Name: _________________________________ SCORE: __________________
WSPiA English Grammar Unit 2 & 3 (January 2010)
I. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
1. Everybody saw President Kaczyński sign the Lisbon Treaty. was
President Kaczyński ______________________________________ the Lisbon Treaty.
2. The Home Secretary was offended by the question and left the room. found
The Home Secretary _____________________________________ and left the room.
3. I’ve never read such an interesting book. by
This is ________________________________________ book I’ve ever read.
4. He is often called the family genius. to
He is often _________________________________________ the family genius.
5. This man is too stupid to understand your question. intelligentThis man ___________________________________________ your question.
6. The judge said he would announce the sentence later. postponed
The judge ______________________________________ sentence.
7. All of my previous jobs were more tiring. the
My present job is _________________________________________ of all I’ve had.
8. My bike cost PLN 1000 and your bike cost PLN 2000. asMy bike ___________________________________________ yours.
9. They made him sign the contract without reading. was
He ____________________________________________ the contract without reading.
10. Mike has solved the same number of tasks as Lucy. as
Lucy has solved ________________________________________ Mike.
11. The journey was so tiring that we couldn’t read anything. us
The journey was __________________________________________ read.
12. It was lucky that you didn’t phone her.
You were lucky _____________________________________
II. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
American, blue, leather a/an _______________________________________ jacket
orange, ridiculous, tight a/an _______________________________________ shirt
modern, plastic, square a/an _______________________________________ table
intelligent, long, pink a/an _______________________________________ face
charming, evening, old-fashioned a/an ____________________________________dress
III. Give the comparative and the superlative.
busy ______________ _________________
little ______________ _________________
wrong ______________ _________________
IV. Phrasal verbs and prepositions.
1. Many flowers come ____________ in spring.
2. Some topics just shouldn’t come _______________ during a job interview.
3. The situation is tricky and calls _______________ special solutions.
4. The party was quite boring until some old friends came ____________.
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