Grammar Choice
Today, children in Great Britain (1) ……………………… work. They go to school and (2) ……………………… to learn things which they can use when they are older.
1. A have to B don’t have to C mustn’t D must
2. A expected B are expected C were expected D is expected
1. B don’t have to
2. B are expected
The holidays (1) ……………………… arrived again! I’m not sure what I’m (2) ……………………… to do this year.
1. have
2. going
We’ve just done a project on New Zealand at school and it was really (1) scary/informative. I didn’t know much about the country before except that it is made up of two (2) islands/ice caps in the Pacific Ocean.
1. informative
2. islands
I came ……………………… a magazine article the other day which was about learning languages.
across
We’ve only got a little time left before the train leaves.
There isn’t ……………………… before the train leaves. (+1-3 words)
much time
Sometimes they have a part-time job in (1) ……………………… they deliver newspapers or wash cars but this is (2) ……………………… ‘pocket money’, which they spend on clothes or hobbies.
1. A who B that C which D where
2. A for to earn B to earn C earning D earn
1. C which
2. B to earn
Last year I did a summer job. I (1) ……………………… helping out my dad in his office and he asked me if (2) ……………………… wanted to get paid for it!
1. was
2. I
Now I know that it also has some very high (1) beaches/mountains and even some volcanoes. If you've seen the (2) documentary/fantasy film, The Hobbit, you must have seen them! The fictional land of Middle Earth in the film is really New Zealand!
1. mountains
2. fantasy
It said that there are different types of language learners. Some people like to learn about the language, for example, by looking (1) ……………………… new words and trying to work (2)……………………… grammar problems.
1. up
2. out
They’ve found the stolen car.
The stolen car ……………………… found. (+1-3 words)
has been
However, in other parts of the world, children (1) ……………………… as five are expected to work. The majority of (2) ……………………… work on farms
1. A as young B younger C young D youngest
2. A they B them C their D theirs
1. A as young
2. B them
It was only two mornings a week, but it gave me (1) ……………………… extra money to spend. How about you? Have (2) ……………………… decided to go away anywhere this summer?
1. some
2. you
I worked with two (1) neighbours/classmates and we got most of our information for the project from (2) manuals/encyclopaedias.
1. classmates
2. encyclopaedias
Other people like to learn by using the language. They prefer to hang (1) ……………………… with native speakers or learn new words by flicking (2) ……………………… magazines.
1. out
2. through
1. There’s not enough space for five of you in this car.
There are ……………………… of you for this car.
2. I want to go to India, but I haven’t got enough money.
If I had enough money, I ……………………… to India.
1. too many
2. would go
... work on farms (1) ……………………… they look after the animals or pick fruit and vegetables. Other children have to work in factories and the conditions can be very difficult. In Britain it (2) ……………………… be like this. For example, my grandfather started working when he was fourteen.
1. A when B who C which D where
2. A didn’t use B didn’t use to C use to D used to
1. D where
2. D used to
One reason I (1) ……………………… writing to you is to ask if you would like to come and stay for a weekend. If you come at the end of August, we can go to the music festival in (2) ……………………… park.
1. am
2. the
We used (1) guidebooks/dictionaries to look up the place names in the Maori language, which was really interesting. I found the Internet really useful because it was easy to (2) turn over/look up useful information.
1. guidebooks
2. look up
How are you? I feel a bit (1) ……………………… (alone) at the moment. It was lovely when you were here, but now you’ve gone the house seems very quiet. Last night I watched an (2) ……………………… (interest) programme on TV.
1. lonely
2. interesting
1. It isn’t necessary to give in the homework before Friday.
We don’t ……………………… in the homework before Friday.
2. ‘I’ll read out the answers when you finish,’ said Mr Williams.
Mr Williams said he ……………………… the answers when we had finished.
1. have to give
2. would read (out)
My grandfather started working when he was fourteen. But things changed. People thought that if children (1) ……………………… work, they could go to school to learn. Isn’t this something that all children (2) ……………………… be able to do?
1. A didn’t have to B won’t have to C don’t have to D wouldn’t have to
2. A would B will C should D can
1. A didn’t have to
2. C should
I’m not sure if Taylor Swift (1) ……………………… be there this year, though.
Tell me soon because there aren’t (2) ……………………… tickets left!
1. will
2. many
For example, I (1) turn up/found out that New Zealand is one of the safest countries in the world. The number of people (2) charged/suspected with crimes is going down all the time.
1. found out
2. charged
It was a (3) ……………………… (discuss) about the environment. They talked about how a lot of the effects of global warming are (4) ……………………… (visible). Because of that people don’t take it seriously, which is quite
(5) ……………………… (disappoint).
1. discussion
2. invisible
3. disappointing
1. Kate and I learnt to play the violin at that school.
That school ……………………… Kate and I learnt to play the violin.
2. Henry bought his guitar in 2007.
Henry ……………………… his guitar since 2007.
1. is where
2. has had