UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDAS
MID-TERM EXAM 2
ENGLISH II
NAME: ___Dylan Felipe Cetina Marin______________ DATE: 4th August 2020 GROUP: 4
I. GRAMMAR
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
I´m writing to you from my hotel in Switzerland. I´m having a lovely time here but you can´t
imagine what 1) ___happened____ (happen) to me yesterday. I 2) ______was_______ (be)
on the mountain with my friends and we 3) __were having_______ (have) a lovely time
because the snow 4) ___was_____(be) perfect for skiing. Unfortunately the sun 5) _shone_
(shine) on the snow, so it 6) _____was_________ (be) difficult to see. Suddenly, I 7)
_____hit_______ (hit) a rock and I 8) _____fell_________ (fall) over. Luckily I 9)
___wasn’t_______ (not/be) seriously hurt – I just 10) ____got_________ (get) a few bruises.
Now I´, trying to be more careful!
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2 Complete the text below with the words in parentheses. Use Past simple or Present
Perfect.
Dear Margaret,
Thank you very much for your letter which I1)received (receive) last week. I 2) _have
been____ (be) really happy to hear from you after all this time. I´ve got a lot of news to tell
you bout myself. I 3) ___got_____ (get) a new job nine month ago. I work as a reporter for our
local TV station now. I 4) ___have had________ (have) many interesting experiences so far.
When I first 5) ___started_______ (start) work, the manager 6) ____asked______ (ask) me to
interview our old school headmaster. He 7) ___was_____ (be) so surprised to see me with a
microphone in hand!
Last month, a fire 8) __bringed out______ (bring out) in a big factory in the area. I 9)
____was_______ (be) the only reporter who 10) __have managed_______ (manage) to talk
to the owner! That 11) __has made___ (make).
As you ca see, I enjoy my job very much. I 12) __have met___ (meet) a lot of important
people and I 13) ___have had______ (have) the opportunity to see lots of new places. I 14)
__have bought__ (buy) a new car because my old one 15) ___broke down____ (break down)
a couple of weeks ago.
