Name ____________________________ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY TEST-ADVANCED

Class ___________________________

1.Choose the correct words.

a) She’s got three brothers, one/all of which/whom I went to school with. He was incredibly intelligent. ONE OF WHOM

b) I’m a big fan of hers. She’s released two albums as a solo artist, both/most of which/whom I’ve got on CD. BOTH OF WHICH

c) I can’t stand where I work. My office is full of gossips, neither/none of which/whom I get on with. NONE OF WHOM

d) I’d read several of his books, none/all of which/whom I’d thoroughly enjoyed. So I was really looking forward to this one. ALL OF WHICH

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2.Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

a) What time are you leaving? (you know) Do you know what time you are leaving

b) What did I do with my keys? (can’t remember) I can’t remember what I HAVE DONE/DID WITH MY KEYS

c) Why didn’t Paul go to the party? (wonder) I WONDER WHY Paul didn’t go to to the party

d) A I can’t go to Jack’s party. B I can’t either. (neither) Neither can I or Neither A nor me can go to Jack´s party

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3.Gerund or infinitive? Fill in the right forms.

a) Peter keeps ____asking________me the time and I keep _____telling_______ him to buy himself a watch. (ask / tell)

b) Did you enjoy _________watching_______ the game of football? (watch)

c) I am looking forward to ____seeing____________ this film. (see)

d) Would you like _______to see_________ the pictures I took at the party? (see)

e) Mr Williams has offered __to teach______________ me French. (teach)

f) Are you not used to _____getting___________ up so early? (get)

g) After ________trying________ in vain for about an hour I managed ______to_solve_____ the mathematical problem. (try / solve)

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4. Rewrite these sentences in one of the phrases in brackets.

a) We launch our new website next month. (set to/sure to)

- We’re set to launch our new website next month

b) We probably won’t finish before July. (unlikely to/not due to)

- We are unlikely to finish before July

d) Their new album will definitely be a success. (on the verge/certain to)

-Their new album is certain to be a success

e) We’re landing at 5.30. (bound to/due to)

We’re due to land at 5.30

5.Rewrite the sentences to give them extra emphasis. Begin with the word between brackets.

She just wanted to apologize. (All)All she wanted to do was (to) apologize

I spoke to the assistant manager not the manager. (The)The person I spoke to was the assistant manager not the manager

We’re only trying to give you some useful advice.(All)All we are trying to do is give you some useful advice

Her grandmother taught her to how to bake bread. (It)It was her grandmother who taught her how to bake bread

Jane shut the door with her keys still inside. (What happened) What happened was that Jane shut the door with her keys still inside

I need a good, long rest. (What) What I need is a good long rest

6.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets using an infinitive with or without to or a gerund.

My neighbor wasn’t feeling well so I persuaded him to seek medical help. (persuade/he/seek)

A bad experience in Maria’s youth taught her not to tell Lies. (teach/she/not tell)

We don’t advise administering... These pills to children. (advise/administer)

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Name ____________________________ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY TEST-ADVANCED

Class ___________________________

They’re late with the pizzas. We ………planned for them to arrive during half-time. (plan/they/arrive).

Our friends lent us their apartment but they recommended us not to eat/ recommended that we didn’t eat in the local bar. (recommend, we, not eat)

7.Rewrite the sentences to make them more emphatic.

The woman had just sat down when her baby started crying.

Hardly…had the woman sat down when her baby started crying

He betrayed my trust and he wrecked my car.

Not only…did he betray my trust,(but) he also wrecked my car

As soon as the teacher turned her back, the children started whispering.

No sooner…had the teacher turned her back than the children started whispering

The exam began when all the papers had been given out.

Only… when all the papers had been given out did the exam begin

8.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the same as the first using the words in brackets.

a) My suitcase is only a bit heavier than yours. (almost)

Your suitcase…is almost as heavy as mine

b) The repairs were four times more expensive than we had planned. (much)

- The repairs cost…four times as much as we had planned

c) He’s not half as outgoing as his sister. (far)

- His sister is…far more outgoing than him

d) The most elaborate dishes are the most difficult to cook. (more)

- The more elaborate a dish is, the more difficult it is to cook.

e) I’d never eaten such a bad meal. (far)

- It was by far the worst meal I have/had ever eaten.

