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PROGRESS TEST NUMBER 33 TOTAL:………/55
Grammar
I. Complete the indirect questions so that they have the same meaning as the direct ones.
1. When did your son complete his university studies? → Would you mind telling me_____?
2. What A-level subjects has your sister chosen? → Could you tell me ________________?
3. Has Molly written her essay? → Do you mind if I ask if ___________?
4. Who was it who told you I was worried about my exams? → Can I ask you ____________________?
5. Was it Melanie I saw your son with last night? → Do you know if __________________?
6. Where is your brother`s car parked? → Can you tell me __________________?
7. Was it Chelsea who won the FA Cup last year? → Do you remember if _____________?
8. Who was it who first climbed Everest? → Do you remember _______________?
9. When did he give up teaching? → Can I ask _________________________?
10. Was it Alexander Fleming who discovered penicillin? → Am I right in thinking that ______?
Mark _____/10
II. Circle the best options to complete the comparative sentences.
1. A night`s sleep in a hotel is even/ nothing like/ no as good as one at home.
2. After swimming hard for an hour Michael was just as/ no/ less closer to the shore than before.
3. We were just as/ much/ nothing like satisfied with the cheap detergent as we had been with the pricey one. We’ll save money in future.
4. Molly was soon almost as/ a little/ the more happy in her new job as she had been in her old one, though she missed her friends.
5. My mother has only got little/ a little/ nearly better at creative writing since she started going to classes.
6. My grandma used to say how much/ much more/ even better things seem in the morning than they do at night.
7. Our motto used to be that never to have tried is a little/ no/ far worse thing than to fail.
8. Claire was always almost/ much/ as more willing to help than either of her sisters.
9. I`m afraid our new government is little/ just as/ even better than the last one.
10. The food in the canteen is nowhere near/ even/ a little as good as the café across the street.
Mark _____/10
Vocabulary
III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase in the correct form with the same meaning as the phrase in brackets.
1. You have to ______________ my judgement when I tell you that dress really suits you. (have faith in)
2. I really ______________ for Melanie. It must be awful having such horrible neighbors. (have sympathy)
3. I think Gill and Brad would make a fantastic couple. They have a lot _____________. (share interests)
4. Henry is very _______ to his grandmother. After all, it was she who brought him up. (emotionally attached)
5. I think many teenagers don`t ______________ their parents these days. (have a high opinion)
6. There`s something I can`t keep secret any longer. Can I ______________ in you? (share a secret)
7. I can`t work with him on this project. We don`t seem to ______________ with each other about anything. (agree completely)
8. My boss ______________ me yesterday for all the hard work I`ve been doing lately. (express approval)
9. Jack ______________ Susan. If she left him, it would hurt him terribly. (love very much)
10. James keeps ______________ about how much he earns, but with his spending habits he`ll soon be broke. (show off / express pride)Mark ____/10
IV. Complete the sentences with appropriate compound nouns.
1. The average _______________ of men in the Middle Ages in Britain was about 30.
2. Most people want to live in a country with a reliable _______________ system that they can depend on when they get ill.
3. The _______________ used to be around 60, but people now have to work until they are 65.
4. In some cultures _______________ are looked after by younger family members.
5. I don`t think it`s right that people put their parents in _______________ , particularly if they have a house large enough to accommodate them.Mark ____/5
V. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words in brackets.
1. This map is far too _____________. Could you explain it to me? (confuse)
2. His parents became more and more _____________ over the years. (compatible)
3. I never know what Karen`s reaction will be. She`s too _____________. (predict)
4. This article says that teenagers are generally not very ______ to advice given