100 ejercicios de gramática Aptis

Elige la opción correcta (algunas de 3, tras de 4 opciones) o rellena con la palabra correspondiente.
1. When/Where/While/ __________ there is a will, there is a way.
2. My aunt would like to have my photos taken ______ when/which/where there are mountains and rivers.
3. Of all the queries, the last one is the __________least/much/less troublesome.
4. The art exhibition is __________worthy a visit/worthy of a visit/worth a visit.
5. The more I looked at the picture, _________the less/the best/the most I liked it.
6. Has Susan ever _______ at a karaoke before? (sing)
7. Why has the flywheel ______ around? (spin)
8. Hundred/Hundreds/Six hundreds________ of people sat quietly in the hall.
9. Dr. Smith wrote a __________seven-thousand-words/seven-thousands-word/seven-thousand-word report.
10. My cousin is quite good ______in/at/with painting.
11. I don’t think Louie can finish the work __________into/without/unless my help.
12. Her suggestion sounded reasonable/unreasonably/reasonably/ well__________, but nobody agreed to it.
13. Your house looks smaller than mine because it is __________much farther/more farther/more far/more further away
from us.
14. October 12, 1492 is the day __________when/in which/that all the Spaniards should remember.
15. We have no choice but just to give him a warning ________ that/if/whether/ he likes it or not.
16. Seeing the road ______blocked/to be blocked/being blocked with snow, my parents and I had to spend the holiday at
home, playing boarding games.
17. The culprit __________were/was/is sent to the jail at once.
18. The Galápagos Islands __________is/are/was/ in the Pacific Ocean.
19. His family __________are/is/is be sitting outside enjoying the sights.
20. Neither his brother nor his sister __________work/works/working in the post office.
21. The principal together with the teachers _______have/has/has been discussed the matter.
22. One and a half week __________are/is/can what I need.
23. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ______were found/were founded/was found in 1949.
24. Politics ______is/are/is been a subject taught in all law schools.
25. A number of children __________is/are/have being playing on the playground.
26. The number of citizens who own electric cars __________ is/are/has increasing.
27. I asked my sister if …… she had buy/had bought/bought …… a bottle of perfume for me at the duty free shop.
28. I had never seen it before, and ……despite/yet/just/even …… I knew exactly what to do.
29. Don’t get off the train until it ___________will stop/stop/has stopped.
30. We’ll go out for dinner when our work __________has done/has been done/ are done.
31. By the time he was 28, Tesla __________would move/had moved/moved to America.
32. Ana Cristina __________had learned/had been learned/has learned some English before she came to the U.S
33. She didn’t go to see the movie granted that she _________saw/have seen/had seen it twice.
34. Last year my grandpa promised that he _______will buy/would buy/bought__ me a new bike.
35. Sue looks so tired. I am wondering, what ________have/do/had she ___________do/done/been doing these days?
36. Our Geography teacher told us that the earth ________would turn/turns/was turning__ around the sun, no the other
way around.
37. If you don’t have a screw, a hammer _________would do/does/will do.
38. Mark __________has bought/has had/has got his house for ten years.
39. If you’re driving to the city center, can you give me a _____hand/seat/ride?
40. Three of Robert’s children were at the party, including ____the old/the oldest/an old one, Luke.
41. Just to piss me off, after telling him what to do, my son____may/can/must/shall go and do the other way round!
42. – Thanks for the lovely dinner and the drive home. – _____. Never mind/All right/My pleasure.
43. The Maths teacher understands that _____since/although/when Maths has always been a piece of cake for him, it is
not easy for his pupils.
44. The silence of the funeral _____breaks/broke/was broken only by the sound of the cries.
45. – Your coffee smells excellent! - It’s from Colombia. Would you like _____it/some/a piece?
46. We need to clear away these tables to make _____place/space/room for our guests.
47. I wish I ______had/had had/have a chance to talk with you about my master’s thesis before you left.
48. The chair is made ______from/of/by wood.
49. I have known Mary ______during/from/since her childhood.
50. Kids should be polite ______with/to/for the elderly.
51. North America is _________ third _________ continent in the world? a — large/ the — large/the — largest
52. The meeting lasted for _______ hour and ______ half. an — a/ a — a/ a — an
53. Would you go to school ______ foot or ______ bike? on — by/on a — by a/ on the — by the
54. That/Whether/Until______ he returns, nothing can be done.
55. Life without friends ______but/or/and families would be lonely.
56. Whoever/Whatever/Wherever_________ happens, we’ll continue with the experiment.
57. You used to stay up late at night, _____usen’t you/use not you/didn’t you?
