Choose the correct option

1.   In the end the reasons for leaving ____________ the reasons for staying, so I quit.

2.  He won by over 20 seconds and completely ____________ the rest of the competitors.

3.  It was just the two of us, and there were ten of them. We were really ____________.

4.  Our model was the most popular on the market last year, but this year it has been ____________ by our main competitor’s model. They sold over a million copies. We managed just half that.

5.  I get rid of things when they have ____________ their usefulness. There’s no point being sentimental about possessions.

6.  One way of breaking the ____________ when a new group of people meet is to tell a joke.

7.  There’s not much more to do now. We’ve broken the____________ of the work.

8.  When you start a new business, you’re doing well if you manage to break ____________ in your first year. Profits tend to come later.

9.  HR has just informed me there will be no year-end bonuses this year. I need to break the ____________ to the staff.

10.  It’s perfectly possible to buy a good digital camera without breaking the ____________.

Is the form of the underlined passive reporting verb in the sentence correct? Choose T (True) or F (False).

11. The President is expected to announce changes in the law in her speech tomorrow.

Is the form of the underlined passive reporting verb in the sentence correct? Choose T (True) or F (False).

12. Three students have being declared missing after they failed to return from a camping weekend.

Is the form of the underlined passive reporting verb in the sentence correct? Choose T (True) or F (False).

13.  People are being warned not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary.

Is the form of the underlined passive reporting verb in the sentence correct? Choose T (True) or F (False).

14.  Ten years ago, it is not known whether using cell phones would prove dangerous to our health.

Is the form of the underlined passive reporting verb in the sentence correct? Choose T (True) or F (False).

15.  All visitors to the school requested to report to Reception.

Choose the correct option.

16.  The anger at the authorities in this music really ________ a chord with many young people.

17.  He’s always________ his own horn and saying how good he is.

18.  Do you want to do the museums tomorrow, or go to the beach? Or shall we just play it ________?

19.  She started off saying she was against reform. Now she’s in favor of it. She’s changed her________ it seems!

20.  Hearing that I’d been selected to be a featured performer in the dance competition was ________to my ears.

21.  I decided to go to Brazil for three weeks ____________improve my Portuguese.

22.  It was ____________ a nice day that we spent most of it outdoors.

23.  I have____________ much to do that I just don’t know where to start.

24.  She checked the device again so ____________ to be sure it was working properly.

25.  They’re thinking of moving in ____________ to be nearer to their parents.

26.  I suddenly didn’t feel well ________ I was at work.

27.  I wasn’t looking forward to the exam. ________, it went very well.

28.  This is a movie that adults ________ children will enjoy.

29.  Everyone was warned not to open attachments in emails. ________, that’s what he did.

30.  The city has some amazing sights to visit. ________, on Sundays all buses are free.

Is the participle underlined correct? Choose T (True) or F (False

31.  He decided to pack a couple of novels for his trip the next day, having hoped to find time to read them.

Is the participle underlined correct? Choose T (True) or F (False

32.  She knew her way around the city, having visited it several times in the previous few years.

Is the participle underlined correct? Choose T (True) or F (False

33.  Never being out of the country before, she found everything strange but exciting.

Choose the correct option

34.  I ________ my knee on the table when I got up. It wasn’t serious, but it really hurt!

35.   I can’t describe what the pain was like when I ________ my leg. It was agony.

36. Mbala fell over at school and ________ his elbow, but he’s fine. It wasn’t serious.

37.  She booked an appointment at the dentist because she had ________ a tooth.

38. I had to stop ____________ soccer when I broke my leg.

39. I really regret ____________ my phone number to that guy. He's calling all the time.

40.   I know that my grandfather enjoyed keeping fit. I remember ____________ lots of training even in his seventies.

41.   I can’t afford ____________ golf every day. It’s pretty expensive, you know.

42.  I_________________the department store but I completely forgot.

Choose the option to complete each sentence with the correct adverb or adverbial phrase pair.

43.  Jenny is a ____________ gifted and ____________ original dancer whose work is of the highest quality.

44.  I’m afraid we ____________ won’t have all the information we need until____________ later in the week.

45.  ____________for me, it was the sort of minor health problem that is ____________ treated.

46.  I wasn’t ____________ sure how ____________ she could drive, so I didn’t want to lend her my new car.

47.  I____________ make an effort to work out in the gym ____________, if not more.

48.  I'm___________________glad I have a cat as a pet.

49.  I_______________________have a breakfast at the same time.

Play and listen to the audio track. Choose T (True) or F (False).

(AudioTrack 6.10)

50. The new theory explains the mystery of how Stonehenge was constructed.