18五级别四单元语法练习-grammar-practice-worksheet

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Second edition Unit 4 Grammar Practice

Level 5

Choose the correct answer: a, b or c. 2 Match the two parts of the sentences.

LEVEL 5 UNIT 4
1 When I was a boy I play the piano well. 1 I wasn’t able d
But I can’t play so well these days because I 2 He may not be a natural in the kitchen
don’t practise very often.
3 I couldn’t understand
a managed to b could c couldn’t
4 She could sing like an angel,
2 Did you to finish your work?
5 We tried our best
a could b able c manage to
6 I’ve never been able

GRAMMAR PRACTICE
3 you speak Spanish before you went to
live in Spain?
a but we didn’t manage to win.
a Could b Able c Managed to
b a single word she said.
4 I was so tired that I stay up.
c to play the guitar very well. I should have
a couldn’t b could c was able
lessons, I suppose.
5 Although I injured my foot at the start, I
d to work as well with a laptop, I’m afraid.
able to finish the race.
e but he managed to make a beautiful
a managed b was c could
chocolate cake the other day.
6 I tried to learn Mandarin Chinese, but I didn’t
f couldn’t she?
make much progress with the language.
a wasn’t able b couldn’t c manage to

3 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.


1 He wasn’t able to play basketball for a long 4 Mick wasn’t able to speak Italian fluently
time after he broke his leg. (couldn’t) despite having spent three years living in
He couldn’t play basketball for a long time Rome. (couldn’t)

after he broke his leg.


2 They couldn’t understand why I wanted to
work for the company. (weren’t able to) 5 Were you able to do your homework without
any difficulty? (manage to)

3 Her boss wasn’t very pleased with her


because she wasn’t able to finish her work on 6 I couldn’t perform in the concert because I
time. (didn’t manage to) wasn’t feeling very well. (wasn’t able to)

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