test your english now part 3 !!

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

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Rewrite these sentences so they mean the same as the first. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
Example: There is no point in seeing that film WORTH
That film isn't worth seeing

1. He doesn't like cricket

APPEAL
Cricket him

2. The last time she went to the cinema was ages ago

BEEN
She ages

3. It's good thing you brought your cheque book or we
wouldn't have been able to buy the car

YOU
We wouldn't have been able to buy the car
your cheque book

4. The president should lower taxes

I
If lower taxes

5. My parents didn't allow me to stay up late when I
was young

LET
My parents stay up late when

I was young

6. A motor bike is cheaper than a car

AS
A motor bike doesn't cost a car

7. First we had dinner at home and then we went to the
theatre

HAD
We went to the theatre, but before that we
dinner

8. It was a bad idea to buy that second hand car, it has
given me nothing but trouble
WISH
I that second hand
car, it has given me nothing but trouble

9 - 15. Put the verb (in brackets) in the correct tense in
this postcard:
Example: John visited (visit) his friends last weekend

This is the most beautiful country I've ever (be)

to, however our accommodation could (be)

better. Yesterday a strange thing happened. While we

(walking) along the main high street a

man came out of his restaurant and asked us if we

(want) to eat there. We

(receive) a similar offer from 2 other restaurateurs

before this, but we (not accept)

their offers. On this occasion we did, but once inside in the

establishment we wished we (not go) in.

It was a snake restaurant, the only thing on the menu

was every kind of snake you can imagine.

Choose the correct option: A, B, C or D:

16.
A. What's like the weather?
B. How's the weather?
C. What's the weather like?
D. How the weather is?

17.
A. She especially likes her garden very much in the
summer
B. She especially likes very much her garden in the
summer
C. She likes her garden very much especially in the
summer
D. In the summer she especially likes her garden very
much

18. He's looking forward .......... that film

A. to see
B. seeing
C. see
D. to seeing

19. .......... is it from London to Manchester?

A. How far
B. How long
C. How much
D. How many

20. I .......... it doesn't rain tomorrow, I'm going for a
picnic

A. expect
B. hope
C. wait
D. await

21. I .......... getting up at 08.00. It's not as difficult as I
thought

A. used to
B. used
C. am used to
D. would

22. I wouldn't mind .......... tonight

A. to go out
B. go out
C. going out
D. to going out

23. Don't forget .......... those letters

A. to post
B. posting
C. to posting
D. post

24. They .......... last night, but I'm not sure

A. may arrive
B. might arrive
C. should arrive
D. may have arrived

25. I couldn't mend the TV myself, so I .......... at a shop

A. had it mended
B. had it mend
C. did it mend
D. had mended