REVISION ENGLISH FILE A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Have you ever been (go) to Paris?
1 Can you wait a few minutes? The boys _______ (not finish) their lunch yet.
2 I _______ (feel) dizzy all morning. I think I’ll go to the doctor’s.
3 The criminal’s sentence _______ (not decide) until next week.
4 I _______ (finish) your book by tomorrow, so I’ll give it back to you then.
5 If I _______ (not see) you before I go, I’ll phone you next week.
6 I _______ (talk) to Jane when Billy walked through the door.
7 You can go out as soon as you _______ (do) your homework.
8 How long _______ (sit) there? Are you waiting for someone?
9 They _______ (climb) for about an hour when the rain started.
10 I _______ already _______ (speak) to John about the problem.
11 This time tomorrow I _______ (do) my final exams.
12 When Jane got to the station she realized she _______ (leave) her ticket at home.
13 Who _______ (know) the answer to this question?
14 It _______ (think) that the burglar escaped through the bathroom window.
15 People used _______ (send) to prison for a longer period of time.
16 The robbers are believed _______ (steal) three valuable paintings.
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2 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: cinema / you / yesterday / go / the / to / did
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
1 start / sooner / the / we’ll / arrive / earlier / we / the
2 be / by / 8.30 / I’ll / probably / home
3 I / tired / I / went / was / to / so / bed
4 is / station / tell / where / could / me / you / the / ?
5 tennis / don’t / like / playing / you / ?
6 I / as / soon / will / arrive / as / call / I / you
7 thinking / you / what / about / are / ?
8 to / woman / the / said / is / in / 30s / be / her
9 time / fortunately / the / arrived / in / for / wedding / we
10 nice / spotted / dress / Tess / wearing / is / new / a
11 badly / wasn’t / accident / the / in / woman / injured / the
12 before / were / we’d / driving / for / we / hours / realized / we / lost / been
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3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I like sport, but my brother does / doesn’t.
1 A My sister saw George Clooney in a bar when she was in New York.
B Did / Has she? Wow, I’d love to meet him!
2 The rich / Rich pay more tax in most European countries.
3 A I really don’t like going out on Sunday evenings.
B Oh, neither / so do I.
4 These days, young / the young enjoy all kinds of technology.
 5 They said it’s likely / probably to rain tomorrow.
6 Don’t wait for Ben. He’s late always / always late.
7 Take an umbrella in case it rains / will rain.
8 An Irish / Irish man lives next door to us.
9 I did tell / told you the truth. I promise.
10 Your sister doesn’t speak English, does / doesn’t she?
11 My brother is very ambitious, and so is his wife / his wife.
12 It was such good / a good weather we went to the beach.

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the odd word out.

Example: blister rash temperature x-ray
1 operation asthma scan injection
2 freezing cool chilly warm
3 headache stitches cough vomiting
4 drought breeze hurricane hailstorm
5 suede velvet leather spotted
6 robbery evidence blackmail fraud
7 sleeveless hooded V-neck cotton
8 calm loyal immature open-minded
9 passenger luggage pilot crew
10 judge verdict jury witness
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5 Underline the correct word.

