TEST PAPER

I. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. (30 marks)

1. The master punished the servant.

The servant .......................……………………… by the master.
2. I have finished the job.
The job ........................…………………….. by me.
3. William will not repair the car.
The car ……………………………………….. by William.
4. John collects money.
Money ……………………………………….. by John.
5 People can buy tickets online.
Tickets ……………………………………………. online.

II. Fill in: glide, chariot, reign, fossil, pose, highlight, shimmers, steer, icicles,
approached. (20 marks)
1 In some cities there are living statues that ………………. in doorways and on the
streets.
2 The ……………… of our trip was visiting the national museum.
3 In the past people travelled in a ……………….. pulled by a horse.
4 At first, he made musical instruments from ……………….
5 I love the way the sun ……………………. on the blue water.
6 Gondolas …………… along the canals for half a mile.
7 He changed the way he ………………….. music and did something new.
S The emperor built his tomb during his …………………...
9 Gondoliers ………. their boats along the narrow canals with skill.
10 The archaeologist found an interesting ………………… while he was digging.

III. Write the sentences in reported speech. (40 marks)

1 "I am reading a book", he explained.
2 He said: "I visited New York last year".
3 He said: "I will open the door."
4 “Do you speak English?”, she asked me.
5 "My dad was a teacher", she told me.
6 ‘What time does the bus leave?’, she wanted to know.
7 ‘Do you like vanilla ice cream?’, he asked her.
8 ‘Why are you crying?’, she asked him.
9. ‘He left yesterday’, she explained.
10. ‘I can speak four languages’, he told me.