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 u 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 worstTEST 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 DtoTest 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 ESTYOTEST YOURSELF 46 47 48 49 50 60 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 advisedTest 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 builtTEST YOURSELF 76 7 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 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 facing