Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 12a

unit 12

1

Choose the correct answers.

(8 points)

I’ve spent each / all / every the hours I could
researching the topic this week.

1 I have a good deal of / a few / few calls to

make but it shouldn’t take long.

2 I’m afraid I can’t come to the party. I’ve got

a lot of work and little / not many / a little
time to spare.

3 We have much / a good deal of / quite a few

money saved up now.

4 None / Some / Hardly any of my friends

won’t be coming because they are on a school
trip.

5 There are almost all / several / a small

number people waiting for us.

6 I don’t have hardly any / a little / much

space in my office.

7 The vast majority / Almost all / Many of

them support the idea.

8 of course, I will be happy to answer any /

many / some questions you may have.

2

Mark the following phrases: always singular (S),

always plural (P) or both singular and plural (B).

(6 points)

economics

B

1 the news
2 real Madrid
3 the government
4 congratulations
5 aerobics
6 a person’s family

3

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

(4 points)

either    neither    both     all    none

I invited

all

of the class to come so it will be

a big party.

1 __________ Paul and Peter are here. They’re

waiting for you downstairs.

2 You can __________ take the bus or the tram,

it’s up to you.

3 You can’t go and __________ can your sister.

It’s far too late.

4 There were five of them but they said that

_______ of them had any money.

4

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

The first letter of each word is given.

(6 points)

5

Complete the missing words.

(6 points)

Tomorrow is the

d

r

e

s

s

r

e

h

e

a

 

r

s

a

 

l

,

so the costumes must be ready.

1 as an actor, I don’t get too nervous when

I’m performing but I do get very nervous when
I’m waiting _ a _ _ s _ _ _ _ for my turn to
go on.

2 My favourite movie _ _ e _ _ of all time is the

final gunfight in The Good, The Bad and The
Ugly.

3 a large part of The Lord of the Rings was

_ h _ _ in New Zealand.

4 For several years, many of the most popular

films have been _ _ m _ _ e _ of older films.

5 original _ _ o _ _ g _ from the earliest days of

cinema was recently found in a studio cellar.

6 alfred Hitchcock is well-known for his clever

use of _ l _ _ _ - _ p _ of characters’ faces to
show strong emotion.

all / every

Hello,

and thank you for

coming to my talk.

First of all,

I’d like to say how nice it is to be here.

by and

1 

l_______, meetings like this are

quite stressful for me but, in

2 

s_______ of this,

I feel quite relaxed today

3 

b_______ everybody has

been so friendly.

4

F_______, the weather has been

beautiful so I was able to go for a long walk and, in

5 

a_______ to that, I visited the market and

bought a few souvenirs. Well,

6 

a_______,

we’re not here to talk about my

morning so I think that’s enough

introduction: let’s get on to

the main theme of the

talk.

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