TEST YOURSELF 1

Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed).

STEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.

CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?

STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with her new husband. (2) This is something I’ve heard although it may not be true, .............., he’s something very high up and important in the civil service.

CLARE: Yes, I’ve heard that too. (3) This is my true opinion, although it may be shocking............ , I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always so scruffy and laid back. She was never into social status or anything like that.

STEVE: (4) It is a logical deduction..............., she’s changed her outlook on life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.

CLARE: (5) Do you expect me to believe that?...............

STEVE: Yes, she was really bragging about it.

CLARE: Well she never used to be interested in money at all. (6) This probably contradicts what I ‘ve just said..............,she did like eating out and travelling.

STEVE: (7) What I’m about to say isn’t really related to what we’ve been discussing...............,your old flame Simon was at the party.

CLARE: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.

STEVE: (8) As one would expect............, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.

CLARE: I think he still hopes that we might get back together one day.

STEVE: (9) That is completely accurate ...............

CLARE: Well, not much chance of that! Oh. was that obnoxious old creep Douglas Jarrold there?

STEVE: I’m afraid so. (10) I’m pleased about this .............., he was right over the other side of the room so I didn’t have to talk to him. He was trying to chat up Mary Bracknell. I can’t think why.

CLARE: (11) This is obvious ..............., he still fancies her.

STEVE: Maybe. She certainly wasn’t very interested in him, (12.) which one can sympathize with................

CLARE: Strange how some people never change, isn’t it?

Fill in the correct form: Adjective or Adverb

1. If anything goesAnswer _________________ , someone must be blamed. (WRONG)

 2. The parliament was Answer_________________ elected. (FREE) 

3. You shouldn’t go up that ladder. It’s notAnswer _________________. (SAFE)

 4. Coffee in the morning smellsAnswer _________________. (FANTASTIC) 

5. The western part of the US was colonizedAnswer _________________ by the Spanish. (MAIN)

 6. The sun was shiningAnswer _________________ in the sky. (BRIGHT) 

7. She likes to wearAnswer _________________ clothes when she goes out. (COLOURFUL)

 8. My son was Answer_________________ disappointed because he didn’t get the job. (BITTER)

Provide the correct forms of verbs in brackets

1. James quickly Answer__________________ and got into the hot bathtub. (DRESS) 

2. We made a few Answer__________________ to the design of the car. (ADJUST) 

3. We Answer__________________ the strength of their team. That's why we lost. (ESTIMATE) 

4. He is fortunate to have the Answer__________________ to listen to several people at once. (ABLE) 

5. The Answer__________________ of John F. Kennedy was one of the key events of the 1960s. (ASSASSINATE)

 6. Every student must take an Answer__________________ exam. (ENTER) 

7. According to hisAnswer __________________ of the situation we were facing a major conflict. (ASSESS) 

8. It was one of the manyAnswer __________________ they faced on the long journey. (HARD) 

9.She has been aAnswer __________________ for over 20 years. (LIBRARY) 

10.She was asked if she was taking any Answer__________________ at the moment. (MEDICINE)

11. Answer___________________, the team had never won an important game. (SURPISE)

Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage. After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James Hunt, a farmer who......... sheep, lost his dog, Peter, when they were out .......... together a fortnight ago. Peter was running.......... of me, ' he said', and disappeared over the top of the hill. I whistled and called............ he didn't come. He's young, so I thought perhaps he'd gone back to the farmhouse............ his own. But he wasn't there. Over the next few days I........... as much time looking for him as I couldn't. I was afraid that I would never see him............ Then a neighbour said she had head an animal crying while she was out walking near the............ of the cliff. I rushed out and found Peter on a shelf of halfway down. He was thin and..............., but he had no ................ injuries. He was really lucky. And I was, too.