For each sentence choose the best word or phrase

Появляющиеся в последнее время на блоге упражнения не являются попыткой автора заполнить его чужими материалами. Это работа автора по самообразованию. Когда мне на глаза попадается упражнение, для выполнения которого необходимо освежить в памяти какой-то материал, я его не пропускаю. Надеюсь, что и читателям будет полезно вспомнить какие-то моменты вместе со мной, хотя подобными упражнениями полон Интернет. Каждому своё. Мне это интересно и я этим занимаюсь.

Terms:

1) A gradable adjective or adverb is one which can be used in the comparative or superlative, or which can be qualified by words such as ‘very’ or ‘quite’.

2) Absolute = never changing.

В данном упражнении меня привлекли оттенки значения наречий.

Level: Advanced

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1. Thanks for the week-end. We had ___   a wonderful time.
2. The weather at the beach on Saturday was ___   gorgeous.
3. Try that restaurant. The food is____   marvelous.
4. I was ____  annoyed when he said that.
5. He told me a/an ____  unbelievable story.
6. You probably feel quite cold today but actually, fifteen degrees is___  hot forEnglandin October.
7. What they told the police was____   untrue.
8. Both sisters were ___  brilliant students.
9. That’s a wonderful ring. It must have been___   expensive.
10. I need to sit by the fire. I’m___   freezing!
11. That cheap umbrella I bought was____   useless. It broke the first time I used it
12. You’re talking____   rubbish! Of course I don’t believe you!

Your answers:

1	A	so	B	such	C	very	D	absolutely
2	A	such	B	extremely	C	absolutely	D	awfully
3	A	such	B	very	C	terribly	D	simply
4	A	much	B	absolutely	C	totally	D	extremely
5	A	completely	B	extremely	C	nearly	D	very
6	A	simply	B	pretty	C	completely	D	absolutely
7	A	extremely	B	very	C	totally	D	rather
8	A	relatively	B	totally	C	almost	D	wholly
9	A	really	B	absolutely	C	simply	D	totally
10	A	rather	B	wholly	C	absolutely	D	very
11	A	very	B	fully	C	utterly	D	extremely
12	A	rather	B	extreme	C	quite	D	absolute

Keys:

1	A	so	B	such?	C	very	D	absolutely
2	A	such	B	extremely	C	absolutely?	D	awfully
3	A	such	B	very	C	terribly	D	simply?
4	A	much	B	absolutely	C	totally	D	extremely?
5	A	completely?	B	extremely	C	nearly	D	very
6	A	simply	B	pretty?	C	completely	D	absolutely
7	A	extremely	B	very	C	totally?	D	rather
8	A	relatively	B	totally?	C	almost	D	wholly
9	A	really?	B	absolutely	C	simply	D	totally
10	A	rather	B	wholly	C	absolutely?	D	very
11	A	very	B	fully	C	utterly?	D	extremely
12	A	rather	B	extreme	C	quite	D	absolute?

Some additional material to the exercise:

so	так, до такой степени, столь; столько, так много
such	такой
very	очень, весьма Use very to emphasize adjectives that do not have a strong meaning. If an adjective already has a strong meaning, don’t say ‘very’, say really/ absolutely.
absolutely	Совершенно; конечно; точно, именно; вполне used for adding force to a strong adjective which is not usually used with ‘very’, or to a verb expressing strong emotion
extremely	крайне; чрезвычайно; в высшей степени  to a very high degree
awfully	ужасно, очень, крайне/extremely badly =very; extremely Syn: terrribly
terribly	ужасно, страшно, очень = very badly (informal) very
simply	просто, прямо-таки = really without doubt/completely or absolutely used to emphasize how easy or basic sth is Syn: just
much	Очень/ усил. ( при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях ) гораздо, значительно, (на)много
totally	полностью, абсолютно/completely
completely	совершенно, полностью, вполне, всецело  every way or as much as possible/ in every way possible
nearly	почти; чуть не/almost, or not completely
pretty	довольно, достаточно; в значительной степени/informal  quite, but not extremely
rather	до некоторой степени, довольно, отчасти; несколько/quite; to a slight degree
relatively	относительно, сравнительно, довольно/quite good/bad/etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
almost	почти nearly
wholly	полностью, целиком; вполне, совсем/ completely Syn:totally
really	действительно, в действительности; на самом деле; по-настоящемуочень, крайне, чрезвычайно/in fact
fully	полностью, вполне, совершенно/completely
utterly	крайне, чрезвычайно, совершенно often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is

