1st shool contest in english

1. Paraphrase the following sentences starting with the words given.
1. It's impossible that she forgot about his wedding anniversary.
She...............................
2. He kept making angry comments during the reading of the radio news.
While............................
3. It's a pity she didn't bring her brother along.
I wish............................
4. It's a pity that no one sent aid straightaway.
Aid should.......................
5. I only came up the stairs because the lift wasn't working.
If the lift.........................
6. "Will Peter manage without me?" she asked herself.
She wondered...................
7. If Joe doesn't change his life, he will end up in prison.
Unless............................
8. I spent three hours travelling from Manchester to Nottingham.
It..................................
9. The last time I played tennis was ten years ago.
I...................................
10.Has someone mended your cooker?
Have you........................

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Would you mind (sign)...... the cheque here, please.
2. The inspector suspected me of (try)...... (travel)...... without a ticket.
3. We'd rather they (not/ pay)...... our debts.
4. Dina (drive)......by her chauffeur when I saw her yesterday.
5. I gave him my phone number in case he (want)......to call me.
6. You're all wet. (You/ swim)...... in your clothes?
7. Money (not/ bring)......happiness.
8. After the guests (leave)......, we (go)...... to bed at once.
9. If he (give up)......smoking, his health will improve.
10.He was lucky he was only injured. He might (be)......killed.

3. Translate the words in brackets into English. 1. There were (bardzo mało) customers in the supermarket.
2. (Żaden z bliźniaków) speaks English fluently.
3. That was (najmniej inteligentny) joke I had ever heard.
4. She (uczy) English at this school since 1995.
5. (Zabrakło im) petrol so they (musieli) get to the nearest garage.
6. (Pomimo) difficult conditions they (zdołali) bring up their children very well.
7. Sue is at the hairdresser's now. She (obcina włosy).
8. (Przestańmy) talking about it. (Są) other problems to discuss.
9. I have a friend (którego) sister has been working for a travel agency ( przez ostatnie) ten years.
10.I have lived here (od kiedy się urodziłem).


4. Put the words in capitals in the correct form.
1. Most hurricane researchers agree that (COAST) areas are especially in danger.
2. (EMPLOY) has become a serious problem in our country.
3. This lovely house is for (SELL).
4. One of my greatest (ACHIEVE) was to join (SCIENCE) society.
5. She is a very (RELY) person. You can't count on her.
6. Noise is a great (ADVANTAGE) of living in the city.
7. One of the most (IMPRESS) spiders is the jumping spider, so called because of its astonishing (ABLE) to leap through the air to catch its prey.
8. Her eyes were full of (CHILD) innocence.
9. Your exam results are (DISASTER).
10.A lot of homes were (DESTRUCTION) by hurricane Mitch.

5. Put one word in each gap.
1. We waited over 30 minutes but nobody turned.......
2. I wonder what the weather will be...... tomorrow.
3....... it was cold, we enjoyed the holiday.
4. Don't be angry......me. It wasn't my fault really.
5. In this fable a young, handsome prince falls......love......a poor country girl.
6. We had to get back home early,...... we?
7. Did you do it...... or somebody helped you?
8. Turn......the lights if your child is afraid......darkness.
9. May I borrow a dictionary......you? Or perhaps you don't want to lend it...... me?
10.I'm good...... Maths but I'm not interested......Physics.

6. Choose the correct form.
1. Have you seen... film John is talking about?
a) a
b) the
c) any
d) some

2. Turn this music off. It sounds........
a) lovely
b) terribly
c) awful
d) horribly.

3. Although I did everything to avoid......him, he noticed me in the crowd.
a) to meet
b) having met
c) being met
d) meeting

4. I used to be quite fat,......I?
a) did
b) hadn't
c) didn't
d) wasn't

5. Can you tell me......yet?
a) have they come
b) if have they come
c) if they have come
d) if they came

6. I know you would like to talk to......but there isn't enough time.
a) yourselves
b) each other
c) each another
d) one other

7. These...... house is extremely big.
a) people'
b) peoples
c) peoples'
d) people's

8. The wind was blowing so much that we couldn't......our tent.
a) put up
b) make up
c) put out
d) take up

9. There is always a lot of work to......after the holiday.
a) take over from
b) get away with
c) catch up with
d) get on with

10. -Are you going to leave now?
-Unless you would prefer me......here.
a) stay
b) will stay
c) that I stay
d) to stay

Opracowanie: mgr Jadwiga Gunther
nauczycielka języka angielskiego

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