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Test yourself: basic points
Here are some of the basic grammar points from How English Works. Do you
know them all? Check your answers on page 11
Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct.
1 She's... university teacher.
Aa Ban C the D one
2 Ilike ... small animals.
A the B—(=nothing) Cevery Dall
3. Is this coat... ?
A yours B your —C the yours
4 IsDiana...?
A afriendof yours B ayourfriend —C your friend
5 Who are... peopie over there?
Athat Bethe C these —_D those
your phone number?
A Which = B What C How
Could [ have ... drink?
A other B an other C another
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8 There aren't... for everybody.
A chairsenough —B enoughchairs —_C enough of chairs
9 They're ... young to get married.
A toomuch too ~—C._ very too
10. Most... like travelling
A ofpeople —_B ofthe people —_C people
11 Ann and Peter phone ... every day.
A them — B themself —C themselves 1) each other
12. It’s... weather.
A terrible B aterrible —C the terrible
13 The plural of car is cars. Which of these are correct plurals?
A journeys B ladys C minuts —-D sandwichs babies
14. Which of these is/are correct?
A happier. B more happier. unhappier_—_‘D beautifuller
15 Thisis.... winter for 20 years.
A themorebad B worse C the worse —-D worst
E the worstTEST YOURSELF
16 She’s much taller ... me.
Athan Bas C that
17 He lives in the same street ... me.
Athat Rlike Cas 1D than
18 Her eyes... a very light blue.
Aare Bhave Chas
19... help me?
A Can you to B Doyoucan C Can you
20. You ... worry about it.
A not must B don't must C must not D mustn't
21. It... again. It... all the time here in the winter.
A ‘sraining,'sraining _B rains, rains
C rains,'sraining _D ‘sraining. rains
22 I...she... you.
A think likes B am thinking, is liking
C think, isliking _D am thinking, likes
23. Who... the window?
Aopen B opened —_C did opened
24 Why...?
A those men are laughing
B are laughing those men
C are those men laughing
25 What...?
A doesshe want —B doesshe wants _—C_ she wants
26 Ididn’t... he was at home.
Atothink B think C thinking —_D thought
hole in my sock.
There's BThereis CiIt's Ditis Els
28 T'llsee you ... Tuesday afternoon.
Aat Bon Cin
29 What time did you arrive ... the station?
Aat Bto C—
30 We're going ... the opera tomorrow night.
Aa B— Cin DtoTest yourself: intermediate points
Here are some of the intermediate grammar points from How English Works.
Do you know them all? Check your answers on page 11.
Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct.
31 went out without ... money.
A some B any
32 He's got... money.
Amuch Bmany Calotof — D lotsof
33 ‘Who's there?’ *... .
Altsme Blitisl CMe DI
34 Although he felt very... he smiled
A angrily. friendly B angry.
35 1... to America.
A have often been —_-B often have been —_C_have becn often
36 My mother... my bicthday.
A always forgets B alwaysis forgetting —_C forgets always
37 You look ... a teacher.
Alike Bas C thesamelike
38 How many brothers and sisters
A have you got B doyouhave —C are you having
39 Good! [... work tomorrow.
A mustn't B don'thaveto —C haven't got to
40.1... smoke.
A —(=nothing) Beuseto —C used to
41 Andrew ... to see us this evening.
Awillcome B comes C iscoming
42 Alice... have a baby.
Awill B shall C isgoingto
43. [knew that he ... waiting for somebody.
Ais B was C would
44... Gloria last week?
‘A Have youseen B Didyousee — C Were you seeing
45° She's an old friend —f... her... years.
A ‘ve known, for B know, for C ‘ve known, since
D know, since
ly C angry.ina friendly way
ESTYOTEST YOURSELF
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We met when we ... in France.
A studied = B werestudying _—C_ had studied
As soon as she came in I knew I... her before.
A have seen B saw C had seen
This picture ... by a friend of my mother's.
A ispainting B ispainted © C waspainting _D was painted
Can you...?
A makemesometea _B make some tea for me
C make for me some tea
Try... be late.
Anotto — B tonot
I went to London ... clothes.
Aforbuy B fortobuy C forbuying —_D tobuy
You can't live very long without ....
Atoeat Beat Ceating D youeat
Lenjoy .... but I wouldn't like ... it all my life.
A toteach,todo _B teaching,doing _—C._ to teach, doing
D teaching. todo
Her parents don't want ... married.
Abertoget Bherget CC thatsheget D thatshe gets
I'm not sure what ...
A dothey want? B dothey want. C they want.
pai!
C told
B said
I... you if you ... that again.
Ahitsay B'Whit,'Isay C hit, ‘say ‘Whit, say
It would be nice if we ... a bit more room.
