Grammar Progress Test 4b

1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

0 The fish was so tasty as/as tasty as the meat.

1 I am younger than/that my brother.
2 Can you give me an/some advice, please?
3 How much/How many money do you need?
4 I’ve been off work since/for three days with a bad cold.
5 We need to be there until/by 6.30.
6 The other people weren’t very friendly – no of/none of them spoke to me.
7 We need some/any more cheese.
8 Would you like to see a/the film with me next Friday?
9 Michael went away to Ireland the other day/the day before yesterday.
10 Ask James or Ted – either/each one could help you.
11 My worst/worse nightmare is to be in a room full of snakes.
12 It’s not as/so warm as it was – autumn is coming.

2 Put a/an or the in each space or leave the space blank.

We had (0) a great holiday in (1) _____ London. We arrived at (2) _____ airport late
on Sunday evening, and we decided to take (3) _____ taxi, even though it was very
expensive. (4) _____ taxi took us to our hotel, which was very nice, although
(5) _____ rooms were quite small. On (6) _____ next day we woke up early and had
(7) _____ enormous breakfast. I don’t know how (8) _____ people can eat so much in
(9) _____ morning! But it was good for us because eating out in (10) _____ London is
expensive, and with such (11) _____ big breakfast we didn’t need to have (l2) _____
lunch. After breakfast we went to (13) _____ art gallery. I can’t remember (14) _____
name, but it was full of (15) _____ famous paintings and I really enjoyed it.

3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.

0 David is a better runner than Paul.

Paul isn’t as good a runner as David .
1 Michael teaches English.
Michael is ______________________________________________________ .
2 I won’t be back before next Monday.
I’ll be away _____________________________________________________ .
3 This is as far as we can go.
We can’t _______________________________________________________ .

Intermediate Language Practice

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4 Nobody in the class swims more slowly than Josh.
Josh is the ______________________________________________________ .
5 The English captain is Beckham.
Beckham _______________________________________________________ .
6 Both of the brothers were tall.
Neither _________________________________________________________ .
7 All books must be returned to the shelves.
Each ___________________________________________________________ .
8 The police arrived too late to catch the robber.
The police didn’t arrive ____________________________________________ .

4 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a form of a phrasal verb using the
word in bold. Make any other necessary changes.

0 You can come and stay with me.

put
I can put you up.
1 I had to solve a very difficult problem at work today.
deal
________________________________________________________________
2 I’ll collect you in my car at 7.30.
pick
________________________________________________________________
3 The plane left the ground exactly on time.
take
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4 The football match has been cancelled.
call
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5 Maria has recovered from her disappointment.
get
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Intermediate Language Practice

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