Grammar

1 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I don't have many / much  money left.

2 None / All of us want to complain to the manager or we'll lose our jobs.

3 Were there many / some people there?

4 There's very few / little milk in the fridge.

5 Sally and I would like to live in Italy but neither / none of us speak Italian.

6 Very few / A few people turned up even though it was raining.

7 I've read War and Peace a great number / amount of times.

8 I'll have a little / little fish and plenty / a good deal of chips, please.

9 I forgot to buy some tea. There's a little / hardly any left.

10 He's had quite a few / a great deal of experience in this area.

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2 Complete the reported sentences.

1 `Where did you go last night, Milly?'

She asked   Milly where she'd been the night before  .

2 `Will she call me tonight?'

He wondered                                                             .

3 `Can you play squash tomorrow, Jack?'

I asked                                                             .

4 `Dad will help you if you ask him, Jane.'

He told                                                             .

5 `Are the children going to eat now?'

She wanted to know                                                   .

6 `What did you do last weekend?'

We asked him                                                            .

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Vocabulary

3 Match 1-11 with a)-k).

1 sports   b       a) page

2 high            b) coverage

3 wildlife            c) supplement

4 costume            d) opera

5 current            e) series

6 colour            f) newspaper

7 soap            g) programme

8 game            h) readership

9 detective            i) show

10 broadsheet            j) affairs

11 editorial            k) drama

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4 Underline the correct alternative.

1 He came  across  / off a friend in the library.

2 The talks between the airline and the pilots' union have broken / turned down.

3 Did you come on / across my scarf when you were tidying the drawers?

4 He found somewhere else to stay as I couldn't put him up / up with any longer.

5 I was sorry I had to pull out / down of the show at the last minute.

6 What did they steal when they broke out / into your house?

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5 Complete with the correct form of the verb. Use prepositions if necessary.

1 He persuaded them to   come  . (come)

2 Why did you suggest                 out? (go)

3 She insisted                 there herself. (drive)

4 He denied                 lies. (tell)

5 She threatened                 the police. (call)

6 Why did he refuse                ? (go)

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Pronunciation

6 Match the words 1-6 with the stress patterns a)-f).

1 serial   c   a) ooOoo

2 biased            b) oOoooo

3 reality            c) Ooo

4 sensationalism            d) ooOo

5 editorial            e) Oo

6 documentary            f) oOoo

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Functions

7 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1 It's wonderful. (absolutely)

It's   absolutely wonderful  .

2 It was a big scandal. (such)

It was                                                             .

3 I'm not going bungee jumping! (way)

There's                                                             !

4 You wanted to buy it! (one)

You're                                                             !

5 The music is extraordinary. (thing)

The                                                             .

6 Why don't you phone him? (earth)

Why                                                             ?

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Total:

50

Upper Intermediate Quick Check Test 7B

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