Test.

Createdon19/02/16

1Ahave:auxiliaryormainverb?

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 WouldJane________________theright [have,has]
personalityforthejob?
2 We________________ahouseinFrance [had,werehaving]
butwesolditlastyear.
3 Don'tworry,we________________finished [willhave,have]
inafewminutes.
4 Ifyouthinkyourhairistoolong, [haveitcut,havecutit]
________________.
5 You________________betterlearntobea [had,have]
bitmorepatient!

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.Usecontractionswherenecessary
6 Sarahisluckybecauseshehas_______________areallyeasygoing
boss.
7 We_______________anicecoffeeandthenwentforawalkinthepark.
8 Dowereallyhave_______________inviteBarrytotheparty?
9 IfI_______________knownitwasSheila,Iwouldn'thaverecognizedher.
10 Sorry,Ihaven'ta_______________whatthiswordmeans.Ijustdon't
know.

1Bdiscoursemarkers(1):linkers

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Resultshavebeenunacceptable [so,but]
________________I'vedecidedtoresign.
2 Competitionhasincreasedanditis [therefore,however]
________________timetoreconsiderour
strategy.
3 Revisethepresentationcarefully [incase,if]
________________youloseyournotes.
4 Ihavestoppedgoingtothecourse [as,yet]
________________Ineverreallylearnt
anything.
5 Theproductdidn'tsell________________ [despite,inspite]
spendingalotofmoneyonadvertising.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
 6 Wedecidednottoemployhim_______________ofhisbadattitude.
7 Workcannotbegindue_______________thecurrentbadweather.
8 Fillinallthepaperworkcarefullyso_______________nottoupsetthe
manager.
9 It'sworthapplyingforthejob_______________thoughyoudon'tmeetall
therequirements.
10 IfeelIcanstilldoagoodjobin_______________ofmyage.

2Apronouns

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 AskJaneorPeterif________________can [they,he]
helpyou.
2 I'lltest________________onthenew [myself,oneself]
words.
3 Wecouldstudy________________ifwe [ourselves,eachother]
hadallthematerials.
4 Stoparguingwith________________and [eachother,yourselves]
listentous.
5 ________________isnoreasonwhyyou [There,It]
can'tlearnalanguageinoldage.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Itisobviousthat_______________don'tneedtobeanativespeakertobe
agreatteacher.
7 Icut_______________andhadtogotothehospital.
8 We'llmanagetogetthere_______________,don'tworry.
9 Weusedtocopy_______________another'sFrenchhomework.
10 Howlonghas_______________beensinceyoustudiedEnglish?

2Bthepast

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 She________________astorywhen [wastelling,told]
someone'smobilerang.
2 Assoonashegothome,he [rushed,wasrushing]
________________outagain.
3 Whathadhe________________beforehe [beendoing,done]
becameateacher?
4 IwasabouttogotobedwhenI [remembered,was
________________Ihadn'tfedthecat. remembering]
5 Trevor________________agoodmemory. [usedtohave,wouldhave
]

CompletethesentenceswithTWOwords.
6 It_______________rainingalldayandwehadn'tevenleftthehouse.
7 Thecrash_______________upimmediatelyandIgotoutofbedtofindmy
 clothes.
8 I_______________TVwhenJackfinallyrememberedtophone.
9 Sandra_______________beamodelstudent.Whathappened?
10 WhenIwasatschool,myteachers_______________tellingmeto
concentrate.

3Aget

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Weneedtoget________________ [to,in]
Manchesterby10.00.
2 It________________cold,let'sgoinside. [isgetting,gets]
3 Canyouget________________arguing? [themtostop,them
stopping]
4 PoorTracy________________withtwo [gotleft,gottoleave]
childrentosupport.
5 I'msurprisednobody________________in [gothurt,gottohurt]
theaccident.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Wemightget_______________theweddingreceptionabitlate.
7 I'venevergot_______________toallofBill'sbadhabits.
8 Heneedstogethishair_______________,it'stoolong.
9 IknowJamessoI'llget_______________totakeaphotoofus.
10 Jackissuchalazyperson,I'mnotsurprisedhegot_______________from
hislasttwojobs.

