GRAMMAR REVIEW TEST 03

BLS Groups
Task one: KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
For questions 110. 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.
Example:
They had extinguished the fire by the time the fire brigade arrived.
put:
The fire had been put out by the time the fire brigade arrived.
1. Has Rita resigned from her job?
given
I wonder ..her job.
2. Im sure you were proud of your sons success.
must
You proud of your sons success.
3. I started studying English three years ago.
for
I three years.
4. The football players training is still going on.
finished
The football players ..yet.
5. I do not intend to make any more mistakes.
intention
I any more mistakes.
6. Please behave as if you were in your own house.
make
Please.. home.
7. The lifeboat rescued everyone on board the boat.
rescue
It was a lifeboat that everyone on board the boat.
8. We had too little time to do the homework.
not
There .us to do the homework.
9. It was necessary to send the letters special delivery.
be
The letters ..special delivery.
10. What attracted you to this part of the country?
find
What .this part of the country?
Task two: MULTIPLE-CHOICE CLOZE
For questions 115, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
SHOP TILL YOU DROP!
Attitudes (0) .shopping have changed dramatically over the last decade or so. There was a time
when shopping was a means to an end, not an occupation in its own right. Some people argue that we have
become a society of big-time (1) . , and that nothing but spending money makes us happy. On
the other (2) . , anyone who has worked hard to (3) .money surely has the right to
spend it (4) . whatever they wish. Provided that we are prepared to (5) . enough of
our money for a rainy day, there seems little wrong with using the rest to (6) .for things that
give us pleasure. For some people, however, spending money has become a serious business. It will take
more than a few hours (7) .to persuade them that they should not do this. The delights of

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shopping are all too obvious. Attractive displays of food on supermarket (8) ., and clothes which
look fantastic on shop window models, tempt (9) . to part with their money, even if they do not
actually need the (10) they are buying. The real question is: would we all be happier if we were
(11) .? The answer is probably that we can be just as happy with money as we can without it.
However, now that many companies are branching out (12) . the teenage market, and selling to
teenagers has (13) . into a huge industry, we need to be aware of the kind of pressures being
(14) . on parents and children alike. Perhaps what we should do is make an effort to return to the
things that really matter in life and (15). what we have worked so hard to obtain with others less
fortunate than ourselves.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

A at
A consumers
A face
A earn
A for
A put through
A buy
A suggestions
A beams
A audiences
A goods
A worthless
A into
A become
A made
A share

B about
B producers
B side
B gain
B on
B put off
B pay
B truths
B foundations
B spectators
B sales
B useless
B round
B grown
B done
B receive

C towards
C suppliers
C view
C win
C with
C put out
C spend
C warnings
C stores
C customers
C resources
C penniless
C about
C raised
C sent
C hand

D of
D manufacturers
D hand
D beat
D at
D put by
D purchase
D recommendations
D shelves
D consultants
D incomes
D pointless
D through
D lifted
D put
D part

Task three: 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.
SPONSORED WALK
been
Have you ever (0)
on a sponsored walk? I went on (1) .when I was about eleven years old.
Our teacher came up (2) .the idea. We would donate any money we raised to a local charity and
have a day out at the same time. I didnt really understand what (3) .involved in a sponsored
walk, but that didnt make (4) .difference to me. It just seemed an exciting thing to do, and we
set (5) .on our journey with enthusiasm. But the walk turned out to be even (6) .
exciting than I had expected. (7) . I didnt realise was that it consisted of walking two miles to a
small island (8) . only means of access was across a causeway. The island, (9) ..is
situated off the north-east coast of Britain, is a place of outstanding natural beauty, but very remote. The first
problem we came up (10) .was the sand. We had to put (11) .with it blowing in our
faces and on our legs as we struggled across the causeway. Added to that, we knew that (12) .
we did not return to the mainland in time, we would be cut (13) .by the incoming tide, and
would have to spend the night there! Well, we made it, and even managed to have a picnic there before it
was time to make our way back. You can imagine our relief when we arrived on the mainland exhausted, but
home (14) . dry. I must admit that I havent done a sponsored walk (15). I
went to the island. But who knows? One day I might do one again.
The End.

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ANSWER KEY TO GRAMMAR REVIEW TEST 03
Task one: (two points for each correct sentence)
1I wonder if Rita has given up her job.
2You must have been proud of your sons success.
3I have been studying English for three years.
4 The football players havent/have not finished their training yet.
5I have no intention of making any more mistakes.
6Please make yourself/yourselves at home.
7 It was a lifeboat that came to the rescue of everyone on board the boat.
8 There was not/wasnt enough time for us to do the homework.
9 The letters had/needed to be sent special delivery.
10 What did you find attractive about this part of the country?
Task two: (one point for each correct answer)
0
1A
2D
3A
4B
5D
6B
1
8D
9C
10 A 11 C 12 A 13 B

7B
14D

15 A

Task three: (one point for each correct answer)

1 one
8 whose
15 since

2 with
9 which

3 is/was
10 against

4 any/much
11 up

5 out/off
12 if

6 more
13 off

7 What
14 and

To calculate percentage score:

Total x 100
50

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