Advanced review exercises 2
- 1. Advanced Review Exercises 2 1 - Complete each sentence by choosing one of these quantifiers. None both every much little some any many 1. I've sat in that chair a time and thought about poor Joseph. 2. Meg and Clare were in agreement about the cost of the repairs. 3. Why do you get me so upset time you come to the house? 4. moment now, John will arrive saying he's feeling sick and needs to go home. 5. Daniel, you have notion of what it takes to be successful. 6. of the donors was willing to increase their donation and the charity went broke. 7. We owe of what we know about Antarctica to the permanent research stations there. 8. If I give you the cash, can you buy wine and a bag of rice for me? 2 - Which of these sentences is correct? Choose "true" if you think it's alright and "false" if you think there is an error. 1. Despite that Harold wasn't the fastest runner, he won the race. True False 2. There were not many people at the party, but it was really enjoyable. True False 3. Despite not feel too good this morning, I went to work. True False 4. It's an old radio. Although, it works really well. True False 5. Although Gary worked for weeks on that assignment, he got a terrible mark for it. True False 6. Despite my thick overcoat, I felt cold while at the stadium watching the game. True False 7. In spite of the fact that I lay on the beach all day, I am as white as I was before! True False 8. I performed confidently at the interview. Despite, I didn't get the job. True False
- 2. 9. Even though Rosa and Marcello had a huge row last night, they seem very happy today. True False 10. In spite to speak English well, they asked me to take a course at the university. True False 3 - Put these words into the correct order to make sentences with reported questions. Don't forget to include all punctuation! 1. asked / his / Chris / . / was / mother / tell / me / him / to / where 2. hours / week / know / I / wanted / many / . / how / to / worked / she / last 3. was / I / asked / position / boss / me / new / enjoying / my / if / . / my 4. how / I / fast / asked / she / could / . / type / if / and 5. suspect / police / knew / he / if / the / officer / the / the / asked / . / victim 6. to / ever / been / asked / she / States / had / United / I / . / me / the / if 7. tried / . / party / to / find / to / I / the / come / to / wanted / out / if / Gwen 8. train / whether / I / . / enquired / had / or / by / he / bus / come 4 - Match each sentence with a letter for the sentence that summarizes the situation best using 'should', shouldn't', 'have to' or 'didn't have to'. A. I had to take one. B. He shouldn't have been. C. We didn't have to pay. D. You should have told me. E. I had to study a lot. F. He didn't have to pay. G. You shouldn't have. H. He shouldn't have done it.
- 3. 1. John was in the building after 10pm. The rules state "nobody in building after 9pm." 2. We expected to pay $5 to enter the park. We got into the park for free. We were surprised. 3. My biology exam was very hard. It was necessary to study a lot for it. 4. You never told me it was Hilary's birthday yesterday. She's angry at me because I forgot. 5. You got me a very expensive Christmas gift. That wasn't necessary. 6. Phil was fired because he discussed his company's policies with a person from another company. 7. It was raining when I left the house yesterday. For that reason, I took an umbrella. 8. Coming from a rich family, Phil Harman was able to travel around the world after university. His family paid for everything. 5 - Complete the spaces using the prompts in the brackets. e.g. My mother ________________ (windows/paint/brother) Answer - My mother had her windows painted by her brother. 1. I went to the hairdresser's to . (hair/cut) 2. You should take your car to the mechanic to . (brakes/repair)
- 4. 3. For their wedding anniversary, Mary which they ate at a large party. (big cake/make) 4. I have to , otherwise I can't work on my thesis. (computer/repair) 5. "Did John repair your roof?" "No, we that he knows." (it/do/builder) 6. We and he said it was worth over a thousand dollars. (statue/value/art expert) 7. We should before the summer begins. It's looking dirty. (pool/clean) 8. The local council want all dog owners to to reduce the problem of strays. (dogs/tag) 9. I broke the heel on my shoe this morning and now I need to . (it/repair) 10. After the car accident, Cynthia had to 6 - For each sentence, choose the correction combination of comparatives to make a sentence. 1. The ____ you study for these exams, the ____ you will do. hard - better harder - more successfully much - better more - good 2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the ____ a bottle you find, the ____ it will be for us! small - cheaper smaller - cheap smaller - good smaller - cheaper 3. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that the ____ it is at night, the ____ he plays his music! later - more loud late - louder later - louder more late - loud 4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The ____ the food is, the ____ he likes it. hotter - more hot - much hotter - much hot - more 5. Of course you can come to the party! The ____ the ____. more - merrier more - good many – better
- 5. 6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The ____ she knows about it, the ____. more - better less - better worse - worse worse - better 7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The ____ the dog, the ____ he feels. big - safer biger - safer bigger - safer more big - more safe 8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. The ____ he becomes, the ____ he is. more rich - happyer richer - happyer richer - happier 9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The ____ you drive in the city, the ____ it is that you will have an accident. faster - probable quicker - probably faster - more probably quicker - more probable