3Bdiscoursemarkers(2)

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________,noonewantsanother [Obviously,Otherwise]
war.
2 ________________Iamconcerned,thereis [Asfaras,Allinall]
neverajustificationforwar.
3 Steveisn'taggressive.________________, [Infact,Besides]
hehatesanykindofconflict.
4 That'sasillyargument,________________ [Imean,asregards]
itdoesn'tmakeanysense.
5 She'snotfullyfitbutshe'sgoingtorun [anyway,afterall]
________________.

CompletethesentenceswithTWOwords.
6 Asamatter_______________thegovernmentspendmoremoneyon
defencethaneducation.
7 On_______________,peoplearequitesatisfiedwithwhatthey'vegot.
8 She'sapacifist.Thatis_______________,shedoesn'tbelieveweshould
gotowar.
 9 _______________asherhealthisconcerned,she'sinverygoodshape.
10 Thepartywillendquitelate.In_______________,Idon'treallyknow
anyonethere.

4Aspeculationanddeduction

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 She________________beasinger,her [can't,mustn't]
voiceisterrible!
2 We________________havechosena [should,must]
quieterplacetolive.
3 There________________belifeonother [might,must]
planetsbutwhoknows?
4 Thebabycould________________,she's [besleeping,sleep]
veryquiet.
5 That________________ahumansound,no [definitelyisn't,isn't
way. definitely]

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.Usecontractionswherenecessary.
6 It_______________betheendoftheholidayalready!Ifeellikewe'vejust
gothere.
7 Youreally_______________tohavegonetothedoctorsooneraboutyour
ears.
8 Allthisnoiseisbound_______________upsettheneighbours.
9 That_______________bePaulJones,I'drecognizehimanywhere.
10 It'shighlyunlikely_______________acarcouldtravelfasterthanthespeed
ofsound.

4Baddingemphasis(1):inversion

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________findafilmwhichisbetter [Nevercanyou,Never
thanthebook. youcan]
2 ________________wasshelate,shewas [Notonly,Nosooner]
alsoextremelyrude.
3 Notuntil________________totheend,will [youget,doyouget]
youfindoutwhodidit.
4 Hardly________________startedwhenthe [hadthefilm,thefilmhad]
childrengotbored.
5 ________________olderdoyourealizehow [Onlywhenyouare,
specialitistotravel. Whenyouareonly]

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Hardly_______________Sheilastartedspeakingwhenshewasrudely
interrupted.
7 NotuntilItriedwriting_______________Irealizehowdifficultitwas.
8 No_______________didthebookcomeoutthanitwasturnedintoafilm.
9 Wereachedthetop.Only_______________didweknowweweresafe.
 10 Not_______________youapologisewillIbeabletoforgiveyou.

5Adistancing

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Itwouldappear________________freethat [thathisscheduleis,for
day. hisscheduletobe]
2 Timemanagement________________easy [seemstobe,seemsthat
butitisn't. itis]
3 ________________issaidthatMargaret [It,There]
Thatcheronlysleptfourhoursanight.
4 Thelotterywinneris________________to [reported,suggested]
besomeonelivinglocally.
5 ________________,wesleepforathirdof [Apparently,Accordingly]
ourlives.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Itseems_______________alotofpeoplearebadatmanagingtheirtime.
7 Therearesaidto_______________abillionpeoplelearningEnglish.
8 _______________wasagreedthatsummerwouldbethebesttimetogo.
9 _______________arethoughttobemassiveoilreservesinthenorth.
10 _______________toexperts,thebesttimetoworkisthemorning.

5Bunrealusesofpasttenses

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 I________________theywouldincrease [wish,hope]
ourwages.
2 Doyoueverwishyou________________a [hadchosen,chose]
differentprofession?
3 It'shightimewe________________outthe [found,find]
truth.
4 Mostpeople________________rather [would,will]
marryforlovethanmoney.
5 Iwishshe________________makingthat [wouldstop,stopped]
terriblenoise!