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Татьяна

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

1.
I
love TV. I can watch it all day sometimes. If I get bored watching
something on one channel, I just ______ over to another channel.

A
jump

B switch

C hop

D move

2. My
friend is a real TV addict. You can’t talk to her sometimes because
she’s just _____ to the box.

A
glued

B stuck C riveted D frozen

3. In
the UK, what we can watch on TV is much more liberal than in the
past, but even now some things are still ________ .

A
outcast
B censored
C outlawed
D no-show

4. I
hate being in a room with somebody who is channel _______ . I just
want to watch one programme from beginning to end.

A
jumping
B
leaping

C swapping

D hopping

5. Last
night, I watched a fascinating fly-on-the-wall ___________ about
people coping with disability.

A
soap
B drama

C documentary

D broadcast

6. Tonight’s
concert of Mozart and Handel is being broadcast ____ from the Royal
Albert Hall.

A
in
the flesh
B fresh
C live
D
currently

7. The
picture on the TV is awfully dark. Would anybody mind if I turned up
the __________ ?

A
lightness
B brightness
C
brilliance
D luminance

8. People
are always writing letters of complaint about the number of _______
on TV but I miss so many programmes that I like it when they show
things again.

A
reviews
B second
showingsC
re-broadcasts
D repeats

9. I’ve
decided to get a satellite dish because some of the satellite
channels offer exclusive ________ of important sporting events like
boxing and European football matches.

A

portrayal
B broadcasting
C coverage
D viewing

10. Nowadays,
many people complain about the ____________ of television but I think
modern programmes are just as intelligent as programmes twenty years
ago.

A
lowering
IQ
B brain-drain
C de-braining
D dumbing
down

11. My
cousin is a real _____ potato. The only exercise he ever gets is
picking up the remote control to change channels.

A
sitting
B
lazy
C couch
D permanent

12. People
get annoyed with me for always changing the channel, but whatever I’m
watching, I’m always worried that I’m missing something better on the
other ____ .

A
stream
B broadcast
C track
D
side
TV set

15. Write a newspaper article on one of these topics:

a)
Describe a film or a TV program which has made a strong impression on
you.
You should say:
what kind of film or a TV program it
was
when you saw the film or TV program
what the film or TV
program was about and explain why this film or TV program made such
an impression on you.

b)
Describe a TV series which you enjoy watching.
You should say:
what
the series is about
who presents it/acts in it
how often it is
on and explain why you enjoy watching the series so much.

c)
Effects of TV
Some
people think that watching TV can be a negative influence. Would you
agree?
What benefits can TV bring people?
What priorities do
you think TV stations should have?

d)
Developments in interactive TV
What
kind of interactive programs are there in your country?
Are these
a good or a bad development? Why?
What kind of programs will there
be in the future, do you think?

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1. This time tomorrow some of the people in this room ____________   to their home countries.
A will travel B will travelling C will be travelling D will have travelling

2. Augusto couldn’t open the classroom door because one of the other students __________ it from the inside.
A locked B was locking C has locked D had locked

3. Every day, even when it’s raining heavily, Henry _________  for an early morning run before eating breakfast.
A going B is going C goes D is gone

4. At the moment,  ___________ an exercise in order to review the English verb tenses that I have learned.
A I do B I doing C I’m doing D I’ve done

5. Before people landed on the Moon in 1969, some people ____________  that the moon was made of cheese.
A believed B were believing C have believed D had been believing

