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FCLP Grammar Test 1a

This document appears to be a grammar progress test consisting of 4 sections that test grammar concepts from units 1-4 of a first certificate language practice course. The test contains exercises involving underlining correct grammar, choosing the best answer to fill in blanks, completing sentences to have similar meanings, and identifying correct and incorrect grammar in short paragraphs. The summary provides a high-level overview of the document's purpose and structure without delving into the specific grammar questions or answers.

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FCLP Grammar Test 1a

This document appears to be a grammar progress test consisting of 4 sections that test grammar concepts from units 1-4 of a first certificate language practice course. The test contains exercises involving underlining correct grammar, choosing the best answer to fill in blanks, completing sentences to have similar meanings, and identifying correct and incorrect grammar in short paragraphs. The summary provides a high-level overview of the document's purpose and structure without delving into the specific grammar questions or answers.

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Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

First Certificate Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–4)

1 Underline the most suitable word(s) in each sentence.

0 I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.


1 I used to eat/was eating cakes and sweets all the time when I was young.
2 Have you spoken/Did you speak to David yesterday?
3 When I arrived at the theatre, the play already started/had already started.
4 I’m going to buy/I will buy a new PC at the weekend.
5 Roberta, how nice to see you! I haven’t seen/didn’t see you for ages!
6 What awful weather! It’s rained/It’s been raining all day.
7 While I walked/was walking through the park, I saw something very strange.
8 Don’t call after 11pm. I’ll be sleeping/I’ll sleep.
9 By this time next year I’ll be/I’ll have been a member of the film society for ten
years.
10 I usually leave/am leaving work at 5 o’clock.

2 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

A summer job
Dear Angela
Please (0) C my apologies! I know it’s been ages (1) __D____ I last emailed you,
but I’ve been really busy. (2) ___A_ the last few months (3) _____ at a bar on the
beach called Angelo’s. Every evening I get there at about six, and (4) _____ until
midnight. I’m trying to save money to go to Thailand, but I haven’t got enough (5)
_____ . I’m really enjoying it now, although it (6) _____ difficult at the beginning
because there’s a lot of noise and confusion all the time. I heard you (7) _____ to visit
us next month! Why not come along to Angelo’s? I’m sure I’ll (8) _____ be working
there.
See you soon,
Kate

0 A be accepting B you accept C accept D to accept


1 A For B Already C While D Since
2 A for B as C while D since
3 A I work B I had worked C I worked D I’ve been working
4 A I don’t leave B I’m not leaving C I haven’t left D I’m not going to leave
5 A already B still C yet D soon
6 A has been B had been C was D is
7 A are coming B came C come D would come
8 A still B already C yet D longer

First Certificate Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–4) 1
First Certificate Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–4) 2
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the words given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given.

0 Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way.


to
Look at those black clouds! It’s going to rain.
1 A service charge is not included in the price.
not
The price ______doesn’t include__________ a service charge.
2 I’ve never been to Egypt before.
time
This is the ___________first time I’ve been____________ to Egypt.
3 I looked at the photograph on the desk while she was out of the room.
waiting
I looked at the photograph on the desk while ___I was waiting for her_______
to return.
4 He started to play when he was young.
been
He _________has been playing since________________________________ he
was young.
5 The office is still dirty.
cleaned
The office __________hasn’t been cleaned__________________ yet.
6 We’ll probably get to the cinema after the start of the film.
will
By the time we get to the cinema, the film _______will have already_________
started.

4 Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word
which should not be there, write the word in the space.

Looking for work


Daniel is a waiter, but he’s been out of the work for 0 the
two months and he’s trying to find another job. He 00 
has been applied for hundreds of jobs, but he’s only 1 been__
had one interview. He would like for to work in an 2 _for__
office as the pay is better than being a waiter. At the 3 ___-__
moment he doesn’t have any of qualifications, but he’s 4 _of___
doing a business course in the evenings and when 5 ___-__
he completes it he should to be in a better position. 6 __to__

First Certificate Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–4) 3

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