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 I_______________Ihadmarriedsomeoneabitmoreambitious.
7 If_______________wehadboughttheticketsafewdaysearlier.
8 IwishI_______________hadasmanyfriendsasyouwhenIwasyoung.
9 Look,I'd_______________youspentthemoneyonsomethinguseful.
10 It's_______________youthoughtaboutsomeoneapartfromyourself.

6Averb+object+infinitiveorgerund

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
 1 Myparentsnever________________medo [let,tolet]
anything.
2 Irecommend________________itoverwith [thatyoutalk,youtalking]
yourwife.
3 I'mstillwaiting________________a [forJohntomake,Johnto
decision. make]
4 Wewouldlike________________back [togo,going]
thereagainsomeday.
5 Ican'tstopyou________________amess [making,tomake]
ofyourlife.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Pleaseallowme_______________giveyoualiftinmycar.
7 You'remakingme_______________guiltyaboutwhathappened.
8 I_______________prefertomakeacompletelyfreshstart.
9 She'sangrybecauseIstoppedher_______________outwithherfriends.
10 I'vearranged_______________thetaxitopickusupat7.

6Bconditionalsentences

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Ifmyphone________________,wouldyou [rings,willring]
pleaseanswerit?
2 I________________iftheshopassistant [wouldhavecomplained,
hadspokentomelikethat. hadcomplained]
3 ________________thateverythingis [Provided,Supposing]
finishedbyTuesday,Idon'tmuchcare.
4 Itwon'tbeanyeasier________________ [evenif,solongas]
yougetthisnewsoftware.
5 Iapologiseifyou________________long. [havebeenwaiting,are
waiting]

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 As_______________asyou'rebackbymidnight,youcangototheparty.
7 IfI_______________you,I'dstopwastingtimeoncomputergames.
8 Iwouldn't_______________whoIwastodayifyouhadn'thelpedme.
9 You'recominghomenow_______________youlikeitornot.
10 I'llagreeonthe_______________thatwesignapropercontract.

7Apermission,obligation,necessity

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________Ijustaskyouaquick [May,Should]
question?
2 We________________havereadthe [should,must]
instructionsmorecarefully.
3 You________________usemobilephones [mustn't,don'thaveto]
 duringtheperformance.
4 I________________listentoyou,Icould [don'thaveto,mustn't]
justwalkout.
5 I________________rewriteitbutI'llgeta [don'tneedto,needn'tto]
bettermarkifIdo.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Youhad_______________tellmewhatyouwantbeforeyouforget.
7 She_______________tohavephonedthepoliceatonce.
8 Itisnot_______________toenterwithoutavalidticket.
9 Imightbe_______________totakeyoubecauseit'smydayoff.
10 Allvisitors_______________leavetheprisonby17.00attheverylatest.

7BVerbsofthesenses

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________whatI'mtellingyou? [Doyousee,Areyou
seeing]
2 I________________thefood.I'vegota [can'ttaste,amnottasting
terriblecold. ]
3 Iheardsomeone________________upthe [coming,tocome]
stairs.
4 Doyoueverfeel________________it'salla [asif,like]
wasteoftime?
5 Thisshampoosmells________________ [like,of]
redwine.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Ican_______________gas!Let'sgetoutofhere!
7 Itseems_______________ifhereallyknowsalotaboutart.
8 Jackielooksjust_______________hermother.
9 Ittastes_______________chocolatebutit'smadewithartificialflavors.
10 Thesteakwassorareittasted_______________blood.

8Agerundsandinfinitives

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Thesetabletsneed________________ [tobetaken,beingtaken]
threetimesaday.
2 I'msickof________________allthetime. [beingcriticized,tobe
criticized]
3 I'dlove________________inacompany [tobeworking,working]
likethisoneday.
4 It'snouse________________aboutthe [worrying,toworry]
operation.
5 Johnisthebestyoungdoctorever [tofinish,finishing]
________________medicalschool.
CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 I'mtiredof_______________calledintohospitaleveryweek.
7 Iregretever_______________mentionedit.
8 Iwouldrather_______________gonehomeyesterdaybuttheyneedtodo
somemoretests.
9 Iwouldliketohave_______________borninadifferentcountry.
10 There'sno_______________inspeakingtoherwhenshe'slikethat.

