Тест 11 класс
тест по английскому языку (11 класс) по теме

Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.  

Choose from the options below.

While I ………………. (walk) across the campus the other day, I ………………. (meet) my old friend John, who I …………………. (not see) since July.  Naturally, we ………………. (stop) ………………… (talk) to each other for a few minutes.  I …………….. (ask) him how he …………….. (do) in his classes this semester.  He ………… (tell) me that he ……………. (take) a course in Portuguese this semester.  He ………….. (say) he ……………… (complete) the elementary course two semesters before, and by next semester, he ………….…… (be) ready ………………… (take)  the most difficult Portuguese course that this school …………..……. (offer).

‘Until now,’  he ……….…….. (say), ‘I ……..……. always ……….…… (take) the twelve credits which …………… (make) a minimum full-time program for a foreign student.  However, I ……….……… (enroll) for fifteen or eighteen credits next semester.  You ………….… (see), I ………..………. (be) interested in …………….….. (get) my degree as soon as possible.’  He also ……….……… (say) that he …………..…. already ………………… (ask) his advisor for permission ………………. (take) more credits the next semester, and his advisor …………….. (state) that it ………..……. (be)  quite possible because he ……………… (have) such good marks in all of his previous classes.

‘I …………..….. (be) glad …………….. (hear) that you …………… (make) such good progress so far,’  I ……………….. (say) to John.  Then I …………….…. (ask) if he …………. (tell) me the secret of his success.  This is what he ………….……  (say):

‘The secret of my success …………… (be) simple, Peter.  First of all, I …………. (refuse) …………….. (neglect) my studies as some students ………….. (do).  I never ……………..  (pretend) …………….. (know) those things which I …………….. (not study) yet.  I never ………….. (try) …………….. (avoid) …………….. (write) my assignments.  I ………….. (be) always interested in …………….. (learn) something new about the Portuguese language.  I …………….. (resist) ……………. (go) to the movies with my friends if I …………… (have) a new lesson ………….. (study).  I always ……………. (manage) ………………. (study) at least two hours a day.  I never ………….. (put off) ………………. (sit down)  at my desk with my books.  I …………………. (not hesitate) ………………… (stay up) until very late …………………. (finish) my assignments.  There!  Isn’t it simple!’

Perhaps you …………….. (think) that I ……………………… (exaggerate) what John ……………. (say).  However, I ……………. (assure) you that it ………….. (be) the truth.  Well, I ……………….. (tell) John I …………………….. (not be) so sure that his method …………………… (be) so simple.  ‘But you ……………………… (deserve) a lot of credit for ………….………….. (work) so hard,’  I ……………………… (add).  After that, I ………………………. (mention) to John that I …………………….. (have) a little difficulty with my course in French at the moment.  I ……………………… (tell) him that I ……………………..  (take) the same course the previous semester but ………………………. (fail) ……………………… (pass) the final examination.  I …………………. (admit) to him that I ……………………… (not study) very hard.  ‘Now I ………………………. (realize) how foolish that ……………………. (be).  I ………………………. (wish) I ……………………… (be) more diligent last semester,’  I ………………………. (say).

After ………………………. (hear) that, John ……………………. (say) to me, ‘Right now, if I …………………. (be) you, I ………………………. (plan) ………………………. (study) every night.  You …………………….. (get) good marks when you …………………… (be) in high school.  In fact, teachers ……………………… (consider) you …………………….. (be) the best student in your class.  There ………………… (be) no reason why you shouldn’t …………………… (get) good marks now.  Just ………………… (get down) to work and you …………………… (see) the results soon.’  I ………………………… (agree) and ………………………….. (promise) that I ………………………… (work) harder in the future.