Grammar & Vocabulary

Circle the correct answer.

SET 1

1. You ____________ eat so much if you don’t want to get fat.

a) mustn’t b) needn’t c) haven’t d) aren’t
2. It was __________ cold outside that we couldn’t sit on the balcony.
a) as b) so c) that d) very
3. We have seen the birthday present __________ Jim got.
a) what b) - c) whose d) whom
4. I can vouch _________ the accuracy of my information.
a) of b) on c) about d) for
5. I won’t let him __________ to the party.
a) come b) coming c) to come d) to be coming
6. The teacher asked who had broken the window, but __________ would admit that he had.
a) anybody b) somebody c) nobody d) someone
7. Are ___________ Himalayas in Asia?
a) - b) an c) a d) the
8. I wish I __________ to work today. I’m so tired.
a) have b) had c) don’t have d) didn’t have
9. I __________ the boiler serviced last year so it should be fine.
a) had b) have c) am getting d) was getting
10. I’m not very good _________ repairing things.
a) at b) for c) in d) about
11. I prefer tea __________ coffee.
a) to b) than c) against d) over
12. I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I ____________ so tired.
a) wasn’t b) weren’t c) hadn’t been d) wouldn’t have been
13. We _________ by a loud noise during the night.
a) woke up b) are woken up c) were woken up d) were waking up
14. You don’t want her to leave, ____________?
a) does she b) doesn’t she c) do you d) don’t you
15. She ____________ by the year 2020.
a) would retire b) would have retired c) will retire d) will have retired

SET 2

1. I hope you were not ___________ at my lecture.

a) boring b) bored c) bore d) been bored
2. Do you mind _____________ the window?
a) to open b) opening c) open d) opened
3. I hope his father will make him _____________ the truth.
a) tell b) to tell c) telling d) told
4. We won’t be going _____________ this evening.
a) anywhere b) nowhere c) no place d) somewhere
5. There is a book lying on the table. Do you know ____________ book it is?
a) of whom b) who c) whose d) whom
6. At this time of the day there are _____________ people on the main square than in the
morning.
a) few b) less c) little d) fewer
7. See to it that the letter is delivered _____________ hand.
a) with b) in c) on d) by
8. They have been married _____________ 25 years.
a) for b) since c) during d) still
9. If you are worried about the problem, you should do something ___________ it.
a) for b) about c) against d) with
10. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sonia said you _________ ill.
a) are b) were c) was d) should be
11. I’m sure I locked the door; I clearly remember ____________ it.
a) locking b) to lock c) to have locked d) to locking
12. Call an ambulance. There’s been __________.
a) accident b) an accident c) some accident d) the accident
13. He’s lazy. He never does __________ work.
a) some b) any c) no d) none
14. I ______________ in this company two years by 10 May.
a) will work b) will be working c) have worked d) will have worked
15. The exam was quite easy - ___________ we expected.
a) more easy than b) more easy that c) easier than d) easier as

SET 3

1. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think __________.

a) we’re following b) we’re being followed c) we are followed d) we’re being
following
2. You don’t know where Karen is, _________? Sorry, I’ve no idea.
a) don’t you b) do you c) is she d) isn’t she
3. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I __________ it somewhere.
a) must drop b) must have dropped c) must be dropping d) must be
dropped
4. I wish I _________ a car. It would make life so much easier.
a) have b) had c) would have d) had had
5. I must go now. I promised _________ late.
a) not being b) not to be c) to not be d) won’t be
late
6. With inflation at 10%, the price could ____________ ________ again quite soon.
a) rise up b) get up c) go up d) put up
7. The police officer stopped us and asked us where __________.
a) were we going b) are we going c) we are going d) we were going
8. The path was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid ___________.
a) of falling b) from falling c) to fall d) falling
9. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s ___________.
a) nurse b) a nurse c) the nurse d) an nurse
10. She had _____________ asleep on the sofa beside the fireplace.
a) fell b) fall c) fallen d) falling
11. Have you read any books ___________ Agatha Christie?
a) of b) from c) by d) off
12. She works six days ___________ week.
a) in b) for c) a d) the
13. We couldn’t buy anything because __________ of the shops were open.
a) all b) no one c) none d) nothing
14. I don’t like stories _________ have unhappy endings.
a) that b) they c) who d) -
15. She said she didn’t want to speak to me any longer and ____________.
a) hang up b) hung up c) hold on d) held on

2) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. He _______________ (sit) on the bank fishing when he _______________ (see) a man’s hat
floating down the river. It _______________ (seem) strangely familiar.
2. I _______________ (buy) a new house last year, but I _______________ (not/sell) my old
house yet.
3. Sorry to keep you. How long ___________ you ______________ (wait)?
4. I sincerely hope they ______________ (finish) the building work by the end of the month.
5. Eve ____________ (live) in Athens when she _____________ (meet) the man who was to
become her husband.
6. Does anyone want a sandwich? No, thanks. I ____________ just ___________ (have) lunch.
7. Just think. This time next month I _______________ (work) here for more than 10 years.
8. What ___________ you __________ (do) between 5 and 6pm last Saturday?
9. Mark ______________ (go) to work by train while his car is at the mechanic’s.
10. ___________________ (you/go) to the cinema last night? Yes, but it ____________ (be) a
mistake. The film _____________ (be) awful.
11. Peter ______________ (try) to come in quietly but his mother ______________ (hear) him
and _______________ (call) out,
‘Where _____________ (you/be)? Your supper ____________ (be) in the oven for an hour.’
12. He asked his parents for a loan but he didn’t say what he wanted the money for, so they
refused. I think if he _____________ (tell) them that he wanted to open a restaurant they
__________ (agree).
13. The police ____________ (not/find) the murderer yet, but the dead man’s brother
___________ (be) in the station all day. The police say that he __________ (help) them with
their enquiries.
14. Linda has lost her passport again. It __________ (be) the second time this ____________
(happen).
15. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _________ (fly) before.
3) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word on the right.
Example: Who made the arrangements for the meeting? ARRANGE
1. We had a very heated ___________________ in class today. DISCUSS
2. I think _______________is very important. PUNCTUAL
3. The ____________ of the festival was excellent. ORGANIZE
4. Who won the _______________? ELECT
5. He’s never been very good at ______________. SPELL
6. Their _______________is all that matters to me. HAPPY
7. The ______________ between them is incredible. SIMILAR
8. Has there been much ____________lately? IMPROVE
9. Have they got all the ____________ they need? INFORM
10. This animal only appears during the hours of __________. DARK

USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer ( a, b, c or d) best fits each
gap.
There is an example at the beginning.
PAPER
Just (0) B a day without paper, reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds,
‘You almost (1) ____________ see our products every day.’ And they’re right. But in most
industrial countries, people are so (2) ____________ to paper – whether it’s for holding their
groceries, for drying their hands or for (3) ____________ them with the daily news – that its (4)
____________ in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
At one (5) ____________ paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important
documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (6) ____________
a dramatic increase in the (7) ____________ of paper used. Today, there are more than 450
different grades of paper, all designed for a different (8) ____________.

0. A believe B imagine C realize D suppose

1. A positively B obviously C certainly D absolutely
2. A conscious B acquainted C familiar D accustomed
3. A providing B delivering C contributing D giving
4. A task B operation C service D role
5. A time B instance C date D occasion
6. A called on B come around C brought about D drawn up
7. A total B portion C number D amount
8. A point B goal C purpose D result
You are going to read a newpaper article about a guitar-making course. Six sentences have been
removed from the article. Choose from sentences A-G below the one which fits each gap in the
article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write letter A-G into the gaps.
A This means that no two guitars made on the course ever look the same.
B What’s more, apart from mugs full of tea to keep us going, there were few breaks, so no one
had much energy left for socializing afterwards.
C Indeed, every guitar that comes out of Bailey’s is an advertisement for the firm.
D Unlike me, the other participants share Bailey’s fascination for anything out of the ordinary to
do with guitars.
E It is also his ambition to build up the name into a well-known brand.
F Fortunately, Bailey is particularly skillful when it comes to talking his students through each
technique.
G These are completely different from the mass-produced guitars you buy in music shops,
however.

Guitar that’s a work of art

Tom Pretlove learns how to make his own unique instrument under expert tuition

When I arrive at Bailey’s Guitars, where I am to spend the next five days, my first impressions are
not very positive. An old shed in the corner of an industrial estate, Bailey’s contains two old
workbenches which sit beneath a couple of unsteady-looking shelves. The tutor, Mark Bailey is a
man in his mid-thirties. He teaches people such as me how to build their own electric
guitars. 1…………. They shouldn’t be confused either with those which come in sections for you
to put together yourself, following a few simple instructions. No, Bailey’s guitars are works of art,
carved by hand from large pieces of wood, such as maple and mahogany. Trained as a maker of
musical instruments since the age of sixteen, Mark Bailey is passionate about his craft and is a
perfectionist. ‘I can’t let people make any old rubbish,’ he explains. 2…………. Yet many of them
are made by people who, like me, sign up for one-week courses, having no previous experience.
There are four of us on the course this week, each working at different speeds, and Bailey goes
from one to another, making sure that no mistakes are being made. His face is screwed up in total
concentration.3…………. So, there are raised eyebrows when I ask to make the standard model.
Surely, I would like to add a few personal touches – wasn’t that the point of coming? With the
course costing just £400 per week, these guitars work out cheaper than having one made for you
by a professional. And making your own involves plenty of choices such as the type of wood used
and the color of the varnish. 4………… The work is divided into about 50 different tasks and
Bailey has a tried and tested method for each stage of the process. Machines are used for some of
the jobs. This is the first woodwork I have tackled since leaving school a decade ago, so I needed
a lot of guidance. 5…………. In two years, only one pupil has made such a drastic mistake that a
half-finished guitar had to be thrown away. Most of those who come to Bailey’s are men, but they
vary in age from teenagers to old-age pensioners. Our working day began about 9 a.m. and went
on until late in the evening and I found the work unexpectedly hard and physical. 6………… On
the last evening, after fixing the various electronic parts together inside our guitars, we are ready
to play them for the first time. Bailey, who claims he can only ‘bash out a couple of tunes’ gives
each instrument a trial, mine included, playing each one with considerable style. Witnessing this
brings it home to you that you’ve actually produced a genuine musical instrument. In fact, I
realized that the sound of my guitar had come from all my hard work over the five days. By this
time, I must admit that I’d even come to feel quite at home in the scruffy shed on the edge of the
industrial estate.

Writing
Choose one topic to write about. (no more than 150 words)

1. Write about ideal holidays and common holiday problems.

2. Write a short review of a film/book you have seen.
3. Write a short paragraph about a festival in your country.
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