1. Units 1–6
Grammar Practice (Standard)
1 Circle the correct alternatives.
1 Amy has done/has been doing her homework but it still isn ’t finished.
2 Fortunately, Fiona had taken/has taken the chicken out of the oven before we
went for a walk.
3 You mustn’t/don’t have to drive us to the bus stop. It really isn ’t necessary.
4 I ’m not sure, but I think Colin must/may have been wearing a blue pullover
when he left.
5 The students had taken/were taken to the police station for questioning.
6 If you call Claire now, she will/would be able to help you.
7 If Patricia didn ’t feel tired, she will/would go out with her friends.
8 If you listened/had listened to the instructions, you would have known what to
do.
9 I ’ll give you your pocket money as long as you do/did your homework.
10 Amy wouldn ’t sell you her mobile phone, even if you gave/would give her a
thousand euros.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Susan apologized for _________________ (leave) early.
2 Tom said that he _________________ (not work) in the supermarket on
Mondays.
3 Julie told me that she _________________ (meet) Olivia two months before.
4 Jack asked me _________________ (help) him.
5 Wendy suggested _________________ (call) the police.
6 Jen asked if Adam _________________ (phone) her earlier.
7 Sue asked what time the following day ’s match _________________ (start).
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2. 3 Complete the sentences with who, which, when, where or whose.
1 My brother is the sort of person _________________ always has a smile on his
face.
2 I remember a time _________________ most boys had long hair.
3 The film _________________ was shown on TV last night was really interesting.
4 Stockholm is a city _________________ the winters are really cold.
5 The guy _________________ picture was in the paper this morning is standing
right over there.
4 Join the sentences with relative clauses. Add commas where necessary.
1 The coal mine has now closed down. Hundreds of miners once worked there.
___________________________________________________________
2 My home town has grown in size over the last ten years. It is situated in the north
of the country.
___________________________________________________________
3 Shelley is one of the nicest people you ’ll ever meet. Her sister is sitting over
there.
___________________________________________________________
4 Buddy Cole was one of the most talented singers of his generation. He died
yesterday.
___________________________________________________________
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3. 5 Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
1 They _________________ abroad since 2001.
a have lived
b lived
2 The students _________________ by the college.
a haven ’t paid
b haven ’t been paid
3 What time _________________ Sue?
a did you meet
b you met
4 Rebecca has just _________________ .
a had fixed her bike
b had her bike fixed
5 Jo _________________ work on Sundays, but she can if she wants to.
a mustn ’t
b doesn ’t have to
6 You _________________ have eaten Paul ’s crisps. He ’ll be very upset when
he finds out.
a shouldn ’t
b needn ’t
7 _________________ Pam arrives soon, we ’ll have to leave.
a If
b Unless
8 Adrian asked _________________ been.
a where we had
b where had we
9 He was a guy _________________ I could work with.
a that
b which
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4. 6 Translate the sentences into your own language.
1 How long have you been working there?
___________________________________________________________
2 The houses are being redecorated.
___________________________________________________________
3 If I were you, I would write an angry letter.
___________________________________________________________
4 Ruth told us that he hadn ’t seen the film.
___________________________________________________________
5 The football match, which I went to with my brother, was really exciting.
___________________________________________________________
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5. Vocabulary Practice (Standard)
1 Write words from the box for the descriptions.
indecisive
sensitive
emotional
outgoing
spontaneous
plain-spoken
intuitive analytical
cool-headed
dishonest
1 She gets hurt easily by what people say. _________________
2 He can never make his mind up about things. _________________
3 They do things suddenly and without thinking. _________________
4 He tells lies. _________________
5 He says exactly what he thinks. _________________
6 She is good at looking at things in careful detail. _________________
7 We are very calm under pressure. _________________
8 She often laughs and cries, and feels things strongly. _________________
9 They are good at seeing through things and knowing what people are thinking.
_________________
10 He is friendly and sociable. _________________
2 Circle the correct alternatives.
1 I don ’t know Ray. What takes/makes him tick?
2 Please remind/remember me to phone Katy.
3 Wendy went on an exchange trip/travel to Australia. She had a great time.
4 We lost/missed the bus and were late for school.
5 How much do you charge/purchase for a ticket?
6 Harry had/felt a bad cough.
7 The expedition set/got off to the South Pole.
8 I enjoy surfing/skimming the newspaper headlines before deciding which
articles to read.
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6. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
up
between
about
with
away
out
for
1 It ’s hard to choose _________________ these two things.
2 Penny has given _________________ her trainers because she doesn ’t want
them any more.
3 Joe is always complaining _________________ something.
4 Sylvia has picked _________________ a cold.
5 Jenny has moved _________________. She no longer lives with her parents.
6 I ’ll pay _________________ lunch. It ’s my turn.
7 How did you end _________________ here? You ’ re miles from home.
8 Tina has to deal _________________ lots of customers in her job.
4 Complete the compound words.
1 Bob put on his back_________________ and headed off on a journey.
2 We booked the holiday with a travel _________________.
3 Jill went into the tent, got out her sleeping _________________, climbed in and
went to sleep.
4 Put on some sun _________________. Otherwise, you ’ll burn in this sun.
5 Some of the festival-_________________ had been there all weekend. They ’d
seen some great live bands.
6 I enjoy walking in the country_________________.
7 The French Revolution was a major turning _________________ in history.
8 Amy suffers from travel _________________. She ’s always ill when we go
somewhere by coach.
9 The running _________________ of the company are high.
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7. 5 Add the correct prefix or suffix to each list.
1 Add a suffix meaning ‘ lacking ’ to make adjectives.
hope_________________
pain_________________
2 Add a negative prefix.
curable_________________
sensitive_________________
3 Add a suffix to make nouns.
depend_________________
prefer_________________
4 Add a prefix that means ‘ many ’ .
lingual_________________
task_________________
5 Add a prefix that means ‘ again ’ .
claim_________________
visit_________________
6 Add a prefix that means ‘ between ’.
national_________________
continental_________________
7 Add a negative prefix and a suffix to make adjectives.
avoid_________________
predict_________________
8 Add a suffix to make nouns.
attract_________________
possess_________________
9 Add a prefix that means ‘ too much ’.
spend_________________
sleep_________________
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8. 6 Read the questions and choose the best answer.
1 What do you call a piece of writing about a journey?
a chronicle
b travelogue
c parody
2 What do you call an individual characteristic?
a psyche
b type
c trait
3 Which word means ‘ bored and disinterested ’?
a apathy
b initiative
c integrity
4 Which word is a part of the body?
a hip
b heal
c harm
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