Complete the second sentence with the word in capitals so it has

Task 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word in capitals. You must use between two and five words including the word given. (1 point for each correct answer – 8 points max) 1. Mark is three years older than his sister. HAS Mark ______ sister. 2. There is very little milk in the fridge. HARDLY There is _____ milk in the fridge. 3. I don’t like playing computer games very much. KEEN I’m ____ computer games. 4. You can’t have a banana. There are none here. ANY There ________, so you can’t have one. 5. I didn’t know the answer. My friend didn’t know the answer. US _____ knew the answer. 6. It’s a good idea to read this book. WORTH ______ reading. 7. I don’t want to watch this film today. FEEL I ____ this film today. 8. I want to complain about the quality of the food. A I want to _____ about the quality of the food.

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0.
We believe that the government has prepared a plan.

HAVE The
government is believed to have
prepared a plan.

1. We
   are thinking of getting someone to paint the outside of the house.
   PAINTED

2. People
   say that Mrs Turner was having business difficulties. BEEN

3. Your
   hair needs cutting. GET

4. The
   police towed away Alan’s car. GOT

5. Jill’s
   parents are making her study hard. MADE

4
Rewrite each sentence so that it ends with the word underlined,

0.
Another company has taken over our company.Our
company has been taken over.

1. We
   are dealing with your complaint.

2. We
   have not accounted for all the missing passengers.

3. I
   must insist that you keep to the rules.

4. We
   will frown upon any attempts to cheat in the exam.

5. The
   youngest complained that people were picking on him.

6
Choose the most appropriate word underlined.

0.
The busy shopping street was thronged by/withpeople.

1. The
   price of excursions is included in/with the cost of the holiday.

2. The
   room was crammed by/with furniture of all descriptions.

3. Two
   of the climbers were injured by/with falling rocks.

4. The
   bank was quickly surrounded from/with armed police.

5. The
   stadium was packed from/with cheering fans.

7
Put a suitable preposition in each space.

0.
The tree had been decorated with
coloured balls.

1. The
   answers have been included……………….. the book.

2. The
   victim was struck from behind……………….. a heavy object.

3. The
   house was built………………. money that David borrowed from
   the bank.

4. When
   the accident happened. Sue was struck……………….. flying
   glass.

5. When
   I left the casino, my pockets were crammed………………..
   money.

8.
Tick the correct lines or cross out the words which should not be
there:

Opening
of New Fairdene Sports Centre

The
Gulliver Sports Centre, which has been 

completely
rebuilt, was been
reopened yesterday been

1. by
   the Minister for Sport. The building it was

2. originally
   used to as a market, but was sold

3. to
   Fairdene Council in 1981, and it then converted

4. into
   a sports hall. Local schools were played football

5. and
   basketball indoors, and keep fit classes were held

6. there.
   In 1990 the hall was damaged when by the fire

7. which
   was broke out in the heating system. The hall

8. could
   not be used, and remained empty while discussions

9. continued
   about its future. It was then and decided that

10. the
    hall would to be rebuilt, and an appeal for money

11. was
    launched. Two years ago a local businessman offered

12. to
    pay for the building work, and plans were drawn up.

13. the
    new hall is includes a swimming pool, running track

14. and
    other sports facilities which can be used by anyone

15. in
    the Fairdene area. The Minister was made a speech

in
which he congratulated everyone involved.

Unit 8. Reported speech Test Your Grammar

III.
Report the following

1. Al
   Capone: “I’ve been accused of every death except the casualty
   list of the World War.”

2. Pablo
   Picasso: “Age only matters when one is ageing. Now that I have
   arrived at a great age, I might as well be twenty.”

3. Jean-Paul
   Sartre: “ The world could get along very well without literature;
   it could get even better without man.”

4. Albert
   Einstein: “I know why there are so many people who love chopping
   wood. In this activity one immediately sees the results.”

5. Groucho
   Marx: “Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to
   any club that will accept me as a member.”

Points
to Think of

I.
Read the following sentences paying attention to the elements in
bold type and then fill in the chart below

1. Tom
   invited Ann to come to the party the
   next day.

2. He
   remarked that it was not as foggy that
   day as it had been the day
   before.

3. She
   wasn’t sure if that
   job would give her any chances of promotion.

4. I
   saw Mary wearing a fantastic new jacket. She explained she had
   bought that
   jacket in London three
   weeks before.

5. I
   met Jim yesterday. He complained he was very busy at
   the moment and couldn’t help me.

6. Alison’s
   mother told us that Alison had been studying for her chemistry test
   the previous night.

II.
Look at these sentences, paying attention to the usage of tenses
and adverbs of time and place. Match the sentences (1-7) with the
explanations (a-e)

1. Senator
   Jones told us that counseling is not an answer for everybody

2. The
   negotiator said he is still working on the details of a tentative
   settlement.

3. He
   proved that intelligent life in the Universe does not exist.

4. An
   hour ago he said he would come here tonight.

5. The
   article in the newspaper claimed that the Universe is expanding.

6. He
   asked me when the earliest train to Manchester leaves.

7. The
   students had to be explained how the computer works.

1. an
   existing fact

2. general
   truth

3. same
   place and time

4. regular
   occurrence

5. the
   reported action is still in progress

III
Report the sentences in the right column, paying attention to the
usage of modal verbs. Then match the reported sentences with the
explanations (a-i).

Golden
Rules

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