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978-0-521-69087-4 - Grammar for First Certificate with Answers, Second Edition

Louise Hashemi and Barbara Thomas
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Entry test

You can do this test before using the book to help you choose what to study. Choose the correct
answer, A, B or C, for each question. When you have finished, check your answers on p.224.
The Key tells you which units are most important for you.

1 Teresa Russian at evening 7 When the picnic, they went for a

classes this term. swim in the lake.
A is studying A they’d been eating
B studies B they’d eaten
C study C they’ve eaten

2 I don’t know what this sentence . 8 my sister three times today but
A is meaning her number’s always engaged.
B means A I’d phoned
C mean B I’ve been phoning
C I’ve phoned
3 Clive was driving into town when he
out of petrol. 9 Anna: Shall I ring you at one o’clock?
A was running Ben: No, my lunch hour is earlier
B run tomorrow so my lunch
C ran in the canteen then. Ring me at
about one-thirty.
4 I don’t enjoy computer games now, but I
A I’m eating
like them when I was younger.
B I’ll be eating
A was used to
C I eat
B used to
C would 10 to the dentist after college so I
can’t play squash with you.
5 We expected George at 7.30 but he
A I’m going
yet.
B I’ll go
A hasn’t arrived
C I go
B has arrived
C didn’t arrive 11 I’ll write to you as soon as my
exam results.
6 The film started so you’ve
A I know
missed quite a lot.
B I’ll know
A for half an hour
C I’m going to know
B half an hour ago
C since half an hour

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12 The builders the house by the 19 Most of the houses in this country have
end of this month. .
A have finished A a garden
B will have finished B the garden
C will have been finishing C garden

13 This dictionary is useful than 20 My father normally reads the paper while
that one. eating .
A less A a breakfast
B as B the breakfast
C so C breakfast

14 I keep my grammar notes in a 21 The first thing they did when they met
folder. after twenty years was to hug .
A plastic big red A each other
B red big plastic B someone else
C big red plastic C themselves

15 Until last week, he a motorbike 22 the children look like their

before. mother.
A had never ridden A Either
B never had ridden B Both
C had ridden never C Neither

16 The day before the holiday, the men 23 My manager says we take more
worked than usual. than ten minutes for our break and, if we
A hardly do, he’ll make us work extra hours.
B hardest A don’t have to
C harder B don’t need to
C mustn’t
17 Doesn’t your brother discos?
A enjoy 24 I ran all the way to the station but when I
B enjoys got there I realised that because
C enjoying all the trains were delayed.
A I didn’t need to hurry
18 Let’s take a break soon, ?
B I needn’t have hurried
A is it C I didn’t have to hurry
B will you
C shall we

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25 to take a spare T-shirt as you’ll 31 Gareth he was never going to

probably get really hot playing tennis. lend Robert anything again.
A You’d better A informed
B You should B said
C You ought C told

26 You look really busy. I put the 32 I asked Ruth where her coat.
shopping away for you? A did she buy
A Would B had she bought
B Shall C she had bought
C Will
33 I always avoid on the bus
27 When I got home I looked at the bill and because it makes me feel ill.
realised the restaurant added it A to read
up wrong so I’d paid too much. B reading
A must have C read
B should have
34 My grandfather remembers into
C could have
this house when he was a very small boy.
28 That bicycle belong to Judy – it’s A moving
much too big for her. B move
A mustn’t C to move
B mightn’t
35 If you don’t know a word, you can look
C can’t
in your dictionary.
29 While my car I wandered round A it up
the city centre. B up it
A be repaired C it
B was repairing
36 I’ve never really got my
C was being repaired
neighbour, probably because we’re so
30 Katie her hair cut short when different.
she left school. A up to
A had B through
B did C on with
C made

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37 I’ll book seats for the concert, if there 44 All the nurses were very kind
any good ones available. me when I was ill.
A will be A with
B were B to
C are C of

38 Liam would have saved a lot of money, if 45 I enjoyed last week.

he to my advice. A the book you lent me
A would listen B the book which you lent it to me
B had listened C the book, that you lent me
C was listening
46 This is the room in the famous
39 We’ll go for a walk it’s foggy – poet died.
I hate walking in the fog. A which
A if B where
B in case C that
C unless
47 I left the cinema I had a
40 I wish I a good memory – it headache and the film was very noisy.
would make learning English much easier. A as
A had had B so that
B had C therefore
C would have
48 I’m tired to work tonight. I’ll
41 Philip wears an old coat his suit finish my homework in the morning.
when he walks to work. A very
A on B too
B above C so
C over
49 Martin could easily afford to go
42 We’re having a party the last day on holiday, he never does.
of term. A Although
A in B Despite
B on C In spite of
C at
50 Since school, Sandra has had
43 As we can’t agree this subject, several interesting jobs.
we won’t discuss it again. A left
A about B leaving
B in C to leave
C with

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