short test
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Test 1
11 The most time I spend in this city, the more I
Grammar
am getting to like it. I / C
1 Decide which of the sentences are incorrect.
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Circle I (incorrect) or C (correct). Then correct the
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incorrect ones.
12 I m earning only slightly less here than I did at
1 The question I answered was easily the more
my last job. I / C
interesting on the paper. I / C
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Mark /12
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2 The very first time I met Ron he was rude to
me! I / C Vocabulary
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in the box. There are two more words
3 The more I look at this explanation, less I
than you need.
understand it! I / C
adjust capture condemn convert
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environment evolve idyll joy modify
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transform
4 I expect him to donate Ł10 to the cause at the
very less. I / C
1 There has been wide of the
government s reaction to the crisis.
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2 The advertisement shows a(n)
5 Helen drove a good deal more fastly than I was
beach with golden sands and palm trees.
comfortable with. I / C
3 I find
from Imperial to metric
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almost impossible without a calculator.
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4 Will it be necessary to make any
6 Bob is miles away more intelligent than his
to the TV when the new
brother. I /C
transmitter starts transmitting?
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5 The wedding was a occasion
7 The course wasn t as demanding than I d
and both families had a wonderful day.
thought. I / C
6 Today white Bengal tigers can only be seen in
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.
8 The matter is rather more complicated than
7 Beth looks fantastic these days. She s
previously thought. I / C
undergone a complete since
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9 Thieves vandalised the ancientest exhibit in 8 If oil leaks from the stricken ship there will be
disaster.
the museum. I / C a(n)
Mark /8
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Total /20
10 The new computer didn t cost quite as I d
thought it would. I / C
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Test 2
2 The motorcyclist who was hurt in the accident
Grammar
is still in hospital.
1 Rewrite the sentences with conditional forms,
3 Some houses which were built too close to the
starting with the words given.
shore are in danger of flooding.
1 The banks didn t raise their interest rates and I
4 The man who owns the sports shop is going to
didn t have to increase my payments.
retire soon.
If the banks
5 The people who are queuing to buy the new
game are in for a disappointment.
2 I m not sure whether I ll have any free time
Mark /5
this evening, but I ll try to come over.
If I
Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
3 My legs really ache after that 15-mile hike
box. There are two more words than you need.
yesterday!
drab enforced functional impressionable
If
protracted quaint overbearing soulless
trendy uplifting
4 We ll be with you just before six if there aren t
1 The writer s mother had a
any hold-ups.
great influence on her childhood.
Unless
2 I love
songs that make me feel
good.
5 I m not working this morning because the
3 This computer may not be the latest model,
boss didn t ask me to.
but at least it s .
If
4 The village high street is very
with its narrow road and tiny shops.
6 I didn t know you were coming too. I could 5 The local council have replaced the cosy old
have asked you for a lift. library with a modern building
that no one ever uses.
If
6 My aunt always looks so in her
grey and brown coat and shoes.
7 You might see Tony later. Can you ask him to
7 Children of a(n)
age shouldn t
get in touch as soon as possible?
be allowed to watch violent programmes on
If
TV.
8 My mother likes to think she looks
Mark /7
because she borrows my
clothes from time to time!
2 Underline word(s) which could be omitted from
Mark /8
these sentences. In some sentences no words
can be omitted.
Total /20
1 The hotel where we stayed for our honeymoon
was demolished last year.
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