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                                          Quiz: Units 1---2

   

   Position of adverbials. Put the adverbials in brackets into an appropriate place in each
   sentence. In some cases, there is more than one possibility.

   

   1. I find her annoying. (quite / always / frankly)

   

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   2. I see him. (once a week / generally / at work)

   

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   3. I don't visit him. (usually / to be honest / at home / anymore)

   

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   4. They won't be able to visit us. (unfortunately / this year / probably)

   

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   5. They try to get away. (as soon as they can / always / whenever they visit me /
   unfortunately)

   

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   Phrasal verbs I. Circle the correct choice.

   

   1. Don't you think the book puts the idea across/through well?

   2. It's not good to bottle down/up your feelings.

   3. Think it through/on carefully before you circle the answer.

   4. Can you sort up/out the mess in the hallway please?

   5. I can't really come up with/for any good ideas.

   

   Phrasal verbs II. Cross out the underlined preposition that is in the incorrect position.

   

                   1. Don't let your boss get down you down.

                   2. I'll pick up you up at 8:30 for the movie.

                   3. I didn't bother to read it carefully. I just flicked through it through.

                   4. I don't think I can put up with this teacher up for much longer.

                   5. The research group looked into the matter into quite thoroughly.

   

   Order of adjectives. Put the adjectives in brackets into an appropriate place in each
   sentence.

   

   1. I'm not going to that place again. (fast-food / awful)

   

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   2. He's just bought a TV. (state-of-the-art / fabulous)

   

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   3. What a building! (new / wonderful)

   

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   4. She's always wanted a car. (red / sleek / sports)

   

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   Describing nouns. Reorder the words and phrases below to form logical sentences.

   

   1. I had / served with / pizza / a huge slice of / chips and salad / home-made.

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   2. There's a / just round the corner / that serves vegetarian food / fantastic / Thai
   restaurant.

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   3. Can I have / just a drop of / a cup of / milk / with / no sugar / coffee / and?

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   4. We stayed in / that / hotel / beautiful / your brother recommended / old.

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   Lexis: taste. Complete the sentences using a form of the word taste. In some exercises, you
   must also circle the appropriate preposition.

   

   1.   The pizza is really _______________ .

   2.   This is awful. The pictures are totally _______________.

   3.   He's got great _______________ in/for clothes.

   4.   Her dress was a _______________ shade of pink.

   5.   It would _______________ better with more sugar in it.

   6.   He spent his life working as a tea _______________.

   7.   That joke is in very poor _______________.

   8.   You don't like it? I thought it _______________ good.

   9.   The city has something to suit all _______________.

   10.  I've developed a real _______________ in/for wine.

   11. Their house is really _______________ decorated.

   12.  We had so much fun _______________ all the wine.