Advanced Cert GE – Language Test – revision – sentence auction	

1.	Don’t hog in when other people are talking, Rupert. It’s very bad manners.
2.	Eating out is extremely popular with Italians, likewise the French. The English, on the other hand, prefer to cook for friends in their houses.

3.	I have many experience of working overseas in different countries.
4.	I love painting and it gives me a sense of fulfillment.
5.	I think dog make a good pet for a people who have big house.
6.	I’d sat on the train for three hours and I was getting hungry.
7.	It is not known that eating chocolate every day has an effect on your heart.
8.	It is often said that the tomato is a vegetable, although strictly speaking, it is a fruit.
9.	It was not a particularly interesting trip but I think we all learned something.
10.	Most of my friends live in the suburbs and commute into the city centre every day.
11.	Once teenagers get a taste of freedom they won’t listen to their parents any more.
12.	She gave us a bowl of huge home-made delicious France vegetable soup.
13.	The cottage was tastily decorated with antique furniture.
14.	The story is set on a small island in the Caribbean during the middle of the 19th century.

15.	There is a strong evidence for smoking can cause lung disease.
16.	There was a long handle, one end of which was attached to a chain that operated a bell.
17.	They are still not satisfactory with the work so it’ll have to be done again.
18.	They have about five TVs of most which do not work.
19.	We had a meal in the restaurant in where we first met over twenty years ago.
20.	We’ll be working outside next week so make sure you dress up warmly.
21.	You look weird in those sunglasses, not to say a bit odd.

Answers	

1.	Don’t butt in when other people are talking, Rupert. It’s very bad manners.
2.	Eating out is extremely popular with Italians, likewise the French. The English, on the other hand, prefer to cook for friends in their houses.

3.	I have a lot of experience of working overseas in different countries.
4.	I love painting and it gives me a sense of fulfillment.
5.	I think dogs make good pets for people who have big houses.
6.	I’d been sitting on the train for three hours and I was getting hungry.
7.	It is not knownwhether eating chocolate every day has an effect on your heart.
8.	It is often said that the tomato is a vegetable, although strictly speaking, it is a fruit.

9.	It was not a particularly interesting trip but I think we all learned something.
10.	Most of my friends live in the suburbs and commute into the city centre every day.

11.	Once teenagers get a taste of freedom they won’t listen to their parents any more.
12.	She gave us a huge bowl of delicious home-made French vegetable soup.
13.	The cottage was tastefully decorated with antique furniture.
14.	The story is set on a small island in the Caribbean during the middle of the 19th century.

15.	There is strong evidence that smoking can cause lung disease.
16.	There was a long handle, one end of which was attached to a chain that operated a bell.

17.	They are still not satisfied with the work so it’ll have to be done again.
18.	They have about five TVs most of which do not work.
19.	We had a meal in the restaurant where  / in which we first met over twenty years ago.
20.	We’ll be working outside next week so make sure you dress up warmly.
21.	You look a bit odd in those sunglasses, not to say weird.