Advanced revision
Are the following sentence right or wrong? Correct those that are wrong.
1. My car has broken down again. It's high time to buy a new one.
2. I wish I would never started watching this film.
3. I regret not to go to university. It's much more difficult to find a job without a degree.
4. I would have forgotten if you wouldn't have reminded me.
5. We have met before, don't we?
6. He use to play football with his colleagues on a Friday evening.
7. Would you mind to keep your voices down, please?
8. Could you tell me which platform does the train leave from?
9. I wish she wouldn't tell off me in front of everyone.
10. My teacher suggested me to read this book.
11. I don't think I'd ever be used to live in a noisy neighbourhood.
12. She apologized to everyone in causing so much worry.
Choose A B C or D to complete the following sentences.
13. I must get _____ to phoning her. I haven't heard from her for ages.
A. over B. up
C. round D. forward
14. She ____ ____ politics because she wanted to change things.
A. got into B. came through
C. kept up D. put off
15. My mind has gone ______. What was I saying?
A. white B. black
C. blank D. out
16. Whenever I drive up a hill, the car just ______.
A. jams B. stalls
C. turns out D. falls behind
17. I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been _____ ?
A. into B. through
C. off D. up to
18. She's decided to hand in her _____ and start studying for a different career.
A. notice B. leave
C. note D. wage slip
19. The _____ at the election was higher than expected.
A. outcome B. turnover
C. turnout D. output
20. For a moment I thought he was being serious but then he _____ at me.
A. winked B. beckoned
C. frowned D. clenched
21. OK. I'm ____. See you tomorrow.
A. up B. out
C. down D. off
22. I get really stressed ____ when I have to drive on the motorways.
A. up B. out
C. down D. off
23. The weather might be a bit _____ at this time of year.
A. blunt B. dodgy
C. uneasy D. dizzy
24. She just rang me out of the ____. I hadn't heard from her for years.
A. black B. red
C. blue D. pink
25. If you'll just _____ with me a moment. I'll see if I can find his number.
A. stand B. hold
C. cross D. bear
Complete the following sentences with a suitable word.
26. I don't know the exact figure o______, but it is contained in the report.
27. The day after the explosion the death t___ had risen to 15.
28. It's not the best of jobs but it will do for the time b_____.
29. I'm just p_______ out to the shops to get some bread and milk.
30. What should I take with me clothes-w___? Will I need a jacket?
31. It was really annoying. She kept on b______ in with irrelevant comments.
32. No one has o____ up to stealing the money.
33. That was an o__________ performance; possibly one of his best.
34. She p______ with him to forgive her but he couldn't.
35. The advantages of moving there far o_______ the disadvantages.
36. He's so s_____; he will never buy a round of drinks.
37. Train f____ have gone up again. It's outrageous.
38. She was having such a good time that she was r________ to leave.
39. I am absolutely d________ the evening with her parents. I feel sick at the thought.
40. The evening t_____ o__ to be better than I had thought.
41. Bob's ticket cost much less than mine; I think I've been r_____ o__.
42. He was s________ when he heard the dreadful news. He'll need a long time to get over it.
43. We got there just in the n___ of time. We'd have missed it, had we arrived any later.
44. What time do you m___ it? He should be here by now.
45. She couldn't believe that she had won; she just sat there, f____________.
Complete the following sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form.
46. If I had seen the movie, I _________ (feel) scared stiff too.
47. Try _________ (not worry). Things will turn out fine in the end.
48. The exam ________ (aux + be) very difficult. He got full marks.
49. He ________ (have) curly hair but now he is almost bald.
50. It's time _______ (get) a new job. I'm fed up with the one I've got.
1. My car has broken down again. It's high time to buy a new one.
2. I wish I would never started watching this film.
3. I regret not to go to university. It's much more difficult to find a job without a degree.
4. I would have forgotten if you wouldn't have reminded me.
5. We have met before, don't we?
6. He use to play football with his colleagues on a Friday evening.
7. Would you mind to keep your voices down, please?
8. Could you tell me which platform does the train leave from?
9. I wish she wouldn't tell off me in front of everyone.
10. My teacher suggested me to read this book.
11. I don't think I'd ever be used to live in a noisy neighbourhood.
12. She apologized to everyone in causing so much worry.
Choose A B C or D to complete the following sentences.
13. I must get _____ to phoning her. I haven't heard from her for ages.
A. over B. up
C. round D. forward
14. She ____ ____ politics because she wanted to change things.
A. got into B. came through
C. kept up D. put off
15. My mind has gone ______. What was I saying?
A. white B. black
C. blank D. out
16. Whenever I drive up a hill, the car just ______.
A. jams B. stalls
C. turns out D. falls behind
17. I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been _____ ?
A. into B. through
C. off D. up to
18. She's decided to hand in her _____ and start studying for a different career.
A. notice B. leave
C. note D. wage slip
19. The _____ at the election was higher than expected.
A. outcome B. turnover
C. turnout D. output
20. For a moment I thought he was being serious but then he _____ at me.
A. winked B. beckoned
C. frowned D. clenched
21. OK. I'm ____. See you tomorrow.
A. up B. out
C. down D. off
22. I get really stressed ____ when I have to drive on the motorways.
A. up B. out
C. down D. off
23. The weather might be a bit _____ at this time of year.
A. blunt B. dodgy
C. uneasy D. dizzy
24. She just rang me out of the ____. I hadn't heard from her for years.
A. black B. red
C. blue D. pink
25. If you'll just _____ with me a moment. I'll see if I can find his number.
A. stand B. hold
C. cross D. bear
Complete the following sentences with a suitable word.
