Name: _________________________________ SCORE: __________________

WSPiA English Grammar Unit 2 & 3 (January 2010)

1. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

1. Everybody saw President Kaczyński sign the Lisbon Treaty. was

President Kaczyński ______________________________________ the Lisbon Treaty.

2. The Home Secretary was offended by the question and left the room. found

The Home Secretary _____________________________________ and left the room.

3. I've never read such an interesting book. by

This is ________________________________________ book I've ever read.

4. He is often called the family genius. to

He is often _________________________________________ the family genius.

5. This man is too stupid to understand your question. intelligent
   This man ___________________________________________ your question.

6. The judge said he would announce the sentence later. postponed

The judge ______________________________________ sentence.

7. All of my previous jobs were more tiring. the

My present job is _________________________________________ of all I've had.

8. My bike cost PLN 1000 and your bike cost PLN 2000. as
   My bike ___________________________________________ yours.

9. They made him sign the contract without reading. was

He ____________________________________________ the contract without reading.

10. Mike has solved the same number of tasks as Lucy. as

Lucy has solved ________________________________________ Mike.

11. The journey was so tiring that we couldn't read anything. us

The journey was __________________________________________ read.

12. It was lucky that you didn't phone her.

You were lucky _____________________________________

2. Put the adjectives in the correct order.

American, blue, leather a/an _______________________________________ jacket

orange, ridiculous, tight a/an _______________________________________ shirt

modern, plastic, square a/an _______________________________________ table

intelligent, long, pink a/an _______________________________________ face

charming, evening, old-fashioned a/an ____________________________________dress

3. Give the comparative and the superlative.

busy ______________ _________________

little ______________ _________________

wrong ______________ _________________

4. Phrasal verbs and prepositions.

1. Many flowers come ____________ in spring.

2. Some topics just shouldn't come _______________ during a job interview.

3. The situation is tricky and calls _______________ special solutions.

4. The party was quite boring until some old friends came ____________.

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