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Advanced Language Practice

Grammar Progress Test 4b (Units 1619)
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Decide whether each sentence is grammatically possible or not. Write or X (correct or incorrect). If it hadnt been for David, I would being lost in the forest. Harry denied that he didnt take the money. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X ___

Please can you explain me how to change the paper in this copier? Bob urged going to the bank right away and sorting the matter out. Please do not play the ball games on this grass. The whole plan may prove to be unworkable.

If you want a guitar that makes a deeper sound, you might try this one. Let me introduce Clive, that will be working with you. The letter arrived this morning contains my exam results. Seeing that the door was already open, I tiptoed inside.

Ive got several letters that need to be typed up, if you wouldnt mind. Complete each sentence with an appropriate word. I have never seen such a mess in all my born days! That medicine works wonders I feel ____________ a new person! You dont ____________ to have nice toys if you behave like that!

I dont ____________ locking the front door: Id better go back and check. She carried ____________ talking, oblivious to anyone else. I waited till eleven, by ____________ time Id had enough. This was the moment that she had been waiting ____________ . Dr Bromley was ____________ doctor who treated me. Marion objected to the ____________ that all the facilities seemed to be for men. Dawn said she ____________ remember what had happened. Thats the girl I was ____________ you about.

Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 4b (Units 1619)

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Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in bold, and so that the meaning stays the same. The racers were told to stay on the pavement and not run on the road. against The racers were told that running on the road was against the rules. Remember the leaders advice or you may get into danger. risk Forget the leaders advice _______________________________________ into danger. Telling John to do anything is pointless, because he just does what he wants. use John likes to do his own ___________________________________ what to do. Micky said he was ill as he didnt want to go to school. be Micky pretended ______________________________________ wouldnt have to go to school. Regrettably, Kate couldnt cycle to work any more when she moved to London. missed Kate ________________________________________ cycle to work when she moved to London. I have seen all of his films except Look Back. only Look Back is _________________________________________ I havent seen. This puzzle is difficult for three main reasons. difficulty There are three main reasons _____________________________________ this puzzle. Harry, would you like to go fishing with me on Saturday? asked Joe. if Joe asked Harry ________________________________________ on Saturday. OK, OK, look, Ive made a mistake, and Im sorry, said Olga. accepted Olga ___________________________________________ made a mistake, and apologised. Let me ask again the question I asked earlier in the meeting, said Alex. repeated Alex _____________________________________ asked earlier in the meeting. Dont ever go near the canal by yourself, Carries mother told her. warned Carries mother _______________________________________ near the canal by herself.

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Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 4b (Units 1619)

Complete the article by writing one word in each gap.

And now on The Crime Programme an update on another unsolved crime, the armed robbery of the jewellery warehouse in London (0) which we reported on six months ago. Police are anxious to establish the identity of a man, believed to (1) ____________ one of the gang members, (2) ____________ purchased a green lorry in March of last year, six months before the robbery, from a garage in Brentwood. The garages suspicions were aroused (3) ____________ the man paid in cash for the lorry, and then registered it under a false company name. Significantly, the notes were handed (4) ____________ in mixed denominations. As police explained to us, one would normally (5) ____________ a large wad of banknotes to (6) ____________ been obtained from a bank, in (7) ____________ case the notes would all be neatly arranged in piles of the same denomination. (8) ____________ short, the man may have paid for the lorry with money from a previous robbery. (9) ____________ looked again at video evidence of the robbery, police now know that the lorry was (10) ____________ to block the entrance of the warehouse, stopping any other vehicles (11) ____________ entering, so that the robbery could be carried (12) ____________ more easily. Police also believe that a man seen photographing the jewellery warehouse at about the same time was also in the gang. A woman who (13) ____________ to be out walking her dog noticed the man, and took the registration number of the car. It (14) ____________ out that the car was stolen from the Coventry area two years ago. (15) ____________ with further information regarding the lorry, registration number K358 CEQ, or the car, P406 TRA should contact us on 0207 400600. 5 Complete the e-mail from the services manager of a large company, using information in the informal message from Geoff. Use no more than two words for each gap. The words you need do not occur in the message.

Please would you look over this, and e-mail it to all staff when youre happy with the wording of it. Thanks, Geoff. The staff car park is soon going to be renovated and resurfaced. Work will begin on August 16 and probably go on for two weeks. In the first week zones A to L are being done, so people who use these zones should find other ways of getting to work. You can get information on public transport from reception. There are also a few parking spaces in Teversham Road, but get there early if you dont want to be disappointed. During the two-week period, visitors will not be able to use the car park. Sorry for any trouble due to these repairs, but the car park really could do with some attention.

Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 4b (Units 1619)

E-mail To: all staff From: Services Manager Please note that the staff car park at Loxton Road will (0) shortly be renovated and resurfaced. The work will (1) ____________ on August 16, and is likely (2) ____________ for a period of two weeks. In the first week, zones A to L (blue ticketholders) will be repaired, so users of these zones must make (3) ____________ arrangements for coming to work. Details of public transport to the Loxton Road site are (4) ____________ in reception. There are also a small (5) ____________ of parking spaces in Teversham Road, but these tend to fill up very quickly, so arrive early to (6) ____________ disappointment. In the second week zones M to Z will be repaired (red ticketholders). During this two-week period, because of the very limited space, the car park will be (7) ____________ to all visitors. We (8) ____________ for any inconvenience that may (9) ____________ by these repairs, but we are sure you will agree that the car park is in urgent (10) ____________ of maintenance work.

Advanced Language Practice Grammar Progress Test 4b (Units 1619)