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Advanced Language Practice: Grammar Progress Test 5b (Units 21-25)

This document appears to be a grammar progress test containing questions about parts of speech, sentence structure, vocabulary, and rewriting sentences. It includes questions about collocations, phrases, vocabulary, and rewriting sentences to include certain words. The test covers material from units 21-25 of an advanced language practice course.

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Advanced Language Practice: Grammar Progress Test 5b (Units 21-25)

This document appears to be a grammar progress test containing questions about parts of speech, sentence structure, vocabulary, and rewriting sentences. It includes questions about collocations, phrases, vocabulary, and rewriting sentences to include certain words. The test covers material from units 21-25 of an advanced language practice course.

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Advanced Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 5b (Units 2125)
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Think of a word which collocates with the preposition to complete each sentence. Dr Porter is a heart and lungs consultant who specialises in heart transplants. Customers must ____________ for all breakages in the shop. I might ____________ up the matter of puctuality at the next Board meeting. She is completely and utterly ____________ to her children. Scientists have yet to find a ____________ for cancer. Please send in your application without ____________ , as the closing date is next Monday. The mission to recover the agents was ____________ out without loss of life. There wasnt enough cake to ____________ round, so some people missed out. I always say a happy teacher ____________ for a happy class. Dont ____________ on too much work, or youll never get a holiday. BBC ____________ for British Broadcasting Corporation. Complete each sentence with a suitable phrase of three words containing the word in capital letters. His argument doesnt really stand up to close examination. STAND My doctor couldnt find the cause of my headaches, so he ______________________________ a specialist. REFERRED My aunt is quite ______________________________ Scottish butterflies. AUTHORITY ______________________________ the project will never get off the ground. LIKELIHOOD No witnesses came forward ______________________________ reprisals from the gang. FEAR You seem ______________________________ this morning have you won the lottery? SPIRITS ______________________________ the previous Prime Minister, I think this guys a great improvement. COMPARISON ______________________________ I will let you off with a warning. CIRCUMSTANCES My uncles ______________________________ 80, but he still cycles to the shops. GETTING

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Im hoping to ____________________________ a triathlon later this year. GO What about Tina? Do you think we should ______________________________ on the secret? LET Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in bold, and so that the meaning stays the same. In my country all adults are obliged to vote. obligatory In my country voting is obligatory for all adults. You must always keep a promise. back You must never __________________________________________ a promise. Several Liverpool players have not done as well as expected this season. live Several Liverpool players have failed to __________________________________________ this season. We need somebody to think of a good idea quickly. come We need somebody to _____________________________ a good idea quickly. The sooner this job is finished, the better. get Lets ____________________________________________ as soon as we can. Everyone wanted to go to the museum except Brian. of With ___________________________ , everyone wanted to go to the museum. Right, times up, Im afraid please stop writing. out Im afraid you _________________________________ , so please stop writing. I thought that the ZX80 was only for sales overseas. impression I was ____________________________________________ that the ZX80 was only for sales overseas. Im happy to announce that the patients health is no longer in a dangerous state. out Im happy to announce that the patient is now __________________________ . As a result of the Great Fire of 1666, the city was rebuilt in a much better way. in The Great Fire of 1666 ____________________________________ rebuilt in a much better way. Sarah has persuaded me to do a bungee jump. into Sarah has ______________________________________ doing a bungee jump.

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Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 5b (Units 2125)

Put each phrasal verb from the box in the appropriate place in the text. took to slipped up turned out miss out ended up ran into live up to pick up stood by come in for sort out

Journalist Mark Thomas reflects on a good season for Newcastle United. Well, its all over now, a good but frustrating season for Newcastle United, which saw them just (0) miss out on a European place. Fourth place in the League would have given them a place in next seasons European Champions League, but sadly the Magpies (1) _____________ fifth. Back in August, when the season began, the manager had (2) _____________ a lot of criticism from fans over his failure to strengthen the squad with new signings, but the directors (3) _____________ their man, pledging their full suppport. Their decision seemed fully vindicated when, after ten matches, Newcastle led the League by six points. They really (4) _____________ life at the top, staying in first place until Christmas, when they (5) _____________ trouble defensively, conceding too many goals. It took a while to (6) _____________ this problem in defence, by which time new leaders, Arsenal, were clear of the rest by some seven points. Then, just as they were gaining ground on Arsenal, the Magpies (7) _____________ again, hitting a poor run of form, which saw them (8) _____________ only five points out of a possible 30. In short, their form in the spring didnt (9) _____________ their early season promise. High point of the season? For me, that was undoubtedly when a full house of 56,000 fans (10) _____________ for the Manchester United game in May a truly fabulous atmosphere. 5 Put one suitable preposition in each gap of the text.

I worked in a bookshop for a year. (0) At first sight it might seem a rather tedious job, but actually there is a lot more to it than just taking peoples money. (1) ________ a start I had to be well informed (2) ________ all the new books that were coming (3) ________ , which entailed a lot of background reading of trade magazines. Then I had to learn all about stock control, ordering (4) ________ suppliers and so on things which have stood me in good stead on my Business Administration course at university. From a personal point of view I had to be unfailingly polite and cheerful to everybody at all times, irrespective (5) ________ how I actually felt, which was good training for business life! Much as I enjoyed dealing (6) ________ the public, however, it was really the behind-the-scenes work that appealed (7) ________ me most. After six months the assistant manager left, and I was put (8) ________ charge of the basement, where we kept the science and medical books. I loved being responsible (9) ________ the layout of the shelves and the book displays, and the planning that went (10) ________ them gave me a real insight into business strategy.

Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 5b (Units 2125)

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