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Unit
Exercises 104

104.1 Complete the sentences using quite … . Choose from:
famous hungry late noisy often old surprised
1 I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She’s quite famous .
2 I’m . Is there anything to eat?
3 We go to the cinema – maybe once a month.
4 We live near a very busy road, so it’s often .
5 I didn’t expect Lisa to contact me. I was when she phoned.
6 I went to bed last night, so I’m a bit tired this morning.
7 I don’t know exactly when this house was built, but it’s .
104.2 Put the words in the right order to complete the sentences.
1 The weather was better than we had expected.
It was quite a nice day (a / nice / quite / day).
2 Tom likes to sing.
He has (voice / quite / good / a).
3 The bus stop wasn’t near the hotel.
We had to walk (quite / way / a / long).
4 It’s not so warm today.
There’s (a / wind / cold / pretty).
5 The roads were busy.
There was (lot / traffic / a / of / quite).
6 I’m tired.
I’ve had (pretty / day / a / busy).
7 Sarah hasn’t been working here long.
She (fairly / started / recently).
104.3 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use rather + adjective.
1 The weather isn’t so good. It’s rather cloudy .
2 I enjoyed the film, but it was .
3 Chris went away without telling anybody, which was .
4 Lucy doesn’t like having to wait. Sometimes she’s .
5 They have some lovely things in this shop, but it’s .
104.4 What does quite mean in these sentences? Tick (✓) the right meaning.
more than ‘a little’, less ‘completely’
than ‘very’ (Section A) (Section D)
1 It’s quite cold. You need a coat. ✓
2 ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Yes, quite sure.’ ✓
3 Anna’s English is quite good.
4 I couldn’t believe it. It was quite incredible.
5 My bedroom is quite big.
6 I’m quite tired. I think I’ll go to bed.
7 I quite agree with you.
104.5 Complete these sentences using quite … . Choose from:

different impossible right safe sure true
1 I didn’t believe her at first, but in fact what she said was quite true .
2 You won’t fall. The ladder is .
3 I’m afraid I can’t do what you ask. It’s .
4 I completely agree with you. You are .
5 You can’t compare the two things. They are .
6 I think I saw them go out, but I’m not .

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