Section 2 Adverbs of frequency (5 marks) 1 mark per question.
Rewrite the sentences below so they are in the correct order. Write the sentence in the space provided.
   1) Been never to Shanghai have we.                _________________________
   2) Always up get early I the morning in              _________________________
   3) Eat canteen seldom the in they                   _________________________
   4) She forgetting things always is                   _________________________
   5) Sometimes plays games computer he.              _________________________
   Section 3 Phrasal Verbs (5 marks) 1 mark per question.
Match a phrasal verb from the box with the correct definition below. Write the phrasal verb in the space provided.
Stand out           Dress up           Save up             Go out            Come in
1) Where smarter clothes than usual       ___________________
2)   Go somewhere for entertainment      ___________________
3)   Keep money for something special     ___________________
4)   To be seen clearly                   ___________________  
5)    Enter a room      ___________________


Section 4 Question Tags (5 marks) 1 mark per question.
Complete the sentences with the correct question tag. Write the question tag in the space provided.
1 You haven’t seen John today, ______________________
2He’d rather go to the cinema than a football match,__________________
3I’d better buy a new pair of trainers,__________________
4 Don’t forget the tickets,____________________
5Everyone wants to go to the Olympics, __________________
Section 5 Conditionals with if   (5marks) 1 mark per question
Match the two halves of each sentence. Write the letter in the space provided.
1If you did more revision …   _______
2If it snows …              _______
3If I have time              _______
4If there had been a vote…..   _______
5If Helen comes round …     _______
Awe’ll get the toboggan out.
Bshe’ll be able to tell you.
Cyou’d pass the exam.
Dthey would have lost.
EI like to walk to work. 

Are these statements True (T) or False (F) according to the text?
1. The words in the list are problematic for reading. _______                                    
2. The letter e in friend and the o in shoulder are ‘surplus letters’. _______        
3. English children take longer to learn to read than Finnish children._______
4. Teachers want English spelling to be simplified._______                                    
5. English is more difficult to learn than any other language _______       
Look in the text and find the answers to these questions
1) When did the Turks change their alphabet from Arabic to Latin?          _________________            
2) When did the Germans reform their spelling system?                   _________________                    
3) When did the Portuguese make changes to their spelling system?          _________________           
4) How many difficult words do British children meet by the age of 11?       ________________        
5) How many basic words could be simplified just by dropping surplus letters? ________________
Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text.
    
    
    
    
1) If something is ____________________, it causes problems.
2) If you ____________________ something, you make it easier.
3) If something is ____________________, it is the same in all cases.
4) If something is ____________________, it is extra and more than you need.
5) A ____________________ problem is one that is very difficult to solve.
6) If you ____________________ a system, you change it to make it better.
7) ____________________ is the ability to read and write.
8) If something ____________________ a process it makes it more difficult or slow.
9) ____________________ is a difficulty some people have with reading and spelling.
10) If you are ____________________ to something, you fight against it.
    


普通英语参考
Section 1
1 C was playing
2 C lived
3 B went
4 C has been
5 B was going
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Section 2…
1) We have never been to Shanghai
2) I always get up early in the morning
3) They seldom eat in the canteen.
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Section 3
1) Dress up
2) Go out
3) Save up
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Section 4
1have you?
2wouldn’t he?
3hadn’t I?
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Section 5
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Section 6
1) T
2) F
3) T
4) F
5) F
1) 1928
2) In the 1990s
3) Last month
4) 800
5) 200
1) problematic
2) simplify
3) uniform
4) surplus
5) tricky
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Section 7
Student’s own answers