Spring
Test Session (grammar II/M10-S2) 2010-2011
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
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When I (clock)…………… (….), my boss (have)……… a go
at me, (tell)………… me (…..) in front of everyone. When I (get)…….. (……) the
initial shock, I (tell)……….. her I (make)………… (……/……..) (be)…….. late, but it
(turn)………… (…..) that she (blow)…………… (…..) over a deal that (fall)…………………
(………….), after a client of mine (pull)……… (…./…..) a contract. She (tell)……….
me that I (not/get)……………… (………/……….)it, that I (let)……….. everybody (……..), and
just (go)………(……) and (……)
Eventually I
(run)……. (…../……) patience and (answer)…………(………)– I (say)………… I
(not/put)………………(……/……)it anymore, and if she (want)……….. (lay)…….. me (…….), she
(go/should)………..(……..). Anyway, (cut)………. a long story short, I (storm)
……..(….), (phone)……. Mark’s secretary, who (put)……… me (………./……..) him. I
(tell)……….Mark I (like /take)………….. him (……./…….)his offer. So, in the end,
everything (work)……….(……) perfectly
!
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II /M10-S2) 2010-2011
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One: Supply the appropriate tense to the
text.
Task Two: Add missing particles to phrasal
verbs
Task Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and
semi modals, if there are any.
Task Four: Identify direct statements, if
there are any, and convert them into reported speech.
Task Five: Identify passive statements, if
there are any, and turn them into active ones.
Last year we (decide)…………. (take)…………
6 weeks (……) from work so we (can/travel)…………………. to
Ecuador. After 3 flights we (arrive/finally) …………………….in Ecuador but
(must/stay) …………..in a hotel overnight. In the morning we
(must/take(…..)…………………. from our hotel
at 9AM so that we (have)………… enough time (go) (………)………………… security and
(get)……………. our tickets before our plane (take)……………….at noon (reach)………… our final destination on the coast.
Once we (be)……….. in the air, high above the
mountains, the plane (make/start)……………………………..a strange noise. It (sound)………………..like
one of the engines (act)………………(……). We (hope)……………….. nothing (go)……………………
wrong but I (think/definitely) ………………………..that the mechanics
(shall/track)(……..) ……………………………the source of the noise; because during the
entire flight I (think) …………..(……..) all of the horrible things that (
happen/may)……………………. if there (be)…………. a problem with the engine of the
airplane.
About
halfway through the flight I (decide)…………………..(take)………..(………..) my jacket and
(use)……………. it as a pillow against the side of the airplane because I (feel) (run)………(…….)
after so much time travelling. Just as I (be)……about (fall)…………….. asleep, a
little girl (start)……………. (act)………..(……) and (cry). Although I (complain)………………………….. about the flight and
the plane, I (not/try)………………(run)……..(……….) the airline. The staff (be) ………….really friendly and after all,
we (arrive/do)………………….. safely to our destination.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2011-2012
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the
5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One:
Supply the appropriate tense to the text.
Task Two:
Add missing particles to phrasal verbs
Task
Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and semi modals, if there are any.
Task
Four: Identify direct statements, if there are any, and convert them into
reported speech.
Task
Five: Identify passive statements, if there are any, and turn them into active
ones
Sami
(have)………… a lunch date with Lana yesterday. He (get)……….. there on time (one
o’clock sharp) but she (not/turn)……………………
. After (wait)………………. patiently for half an hour or so , Sami
(go)…………………. into a nearby bookshop (look)…………….(…………) . While he (look) , he (come)…………….(……….. ) a
French/English dictionary on sale at half price. As he (study)………………………….
French , he (buy/decide)………………………………… the dictionary in order to (look)…………(…….) up the
new words in his lessons. Although it (be)……….. a special offer , (buy)………………
it (leave)………….. him almost (break)……………………………….. As he
(leave)………………………………………………… the bookshop , he (bump)…………………(………..) Lana , who (hurry) along the pavement.
” OH. Sami ! . (be/you/there)! Sorry I (be)……….. late, I (shop)………………………………………. For( make-)………(……….). we (have /can)……………………………………..lunch now ? I (starve)……………………………….. !”.
