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Unit
Exercises 101

101.1 Put in good or well.
1 I play tennis but I’m not very good .
2 Joe’s exam results were very .
3 Joe did in his exams.
4 I didn’t sleep last night.
5 I like your hat. It looks on you.
6 Can you speak up? I can’t hear you very .
7 I’ve met her a few times, but I don’t know her .
8 Lucy speaks German . She’s at languages.

101.2 Complete these sentences using well + the following words:
behaved informed kept known paid written
1 The children were very good. They were well behaved .
2 I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She is quite .
3 Our neighbours’ garden is neat and tidy. It is very .
4 I enjoyed the book. It’s a great story and it’s very .
5 Tanya knows about everything. She is very .
6 Jane works very hard in her job, but she isn’t very .
101.3 Which is right?
1 I’m tired because I’ve been working hard / hardly. (hard is correct)
2 I wasn’t in a hurry, so I was walking slow / slowly.
3 I haven’t been to the cinema late / lately.
4 Slow down! You’re walking too fast / quick for me.
5 I tried hard / hardly to remember her name, but I couldn’t.
6 This coat is practically unused. I’ve hard / hardly worn it.
7 Laura is a good tennis player. She hits the ball very hard / hardly.
8 It’s really dark in here. I can hardly see / see hardly.
9 Ben is going to run a marathon. He’s been training hard / hardly.
101.4 Complete the sentences. Use hardly + the following verbs (in the correct form):

change hear know recognise say sleep speak
1 Scott and Tracy have only met once before. They hardly know each other.
2 You’re speaking very quietly. I can you.
3 I don’t feel good this morning. I last night.
4 We were so shocked when we heard the news, we could .
5 Kate was very quiet this evening. She anything.
6 Gary looks just like he looked 15 years ago. He has .
7 David looked different without his beard. I him.

101.5 Complete these sentences with hardly + any/anybody/anything/anywhere/ever.
1 I’ll have to go shopping. There’s hardly anything to eat.
2 It was a very warm day and there was wind.
3 ‘Do you know much about computers?’ ‘No, .’
4 The hotel was almost empty. There was staying there.
5 I listen to the radio a lot, but I watch TV.
6 It was very crowded in the room. There was to sit.
7 We used to be good friends, but we see each other now.
8 We invited lots of people to the party, but came.
9 It didn’t take us long to drive there. There was traffic.
10 There isn’t much to do in this town. There’s to go.

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