1. Units 1–6
Grammar Practice (Plus)
1 Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
1 They have _________________ each other since 2001.
a known
b been knowing
2 The employees _________________ since last month.
a haven ’t paid
b haven ’t been paid
3 You _________________ walk home alone. It ’s dangerous.
a needn ’t
b mustn ’t
4 I wish I _________________ the test yesterday.
a didn ’t fail
b hadn ’t failed
5 Joe suggested _________________ out.
a go
b going
6 Alan asked _________________ done.
a what we had
b what had we
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2. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Jill _________________ (lay) the table for lunch. Doesn ’t it look fantastic?
2 Paul cried because he _________________ (lose) his mum.
3 You shouldn ’t _________________ (buy) us tickets but I ’m glad you did.
4 When we got there, Matt _________________ (give) first aid. We could only
watch the paramedics.
5 The child must _________________ (tell) to be quiet by his parents because
he was silent during the play.
6 If you come round now, you _________________ (be) able to see Tom before
he goes.
7 If Graham didn ’t eat so much chocolate, he _________________ (not put) on
weight.
8 If you _________________ (read) the book, you ’ll find out what happens in
the end.
9 What _________________ he _________________ (find) if he had looked a
bit more carefully?
10 If the swimming pool _________________ (not be) closed, I ’d go for a swim.
3 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
1 Pay the fee. Then you can start on Friday. (Provided that)
___________________________________________________________
2 We didn ’t bring a towel. (If only)
___________________________________________________________
3 Adam may apologize but I refuse to speak to him again! (Even if)
___________________________________________________________
4 Susie won ’t shut up. (I wish)
___________________________________________________________
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3. 4 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the prompts in brackets.
1 ‘ I ’ m sorry I missed the meeting. ’ (apologize)
Susanna ___________________________________________________.
2 ‘ Don ’ t wait outside in the rain, Karen. ’ (tell)
Andy ______________________________________________________.
3 ‘ I didn ’t come here by train. ’ (say)
Tom _______________________________________________________.
4 ‘ Where are you going this evening? ’ (ask)
Maria ______________________________________________________.
5 ‘ Please help me, Jo. ’ (ask)
Jack _______________________________________________________.
6 ‘ Why don ’t we leave? ’ (suggest)
Jennifer _____________________________________________________.
7 ‘ Do you want to come round tomorrow? ’ (ask)
Georgia _____________________________________________________.
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4. 5 Join the sentences with relative pronouns. Add commas where necessary.
1 Kelly is a friendly girl. She lives in our village.
___________________________________________________________
2 Our house is large and comfortable. It is built on a hill.
___________________________________________________________
3 Susanna has just got a place at Harvard University. She is one of my best
friends.
___________________________________________________________
4 I remember a time. A lot of women used to wear headscarves.
___________________________________________________________
5 We walked all the way to the north coast. There is a lighthouse there.
___________________________________________________________
6 Translate the sentences into your own language.
1 Jake hadn ’t been there before.
___________________________________________________________
2 The TV is being repaired.
___________________________________________________________
3 What would you have thought if Tim had refused to come to the party?
___________________________________________________________
4 Patrick asked if we knew where the post office was.
___________________________________________________________
5 The people I met were really nice.
___________________________________________________________
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5. Vocabulary Practice (Plus)
1 Write an adjective for each description.
1 Alan is hopeless at making his mind up about things. _________________
2 Sheila is good at looking at data and statistics in careful detail.
_________________
3 Donna gets upset easily. _________________
4 Fiona is calm under pressure. _________________
5 David is friendly and sociable. _________________
6 Sarah is flexible and happy to accept change or do things differently.
_________________
7 Simon is reliable, punctual, works hard and does everything well and carefully
at work. _________________
8 Tom tends to do things suddenly and without thinking. _________________
9 Henry is always telling lies. _________________
10 Patrick is ambitious and knows exactly what he wants. _________________
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6. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 What _________________ Julia tick? What is she like?
2 Could you _________________ me to write to Vera? I don ’t want to forget.
3 Jenny has _________________ her bag. She can ’t find it.
4 Rachel arrived at the station late and _________________ the train to
Edinburgh. She had to wait an hour.
5 How much did they _________________ you to buy a ticket?
6 Stephanie _________________ a bad cold.
7 The expedition _________________ off on a journey.
8 Ian always _________________ the newspaper headlines before he chooses
which articles to read.
9 After the flight, Sue _________________ nauseous.
10 Sally has just got a pay rise and now _________________ 50,000 euros a
year in her job.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 I ‘m saving _________________ to buy a bike.
2 Louise is worrying _________________ waking up in time.
3 Claire is always complaining _________________ me.
4 I ’ll pay _________________ breakfast. What do you want?
5 We ended _________________ at the seaside after driving for hours.
6 William put me _________________ going to London when he told me how
expensive it was.
7 Jack came _________________ after being unconscious for 20 minutes.
8 Sally is jealous _________________ her older sister.
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7. 4 Write a compound noun for each definition.
1 travellers fill this with clothes and other things and carry it on their journeys
_________________
2 this person helps you book your holiday _________________
3 people on a two-week package tour, staying in a hotel and going to the beach
_________________
4 people who watch live music in the countryside on a long summer weekend
_________________
5 a historical period when a country is successful and rich _________________
6 a TV programme on which someone interviews celebrities _________________
7 when two people from different countries take it in turns to stay with each other ’s
families _________________
8 this controls the way we breathe – it includes your lungs and trachea
_________________
9 products such as irons, microwaves and toasters _________________
5 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
1 The operation was very _________________. It hurt a lot.
2 The accident was _________________. If the two cyclists had been careful, it
wouldn ’t have happened.
3 Jo is _________________. She speaks four languages.
4 It is an _________________ company with offices in 20 countries.
5 Jill ’s _________________ is remarkable. She gives thousands of euros to
charity every year.
6 I ’d like to _________________ Monaco. It ’s a lovely place and worth going
again.
7 I _________________ this morning and missed the bus.
8 My favourite _________________ is an ornament from South Africa that my
uncle gave me.
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8. 6 Write a word for each definition.
1 a satirical, mocking piece of writing _________________
2 bored and disinterested _________________
3 from a different planet (compound adjective) _________________
4 a part of the body that joins the leg to the body _________________
5 spend too much _________________
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