” No, we (not/can)……………………… unless you (pay/can)……………………………… for it. I (spend/just)……………………………….. all my money on this book because I (think/not)………………………………………….. you (come)………………………………. “
” Oh. Sami ! You (know)………………………………. I always (turn)………….(……) in the end ! (Come)………(……) . We (do/make/can)………………………………………………. a sandwich. I (get)…………………………… enough money for that. “
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2011-2012
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the
5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One:
Supply the appropriate tense to the text.
Task Two:
Add missing particles to phrasal verbs
Task
Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and semi modals, if there are any.
Task
Four: Identify direct statements, if there are any, and convert them into
reported speech.
Task
Five: Identify passive statements, if there are any, and turn them into active
ones.
Mrs Salem (marry/get)……………….. very young and now that her daughter, Hala,
(grow)(……............)(…………), they (look)………… so (………….) that they (take)………
often for sisters. Sometimes, just for fun, they (be/pretend)………………………. sisters
and most people, who (know/not)……………………….. them , completely (take)……….(………) .
Once, however, at a wedding party, the joke (go)………. too far and a young
man actually (propose)……………….. marriage to Mrs Salem on the spot. She
(must/(turn)…………………him (………….), of course, (marry)………………………… to Mr Salem, (who
(be/not)……………………….. at the party). The young man then (turn)…………. his attention
to Hala, who eventually (accept)……………….. his proposal.
The wedding plans (make/all)………………………, but the young man( let)……………… Hala (………………)badly by (change)……….. his mind just before the big day. A tearful Hala (put)……………… this (………….)to the fact that he still (prefer) her mother.
” Never mind, Hala.
(it/not/let)…………………….(get)……..you……..(…….).There (be)………plenty more fish in the
sea.”, (say) Mrs Salem sympathetically.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2012-2013
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
Little Johnny (hate)
……………….(see/go)…………………………… the dentist. It (be/not)…………………………… that his dentist
(be)…………………… nasty; it (be)…………………………………… that Johnny (be/not)…………………………
too fond of sweets. His dentist (warn)………………………………………… him that
his teeth (fall)………………
(……….) if he (keep)………………..(……) (eat)……………………… candy. Time and time again, the
dentist (tell)……………………. him (cut)…………. (….) sweet food or at least (cut)……………(………/…..)the amount he (eat)……..
As he (lie)………(…….) in the dentist's chair, all the horrible memories from his last visit (come)………….(…….…./……) him. On that occasion, the dentist (must/pull)………………………..
(……) one of his teeth! The pain (be)……..terrible -
even with the anesthetic the dentist (give)………………….. him. When the
anesthetic (wear)……………..
(……) it
(be)………. difficult for him (eat)………… or (chew)……….. anything at all.
This time the check-up (be)……… much better. His dentist (check)
(…..) his
teeth, (make)……….. him (wash)……….(……) his mouth with pink liquid and then
(tell)…….. him (spit)……… it (……) into the sink. That (be) it. No problems and no pain! Johnny
(be)…….. delighted and so (be) his dentist. Johnny (finally/
learn)……………… his lesson and (take)………. better care of his teeth. Well
(do)……….., Johnny!
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2012-2013
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
When Scott (wake)…………(….) this morning, he (discover)………………that his
toddler (throw)………………(….) in her crib
last night. He, therefore, (clean)………… her bedding (……)before he (chow)
(………/……...) breakfast.
While he (tuck)……….(…..) his food, however, his daughter (start)………(act)……..(…..)
. She just suddenly (break)……….(……..)
and (throw)……….. a tantrum on the kitchen floor. After (fall)…….. (…….)
for only a few minutes, the tantrum (blow)………..(…..) and his daughter (calm) (…….).
Scott then (finish)………
(eat)………. and (log)………..(……) his
computer. But, before he (can/access)………………..the Internet, the computer
(blow)………..(……) . Scott (look)……….. the phone number (…..),
(call)………..(…..) technical help, and
(tell)……..the IT technician (…..). He only (ease)……….(….) when the tech
(threaten)………………(put )…………him (…….) hold.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2013-2014
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the appropriate
tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
The situation (not/add)………………….(….) .
Pierre (depend) (….)Nathalie (pick)………. him (….) but she (not/show)………….(….) .
He (be)…..worried about what (may/happen)………………………… to her. Perhaps she
(take)………….(…….) by a notoriously bad
band of ninjas. Pierre (hope)………. Nathalie (fight)………….(…………) such evildoers.
