Thursday July 26th

Grammar Test 1

Find the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

  1. It's Mr Smith, _____?
    1.   is not it
    2.   is it
    3.   isn't it
    4.   isn't he
  2. This car is more _____ than that one.
    1.   modern
    2.   fastest
    3.   faster
    4.   fast
  3. Couldn't you go a little faster? I'm _____ a hurry.
    1.   in
    2.   at
    3.   of
    4.   on
  4. This question is _____ difficult for me.
    1.   such
    2.   enough
    3.   to
    4.   too
  5. Mr. Smith woke up in the middle of the night. He could hear _____ in his garden.
    1.   anything
    2.   everywhere
    3.   anybody
    4.   someone
  6. "Have you ever been to France?" "Yes, I _____ there last August."
    1.   were
    2.   went
    3.   have been
    4.   had been
  7. I'm _____ in the news.
    1.   exciting
    2.   interested
    3.   interest
    4.   interesting
  8. He arrived _____ you were asleep.
    1.   during
    2.   until
    3.   for
    4.   while
  9. How can I _____ to the post office?
    1.   get
    2.   reach
    3.   arrive
    4.   find
  10. I usually wear skirts, but today I _____ trousers.
    1.   wear
    2.   wearing
    3.   am wearing
    4.   wears
  11. I _____ breakfast when the phone rang.
    1.   was having
    2.   had
    3.   am having
    4.   have
  12. This record-shop _____ be a book-shop a few years ago.
    1.   use
    2.   used to
    3.   used
    4.   used
  13. One of my neighbours has _____ me to tea.
    1.   suggested
    2.   welcomed
    3.   invited
    4.   pleased
  14. She doesn't like _____ television.
    1.   looking
    2.   watching
    3.   watch
    4.   see
  15. "Must I take my umbrella?" "No, you _____. It's not going to rain."
    1.   needn't
    2.   don't
    3.   mustn't
    4.   have to
  16. I was a bit worried because I thought I might _____ my train.
    1.   lose
    2.   miss
    3.   be late
    4.   not reach
  17. It's a small town in the south _____ England.
    1.   from
    2.   of
    3.   ---
    4.   to
  18. She hasn't written to me _____ we met last time.
    1.   for
    2.   ago
    3.   before
    4.   since
  19. Can we _____ at your house and go to the party together?
    1.   come
    2.   meet
    3.   find
    4.   see
  20. I think John _____ translate this document.
    1.   will have to
    2.   will have
    3.   has
    4.   have to


Grammar Test 2

Decide whether the sentences below are grammatically correct or incorrect

  1. Walking in the garden, it began to rain.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  2. All I can do is to call the police.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  3. She is a most energetic woman.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  4. I don't like tea, too.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  5. I was waiting for you but you never came.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  6. They can have opened the window.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  7. Jane asked me if I would tell her the truth.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  8. She shouldn't have broken that glass.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  9. According to me, Jack is not very clever.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  10. Would you mind to tell me your name, please?
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  11. Where is the book what I got for my birthday?
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  12. Jane suggested to go to the theatre.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  13. We bought a sixth packet.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  14. Never have I seen such a beautiful girl.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  15. Try as he might, he won't find it.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  16. But I did do my homework!
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  17. We were to have tea here.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  18. My mother who is a librarian works a lot.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  19. Tom suggested that Mary go to university.
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect
  20. Would you rather I did it?
    1.   Correct
    2.   Incorrect


Test 3: If sentences (conditional)