58. You’ve been late three times. You ______had better not to be/had better not/hadn’t better be late again.
59. He ______ is afraid/is afraid of/dares not speak English in public.
60. Unless/Even/Without_________ he comes, we won’t be able to go.
73.
Choose the correct option: A, B or
 A. My boyfriend and I am use having some tea and
C. muffins for breakfast
61.  B. My boyfriend and I am used to have some tea and
 A. When are you going to go out? muffins for breakfast
 B. When going out are we?  C. My boyfriend and I usually have some tea and
 C. When do we go out? muffins for breakfast
74. Richard told her that…
62.  A. He would love her forever.
 A. If you wouldn’t tell me that, I’ll scream!  B. He loved her forever
 B. If you don’t tell me that, I’ll scream!  C. He is loving her forever.
 C. If you didn’t tell me that, I’ll scream! 75.
 A. She’s doing so much effort. She’s trying to eat a
more healthy diet
63. – ……………………………? Yes, just now  B. She’s doing so much effort. She tries to eat a
 A. Did you finish your assignment? more healthy diet
 B. Have you finished your assignment?  C. She’s doing so much effort. She’s trying to eat a
 C. Have you got finished your assignment? healthier diet
64. 76.
 A. When we finish the gardening, we’ll have a  A. Juliette got her purse snatched.
limonade.  B. Juliette had her purse snatched
 B. When we’ve finished the gardening, we’ll have a  C. Juliette’s handbag had snatched.
limonade. 77.
 C. When the gardening finishes, we’ll have a  A. This time tomorrow, I am in Montreal
limonade.  B. This time tomorrow, I am being in Montreal
65.  C. This time tomorrow, I will be in Montreal.
 A. Ann asked the shop assistant to have a refund. 78.
 B. Ann asked the shop assistant to give a refund.  A. I work tomorrow afternoon.
 C. Ann asked the shop assistant for a refund.  B. I don’t working tomorrow afternoon.
66.  C. I’m working tomorrow afternoon.
 A. He’s never been to Rome. 79.
 B. He’s never gone to Rome.  A. Sam’s probably lost her number
 C. He’s gone often to Rome.  B. Sam’s lost her number, probably
67.  C. Probably, Sam’s lost her number
 A. You must have drink something! 80.
 B. You must have drinking!  A. That postcard should have arrived by now
 C. You must have been drinking!  B. That postcard should to have arrived by now
68.  C. That postcard should be arrived by now
 A. Are you studied Japanese before? 81.
 B. Are you studying Japanese before?  A. What do you think we’ll be doing in 10 years’
 C. Have you studied Japanese before? time?
69…………………… ! Thank you, that’s very kind  B. What do you think we’re doing in 10 years’ time?
 A. I do that for you!  C. What do you think we do in 10 years’ time?
 B. I could do that! 82.
 C. I can to make that for you!  A. I didn’t do that if I were you
70………………….. ? Yes, in the Autumn  B. I wouldn’t do that if I were you
 A. Are you going to school?  C. I wouldn’t do that if I was you
 B. Are you going to go to school? 83.
 C. Do you like schoool?  A. I usually to live in Lima, but now I live in Oslo.
71.  B. I used to live in Lima, but now I live in Oslo.
 A. Bicycles are widely used in Gent.  C. I am used to live in Lima, but now I live in Oslo.
 B. Bicycles use widely in Gent. 84.
 C. Bicycles are in use widely in Gent.  A. It’s just not worth to get involved
72.  B. It’s just not worth getting involved
 A. How long is it from Beijing to Shanghai?  C. It’s just not worth to involve myself.
 B. How far is it from Beijing to Shanghai? 85.
 C. How much is it from Beijing to Shanghai?  A. You didn’t use to bite your lips, did you?
 B. You usen’t to bite your lips, did you?  A. The kids were looking after by my aunt.
 C. You aren’t used to bite your lips, did you?  B. The kids looked after by my aunt.
86.  C. The kids were being looked after by my mother
 A. He looked tired, provided that he had worked all 99. … what do you think?
day  A. I’ve just been done at the hairdressers,
 B. He looked tired, provided that he had been  B. I’ve just cut my hair at the hairdressers,
working all day  C. I’ve just been to the hairdressers,
 C. He looked tired, provided that he had working all 100. If I had known you were coming…
day  A. I have bought a cake
87.  B. I would have bought a cake
 A. To my mind, you might have told me!  C. I will buy a cake
 B. To my mind, you might tell me.
 C. To my mind,you might to have told me!
88.
 A. At this rate, Sue and Pam will never be here on
time
 B. At this rate, Sue and Pam are never here on time
 C. At this rate, Sue and Pam are never going here
on time.
89.
 A. She’s so friendly a woman!
 B. She’ s such a friendly woman!
 C. She’s a so friendly woman!
90.
 A. I was told the meeting was next Saturday
 B. I am said the meeting was next Saturday
 C. I told to them the meeting was next Saturday
91.
 A. I think the show is about starting now.
 B. I think the show is about in start now.
 C. I think the show is about to start now.
92.
 A. You would have heard the news yet
 B. You won’t have heard the news yet
 C. You will have heard the news yet

