Cert GE - Language Test 2 2012 - revision	

Correct:

She's from USA but at the moment she's living in France.

She’s from the USA…	Correct:

Nile is longest river in world.

The Nile is the longest river in the world.	Correct:

Newcastle is the city in north-east of England.

Newcastle is a city in the north-east of England.	Correct:

She assured that the plane would leave on time

She assured me / us / them that…	
Correct:

Try to ask Tony – he might know the answer.

Try asking Tony -	Correct:

I suggest us to go to the Peak while we’re here.

I suggest going to the Peak…	Choose the correct form:
I remember to come here when I was a child.

I remember coming…	Choose the correct form:
It used to thought / be used to thought / used to be thought that spicy food caused stomach ulcers.

It used to be thought that…	
Choose the correct form:

Un / Dis / In obedient children will be punished!

Disobedient 	Choose the correct form:

The project was  dropped due to   
dis / in / un  adequate funding.

inadequate	Add a suffix:

Try not to make care_____ mistakes in the exam.

less	Add a suffix:

It’s doubt ____ that he’ll be here in time for the presentation.

ful	
Correct:

My plane will leave at 11 p.m.

My plane leaves…	Correct:

That's the phone, that I was telling you about yesterday.

That’s the phone that I was telling…	Correct:

He made a speech which was very unusual as he hates making speeches.

He made a speech, which was very unusual…	Rephrase:

Everyone expects he will make an announcement today

He is___________

He is expected to make an announcement today	
Choose the correct form:

Quick! Put the dog outside. It will be / is going to be / will have been sick.

It is going to be sick.	Correct:

'Someone's at the door.'
'I'm going to get it.'

I’ll get it.	Choose the correct form:
We will go / shall go/ are going to Paris next month and I will climb/ am climbing / am going to climb the Eiffel Tower.

We’re going to Paris… I am going to climb…	Choose the correct form:
Come back at five. I
will do / am going to do/ will have done / will be doing it by then.

I will have done it by then.	
Rephrase:

People say that fish is good for your eyesight.
It is__________

It is said that fish is good for your eyesight	Choose the correct form:

I will mark / will have marked / am going to mark the test papers by Friday.

will have marked	Correct:

I’m going to stop for petrol. You’d better stop to smoke.

stop smoking	Correct:

Andy Lau won an award who is Hong Kong’s most popular singers.

Andy Lau, who is one of Hong Kong’s most popular singer, won an award.	
Add a suffix:

This soup is completely taste___
It’s like warm water.

less	Correct:

The selection of desserts was completely unresistible.

irresistible	Correct:

You no need buying a ticket – the museum is free.

You don’t need to buy a ticket…	Correct:

She insisted to buy lunch for everybody.

She insisted on buying lunch…	
Choose the correct form:

She’s a bit straight / sensible / stand-offish – she never comes for a drink with the rest of us after work.

stand-offish	Correct:

I want to study a course in marketing next year.

...take a course…	Complete the sentence:

I've got a great boss. He's so ______-back.

laid	Complete the sentence:

You're so conservative, Eric. You should be more open-_______.

minded