6. By Christmas, all of the students in our class _____________ to their countries.
A will return B will have returned C will be returning D will have returning

7. This is Javi’s last week at the school so ___________ Goodbye to all his new friends for the last three days.
A he says B he said C he’s said D he’s been saying

8. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party tomorrow night. ____________ dinner with Cristina and Samara. Maybe I can come along afterwards.
A I will have B I’m having C I have D I will have had

9. So far, during her time at International House Bristol, Tchior  ____________ to six pancake parties and fifteen barbecues.
A came B comes C has come D has been coming

10. At six o’clock this morning most of us were asleep in bed. But Atheer ____________ for today’s grammar.
A studied B studies C was studying D has studied

11. This is the second to last question in this set of questions. In two minutes’ time you  ___________ and then you will find out your score.
A will finish B will have finished C will be finishing D will have been finishing

12. When Elisabetta  ____________ for her morning lesson, the teacher was collecting the homework from the other students.
A arrived B was arriving C had arrived D had been arriving ​

Advanced

Oxford

Practice

Grammar

Tests

George Yule

Advanced Tests

Oxford

Practice

Grammar

• Test 1: Sentences
• Te s t 2 : Te n s e s
• Test 3: Modals
• Test 4: Negatives and questions
• Test 5: The passive
• Test 6: Articles and nouns
• Test 7: Determiners and quantifiers
• Test 8: Pronouns, substitution and ellipsis
• Test 9: Adjectives and adverbs
• Test 10: Prepositions
• Test 11: Infinitives and gerunds
• Test 12: Reporting
• Test 13: Noun clauses
• Test 14: Relative clauses
• Test 15: Conditionals
• Test 16: Adverbial clauses
• Test 17: Connectors and focus structures
• Exit Test

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence above it.
1 Nick told one of the detectives that he had taken the cash box.
Nick admitted

2 The police said it was too dangerous and we were convinced.
The police persuaded

3 After the princess kissed the frog, he suddenly became a prince.
The frog suddenly turned

4 Two hours won’t be enough to finish the job, he said to us.
He told

5 The wall is white. Someone did it yesterday.
Someone painted

Complete this text with appropriate forms of the verbs plus a complement in each space.
be (×2) become seem stand alone better clear quite satisfied ready

Donald’s presence certainly made a big difference to the speed we arose that day. There was
no question of Tam lounging about in bed until the last minute, and we 1
for work by half past seven. Donald had his own map of the job, with all the fences marked
out in red ink, and the first thing he did was go for a tour of inspection, accompanied by
me. We followed the hill up to the summit, and then came down by way of the cross-
fence, Donald all the time checking for wire tension and, of course, straightness. When
we got to the encircling fence he 2 with what he’d seen.

‘Hmm, quite professional,’ he said.

After a while we came to the gateway that 3. Donald looked
at it for a moment, and then said, ‘Yes, I always think it 4
to do the gate first and build the fences round it.’

Donald had put on some overalls, and it soon 5 that he
intended to work alongside us during his visit.

D

E

1 Sentences

Test 2 Te n s e s

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 I think Mr Wilson in this school since 2005 or maybe earlier.
a teaches b is teaching c has taught d taught
2 I stopped watching the game before the end, but I thought we.
a had won b have won c have been winning d will have won
3 That’s very sad news. If sooner, I would have tried to help.
a I know b I’ll know c I knew d I’d known
4 My sister me once or twice since she’s been living in Athens.
a was messaging b has messaged c has been messaging d had messaged
5 According to the memo, we’re the meeting at noon tomorrow.
a having b have c going have d will have

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct the sentence.
1 My next door neighbour, who is usually shy and doesn’t say much, is being very friendly this morning
and has a big party tonight for all his friends.
2 Martin was used to smoke a lot when he was studying, but since he has been working in the bank,
he hasn’t been smoking as much.
3 People were slipping on the wet floor because no one had cleaned up the water that all of us
were knowing had leaked from the coffee machine.
4 When you will make a promise, you tell someone that you will definitely give them something or
that you definitely will or won’t do something.
5 As we were entering the building, I noticed a sign that someone has put above the door
which said, ‘Be alert.’

