Quiz 2

Grammar
I)
Choose the correct alternatives.
1) I havent seen / didnt see any good films recently.
2) She loved / s loved reading when she was a girl and started / has started
writing her first novel at age 22.
3) He was / s never been very interested in fixing things but lately he has done /
did quite a few repairs around the house.
4) She s played / played the violin in an orchestra for five years before she has
become / became a soloist.
5) I ve learnt / learnt more over the past fortnight with our new teacher than I
have learnt / did for the previous two years.
6) Weve watched / watched that TV series for six weeks and the ending has
been/ was very disappointing.
7) She hasnt seen / didnt see her parents for quite a long time now
8) When we arrived / have arrived home we noticed /ve noticed that something
was wrong with our dog. She looked very ill.
II)

Complete the sentences with the correct adjective or noun of the

word in brackets.

1) The magnitude of beauty of that painting was _overwhelming______

(overwhelm) for any art lover.
2) We were really disappointed
when our flight was cancelled due to
the strike. (disappoint)
3) The most
embarrasing
moment of my life was when I forgot my
lines in the school play. (embarrass)
4) He had to resign from his high-powered job, because he felt
.
(exhaust)
5) We were not satisfied
with the service in the restaurant. It was
terrible! (satisfy)
6) The course was much more interesting
than what I had expected
it to be. (interest)
7) I had never seen him that _frighted_________ as the day there was an
earthquake. (fright)
8) Having seen and been part of the crime scene, she suffered from a
__traumatising_____ experience. (traumatise)

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Quiz 2
III) Order the following words to make a full sentence
1) ever you country have gone holidays on to English-speaking an?
Have you ever gone to an English-speaking country on holidays?
2) never She arrived heard her when son home
She never heard when her son arrived home
3) to concert did the last you go actually night Thursday?
Last Thursday night did you actually go to the concert?
4) some have had many we personal documents difficulties find to online

We have had many personal documents some difficulties to

find online.

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