Activate! B2 Extra Grammar Tests
Test 10
Developed by Pearson Longman Hellas
2009
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1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 I wish my brother … in prison; I really miss him.
A isn’t
B wasn’t
C won’t be
D wouldn’t be
2 Fran wishes she … go back in time and change what she did when she was a teenager.
A can
B will
C can
D could
3 I wish you … stop misbehaving; you are being very irritating.
A would
B wouldn’t
C won’t
D will
4 If only your father … his company; he wouldn’t be in prison now.
A had never defrauded
B had defrauded never
C has never defrauded
D have never defrauded
5 I wish they … make the prisons better so that criminals could learn from their mistakes.
A will
B would
C shall
D should
6 If only the police … something about the people in the town that paint graffiti.
A will do
B can be doing
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C would be doing
D would do
7 She regrets … the blouse from the shop.
A to stealing
B to steal
C steal
D stealing
8 Joey knows that he … into the university’s computers and he is very sorry.
A shouldn’t have hack
B shouldn’t had hacked
C shouldn’t have hacked
D shouldn’t has hacked
9 Sally wished she … the gang of young criminals at her school.
A had never joined
B has never join
C has never been joining
D had never join
10 As a grown-up, Kevin … ever painting graffiti on walls when he was young.
A regret
B is regretting
C regretted
D has been regretting
11 If only my mother … me stay in that night; I probably wouldn’t be in trouble now.
A has made
B was made
C is made
D had made
12 I wish I … the ringleader of the gang because they expect me to do bad things first.
A isn’t
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B wasn’t
C hasn’t been
D not been
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2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given.
1 She feels sad her father is in an infamous criminal.
She ………………………….. an infamous criminal.
WISHES
2 I went to a lawyer so that I could get some advice.
I went to a lawyer ………………………….. get some advice.
ORDER
3 He’d like to get a job, but he can’t because he has a conviction.
He ………………………….. a job, but he can’t because he has a conviction.
COULD
4 Her lack of individuality was why she wasn’t popular.
She ………………………….. her lack of individuality. DUE
5 I wish I hadn’t been in a gang when I was a teenager.
I ………………………….. when I was a teenager.
REGRET
6 We’d really like to give you a job.
We ………………………….. give you a job.
WISH
7 The best thing would have been to tell the police about the crime.
You ………………………….. the police about the crime. SHOULD
8 He did something illegal and, consequently, he was charged.
He did something illegal and, ………………………….. he was charged. RESULT
Marks / 8
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Test 10
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2009
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3. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 He was set free … the fact that there was not enough evidence against him.
A despite
B while
C due to
D as a result
2 … the jury’s decision, the thief went to prison for two years.
A Since
B Because of
C Because
D Consequently
3 The trial was stopped … the judge becoming ill.
A on account of
B while
C nevertheless
D although
4 Evidence was collected by the police … prove the man had committed the crime.
A due to
B despite
C so as to
D while
5 He hid the money … he was caught by the police.
A in case
B while
C since
D so that
6 He has a conviction and …, he will probably never get a good job.
A because
B as
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C consequently
D due to
7 She didn’t have to go to prison for shoplifting, …, she had to pay a fine.
A as
B because of
C while
D however
8 … admitting he was in the gang, he said he was not the ringleader.
A While
B Consequently
C Nevertheless
D Because
9 His crimes were … terrible that he is considered the worst criminal ever.
A a so
B a such
C such a
D so
10 Everyone thought he was guilty …… the fact there was no evidence to prove it.
A because
B in case
C as a result
D despite
11 Your signature is on the bill … you are responsible for it.
A despite
B because
C such
D so
12 She made her rebellious son stay at home … keep him out of trouble.
A in order to
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B so
C consequently
D while
Marks / 12
4. In each sentence there is one error of grammar. Circle the error and write the
correction.
1 She regrets to paint graffiti on the head teacher’s house.
…………..
2 He is worried about being robbed due to the many locks on his doors and windows. …………..
3 My mother wishes he wasn’t keep playing truant from school.
…………..
4 She killed three people and, despite, was sent to prison for life.
…………..
5 I wish I would do better on my exams at school.
…………..
6 If only you wouldn’t be the ringleader of those misbehaving teenagers.
…………..
7 Ben wouldn’t have taken his dad’s car without asking first. …………..
8 He didn’t want to be in a gang so he joined one.
…………..
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40