Complete this text by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
had decided was walking hadn’t changed thinking
decide walk wasn’t changing thought

were looking whispered saw wasn’t wearing
are looking was whispering see didn’t wear

I had a very embarrassing moment last Monday. I 1 to school
and 2 about the weekend when I noticed that people
3 at me in a strange way. I couldn’t understand it, and just
when I 4 I was imagining things, I 5
my best friend. ‘Look down!’ he 6 to me. Then I understood.
I  7 any shoes. I 8 out of my fluffy slippers.

AA

B

A B C
D
A B C
D
A B
C D
A B C
D
A B C
D

C

2 Te ns es

Test 3 Modals

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 You’re 18! You’re to be able to look after yourself by now.
a have b ought c should d supposed
2 A permit is a document which states that you to do something.
a are allowed b cannot c may d shall
3 He have helped us if he’d really wanted to.
a could b  may c must d will
4 My laptop be old, but it still works really well.
a can b could c may d would
5 someone please tell me where the library is?
a Can b May c Must d Should

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct the sentence.

1 They say it can be going to rain later so you should take an umbrella or you might get wet.
2 I was going to ask you if you would read over my essay before I have to hand it in, but when you read it,
you ought not be too critical or negative.

3 His right hand may have been badly injured and he probably won’t be able to type, so I thought that I
will offer to do some typing for him.
4 Andy was so generous. If I asked him, ‘Could I borrow your car?’, he would always say,
‘Of course, you could!’, and he would immediately start looking for the keys.
5 I really wish I would have a car of my own so that I could go for a drive in the country and I
would be able to go when I want to and not have to wait for a bus or a train.

Combine one modal and one verb phrase to fill each space in this text.
can may not must
will won’t

be charged be paid be used
be familiar be required

Note: Credit cards are used instead of cash, interest is charged and part payment is allowed.
Charge cards are used instead of cash, but no interest is charged and full payment is required.
As a new customer of the bank, you 1 with the difference
between a charge card and a credit card. Both cards 2 instead of
cash in most places to pay for goods and services. Later, when you receive your charge card bill,
the total 3 in full every time. However, when you receive your
monthly credit card bill, you 4 to pay the total amount. If you
choose to pay only part of the bill, you 5 interest on the amount
not paid.

A

B

A B C D
A B C
D
A B C
D

A B
C D
A B
C D

C

3 Modals

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence above it.
1 Students may not park here.
Students are
2 It’s possible that his trip was cancelled at the last minute.
His trip may
3 She had to get up at five o’clock every morning and she didn’t enjoy it.
She didn’t enjoy
4 It was impossible for him to have committed the crime, according to the report.
He
5 It was a bad idea to put this shirt in the washing machine.
This shirt

Complete this text with these words.
be able to couldn’t might was able to would (×2)
be willing to had to should was going to

‘Hello! Mr Appleton!’
The voice was some distance behind him. He stopped raking the leaves and turned to see two
women struggling up the driveway towards him. They were wearing identical white T-shirts
which had MADD in large black letters across the front. He had a sudden strange thought that
they 1 be crazy people who 2 spell. But they didn’t
look crazy. As they came closer, he 3 make out smaller letters under each of
the big letters, spelling out the words ‘Mothers Against Drunk Driving’.
‘I’m so glad we found you. I’m Nettie Albright and this is Agnes Miller.’
He shook their outstretched hands. Agnes was wearing thin gloves.
‘We talked to your wife this morning and she’s the one who told us we 4
5 find you here. She said she hadn’t really witnessed the accident, but
you had. We were hoping you 6 7 testify.’ She
8 stop and take a deep breath.
‘You mean the car crash?’
‘Yes, exactly, the crash. We need witnesses. That awful man says it wasn’t his fault. He
9 be jailed immediately! He’s a menace to society. We need your help to put
him away.’
It had happened one early evening in July. I 10 just
cross the street when a car came racing through the red light, narrowly missing me, but
smashing into another car in the middle of the junction. The woman in that car died. When the
man who hit her turned out to be very drunk, it all changed from being an accident to being a
criminal case.

