E CLASS

KINNICK ENGLISH SCHOOL

New Close – up B1+

Grammar Exam on Unit 1

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. The children _____ (eat) fast food, but they ______ (have) a healthy meal today.

   a. are eating / are having

   b. eat / have

   c. eat / are having

2. My dad ___ (get) early every morning to go to work, but he ____ (sleep) late this morning because it is a holiday.

   a. gets / is sleeping

   b. is getting/ sleeps

   c. is getting / is sleeping

3. The government currently ____ (try) to solve the problem of traffic in the city because it _____ (slowly get) worse.

   a. tries / slowly gets

   b. is trying / is slowly getting

   c. is trying / slowly gets

4. I _____ (think) the children _____ (make) too much noise at the moment. Please tell them to be quiet.

   a. is thinking / are making

   b. think / are making

   c. think /make

5. Maria ____ (look) very happy. She _____(go) abroad tomorrow.

   a. is looking / is going

   b. looks / goes

   c. looks / is going

6. The train _____ (leave) at ten in the morning. It _____ (take) five hours to get to London.

   a. leaves / is taking

   b. is leaving / is taking

   c. is leaving / takes

7. Why _______ (forever bother) Tom? He ____ (never annoy) you.

   a. are you forever annoying / is never annoying

   b. do you forever annoy / never annoys

   c. are you forever annoying / never annoys

8. Look! I _____ (see) a celebrity. She ____ (walk) in this direction.

   a. see / is walking

   b. am seeing / walks

   c. see / walks

9. The food _____(taste) so good that Mike ___ (still eat).

   a. is tasting / is still eating

   b. is tasting / still eats

   c. tastes / is still eating

10. It ____ (rain) right now, so I _____ (not want) to go out.

    a. is raining / don't want

    b. rains / am not wanting

    c. rains / don't want

B. Put the adverb of frequency in it's correct place in each sentence.

11. Do you ___ have ____ time to go to the gym? (normally)

12. Cities ____ are ____ crowded. (usually)

13. Have you ___ eaten ____ Chinese food? (ever)

14. The government ____doesn't_____ solve the problems of the country. (always)

15. The student will ____not be ____ prepared for class. (invariably)

16. The child ____ isn't ____ sick. (frequently)

C. Fill each blank with a, an, the, if necessary .

17. ____Oahu is___island in ____Hawaiian Islands.

18. ___Netherlands is ___country in ___ Europe. So is ___ Italy.

19. I saw ___great movie last night. ___ movie actually won four Oscars at the Academy Awards.

20. ___ Mojave Desert, ___White mountains, and ____Ohio River are all in ___ United States.

21. My uncle is ___ businessman who travels abroad several times ___ year.

22. My American friends stayed at ___ Hilton hotel and spent an enjoyable evening at ___ Herod Atticus Theater when they were in ___ Athens.

23. ___ most dangerous criminal in the country is now in ___ prison.

24. The student travelled by ___ bus when he went to ___ university of Northhampton.

25. ___ British eat beans for ___ breakfast.

26. Someone was playing ___ violin on ___ beach yesterday.