Adjectives and adverbs 1 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta. 1. I was surprising – surprise – surprised to hear that Juventus had lost the match. 2. My dad was sitting comfortable – comfortabily – comfortably on the sofa. 3. My mother is often – often is – often’s very tired in the evening. 4. A: Did you like the book? B: Yes, it was absolutely – quite – completely interesting. 5. We usually go shopping Saturdays – on Saturdays – the Saturdays. 6. The new stadium in London is very – absolutely – extremely enormous. 7. I’ve already seen that film two times – twice – two time. 8. We arrived home very lately – late – later last night. 9. You have to be careful – carefully – carefull when you cross a busy road. 10. The train crash was a shocked – shock – shocking experience for all the passengers. PUNTEGGIO: …… /10
Modal verbs 1 Completa le frasi usando la forma corretta dei verbi tra parentesi. 1. Brian, I’ve told you before. You …………………….…………… (must/not/wear) your football boots in the house. 2. ……………………. I ……………………. (have to/make) an appointment to see the doctor? 3. How many questions ……………………. we ……………………. (must/answer) in this test? 4. Terry …………………….……………………. (have to/read) all of this book before the next lesson. 5. Just walk in. You …………………….……………………. (not/have to/press) the doorbell. 6. Carrie …………………….……………………. (have to/study) Latin in the last school she went to. 7. There’s a new pizzeria around the corner. We …………………….…………….. (must/try) it one evening. 8. Lucy …………………………………………. (not/have to/go) to her office last week. She was on holiday. PUNTEGGIO: …… /8
Modal verbs 1 Scegli l’alternativa corretta. 1. I think Brendan must – may – can have a car but I’m not one hundred per cent sure. 2. It’s difficult to buy a present for Nina. She can’t – must – mightn’t like that perfume. 3. Nobody goes to that restaurant. It mustn’t – could – can’t be very good. 4. You haven’t eaten anything all morning. You must – may not – mightn’t be hungry. 5. Susie can’t – may not – must love skiing. She spends every weekend in the mountains. 6. That story is absolutely ridiculous. It can’t – mustn’t – may be true. 7. I’m not sure what the date is today. It must – could – mustn’t be the fourth. 8. The tickets must – can’t – might cost £500 each. It’s obvious they’ve made a mistake. 9. That diamond ring is fabulous. It can’t – must – could cost a lot of money. 10. Why don’t you try some sushi? You never know, you might – must – can’t like it. PUNTEGGIO: …… /10
2 Completa i minidialoghi usando must, can’t o might. A: Does Filippo speak English? B: He ……………………. (1) speak English. He’s lived in the USA for years. A: Where has Susan gone? B: I’m not sure. She ……………………. (2) be upstairs in her bedroom. A: Our neighbour ……………………. (3) have lots of money. B: Why do you say that? A: Well, he’s just bought a new sports car. A: Who’s that woman outside our house? B: I have no idea. She ……………………. (4) live in this street because I’ve never seen her before. A: What kind of books does Katie read? B: Well, she ……………………. (5) like Harry Potter. She’s bought the whole series. A: Whose jacket is this? Is it Peter’s? B: It ……………………. (6) belong to Peter. It’s much too small. A: Where can we buy Gorgonzola cheese? B: They ……………………. (7) have some at the supermarket but I’m not sure. A: Has Brian got a new job? B: Yes, but he only works one day a week. He ……………………. (8) earn much money. A: What’s the time? B: I have no idea. It ……………………. (9) be about 7 o’clock. A: It ……………………. (10) be 7 o’clock. It’s not dark yet. PUNTEGGIO: …… /10
Present Perfect 1 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta. 1. James and Alice have been married for – since 1975. 2. My uncle has worked as a salesman for – since a very long time. 3. We’ve had lessons all morning, for – since nine o’clock. 4. The old castle has stood on that hill for – since centuries. 5. There hasn’t been any snow here for – since last winter. PUNTEGGIO: …… /5 2 Completa le frasi con il present perfect simple e for o since. 1. Tim ……………………. (play) rugby ……………………. at least ten years. 2. Carol ……………………. (not wear) that dress ……………………. her wedding. 3. ……………………. you ……………………. (live) here ……………………. you were born? 4. We ……………………. (not have) any rain ……………………. ages. 5. The supermarket ……………………. (be) open ……………………. eight o’clock. 6. I ……………………. (use) this computer ……………………. about six months. PUNTEGGIO: …… /12
3 Completa le frasi usando le parole nel riquadro. a lot any enough many much some (x 2) too too many too much 1. Can you give me ……………………. money, please? 2. Daniela is a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat ……………………. meat. 3. Frank does ……………………. of homework. He studies for hours every evening. 4. The traffic in the city centre is terrible. There are ……………………. cars. 5. How ……………………. students are there in the class? 6. If you drink ……………………. beer, you’ll be sick. 7. These Maths problems are impossible! They’re ……………………. difficult. 8. You can find ……………………. plates in the kitchen cupboard. 9. We can’t carry the sofa in here. The door isn’t wide ……………………. . 10. How ……………………. time have we got? PUNTEGGIO: …… /10