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Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 5a (Units 38-46)
1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
0 Helen enjoyed/chose to learn Spanish.
1 Look at/to that wonderful painting!
2 Don't forget to turn off/turning off the lights.
3 You can have or/either wine or beer.
4 I'm sorry, there isn't anything/nothing I can do.
5 The shop assistant refused giving/to give me a refund.
6 Is that milk still fresh? What is its/it's sell-by date?
7 I don't know if I can come with you. It depends of/on what my father says.
8 This new detergent is strong, yet/as kind to your skin.
9 We watched the seagulls to fly/flying behind the boat.
10 I hope to go/going to University next year.
11 They like to have saunas in countries for example/such as Sweden.
12 Can you ask/ask for the key?
13 Sorry, I forgot to post/posting your letter.
14 Helena is an old friend of me/mine from school.
2 Rewrite each group of words so that it contains the punctuation listed.
0 first of all who is going to carry the suitcase asked emilie.
(two capital letters, one full stop, one comma, one question mark, speech marks)
`First of all, who is going to carry the suitcase?' asked Emilie.
1 i told marys son that he should be honest go the police and tell the truth
(two capital letters, one full stop, one comma, one apostrophe)
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2 hi alison said james whats happening
(four capital letters, one question mark, three commas, one apostrophe, two pairs of speech marks)
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3 youll never believe what happened first of all we met up with peters friends from university then we all went to brighton for the day
(five capital letters, one full stop, two commas, two apostrophes, one exclamation mark)
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3 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the space.
Family holidays
We used to have great family holidays when I was younger. There was always (0) D interesting to do, (1) _____ going to the beach, playing football, or going on rides at the fair. In the evenings we went to restaurants, and (2) _____ my brother and me
(3) _____ staying up till late at night, listening (4) _____ the adults talking around the table. (5) _____ now, every time I'm in a restaurant late at night it (6) _____ me of those days. A favourite memory of (7) _____ is going camping when I was about eight. I suppose we (8) _____ to stay in a hotel that year, but it didn't matter.
(9) _____ , it was probably one of the best holidays I ever had with my family. I really (10) _____ sleeping outside under the stars.
0 A everything B one thing C anything D something
1 A such as B yet C also D except for
2 A either B also C both D as well
3 A couldn't stand B wanted C loved D wished
4 A about B at C to D on
5 A Even B Same C Also D Yet
6 A reminds B remembers C imagines D seems
7 A I B my C me D mine
8 A couldn't help B couldn't afford C admitted D denied
9 A As well B For example C Except D In fact
10 A imagined B enjoyed C chose D expected
4 For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence, using no more than three words.
0 There was nothing I could do.
I couldn't do anything .
1 Spiders make me afraid.
I'm afraid _______________________________________________________ .
2 There was nowhere I could go.
I couldn't go ____________________________________________________ .
3 Do you think chemistry is interesting?
Are you ________________________________________________________ .
4 Joanne said she'd ask her mother about using the car.
Joanne agreed ___________________________________________ her mother about using the car.
5 This dictionary belongs to Nicola.
This is _________________________________________________________ .
6 Chris was the only one who wasn't wearing a hat.
Everyone was wearing a hat ________________________________________ .
7 You are often in my thoughts.
I often _________________________________________________________ .
8 The police arrived too late to catch the robber.
The police didn't arrive ______________________________________ to catch the robber.
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 5a (Units 38-46) 2