PART 1
Write the correct answer in the space provided.
1. Sally often ......................... her lunch in a restaurant.
a) has got b) is having c) has d) have
2. My friend is going shopping ....................... 3 o'clock.
a) to b) at c) in d) on
3. John plays badminton ......................... than Sam.
a) worse b) badly c) bad d) worst
4. The girls have been students ......................... 1990
a) during b) by c) for d) since
5. I believe you went to the party. Did you both enjoy ...........?
a) yourself b) ourselves c) yourselves d) you
6. Adam speaks excellent French, but he doesn't speak very ...... English.
a) better b) good c) well d) best
7. There aren't ......................... biscuits on this plate.
a) too much b) a lot c) enough d) some
8. I wanted to go out this evening but I haven't ......... money.
a) any b) many c) some d) no
9. Before the film begins all the tickets ............ collected.
a) had been b) will have been c) are being d) were being
10.The test was quite easy. ................ he got a few wrong.
a) because b) in spite of c) although d) nevertheless
TASK 2
Imagine there is logical stress on a particular word in each of the sentences below. You should give an explanation of why that word is being stressed, ie what exactly the speaker is trying to say by stressing that words. For some sentences you will be asked to comment on two words that can be stressed.
Hint: Read out each sentence several times with your chosen word stressed so that you can work out the reason for that stress.
Example: I haven’t seen him since Monday.
In this sentence, ''Monday' is stressed as the speaker wants to emphasise when the contact took place - perhaps to correct somebody who thought they saw each other on...