93. What do you think…… ten years from now?

 A. Louise’ll do
 B. Louise ‘ll be doing
 C. Louise are doing
94.
 A. That’s a small baroque round wooden table.
 B. That’s a baroque small round wooden table.
 C. That’s a baroque round wooden small table.
95. ………………….. but then they forgot
 A. My parents were going to call me
 B. My parents were thinking of call me
 C. My parents were calling me
96. ……………. my cousin got to the train station, the
train had left
 A. At the time
 B. In time
 C. By the time
97.
 A. I told you. You haven’t to do that, you know
 B. I told you. You didn’t have to do that, you know
 C. I told you. You didn’t must do that, you know
98.
Respuestas los primeros 60 ejercicios de gramática Aptis.
1. where; 2. where; 3. least; 4. worthy of a visit; 5. the least; 6. sung; 7. spun; 8. hundreds;
9. seven-thousand-word 10. at; 11. without; 12. reasonable; 13. much farther 14.
that; 15. whether; 16. blocked; 17. was 18. are; 19. is; 20. works; 21. have; 22. is 23.
was found 24. is; 25. is 26. is 27. had bought 28. yet 29. has stopped: 30. has been
done; 31. had seen; 32. had moved; 33. had seen; 34. would buy; 35. have been
doing; 36. turns; 37. will do 38. has had; 39. a ride: 40. the oldest. 41. may 42. never
mind 43. altough 44. was onlye broken 45. some 46. room 47. had had; 48. of; 49.
since; 50. to; 51. the—largest; 52. an—a; 53. on — by; 54. Until; 55. or; 56.
whatever; 57. didin’t you?; 58. had better not be; 59. dare not; 60. Unless.

Respuesta últimos ejercicios de Aptis grammar exercises:

61. A; 62. B; 63. B; 64. A; 65. A; 66.A; 67.C; 68.C; 69.B; 70. A; 71. A; 72. B; 73. C; 74. A; 75. C; 76. B; 77. C;
78. A; 79.A; 80. A; 81. A; 82. B; 83. B; 84. B; 85. A; 86. A; 87. A; 88. A; 89.B; 90. A; 91. C; 92. B; 93. B; 94. A;
95. A; 96. C; 97. B; 98.C; 99. C; 100. B
Más de 100 ejercicios de vocabulario Aptis
Choose the best synonym for th words in the column on the right:
KIND IMPLIED

ENORMOUS SECURE

UPRIGHT TENDENTIOUS

WIDE CLEVER

SLENDER 1. big
2. weak
FEEBLE 3. handy
4. happy
RISKY 5. nomadic
6. slim
CLEVER 7. intelligent
8. tacit
UNCERTAIN 9. exhaustive
10. rude
11. biased
REMOVE
12. broad
13. expel
GLAD
14. nice
15. momentous
CONVENIENT 16. dangerous
17. berated
COMPLETE 18. safe
19. precarious
IMPORTANT 20. fair

ROVING
Respuestas: 1. enormous; 2. feeble; 3. convenient; 4. glad; 5. roving; 6. slender; 7. clever; 8. implied;
9. complete; 10. impolite; 11. tendentious; 12. wide; 13. remove; 14. kind; 15. important; 16. risky;
17. reproached; 18. secure; 19. uncertain; 20. upright

Match the words with meanings:

