Name: ----------------Cleto Modesto

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Final Grammar test

Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box

Of about to at with for as

on
1. I think you’re totally wrong, I don’t agree _with_______ you at all.

2. You look worried. What are you thinking ____about____?

3. Look ____at____ that picture. Isn’t it beautiful?

4. Are you listening ___to____ me?

5. We might have a picnic tomorrow. It depends ___on___ the weather.

6. Have you seen my coat? I have been looking ____for___ it since morning.

7. Herry works ____in____ a taxi driver.

8. What do you think ____of____ Cleto? He’s good guy.

Complete the story. Use the words from the box below. Add –ed or –ing.

Confuse terrify worry annoy disappoint exhaust impress

Dave is (9) ----------disappointed-------------- because he didn’t get a pay rise. He’s in a lot of debt, so he’s very
(10) ---------worring-------------------- about money at the moment.

On top of all that, he isn’t sleeping well, so he always arrives at work feeling (11)-------
exhausted--------------------. As he’s new job, there’s a lot he doesn’t understand. People tell him different
information, he doesn’t know what to do, which is very (12) ------------confusing------------- for him.

And to make matters worse, his boss is a bit of a bully, so poor Dave is (13)
-----------terrifying-------------------------- of her. She doesn’t like Dave, the he talks, and she isn’t (14)
--------------annoyed----------------------- by the way he addresses, either. In fact, she’s pretty (15)
--------------impressed---------------------- by everything about him.

Give advice using should have or shouldn’t have

16. I told her I thought she was weak and selfish.----------------you shouldn’t have told her
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17. I drove past your house last night. ---------------------you should have------------------------------come and said
hello! I was in on my own.

18. I stole some money from my mum’s purse. ------------------------you shouldn’t have stolen
---------------------------, that’s do bad.

19. I’m absolutely broke. I haven’t got a penny! -------------------I shouldnt have –bought ------------------- so
many clothes. You didn’t need them.

20. There’s a police car behind me. --------------------you should have stopped------------------------ through
those and red lights. That was really silly.

Complete the resume of this conversation with the verb in brackets in the correct form.

Alan is thinking of (21) --------------applying---------------- (apply) for a job in South Africa. He asks Betty (22)
----------to tell---------------- (tell) him about it because she used (23) -----to live----------------- (live) there.

She tries (24) -------------to remember--------------------- (remember) what it was like. She says she found it
difficult (25) ----------to work----------------------- (work) in the cold and the problem with (26)
-------living--------------------- (live) on the coast was that it was very cold.

However she really enjoyed (27) -------------going--------------- (go) on safari and loved (28)
-----------visiting-------------- (visit) the game parks. She saw lions (29) ---------------sleeping--------------(sleep) in
trees and once lots of monkeys started (30) --------playing---------------------------- (play)

phrasal verbs
Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences:
come back, come in, cut out, fall over, get on, give away, go away, let in, lie down, pay back, stay in,
take back

31. Can't we go out somewhere? I don't want to.......…stay in…………all evening.

32. Could you lend me ten pounds? I'll.............pay back............you on Friday.
33. The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don't--------fall over-------------
34.I was feeling so tired I had to............lie down…………on the bed for a while.
35. There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to…get on….and keep.
36. Mark's gone out, and I don't know when he's going to ............come
back....................
37. The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to come in
38. I'll have to ........ ..take back.. .these books to the library.
39. Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to............go
away.........................
40. In order to get publicity, the company decided to.......…give away……….some of
the new sweets free to
children.
Combine the information to make news items. Make the sentence in brackets

into a relative clause with who or which. Start each sentence with the, e.g. The
man ...

► A man has gone to prison. (He shot two policemen.)

The man who shot two policemen has gone to prison.

41.A bomb caused a lot of damage. (It went off this morning.)
The bomb which caused a lot of damage went off this morning

42. A scientist has won the Nobel Prize. (He discovered a new planet.)

The scientist who discovered a new planet has won the nobel prize

43. A footballer has been banned from playing again. (He took drugs.)

The footballer who took drugs has been banned from playing again

44. A little girl has been found safe and well. (She had been missing since
Tuesday.)

The little girl who had been missing since Tuesday has been found safe and
well

45. A company has laid off thousands of workers. (It owns Greenway
Supermarkets.)

The company which owns greenway supermarkets has laid off thousands of
workers

46. An old lady now wants to swim the English Channel. (She did a parachute
jump

The old lady who did a parachute jump now wants to swim the English channel
VOCABULARY
A Match the sentence beginnings (46-52) with the best endings (a-g).
1 When I was promoted, my new job was tough. I was really thrown in at the b)

