GRAMMAR

A. Complete the sentences with the same meaning. Use as.as

____/3pts.
1. I spend more time eating than my brothers do.
My brothers dont spend as much time eating as I do.
2. My colleagues go dancing more often than I do.
I dont go dancing as oftenas my colleagues
3. Magaly is richer than Gisella.
Gisella isnt as rich as Magaly
B. Complete the sentences. Put the words in order and use the correct form of
the verbs. __/4pts.
1. I get the feeling (the/get/feeling) that the paper wont be done until the
last minute.
2. When I was a teenager, I tried staying out late once but my parents
didnt let me get away with it (away/it/with/get)
3. Did you get around to replying (to/get/around/reply) to Annas party
invitation?
4. I find it really difficult to get through long meetings (through/get/long
meetings) at work.
C. Complete the paragraph. Use either the simple past or the past perfect
___/5pts.
I cant believe I got (get) that apartment. I submitted (submit) my application
last week, but I didnt think Ihad a chance of actually getting it. When I showed
(show) up to take a look around. There were at least twenty other people who
had arrived (arrive) before me. Most of them had filled (fill) out their
applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply so I
did.
D. Complete the sentences with the past perfect or simple past tense using the
correct form of the verb in parenthes.
____/5pts
1. The garden was dead because it had been dry (be) dry all summer.
2. He had met (meet) her somewhere before.
3. We were (be) late for the plane because we had forgotten (forget) our
passports.
4. She told (tell) me she had studied (study)a lot before the exam.
5. We didnt go (not go) into the concert for havent brought (not/bring) out
tickets.

B. Respond to the sentences using responses with So or Neither .

____/5pts.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I think it is silly to believe in ghosts So do I

Ive never seen a miracle Neither have I
Iwas in Timbuktu for a while when Joan lived there So was I
I didnt know it was bad luck to walk under a ladder. Neither did I
I knew that when you cross railroad tracks in a car you are supposed to
lift your feet off the ground. So do I

VOCABULARY
A. Complete the sentences with the following expression.
____/5pts.
Get around to
Get out of

Get away
with
Get over

Get going

Get it

Get off

Get the
feeling

Get through

Get to know

1. If you leave work before the end of the day, you get off early.
2. If youre late, you need to hurry up and get going!
3. If you dont like long movies, its probably hard to get through the entire
movie.
4. When you dont understand something, you dont get it
5. If you didnt do something because of time , you didnt get around to
doing it.

CONVERSATION STRATEGY
A: Choose the correct response for the conversation strategy given.
____/5pts
1. A: I like boot cut, skinny and baggy jeans.
B: ______________(summarize what people say)
a. To tell the truth, I dont like to wear jeans.
b. The things is, baggy jeans are so comfortable.
c. Wow. You really like all different kinds of jeans.
2. A: What would you do if you didnt have to worry about money?
B: _________________( sound more direct)
a. To be honest, Id do exactly the same things as Im doing now.
b. Hmm, I guess I wouldnt change much.
c. Id probably keep my job, but I might spend some time traveling.

3. A: I skipped breakfast this morning.

B: _________________ (check you understanding)
a. Honestly, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
b. So, you havent eaten anything all morning?
c. I bet youre an introvert.
4. A: What happened on your hike?
B: _________________(highlight key moments)
a. Well, we had a pretty good time. Actually, we had a great time.
b. So, I was walking along, and suddenly I see this bear!
c. Definitely. My friend and I dont want to go hiking ever again.
5. A: So, youre in favor of raising the age for driving?
B: __________________ (Organize your views)
a. Absolutely. Young people drive too fast.
b. Gosh. Young people drive way too dangerously.
c. Yes. First of all, young people have too many accidents.