Practice test 1
Articles : a, the or no article ( x)
1.

oCould I have ten eggs and
a tin of peas.
oPut some money in
the tin by the door when you leave, please.
oThe cigarette lighter's made of _x_ tin .
2.

oWe knew that
x wood was a very expensive material at the time
oThere's
a wood at the end of the road.
oThere're some rabbits living at the edge of
the wood.
3.
oI'm afraid I didn't enjoy
theexperience at all.
oFor this job you need
x the experience with computers.
oMy first trip abroad was
a wonderful experience.
4.

oI couldn't hear her because of
the noise on the train.
oShe heard
a strange noise behind the curtain.
oWhat kind of
x noise are you talking about ?
5.

oShe has a good sense of
x dress.
o
The dress I like was a bit too big for me.
oI saw
a beautiful dress here yesterday.
Singular and plural :
1. We cut cake into
half ( half)
halves
2. We bought some
tomatoes to eat with our
sandwiches (tomato/sandwich)

3. They caught several
fish that afternoon ( fish)

4. It was a shop selling
stereos (stereo)

5. We saw a cartoon about
mice (mouse)

6. All the houses had different coloured
roofs (roof)

7. It was autumn, and the
leaves were falling ( leaf)

8. Did you make these
handkerchiefs (handkerchief)

9. They have some
chickens and a few
sheep ( chicken/sheep)

10. They visited some
discos that night ( disco)

11. There were
thousands of
boxes in the factory ( thousand/box)

12. They have a lot of
worries at the moment ( worry)
13. The
wolves chased the
deer for several miles ( wolf/ deer)

The passive:

1. We check every car engine thoroughly.
=> Every car engine is checked thoroughly.
2.They were painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened.
=> The outside of the ship were being painted when the accident happened.
3. We opened the factory at nine o'clock
=> The factory was opened at nine o'clock.
4. We have invited all the students in the school
=> All the students in the school have been invited.
5. We send the newspapers to Scotland by train
=> The newspapers were sent to Scotland by train.
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