GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 1 & 2

UNIT 1: Subject and Object Pronouns Exercise 1

Choose the correct pronoun

1. I / me like London. 11. She / her wants to go home early.

2. The children are as hungry as we / us.
3. All the students passed except I / me.
4. A: Who’s there? B: I / Me!
5. They / them love vegan food.
6. A: Is that the man you told me about? B: Yes, that’s
he / him.
7. We all like cake except she / her.
8. He / him will get a new phone soon.
9. His sister isn’t as tall as he / him.
10. Is that chocolate for I / me?
12. Everyone arrived on time but he / him.
13. Please keep up with we / us.
14. A: Who ate all the chocolate? B: She / Her!
15. We / us have been to Rio.
16. Could you pass the coffee to she / her?
17. My brother is taller than I / me.
18. I / me went to the bookshop yesterday.
19. Our new teacher is friendlier than she / her.
20. All the children came inside except they / them.

Unscramble the words to form questions

you / who / that / gave / book / your birthday / for ? ___________________________________________________

parents / your / which / did / restaurant / go to? ______________________________________________________

The Joker / of / happens / the end / at / the film / what / to? ________________________________________

you and / did / about / friends / your / talk / what ? ______________________________________________________

married / twice / film / got / year / star / last / which? _____________________________________________________

Subject and Object questions

Who ( did you write / wrote) the play Romeo and Juliet?

Which tooth ( do you hurt / hurts) when I touch it?

What (happened / did happen) after the police arrived?

Which book (did you talk / talked) about in your English class?

Which football match (did they watch / watched) on TV last night?

Complete the story with the correct present progressive or simple present tense of the verb in parentheses.

Tashi (1)____________________ (be) from Tibet. Right now, he (2)____________________ (sit) in the river and
(3)______________________ (pour) water onto the bowl to clean it. The water (4)____________________ (splash) off
the bowl into the air. Washing the dishes (5)____________________ (be) Tashi’s daily chore. Every day after lunch, he
(6)____________________ (go) to the river and (7)____________________ (wash) the dishes. He (8)___________ (like)
doing this chore because the water (9)____________________ (be) cool and relaxing. Today, he (10)______________
(wear) an orange robe. He (11)____________________ (not/ wear) a hat because he (12)_______________(not/like)
them. Tashi (13)____________________ (live) near the river with his family. He (14)____________________ (help) his
family with the family work. He (15)____________________ (have) a good life.
UNIT 2: Present perfect simple, simple past and present perfect progressive
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses

Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology (change)___________ a great deal.
The first computers (be) ______________ simple machines designed for basic tasks. They (have, not) ____________
much memory and they (be, not) ___________________ very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and
customers often (pay) ________________ thousands of dollars for machines which actually (do) _______________

very little. Most computers (be) ______________ separate, individual machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or
for playing games.

Times (change) _______________. Computers (become) ________________ powerful machines with very practical
applications. Programmers (create) ___________________ a large selection of useful programs which do everything
from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games (become)
____________ faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users (get, also)

on the Internet and (begin) ___________________ communicating with other computer users around the world. We
(start) _____________ to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past
(evolve)__________________ into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) __________________ to ring you several times today. Where (you / be) _______________
Ana: I (be) _______________ at home all the time. But I (clean) _______________ the house all day, so maybe I didn't
hear the phone ring.
Tom: (you / clean) _____________ everything now?
Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) _______________ up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invited) _________________ us to her birthday party and we (buy / not)
________________ a present for her yet.
Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) _______________ what she wants?
Tom: Well, she (learn) _______________ Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we
could get her a guide book.
Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I (see) _____________ some nice books
about Mexico there recently.

Complete the story with an appropriate tense

Mary Morris applied for her passport last month because she will soon be leaving on a trip that she______________
(dream) about for many years. She ________________ (work) as a receptionist at Ardmore's Travel Agency for ten
years. All this time, she _________________(look) at pictures of exotic places on the wall and planning trips for others.
For this reason she ________________(decide) to take an overseas trip herself. After she ____________ (plan) her
trip, she___________ (make) her plane flights and____________ (reserve) hotel rooms. Mary____________
(not/have) pay for her plane tickets because she ______________ (work) at the travel agency for so long.

She ____________(want) to take this trip for a long time, but each year her boss ____________(cancel) her vacation
because someone else __________(be) on vacation or someone__________ (quit) .

Mary ___________(hear) about many exciting vacations over the years. Her boss, Ben, ____________ (go) to Japan,
Kenya, Alaska, France and Moscow last year. Meanwhile, Mary _____________(see) these exciting places in photos!
After looking at her boss' travel pictures, Mary _____________(decide) to take a trip of her own.
VOCABULARY REVIEW
1. We have to answer our emails quickly – my managers ............ on it!
A insist B persuade C encourage D believe
2. It isn't easy to communicate well in a foreign language, but I don't think it's ............ .
A incredible B careful C comfortable D impossible
3. If you say what is wrong in a polite way, you can ............ without upsetting people.
A describe B complain C contact D decide
4. Sam left me a note, but the writing was so ............ I couldn't read it.
A tiny B empty C tidy D easy
5. Email is useful, but there are times when it is better to communicate ............ .
A day to day B up to date C face to face D first of all
6. I am ............ at writing letters - I always phone people or send a text message instead.
A comfortable B alone C cool D awful
7. My phone bill is ............ – I must find a cheaper way to communicate with my parents!
A miserable B furious C enormous D pleasant
8. It is easier to keep in ............ with my grandparents now that they are on Facebook.
A place B touch C reach D front
9. I work for a large ............ with offices all around the world.
A organization B team C career D candidate
10. You often need a letter from your past ............ when you’re looking for a job.
A employer B interview C employee D CV
11. Bernadette studied chemistry at university and she finds her ............ of science useful in her job.
A education B instruction C knowledge D ability
12. I've got a qualification in business studies, but without work ............ , I can't get a job.
A practice B try C test D experience
13. By mistake, Carlos ............ an email from his boss without reading it.
A crossed B deleted C failed D missed
14. It’s hard to remember a time when people couldn’t ............ to the internet.
A join B arrive C connect D belong
15. 15 Is this what we need to ............ to turn the computer on?
A send B upload C browse D press
16. 16 Because I work online a lot, I need to change my ............ regularly.
A label B password C sign D mark

Complete the missing words. The first letter is already there.

17. Please give me your honest o _ _ _ _ _ _ – what do you really think?
18. At the beginning of lessons, my teacher likes to t _ _ _ a j _ _ _ to make us laugh.
19. With no heating on, the office was f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and so we all had our coats on.
20. What does your English teacher do to e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ quiet students to speak in class?
21. We stayed up all night talking – it was great fun but this morning I'm absolutely e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
22. With a good friend, you can express your thoughts and f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ easily.
23. Lucy has invited everyone except Paul to the party and so he feels absolutely m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
24. You might have an expensive phone, but it's u _ _ _ _ _ _ if the battery doesn't work
25. During the i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they asked him a lot of questions and decided to give him the job.
26. You should a _ _ _ _ for the job of head designer, because you are sure to get it.
27. Luke has been an e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the bank for six months – it’s his first job.
28. Vanessa is in c _ _ _ _ _ of the sales department and everyone agrees she’s an excellent manager.
29. Which b _ _ _ _ _ _ do you use on your computer to get information from the internet?
30. To open your emails, click on the i _ _ _ of the envelope on the screen.
31. My u _ _ _ n_ _ _ on this computer is ‘Joe Soap’, so choose a different one for yourself.
32. Mark has great keyboard skills, so he’ll be able to t _ _ _ this document quickly.