LEVEL WC 16
REVIEW
CEVAZ
A) The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.
was being interviewed
was interviewed
has been interviewed
2. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
was written
is being written
has been written
3. Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
is understood
has been understood
was understood
4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
has been brought up
is brought up
was brought up
5. The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
has been told
was told
was being told
6. They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
were being said
were said
are said
7. The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.
has been destroyed
was being destroyed
is destroyed
8. She would have told you.
You ________________ by her.
would have been told
would be told
were being told
B) Complete the exercise with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the boxes. (You may need to change the tense of some verbs.
hang up let down throw out end up with
1. I just__________ my first issue of Motorcycle Mama. I'm nobody's mama
2. and I don't own a motorcycle, so how did I __________this subscription?
3. Well, my neighbor's son was raising money for his soccer team, and
4. I didn't want to _______ him________ . It's easy to ___________on
5. telemarketers, but it's hard to say no to your friends and neighbors.
get to help out watch out for fall for
6. The magazine company________ me through a friendship. It's one of
7. the ways "persuasion professionals" get us to say yes. Of course it's OK to
8. ____________the local soccer team. But a lot of people_________ scams
9. because of similar techniques.___________ these common scams.
give back find out go along with lay out turn down
1. When someone gives you something, you want to_________ something________
2. This desire to return a favor can cost you money when a
3. telemarketer announces you've won a vacation or a new car. These offers
4. aren't free. When people__________ them, they always____________
5. that there's a tax or a fee to collect the "free" prize. Since they've
6. accepted the offer, they feel obligated to pay. You should ____________
7. these offers_____________ . These are scams!, all too often people
8.___________ money and receive nothing.
fill out count on put on turn up pick out
1. A TV actor will___________ a doctor's white jacket and talk about cough
2. medicine. In a magazine ad, a woman in a business suit will help you
3. ___________the best investment firm. Ads with fake "authority figures" are
4. easy to spot, but there's a new Internet scam that's harder to recognize.
5. The scammer sends e-mails that seem to be from well-known banks. They
6. tell you that a problem with your account has ___________. Then they
7. send you to an Internet site to_________ forms with your account
8. information and password. The site seems to have authority-it looks like a
9. real thing. But a real bank will never ask for your information over the
10. internet. You can____________ that!
C) Fill in the gaps with the correct conditional using the verb in brackets.
1. If you´re late again, you__________ (have) problems with the boss.
2. Do you think I ___________(lose) weight if I eat less pasta?
3. I would go to Rome next summer if you _________(come) with me.
3. If you ________(continue) driving like that you________ (get) a fine.
4. Don´t worry. The dog ________(get) better if you_______ (give) it the medicine.
5. She is so insecure! I´m sure she________ (find) a job if she________ (be) more confident.
6. We________ (can) go to the countryside and have a picnic if the weather was nice.
7. What you_________ (do) if you__________ (find) 500 euros on the street?
8. If I _____________(be) you, I___________ (try) to take things easy.
D) Complete the sentences with the correct Reported Speech sentence.
1. Benjamin: "I often have a big hamburger."
Benjamin says (that) __________________________________________________.
2. Hannah: "They live in Boston."
Hannah said (that)____________________________________________________ .
3. Tyler: "Ian doesn't invite girls to his parties."
Tyler told me (that)____________________________________________________ .
4. Dominic: "She understands Japanese."
Dominic remarks (that)_________________________________________________ ..
5. Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me _________________________________________________.
6. Betty: "When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know_________________________________________________ .
7. Mark: "Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me _______________________________________________________.
8. Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"
Andrew told me______________________________________________________ .
9.Jessica: "Write a text message!"
Jessica told me________________________________________________________ .
10. Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"
Karen told me ________________________________________________________.
