Test 1
1. Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
a)
If I
a gun I would have killed him to make him keep quiet. (take)
b)
I wonder if he
c)
You would hardly know him if you
d)
That is what she would have done if she
e)
And if it
f)
She would have scorned herself if she
of a noble family. (come)
him. (meet)
to shield the criminal. (wish)
, it wouldn't matter. (be)
so. (do)
g)
This, however, would certainly have happened if I
wife. (make)
h)
I'll sing to you, if you
i)
If I
j)
Perhaps, if she
k)
If it
l)
If you
m)
If your heart
n)
You ask if I
o)
If you
p)
You would not find it if you
your niece my
. (like)
you, you fear me. (fear)
my name, she would open her door to me. (know)
you, it will amuse you. (not/comfort)
me, I'll fall. (touch)
you so, I offer them to you. (tell)
of home. (ever/think)
here, you will die. (remain)
again. (go)
2. Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
a) Mark Haddon writes in a simple and _________________ way. (understand)
b) The party was much more __________________ than I had expected. (enjoy)
c) I wish I had _________________ powers. (magic)
d) Mary came to me in a very __________________ state. (emotion)
e) He was terrible at school and left with few _________________ qualification. (academy)
f) My sister is _______________ to cats. (allergy)
g) That girl has a _______________ voice. (love)
h) Peter has a ___________________ relationship with his customers. (friend)
i) The project has been brought to a _______________ conclusion. (success)
3. Complete the sentences with the words given at the bottom of the text.
4. Fill the gap
Why _________ ships float on water when in fact they should sink? Why does paper _________ on
water and a paperweight sink? Archimedes, the Greek inventor and mathematician, accidentally
_________ 2200 years ago _______ answer to these questions.
People believe __________ King Heiro II (a friend of Archimedes) ordered a new crown ________
solid gold. For whatever reason, the king began to suspect the goldsmith forged the crown of adding
silver __________ cut costs. The king asked Archimedes for help.
Archimedes _____________ for one last thinking to see if he could
resolve the problem once and for all. He __________to the Syracuse
public bath house (which were common in ancient times) with the
__________ in his head while was having a __________. Archimedes
filled the tub with__________, and let his naked body slowly into water.
He noticed water was ____________ over the sides. In a flash,
Archimedes ____________ the relation between the ___________ that
fell out and the weight of his body - in other words he ____________
why some objects float and some sink! Archimedes_________ so
excited with his discovery that he hopped out of the bath, and rushed
naked into the street while _________ yelling 'Eureka!' 'Eureka!' (Greek
word for 'I have found it!).
Good luck!