Test_6B.doc

Module 6 Test B

Grammar

Complete the sentences

1 __________ as I love the city, I need to get away for a few weeks.

2 I got there after midnight, by __________ time everyone had already left.

3 __________ as she tried, she couldn’t think of the answer.

4 __________ she’s not very tall, she’s a good basketball player.

5 In __________ of not being a fan, I think his last book is great.

6 __________ had she stood up when the shouting began.

7 No __________ had they finished the report than they called the courier.

8 __________ seeing her face I jumped for joy.

Correct the mistake in each sentence

9 Jane is accountant and works in the bank down the road.

10 I love the cats.

11 The new bill to combat crime was proposed by Conservative party.

12 Dublin is a pretty city, although River Liffey is very polluted.

13 Al Pacino is actor I like the most.

14 She plays guitar in the group.

15 “Excuse me, can you tell me where the Moore Street is?”

Complete the second sentences so that they have the same meaning as the first

16 No matter how you come home, don’t get a lift with him.

_________________________ home, don’t get a lift with him.

17 It doesn’t matter what you think. I’m going to buy the dress.

_________________________, I’m going to buy the dress.

18 You can talk to anyone you like but don’t talk to her.

_________________________, don’t talk to her.

19 You can go where you like but stay away from the station.

_________________________, stay away from the station.

20 It doesn’t make any difference when you write the letter.

Write the letter _________________________ to.

Complete the sentences with a/an, the or – (no article)

21 __________ Spain is the country with the least rainfall in the EU.

22 He was paid 20,000 euros __________ year in his last job.

23 __________ English were the first to play rugby.

24 “Ladies and gentlemen, the President of __________ United States.”

25 He’s been working as __________ taxi driver for the last couple of months.

Vocabulary

Replace the underlined expressions with a phrasal verb in the correct form

26 The new trainers became popular and fashionable with all my classmates.

27 What’s going to happen in the near future in the gallery?

28 That game is really fashionable at the moment.

29 The match starts at 6.00 pm.

30 The kids always focus their attention on the ice-cream.

31 Those trousers are unfashionable at the moment.

32 This all happened because the children wanted more free time.

Use the parts of the body to complete the idioms in the sentences

33 I think Kelly has a good __________ for business.

34 It’s going to be difficult but I think it’s time for you to __________ the music.

35 They are really busy at the moment, rushed off their __________.

36 You know I have your best interests at __________.

37 She’s so lucky! She always seems to land on her __________.

38 He’s been playing for a long time know – he’s an old __________.

39 When she saw him leave her __________ sank.

40 I’m sorry I can’t talk to you at the moment. I’ve got my __________ full with the kids.

Match the words with their definitions

Complete the spaces

And here are the headlines: A new study has shown that there are now more women in (46)__________ of power in top businesses than ever before – a report later. The ex-king of Swaziland has died. He (47)__________ to power in 1996 and ruled the country until he became ill last year. Work due to start on the new underground airport train has been put off because of (48)__________ reasons. “There just isn’t the money.” said town councillor Richard Jones today. The government has given special (49)__________ to the police in an attempt to stop the unrest in the capital. And in sports, boxing mogul Tom Queen has signed British boxer Audrey Smith in a deal worth millions. Queen will have power (50)__________ deciding who Smith will fight over the next three years.