LEVEL ENGLISH TEST. HAMBURG SUD.

1. Put the verbs in brackets in Simple Past and complete the gaps with an
appropriate preposition.
a. Michelle Pfeiffer (be) born .. 29th April, 1958 .. Santa
Ana, California. One of her jobs as a young girls was on the checkout .
a supermarket. . 1978 she . (win) a beauty contest and it was
then that her acting career . (start). Her first big part was opposite
Maxwell Caulfield Grease II. Among her many films since then are
Dangerous Minds, Batman Returns and What Lies Beneath.
b. Nelson Mandela . (be) born in a small village . Africa 18th
July, 1918. There .. (be) no schools in his village. When he was about 5
years old he . (be) a shepherd. Sometimes there (be-not)
enough food and he was often hungry. He . (move) to the city when
he was a young man and . (study) law university. ..
1994 to 1999, he was the president of South Africa.
c. J.K. Rowling (be) born in Bristol., England 31st July, 1965. She
was very popular at school and was class leader her final year. Later
on, she (work) as an English teacher Portugal. One day, she
was . a caf Scotland with her young daughter. She . (have)
an idea for a story about a young boy (call) Harry Potter. Soon
H.Potter was one of the most famous wizards .. the world.

2. Complete the following questions and then answer them.

a. . was Michelle Pfeiffer born?
She .. Santa Ana, California.
b. When a beauty contest.
In 1978.
c. .. Nelson Mandela the president of South Africa?
Yes,
d. .. J. K. Rowling as a teacher in Portugal?
Yes,

3.

Provide the past simple and past participle of the following verbs:

Bring. Cut. Drink. Eat. Feel. Get. Give. Lie. Put. Run. See. Shake. Take. Think.
Write.

4. Complete with a verb in the Simple Past.

(go) 1. Yesterday I ................. to the movies.
(make) 2. My sister ..................... a birthday cake for me last week.
(ride) 3. Steve ................ his bicycle to school yesterday.
(drive) 4. My friends .................... to Los Angeles two weeks ago.
(take) 5. Elizabeth ................ some flowers to her mother last Saturday.
(break) 6. Kevin .................... his leg while he was playing football.
(have) 7. Last week my aunt .............. a baby.
(do) 8. When we cleaned the yard, we ................ a lot of work.
(drink) 9. The child ................ some milk last night.
(buy) 10. My teacher ...................... some new books last month.

5.
Underline the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in
the following sentences.
1. Im sleeping/ sleep on Nikos sofa until I find a place of my own.
2. Im only working/ only work there for a couple of months because Im
going abroad in the summer.
3. If you arent listening/ dont listen to the radio, why dont you switch it
off?
4. His only bad habit is that he talks/ is talking too loudly.
5. So in the first scene we see/ are seeing him getting up and then he goes
out/ is going out and meets/ is meeting a strange woman.
6. You make/ are making goulash using meat, vegetables and paprika.
7. I never do anything I feel/ am feeling is against my principles.
8. He appears/ is appearing to be very friendly but I dont know him very well.
6. Change the verbs in brackets into the most appropiate form to make
conditional sentences.
1. What you (do) ............ if you (be) .............. in my situation?
2. Behave yourself, Lucy. If you (do) .............. that again you
(have) .......................... to go to bed.
3. Their marriage only lasted three months. If he (be) ............... less mean,
she (not leave) ...................... him.
4. Good, everybodys ready. If we (leave)................... now, we
(miss) ............................ the rush hour traffic.
5. If you (smoke) .................less, you (have) a lot more money. But I dont
think you ever will.
6. If we (close) .................. the car window, we (not give)........................
them the opportunity to break in.
7. When Alice (get) ................ here, you (show) .................... her to her
room?
8. I know its a delicate situation, Inspector, but what you (say) ..................
if I (give) ...................... you a little present?
9. If you (press) ............... that button, a receptionist (come) ............ to help
you.
10. The film was marvellous. If you (come) ................. with us, you
(enjoy) ............. it too.
11. Imagine, darling. What we (do) ................ if your husband
(have) ...................... a little accident?

12. If I (be) .................. the prime minister, I (bring back)

....................capital punishment.

7. Complete with the superlative or the comparative of the adjective

between bracket.
a. This computer is (new) .. than your computer.
b. Lisa is (old) than George.
c. George is (young) . Than Lisa.
d. Lucy is (young) .. in the class.
e. That car is (expensive) .. than this car.
f.

That car is (expensive) .. in the market.

g. This house is (big) . my house but not (big) .. in the

neighbourhood.

8. Adverbs and word order. Put the following sentences into the right
order.
a. for / not / she / spoken / him / to / years / has / ten
b. had / house / decorated / have / just / their / they
c. never / meal / wonderful / a / I / before / have / such / had
d. that / you / have / seen / yet / movie ?
e. never / she / musical / been / to / a / has