First Certificate language practice with key 7. This book is designed to revise and consolidate grammar points at the level of First Certificate. It also provides practice in key lexical areas. There are regular consolidation units which include forms of testing commonly used in the First Certificate examination. | FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words including the word given. a Last Thursday we appointed a new marketing manager. was A new .marketing manager was appointed. .last Thursday. b Smith Ltd are supplying our company with furniture. supplied Our Smith Ltd. c William the Conqueror built the castle in the 11th century. by The the Conqueror in the 11th century. d No decision has yet been made. decided . e People believe that someone murdered Jenkins. was . f Your hair needs cutting. get You . g The police were following the suspects. were The . h No-one has seen Peter since the day of the party. been day of the party. i We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday. was A on the notice board yesterday. j People think that an apple a day is good for you. to An apple a you. 54 GRAMMAR 9 PASSIVES 6 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a form of have something done. Do not include the agent. a A painter painted our house last month. .We had our house painted last month. b The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon. c Someone has stolen my motorbike. d The dentist has taken out all of Ricky s teeth. e I haven t been to the car-wash for a long time. f The men are coming to put in the new central heating on Saturday. g Someone broke Harry s nose in a fight. h Isn t it time someone fixed your television 7 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a passive form and does not contain the words in italics. a Apparently Freddie has a wife in Scotland. b Nobody knows anything about Brenda s family. c People think that someone started the fire deliberately. d You should ask a doctor to see to that cut. e People say that Chris was in the army. f My trousers need to be pressed before
