Obligatory Test II    Units 5 – 8    Sentence auction	

1	Despite the problems we'd had on the journey, we managed to arrive early.		
2	Have you been waiting long, Mr Simpkins?		
3	He'd been stealing for years before he was caught.		
4	I was living there for ten years when Elsie moved next door.		
5	If the system could have explained more clearly, everyone would understand		
6	It was a brilliant concert. Andy Lau is absolutely talented.		
7	It's not the price I'm objecting to, it's having to wait six weeks.		
8	Let me speak to the manager. We're on first name terms so maybe I can persuade her.		
9	People who would like to make a contribution should contact Martha.		
10	She eventually married farmer and found the happiness in a countryside.		
11	She has learned English since she was at kindergarten.		
12	She was wearing a dress, that she'd bought in the sale.		
13	The new modal has a long-life battery and a bigger screen. On the other hand it includes a GPS.		
14	The project has gone very well and we've had a few problems.		
15	Three people have been taken to hospital following an accident at the junction outside the bank.		
16	What I liked most his presentation was the way about he explained the figures.		
17	You don't want to be forever asking someone else to help you.		
18	You will need to save much money to buy a house.		

Answers	

1	Despite the problems we'd had on the journey, we managed to arrive early.	Correct	
2	Have you been waiting long, Mr Simpkins?	Correct	
3	He'd been stealing for years before he was caught.	Correct	
4	I had been living there for ten years when Elsie moved next door.		
5	If the system could be explained more clearly, everyone would understand		
6	It was a brilliant concert. Andy Lau is very / extremely talented.		
7	It's not the price I'm objecting to, it's having to wait six weeks.	Correct	
8	Let me speak to the manager. We're on first name terms so maybe I can persuade her.	Correct	
9	People who would like to make a contribution should contact Martha.	Correct	
10	She eventually married a farmer and found happiness in the countryside.		
11	She has been learning English since she was at kindergarten.		
12	She was wearing a dress that she'd bought in the sale.		
13	The new model has a long-life battery and a bigger screen. What is more it includes a GPS.		
14	The project has gone very well and we've had few problems.		
15	Three people have been taken to hospital following an accident at the junction outside the bank.	Correct	
16	What I liked most about his presentation was the way he explained the figures.		
17	You don't want to be forever asking someone else to help you.	Correct	
18	You will need to save a lot of / a great deal of money to buy a house.