Burlington Skills 1 - Units 1 & 2 Test

Name: Date:
Grammar Test (1st term) Mark
1st Bach A /4
OBJ 1, 2, 4
1) Complete the text with the future continuous or the future perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.
(0,05 x 9 = 0,45)
Technology is advancing so fast that by the year 2050 who knows what new technologies we 1.
___________________(invent). It is quite likely that by 2050 we 2. _____________________ (use up)
most of the earth's natural resources and so we 3. __________________________ (rely) on wind and
solar power. As there will be a shortage of energy, it is quite likely that at that time scientists 4.
________________________ (try) to find a way for us to live outside the earth. Before the end of the next
century, it's possible that people 5. _________________________ (live) in cities on the Moon or perhaps
in cities on the seabed.
By 2050 it's possible that scientists 6. __________________________ (already/discover) how to cure

diseases such as cancer and, due to the advancement of genetic engineering, maybe hereditary diseases
passed down from generation to generation 7. _____________________________ (disappear) forever. It
is quite possible that by 2050 life expectancy 8. ______________________ (increase) to 100 and that we
9. _____________________ (enjoy) a healthier existence.
2) Complete the text with the correct Present Perfect Simple or Continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets. (0,05 x 8 = 0,4)
Hi Barbara,
(1)__________ you ever ____________ (raise) money for charity? I (2)_______________________ (not
do) anything before, but my brother (3) _____________________ (raise) money for two years now.
He (4) __________________ (organize) a raffle to raise money for cancer research and he (5)
________________ (buy) lots of charity badges. My sisters (6) ________________________ (make)
cakes all morning long! They are selling them outside school to raise money for the Red Cross.
I (7) ___________ even _____________ (buy) a charity CD!
I want to do a sponsored swim because I think it is a good way to raise money. My brother and sisters (6)
(8)___________________ (not collect) any money for an animal charity, so I want to raise money for
Andrea’s association. Do you think that's a good idea?
Will you help me organize the sponsored swim?

Petra *Raffle: sorteo / Badge: chapa
3) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning. (0,17 x 10 = 1,7)
a. I started correcting these tests yesterday and I still haven’t finished. (since)
______________________________________________________________________________.
b. The last time we went to Ireland was two years ago. (for)
______________________________________________________________________________.
c. I moved here a couple of months ago. (living)
______________________________________________________________________________.
d. This is not my first time skiing. (already)

I ____________________________________________________________________before.
e. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (won’t)
At 13 o’clock, ____________________________________________________________________.
f. Their plane lands at 7.30. We are going to be there at 7. (waiting OR waited)

At 7.15, _________________________________________________________________________.
g. I’m reading a 500 pages book. Today I’m going to read the last 50 pages of the book. (finished)
By tomorrow, _________________________________________________________.
h. By the year 2050, there will be no trees left in this town. (cut)
By the year 2050, they _____________________________________________________ in this town.
1. David knew he had lost the match, but he refused to give up. (throw)
David knew he had lost the match, but ______________________________________________.
2. We made a mistake, but there’s nothing we can do now. (cry)

We made a mistake, but we can’t ___________________________________________________.
4) Choose the correct preposition for the following sentences. (0,05 x 5 = 0,25)
a. After two weeks without any success, they finally gave up / away.
b. Natalie showed off / up at the party 20 minutes late!
c. I held on / out until the proces fell before I bought a new laptop.
d. Sorry, we haven’t succeeded in / on getting the tickets for the final game.
e. Her dream of becoming a famous football player developed in / into a reality.
5) Answer the following questions providing the most complete answer possible. (0,2 x 6 = 1,2)
a. Where will you have travelled by the age of 40?
b. What willl you be doing tomorrow afternoon?
c. What will you have done by 8pm?
d. What have you been thinking about a lot lately?
e. What have you done today?
f. Has this been a good or a bad year? Why?

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Name: Date:

Grammar Test (1st term) Mark

By 2050 it's possible that scientists 6. __________________________ (already/discover) how to cure

Will you help me organize the sponsored swim?

d. This is not my first time skiing. (already)

f. Their plane lands at 7.30. We are going to be there at 7. (waiting OR waited)

2. We made a mistake, but there’s nothing we can do now. (cry)

b. Natalie showed off / up at the party 20 minutes late!

e. Her dream of becoming a famous football player developed in / into a reality.

b. What willl you be doing tomorrow afternoon?

c. What will you have done by 8pm?

d. What have you been thinking about a lot lately?

e. What have you done today?

f. Has this been a good or a bad year? Why?

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