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Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 3a (Units 19-28)
1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
0 I read the book you suggested. I didn't enjoy it, although/however.
1 Why don't we cook/cooking pasta tonight?
2 My sister isn't enough old/old enough to go to the disco.
3 Jean, that/who I know very well, wouldn't do a thing like that.
4 It was so/such nice ice-cream that I ate another portion.
5 Although/In spite of the rain, we had a good holiday.
6 This is my cat. Its/It's name is Sammy.
7 I felt so/too tired that I went to bed.
8 Could you tell me where the post office is/where is the post office?
9 Do you like/Would you like some more coffee?
10 I found your house easily, although/despite I didn't know the number.
11 Would you mind to close/closing the door?
12 The film that/what we saw was a bit disappointing.
13 David ate so many/so much ice-cream that he felt sick.
14 I'm going to spend my holidays at/in Egypt.
2 Put a preposition in each space. Choose from in, on, at, to, above, below.
0 Jane's sister has got a job at Manchester airport.
1 You'll find the index ____________ the back of the book.
2 My brother lives ____________ Milan.
3 There was nobody ____________ the bus except me.
4 I dropped the box and it landed ____________ my foot.
5 There are twelve students ____________ my class.
6 Walk ____________ the pavement - it's much safer.
7 You can't see the ship any more - it's ____________ the horizon.
8 Go down the street, and you'll see the cinema ____________ the right.
9 My grandmother is ____________ hospital at the moment.
10 There's a video shop ____________ the other side of the street.
11 I went ____________ a small Greek island for my holidays.
12 He shouldn't drive - he's ____________ the alcohol limit.
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
0 Patricia seems to have gone home.
It seems that Patricia has gone home .
1 Harry wanted to pass the exam, so he studied hard.
Harry studied hard so that __________________________________________ .
2 I have a lot of advice, and I don't know what to do.
I have so _______________________________________________________ .
3 There are too few glasses on the table.
There aren't _____________________________________________________ .
4 Although it was raining, I went to the shops.
Despite _________________________________________________________ .
5 Please wait a moment.
Would you mind _________________________________________________ .
6 My advice is to travel before the rush-hour starts.
If I ____________________________________________________________ .
7 Near the beach is a small bar called `Pedro's Place'.
There __________________________________________________________ .
8 How much does this cost?
Could you tell me ________________________________________________ .
9 The play was so boring that I fell asleep.
It was __________________________________________________________ .
10 Let's go fishing at the weekend.
How ___________________________________________________________ .
4 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in bold, and so that the meaning stays the same.
0 I felt really tired, so I stayed at home and had a rest.
because
I stayed at home and had a rest because I felt really tired .
1 A new student joined our class. She is called Joanna.
who
The ____________________________________________________________ .
2 I have a friend. This person's father comes from Sweden.
whose
I have __________________________________________________________ .
3 Jim gave me a book. It is really good.
that
The ____________________________________________________________ .
4 Jim gave me a book. It is really good
which
Jim ___________________________________________________________ .
Intermediate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 3a (Units 19-28) 1