BANCO DE REVISIN

GRAMATICAL PARA SELECTIVIDAD (II)

98)Complete these sentences. Be very careful with the grammar:

a)Spain ____________ (consider) to be a racial paella by Lee . ________ ____ the

surprising mixture of civilisations.

b)Although Irving and Lee __________ Spanish, they wrote about Spain.

e)According to Laurie Lee, if Spaniards __________so proud of themselves, they

_______ strangers so warmly.

d)The filming of A Rose for Winter has not finished, yet this article

_______________ written.

99)Grammar. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets

when given:

a)The shipbroking firm of "Andersen and Dah" ______________ (establish) when

they ___________ (start) their business in Cardiff.

b)In the village of Landfill, _______ was outside Cardiff, Ronald Dales father

bought a house in ________ he lived.

e) Ronald Dale________ his father had been born in Norway.

d)Order the following items: a kind of /shopkeeper / shipbroker / A / is / enormous / for

ships /.

100)Complete the following sentences using words in brackets in the

appropriate form:

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a)If you___________(to read) so many novels about Africa, you ____________(to

take) better equipment for your travel.

b) (You, ever, visit) _______________________________Africa?

c)When the traveller ___________ (go to) Africa two years ago, he _________ (not to

know) how ____________ (to fight) against wild animals.

d)Although Africa ___________ (to become) a modern continent, its reputation

_______ _______ (to change) yet.

101)GRAMMAR. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences. Use the

appropriate form of the word/s in brackets , if given:

a)People __________forgotten that there ____________ black cowboys in those days.

b)All Cowboys liked cattle and enjoyed ___________ (look) after _____________

e)________ day of the week, you could find the cowboy_______ (work). He

never______ (rest).

d)Being _____ cowboy was one of the __________(tough) jobs the world.

102)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)Recent observations______________(reveal) unsuspected supplies of underground

water in the ____________(dry) part of the Egyptian Sahara.

b)Nowadays everybody ___________ aware of the problem of Water pollution

________ to the efforts of conservationists and environmentalists.

e)In the USA, salt water _____________ (convert) into usable fresh water by

____________of an expensive system recently developed.

103)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given.

a)Sharks are __________ likely to attack a lone swimmer than _______ group.

b)During experiments on sharks carried out in South Africa, an officer __________

(find) that their responses to small electrical impulses ____________(be) surprising.

c)The notice says: "Be careful ______ these waters, there is a risk

_________________ by sharks, so ________________ (not enter) if

__________________ (bleed) from a cut!"

104)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given.

a)If Peissel _____________ (not visit) Pakistan in 1983 he __________ (not hear)

about the gold-digging marmots.

b)How long _______________ (it take) Peissel to get permission to visit Pakistan?

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e)Peissel and Guinness ____________ (prove) that Herodotus' story __________ (be)

true.

105)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the word(s) in brackets when given.

a)America is the _____________ powerful country _____________ the world.

b)Thomas Paine, _____ lived in the 18th century, said that this country ____________

(be) the world.

c)In the past, America _________to be more generous in_________ (give) help to

other countries.

d)Isolationist views ___________ (hold) by very few of the early politicians. Most of

them felt a great interest in______________ the world's politics.

106)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the word(s) in brackets when given.

a)Poor people's labour __________ (buy) by the rich very _________ (cheap) in the

past.

b)If nobody___________ (have) any more, many problems (solve) __________

c)People in many societies are divided into _________ who have and _______ who

have not.

d)Money _______ be the origin of many social problems such _______fraud, theft and

others.

107)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a) Before buying a book for her son's birthday, Alice ________(think) of a gun but

_________ (change) her mind.

b)It is _________ to play at loving _________to play at killing.

c)Parents ________ care about _________ sons and daughters are worried about

violence in children's games.

d)Some children are always fighting after _________ a war film ____ TV

108)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)Recent observations _____ _______(reveal) unsuspected supplies of underground

water in the_________(dry) part of the Egyptian Sahara.

b)Nowadays everybody ______aware of the problem of Water pollution ______to the

efforts of conservationists and environmentalists.

e) In the USA, salt water ________(convert) into usable fresh water _________ an

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expensive system recently developed.

