Advanced Quick Check Test 3B

Grammar Vocabulary
1 Put the words in the correct order. 4 Circle the odd one out.
1 I love shabby / black / my / leather / old 1 empty uninhabited ancient
armchair.
2 stunning breathtaking tranquil
I love my shabby old black leather armchair.
2 Laura has just bought a(n) sports / powerful / 3 bustling old historic
incredibly / red / Italian / bright car.
4 beautiful run-down attractive
Laura has just bought a(n) car.
3 Where are beautiful / oval / photo / silver / old / 5 calm peaceful picturesque
those frames I gave you?
Where are frames I gave you? 6 deserted shabby dilapidated
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4 Richard bought a freshly-baked / French / hugely
/ organic / expensive baguette. 5 Complete the words with a suitable prefix.
Richard bought a baguette. 1 I couldn’t read the subtitles because the screen
5 Do you really enjoy watching slapstick / those / was so small.
comedy / stupid / ridiculously films? 2 Small children grow their clothes so quickly,
Do you really enjoy watching it’s not worth buying really expensive stuff.
films? 3 We all went on a huge war demonstration last
6 There’s a take-away / fairly / Chinese / new / week but I don’t think it will have made much
reasonably-priced restaurant in town. difference.
There’s a restaurant in town. 4 I think London is rated. I really don’t know
10 what all the fuss is about.
2 Complete the sentences. 5 China and India are two of the world’s powers
1 Tom got up to speak, at which point I decided to now.
leave. 6 Life in fifty years’ time is quite simply
2 Nancy’s aim, I’m sure is very achievable, imaginable to me.
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is to earn enough money to buy a car this year.
3 David has a couple of motorbikes in the garage, Functions
of which actually works.
4 Isn’t that the lady husband has just sailed 6 Underline the correct alternative.
round the world single-handed? 1 To start with / out, we’re going to look at recent
5 My neighbour, moved in a few months trends.
ago, is incredibly unfriendly. 2 The main objective / object of our proposal is to
6 I have three brothers, all of work as maximise efficiency in the company.
teachers. 3 I hope you’ll all come over / up with some good
10 ideas at the next meeting.
4 The end / aim of the project is to encourage new
Pronunciation investors to join us.
3 Circle the word with the long vowel sound. 5 In the first instance / instant, we’d like to draw
1 dreary city up new contracts.
6 This solution will help / let us to reach a decent
2 body gaudy compromise.
5
3 poky hockey
4 bury airy Total: 50
5 daily ready
6 footie roomy
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