The Writing Test
Exercise 1. Ways of expressing future.
1. There … surely … (to be) a lot of people in the zoo.
2. Tomorrow at 4 o’clock I … (to ride) my bike.
3. I … (to buy) a new car.
4. On Saturday, I ... (to go) out as usual.
5. We… (to move) to Glasgow next month.
6. It … (to rain) soon. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.
7. I … (to have) the hamburger, please.
8. My wife … (to fly) to Rome tomorrow.
Exercise 2. Past Tenses.
1. I put on my coat and (to leave).
2. I (walk) down the street and talking on the phone when I saw Mary.
3. He looked everywhere but could not find the book he (to promise) to lend to a friend.
4. I (to wait) for his airplane for 2 hours when it was announced about delay.
5. She called me when I (to drive), so I could not answer.
6. He called me and (to tell) the latest news.
7. I (to type) this text for 2 hours and then found it on the Internet.
8. By the time we arrived at the station, our train (already, to leave).
Exercise 3. Phrasal Verbs.
Choose the correct phrasal verb from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.
1. Someone my car last night аnd stole the stereo. (broke down/broke into)
2. Will you be able to this month with the little you have?(get off / get by)
3. His father always taught him not to those people with less. (look up to / look down on)
4. Stop complaining and your work! (get on with / get over)
5. Тhe boss wants you to your figures for this month to him. (hand out / hand in)
6. We’re going to have to our trip to Spain until September. (put up/ put off)
8. I Amir today at the supermarket. It was great to see him. (ran out of / ran into)
9. I’m so tired of Sophie her engagement ring all the time. (showing off, showing up)
10. The police would not to the kidnapper’s demands. (give up/ give in)
11. I thought I would for a cup of coffee. Is that okay? (drop off/ drop in)
12. Have you ever such an unusual piece of art? (come forward/come across)
13. It’s important to on time. (show up / show off)
14. your feet when walking; you don’t want to trip! (uplift / lift up)
15. The tree was by the wind. (blown up / blown over)