D

E

3 Modals

A ‘Oh, you’re such a spoilsport!’
B ‘No, 4. I’m simply trying to avoid spending money that we haven’t got!’
A ‘ 5 we buy anything at all?’
B ‘No. But you can enjoy looking. That, after all, is what window-shopping means.’

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence above it.
1 The room wasn’t only cold, it was also very damp.
Not.
2 Your sister said she gave the money to someone.
Who ?
3 Andreas thinks that something has been stolen.
What?
4 She suggested that I take the train instead of driving.
She said, ‘Why ?’
5 ‘What’s his name and where does he live?’
They asked me.

Complete the text and questions with these words. Then answer the questions.
did how never no nothing what where which who why

Your parents have sent you a ticket to fly to New York where they are planning to
celebrate their wedding anniversary. 1 much is happening at work, you’ve
2 been to New York and you’ve had 3 holiday trips for more
than a year, so you’ve quickly packed a couple of large suitcases and headed to the airport.
You are now sitting on board flight YZ-23, non-stop from London to New York, waiting to
take off. The flight attendant hands you a questionnaire. You decide to complete it.

4 is your flight number?
5 are you taking this flight?
6 paid for your flight?
7 you check in bags for this flight?
8 At airport did you board this flight?
9 will you leave this flight?
10 many flights have you made in the
last 12 months?

Business or Leisure
Myself or Somebody else

D

E

4 Negatives and questions

Test 5 The passive

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1 We were told to put it where it was usually.
a belonged b fit c had d stored
2 It wasn’t the first time they had been how it worked.
a taught b reported c explained d described
3 DNA tests accepted in court cases.
a are known b were used c have been d will have
4 Something happened or they would be here by now.
a must b must be c must have d must have been
5 There to be serious flaws in the design.
a claimed b reported c were said d were told

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct these sentences.
1 When he said they weren’t going to get engaged because they were getting married right away, I
assumed he wasn’t already got married, but I didn’t know he had just got divorced that day.
2 No one died, but four people were injured and had to be taken to hospital after a small plane
was crashed near Dublin last night.
3 The main door couldn’t be opened. It had been locked by a special key that the caretaker
didn’t have. He had been given a large set of keys, but none of them fitted the main door.
4 The sign said parking was prohibited, but my car wasn’t left there more than five minutes while I ran to
pick up the shoes were repaired at Mendems, but I was given a parking ticket anyway.
5 A new company has taken over the office which located next to yours and it’s going to be
redecorated after it’s been cleaned up a bit.

Complete this text with appropriate passive forms of these verb phrases plus by ,
if necessary.
believe bite consider can cure experience recommend may say

A hangover is the unpleasant physical feeling which 1 the day
after drinking too much alcohol. The expression ‘a hair of the dog that bit you’ refers
to another drink of alcohol that you might have to help you recover from a hangover.
In the past, it 2 that, if you 3 a mad dog,
you 4 placing a hair from that dog on the wound. This treatment
5 widely doctors up to the middle of the
18 th century, but it 6 no longer effective. The
same 7 about trying to use more alcohol as a cure for a hangover.

A

B

A B
C D
A B C
D
A B
C D
A B
C D
A B
C D

C

5 The passive

Test 6 Articles and nouns

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or evidence.
a a b an c the d –
2 What’s in this book? Look at the page.
a content b contents c content’s d contents’
3 Dessert is any sweet food eaten at end of a meal.
a a b an c the d –
4 She worked here for a while then afternoon she just quit and left.
a an b one c the d –
5 The police have a new in their search for the bank robbers.
a assistance b clue c progress d information

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct the sentence.
1 Two metres are about the size of most doorways.
2 I take the bus to the university and meet Tom at the sports complex so we can play the tennis.
3 In one class we had to do a research on the language used in business.
4 He took one pair of shoes, two shirts and two trousers, but he forgot to take socks.
5 Teenagers with credit cards like to buy device’s and clothing.

