I. If a word is in the wrong sentence, write the correct word on the line. If not, put a tick.
1. I'm off to the newsagent's to get a pair of chocolate. Do you want anything? _______
2. Could you get me a flock of chewing gum when you go to the shops? _______
3. I think I'll have another herd of toast. _______
4. Just add a breath of milk if the mixture starts to get a bit dry. _______
5. I'm popping out for a pack of fresh air. Do you want to come? _______
6. There was a block of cows being taken down the lane for milking, and it took us ages to get by.
_______
7. You said you wanted to get a new bar of trousers, didn't you? _______
8. Get us a bunch of bread when you go to the shops, won't you? _______
9. I was thinking of getting Jill a blade of flowers for our anniversary. Do you think that's romantic? _______
10. There was a really strong drop of wind and it blew a man's wig off! _______
11. My mum's so houseproud; there's never a gust of dust anywhere in the house. _______
12. Could you cut me off a small slice of that cheese? _______
13. That speck of birds will be migrating south for the winter, I'd imagine. ______________
15. We do like a nice bit of steak every now and again, don't we, Francis? _______
16. How heavy's that sheet of concrete, would you say? _______
17. We'll give you a set of keys and a security pass. _______
18. There's not a grain of truth in what she said. _______
19. Is one piece of sugar enough? _______
20. I'll tear you off a lump of paper if you're going to take notes. _______
21. The party was a bit boring to start with but everyone livened up when Rod got out his guitar. _______
22. I'm not very pleased with this drawing actually as I think I've papered up the perspective a little.
_______
23. I've only wasted this up for now — I won't be able to fix it properly until we get home. _______
24. Julie and Simone have messed over their differences while they get their business set up, but I'm
sure they'll start arguing again pretty soon. _______
25. The Prime Minister responded that it was the previous administration which had patched the film
industry down. _______
26. Luckily, the weather brightened up in the afternoon so we were able to hold the reception outside
after all. _______
27. As kids, we always ran ourselves up when our grandparents came to visit. _______
28. The holiday at the health farm was awful. They only gave us a few vegetables every evening — I
almost smartened away! _______
II. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1. I've hardly got any / some money left!
2. Neither / Neither of the / Both guards was injured in the attack.
3. The procedure's good, but I think we can better / streamline it further to make it more efficient.
4. The shell of the building has been completely renovated / refurbished and the interior decorators
will be starting inside next week.
5. I set the school record for the 100m over eight years ago and it's never been strengthened / bettered
to this day.
6. This new browser should enhance / reinforce everyone's experience online.
7. The number of school-leavers going on to university has declined / devastated.
8. Pop songs have cheapened / worsened the word 'love' so that it's meaningless nowadays.
9. The rock festival was fun, but it was marred by the organisation, which was a chaos / shambles.
10. The face in the picture is angelic, except for that tiny blemish / flaw just below the eye — can you
see it? — that seems to be some kind of scar or birthmark.
, 11. Off the top of my brain / head, I'd say this diamond's worth at least a million euros.
12. You're cutting it fine / well. The meeting starts in about two minutes.
13. To the top / best of my knowledge, there aren't any Picassos on the market at the moment.
14. Lee's his own worst friend / enemy. He complains he hasn't sold any of his paintings, but he won't
show them to anyone.
15. There's been bad blood / mood between them ever since Trevor accused Charlton of sabotaging
his opening night.
16. That's the last time I lie to a client for Mrs Richards. I'm not going to do her dirty job / work for her
any more.
17. My mum's got organising her Christmas card list round / down to a fine art.
18. The woman demanded to know / knowing who was in charge.
19. I can't help to feel / feeling that I've forgotten something.
20. I really wasn't expecting to bump / bumping into Ken in Birmingham.
21. I understand you're trying to be kind, but I don't think you can really empathise / sympathise with me
when you haven't experienced anything similar.
22. My parents often adopted / fostered children for a few months when I was young and they must have
looked after about 50 youngsters altogether.
23. I thought it strange that the invitation didn't say that partners / peers were invited.
24. It was a real blow when Jim lost his job because he's got a large number of dependants / siblings,
including three children and a mother-in-law.
25. The family home was built by a/an ancestor / predecessor of mine and six generations of Barretts
have lived in it since then.
26. We've arranged to meet / meeting Michael at the restaurant at nine.
27 I'm sorry, but nothing justifies to behave / behaving like that.
28. Please don't hesitate to contact / contacting us if you require further information.
29. I didn't dare to ask / asking Angus about his argument with Kate.
30. When I told Mr Peters that the dog has / had eaten my homework, he didn't believe me.
When I saw Ed yesterday morning, he told me that he is / was going to look at a flat in the afternoon.
31. When we watched Death Watch ill, Paul said he has / had never seen a worse movie in his life!
32. I told Brian last week that the office isn't / wasn't opening on Tuesday so I don't know why he showed up
yesterday morning.
33. Kostas didn't dare ask Eleni where had she / she had been the previous evening.
34. I was tempted to ask why did Ranji want / Ranji wanted to sit next to Li Han so badly.
35. No one has asked me why didn't I / I didn't come to work yesterday.
36. Joining the Air Force has always been an anticipation / aspiration of mine.
37. We don't have any information about the hotels, so we'll just have to make an arbitrary / optional
decision.
38. If you look at Madeleine's house, it's obvious she has a lot of liking / taste.
39. I've always had a liking / taste for Naomi, ever since she moved in next door.
40. I thought her latest book was mediocre / mundane compared to the others, which I really enjoyed.
41. There is no doubt technology and shorter working hours have got / let / set people free to enjoy their
leisure time more than ever before.
42. Many people do / have / make the leisure to pursue hobbies and other activities they like / prefer /
want to the work routine.
43. What leisure activities will people choose / decide / opt for in the future?
44. We can expect to see increased personal choice / decision / option.
45. The range of leisure actions / hobbies / pursuits will expand and people will have the decision /
option / preference of following up an interest in almost any activity.
46. Whether at home or at enjoyment / leisure / relaxation centres, there will be an ever-increasing need to
provide for people at play / recreation / rest.
47. If the future is not one of increased leisure, then it won't be for need / desire / want of demand.
III. Circle the correct answer.
1. Luckily, only _______of the medicine got spilt.
1. I'm off to the newsagent's to get a pair of chocolate. Do you want anything? _______
2. Could you get me a flock of chewing gum when you go to the shops? _______
3. I think I'll have another herd of toast. _______
4. Just add a breath of milk if the mixture starts to get a bit dry. _______
5. I'm popping out for a pack of fresh air. Do you want to come? _______
6. There was a block of cows being taken down the lane for milking, and it took us ages to get by.
_______
7. You said you wanted to get a new bar of trousers, didn't you? _______
8. Get us a bunch of bread when you go to the shops, won't you? _______
9. I was thinking of getting Jill a blade of flowers for our anniversary. Do you think that's romantic? _______
10. There was a really strong drop of wind and it blew a man's wig off! _______
11. My mum's so houseproud; there's never a gust of dust anywhere in the house. _______
12. Could you cut me off a small slice of that cheese? _______
13. That speck of birds will be migrating south for the winter, I'd imagine. ______________
15. We do like a nice bit of steak every now and again, don't we, Francis? _______
16. How heavy's that sheet of concrete, would you say? _______
17. We'll give you a set of keys and a security pass. _______
18. There's not a grain of truth in what she said. _______
19. Is one piece of sugar enough? _______
20. I'll tear you off a lump of paper if you're going to take notes. _______
21. The party was a bit boring to start with but everyone livened up when Rod got out his guitar. _______
22. I'm not very pleased with this drawing actually as I think I've papered up the perspective a little.
_______
23. I've only wasted this up for now — I won't be able to fix it properly until we get home. _______
24. Julie and Simone have messed over their differences while they get their business set up, but I'm
sure they'll start arguing again pretty soon. _______
25. The Prime Minister responded that it was the previous administration which had patched the film
industry down. _______
26. Luckily, the weather brightened up in the afternoon so we were able to hold the reception outside
after all. _______
27. As kids, we always ran ourselves up when our grandparents came to visit. _______
28. The holiday at the health farm was awful. They only gave us a few vegetables every evening — I
almost smartened away! _______
II. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1. I've hardly got any / some money left!
