Use of English for advanced learners 3 - Thấm Tâm Vy

TQT EXTRA COURSE - GRADE TEST No.

USE OF ENGLISH 03 FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS Develop your Use of English skills: understanding lexico-grammar I. Match each lexico-grammatical structure with a sentence. 1. verb + wh-clause …d…... 2. verb + full infinitive ………. 3. verb + -ing form ………. 4. verb + object + bare infinitive ………. 5. verb + object + full infinitive ………. 6. adjective + full infinitive ………. 7. adjective + preposition + -ing form ………. 8. adjective + that clause ………. 9. noun + preposition + -ing form ………. 10. noun + full infinitive ……….

a. Vets who visit farms soon grow accustomed to driving long distances. b. There’s little possibility of getting accepted into a veterinary school with my results. c. It’s obvious that most people think less highly of vets than of doctors. d. He loves horses, so we understand why he went into veterinary medicine. e. I suggest waiting a while before any further surgery. f .It’s the government’s commitment to improve funding for animal welfare. g. The vet found it. impossible to diagnose the dog’s illness. h. The pet’s owner has authorised me to implement any therapy necessary. i. Fortunately, the horse’s condition appears to be improving. j. The owners let me keep the parrot overnight for observation. II. Cross out the word or phrase in each sentence that is grammatically incorrect. 1. I can’t bear think / thinking / to think about what I’d do if I lost my cat. 2. He had great difficulty to hold / holding / in holding the Great Dane down for its injection. 3. Can you please help me get / to get / getting this horse back into its stall? 4. No one noticed the monkey leave I to leave / leaving its cage. 5. There’s no point to blame / blaming / in blaming the cat for the canary’s disappearance. 6. We continued look / to look / looking for a cure for the sickness. 7. It was a great relief to the vet when he saw the hamster to come / come / coming round. 8. Begin take / to take / taking the dog for short walks after about a week. 9. What exactly do you intend do / to do / doing about this? III. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets in each gap. 1. I’m not really used to (stand) next to wild animals even if they aren’t dangerous. 2. The vet was compelled to (tell) us that the surgery was not risk-free. 3. The animal didn’t appear to (suffer) from any pain when I looked in on itjust now.

4. Your finger came close to (bite) off by that horse. 5. She seems to (open) a veterinary surgery without a licence ten years ago. 6 .The vet objectedt o (carry) out the procedure without the cat owner’s permission, saying he may not have authorised it. 7. That woman has dedicated her life to (help) animals. 8. We arranged for the animals to (keep) in kennels while we went on holiday. IV Write the full infinitive or -ing form of the verb given in each gap. 1. take a. I’ll always remember……….my Labrador to the vet only to find out she was pregnant! b. Remember……….a few snacks to give to the dog in the waiting room. 2. put a. Try………. the pills inside a treat your dog likes - he might not notice them then. b. The vet attempted……….restraints on the animal, but it broke free. 3. call a. I’ve been meaning………. the vet to come and have a look at one of the cows. b. If there’s any problem, just pick up the phone. If that means……….me at midnight, so be it. 4. visit a. Just like children and doctors, animals never forget……….a vet for the first time. b. Don’t forget……….Timmy in the animal hospital this afternoon. 5. think a. If you stop……….about it, docking dogs’ tails and cropping their ears is rather cruel. b. Stop……….about Spot - he’s in good hands with Dr Williams. 6. tell a. I regret……….you that the pedigree dog you wanted has been sold. b. The Simpsons regret. ……….the vet to neuter their puppy Henry.. V. Write the correct word in each gap. 1. on / with a. We’re going to experiment a new treatment for your fish’s condition. b. They are demonstrating outside the vet’s office, saying he is involved in …