Key to self-assessment tests

154 TEST 1

1 1. manners 2. accuracy 3. landmarks 4. amazing 5. highlight 6. illuminated 2 impressive; suitable; drinkable; marvelous; professional; religious; famous; traditional 3 1. am ironing 2. gets; 3. is carrying / isn’t raining 4. don’t know 5. is driving 4 smell: a) expresses activity b) state verb; see: a) activity b) state verb; look: a) state verb b) activity; have: a) state verb b) activity

TEST 2

1 1. opportunity 2. masterpiece 3. absent-minded 4. powerful 5. historical 6. pretended 7. settled in 8. devoted 9. stands out 10. stand for 2 1. √ 2. crashed 3. heard 4 √ 5. √ 6. was chewing 7. forgot 8. was living 9. √ 10. used to 3 grew; lost; caught; wore; drank; swept; fell; fought; chose; tore

TEST 3

1 1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b 7a 8b 9b 2 1. has stopped 2. haven’t finished 3. haven’t told 4. Have you met 5. has read 6. hasn’t decided 7. bought; hasn’t sold 8. will tidy 9. I’m taking 10.

Did you have to

TEST 4

1 1. charity 2. break into 3. keep in touch 4. break up with 5. broke out 6. diversity 7. broke down 8. keep fit 2 1. settlers 2. valuation 3. foundation 4. migration 3 1. drove; had visited 2. remembered; had met 3. had left; began 4. had been; decided 5. realized; had forgotten 6. reached; had melted

TEST 5

1 1. descend 2. strike 3. give…away 4. spread 5. gave in 6. contain 7. displayed 2 2. occasional; reflection; original; announcement; frighten; descent 3 1. a; the 2. the; the 3. a; the 4. the 5. -; the 4 1. a doctor 2. blue trousers 3. Bananas 4. a headache 5. Life 6. a letter 5 1…. mine who lives… 2…. cat which likes… 3. … place where planes… 4….Jane whose mother…5… offer which we..

TEST 6

1 1. encourages 2. decreased 3. affect 4. a modest 2 1 will be shown 2 were destroyed 3 was stolen 4 going / dancing 5 had been given 6 happened 7 is visited 8 has been seen 9 going / buying 3 1. I wasn’t given any help …. 2. hasn’t been painted …. 3. were being interviewed …. 4. denied causing ….5. Ann suggested their going/they all go ….

TEST 7

1 1. access 2. drawback 3. provides 4. participants 5. expanded 2 1. a) 2. b) 3. b) 4. b) 5. b) 3 1.various 2. assignments 3. valuable 4. irritating 5. impatient 6. avoidable 4 1. avoid, 2. encourage, 3. let, 4. mind, 5. can’t afford, 6. can’t risk

TEST 8

1 1. occur 2. Adolescents 3. custom 4. inevitable 5. improve 2 1. humble 2. despise 3. bring up 4. put up with 5. mutual 6. disapprove 3 1. appreciation 2. disapproval 3. improvements 4. rebellion 4 1. My father asks me if I remembered to lock the door. 2. Ellen asks me why I have turned off the television. 3. She asks him if he knows how old it is. 4.

The editor asks if this is the article he is writing. 5.

She wonders what people will say when they realize she has solved the mystery. 5 1. ‘Are you going to change schools?’ George asked

Sue. 2.‘What did you do yesterday? Carol asked Ann. 3.‘Who did you sit next to in class?’ Alice asked me. 4. ‘Where exactly do you live?’ Mary asked me.

TEST 9

1 1.devotion 2. maintained 3. looking into 4. took place 5. slightly 6. willingness 2 obedience, obedient; maintenance, maintainable; devote, devoted; embarrassment, embarrassed; 3 1. would you feel/offered 2. lent/would pay 3. smoked/wouldn’t feel 4. won’t finish/ start 4 1. a little 2. little/much 3. many 4. few 5 1. Ross always criticizes my work in a polite way. 2. James played brilliantly in Paris on Saturday. 3.

Charles is extremely good at dealing with problems.

TEST 10

1/C 2/A 3/D 4/ D 5/A 6/D 7/A 8/C 9/B 10/ B 11/B 12/A 13/A 14/D 15/D 16/C 17/C 18/B 19/D 20/C