GRAMMAR REVIEW TEST 02

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Task one: OPEN CLOZE
For questions 115, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space.
LOST AND FOUND
My father considered (0) himself to be a lucky man. He wasnt rich or famous, but he was lucky. (1)
. he lost anything, he was usually (2).to find it again. (3). such
example was a fountain pen, a present from my mother on (4) .wedding anniversary. We had
had a family day out in the mountains. My brother, (5 ).was about ten years old at the time,
and I enjoyed going to a lake where you could hire a boat and row out across the water. (6). had
once been a village in the valley, but the valley had been flooded in order (7). create a
reservoir for a city many miles away. When the water was clear, you could still make out the top of the
church spire and the walls of houses. (8). we were returning home that night, my father
discovered that he had lost his treasured fountain pen. About two weeks later, he announced that in spite (9)
. the gloomy weather, we were going back to the lake for the day. We were surprised, but said
nothing. We set (10). about nine in the morning, and as (11). as we arrived at
the lake, we headed (12). the spot where we had had our picnic on the previous occasion. As
we were deciding whether to hire a boat for the afternoon or (13). , my father gave a shout.
There, lying on the ground, was a pen. There was (14) .doubt at all in my mind that (15)
.was the pen he had lost two weeks beforehand.
Task two: WORD FORMATION
For questions 110, use the suitable form of the word given to fulfill the passage
GHOST STORY
One of my favorite stories is called The 6.15 from Paddington Station.
Its about a man called Gregory, who tried (0) unsuccessfully to make a living as

0. SUCCESS

an artist. When he finally realized that he was never going to make ends meet, he

1.CHALLENGE

decided to find a job which seemed less (1).. , and he became a

2. RELATION

ticket inspector on commuter trains. One night he boarded a rather empty train and

3. RECOGNISE

noticed an oddly dressed couple sitting in one of the carriages. It was difficult to

4. POSSESS

work out what the (2). between the couple might be they

5. PATIENCE

could have been mother and son. They were both reading newspapers written in a

6. APPROACH

strange language (3). to Gregory. When he asked them if

7. PERSON

they were in (4). of a valid ticket, he received no reply.

8. EXPECT

Gregory became very (5). . He couldnt understand why they

9. SERIOUS

paid no attention to him. He knew that he was a very (6).

10. AMAZE

man, and his friends often commented on his outgoing (7). .

Perhaps there was something about him they had taken a dislike to? Suddenly and
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(8) , the train screeched to a halt. A glance out of the window
revealed that they were in the middle of nowhere. Something was (9)
.. wrong. Gregory glanced quickly towards the odd couple
but they were no longer sitting in their seats. All he could see was their
newspapers, dated, much to Gregorys (10). , a hundred years ago to
the very day!
Task three: ERROR CORRECTION
For questions 115, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number. If a line has a
word which should not be there, write the word by the number.
Examples: 0 is

00
ADVENTURE IN PERU

0 Ive just been to see a film IS called Touching the Void. Its

00 about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains

00

1 in Peru. It took them two days to reach the mountains they had been

1.

2 decided to climb because it was in such a remote place.

2.

3 They left a companion and the most of their supplies at base camp,

3.

4 optimistically thinking about they would be back in a couple of

4.

5 days. After a difficult climb, they reached at the top of

5.

6 the mountains. It was then that everything started to go wrong.

6.

7 Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be

7.

8 lowered down the mountain by means of a rope. His leg it was so

8.

9 much painful that he couldnt stand on it. After a very exciting bit

9.

10 of the film, which I wont describe, he found by himself alone

10.

at the bottom of a crevasse. He managed to climb out and eventually

11.

12 crawl to safety. The cold was so intense that he got frostbite in his hands,

12.

13 but he was carried on, dragging himself down a glacier and across rocks.

13.

14 When he arrived at the base camp, his friends were too amazed to see him.

14.

15 They couldnt believe that in despite his broken leg, he had managed to

15.

reach the camp.

The end.

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KEY TO GRAMMAR REVIEW TEST 02

Task one: (one point for each correct answer)

1 If/When/Whenever 2 able
8 While/As/When 9 of

3 One

10 off/out

4 their 5 who
11 soon

6 There

7 to

12 for/to/towards 13 not

14 no 15 it/this/that
Task two: (one point for each correct answer)
1 challenging 2 relationship 3 unrecognizable

4 possession 5 impatient

6 approachable 7 personality 8 unexpectedly

9 seriously 10 amazement

Task three: (one point for each correct answer)

1
12

2 been 3 the

4 about

5 at

6 7 of

8 it

9 much

10 by 11

13 was 14 too 15 in

To calculate percentage score: (Total x 100)/40

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