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 isnt | milk in the fridge! | ||||
| A | some | B | any | ||
| A | people were feeding the ducks. | ||||
| A | little | B | few | ||
| I didnt 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, | ||
| isnt | ? | |
| I made | a salad because Im 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 | |||
| Ive got a mobile phone but | is broken. | |||||
| A | it | B | one | |||
| Ive 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.
66 A holiday is relaxing. A person feels
.
67 We form many adverbs by adding ly to an
.
68 The results are good. You all did in the test.
69 The opposite of more is.
70 My 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 | |
| Ill 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 | |
| Im really worried | my best friend. | |||
| A | of | B | about |
Verbs with prepositions and adverbs
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
76 Im sorry but I dont agree you.
77 My manager congratulated me my performance.
| A | verb is a verb plus an | ||
| adverb. | |||
| The phrasal verb give | means | ||
| stop. | |||
| When Im in town Ill call | on | ||
| you. |
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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 | Im | B | shes | ||
| 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. |
89 We cant leave the pronoun out of an clause.
90 The 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 | well | B | wed | ||
| If I worked harder, | get better results. | ||||
| A | Ill | B | Id | ||
| If hed driven more carefully, he | crashed. | ||||
| A | wouldnt | B | wouldnt have | ||
| You wont get fat | you eat lots of junk | ||||
| food. | |||||
| A | unless | B | if | ||
| I | I hadnt 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. | ||
| Im going on holiday | relax. | |
| This machine is used | cutting | |
| metal. | ||
| Federica likes cats and I like them | ||
| . |
100 Tara is going to India. She is going to Nepal.
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