Mini test 11

I. Complete the sentence using the causative

1. The workman is washing my car in the garage at the moment.
→I’m having my workman wash my car in the garage at the moment.
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2. I paid someone to deliver the furniture to my flat,
→I had someone deliver the furniture to my flat.
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3. When did they dye your hair?
→When did you have them dye your hair
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4. I’m going to pay someone to repair my house next week.
→I ‘m going to have someone repair my house next week.
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5. They employed Mr. Jones to repaint the wall last month.
→They had employed Mr.Jones to repaint the wall last month.
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6. A hairdresser in the city center has just cut my mum’s hair.
→My mum has just had a hairdresser in the city center cut her hair.
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7. A vet is looking at their dog at the moment.
→They are having a vet look at their dog at the moment.
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8. Our car broke down yesterday, so the mechanic is repairing it at the moment.
→The car broke down yesterday, so we got the mechanic to repair it at the moment.
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9. You should arrange for a mechanic to fix your car every six months
→You should have a mechanic fix your car every six months.
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10. The receptionist arranged for the porter to bring up the suitcases to the room.
→The receptionist had the porter bring up the suitcases to the room.
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11. Every two weeks, a woman called Nancy cleans the whole house for Mr. Johnson.
→Every two weeks, Mr. Johnson has a woman called Nancy clean the whole house for
him. ……………………………………………….
12. Let’s hire someone to rearrange our house.
→Let’s get someone to rearrange our house.
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13. Gorge is making a suit for my boss.
→My boss is getting Gorge to make a suit for him.
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14. When she came yesterday, the workers were installing the fire alarm system for my
father.
→When she came yesterday, my father was having the workers install the fire alarm
system for him.…………………………………………………………..
15. When she returned, the man at the petrol station had filled up my car.
→When she returned, I got a man at the petrol station to fill up my car.
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II. Complete each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.
1. Though the weather was awful, she went on holiday as scheduled.
→However awful the weather was, she went on holiday as scheduled.
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→In spite of the awful weather, she went on holiday as scheduled.
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→Awful as the weather was, she went on holiday as scheduled.
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2. Although the work is hard, I’ll try my best to finish it on time.
→However hard the work is, I’ll try my best to finish it on time.
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→Hard is the work, I’ll try my best to finish it on time.
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3. The car is expensive, but I have decided to buy it for my wife.
→However expensive the car is, I have decided to buy it for my wife.
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→No matter how expensive the car is, I have decided to buy it for my wife.
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→Although the car is expensive, I have decided to buy it for my wife.
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4. Mary had no qualifications, but she was offered the job.
→Although Mary had no qualifications, she was offered the job.
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→Despite Mar had no qualifications, she was offered the job.
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→Mary had no qualifications; however, she was offered the job.
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5. The weather conditions were severe, but all the cars completed the race.
→However severe the weather conditions were, all the cars completed the race.
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→Though the weather conditions were severe, all the cars completed the race.
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→In spite of the severe weather, all the cars completed the race.
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→Severe were the weather conditions, all the cars completed the race.
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→The weather conditions were severe; nevertheless all the cars completed the race.
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6. You drive carefully, but you will probably have an accident eventually.
→ Even though you drive carefully, you will probably have an accident eventually.
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→However carefully you drive, you will probably have an accident eventually.
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→You drive carefully. However, you will probably have an accident eventually.
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7. She was patient, but she had no intention of waiting for another three hours.
→Patient was she; she had no intention of waiting for another three hours.
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→Though she was patient, she had no intention of waiting for another three hours.
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→She was patient ;yet …………………………………………………………………….
8. We will bring some cash because they may not take cheques.
→In case they should not take cheques, we will bring some cash.
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9. She bought some candles since there might be a power cut.
→Lest there should be a power cute, she bought some candles.
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10. The train was delayed because the fog was heavy.
→Because of the heavy fog, the train was delayed.
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11. We must be early or we’ll be late for the first train.
→We must be early; otherwise we should be late for the first train.
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12. There was fog at Heathrow airport. The result was that all the planes had to divert.
→There was fog at Heathrow Airport; therefore all the planes had to divert.
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13. Though he was inexperienced, he did the job better than others.
→In spite of being inexperienced, he did the job better than others.
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14. Whatever you do, don’t smoke in this area.
→No matter what you do, don’t smoke in this area.
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15. If she hadn’t informed them of the danger in time, they would have died.
→She informed them of the accident in time. But for it,
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III. Choose the correct answer
1. ……….interesting the film may be, I’ll not see it.
A. Although B. In spite of C. However D. Nevertheless
2. The book was very costly……….., it wasn’t vey good quality as many people had
thought.
A. Despite B. Though C. In spite of D. Yet
3. …………having no experience in the new job, she decided to try.
A. No matter B. However C. In spite of D. But for
4. ………..the cold weather, children wen to school.
A. No matter B. Despite C. In spite D. yet
5. ……….she should forget the time for the meeting, I have phoned her.
A. Because B. In case C. But for D. For fear that
6. ………helping his mother to do the house work, he had to collct his younger brrother
from school
A. Lest B. Besides C. Beside D. because of
7. ……………..the traffic is bad, she will be here by 7 o’clock.
A. If B. When C. Unless D. Provided that
8. ………..fast he ran, he was the last to reach the finish.
A. Though B. In spite C. because D. However
9. ………….his quick action, all the passengers on the bus would have died.
A. But for B. Yet C. Because D. Though
10. I put the papers I a nylon bag…………they should be wet.
A. lest B. because C. for fear that D. however
III. Choose the correct answer
1. She ………this kind of food before.
A. doesn’t eat B, hasn’t eaten C. didn’t eat D. never eats
2. She demands that we……………them in cash, not by cheque.
A must pay B. should pay D. have to pay D. are to pay
3. You ……………the report before going it to him.
A. should check C. must have checked C. should have checked D. are to
have checked
4. It was important that Mary………….by Christmas.
A. found B. should find C. finds D. should have
found
5. They demanded that all the cars………….. in GB.
A. be registered B. must be registered
C. should have been registerd D. Should be registered
6. If there………..fog tonight, all the planes will be diverted.
A. will be B. was C. should be D. has been
7. You………..on being taken to the zoo every weekend.
A. needn’t insist B. shouldn’t insist C. mustn’t insist D. needn’t have
insisted
8. I locked the car when parking it near the shop lest it…………
A. is stolen B. was stolen C. might be stolen D. should be
stolen
9. She seems……………………….what you did.
A. to know B. to have known C. knowing D. to be knowing
10. You…………..move these things out of the rooms.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t need D. don’t have to