109) Fill in the blanks. Use the correct form of the verb:

a)_________ we discover its causes, we _____ _____ _______(never solve) the

problem of poverty.

b)Complete sentence B) so that it has the same meaning as A):

A)He organised a survey of every house in the East End and centre of London.

B)A survey __________________________________________

c)Complete with an article if necessary:

You needed ___ health and ____ money to survive in Victorian industrial towns.

d)Write one word for each blank:

The reason ____ the increase ____ population in Victorian cities was, basically, the

Industrial Revolution.

110)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)Protecting life in the sea is one key _________ our survival _________ this planet.

b)Let us keep our seas free _________ irreversible mistakes which ________ (lead)

us in the future to starvation and death.

c)If we ________ (change) our attitude towards the sea we ________ (produce)

about 2,000,000,000 tons of food annually.

d)By _________ (kill) life in the sea, we _________ (destroy) our children's future.

111)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)My father likes ________ (to watch) sports on T.V., whereas my mother _______

b)Rio de Janeiro ________ (think/to be) one of the ________ dangerous cities in the

world.

c)John told me he would probably go ________ (to shop) today. He ________ not be

at home.

d)I don't want ________ (to go) to Italy this summer; I'd rather _______(to go) to

France.

112)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)If I had ______ (to be) to Seville , I ______ (to pay) protection money for my car.

b)You ________ hurry up. They are all waiting ________ you.

c)She ought ________ give up smoking ________ it is bad for her health.

d)I don't mind ________ (to walk) to the village every day. I don't know ________ to

drive.

113)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)_______common reproach of teenagers is that their parents don't allow them

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________ freedom.

b)If youths ________(not be) rebellious, the world _________(probably not make) any

progress.

c)Children _________ separate themselves emotionally from their parents in order to

find out they are.

d)It is natural for a child ________ insist ________ his rights.

114)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)When _________(you wake up) this morning? This morning I ______ (wake up)

very late.

b)I___________(not have) a nap this afternoon ___________ I have no time.

e)_______have you been sleeping? Just ______ one hour.

d)The chairman spoke angrily to the staff. He __________(say) that they ________

(not work) hard enough.

115)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)After the accident some unpleasant questions had to (answer) __________.

b)The Estonia (build)___________in Germany.

e)Women and children who (not manage)_________ to scramble overboard died.

d)Accidents such as ______ the Titanic and the Estonia took people _____surprise.

116)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)A revolution (take place) ______ in Mexico in 1910.

b)Mexico (not know) ___________any racial conflicts since very early in its history.

c)_______knows why Colosio (murder)___________ .

d)If Colosio had not been assassinated he (become) ___________the President of

Mexico.

117)Rewrite sentences a) and b), starting with the words given:

a)It is impossible to become a healthy adult without eating properly as a child.

Unless you _______________________________________________________

b)Parents tell their children that they should do their homework.

Parents want ______________________________________________________

In c) and d), write one word in each space; use the correct form of the word in

brackets, when given:

c)Children who are good ______ sports tend ______ have fewer health problems.

d)Another problem of Hong Kong children is ______ too much television ______ the

evening.

118)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

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the words in brackets when given:

a)_______ is responsible _______ waste management in your city?

b)"How _______ is your rubbish collected?" " ______ a day."

c)Some components in the ashes are extremely ______ (poison) substances which are

suspected of ______ (cause) cancer.

d)The urgency to act is great ______ both population size and the volume of waste

increase ______ year.

119)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)I ______ (not sleep) enough last night and Im very tired. I wish I _______ (sleep)

longer.

b)______ first it was very difficult, but now I ______ read and speak English.

c)She ______ (start) working two hours ago. She ______ (already/read) 40 pages.

d)They asked me what ____________ (her father's name/to be), and I answered that

I ______ (have) no idea.

