Understanding Grammar and Sentence Correction, Exams of Grammar and Composition

Download Understanding Grammar and Sentence Correction and more Exams Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Full name: Class code: Student’s ID: TEST PAPER ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1 SECTION 1: GAP FILLING (2 points) Question 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1. I don't think it was a good idea to intervene, instead, you your child to abandon the habit of thumb-sucking gradually, all by himself. A. have allowed B. must have allowed C. were able to allow D. could have allowed 2. Susan’s kids their great displeasure whenever I came round to see her, which made me feel ill at ease. A. Forever showed B. Were forever showing C. Had forever been showing D. Had forever shown 3. She left her to her daughter. A. effect B. effects C. affect D. affects 4. It's important that we something about bullying. A. see to be taking B. see to take C. are seen to be doing D. are seen be taking 5. The Turkish manager hasn't got to say about the teams’ terrible performance. A. everything B. nothing C. somebody D. anything 6. Hands , the dancers were circling to the right and left In an impressive manner. A. held high B. were held highly C. high holding D. having highly held 7. We sat the stars and listened to the night sounds. A. Beneath B. Under C. Below D. Underneath 2 8. Archaeologists today that the pyramid of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh after being buried for generations. A. announced / had rediscovered B. announces / is rediscovered C. are announced / was rediscovered D. have announced / has been rediscovered 9. Your friend rarely has a smile on her face, ? A. hasn’t she B. has she C. does she D. doesn’t she 10. There are some pictures in this newspaper. A. interesting white computer-generated new B. computer-generated white interesting new C. interesting new white computer-generated D. new interesting computer-generated white 11. I suggest that Frank the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle. He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill. A. . reads B. B. read C. C. has read D. D. had read 12. the children in the school have to take up at least one sport. A. Each B. Every C. All D. Some 13. with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered. A. How B. Where C. Which D. What 14. I borrowed a bike and went into town in the lunch break. A. friend of mine's B. friend of my C. friend's of my D. friend's of mine 15. Ramadan is ninth month of Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunset. A. the/the/the B. the/the/- C. the/-/- D. -/-/the 16. Although. spicies of fox are reddish in color, Arctic fox is often pure white. A. most / the 5 Originally from the UK, Matthew (39. live) in New Zealand for the past 20 years. The country is one of several that (40. aim) to completely stamp out Covid-19 through strict lockdowns. (41. trouble) by the New Zealand government's approach, he (42. turn) to social media for news and community. The online groups he joined - (43. oppose) to vaccines and masks - (44. expose) him to completely unfounded conspiracies about sinister global plots behind the Covid-19 pandemic. His immersion in this conspiratorial world (45. color) his outlook and (46. affect) his relationships. He (47. speak) to me on a video call while hidden away at the end of his garden because he's afraid his partner - who doesn't share some of his views - (48. hear) him. And recently, groups like the ones he's a part of (49. share) misleading claims not only about Covid, but about climate change. He (50. see) "Covid and climate propaganda" as part of the same so-called plot. SECTION 4: WORD FORMATION (2 points) Question 51-70: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the words in parentheses. Like Fearless (Taylor’s Version), the first of Swift’s (51. record) to be released, Red (Taylor’s Version) stays true to the original. Hunting for subtle differences between the old and the new feels like a game of Where’s Waldo?, and sometimes just a test of headphones (52. fidelitous) . Various instruments are slightly louder or quieter in the mix; a note or two might have been tweaked in the melody of “Sad Beautiful Tragic”; the “wee-ee”s on “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” are even more (53. cloy) than before. A (54. note) exception to this trend of (55. same) is the bonus track “Girl at Home,” formerly a prim, strummy ode to girl code, freshly remade with producer Elvira Anderfjärd (a Max Martin signee) as a burbling, bottom-heavy synth-pop (56. jointly) . If you haven’t listened to Red, recently or ever, it’s well (57. worthy) your time; in its (58. ecstasy) , expressive vocals, tart humor, vivid (59. imagine) , and tender attention to the nuances of love and loss, you’ll find everything that makes Taylor Swift great. But the real draw for her main audience, who already know Red like the back of their hands, is the new material. Some of it is new only in