EXAMINATION PAPER – 2º BCH

MOCK TEST - MAY 2017

NAME: ________________________________________________________

DATE: _________________________________________________________

1. Take a look at the following pairs of sentences. Then, explain the different meanings of
the verbs in bold depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or an “-ing” form.
[2.5 x 16 = 40 points]

Example: Don’t forget to meet her at 10 this morning. (= You should meet her at 10…)
I’ll never forget meeting her for the first time. (= I’ll never forget when I met her the first time.)

a) When you were in London, did you remember to visit the British Museum?
= …you should visit the British Museum
I don’t remember ever visiting this museum.
= I have never visited this museum before.
b) We regret to tell you that your application has been rejected.
= We hate to tell you…
I regret telling her about the party.
= If I could change it, I would not have told her.
c) Wherever you are, go on to read the next chapter.
(= Start or continue with the next chapter.
Go on reading the article.
= Continue reading the article.
d) We stopped to drink a cup of coffee.
= We stopped in order to drink a cup of coffee.
Why don’t you stop drinking coffee?
= Why don’t you give up drinking coffee?
e) I tried to give up smoking but I couldn’t.
= I made an attempt to give up smoking but I failed.
I tried giving up smoking but it didn’t help.
= I gave up smoking but it didn’t help (experimenting)

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

2. Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. When the relative pronoun is
an object, it can be omitted.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

3. Combine the sentences using non-defining relative clauses.

1 Valencia is a great place. Valencia is due east of Madrid.

Valencia, which is due east of Madrid, is a great place.
 2 Jimbo is living in Thailand now. Jimbo got divorced last year.

Jimbo, who got divorced last year, is living in Thailand now.

3 Clare is a good teacher. I don't like Clare very much.

Clare, who (m) I don't like very much, is a good teacher.
4 The Flaca pub rocks. I met my girlfriend in The Flaca. (use WHERE)
The Flaca pub, where I met my girlfriend, rocks.
5 My greasy neighbour stinks of after-shave. My greasy neighbour is a bus driver.
My greasy neighbour, who is a bus driver, stinks of after-shave.
6 Almeria is very dry. The beaches of Almeria are wonderful.
Almeria, whose beaches are wonderful, is very dry.
7 The school was built in 1907. The school has about 800 students.
The school, which has about 800 students, was built in 1907.
8 The government handled the diplomatic crisis badly. The government is facing corruption charges.
The government, which is facing corruption charges, handled the diplomatic crisis badly.
9 The Plaza Rodonda square is near the cathedral. They hold a market in The Plaza
Rodonda square every Sunday. (use WHERE)
The Plaza Rodonda square, where they hold a market every Sunday, is near the cathedral.
10 Samantha is coming to the party. Samantha's mother is mayoress of this town.
Samantha, whose mother is mayoress of this town, is coming to the party.

REPORTED SPEECH

4. REPHRASING – Make a sentence with the same meaning using the reporting verb in
brackets.

1) “Don’t forget to buy milk!” said Antonio to Lucia. (remind)

Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk.

2) “You shouldn’t go into the water” said the coast guard. (advise)

The coast guard advised against going into the water.

3) “Right, let’s buy the car in the morning!” we said. (agree)

We agreed to buy the car in the morning.

4) “How about having Indian food?” I said. (suggest)

I suggested having Indian food.

5) “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Amanda to me. (apologise)

Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday.

5. FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGISTER. Complete the chart below. There’s an example done
for you.

INFORMAL,
DIRECT SPEECH SEMI-REPORTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

e.g. Luther (to Alice): Luther is like, “One Luther told Alice one
“One coffee doesn’t make coffee doesn’t make us coffee didn’t make them
us friends.” friends.” friends.
Rose Teller is like, “there
will be ‘caveats’…”
Why do you want to be a Schenk asked Ripley why he
cop? wanted to be a policeman

Mark North (to Alice): “Do

Mark told Alice to do him a
me a favour – get yourself
favour and get an exorcist
an exorcist.”

THE PASSIVE VOICE

6. Change the sentences from the active to the passive.

Did they catch the thief?

1 ______________________________________________________ .

They publish ‘The Times’ newspaper in London.

2 ______________________________________________________ .

Why has the government banned the film?

3 ______________________________________________________ .

They transport oranges from Valencia to Germany in special crates.

4 ______________________________________________________ .

They are sending the parcel by sea.

5 ______________________________________________________ .
METAPHOR & PHRASAL VERBS

7. These pairs of sentences show phrasal verbs which can be used in both literal
and metaphorical ways. Explain the two meanings and the connection between them.

1.1) I stepped in a puddle of water and my feet are soaking now.

He walked through a puddle.
1.2) She stepped in to stop the argument from becoming more serious.
She intervened into discussion.
2.1) This programme is rubbish. I wish you’d switch odd the TV.
Deactivate the TV, stop its work.
2.2) The lecture was so boring that I switched off.
I stopped hearing it or began to sleep.
3.1) There’s a hole in my bag. I think my pen have dropped out.
It was lost through the whole.
3.2) He dropped out off college and became a mechanic.
He finished his studies without getting diploma.
4.1) We tied the boxes down on the roof of the car.
We fixed them on the roof of the car with a rope.
4.2) Mark dreams of travelling but he feels tied down by his family and work
responsibilities.
He has a work to do and a family to care, so he can’t travel.

NARRATIVE TENSES:

8.Complete this anecdote using the narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets:

This happened about ten years ago. I was riding my bike in England in the countryside. It was
a beautiful morning, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. I rode through a pretty
little village and I was daydreaming happily when I heard a noise behind me. It was a click -
click - click noise and at first I thought something was caught in the wheel of my bike. So I
looked down but the wheel was fine. The noise started to get louder and I looked behind me.
To my alarm, I saw that an enormous dog was chasing me. It was the biggest dog I had ever
seen.

It looked more like a donkey than a dog! It wasn't barking, which worried me even more. I
pedalled as hard as I could. The bike began to go faster but still the dog was chasing me. I
 looked round again. He was getting closer. I could see him clearly now. He had a big red
tongue which was hanging out of one side of his mouth and a row of gleaming white teeth!
Suddenly there was a loud bang, the bike jumped violently up and down and I nearly fell off
as I went over a cattle-grid at high speed. But fortunately, the grid seemed to stop the dog
because the next time I looked round he was gone. A little further up the road I stopped my
bike and had a drink of water.

are cha didn't bark

Dogs usually bark when they (chase) bikes. But this one (not / bark) and
w as w o
this (worry) me even more. I pedalled as hard as I could and the bike began to go faster
but still the dog was chasing me. I looked round again. I (can / see) him clearly. He
had a big red tongue which (hang) out of one side of his mouth and a row of
gleaming white teeth! Then there (be) a loud bang, the bike jumped up and down and I
nearly (fall) off as I went over a cattle-grid1 at high speed. But fortunately, the grid
(seem) to stop the dog because the next time I (look) round he was
gone. A little further up the road I (stop) my bike and had a drink of water. My
heart (still / beat) like a steam engine.

9.a. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS – “Multiple Choice”: Choose the best option to explain
the meaning of the modal auxiliary verb in bold in the following sentences: (20 marks)

a) I could see she was crying, but she wouldn’t tell me what was wrong.

1. Conditional. 2. Refusal. 3. Habit in the past.

b) George would get up by the break of day to meditate every morning.

1. Conditional. 2. Refusal. 3. Habit in the past.

c) Thou shalt not kill

1. Future. 2. Suggestions. 3. Obligation.

d) I can't get these pictures to download. I keep clicking on this icon, but they won't
download.

1. Future. 2. Refusal. 3. Habit.

e) Charles will keep on interrupting my lessons, even if that means being thrown out or
suspended!

1. Future. 2. Refusal. 3. Insistence.

f) The Chancellor shall appoint Vice-Chancellors in consultation with the Government.

1. Future. 2. Compulsion in the field of law. 3. Suggestions.

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Cattle grid = a type of obstacle used to prevent livestock, such as sheep, cattle, pigs, horses, or mules from passing
along a road or railway which penetrates the fencing surrounding an enclosed piece of land or border. It consists of a
depression in the road covered by a transverse grid of bars or tubes, normally made of metal and firmly fixed to the
ground.
g) I can’t take this insult. I will resign my post.

1. Refusal. 2. Insistence. 3. Determination.

h) Lily is late. She must have missed the 8 o’clock train.

1. Obligation. 2. Prohibition. 3. Certainty.

9.b. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS – Can you explain the difference in meaning between
“can” and “may” in this old joke? (10 marks)

SON: “Mom, can I smoke in here?”

MOTHER: “You certainly can, but you may not!”

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10. PREPOSITIONS – “Multiple Choice”: Choose the best meaning for the preposition in
bold in each of the following sentences: (10 marks)

i) After all the things I’ve done for her, she still ignores me!

1. Behind. 2. Later than. 3. In spite of

j) This painting is clearly after Turner.

1. Behind 2. Later than 3. In the same style

k) Elliott Ness and his “untouchables” were all honest and above bribery.

1. Over 2. Superior to. 3. Higher than

l) The skier’s red clothes stood out clearly against the snow.

1. In preparation for. 2. In contrast to 3. Opposed to

m) Above two hundred people attended the meeting

1. More than. 2. Superior to. 3. Higher than.