SYNTAX TEST.

-1st term STUDENT’S SURNAME : _______________

I.- (3 pts/ 0,5 each) COMPLETE SENTENCE B SO THAT IT MEANS THE SAME AS SENTENCE A

1 A) A is not so good as B =A is less good than B = B) A is _______________ than B

2 A ) A is not so far as B = B is less near than A = B is __________________ than A

3 A) A is not as heavy as B = B) B is ______________________ than A

5 A) A is not as clean as B = A is less clean than B= B) A is ____________________ than B

6 ) A) A is not as exciting as B = B) B is ___________________________than A

7) A) A is more expensive than B = B) B doesn’t cost _________________________ as A

8) A) A has more shops than B = B doesn’t have ____________________________as A

9) A) A has visited more countries than B = B hasn’t visited _____________________________as A

10 A) A has more water than B = B doesn’t have _________________________as A

II.- ( 2 pts) COMPLETE sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A

1 A I have never met anybody as nice as Jon!

B Jon is the ____________________________________________________!

2 A.- “I’ve never watched a film as interesting as this”

B “This is the ________________________________________________!

III.- ( 2 pts) CIRCLE the right option a, b , c or d

1 Soy socio de Osasuna desde hace diez años

a) I have been a member of Osasuna for ten years

b) b) I am a member of Osasuna for ten years

c) I am a member of Osasuna since ten years

d)I have been a member of Osasuna since ten years

2 Juan vive con sus abuelos desde hace mucho tiempo

a) Juan has lived with his grandparents for a long time

b) Juan lives with his grandparents for a long time ago
c) Juan has lived with his grandparents since a long time ago
d) Juan lives with his grandparents for a long time
IV.- ( 22/0,5 each) ( FILL IN EACH with the words in brackets

1 There were too many people inside that restaurant, so (tuvimos que comer) ____________________outside

2 When I was little (yo solía reír) ____________________________ a lot

3 (Acabo de ver) ____________________________ Cristiano Ronaldo not far from our school

4 These keys are not mine. (De quién ) ___________________ are they?

5 Nuestro advisorTUTOR is very nice and friendly . (¿Cómo es el vuestro?) _____________________________?

6 I’m sorry, I can’t lend you any money. I’ve got ( sólo un poco) __________________________________

7 This table is too small for all of us. I mean, , it isn’t (suficientemente grande) ____________________

8 I broke my shoulder when (yo estaba jugando) ________________________________ basketball

9 Your mother says to you.-“Why don’t you read (en vez de ver ) ___________________________________TV?

10 Your parents says to you.-“You spend (demasiado) ______________________ money on clothes, don’t you?”

11 When he was younger, my father (solía correr) ________________________________ marathons

12 It’s evident that iPhones (se han hecho) have _______________ very popular.
13 In fact, (cualquiera) ______________________ has an iPhone today
14 (Aunque) ______________________ we paid a lot of money , the food was delicious

15 Chemistry subject is pretty tough but physics is (incluso) _______________ tougher than chemistry

16 (Yo casi nunca) _____________________ watch TV before dinner

17 I go to the dentist ( de vez en cuando) ______________________________

18 Mum!  I need some money (para comprar) _________________ the newspaper.

19 Juan is  a couch potato. He often lies down in the sofa watching TV (en vez de trabajar)   __________

20 (Nadie sabe) ____________________________ where Andrea lives.

21 Why (había) ______________________ so many wars in the Middle Ages EDAD MEDIA ? I wonder

22 Children.- “You bully! That ball is ( nuestro) ____________________! Give it to us!”

23 I can’t buy a sandwich. I’ve got only ( un poco) ______________________ money.

24 Waiter! This spoon is (demasiado sucia) ____________________________

25 Waiter! This spoon is not (lo suficientemente limpia) _______________________

26 You are still too little to drive ( el coche de tu padre) _______

27 What (estabas haciendo) ___________________________ when I sent this WhatsApp to you at 8:00 pm?

28 My brother is learning Japanese language (para trabajar) _______________________ in Japan

29 Fernando ( me ha dicho) __________________________ that his mother is pregnant EMBARAZADA

30 Mother to her little kid.-“You will never grow up ( a menos que ) __________________ you eat more!”

31 My bedroom is very nice and cozy. (¿cómo es la tuya?) _______________________________

32 I understood everything but some people (no entendieron) ____________________________ anything

33 Este es el portátil de Ana ‘This is ___________________________________

34 This film is hilarious! (Nos hemos reído) _______________________________ a lot

35 Carmen (nunca ha tenido ) ________________________________ any problems at school

36 Mikel (quiere irse a ) ____________________________ home.

37 Mikel (no quería llegar) _____________________________________ home late

38 Mrs Eukene (enseña) ______________________ Spanish Language .

She (no enseña) _________________________________ maths

39 I don’t like TV. (Yo prefiero leer) __________________________________

40 That restaurant is too expensive . (Además) ____________________ /also , it is too far from here.

41 How odd! I didn’t see (nadie) _________________________ at the club last Saturday

42 My uncle was doing the cooking (mientras) _______________________ I was playing with the dogs

43 I am not very keen on rock music. (De todos modos) _________________________ I’ll go with you

44 In the year 2050 (habrá) _____________________ more bikes and (menos) ____________ cars

Part V ( 11 pts) TURN these sentences into English

1 Había sólo un poco de nieve, so we couldn’t ski ‘

_________________________________________, so we could not ski

2 A partir de ahora voy a trabajar más duro

3 He comido mucho. Sin embargo, tengo hambre

4 Todo el mundo ha aprobado ‘ ____________________________________________

5 . ¿Cuánto cuesta esta bici? ________________________________________________

6 No hay suficiente pan : “______________________________________

7 El padre de mis amigos acaba de morir ‘ __________________________________________

8 Ayer no te esperé porque tenía que ir al médico

9 Mi tía se cayó cuando se estaba duchando

10 No he visto a mis primos desde hace tres meses

11 Excuse me, teacher. ¿Cuándo nos vas a enseñar los exámenes?