2. Neither / Neither of the / Both guards was injured in the attack.
3. The procedure's good, but I think we can better / streamline it further to make it more efficient.
4. The shell of the building has been completely renovated / refurbished and the interior decorators
will be starting inside next week.
5. I set the school record for the 100m over eight years ago and it's never been strengthened / bettered
to this day.
6. This new browser should enhance / reinforce everyone's experience online.
7. The number of school-leavers going on to university has declined / devastated.
8. Pop songs have cheapened / worsened the word 'love' so that it's meaningless nowadays.
9. The rock festival was fun, but it was marred by the organisation, which was a chaos / shambles.
10. The face in the picture is angelic, except for that tiny blemish / flaw just below the eye — can you
see it? — that seems to be some kind of scar or birthmark.
, 11. Off the top of my brain / head, I'd say this diamond's worth at least a million euros.
12. You're cutting it fine / well. The meeting starts in about two minutes.
13. To the top / best of my knowledge, there aren't any Picassos on the market at the moment.
14. Lee's his own worst friend / enemy. He complains he hasn't sold any of his paintings, but he won't
show them to anyone.
15. There's been bad blood / mood between them ever since Trevor accused Charlton of sabotaging
his opening night.
16. That's the last time I lie to a client for Mrs Richards. I'm not going to do her dirty job / work for her
any more.
17. My mum's got organising her Christmas card list round / down to a fine art.
18. The woman demanded to know / knowing who was in charge.
19. I can't help to feel / feeling that I've forgotten something.
20. I really wasn't expecting to bump / bumping into Ken in Birmingham.
21. I understand you're trying to be kind, but I don't think you can really empathise / sympathise with me
when you haven't experienced anything similar.
22. My parents often adopted / fostered children for a few months when I was young and they must have
looked after about 50 youngsters altogether.
23. I thought it strange that the invitation didn't say that partners / peers were invited.
24. It was a real blow when Jim lost his job because he's got a large number of dependants / siblings,
including three children and a mother-in-law.
25. The family home was built by a/an ancestor / predecessor of mine and six generations of Barretts
have lived in it since then.
26. We've arranged to meet / meeting Michael at the restaurant at nine.
27 I'm sorry, but nothing justifies to behave / behaving like that.
28. Please don't hesitate to contact / contacting us if you require further information.
29. I didn't dare to ask / asking Angus about his argument with Kate.
30. When I told Mr Peters that the dog has / had eaten my homework, he didn't believe me.
When I saw Ed yesterday morning, he told me that he is / was going to look at a flat in the afternoon.
31. When we watched Death Watch ill, Paul said he has / had never seen a worse movie in his life!
32. I told Brian last week that the office isn't / wasn't opening on Tuesday so I don't know why he showed up
yesterday morning.
33. Kostas didn't dare ask Eleni where had she / she had been the previous evening.
34. I was tempted to ask why did Ranji want / Ranji wanted to sit next to Li Han so badly.
35. No one has asked me why didn't I / I didn't come to work yesterday.
36. Joining the Air Force has always been an anticipation / aspiration of mine.
37. We don't have any information about the hotels, so we'll just have to make an arbitrary / optional
decision.
38. If you look at Madeleine's house, it's obvious she has a lot of liking / taste.
39. I've always had a liking / taste for Naomi, ever since she moved in next door.
40. I thought her latest book was mediocre / mundane compared to the others, which I really enjoyed.
41. There is no doubt technology and shorter working hours have got / let / set people free to enjoy their
leisure time more than ever before.
42. Many people do / have / make the leisure to pursue hobbies and other activities they like / prefer /
want to the work routine.
43. What leisure activities will people choose / decide / opt for in the future?
44. We can expect to see increased personal choice / decision / option.
45. The range of leisure actions / hobbies / pursuits will expand and people will have the decision /
option / preference of following up an interest in almost any activity.
46. Whether at home or at enjoyment / leisure / relaxation centres, there will be an ever-increasing need to
provide for people at play / recreation / rest.
47. If the future is not one of increased leisure, then it won't be for need / desire / want of demand.
III. Circle the correct answer.
1. Luckily, only _______of the medicine got spilt.