120)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of

the words in brackets when given:

a)Unless she ______ (try) harder, she _________(find) a job.

b)In spite of _______ (be) a doctor, he works _______ a teacher

c)New York ______ (say) to be one of the _______ dangerous cities in the world.

d)I ___________(look) for a job since last April and I'm still unemployed. I wish I

__________ (find) a job!

ANSWERS:

98)a)Spain IS CONSIDERED to be a racial paella by Lee .DUE TO thesurprising mixture of civilisations.

b)AlthoughIrving and Lee WERENT Spanish, they wrote about Spain.

e)According to Laurie Lee, ifSpaniards WERENT so proud of themselves, they WOULDNT RECEIVEstrangers so warmly.

d)The filming ofA Rose for Winterhas not finished, yetthis article HAS ALREADY BEEN written.

99)a)The shipbroking firm of"Andersen and Dah" WAS ESTABLISHED when they STARTED their business in Cardiff.

b)In the village of Landfill,WHICH was outside Cardiff,Ronald Dales father bought a house inWHICH helived.

e) Ronald Dale SAID his father had been born in Norway.

d) A SHIPBROKER IS A KIND OF ENORMOUS SHOPKEEPER FOR SHIPS.

100)a)Ifyou HADNT READ so manynovels about Africa, you WOULD HAVE TAKEN better equipment for your travel.

b)HAVE YOU EVER VISITED Africa?

c)When the traveller WENT TO Africa two years ago, he DID NOTKNOWhow TO FIGHT against wildanimals.

d)Although Africa HAS BECOME a modern continent, its reputation HAS NOT CHANGED yet.

101)a)People HAS forgottenthat there WEREblack cowboys in those days.

b)AllCowboysliked cattle andenjoyed LOOKING afterTHEM.

e)EVERY day of the week, you could find the cowboy WORKING. He never RESTED.

d)BeingAcowboy was one of the TOUGHEST jobs in the world.

102)a)Recent observations HAVE REVEALED unsuspected supplies of underground water in the DRIEST part of the Egyptian Sahara.

b)Nowadays everybody IS aware of the problem of Water pollution THANKS to the efforts of conservationists and environmentalists.

e)In the USA, salt water IS CONVERTED into usable fresh water by THE USE of an expensive system recently developed.

103)a)Sharks are MORE likely to attack a lone swimmer than Agroup.

b)During experiments on sharks carried out in South Africa, an officer FOUND that their responses to small electrical impulses WERE surprising.

c)The notice says: "Be careful WITH these waters, there is a risk OF BEING ATTACKED bysharks, so DONT ENTER if YOUR BLEEDINGfrom a cut!"

104)a)IfPeissel HAD NOT VISITED Pakistan in 1983 he WOULDNT HAVE HEARD about the gold-digging marmots.

b)How long DID IT TAKE Peissel to get permission to visit Pakistan?

e)Peissel and Guinness HAVE PROVED that Herodotus' story WAS true.

105)a)America is the MOST powerful country IN the world.

b)Thomas Paine, WHO lived in the 18th century, said that this country WAS the world.

c)In the past, America WAS CONSIDERED to be more generous in GIVING help to other countries.

d)Isolationist views WERE HELD by very few of the early politicians. Most of them felt a great interest in GETTING INTO the world's politics.

106)a)Poor people's labour WAS BOUGHT by the rich very CHEAPLYin the past.

b)If nobody HAD any more, many problems WOULD BE SOLVED.

c)People in many societies are divided into THOSE who have and THOSE who have not.

d)Money IS SAID TO be the origin of many social problems such AS fraud, theft and others.