En ésta parte del vocabulario Aptis hay que unir las palabras con sus respectivos significados.
SET – 1
RECRUITMENT

ABOLISH

INGENIOUS

BRASH
PRUDENT

1. Showing too much confidence and too little respect.

2. The process of finding people to work for a company.
3. Avoiding risks and uncertainities – careful.
4. Very clever and skillful.
5. To end an activity to custom officially.
Respuestas: 1. brash; 2. recruitment; 3. prudent; 4. ingenous; 5. abolish

SET – 2
TACTIC

DRIZZLE

ENFEEBLE

MONOPOLY

EVOLVE
I
1. To develop gradually.
2. To rain gently in small light drops.
3. Complete control of something leaving others with little share.
4. A planned way of doing something.
5. To make someone or something very weak.
Respuestas: 1. evolve; 2. drizzle; 3. monopoly; 4. tactic; 5. enfeeble

SET – 3
HOSTILE

ANNOY

HAUGHTY

PLUNGE

DIFFIDENT

1. Unfriendly – relating to an enemy.

2. Shy and not confident of one’s abilities.
3. To make someone’s angry.
4. Unfriendly and considering oneself better than other people.
5. To move or fall suddenly into something.
Respuestas: 1. hostile; 2. diffident; 3. annoy; 4. haughty; 5. plunge

SET – 4
MYRIAD

QUILT

SYMPATHY

CONSULT

REVENGE

1. Hard done to another person in return for harm which he / she has done.
2. A soft cloth cover used on a bed.
3. A very large number of something.
4. To get information or advice from a person, book, etc.
5. Understanding of other’s feelings and problems.
Respuestas: 1. revenge; 2. quilt; 3. myriad; 4. consult; 5. sympathy

SET – 5
TRIVIAL

DOCKYARD

VANQUISH

REVERT

DISARM

1. A place where ships are built, services and repaired.

2. To defeat an enemy especially in war.
3. To take weapons away from someone – to give up weapons.
4. Little importance.
5. To bring back something to its former state.
Respuestas: 1. dockyard; 2.vanquish; 3. disarm; 4. trivial; 5. revert

SET – 6
ENTERPRISING

SWAY

FORTUNATE

OBITUARY

AVID
1. A report in a newspaper giving the news of someone’s death.
2. To move slowly from side to side.
3. Very interested or passionate about something.
4. Very lucky.
5. Good at thinking of and doing new and difficult things.
Respuestas: 1. obituary; 2. sway; 3. avid; 4. fortunate; 5. enterprising

SET – 7
PRODIGY

COMPLIANT

MEAGRE

STIPEND

DEVOUR

1. To eat something eagerly and in large amounts.

2. Very small or not enough.
3. Willing to agree with others or obey rules.
4. A fixed regular income.
5. A person especially a child having extraordinary talent or ability.
Respuestas: 1. devour; 2. meagre; 3. compliant; 4. stipend; 5. prodigy

SET – 8
LANGUID

REGULATION

AMUSE

MANGER

CORPORAL
1. Of or relating to the body.
2. Rule prescribed by an authority.
3. To make someone laugh or smile.
4. An open box from which cattle and horse feed.
5. Moving or speaking slowly with little energy.
Respuestas: 1. corporal; 2.regulation 3. amuse; 4. manger 5. languid

SET – 9
PARLOUS

JUVENILE
PATROL

ROTUND

REVERSAL
1. Very bad – dangerous or uncertain.
2. Relating to a young person who is not yet an adult.
3. Round or rounded in shape.
4. To go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or a danger.
5. A change to an opposite direction, position or course of action.
Respuestas: 1- parlous; 2. juvenile; 3. rotund; 4. patrol; 5. reversal

SET – 10
MELLOW

ADORN

EXTINCT

SQUAD

FRAIL
1. A small group of people trained to work together.
2. No longer living.
3. Weak or unhealthy.
4. To add something decorative to a person or thing.
5. Mature or easy going and pleasant.
Respuestas: 1. squad; 2. extint; 3. frail; 4. adorn; 5. mellow

WRITE THE WORD ON THE LEFT THAT IS MORE OFTEN USED WITH THE WORD ON
THE RIGHT. USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY. YOU WILL NOT NEED FIVE OF THE
WORDS.