Find the word or phrase that best completes each sentence

  1. "Do you think Peter will get good marks next year?" "If he _____ hard, he will."
    1.   studies
    2.   will study
    3.   studied
    4.   study
  2. You _____ so tired now if you had slept more last night.
    1.   wouldn't have been
    2.   wouldn't be
    3.   won't be
    4.   mustn't have been
  3. He _____ coffee if he could, but he really can't.
    1.   would make
    2.   made
    3.   would have made
    4.   makes
  4. If I _____ the question, I would answer.
    1.   understand
    2.   would understand
    3.   have understood
    4.   understood
  5. If I had been engaged to somebody else, I _____ the gift from him.
    1.   wouldn't have accepted
    2.   mustn't accept
    3.   cannot accept
    4.   won't accept
  6. If he _____ to help us, we could not have finished the work in time.
    1.   had refused
    2.   were refusing
    3.   has refused
    4.   wouldn't have refused
  7. If I lived in the country, I _____ a lot of animals.
    1.   would have
    2.   will have
    3.   had
    4.   had had
  8. I don't have a pen, but if I _____, I would lend it to you.
    1.   did
    2.   do
    3.   have
    4.   will have
  9. I _____ if I hadn't been asked.
    1.   was gone
    2.   wouldn't go
    3.   had gone
    4.   didn't go
  10. They would have telephoned us if they _____ lost.
    1.   would have got
    2.   had got
    3.   would be got
    4.   would get
  11. If you _____ reading the book, return it to the library, please.
    1.   will have finished
    2.   finish
    3.   had finished
    4.   will finish
  12. Would you mind if I _____ early?
    1.   was left
    2.   would leave
    3.   would left
    4.   left
  13. He wouldn't have started talking if you _____ him.
    1.   didn't ask
    2.   did ask
    3.   hadn't asked
    4.   wouldn't ask
  14. If I _____ in your position, I'd have acted differently.
    1.   should have been
    2.   had been
    3.   were
    4.   shall have been
  15. Rob _____ English if he hadn't gone to class.
    1.   would not have learnt
    2.   would not learn
    3.   would not have learn
    4.   would learnt



Test 4: Grammar and vocabulary Test - Pyramiden

A multiple-choice gapfill exercise

Pyramiden

PyramidenPyramiden is an abandoned Russian settlement and coal mining community on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. It was founded by Sweden in 1910 and sold to the Soviet Union in 1927. Pyramiden lies at the foot of the Billefjorden on the island of Spitsbergen and is named for the pyramid-shaped mountain (1)_____ to the town.
The settlement once had a population of over 1,000 inhabitants, but was abandoned in 1998 by its owner, the state-owned Russian company Arktikugol Trust, turning it into a ghost town. Within the buildings, things remain largely as they were when the settlement was abandoned in a hurry.
There are no (2)_____ on visiting Pyramiden, but visitors may not enter any buildings without permission, even if the doors are open, due to the health and safety(3)_____ involved. While most buildings are now locked, breaking into the buildings, vandalism and theft have become a serious (4)_____ to Pyramiden.
The nearest settlements are Svalbard's capital, Longyearbyen, some 50 km to the south; Barentsburg, approximately 100 km south-west, and the small research community of Ny-Ålesund, 100 km to the west. Pyramiden is (5)_____ by boat or snowmobile, and guided tours are available in Russian, Norwegian, and English.
A recent episode of the History Channel programme "Life After People" (6)_____ Pyramiden, which predicted that due to the low rate of decay in a frigid climate, the abandoned town's major buildings would be (7)_____ 500 years from now.
The world's northernmost grand piano is (8)_____ at Pyramiden, in the auditorium of the cultural centre.
Pyramiden is currently being re-developed by Russia to accommodate tourists. 5-6 people are currently stationed there to upgrade the (9)_____, including the Pyramiden hotel. At the moment there is a small hotel made of old shipping containers that can (10)_____ a small number of visitors.

  1. (1)_____
    1.   overlooking
    2.   adjunctive
    3.   dominating
    4.   adjacent
  2. (2)_____
    1.   restrictions
    2.   reflections
    3.   bannings
    4.   dangers
  3. (3)_____
    1.   instructions
    2.   dangers
    3.   hazards
    4.   precautions
  4. (4)_____
    1.   threatening
    2.   problem
    3.   hazard
    4.   threat
  5. (5)_____
    1.   accessible
    2.   travelled
    3.   arrived
    4.   reaching
  6. (6)_____
    1.   played
    2.   featured
    3.   dominated
    4.   travelled
  7. (7)_____
    1.   destroyed
    2.   remaining
    3.   permanent
    4.   visible
  8. (8)_____
    1.   local
    2.   location
    3.   located
    4.   localized
  9. (9)_____
    1.   possibilities
    2.   facilities
    3.   probabilities
    4.   facilitations
  10. (10)_____
    1.   cater
    2.   include
    3.   involve
    4.   accommodate



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