8Bfutureplansandarrangements

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 OnedayIam________________China. [goingtovisit,visiting]
2 ________________Karentomorrownight? [Areyouseeing,Doyou
see]
3 He________________forworkat7.45 [setsoff,istosetoff]
everymorning.
4 ________________inourcar? [Willyoubecoming,Do
youcome]
5 Iamnever________________justfor [goingtomarry,marrying]
money.

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
6 They________________therethistime [willstillbetravelling,are
nextweek. stilltravelling]
7 Thesituationwasonthepoint [ofbecoming,tobecome]
________________arealcrisis.
8 Iwasjust________________toleavewhen [about,due]
thephonerang.
9 Worldleadersare________________next [tomeet,abouttomeet]
Aprilanddiscusstheissue.
10 Wow,she's________________! [abouttowin,onthepoint
ofwinning]

9Aellipsis

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Theanimalwasinpain________________ [but,although]
nevermadeasound.
2 Iwasthirsty________________hadno [and,because]
water.
3 Wecanhavesomethingtoeat [or,while]
________________watchafilm.
4 IusedtohaveadogbutnowI [don't,don'thave]
________________.
5 'Theanimalcouldbedangerous.''I [suppose,suspect]
________________so.'
CompletethesentenceswithONEword.Usecontractionswherenecessary.
6 I'veneverlikedzoosbutmywife_______________.
7 JohnhadfinishedbutJane_______________.
8 IshallkeepquietbutSarah_______________.
9 Theydidn'ttellmealthoughtheyshould_______________.
10 'Theycan'tberealtigers.''Iguess_______________.'

9Bcompoundandpossessivenouns

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________isexcellent. [Tom'scooking,The
cookingofTom]
2 Don'tstandon________________. [thetopofthetable,the
table'stop]
3 It's________________. [Jill'sfavouriterestaurant,
thefavouriterestaurantof
Jill]
4 Sandrais________________. [areallygoodfriendof
Alex,Alex'sreallygood
friend]
5 ________________isquiteboring. [Thebeginningofthe
book,Thebook's
beginning]

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
6 Readthefoodreviewin________________. [tomorrow'spaper,the
paperoftomorrow]
7 Wevisitedthehistoric________________. [towncentre,centreofthe
town]
8 Itisan________________toBerlin. [hour'sflight,hourflight]
9 Shebrokea________________andcut [wineglass,glassofwine
herself. ]
10 Ihadareallytasty________________. [bowlofsoup,soupbowl]

10Aaddingemphasis(2)

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 ________________shetookwithherwasn't [What,All]
enough.
2 Don'tworry,________________theyaskis [all,what]
afewsimplequestions.
3 What________________thatshefeels [itisis,it'sis]
homesick.
4 ________________wassummerwhenwe [It,There]
arrivedhere.
5 Hey,itwas________________whodidall [me,I]
thework.
 CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 _______________isworseisnotknowingthelanguage.
7 Whathappenedwas_______________ourtrainwaslate.
8 The_______________whyI'maskingisthattherehavebeencomplaints.
9 _______________wastheheatwhichIcouldn'tcopewith.
10 _______________Icansayis'thankyou',I'mspeechless.

10Brelativeclauses

Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
1 Meetthemother________________ [whose,who's]
daughterisaworldchampion.
2 It'stheconstantcryingfromthebaby [which,who]
________________disturbsme.
3 Thetriathlon,________________isan [which,that]
Olympicsport,isgettingreallypopular.
4 Isentseveralmessages, [noneofwhich,which
________________gotareply. noneof]
5 Choose________________youwantand [what,which]
let'splay.

CompletethesentenceswithONEword.
6 Thenewgym,_______________isjustdowntheroad,hasanicepool.
7 They'llgivetheprizetotheplayer_______________scoreisthehighest.
8 Doyourealize_______________youhavedone?
9 Thereferee,_______________spokegoodEnglish,warnedtheplayers.
10 Therearesixnewplayers,all_______________whomareprettygood.

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