Check out your English

 

Check out your English

1) This exercise lets you review some of the more common uses of 'grammar’-type words (prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions, etc.) in context. Use one word to complete each gap in the sentences from the given box (to, of, no, used to, ago, had, between, even, about , over, most, some, near, be, on, unless, for, at, knowing, spite, would, managed, as, everyone, this, who, just, with, made, by, the , where, give, until, these, two, which, one, whole, least, more, because, since, what, else). There may be more than one alternative answer, but you should just give one of them.

1. I'm afraid……… say you have absolutely…… chance…..passing the exam

2. A few years……, people ……….to write letters to each other. ……….days, it's all e-mails and text messages.

3. You can't leave early, ………if you promise to work late tomorrow.

4. ………….1999 and 2003, the book sold…………..a million copies.

5. One or two of my friends live abroad, but ….… of them live ………..my home.

6. Please ……… quiet. I'm trying to concentrate ………..my project

7. …………it rains tomorrow, we can go…………. a picnic

8. We wanted to see the exhibition ………..the art gallery, but………how many other people ………..be there, we decided to give it a miss.

9. In …………….of missing most of his lessons, he …….to pass the exam.

10. Teachers are………. capable of making mistakes as ………….else

11. I adore spicy food. ………….is the reason I'm so keen …….. Mexican cooking.

12. Jan Kelly, a teacher …………..at St Clare's in Oxford, has…………… been given a "Teacher of the year” award.

13. He approached his English lessons ………enthusiasm, and……………. excellent progress as a result.

14. His sudden change of heart took everyone…………..surprise, since previously he……………..been very interested in the project.

15. He spent the second half of his life living in …………..remote village of Hogstail Common, …………..he wrote most of his novels. 16. Some people try to…………..up cigarettes by smoking……..they feel sick, or by limiting themselves to one or ………..a day, but……….. methods are not very effective.

17. My English school, ……………..is near the centre of town, is ………..of the best schools in the……………country.

18. There were at…………… sixty people in the room, which was far ……………than organisers expected, and ……….there were only 20 chairs, most of us…………..to stand.

19. In most respects he was a normal child, but……………. made him different …………….everybody………. was his enthusiasm for solving complex mathematical puzzles.

2) Read the text in the box below and match the words in bold with their definitions underneath. Use your dictionary to check your answers.

Bharat Patel left University and decided to apply for a job which he saw advertised in the paper, He filled in the application forms and, a few weeks later, was asked to attend an interview. He we offered the job that same day.

As he lived in a small town outside the city, he had to commute every day. He was good at fin job and very soon was promoted. However, the company he worked for was having problems. Two people were dismissed for stealing and two of their friends resigned in sympathy, the directors decided to lay off five more because the company couldn't afford to keep them, and the managing director decided to retire early. The atmosphere was so bad that Brian eventually decided to hand in his notice

1)   to give up a job.

2)   to ask for a job, usually by writing a letter.

3)   to be removed from a job, usually because you have done something bad.

4)    same as 1

5)   to stop work and take a pension, usually when you are in late middle age.

6)   to write in the empty spaces on a form.

7)   to be given a better job in the organization you work for.

8)   to be questioned by one or more people when you are applying for a job so that they can decide if you are suitable for that job.

9)   to travel to work from home each day, usually from one town to another.

10)        to be dismissed from your job for a time until more work is available.