Writing Comprehension Test
1. Choose one of the suggested responses to fill in the gaps.
1. Everybody by the terrible news yesterday.
a) was shocked
b) shocked
c) is shocking
2. A new book by that company next year.
a) will publish
b) will be published
c) is publishing
3. The five great lakes of the world in Michigan.
a) can found
b) can be found
c) can find
4. This situation is serious. Something must before it's too late.
a) be done
b) have done
c) do
5. The house by a pop star.
a) was bought
b) have bought
c) bought
6. Our plan by the members of the committee.
a) considers
b) is being considered
c) is considered
7. He responsible for the accident.
a) was held
b) was holding
c) is holding
8. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it in Ann Arbor.
a) located
b) is located
c) location
9. Weekends outdoors by most English people.
a) are spent
b) spend
c) are spended
10. A new supermarket next year.
a) will built
b) is building
c) will be built
2. Choose one of the suggested responses to fill in the gaps.
1. If the weather were fine, they … out of town.
a) go
b) would go
c) gone
d) had gone
2. If Tom had enough money, he … to the USA long ago.
a) went
b) would have gone
c) have gone
d) would go
3. If I … their language, I could understand what they were saying.
a) had known
b) will know
c) know
d) knew
4. We … win the cup If we keep playing this well.
a) will
b) are
c) are winning
d) could have
5. If you touch a socket with wet hands, you … an electric shock.
a) will get
b) would get
c) would have got
d) would have been got
6. If I … noticed Nick, I would have stopped him.
a) -
b) had
c) have
d) would have
7. "Listen to me, Mary! The officer says I cannot go abroad now! I wish I ... the parking fine! I'm so sorry!"
a) paid
b) pay
c) had paid
d) would pay
8. If I … you, I would apologize to her.
a) was
b) had been
c) were
d) will be
9. If you live in Australia, January ... in the middle of summer.
a) is
b) was
c) will be
d) would be
10. If Jane … this medicine yesterday, she would feel better now.
a) take
b) took
c) taken
d) had taken
there are people of different categories: someone sits in front of the computer day and night, communicating with someone, downloading something, in general, "lives" in the internet; for someone the computer and the internet serve only for work; and someone sits and simply communicates with thousand people. sitting down at the computer, the person plunges into the virtual world world of unreal opportunities. certainly, communicating staying at home, or, being in different regions people can see each other via cameras. it means that everything changes, appears something new, something is improved. but even if people also can see each other at distance is can't replace live communication. communication between people is the most remarkable that is given us in this life. here present that the whole world ceased to communicate in reality: grandmothers ceased to sit on shops and mastered the computer, streets became empty and the whole world plunged into virtual life where it is possible to communicate being online day and night. after all now there are so-called virtual shops where as it is possible to get everything and it isn't necessary to go anywhere! sitting in such atmosphere, it seems to me, the person will be bothered by such life. it will want to it something real: to see a smile native and friends, to walk in favourite places of the city, and to find new acquaintances in real life. after all the internet can't replace all, so and live communication too! so, as we found out, the internet doesn't bring any benefit for the person, so and can't replace live communication!
there are people of different categories: someone sits in front of the computer day and night, communicating with someone, downloading something, in general, "lives" in the internet; for someone the computer and the internet serve only for work; and someone sits and simply communicates with thousand people. sitting down at the computer, the person plunges into the virtual world world of unreal opportunities. certainly, communicating staying at home, or, being in different regions people can see each other via cameras. it means that everything changes, appears something new, something is improved. but even if people also can see each other at distance is can't replace live communication. communication between people is the most remarkable that is given us in this life. here present that the whole world ceased to communicate in reality: grandmothers ceased to sit on shops and mastered the computer, streets became empty and the whole world plunged into virtual life where it is possible to communicate being online day and night. after all now there are so-called virtual shops where as it is possible to get everything and it isn't necessary to go anywhere! sitting in such atmosphere, it seems to me, the person will be bothered by such life. it will want to it something real: to see a smile native and friends, to walk in favourite places of the city, and to find new acquaintances in real life. after all the internet can't replace all, so and live communication too! so, as we found out, the internet doesn't bring any benefit for the person, so and can't replace live communication!