This, my, some, a lot of, etc.
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
| Look at | birds in the tree over there. | ||||
| A | these | B | those | ||
| Are these tickets | ? | ||||
| A | yours | B | your | ||
| There isn’t | milk in the fridge! | ||||
| A | some | B | any | ||
| A | people were feeding the ducks. | ||||
| A | little | B | few | ||
| I didn’t like | of the books you lent me. | ||||
| A | either | B | neither |
Pronouns (1)
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
| When will you give | our | |
| homework? | ||
| Is | a train that goes to Oxford? | |
| Eating fish is good for your health, | ||
| isn’t | ? | |
| I made | a salad because I’m on | |
| a diet. | ||
| Please make | at home. |
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Pronouns (2)
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
| It is obvious that they really like | other. | |||||
| A | each | B | one | |||
| I’ve got a mobile phone but | is broken. | |||||
| A | it | B | one | |||
| I’ve got some sweets. Would you like | ? | |||||
| A | it | B | one | |||
| Everyone | really enjoying the party. | |||||
| A | are | B | is | |||
| Is there | good on TV? | |||||
| A | something | B | anything |
Adjectives and adverbs
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
66A holiday is ‘relaxing’. A person feels
.
67We form many adverbs by adding ‘ly’ to an
.
68The results are good. You all did in the test.
69The opposite of ‘more’ is .
70My brother is much taller than am.
Prepositions
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
| I started working for this company two years | ||||
| . | ||||
| A | ago | B | before | |
| The house was burgled | the night. | |||
| A | while | B | during | |
| I’ll pick you up | to the conference. | |||
| A | on the way | B | in the way | |
| This is an example | a good essay. | |||
| A | in | B | of | |
| I’m really worried | my best friend. | |||
| A | of | B | about |
Verbs with prepositions and adverbs
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
76I’m sorry but I don’t agree you.
77My manager congratulated me my performance.
| A | verb is a verb plus an | ||
| adverb. | |||
| The phrasal verb ‘give | ’ means | ||
| ‘stop’. | |||
| When I’m in town I’ll call | on | ||
| you. |
Reported speech
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
| Yin Tao | me he was busy tonight. | ||||
| A | said | B | told | ||
| Suzi says | meeting a friend after work. | ||||
| A | I’m | B | she’s | ||
| Mika said it | raining all week. | ||||
| A | has been | B | had been | ||
| In the interview they asked | I could drive. | ||||
| A | if | B | me | ||
| I offered | her a cup of coffee. | ||||
| A | to buy | B | to bought |
Relative clauses
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
| The book | I read on the plane | |
| was excellent. | ||
| Daniel is the student | sister is | |
| famous. | ||
| There are | kinds of relative | |
| clause. |
89We can’t leave the pronoun out of an clause.
90The woman a hat is my aunt.
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Conditionals and wish
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
| If the weather is good, | have a picnic. | ||||
| A | we’ll | B | we’d | ||
| If I worked harder, | get better results. | ||||
| A | I’ll | B | I’d | ||
| If he’d driven more carefully, he | crashed. | ||||
| A | wouldn’t | B | wouldn’t have | ||
| You won’t get fat | you eat lots of junk | ||||
| food. | |||||
| A | unless | B | if | ||
| I | I hadn’t spent so much money! | ||||
| A | wish | B | if only |
Linking words
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
| taking the medicine, I still | ||
| feel ill. | ||
| I’m going on holiday | relax. | |
| This machine is used | cutting | |
| metal. | ||
| Federica likes cats and I like them | ||
| . |
100Tara is going to India. She is going to Nepal.
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