GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST

I. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the verbs.

A. Just a quick note before I leave for the airport. Sorry I (1) _______________ (not/be) in touch since      Wednesday, but I (2)                 _____________ (be) busy getting ready all week, and I (3) _________________ (not/collect) my ticket yet from the travel agency. As soon as I (4) __________________ (get) to Sydney I (5) ____________________ (write) you a letter. I (6) ___________ (never/be) to Australia before but I (7) _________________ (read) a lot about it lately. It (8) ____________ (sound) great! I (9) ________________ (be) in Sydney by the end of next week, and then I (10) __________________ (travel) to Melbourne. I (11) ______________________ (be) there for a month. By the time I (12) _______________ (get) back all my friends (13) __________________ (forget) me!

B. I (14) ______________ (send) Patti a postcard on her birthday last week if 1 knew her address.

If I (15) _________________ (be) you, I would turn to my parents for advice.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Don't change the words given.

Example:

MEAN                    What is the meaning of the word?

                               What does the word mean?

1.       AWAY                      The children get very excited on school trips.

                                        The children ________________________ on school trips.

2.       IN                              The voyage is going to be rough.

                                  We _______________________ voyage.

3.       HERSELF                       Tracy is proud of her coin collection.

                                        Tracy ________________________ her coin collection.

4.       TOUCH                          I'll try to contact Christine when I go to Paris.

                                           I'll try _________________________________ Christine when I go to Paris.

5.       FAR                            I was extremely annoyed and 1 couldn't be polite.

                                    I was ___________________________ to be polite.

6.       LONG                         I'll lend you the money but you must give it back to me next week.

                                    I'll lend you the money __________________________ it back to me next week.

7.       OUGHT                              It's wrong that you haven't been taking the tablets that the doctor gave you.

                                            You _________________________________ the tablets that the doctor gave you.

8.       COULD                              It's possible that she knows about this because she heard you talking about it on the phone.

                                    She _________________________________ about this on the phone.

9.       SENSE                        If you worry about things you can't change, it won't do you any good.

                                    ________________________________ worrying about things you can't change.

10.    LOVE                         I really wanted to go to that concert but I couldn't get a ticket.

                                    I __________________________________ to that concert but I couldn't get a ticket.

11.    RATHER                    I don't want to think about that problem now.

                                    I __________________________________ about that problem now.

12.  ACCOUNT                There was an accident and traffic came to a standstill.

                                                  Traffic came to a standstill ____________________________ accident.

13.  SO                                    I tiptoed into the room because I didn't want to wake up the baby.

                                                  I tiptoed into the room _______________________________ wake up the baby.

14.  BLAME                         It won't be my fault if this experiment doesn't work.

                                       I won't ________________________________ this experiment doesn't work.

III. Insert 10 articles that are missing in the text.

Advertising has become part of everyday culture. People are exposed to hundreds of adverts every day whenever they switch on the TV or radio or open newspaper or magazine. This means that we know all about tricks that advertisers use to sell us their products and so they need to work harder than ever to keep us interested. Latest trend designed to do this is known as ambient advertising. This is the practice of putting ads in unusual places to make the product stick in people's minds. It also allows the advertisers to be flexible and to try all sorts of new approaches to advertising. Ambient ads started out on sides of taxis and backs of bus tickets but even these have now become commonplace. One recent award-winning campaign advertised modern art agency by putting stickers on everyday objects such as lamp-posts and paving stones, describing them as if they were works of art. Another involved projecting images of English football team onto White Cliffs of Dover to promote brand of trainers. It seems that wherever you go these days some advertising agency will have got there first and will be desperately trying to grab your attention.

IV. Insert prepositions/postpositions where necessary.

1.                Juliet was new to the class and had to do extra work to catch _____ _____ the others.

2.                If you miss school for more than a couple of days, you are in danger of falling _____ your work.

3.                Simon was told _____ severely when his parents saw his school report.

4.                We couldn't work _____ what was wrong with our science experiment, so in the end we had to start again.

5.                Having had the same hairstyle for years, she decided she'd gone _____ it and needed a change.

6.       Lynne used to love jazz but she's not really _____ it any more.

7.       She was advised to cut _____ fat from her diet.

8.       Since you've developed allergy _____ chocolate you should keep _____ it.

9.       She can't drive a car; she's _____ age.    

10.    Something in the fridge is giving _____ a strange smell.