Unit 4 : Our past : Test 1

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      There has been a rise number of ________________ coming from Eastern Europe. (immigrate)

2.      My sister has a _________________ for fried food. (perfect)

3.      My mother is very good at keeping the _________________ within our family. (peaceful)

4.      People were deeply shocked by the ________________ news of his death. (tragedy)

5.      They have settled __________________ in New Zealand. (permanence)

6.      These actors gave good _________________ last night. (perform)

7.      He gave the teacher a _______________ of reasons for his absence yesterday. (vary)

8.      She prefers this black chair to that brown chair because the brown chair is ________. (comfort)

9.      We like attending English __________________ contests at school. (speak)

10.   Alexander Graham Bell _________________ to Canada in 1870. (migrant)

11.   It was very difficult for the boss to ________________ the workers. (peaceful)

I.            Read these following passages and decide if these following statements are TRUE or FALSE :

     Japan’s cities also have a mix of traditional and modern characteristics. There are tall office and apartment buildings as well as traditional wooden houses. Many people prefer to live near the center of cities, but because houses there are expensive, they often commute from suburbs. Traffic, pollution, and crowds are problems.However, there is a little crime, and even very crowded cities have many parks and gardens.

1.      Japan’s cities are not only traditional but also modern.                                               

2.      Many people live near the center of cities.                                                               

3.      The bad things about Japan’s cities are heavy traffic, pollution and crime.             

4.      There are many parks and gardens in Japan’s cities.                                                  

I.            Use the present perfect tense to rewrite these sentences :

1.    I started writing the letter 2 days ago.

ð I have                                                                                                         

2.    My father stopped drinking wine last year.

ð My father hasn’t                                                                                           

3.    She last read a newspaper on May 12.

ð She hasn’t                                                                                                   

4.    Jack’s job as a reporter started in 2010.

ð Jack has                                                                                                      

5.    Mary has learned English for 6 years.

ð Mary began                                                                                                

6.    We went to the city 10 years ago.

ð It’s                                                                                                              

7.    His father has taught for 5 years now.

ð His father began                                                                                           

8.    She hasn’t written to John since 2008.

ð She stopped                                                                                                

9.    My uncle hasn’t taught in this school for five years now.

ð  The last time                                                                                                   

10.  I have worked for an international bank for ages.

ð  It’s