Grammar. 6 Choose the correct answer.[6 points]

6 Choose the correct answer. [6 points]

1 You don’t have to / can’t make dinner tonight. We can always order.

2 If we are not careful, many animals may / are able to become extinct.

3 You mustn’t / can’t go in the jungle without a guide, it’s dangerous.

4 I think you should / have to walk more rather than use your car every time you leave the house.

5 A giraffe should / can reach a height of 5.5 metres tall.

6 We might / can leave town if the tornado comes near.

7 Use a modal verb to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. [6 points]

1 It is forbidden to smoke in this restaurant. You’ll have to go outside.

You __________________ in this restaurant. You’ll have to go outside.

2 I suggest you run one kilometre the first week then add a kilometre every other week. You __________________ the first week then add a kilometre every other week.

3 I am positive that I left my wallet on the table at the restaurant.

I __________________ on the table at the restaurant.

4 They must finish fixing the roof today. It’s going to rain tonight.

They __________________ fixing the roof today. It’s going to rain tonight.

5 A cheetah is able to run 114 kilometres per hour!

A __________________ 114 kilometres per hour!

6 There is a possibility it will snow tonight.

It __________________ tonight.

8 Choose the correct answer. [5 points]

1 If they _____ polluted the river, there would be more fish in it.

a hadn’t b wasn’t c isn’t

2 The farmers’ crops _____ have grown if it hadn’t rained in spring.

a won’t b would c wouldn’t

3 Their voyage _____ a lot smoother if the weather had been calmer.

a would be b would have been c wouldn’t have been

4 If they had been careful with their cigarettes, they _____ the forest fire.

a can prevented b could prevented c could have prevented

5 If the sun _____so strong, I wouldn’t have had to sit in the shade.

a wasn’t b hadn’t been c had been

9 Make third conditional sentences about these situations. [5 points]

1 There were so many people smoking and the room was smoky.

If there hadn’t been ________________________________________________.

2 There were no bicycle lanes, so people didn’t ride their bikes to work.

If there had been __________________________________________________.

3 The weather got so bad and I couldn’t go sailing.

If the weather hadn’t _______________________________________________.

4 They reacted quickly and were able to save the whale.

If they __________________________________________________________.

5 We didn’t prevent hunters from shooting eagles and they became endangered.

If we ___________________________________________________________.

10 Writing [20 points]

Pollution in your town is becoming a problem. Write a letter to your mayor outlining your ideas and suggestions as to what can be done to produce a cleaner environment. Write 120-150 words.

Be sure to:

 

• Start by clearly mentioning your reason for writing.

• Decide how to organize the whole letter.

• Use linking words and phrases to connect your ideas logically.

• Finish off with a strong statement of what you believe and a ‘call to action’.