Advanced English Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Exercises

Grammar Review: Part 1

• 1. Had remembered
• 2. Has been living
• 3. Stopped
• 4. Isn’t going to win

Section 2

• 1. To write
• 2. Stealing
• 3. Had not become
• 4. Would speak / spoke

Section 3

• 1. Accused Ted of copying her answers during the exam
• 2. Am / ’m having / getting the house cleaned tomorrow afternoon
• 3. We will have driven for six hours
• 4. Is what you should read if you want suspense.

Section 4

• 1. The social network was created by Mark Zuckerberg
• 2. Facebook was only being used by Harvard students
• 3. Facebook is accessed by millions of people
• 4. His shares could be sold

Vocabulary: Part 1

• 1. Sent to prison
• 2. Get promoted
• 3. Get a discount
• 4. Went online

Section 2

• 1. Focused
• 2. Professional-looking
• 3. Irresponsible
• 4. Biodegradable

Section 3

• 1. Retail therapy
• 2. Life sentence
• 3. Internet addiction
• 4. Data analyst

Section 4

• 1. Critic / Criticize
• 2. Eight years to the defendant / The defendant to eight years
• 3. Welfare colony / Welfare state
• 4. Taught / Taught herself

Reading Comprehension

Section 1

1C, 2B, 3D

Section 2

• 1. False. Supplies are transported to the island by ship twice a year at most.
• 2. True. All of the residents except three are descended from William Marsters.
• 3. False. Mobile reception can sometimes be found on the island.
• 4. False. The residents of the island share everything and only use money to trade with the outside world.

Grammar Review: Part 2

• 1. Will be training
• 2. Were you talking
• 3. Not to write
• 4. Has been done

Section 2

• 1. Wouldn’t have got
• 2. Chatting
• 3. Were getting / had got
• 4. Having graduated

Section 3

• 1. Ought to watch this film on a stormy night.
• 2. Is said that this restaurant has the best desserts.
• 3. Garcia, whose blog I often read, is now a TV presenter.
• 4. Can get your dress made by a fashion designer.

Section 4

• 1. Who he was going with to the dance
• 2. Hadn’t asked anyone
• 3. To talk to her
• 4. Was planning to call her that night

Vocabulary: Part 2

• 1. Get good grades
• 2. Got through
• 3. Keeping fit
• 4. Have kept in touch

Section 2

• 1. Sustainable
• 2. Sporty-looking
• 3. Determined
• 4. Imaginative

Section 3

• 1. Mother tongue
• 2. Window-shopping
• 3. Software designer
• 4. League title

Section 4

• 1. Screen hour / Screen time
• 2. Did a verdict / Reached a verdict
• 3. Entering in a class / Enrolling in a class
• 4. Specials / Specializes

Reading Comprehension: Part 2

Section 1

1A, 2C, 3D

Section 2

• 1. Parents of children with peanut allergies are always worried because it is very easy to make a mistake when you are trying to avoid peanuts.
• 2. Previous research had differed from the study in the UK hospital because it had not involved as many children.
• 3. For the first two weeks of the study, the children ate the equivalent of 1/70th of a peanut each day.
• 4. Many peanut allergy sufferers will still have problems because they are allergic to other nuts as well, even if they can overcome their sensitivity to peanuts.