Complete this paragraph with a , an , the or no article (–).

In 1 morning, Sam listened to 2 performance by 3 Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra on 4 radio. Then he took 5 children to 6
school and went on to 7 hospital where he works. Two new patients were in
hospital with 8 virus, and 9 elderly lady with 10 pneumonia.

Around 11 midday, he met his wife Clara who teaches 12 physics at 13
university. They ate 14 lunch with 15 Hamptons, a couple who work for 16 BBC.

A

B

A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D

C

6 Articles and nouns

Rewrite these headlines as sentences with appropriate articles and other
necessary changes.
1 Masked Man Robs Woman Outside Post Office
Yesterday,
2 Bank of England Raising Interest Rates by 1%
In business news,
3 Murder of Priest in Kent Shocks Community
Yesterday’s news of
4 New Account of Scottish History by English Writer Criticized
Reviewers have criticized

Write the correct forms of these noun combinations, with articles, in the spaces below.
authors / report earth / health group / latest report
century / middle environmental disaster / threat organization / Sims challenges / urgency
destruction / environment population / world

The Earthguard Institute has issued a report warning of ♦ the threat of environmental disaster
by 1 unless we do something soon.

2 facing us requires action now,’
said Dennis Sims, one of 3.

4 is a watchdog group that regularly
issues reports on 5 and its people.
According to 6 , rising temperatures,
falling water supplies and shrinking forests are problems that will only get worse as
7 increases to 9 billion by 2050.

‘People’s optimism about the future is blinding them to the potential for worldwide
disaster,’ Sims warned. ‘We must try to reduce global warming by replacing coal and
oil with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. If we continue
8 , our grandchildren will inherit a wasteland.’

D

E

6 Articles and nouns

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence above it.
1 There aren’t a lot of people who are willing to help others.
Not many
2 We’ve written fifty per cent of the report already.
Half
3 We weren’t given any explanation for the delay.
No
4 We all want to live forever.
All

Complete this text with these words plus of where necessary.
no many more most (x2) little
twice a great deal 88 per cent 51 per cent

A recent article on “Injuries in Extreme Sports” in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
presented a summary of the findings of medical research in that area, as well as advocating for
more doctors with relevant professional expertise.

D

E

7 Determiners and quantifiers

Extreme sports are activities involving high speed, real or perceived danger,
1 physical exertion, specialized equipment and spectacular
stunts. Participation in these activities is associated with 2
3 injuries and deaths than regular sports. One major reason
is that they often take place in remote locations with 4 or
5 access to medical care. 6 the injuries reported
are fairly predictable.
Since skydiving involves jumping from a plane and waiting as long as possible before
opening a parachute, the majority of injuries, around 7 , occur
during landing, with 8 them involving the lower extremities.
The risk of serious injury from snowboarding is estimated at about
9 that of traditional downhill skiing, with bone fractures the
10 common type of injury.
The number of people participating in extreme sports continues to increase with the
inevitable result that more medical professionals will be needed with specializations
in orthopaedic surgery.

