Grammar test

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. My mother-in-law goes to the hairdresser's about once a month to ______.

o dye her hair

o have her hair dyed
o have dyed her hair

2. My car is at the garage because I'm ______.

o repairing it
o having repaired it
o having it repaired

3. Did you paint the flat yourselves or ______ professionally?

o had you done it

o did you do it
o did you have it done

4. Do you like our new curtains? We ______ a neighbour.

o had made them by

o had them made
o had them made by

5. That shower is very old. You ought ______.

o have it replaced
o having it replaced
o to have it replaced

6. Harry ______ his flat cleaned. He does it himself.

o doesn't have
o hasn't
o don't have

7. The bridge is closed because it ______.

o is being repaired
o is repaired
o is repairing

8. St Paul's Cathedral in London ______ Christopher Wren.

o designed by
 o was designing by
o was designed by

9. Those plants died because they ______ watered.

o hadn't
o didn't have
o hadn't been

10. The staff at the museum are all volunteers. They ______ for their work.

o not been paid

o aren't paid
o not be paid

11. I hate ______ when I'm speaking.

o be interrupted
o being interrupted
o to be interrupted

12. This cathedral looks quite new. ______ restored?

o Has been
o Has it been
o Has it

Vocabulary test
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. My doctor advised me to do ______ to help my bad back.

o press ups
o sit ups
o Pilates

2. You use ______ standing up.

o a cross trainer
o an exercise bike
o a rowing machine

3. Sophie's toenails need painting, so she's made an appointment for a ______.

o manicure
 o pedicure
o facial

4. Stuart's hair is so long that he can hardly see out of his ______.

o ponytail
o parting
o fringe

5. You had curly hair the last time I saw you. Have you had it ______?

o straightened
o dyed
o put up

6. My hair doesn't look very different because I've only had a ______.

o shave
o trim
o cut

7. The soldiers held up their ______ so that the arrows wouldn't hit them.

o helmets
o bows
o shields

8. Which countries ______ in the Battle of Stalingrad?

o fought
o defeated
o invaded

9. Henry VIII ______ his father, Henry VII, as King of England in 1509.

o crowned
o retreated
o succeeded

10. The ______ is the home of the Queen during the winter months.

o palace
o cathedral
o abbey

11. Everybody stood as the bride and her father walked down the ______.

o column
o aisle
 o gallery

12. The ______ of the Pantheon, in Rome, has a central opening, which allows light to enter
the building.

o dome
o crypt
o nave

Dictation
Listen to the text about the Tower of London. Write what you hear. You can
listen to the text as many times as you need to.

1.  One of ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ .

2.  ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

________ ________ of the 11th century. 

3.  It was used originally as a home ________ ________ ________

________ ________ ________ ________ , ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________ .
4.  In some cases, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ .

5.  After that, a small zoo ________ ________ ________ ________

________ ________ ________ ________ , ________ ________
________ .

6.  ________ , ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

________ by over two million people ________ ________ .

7.  One of ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ .