Life events; too, enough, not enough – B1 English Vocabulary Test

1  Complete the life events with the words in the box.

1   ……be…… born

2   ……………… school

3   ……………… school

4   ………………

5    ……………… to university

6   ……………… a degree

7   ……………… a job

8   ……………… married

9   ……………… children

10   ………………

2  Write the words. Then circle True or False.

Life events: Australia

•   children ……start…… school at 5

•   the minimum …………………-leaving age is 17

•   you can get a driving ………………… at 17 in most states

•   the minimum age to ………………… is 18

•   approximately 37% of the population go to …………………

•   the average age to ………………… home is 23

•   the average age to get ………………… is 30 for men and 28 for women

1   More than half of Australians go to university.   T   F

2   You must be older than 17 to vote.   T   F

3   On average, men aren’t as old as women when they get married.   T   F

4   You aren’t old enough to leave home at 23.   T   F

5   The youngest age you can start school is five years old.   T   F

6   You’re too young to drive before you leave school.   T   F

3  Complete the sentences with suitable words.

1   More people go to u n i v e r s i t y nowadays than in my parents’ generation.

2   My grandfather had to _ _ _ _ _ school when he was only 15.

3   In some countries, women aren’t allowed to _ _ _ _ in the elections.

4   My brother’s got a part-time _ _ _ at the local supermarket.

5   My grandmother was _ _ _ _ during the Second World War.

6   My parents want to _ _ _ _ home because our house is too small for three teenagers.

7   I’m going to try and get my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ licence as soon as I turn 17.

8   It isn’t as easy to leave _ _ _ _ as in the past because life is more expensive now.

4  Look at the words in brackets and complete the rules with adjective, adverb or noun. Write sentences with too or enough and the words from the rules.

1   too + ……adverb…… (fast)

      ……The car drove too fast. ……

2   too + ………………. (tired)

      ………………………………………………

3   enough + ………………. (money)

      ………………………………………………

4   not + ………………. + enough (good)

      ………………………………………………

5   not + ………………. + enough (slowly)

      ………………………………………………

5  Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and too or enough.

1   My sister isn’t ……old enough…… to start school. (old)

2   Josh is only 15. He’s ………………. to leave home. (young)

3   It’s already late June, so there isn’t ………………. to get a summer job now. (time)

4   My grandfather is retiring soon. He isn’t ………………. to continue working. (well)

5   My sister doesn’t want to get married and have children ………………. . (soon)