the sense of being newly attached to this album or newly (60. claim) by Taylor: “Ronan” was a one-off charity single in 2012; Little Big Town recorded “Better Man,” a stolen rearview glance on the drive away from toxic love, in 2016; and the venom-laced air kiss “Babe” was released by the country duo Sugarland in 2018. Most anticipated is an (61. extend) cut of a classic: “All Too Well,” a Red track with an (62. size) presence in Swift lore. Leonardo da Vinci The artist Leonardo da Vinci embodies both modern intellect and the combination of (63. super) expression in art and science: a thinker, a poet and a wizard, Leonardo da Vinci is an artist whose fascination is still (64. rivalry) today. While studying his art in its (65. compare) variety, we find in his very caprices, to use Edgar Quinet's motto with a slight modification, "the laws of the Italian Renaissance and the geometry of universal beauty". Outside a small number of his finished compositions: The Last Supper, Saint Anne, the Mona Lisa, his painted and sculpted works were 6 left to us in (66. marvel) fragments. We must turn to his drawings to understand all the (67. tender) of his heart and all the (68. well) of his great imagination. There are two specific periods of human life that fixed Leonardo da Vinci's attention: (69. adolescent) and old age; childhood and (70. mature) had less interest for him. He has left us a whole series of adolescent types, some dreamy, some ardent. In modern art, I can think of no creations so free, superb, spontaneous, in a word, divine to oppose the marvels of antiquity. SECTION 5: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points) Question 71-80: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word giving. Do not change the word given. You should use from THREE to EIGHT words. 71. David was so enthusiastic about the proposal that he accepted immediately. was Such that he accepted immediately. 72. I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings for all the world. would Not hurt your feelings 73. Ten years ago, people would have complained at seeing this film. seen Had , they would have complained. 74. Because little kids don’t have adult responsibilities, they sometimes think adults are no fun. having , little kids sometimes think adults are no fun. 75. The judge told the man “It is only because of your repentance that you have escaped jail”. his The judge said that had have gone to jail. 76. The town's population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived. sooner the town’s population surrendered. 77. Megan apologised to Harry for saying he was a coward. back Megan about Harry being a coward. 78. I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour. leaves Half-an-hour completely exhausted. 79. Their father said “The painting looks nothing like our house”. resemblance Their father complained that the painting house. 80. Although this sounds crazy, I think someone is following me. might 7 This following me. ➙ END OF TEST➙ 10 1. Question 3: She left her to her daughter. A. effect B. effects C. affect D. affects 11 Answer: B. effects She left her effects to her daughter. Effects [plural] (formal): your personal possessions. =>Synonym: belongings 12 2. Question 6: Hands ancers were circling to the right and left In an impressive manner. A. held high B. were held highly C. high holding D. having highly held 15 Answer: D. What What with being so busy....... What with: because of 16 4. Question 21: ERROR CORRE ON The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, determined by when the sun reached the observer's meridian and differed from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times. 17 Answer: differed from the observer's meridian and differed from city to city......... Determined: participle acting as an adjective (it follows a comma and there is no subject that could be matched up with) => make the most parallel choice Differed => differing 20 6. Question 29: ERROR CORRECTION The theory transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century, superseded a 200- year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton 21 Answer: Superseded .....superseded a 200-year-old theory ...... Supersede (active): to take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available => superseding 22 7. Question 34: VERB FORM She says this (not, be) really about climate as a policy issue 25 Answer: Re-recordings "stays true to the original" means there has been an original version of this album already, so this new one is another version of the same old album (not a new album). -> It should be a re-recording "the first of" means that there are more than just 1 re-recording => Re-recordings (in plural form) 26 9. Question 75: REWRITE The judge told the man: “It is only because of your repentance that you have escaped jail”. his The judge said that had have gone to jail. 27 Answer: The judge said that had it not been for his repentance, he would have gone to jail "It is only..." => it is not been for... reported => would