26. I don't know the exact figure o______, but it is contained in the report.
27. The day after the explosion the death t___ had risen to 15.
28. It's not the best of jobs but it will do for the time b_____.
29. I'm just p_______ out to the shops to get some bread and milk.
30. What should I take with me clothes-w___? Will I need a jacket?
31. It was really annoying. She kept on b______ in with irrelevant comments.
32. No one has o____ up to stealing the money.
33. That was an o__________ performance; possibly one of his best.
34. She p______ with him to forgive her but he couldn't.
35. The advantages of moving there far o_______ the disadvantages.
36. He's so s_____; he will never buy a round of drinks.
37. Train f____ have gone up again. It's outrageous.
38. She was having such a good time that she was r________ to leave.
39. I am absolutely d________ the evening with her parents. I feel sick at the thought.
40. The evening t_____ o__ to be better than I had thought.
41. Bob's ticket cost much less than mine; I think I've been r_____ o__.
42. He was s________ when he heard the dreadful news. He'll need a long time to get over it.
43. We got there just in the n___ of time. We'd have missed it, had we arrived any later.
44. What time do you m___ it? He should be here by now.
45. She couldn't believe that she had won; she just sat there, f____________.
Complete the following sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form.
46. If I had seen the movie, I _________ (feel) scared stiff too.
47. Try _________ (not worry). Things will turn out fine in the end.
48. The exam ________ (aux + be) very difficult. He got full marks.
49. He ________ (have) curly hair but now he is almost bald.
50. It's time _______ (get) a new job. I'm fed up with the one I've got.
Comments
I've completed that exercise and done the texts about Spanish Revolution?.
See you later,
Ángel
You did pretty well especially with the vocabulary part.
Lets see if I really have advanced English lebel.
1. Wrong: My car has broken down again. It's about time to buy a new one.
2. Wrong: I wish I had never started watching this film.
3. Right
4. Wrong: I would have forgotten if you hadn't reminded me.
5. Wrong: We have met before, didn't we?
6. Wrong: He usually plays football with his colleagues on a Friday evening.
7. Wrong: Would you mind keeping your voices down, please?
8. Right
9. Wrong: I wish she wouldn't tell me off in front of everyone.
10. Right
11. Wrong: I don't think I'd ever get used to live in a noisy neighbourhood.
12. Right
13. A (over)
14. A (got into)
15. C (blank)
16. C (turns out)
17. B (through)
18. C (note)
19. C (turnout)
20. A (winked)
21. B (out)
22. D (off)
23. C (uneasy)
24. C (blue)
25. B (hold)
26. out
27. tone
28. being
29. picking
30. wearing
31. blank
32. move
33. outstanding
34. practice
35. over
36. sover
37. fracture
38. refushing
39. desperate
40. turned out
41. rent off
42. stonished
43. new
44. move
45. facing
46. would have felt
47. not to worry
48. may not have been
49. have had
50. to getting
Alejandro
This post was a revision exercise for an Advanced class so I wouldn't expect you to get some of the missing words.
1. Wrong: . It's about time to buy a new one.�� It's high time I bought a new one.�� (You've seen this umpteen times - it always comes up in CAE)
2. Wrong: I wish I had never started watching this film.��
3. Right�� I regret not going to university.��
4. Wrong: I would have forgotten if you hadn't reminded me.��
5. Wrong: We have met before, didn't we? �� We have met before, haven't we?��
6. Wrong: He usually plays football with his colleagues on a Friday evening.��
7. Wrong: Would you mind keeping your voices down, please?��
8. Right�� Could you tell me which platform the train leaves from?�� (indirect questions - the odd mistake when speaking is acceptable but you should really spot this one when written)
9. Wrong: I wish she wouldn't tell me off in front of everyone.��
10. Right�� My teacher suggested reading this book.�� / My teacher suggested that I read this book.��
11. Wrong: I don't think I''d ever get used to live in a noisy neighbourhood.�� I don't think I'd ever get used to living in a noisy neighbourhood.��
12. Right�� She apologized to everyone for causing so muchg worry.��
13. A (over) �� I must get round to phoning her.
14. A (got into)��
15. C (blank)��
16. C (turns out) �� The car just stalls.
17. B (through) �� What have you been up to? (= What have you been doing?)
18. C (note) �� She's decided to hand in her notice. (= leave her job)
19. C (turnout)��
20. A (winked)��
21. B (out) �� I'm off. (= I'm going/leaving)
22. D (off) �� I get really stressed out.
23. C (uneasy) �� The weather might be a bit dodgy. (=unreliable)
24. C (blue)��
25. B (hold) �� ... bear with me a moment. (= wait, be patient)
I'll retweet you some of the above words and expressions.
Second half:
26. I don't know the exact figure offhand ...
27. death toll
28. being😍
29. I'm just popping out to the shops ...
30. clothes-wise (I think I remember explaining this word to you once)
31. butting in (= interrupting)
32. ... owned up to stealing the money (= admitted stealing)
33. outstanding😍
34. She pleaded with him to ...
35. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
36. stingy (= mean)
37. train fares
38. she was reluctant to ...
39. dreading
40. turned out 😍
41. ripped off
42. stunned
43. just in the nick of time
44. What time do you make it?
45. flabbergasted
I didn't expect you to do very well in that part. Some of words you'll find useful.
46. would have felt😍
47. not to worry😍
48. may not /can't have been
49. used to have
50. It's time I got a new job.