ADVANCED CLASS TEST 04/10/2013

(A) Are the underlined parts of the following sentences right or wrong?
Correct the mistakes.

1 When I was a child, I would have really long hair – I could even sit on it!

2 Did you really used to wear glasses? I can’t imagine you in them.

3 Provided we stay quiet, she’ll never find out what we did.

4 I’m really looking forward to have a drink after work today.

5 Given his timid personality, I’m surprised that he spoke to anyone at the
party.

6 In class yesterday we made a listening about businesses and sounds.

7 Playing football is much funnier than playing chess.

8 My voice would sound similar to my brother’s but now they are quite
distinct.

9 I had told many times not to climb on the roof, but I did it anyway.

10 Watching planes take off and land at the airport is one way of wasting a
Sunday afternoon.

(B) Rewrite the following sentences to make them more concise using
participle clauses – present, past, or perfect. (Remember to remove
conjunctions also if appropriate.)

1 The team was excited about the world-changing potential of their

discovery and so accelerated their efforts to complete their research.

2 Samantha, who wished she were somewhere else, closed her eyes and
took a deep breath.

3 It is set during the Napoleonic wars and is one of the longest novels ever
written.

4 After Jim found out the truth about Mary, he immediately asked her for a
divorce.

(C) Write the correct word after the definition.

1 An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various

details of individuals. _ ______

2 A secret scandal. _ ________ __ ___ ________

3 A scientist who studies sound. __ ___________

4 A fine open fabric, typically one of cotton or silk, made by looping,

twisting, or knitting thread in patterns. _ _ _ _

5 A ritual performed in some cultures to signify a change in an individual’s

status (usually from adolescence to adulthood). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _