BIENNALE 1 GRAMMAR FEBRUARY 2017
1. Which ONE is NOT correct?
My next door neighbour is really annoying! He ______his records late at night .
A) ‘ll always play
B)has always been playing
C)‘s always playing
D)plays
2. This time next week I ______a lecture on ‘20th century poetry’.
can be on the verge of giving
had given
‘ll be giving
give
3. Hi there! I______your great news! Congratulations!
‘d found out
‘ve been told
was given
should hear
4. If I’d been playing, we ______this match!’ the player on the bench boasted as the game remained at 0-0.
were bound to win
will win
should have won
would have already won
5. The boss is really angry because he says he ______hold of you all morning! What are you doing?!!!
had been trying getting
has been trying getting
had been trying to get
has been trying to get
6. Give me your email address. I ______the translation to do this afternoon.
‘m going to send you
‘ll send you
‘m sending you
‘d send you
7. Which ONE is NOT correct? You ____ .
look as if you’ve had some bad news
are expected to deal with the company’s marketing needs
are likely to get a lot of criticism over this
on the point to be promoted
8. Michael Jackson ______a major tour in 2008 but then he died!
was supposed to playing
was to have played
should have been played
had better have played
9. The nurse made a mistake. The patient ____ dosage.
mustn’t have taken too high a
was given too high
shouldn’t have been given such a high
got himself given a really high
10. The weather was awful, ______state schools closed for the day.
which was why
that was why
the reason for
for which
11. Which ONE is NOT correct? If negotiations break down, there _____ a strike by postal workers.
should well be
may well be
could well be
might well be
12. ______is everyone’s right in any democratic country.
Vote
To have vote
Having the vote
Have a vote
13. It’s important to have ______in this situation.
great deal of tolerance
great deal of tolerances
a great deal of tolerance
a great deal of tolerances
14. In the end, there wasn’t any time for me to play my song so I______so nervous about it!
didn’t have to get
oughtn’t have got
didn’t need to get
needn’t have got
15. I wish ______better weather but it was an enjoyable day out anyway.
had had a
for
it were
there’d been
16. If you were my son, I would ____ ! You’re 31 and you’re still living at home?!
have thrown you out the house by now
already throw you out the house
be throwing you out the house years ago
have had you been thrown out the house ages back
17. I’m bitterly/somewhat/really/very disappointed! How many of these are correct?
one of them
two of them
three of them
all four of them
18. Which ONE is NOT correct? ;______her views on immigration.
What I don’t agree with are
I don’t agree on
My disagreement with is
Where I disagree is with
19. If I ______like he does at work, I would get sacked on the spot, but he gets away with murder being the ‘golden boy!’
behave
behaved
have been behaving
had been behaving
20. If she can’t come to us, ______see her.
then we’ll have to go and
so we’ll have to go to
we’ll have been going to
we go usually and
VOCABULARY 20 QUESTIONS
1. He has a ______nature. He yields to others quite readily.
pliant
resilient
flexible
successful
2. When I eat tomatoes my skin feels _____ . I must be allergic to them!
bruised
spotty
rash
itchy
3. The robbers ______a haul of silverware.
got out of
made off with
took up
went down on
4. We soon cottoned ____ to the fact that most of what he said was either a lie or, at best, half true.
on
to
up
down
5. Sorry if I’ve been a bit snappy lately but I’ve had a lot _____ . A few things to think about.
in my mind
to my mind
on my mind
out of my mind
6. Carpentry is the art of working with ______.
wood
metal
fabrics
terracotta
7. Which ONE doesn’t collocate with ‘trick’? ____ trick.
conjuring
rope
card
illusion
8. Views like these go against the _____ of what most people are saying.
wave
ocean
tide
shore
9. Scavengers are animals that ______.
hunt their prey
feed on carcasses
kill their own
disappear for hibernation
10. Foxes symbolise ______.
wisdom
cunning
solemnity
dottiness
11. Granddad is in the garden cutting the ______.
hedge
fence
shed
pond
12. A rifle is a type of ______.
knife
gun
poison
saw
13. The tired soldiers ___ through the mud dejectedly.
staggered
trudged
wandered
strode
14. I will be ___ my new book next week. Hopefully, it will sell a few copies!
aiming
raising
providing
launching
15. In Cagliari, ‘Rinascente’ is a department _____ .
store
outlet
shop
retailers
16. When someone says ‘What’s your take?’ they are asking ____,
you to act
for your opinion
what you would like to drink
what you need
17. What would you NOT see in a church? ___
An alter.
Stained-glass windows
A turnstile
A pulpit
18. Which sentence using ‘mirror’ is NOT correct?
This book mirrors his interest in the environment.
The two buildings are a mirror image of each other.
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years bad luck.
The trees were mirrored in the lake.
19. An inauguration address is _____.
a building
a speech
a setting
a rally
20. How many of these are connected to tennis? Umpire/Court/Jockey/Back-hand. ______
One of them
Two of them
Three of them
All four of them