MINI TEST #1 - 2º BACHILLERATO

Name …………………………………………………….………………...
GSD Las Suertes

EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate question tags.

1. Everyone’s ready to go, AREN’T THEY?
2. Let’s be reasonable, SHALL WE?
3. There’s no place like home, IS THERE?
4. Alan never took his work seriously, DID HE?
5. Patricia hardly said a word, DID SHE?
6. Nobody has seen my wallet, HAVE THEY?
7. Everyone has secrets, HAVEN’T THEY?
8. That’s such a shame, ISN’T IT?
9. Nothing surprises you anymore, DOES IT?
10. Nearly everyone came to the meeting, DIDN’T THEY?

EXERCISE 2. Complete with “a”, “an”, “the” or “-“ if no article is needed.

1. Paris is THE capital of France. I’d like to visit it one day.
2. Bruce is the only boy at school who can speak - Chinese.
3. My grandmother has been playing - tennis since she was 12.
4. Alice loves walking in THE rain. She likes rainy days rather than sunny ones.
5. Ted is listening to THE news on THE radio. He looks worried.
6. When we were in Madrid, we stayed at THE Ritz, which is A very expensive hotel.
7. Stella drove THE children to THE town centre last Monday.

EXERCISE 3. Put these words into the correct order to make sentences with quantifier expressions.
1. five / to / hour / complete / the / bonus / test / will / manages / . / in / anyone / under / an / get / a / who / points
ANYONE WHO MANAGES TO COMPLETE THE TEST IN UNDER AN HOUR WILL GET A FIVE POINTS
BONUS.
2. of / the / totally / much / . / unexplored / ocean / floor / is
MUCH OF THE OCEAN FLOOR IS TOTALLY UNDEREXPLORED.
3. time / meaningless / wasted / great / . / reports / has / a / deal / of / been / on
A GREAT DEAL OF TIME HAS BEEN WASTED ON MEANINGLESS REPORTS.
4. deadline / to / we / have / reason / time / before / plenty / of / no / the / so / . / there's / still / panic
WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE THE DEADLINE SO THERE’S NO REASON TO PANIC.
5. lot / taking / you / plane / be / luggage / onto / a / of / hand / ? / will / the
WILL YOU BE TAKING A LOT OF HAND LUGGAGE ONTO THE PLANE?

EXERCISE 4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word
given.

1. Our technology was far less advanced than theirs. CONSIDERABLY

Their technology WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE ADVANCED than ours.
2. You're nowhere as good as we are at football! WAY
We're WAY BETTER THAN YOU at football!

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 MINI TEST #1 - 2º BACHILLERATO
Name …………………………………………………….………………...
GSD Las Suertes

3. Her brother is decidedly more obstinate than she is. NOTHING

She's NOTHING OBSTINATE LIKE / COMPARING WITH/ COMPARED TO her brother.
4. I'm a good deal better at chess than she is. NEAR
She's NOWHERE NEAR AS me at chess.
5. Playing computer games like Wii sports can help us lose weight easily. MORE
The more WE PLAY COMPUTER GAMES LIKE WII SPORTS, THE EASIER IT IS to lose weight.

EXERCISE 5. Use the inversion structures in the box to re-write the sentences.

on no account · at no time · never before · little · under no circumstances · nowhere · not until · not
only · seldom · hardly · no sooner · only when

1. I have not often met such a determined person.

SELDOM HAVE I MET SUCH A DETERMINED PERSON.
2. The children had no idea that they were in for so many adventures together on the school trip.
AT NO TIME DID THE CHILDREN HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THEY WERE IN FOR…
3. When they actually start performing, they’ll discover that they have hidden talents.
ONLY WHEN THEY START PERFORMING, WILL THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY HAVE HIDDEN TALENTS.
4. Travelling didn’t become a widespread phenomenon until the 20th century.
NOT UNTIL THE 20TH CENTUTRY DID TRAVELLING BECOME SUCH A WIDESPREAD PHENOMENON
5. Sonia had never had such a feeling of freedom and strength.
NEVER BEFORE HAD SONIA HAD SUCH A FEELING OF FREEDOM AND STRENGTH.

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