NAME : _____________________________________________________________________________

I. Underline the correct form of the infinitive or gerund in each sentence.

1 I hope to be chosen / to be choosing for the lead role in the play.
2 Please thank her for having done / being done such a fine job.
3 I deeply regret having lied / to have lied about the matter.
4 She would like to have completed / to be completing her courses before she gets married.
5 What do you expect to have been doing / to be doing in five years?

II. Combine the two sentences into one, using a relative pronoun or a conjunction, and making any necessary changes.
6 That’s the woman. Her dog bit me.
7 Can you tell me about the town? You were born there.
8 I found the book. It was taken from the library.
9 I can’t remember the time. I first heard that song.
10 The woman married my best friend. The woman is my cousin.

III. Choose a preposition from the box to fill the gaps. Not all prepositions will be used.

about after at beyond during in onto out to until

Today was definitely not my lucky day! First, when I got 11.....................................the bus, I bumped my head. When I got
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..............................work, my boss yelled at me. 13 ............................................... a phone call, I spilled coffee on some important
papers; 14...........................................that, I accidentally deleted some important files on my computer. My bad luck continued
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.......................................................I went home. I hope tomorrow is a better day.

IV. Put the words in these sentences in the correct order.

1. She bought a silk / new / lovely / blouse.
2. The shop sells old / expensive / handmade objects.
3. seldom / gets to work / 9.00 / she / before.
4. I’ll / see him / probably / when I come to work / in the morning / early.
5. He left the house / after his phone call / suddenly / quite.

V. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.
A: Do you like your new job?
B: Oh, yes, it’s much 21......................................... (interesting) than my old position. Of course, I have to work 2
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(hard), too.
A: Are the working conditions 23....................................... (good), too?
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B: My office is ........................................ (spacious), and it’s 25....................................(quiet). But the people in my old office
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were 26.................................................. (friendly). My new boss seems

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............... (difficult) to please,too.
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A: Well, you’re ...................................... (new) person, so I guess you’ll have to prove yourself.
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B: I’m certainly working much 29....................................... (hard) than anyone else in the office! It’s a real challenge, but
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every day it gets 10
.........................................................(easy).
VI. Fill in the gaps with a or an, the or no article.

Dear William,
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Hello from 1
..............Mexico City! I’m staying at30...........beautiful hotel in 30................centre of 30............city. This 30...........
morning I had.... 30.................breakfast in 30..................... hotel garden. Tomorrow, I’m going to rent30.....................car and
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drive to 30....................mountains. I hope 30 .....................weather will be fine.

See you soon,
Carol