choice

glance

eye

city

free

achievement
furniture

winter

responsability

frame

desk

truck

smart

desk

income

dinner

personality

head

weather

bear

belt

problem

station

party

table
1. duty ___________
2. check in ___________
3. boarding ___________
4. seat ___________
5. polar ___________
6. bedside ___________
7. have ___________
8. pickup ___________
9. central ___________
10. accept ___________
11. window ___________
12. great ___________
13. outgoing ___________
14. constant ___________
15. sprawling ___________
16. wise ___________
17. steady ___________
18. mild ___________
19. quick ___________
20. cool ___________
Respuestas: 1. free; 2. desk; 3. desk; 4. belt; 5. bear; 6. table; 7. dinner; 8. truck; 9. station; 10.
responsability; 11. frame; 12. achievement; 13. personality; 14. problem; 15. city; 16. choice; 17.
income; 18. winter; 19. glance; 20. head

WRITE THE WORDS/ PHRASES ABOVE NEXT TO THE RIGHT DEFINITION. USE
CAPITAL LETTERS.
SET – 1
1. How did she ___________ the idea of that crazy plan?
2. A dense forest in a tropical region of Puerto Rico for instance, it called_____________
3. If you don’t want to tell me the truth, you will suffer the _____________
4. Sarah still spoke in a ______________ , and I had only laughed.
5. I don’t want to ________ you, please leave me alone.
6. The short summer day was over, and the __________ night was setting in.
7. The fifth day of the appointed week was a ____________, hot, misty day.
8. Her neighbours are _________, indeed they love going to the auction.
9. Rob is my best friend, we ________________ each other very well.
10. From our ____________ they may have been wasteful methods, but they did get results.
Respuestas: 1.come up with; 2. rainforest; 3. consequences; 4. whisper; 5. harm; 6. chilly; 7. moist;
8. wealthy; 9. get along with; 10. standpoint.
STANDPOINT
WHILE
MOIST
RAINFOREST
GET ALONG WITH
WEALTHY
JUNGLE
PRETTY
CONSEQUENCES
HARM
NOISY
ENJOY
CHILLY
COME UP WITH
WHISPER

SET – 2
1. How do things float on the ________ of the water?
2. Strong _________ is expected to hit the East Coast this evening.
3. If you don’t do what I say, you will suffer the __________.
4. The sun will soon _________ the ice.
5. Sales grew dramatically as the company expanded _________.
6. They never __________ me in their plans.
7. During the eighties, there was a _________ increase in the labor force.
8. It is __________ that I will work over time tonight.
9. Rising sea levels is also an example of climate change due to the __________.
10. That diamond ring is extremely ________, so be careful with it.
11. All the ________ show that dinosaurs existed in the past.
12. Despite all the measures taken, two prisoners were able to _________ from the prison.
Respuesta: 1. surface, 2. hurricane , 3. consequences, 4. melt, 5.rapidly, 6. include , 7. steady , 8.
likely, 9. global warming. 10. valuable, 11.evidence, 12. escape.
STEADY
GLOBAL WARMING
LIKELY
EVIDENCE
ESCAPE
HURRICANE
SURFACE
VALUABLE
MELT
CONSEQUENCES
RAPIDLY
INCLUDE

SET – 3
1. I _________ an old friend at a restaurant yesterday.
2. We ________ of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
3. Our boss _______ the meeting because he had to go to the dentist.
4. While the little boy’s parents were out, his older sister ________him.
5. His uncle had a heart attack and _________ in his sleep at the age of ninety.
6. They ________ an excuse for being late to school.
7. I’ve ________ all the lights and locked the door before going to sleep.
8. My mom was so angry that she _______on me during our phone call.
9. He used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day before he finally _______ smoking.
10. How did you _________ the idea of quitting your job?
11. Jack is my best friend, we ________each other very well.
12. Nora _________ the ones she wanted to take and left the rest.
Respuesta: 1. ran into, 2.ran out ,3. called off ,4. looked after, 5. passed away , 6. made up, 7. turned off , 8.
hung up , 9. gave up , 10. come up with , 11. get along with, 12. picked out.

GET ALONG WITH

RAN INTO
SHOWED UP
PASSED AWAY
PICKED OUT
COME UP WITH
RAN OUT
CHOSE UP
QUIT OFF
CALLED OFF
HUNG UP
PUT OFF
LOOKED AFTER
MADE UP
GOT AROUND
GAVE UP
TURNED OFF