2 We’re planning a party to break the e)

3 When I gave a client a really big discount, I got into g)

4 Jim and I agree about a lot of things but we don’t see eye to f)

5 Visiting the factories in South China was a real d)

6 I don’t speak Korean, so whenever I visit the Seoul office, I feel like a fish out of a)

7 The new manager in Dubai gets on with the area manager like c)

a) water.

b) deep end.

c) a house on fire.

d) eye-opener for the sales team.

e) ice with the new employers.

f) eye about the issue of bonuses.

g) hot water with my boss.

B Choose the best words to complete these sentences.

8 When high ________________ are charged on imports, the market isn’t really free.

a) barriers b) tariffs c) quotas

9 _____________ are a feature of protected markets.

a) Open Borders b) Developing industries c) Restrictions

10 Governments ________________ markets by lifting barriers to trade.

a) liberalise b) subsidise c) compete

11 _____________ of foreign goods is driving domestic companies out of business.

a) Regulation b) Customs c) Dumping

12 We’re trying to _________________ a team of people to work in the Bahrain office.

a) assemble b) make c) check

13 We can ______________ the candidates, then interview five of them.

a) train b) shortlist c) advertise

14 I had to take a _____________ to assess my mental ability.

a) probationary period b) psychometric test c) résumé

15 I filled out the ____________ and gave it to the interviewer.

a) curriculum vitae b) application form c) covering letter

VOCABULARY: EMPLOYING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

1 Complete the text with the missing words. The beginning of each word is given.
The recruitment process usually begins when the employer advertises a (16)
vacancy_______________ or a new post – sometimes both inside and outside the company.
Once they have received all the (17) application_______________, they study and discuss
them in order to select those which meet their requirements. Next, they will assemble an
interview (18) panel_______________ and call the few candidates they have (19) shortlisted
_______________ to an interview. The employer will also need to check (20)
references_______________ either before or after the interviewing stage. Finally, the
employer will make a job (21) offer_______________ to the successful candidate, who then
starts work, sometimes after a (22) probatory_______________ period of three or six months.
In many companies, the new recruit will attend induction sessions or be given a mentor who
is responsible for (23) train_______________ new staff. After that, the recruit can be offered
a (24) permanent_______________ post.

2 Choose the correct words from the box to complete the definitions.
adaptable / ambitious / authoritative / enthusiastic / methodical / reliable

25 An _________authoritative______ person behaves or speaks in a confident way that

makes people respect and obey them.

26 If you are ______methodical_________, you do things carefully, using an ordered

system.

27 An _______adaptable________ person is able to change in order to be successful in

new and different situations.
28 If you are ____enthusiastic___________, you feel or show a lot of interest and
excitement about things.

29 A _______Reliable________ person can be trusted or depended on.

30 If you are ________ambitious_______, you are determined to be very successful in

your career.

VOCABULARY: FREE TRADE

1 Complete the sentences with appropriate expressions from the box. You will not need
all the expressions given.
barriers / open borders / free port / developing industries / dumping / tariffs / strategic
industry / restrictions / quotas / laissez-faire / liberalise / customs / deregulation /
subsidise / regulations
31 The computer industry is almost entirely unregulated, governed only by the Darwinian
laws of ________free port______ economics.

32 Transport companies have to comply with strict _____regulations __________ when

carrying toxic waste and dangerous chemicals.

33 France sees banking as a ____open borders___________. The government will prevent

any attempt by a foreign bank to take over a French bank.

34 In an open market, there are by definition very few ______restrictions_________ on the

movement of goods.

35 Since the _______deregulatuon________ of the US airline industry a few decades ago, a

lot of airlines have been started, and a lot have gone bankrupt.

36 Prior to 2007, Hong Kong had one of the strictest import duties on alcohol in the world,
despite the city’s reputation as a …..laissez…. fair for most other products.

37 China’s commerce minister tried to convince Brussels to reverse contentious anti-

____dumping___________ tariffs against Chinese imports.

38 The president rejected all protectionist measures and promised to push ahead with his
commitment to _______liberalise_ _______ the economy.

39 In the EU, _____tarifs__________ to trade in goods were dismantled much more quickly
than those to services.

40 Some companies _____subsidise__________ high-quality childcare facilities.