Example: My hotel is near / nearly the airport.
1 The police say they have definite proof / evidence that he is the murderer.
2 This book is specially / especially designed for very young children.
3 Liz takes after / off her mother. They’re both musical.
4 You’ve been working too hard / hardly. You need a holiday.
5 My sister’s had a new boyfriend for six months and I still / yet haven’t met him.
6 I don’t like rushing breakfast. I prefer to take my time / easy.
7 Harry’s taken part / up karate. He’s really enjoying it.
8 There’s going to be a concert at / in the end of the school year.
9 As it’s a special occasion I’m going to dress up / get dressed.
10 We should take notice / advantage of the hot weather and go to the beach.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: John has a sore throat and a headache.
hurt sore twisted
1 Lisa’s always in a good mood. She’s very ________.
moody funny cheerful
2 Watch ________! There are pickpockets in this area.
up out around
3 I like your bag. It ________ your shoes.
suits matches fits
4 Tim’s very ________. He always does his homework.
conscientious unconscious well balanced
 5 Sarah’s boyfriend is a ________ fish. He never shows his feelings.
cold wet dry
6 The gang ________ the businessman and asked his family for ten million dollars.
smuggled hijacked kidnapped
7 My sister never changes her opinion. She’s so ________!
assertive easy going stubborn
8 Anna’s very ________. She always wears the latest fashions.
scruffy trendy old-fashioned
9 A ________ stole his mobile phone and camera.
burglar vandal mugger
10 That skirt fits you like a ________.
glove sock hood
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7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Mary sprained her ankle when she was jogging in the park.
1 She’s had a stomach a________ all day. I’m going to call the doctor.
2 Don’t drive today. There’s going to be thick f________ later on.
3 I didn’t have anything to declare, so I walked straight through c________.
4 My brother is a________ to nuts. He becomes very ill if he eats one.
5 I’ve cut myself. My finger is bl________.
6 We went by plane to Sydney. It was a 20-hour f________.
7 We’re having a h________ at the moment. It’s been really hot every day for a month.
8 I always ask for an aisle s________ when I fly.
9 My grandfather has very high blood pr________.
10 It poured with rain and I didn’t have an umbrella. I got s________.
GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: If we lived by the sea, I’d go (go) swimming every day.
1 The boy denied ________ (take) my mobile phone.
2 If I ________ (be) you, I wouldn’t drive that old car.
3 She ________ (not meet) Jim if I hadn’t introduced them.
4 I’m really sorry – I forgot ________ (post) the letter you gave me.
5 I wish I ________ (not put) on these trousers today. They’re really uncomfortable.
6 Bella convinced me ________ (not go) to the cinema with Harry.
7 I remember ________ (play) on the beach when I was about three years old.
8 Joe wishes he ________ (speak) better French. His company are going to send him to Paris.
9 If the exam had been last week, I’m sure I ________ (not pass) it.
10 Liz apologized to me for ________ (be) so moody all week.
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2 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: If I had known you were coming I would have waited.
1 She _______ have left already – her car is still outside the house.
2 We’re _______ the roof repaired on our house at the moment. We’d like to sell it next year.
3 I can’t _______ used to working every day. I’d love to be a student again!
4 I wish my parents _______ stop arguing about money all the time.
5 _______ of my two sisters looks like me. They’re both dark and I’m blonde.
6 My eldest sister, _______ is a doctor, speaks German fluently.
7 I didn’t enjoy the concert, even _______ it was my favourite band.
8 _______ the terrible weather, we still had a great time camping.
9 You look _______ if you have seen a ghost! What’s the matter?
10 You shouldn’t _______ said that to her. You know how sensitive she is.
11 I’m _______ to getting up early. I’ve been doing it for years.
12 I was really angry when Jack accused me of _______ telling the truth.
13 What music is this? It sounds _______ Mozart.
14 That’s my colleague _______ wife works for Bill Gates.
15 I’m afraid you can’t come with us. There’s _______ room in the car.
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3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I use / used to sleepwalk when I was a child.
1 John’s still asleep. He must go / have gone to bed late last night.
2 You should go to bed. You have to go to (–) / the school tomorrow.
3 I’d rather / better live in the country than in a city.
4 The staff in that clothes shop is / are very rude.
5 There was (–) / a terrible traffic on the way home last night.
6 Every / All classroom in the school has a computer.
7 Any / None of the children wanted to go to the park, so we stayed at home.
8 Can I give you an / some advice?
9 The house, which / that was built in the 17th century, is a top tourist attraction.
10 I used to work as / like an actor before I got this job.
11 You can’t / may have spoken to Helen at the party. She wasn’t there.
 12 We’ve decided to go camping this weekend, whatever / however the weather is like.
13 Despite / In spite of losing the match, they were quite cheerful.
14 When I was in Poland I went climbing in the / (–) Tatra mountains.
15 The man to who / whom you spoke was the Managing Director.
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VOCABULARY

4 Underline the odd word out.

Example: chapel law courts mosque temple
1 organ cello tenor violin
2 clap frown wave scratch
3 director manager business owner
4 cartoon horoscope critic review
5 slums poverty overcrowding pedestrians
6 heel calf wrist ankle
7 homesick fed up glad upset
8 commentator newsreader advert presenter
9 duvet pillow yawn blanket
10 neighbourhood square suburbs outskirts
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: The boys were really tired after their journey. In fact they were exhausted.
exhausted desperate stunned
1 Scientists are always trying to ________ ways to cure illness.
prove discover invent
2 A ________ is somebody who studies rocks.
physicist geneticist geologist
3 I’d like to ________ my own business one day.
set up take over set off
4 We can get a taxi at the taxi ________.
stop rank station
5 Please don’t ________! I can’t sleep.
snore sleepwalk yawn
6 ‘Just do it’ is a very famous advertising ________.
slogan logo commercial
7 I was ________when the trip was cancelled. I’d been really looking forward to it.
grateful disappointed relieved
8 This part of the city is very ________ and there is a lot of poverty and crime here.
polluted run down industrial
9 It’s a British company, but it ________ a lot of things to France and Germany.
imports expands exports
10 I couldn’t ________ my eyes when I saw who Jane was talking to.
rub believe open
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6 Underline the correct word.
Example: I never raise / rise my voice in an argument.
1 Remember / Remind me to post this letter when we’re in town.
2 My car was stolen / robbed last night.
3 Jon hopes / expects Sarah will turn up at the party. He really wants to see her!
4 I’m sick and tired / down and out of listening to my brother complain about his girlfriend.
5 The company did / made a big profit this year.
6 I only want to know the facts. That’s why I prefer to read biased / objective newspapers.
7 You aren’t serious are you? You’re pulling my hair / leg.
8 It was a terrible storm, but we arrived safe and sound / sound and safe.
9 I was thrilled / thrilling when I heard that Mark and Nichola were getting married.
10 I didn’t notice / realize if the shop was open when I passed by.
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7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Your should brush your teeth at least twice a day.
1 You should try to learn all the verbs by h________.
2 It’s a very c________ song – I can’t get it out of my head.
3 I can’t remember her name, but it’s on the t________ of my tongue.
4 The l________ singer of the band writes all their songs.
5 I was so tired, I slept like a l________.
6 If you suffer from i________, it means you find it very difficult to sleep.
7 Usually when men meet for the first time they s________ hands.
8 Eating late in the evening keeps me a________ at night.
9 They should build more houses. There are too many h________ people living on the streets.
10 This town is quite p________. People have a very small-town mentality.