Test 8 Pronouns, substitution and ellipsis

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 a phone in here?
a Is b Is it c Is it’s d Is there
2 Billy’s shoes look really dirty. Didn’t he bring clean?
a one b ones c any d some
3 You can’t carry all those boxes. I’ll get someone else to for you.
a do b do it c do so d do these
4 He came with his parents and two friends of.
a them b their c theirs d themselves
5 I asked Megan earlier if she thought it would rain and she said, ‘I .’
a hope b hope it c hope not d don’t hope so

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct the sentence.
1 She didn’t bring a jacket or anything like that with herself, so I gave her one of mine.
2 There were two men arguing with each other in the car park when suddenly one punched other and
knocked him to the ground.
3 After fresh tea is made, she puts milk in the tea cup, then pours the tea and adds a little sugar before
she tastes.
4 The couple who bought the old pub in Torbrex regarded as an opportunity to make money and
enjoy themselves too.
5 I’m not sure why it was necessary to evacuate the whole airport, but there was discovered a knife in
someone’s bag after they had gone through an electronic security check without being stopped.

Complete this text by writing two of these words in each space.
do (×2) else it myself someone something them

I’m not sure exactly why I became a regular blood donor. Perhaps it was because a few years
ago I started feeling a need to do something positive instead of just feeling helpless in a world
full of disasters. It’s sort of the same feeling I would have if I saw someone drowning. It wouldn’t
make any difference whether I knew them or not. I would have to 1 to help.
If I didn’t think I could save 2 , I would try to find 3
who could 4. It’s the same thing for me when I give blood or when
I can get other people to come with me and give blood. It’s just a good thing to do.

A

B

A B C D
A B C
D
A B C
D
A B C
D
A B
C D

C

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Test 9 Adjectives and adverbs

9 Adjectives and adverbs

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 I’m a swimmer as my sister.
a better b good as c not as good d so good
2 Is St Paul’s the oldest cathedral Britain?
a from b in c of d to
3 When we heard the good news, we were .
a delight b delighted c delighting d delightful
4 I’m waiting up here with Anthony, but Amber has gone.
a already b downstairs c once d yet
5 I left the book on the table. , someone else has borrowed it.
a Perfectly b Personally c Presumably d Properly

Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to
correct the sentence.
1 I stared into the long rectangular black hole, six deep feet, and shuddered.
2 After the first real attack started, some afraid soldiers didn’t want to fight any more so they just
surrendered.
3 I get up early, shower first, then I drink usually some tea and get dressed as fast as I can.
4 We all very agree that some tests are not difficult enough and others are just too hard.
5 The Dutch are playing the Italian first, and then the Spanish and the Portuguese play.

Add one pair of adjectives/adverbs to each sentence in this text.
already / never black / round easier / eventually further / just longer / reading
short / suddenly

1 I know I’m in my 40s, but I imagined that I would need
glasses.
2 I kept trying to read the newspaper by holding it away.
3 I really had to decide whether to get arms or a pair of
glasses.
4 , I chose the solution.
5 , with my new glasses, those wiggly lines at the top of the
page turned into words.
6 And the spots that seemed to dance on the floor became ants.

A

B

A B C D
A B C D

A B C D
A B C D
A B C D

C

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence above it.
1 We all thought they organized the event well and we were all excited by it.
Everyone thought the event.
2 You will get there quicker if you leave here earlier.
The earlier.
3 Mark is a good cook, but David is a better cook.
Mark is not as .
4 Do you have any scarves? I’m looking for one that’s woollen, green and fairly long.
I’m looking for a scarf..

Choose the most appropriate word from each pair for each space.
acute / acutely colour / coloured far / further just / only pleased / pleasing
certain / certainly early / earlier Japan / Japanese now / yet young / youngest

One evening in the spring of 1936, when I was a boy of 14, my father took me to a dance
performance in Kyoto. I remember only two things about it. The first is that he and I were
the 1 Westerners in the audience; we had come from our home in the
Netherlands only a few weeks 2 , so I had not 3
adjusted to the cultural isolation and still felt it 4. The second is how
5 I was, after months of intensive study of the Japanese language, to
find that I could now understand fragments of the conversations I overheard. As for the
6 7 women dancing on the stage before me, I
remember nothing of them except a vague impression of brightly 8
kimono. I 9 had no way of knowing that in a time and place as
10 away as New York City nearly 50 years in the future, one among them
would become my good friend and would dictate her extraordinary memoirs to me.

D

E

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