TEST 1 (10th Grade)
1. Write the correct form of the Present Simple, the Present
Continuous or the Present Perfect.
My friend Mike 1 ... (live) in Cambridge but each winter he 2 .... (go)
to Spain. He 3 ... (attend) several Spanish language courses since he
started going there and now he 4 ... (speak) Spanish quite well. While
he is in Spain, he 5 .... (go) mountain climbing and he 6 ... (climb) all
the important mountains at least once.
Unfortunately, he broke his leg last month so at the moment he 7 ...
(read) and 8 .... (watch) a lot of television. Usually he 9 ... (not watch)
much television, but since his accident he 10 ... (see) at least two films
every day.
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present
Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. He can't come with us because he (have) a broken arm.
2. ... (your friend/know) how to sky surf?
3. A: (you/enjoy) the trip?
B: Yes, thanks. It's great.
4. A: Where's Tim?
B: He .... (look) at the view from the bridge.
5. I ... (love) bungee jumping.
6. We (realise) it's quite a dangerous sport.
7. He . (not/learn) to snowboard.
8. They (hate) all extreme sports.
9. They (not/understand) why we go mountaineering.
10. He (think) about his sister. She's taking her driving test today.
3. Mark these sentences Right (R) or Wrong (W). Correct the
wrong sentences.
1 I'd quite like to going skiing ...
2 They love trying new sports ...
3 I'd hate to do a bungee jump ...
4 I can't stand extreme sports ...
5 I'd prefer to playing tennis...
4. Write has or is next to each sentence to show what the ’s in each
sentence means.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Blake’s an interesting man. ...
He’s walked across the Sahara desert. ...
He’s making a film about his latest expedition. ...
He’s almost finished writing a book about extreme sports.
His brother’s a keen traveller. ...
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs.
One of the verbs is used twice.
explore, go, go on, visit
1. You should ... Paris while you are in Europe.
2. I'd like to ... the Sahara Desert.
3. Why don't we ... canoeing at the weekend?
4. I'd hate to ... a cruise. I'd be bored.
5. We didn't have time to ... the Science Museum.
6. Complete the dialogue with adjectives, adverbs or verbs
formed from the nouns in brackets.
Tom: Why did Helena want to cycle across the United States?
Ann: Well she's always been an 1...............(ambition) cyclist, but I don't
think she knew how 2 ....... (difficulty) and 3 ........ (challenge) it would
be.
Tom: What happened?
Ann: Well, although Helena usually 4..................(organisation) things
very well, she didn't plan her route 5 .................(care) enough. She
chose an 6 .............. (excitement) but 7 ............ (exhaustion) route.
Unfortunately, she had an accident in Denver and after that she was
8
..................... (desperation) tired. However, she eventually 9...........
(success) in finishing. She later described it as 'a valuable 10.............
(education) experience'!
7. Complete the sentences with these multi-part verbs. There is one
extra multi-part verb.
get across, go through with, set up, put on, take up, turn up
1. I don't think I can ... the parachute jump - I'm too frightened.
2. Please arrive early and ... the gym equipment.
3. She always ... first.
4. I want to ... horse-riding.
5. Nobody understands what he is trying to ... .