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Vocabulary test

1.-Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs

Grumble gossip butt in overhear have a row witter on chat her up bicker chat

Example 1 Anna never grumbles about all the extra work she has to do

2 Luke thought Claire looked gorgeous and spent all evening _chatting her up_

3 On the train yesterday, Jo _____overheard__ a woman talking about losing her job.

4 David, you can’t just__butt in_______when someone else is talking!

5 I couldn’t stop___wittering on______________about my cat even though nobody looked interested.

6 Andrea had a great time at the party__chatting___________to an old friend.

7 After Mike and his mother_____________had a row__, they didn’t speak for days.

8 Give both kids a toy to play with otherwise they___will bicker about it all morning

9 I find it hurtful when people _____gossip________about me.

82.- Complete each definition with the correct word from the “viajes” family.

_TRIP_an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business~, a school~to France, Tomorrow there will be a boat~to the island.

__Journey an act of travelling from one place to another especially when they are a long way apart: It was a long and difficult~across the mountains. They continued their~on foot. We broke our~ (stopped for short time) in Madrid.

_Travel___ the activity of going to different places for business or pleasure, especially over long distances: Her interests include music and foreign~. Continued fighting makes~in the area dangerous. Air/rail/space~. ~insurance/~documents/~guide.

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Name ____________________________ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY TEST-ADVANCED

Class ___________________________

__Voyage_______a course or period of travelling by other than land routes: She set off on a long ~across the South Seas.

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3.-Complete the table with positive and negative character adjectives. To make it easier we give you the first letter of each word

Someone who…

1 Ex. is certain of their abilities + confident -arrogant

2 believes that other people are good trusting gullible

3 is careful with money thrifty Tight fisted

4 pays great attention to detail meticulous finicky

5 is happy to spend money generous extravagant

6 does things in a natural, often sudden way

spontaneous Impulsive/impetous

7 has the ability to control their fear courageous reckless

8 wants to do something very much determined obstinate

144. Circle the two verbs that collocate:

1. Ella got/achieved/obtained a place at the best art college.2. Jacob spent years doing/carrying out/gaining research into earthworms.3. Did you have/get/do a good education?4. She did/got/achieved a degree in applied physics.5. I carried out/took/sat my final exam last week.6. Our students don’t have the opportunity to do/get/take work experience.

125. Complete the sentences with the following pairs: leaps and bounds, up and down, short and sweet, safe and sound, here and there, part and parcel, peace and quiet, life and limb, pick and choose.

1. How are you getting on now? ~ Oh, ……up and down…., as usual. I have good days and bad days.

2. I'll try and keep this ………short and sweet…………………. I know you don't want to stay here longer than you need to.

3. Oh, I'm so glad to have you back home ……safe and sound……………. . I was beginning to get worried about you.

4. I feel that my English is coming on in ……………leaps and bounds…………… now that I can understand idioms.

5. I could see a number of houses scattered…here and there… over the hillside.

6. You'll risk life and limb….. if you decide to go white-water rafting after such heavy rainfall.

7. It's impossible to get any …peace and quiet…………… in this house with you two arguing all the time.

8. You cannot pick and choose…. which rules to accept and which to ignore.

9. Being recognized on the street is …part and parcel……….. of being a celebrity.

96. Fill in the gaps with these words: Odd, plain, flat, heavy, branch, top. Use each word twice.

1. What was the matter with Sam last night? His behavior was very odd.

2. The view from the ………top……….. of the mountain was breath-taking.

3. The Manchester ……branch… of my favourite department store is closing down.

4. I like my food …………plain………….., not drowning in sauces.

5. Dan used to be a ……heavy…………… smoker.

6. Alice wore ………………odd……… gloves as a matter of choice.

7. This mineral water is ………flat….. because someone left the top off the bottle.

8. The ………………heavy……………. rain forced us to abandon our trip.

9. One ……………branch…………… of our family is in Canada.

10. Have you got a big …………flat………. dish to put the sandwiches on?

11. When Jan saw her friends’ glamorous clothes, she felt ashamed of her plain dress.

12. Jason is one of the country’s …top…. golfers.

117. Choose the correct verb for the collocation:

1. read/receive a lot of coverage. 2. hold/make a press conference.

3. seek/issue publicity 4. run/read tabloids

5. run/issue a story 6. receive/hit the headlines

Name ____________________________ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY TEST-ADVANCED

Class ___________________________

7. seek/sue for libel

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