Malcolm Mann Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 1-2 test

Malcolm Mann
Units 11-12

1. Ginger is one of … cats alive – he’s been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!

A) lucky B) luckier C) more lucky
D) the luckiest
2. I don’t think I’m good enough … into the swimming team.
A) for getting B) to get
3. I wanted to get some new trainers but they were …
A) enough expansive B) expensive enough
C) too expensive D) expensive too
4. It was … windy that I couldn’t stand up!
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
5. Everyone had … a good time when we went bowling that we agreed to go again.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
6. Emma and Karen used to be … good friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on now.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
7. I hope I’ve got … money to pay for this meal!
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
8. I’m sorry, but I’ve got … much work to do to come to the beach today.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
9. My mum was … angry that I knew I’d better disappear for a while.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
10. Police blamed the robberies … a local gang.
A) with B) on C) for D) to
11. It became … as I walked home and I began to get slightly nervous.
A) enough dark B) such dark
C) quite dark D) so dark enough
12. Some crimes seem to be … in this country than in others.
A) much less common B) the least common
C) too little common D) little common enough
13. The prisoner knew he had … a mistake and would regret it forever.
A) got B) taken C) done D) made
14. The boy … that he had had anything to do with the break-in.
A) refused B) denied C) objected D) rejected
15. Suddenly, someone shouted, ‘Thief!’ and the man quickly … on a motorbike.
A) took in B) made off C) came forward
D) handed in
16. Do you have … to take that bicycle?
A) allowance B) exception C) willingness
D) permission
17. He said it was an accident, but I know he did it on …
A) purpose B) aim C) goal D) reason
18. Things started to … wrong for the robbers when the alarm went off.
A) take B) have C) go D) come
19. The sign says that all shoplifters will be …
A) persecuted B) disproved C) prosecuted
D) prohibited
20. The judge told the jury to take … account the man’s past life.
A) at B) into C) on D) of
21. Even though we were … young, we managed to get into the night club.
A) enough B) a C) such D) too
22. Mr Parkhurst knows the law … than anyone else in the country.
A) best B) well C) good D) better
23. The witness mistook me … the thief, but realised that she was wrong.
A) for B) in C) to D) at
24. The girl was not old enough … to prison.
A) go B) going C) to go D) to going
25. Some countries have … strict laws that people have very little freedom.
A) so B) such C) too D) enough
26. Police described it as … crime in over ten years.
A) bad B) badly C) worse D) the worst
27. The government is thinking of … a law to allow on-the-spot fines for hooligans.
A) making off B) chasing after
C) bringing in D) breaking out
28. They spent two years planning their escape before the finally … of prison.
A) held up B) broke out C) brought in
D) went off
29. The policewoman … the pickpocket, brought him to the ground and finally arrested him.
A) chased after B) made off
C) came forward D) broke out
30. Luckily, the bomb disposal squad defused the bomb before it …
A) went off B) broke out C) brought in
D) looked into
31. I’m not saying another word until I’ve spoken to my …
A) law B) lawyer C) lawful D) unlawful
32. You shouldn’t make … like that without evidence.
A) accuse B) accused C) accusations
D) accuses
33. Lying and stealing are both forms of …
A) honest B) dishonesty C) honesty
D) dishonestly
34. There’s no doubt this painting is a …
A) forge B) forger C) forgery D) forgeries
35. I’m not sure that sending young … to prison is such a good idea.
A) offence B) offensive C) offend
D) offenders
36. When she left the police force, she worked as a private … for a while.
A) investigator B) investigate
C) investigation D) investigative