107)a) Before buying a book for her son's birthday, Alice HAD THOUGHT of a gun but CHANGED her mind.

b)It is BETTERto play at loving THAN to play at killing.

c)Parents WHO care about THEIR sons and daughters are worried about violence in children's games.

d)Some children are always fighting after WATCHING a war film ON TV

109)a)UNLESS we discover its causes, we WILL NEVER SOLVEthe problem of poverty.

b)B)A survey OF EVERY HOUSE IN THE EAST AND CENTRE OF LONDON WAS ORGANISED

c)You needed ( ) health and ( ) money to survive in Victorian industrial towns.

d)Write one word for each blank:

The reason FORthe increase INpopulation in Victorian cities was, basically, the Industrial Revolution.

110)a)Protecting life in the sea is one keyTOour survivalINthis planet.

b)Let us keep our seas freeFROMirreversible mistakes whichCOULD LEAD us in the future to starvation and death.

c)If weGHANGED our attitude towards the sea weWOULD PRODUCE about 2,000,000,000 tons of food annually.

d)By KILLING life in the sea, weWILL DESTROYour children's future.

111)a)My father likes WATCHINGsports on T.V., whereas my mother DOESNT.

b)Rio de Janeiro IS THOUGHT TO BE one of the MOST dangerous cities in the world.

c)John told me he would probably go SHOPPING today. He WILLnot be at home.

d)I don't want TO GO to Italy this summer; I'd rather GOto France.

112)a)If I had BEENto Seville , I WOULD HAVE PAID protectionmoney for my car.

b)You SHOULD hurry up. They are all waiting FOR you.

c)She ought TO give up smoking AS it is bad for her health.

d)I don't mind WALKING to the village every day. I don't know HOWto drive.

113)a)Acommon reproach of teenagers is that their parents don't allow themANYfreedom.

b)If youths WERENTrebellious, the worldWOULDNT PROBABLY MAKE ANY MISTAKEany progress.

c)Children TEND TOseparate themselves emotionally from their parents in order to find outwho they are.

d)It is natural for a child TO insist ON his rights.

114)a)When DID YOU WAKE UP this morning? This morning I WOKE UP very late.

b)I WONT HAVE a nap this afternoon BECAUSEI have no time.

e)HOW LONG have you been sleeping? Just FOR one hour.

d)The chairman spoke angrily to the staff. He SAIDthatthey HAD NOT WORKED hard enough.

115)a)AftertheaccidentsomeunpleasantquestionshadTO BE ANSWERED

b)TheEstoniaWAS BUILT in Germany.

e)Women and children who DIDNT MANAGE to scramble overboard died.

d)Accidents such as THOSE OFtheTitanicand theEstoniatook people IN surprise.

116)a)A revolution TOOK PLACE in Mexico in 1910.

b)Mexico HAD NOT KNOWN any racial conflicts since very early in its history.

c)WHO knows why Colosio WAS MURDERED !

d)If Colosio had not been assassinated he WOULD HAVE BECOME the President of Mexico.

117)a) Unless you EAT PROPERLY AS A CHILD, YOUWILL NOT BECOMEA HEALTHY ADULT.

b)Parents want THEIR CHILDREN TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK

c)Children who are good AT sports tend TO have fewer health problems.

d)Another problem of Hong Kong children is THAT THEY WATCHtoo much television INthe evening.

118)a)WHO is responsible FORwaste management in your city?

b)"How OFTEN is your rubbish collected?" " ONCEa day."

c)Some components in the ashes are extremely POISONING substances which are suspected of CAUSING cancer.

d)The urgency to actis great ON both population size and the volume of waste increase YEAR BYyear.

119)a)I COULD NOT SLEEP enough last night and Im very tired. I wish I HAD SLEPTlonger.

b)ATfirst it was very difficult, but now I CANread and speak English.

c)She STARTED working two hours ago. She HAS ALREADYREAD 40 pages.

d)They asked me what HER FATHERS NAME WAS, and I answered thatI HAD no idea.

120)a)Unless she TRIES harder, she WONT FIND a job.

b)In spite of BEING a doctor, he works ASa teacher

c)New York IS SAID to be one of the MOST dangerous cities in the world.

d)I HAVE BEEN LOOKING for a job since last April and I'm still unemployed. I wish I WOULD FIND a job!