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Test Grammar Unit 1

The document provides example sentences to complete with different verb tenses and forms. It includes sentences to complete with adjectives or adverbs, sentences to complete so they have a similar meaning using a given word, and sentences to complete with prepositions.

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Test Grammar Unit 1

The document provides example sentences to complete with different verb tenses and forms. It includes sentences to complete with adjectives or adverbs, sentences to complete so they have a similar meaning using a given word, and sentences to complete with prepositions.

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A Completer the sentences with the Present Simple, Continuous or Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Why (you / smell) _______________________ the fish? It (not smell) bad.


2. I ________________ (visit) three natural history museums so far.
3. This is Louis, my best friend. We_________________ (know) each other since kindergarten.
4. The police (look) ______________________ for the escaped prisoner who _________________ (look)
dangerous.
5. The tour (start) _________________ next month.
6. We _______________________ (redecorate) our house, so we don’t have enough money to go on
holiday abroad.
7. Anthony has a real gift for languages. He _______________ (speak) Italian, Swedish and Hebrew.
8. I can’t make a cake because Tom _________________ (forget) to buy eggs.
9. Jane: Hello, Jill. Where (are/run)_____________________________- to in such a hurry?
Jill: I (go) __________________________________ to Brown’s Bookshop to buy a good dictionary.
You see, we _______________________________ (read) “Faust” at school.
10. I don’t know anything about Alice. We _______________________ (not meet) for ages.
11. What (you do) __________________________ next Monday?
12. I hate this town! It ____________________________(always/rain).
13. I must stop writing because it __________________ (get) dark.
14. I’m not sure what they __________________________ (argue) about, but they ______________ (be)
very loud about it!

I _______________________ (not know) what to think of my brother Tom. He __________________ (live)


in London where he ______________________ (have) a small flat in the city centre. He is a journalist and
he ________________________ (work) from 8 a.m till 6 p.m. during weekdays. At weekends he often
_______________________ (spend) time with his friends. They usually ______________ (go) out to a pub
or a music concert.
However, at the moment Tom ________________________ (not work). He ______________________
(enjoy) a few days off work with his new girlfriend Jane. They ______________________ (go) to New
York to visit our uncle George who ______________________ (live) there. On Friday they
______________________ (travel) to Los Angeles because they ____________________ (want) to visit
Hollywood. Next Sunday they __________________________ (fly) home.
Tom and Jane _____________________ (be) together for some time. It seems to be OK, but I cannot stand
one thing. Jane is not Tom’s first girlfriend. He ______________________ (have) a few partners before but
he often _______________________ (split up) with the girl after a few weeks of dating. I am not surprised.
He is so disorganized. He ___________________________ (always leave) clothes on the floor in his
bedroom and is often late! It is so irritating. I hope This time it is going to be different. Tom and Jane
____________ (love) each other and I think they ____________________ (want) to stay together. I
____________________ (believe) they are a perfect couple. However, Tom must change.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given adjectives/adverbs and any other words
1. If we were to study before the tests, he could possibly work ______________(far) towards a
scholarship.
2. Driving has become so expensive! I need a ____________________ (expensive) way of transport.
3. I prefer ________________________ (hot) temperature. That’s why I love summer.
4. My phone is working ________________________ (badly) ever! And it’s _____________________
(old) all the other phones I see.
5. I want a ____________________ (modern) phone.
6. The ants crawl ______________________ (far) up the hill towards their home in the cool, dark earth.
C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do
not change the word given.
1. There is no one better than Mary at math in the class. BEST
Mary ___________________________________________ at math.
2. As I continue studying, I am more confident about the test. STUDY
The ______________________________ confident I become about the test.
3. Norway is not as hot as Greece in summer. MUCH
Greece _________________________________ in summer.
4. Christina is not taller than her sister Joanna. AS
Christina is _____________________________ her sister Joanna.
5. When the weather becomes hotter, we should drink more water. THE
_________________________________________________ we should drink.
6. The cottage was cheaper than we had expected. LESS
The cottage was _______________________________________ we had expected.
7. I thought my sister would do better in the race. WELL
My sister didn’t _________________________ in the race as I had thought.
8. The Bristol Hotel is cheaper than the Intercontinental. NOT
The Intercontinental is ______________________________________.
9. Last year, more students enrolled our school. THAN
This year ___________________________________ last year.

D Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions (IN, ON, AT)
1. Bedouins live _________ the deserts.
2. They live in a big house____________ the suburbs.
3. They live in a little charming house ______________ the outskirts of the city.
4. They stayed _____________- a lovely hotel ___________ the coast.
5. Tomorrow we’re having a picnic ___________ the woods, somewhere _____________ the mountains.
6. He’s one of the most famous writers ___________the world.
7. We are getting off the bus ___________ the next stop.
8. And then she said some strange word _____________ German.

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