TEST 20 Adverbs and word order (Units 113-117)
Test 20A
Put each word in brackets into the sentence.
►Anna arrives for work, (late)
Anna arrives late for work.
1I like old cowboy films, (quite)
2Have you finished this magazine? (yet)
3This coat is big. (too)
4Have the children had their tea? (already)
5You don't look ill. (certainly)
6We don't go out. (much)
7I think everyone works hard, (fairly)
8I don't know the date of the meeting, (still)
9The others are getting ready, (just)
10I have to go to work, (on Saturdays)
Test 20B
Put the words in the right order to form a statement.
►I / love / really / these trousers
I really love these trousers.
1is / rather / silly / this game
2already / I've / paid / the bill
3enough / isn't / loud / the alarm
4easily / Jonathan / passed / the test
5a lot / cards / play / the children
6didn't / enough / sell / they / tickets
7ask / many / questions / too / you
8a member / any more / of the club / I'm / not
9enough / it's / outside / to sit / warm
Test 20C
Read the conversation. Then look at the answers below and write the correct answer in each space.
Martin: Hello, Nancy. (►) How are you? Have you found a job (1)……………….. ....? |
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No, I'm afraid not, but I'm (2)........ |
…………..... looking. It's taking (3)……………………longer |
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than I expected. The problem is there just aren't (4) ......................... |
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jobs. |
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And there are too (5) .......................... |
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people looking for jobs. |
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Martin: I'm old enough (6)…………………….. remember when there was plenty of work. |
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Nancy: |
There used to be lots of work, but there isn't (7) |
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more. |
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I'm afraid I'm (8)…………………. longer as optimistic as I was a few weeks ago. |
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In fact I feel a (9) |
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depressed about it sometimes. |
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Martin: |
Don't worry. You'll (10)............................. |
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find something, I expect. |
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► a) How |
b) What |
c) Who |
d) Why |
6 |
a) for |
b) of |
c) that |
d) to |
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a) longer |
b) soon |
c) still |
d) yet |
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7 |
a) any |
b) no |
c) now |
d) some |
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2 |
a) already |
b) more |
c) still |
d) yet |
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8 |
a) any |
b) never |
c) no |
d) not |
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3 |
a) more |
b) quite |
c) rather |
d) some |
9 |
a) bit |
b) piece |
c) quite |
d) slightly |
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4 |
a) enough |
b) plenty |
c) right |
d) several |
10 |
a) already |
b) yet |
c) soon |
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a) big |
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b) lot |
c) many |
d) much |
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d) before very long |
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Test 20 D
Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
► My friend calls always for me. My friend always calls jor me.
1I didn't last night sleep very well.
21 think I need to rest little.
3I-don't work for the company-longer.
4The article is fair interesting.
5Tessa locked carefully the door.
6You aren't enough tall to play basketball.
7We went yesterday to town.
8Hike this music much.
Test 20E
Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
►It's probable that the strike will be over soon, (probably)
The strike will probably be over soon.
1We often go to the cinema, (a lot)
2Adrian wears jeans all the time, (always)
3These shoes are too small, (big)
4I don't live in Birmingham any more, (no)
5Polly spent more money than she should have done in the sales, (too)
The cyclist is in front of |
The cyclist is behind |
Rita is going up the |
Daniel is coming down |
the bus. |
the tractor. |
stairs. |
the stairs. |
Melanie is running |
The cars are going |
Trevor is walking along |
The car is going past |
across the road. |
through the tunnel. |
the street. |
the house. |
The house is among |
Jackson is between |
Jessica is sitting opposite |
They're running |
the trees. |
Memphis and New |
Andrew. |
around/round the track. |
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Orleans. |
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B Position and movement
Most of these prepositions can express either position (where something is) or movement (where it is going). Position: The coin was under the sofa.
Movement: The coin rolled under the sofa.
Now look at these examples with in and on expressing position.
The manager was in the office. |
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onto, but we can also use in and on, especially in informal English. |
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The manager came in/into the office. |
The papers fell on/onto the floor. |
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At expresses position, and to expresses movement.
Position: Vicky was at the doctor's. Movement:
Vicky went to the doctor's.
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Exercises
1 Prepositions of place (A)
Put in the prepositions. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.
► Sarah is getting out of the |
1 David is going........... |
2 The furniture is…….. |
taxi. |
the ladder. |
the van. |
3 My friend lives in a flat |
4 The boss is coming |
5 There's a garage……. |
............ a shop. |
......................the corridor. |
the house. |
6 We walked ………. |
7 There's a statue |
8 Tom and Nick are walking |
the lake. |
................... the museum. |
...................the stadium. |
2 Prepositions of place (A)
Complete the conversations. Choose the correct preposition.
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Vicky: |
I felt really afraid when I was walking home from/off the club. All the time I could hear |
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someone behind/in front of me, but I didn't dare turn round. |
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Rachel: |
I expect you were imagining it. |
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Vicky: |
No, I wasn't. I saw him after I'd come in across/through the gate. He was wearing a long |
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black coat that came down well below/under his knees. |
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Daniel: |
You know Adam, don't you? He's very strange. He walked right along/past me yesterday as I |
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was coming among/down the stairs, but he didn't say hello. |
Matthew: The other day he was sitting beside/opposite me at lunch, so I couldn't help looking at him, I said hello, but he didn't speak.
