feel loss / anxiety / patterns before an exam.
4. I like working out to music that has got a fast beat / bang / scent.
5. Actors often use make-up to change their flavour / treatment / appearance on the stage.
6. Sandra’s having a hard time getting over / coping with / upsetting everything she has to do.
7. Dylan sometimes suffers / daydreams / recognises about being a rock star.
8. It’s time for Brian to face / struggle / sweat his problems and deal with them.

21Replace the words in bold with the words below. (5 points)

stinks • trapped • boost • recall • stared • rotten • make an effort • whispered • weird • by heart
1. I try hard to help more at home.
2. She spoke softly, so nobody heard her.
3. These study tips can improve your marks.
4. I don’t remember his name.
 5. She wears strange clothes, so people look at her.
6. Ben looked for a long time at himself in the mirror.
7. Open the window – it smells disgusting in here!
8. Firefighters rescued everyone who had been unable to get out.
9. Judy said the poem without reading it.
10. This egg is bad. Throw it out.

22 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need. Which sentences
do you think are true and which do you think are false? Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
freezes • trunk • pick • shade • digging • caves • woods • sunrise • tide • branches
1. You can tell the age of a tree by the rings around its .
2. is at the same time every morning.
3. Some beaches disappear when the comes in.
4. It’s illegal to flowers that are protected.
5. Plants can’t grow in the . They need sunlight.
6. Everything at the same temperature.
7. Dogs bury their bones by a hole in the ground.
8. Bears often sleep in during the winter.

23 Complete the words next to their definitions.

1. not common to see r
2. an animal that kills other animals for food p
3. an animal that is killed for food p
4. an animal with red fur and a pointy face f
5. look for and kill other animals h
6. a baby cow c
7. an animal that is kept on a farm and gives milk g
8. a wild animal in the dog family w

24 Complete the texts about weather myths with the words below. There are more words than you need.
cold spell • forecast • warm up • chilly • mild • rises • heatwaves • freezing cold • drops • cools down

1. MYTH: High temperatures are dangerous and kill people around the world
every year.

FACT: Just because the says hot weather, it doesn’t mean you’re in
danger. Hot
weather doesn’t cause any more deaths than cold weather.

2. MYTH: After being outside in the , the best thing to do is get into a hot
bath.

FACT: Going directly from the cold air into a hot bath can cause your blood pressure to fall. It’s
better to
gradually with a blanket or heater.

3. MYTH: In weather, you don’t need protection from the sun.

FACT: Don’t think that once the weather after summer, you don’t need
sunscreen.
You can get sunburnt on a cloudy day.