Or, perhaps she (just/ forget)…………….(…....)
him. (can/she/let)………………him (……) like that? If she simply (fail/
remember)………………….. him, he (promise)………………. that he (lay)……………………(…../….) her
when he (see)…… her next. But, then again, what if Nathalie
(knock)……….(…..) by conniving bank
robbers? What if she (refuse/give)……………….. them her car for a getaway vehicle?
What if she (pass)…………… out in her attempts (get)……..(…..) him?
Just then, when Pierre
(decide/ not/ give)………………………………….(…../…..) her, Nathalie (pull)……..(….) to the curb. She (just/ run)………………. late. She
(gaze)………..(….) Pierre, and Pierre (blush)……………., (think)……………….. about his unfounded
anger. He (get)…………(…..) the car, but, before he (can/apologize)…………………….., she
(start/yammer)……………….(…..) about how bad traffic (be). Pierre silently
(vow/wait )…………………patiently for her tomorrow.
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2013-2014
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
The First Lesson
Ali (be) ……an evening
student at a language center in his home town. He (study)………………………………………….
English there ever since it (open)………… two years ago. His reason for
(want)……………brush …..……(…..) his English (be)…… that he (like/find)…………………………….
work abroad.
” It’s high time I got out of this
place!” Ali often (think)……………. to himself. ” It’s so boring I just can’t put
up with it much longer. “
Ali (enjoy/study)…………….. at the center
and (get)………(…)very well with the teachers there. However, he (still/remember/can/)
…………………………his first lesson there when he (feel)……………. very frustrated because
he (hardly/can)……………(make)…….(…….) a word of what the teacher (say)……….. to the
class. He (also/can/remember)………………………….the teacher’s kind (reassure)……………. smile
as she (say)………. to the anxious class.
” Don’t worry if
you can’t understand everything I say today.
You’ll soon get used to my accent and to the way we do things here.’ And
of course they (do)…….
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2014-2015
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech
The Visit
Antonio, an American of Italian origin,
(take)………(……) his father, who (be)….. an
extremely lazy man. Both of them frequently (put)…..(….) until the last minute
any work that they (have/do)…………..
Once, when he (be)…. on a trip to London, Antonio (be)…. lucky enough
(get)……. in touch with some second cousins of his family. These cousins kindly
(offer/put)……….. ……him (….) at their house during his stay in England and in
this way he (can/get)…………… (….) (….) (pay)……. any hotel bills.
For Antonio, London (turn)…….. .(…...)
(be)…….. an exciting place and certainly (make)………. the most of his stay
there.
He quickly (take)…….. (……)
(stay)……….(…..) late at night, (drink)……… and so on. After several months his
cousins (get)……….. a bit fed up with him.
” It’s a good job that some of us work for our living!” One of them
(say)…….. eventually.
” What are you getting (….)?” (ask)……… Antonio.
” I mean it’s high time you found a job and somewhere to live if you
intend to stay here any longer. We can’t put you (…..) forever.”
Antonio (return)……… home soon after that.
Answer Key to the tests
Test n°: 1
When I set off for work
this morning, my car broke down, so I ended up taking the bus. As
soon as I got off, I bumped into an old schoolmate, Mark. While
we were talking, he brought up something I had already found
out from some mutual friends- that he had come into some money
and had set up his own business. He told me that there was a lot
to sort out, and offered to take me on, but
I turned him down straight away.
When I clocked in, my
boss had a go at me, telling me off in front of
everyone. When I got over the initial shock, I told her I’d make
up for being late, but it turned out that she had blown
up over a deal that had fallen through, after a client of mine
had pulled out of a contract. She told me that I wouldn’t get
away with it, that I’d let everybody down, and
just went on and on….
Eventually I ran out
of patience and answered back– I said I was not going to put up
with it anymore, and if she wanted to lay me off, she
should go ahead. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I stormed out,
phoned Mark’s secretary, who put me through to him. I told
Mark I’d like to take him up on his offer. So, in the end,
everything has worked out perfectly!
Task 3: Only one modal auxiliary verb (should)
that expresses a conditional mood.
Task 4: There is no passive form in the
text.
Task 5: There is no direct discourse in
the text.