A would have B had C have
Ifyou ... me, I... in real trouble last year.
A didn't help, would have been
B hadn't helped, would have been
C hadn't helped, would be
D didn’t help, would be
‘There's the man ... took your coat,
Awhich Bwho C that D—
D advisedTest yourself: advanced points
Here are some of the more advanced grammar points from How English Works.
Do you know them all? Check your answers on page 11.
Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct.
61. My family ... thinking of moving to Birmingham.
Ais B are
62. Wewatched a... on TV last night,
Awarflm B war'sfilm — C film of war
63. He was wearing ... riding boots.
A redold Spanish leather —_B old leather red Spanish
€ old red Spanish leather Spanish red old leather
64... he gets, ....
A The richer, the more friends he has
B Richer, more he has friends
C Richer, more friends he has
D The richer, the more he has friends
65. It's... ifyou take the train.
A quicker B thequicker C quickest DD the quickest
66 He... very annoying.
A's B 'sbeing x
67 That... be Roger at the door — It's too early.
Acan’t Bmustn't C couldn't
68 Atlast, after three days, they ... get to the top of the mountain.
A could B managedto —C succeededto —‘D_ were able to
69 It was crazy to drive like that. You ... killed somebody.
Amayhave B mighthave C couldhave —D canhave
70 Lwonder if John ... this evening.
A willpbone —B phones
71 Who... you that ring?
A'sgiven B gave
72. He... quite different since he ... married.
Ajis,hasgot B hasbeen, hasgot C is.got _D hasbeen, got
73 Thisis tbe first time I... a sports car.
A 'vedriven B 'mdriving —C drive
74 On her birthday... .
A she was givenanewcar BB anew car was given to her
75 Wecan't use the sports ball yet because it ... .
A isstillbuilt —_B isstill building —_C ts still being builtTEST YOURSELF
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Hook forward ... you soon.
A seeing B toseeing —C tosee
Ifyou have trouble going to sleep. try ... glass of milk before bedtime.
Adrinking B todrink —C drink
‘Thisis my friend Joe.I .. met, have you?
A don't think you've B think you haven't
How...! 3
A be works hard B hard he works
Which of these sentences are correct in spoken English?
A Car’srunning badly. _B Seen Peter?
C Can'toomein here, sory. D Careful what you say.
E Lost my glasses. F Have heard of her.
Nobody phoned, did ... ?
Ahe Bshe Cthey Dit Eheorshe F anybody
Ifyou were ever in trouble. I would give you all the help you ...
Awillneed B wonkineed C need —-D needed
‘My wife will be upset ....
A ifldon'tget back tomorrow —_B unless [get back tomorrow
‘Tell me at once ... Margaret arrives.
Alf Bwhen C incase
It's time you ... home, but I'd rather you ... here.
A go.stay B went, stayed ~C go,stayed —D_went, stay
Iwish I... more time.
Abad Bhave C wouldhave _D willhave
John Hastings, ... , has just come to live in our street.
A that I was at school with —_B Twasat school with
C with whol wasat school with whom I was at school
She keeps tapping her fingers, ... gets on my nerves.
Awhich B what — C that which
Can you finish the job ... Friday?
A til Buntl Cby D for
‘There’s a supermarket ... our house.
A infrontof —B opposite C facingTest yourself: answers
basic points Intormodiate points advanced points
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1A 18 318 32 61 AB 60
2BD 22 32CD 40, 62 A 63
3A 28 33 AC 48 63 C 73
4AC 28 34.€ 68, 70 64 A 84
5 BD 30 35 A 74 65 AC 86
6B 31 36 A 74 66 AB 94
7c 43 37 A 90 67 AC 108
8B 44 38 A.B 102 68 BD 114
9B 44 39 BC 113 69 BC 122
10 C 47 40 AC 128 70 A 137
uD 51 41 AC 130,134 7B 153
IDA 56 42 C 132-3 72 CD 162
13 AB 58 43 B 141 73 A 170
AC 79 44 B 154 748 180
15 B 80 45 A 156 75 C 181
16 A 87 46 B 164 768 198
7c 88 47 C 166 77 A 205
18 A 95 48D 176 78 A 217
19 106 49 AB 183 79B 221
20D 106 50 A 188 80 A,BC,
21 D 142 51D 192 DR 224
22 A 148 52 C 196 81 227
23 B 210 53 D 199, 204 82 D 245
24 € 210 54 202 83 A 264
25.4 210 55 C 251 84 AB 265
26 B 213 56 A.C,D 252 85 B 267
27 AB 222 | 57D “356 86 A 269
28 B 284 58 B 258 87 D 276
29 A 284 59 B 262 88 A 277
30 D 285 60 BC = 270 89 CD 286
90 B,C 287