Grammar 1
Our visitors are on their way, so we'd better hurry home.
I'd hate ___ __ ____ before we do. (arrive)
(for) them to arrive
Doctors advise patients with a heart condition not to participate in h_ _ _-r_ _ _ activities.
high-risk
How frustrating for them ____ _____ ______ the match in the last minute! They must have been extremely disappointed. (lose)
to have lost
Our neighbour always has the TV on really loud. He's as d_ _ _ as a p_ _ _.
as deaf as a post
I don't know why you're upset - ____ ____ ____ ___ that you ought to have bought a bigger size.
all I said was
We didn't know you were at home, otherwise we would have called in. (known)
Had ________, we would have called in.
we known you were at home
a) The password / passcode for my phone is a four-digit number.
b) I tried to call you, but I couldn't get a good coverage / signal - my parents live in the middle of nowhere.
a) passcode
b) signal
They are going to hold the general election on 3rd March. (to)
The general election ___ ___ ___ ____ on 3rd March.
is to be held
Find the wrong option.
a) My ideal holiday is somewhere off the beaten track/ remote / spoilt where I can escape the modern world.
b) Our guest house was a rather picturesque / run-down / unimposing building on the outskirts of the town - I wouldn't stay there again.
a) spoilt
b) picturesque
What do you remember ____ _____ to do the last time you had a cold? (tell)
being told
a) We're so accustomed ___ politicians not answering questions that we no longer even notice.
b) This toy is unsuitable ___ children under the age of three.
a) to
b) for
They were badly equipped for the hike because they were wearing T-shirts and flip-flops.
ill-equipped
Most people weren't paying attention to the speaker, but Andy _____.
was
HORSE
a) its young
b) where it lives
c) the noise it makes
a) foal
b) stable
c) neigh
We took sandwiches, but they weren't necessary. (taken)
We ______ ______ _____ sandwiches.
needn't have taken
Don't be late. The class always starts on time. (better)
You _____ late. The class always starts on time.
'd/ had better not be
You have to deal with a lot of r_ _ t_ _ _ if you want to set up your own business, so you need to get a lawyer to help you.
red tape
Correct or incorrect?
a) Please remember to put your bowl of cereal in the dishwasher after breakfast.
b) She's got five years' experience as a nurse.
a) x cereal bowl
b) +
a) After about ten minutes, pour the pasta into a c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to drain.
b) Use a w_ _ _ _ to mix the milk with the flour and eggs.
a) colander
b) whisk
They ________ (not be) so short of money now if they hadn't taken out such a big mortgage to buy their house.
wouldn't be
This shop appears to have been closed for a long time. (though)
This shop seems ______ for a long time.
as though it's been closed
I'd like _________ it in the morning, if that's possible.
A) that they deliver
B) them delivering
C) them to deliver
them to deliver
Alex has two brothers. Neither of them went to his wedding.
Alex ___________________________________________.
has two brothers, neither of whom went to his wedding
I've always had a h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to live by the sea, so we've been looking at properties on the coast.
hankering
Jennie's new job involves ___ _____ all over the country. (travel)
her travelling