For a beginner, five or six of these will be a little difficult. A score of eight right would be good for someone with "tourist English".

01. Servicing a large car such as a Cadillac or Mercedes costs lots of money.

02. After the cow died, its calf was brought up by the farmer's children.

03. I've looked everywhere for my keys and simply cannot find them.

04. The reason I failed is that I did not work hard enough .

05. You need a pair of scissors to cut open the packet.

06. Don't keep it to yourself. Tell me the secret.

07. She had a party on her birthday.

08. I haven't been on holiday since the year before last.

09. I would like to diet but I am a little too fond of chocolate.

10. Let's pay separately. You pay for your ticket and I'll pay for mine.

11. That is the woman whose handbag was stolen in the tube train.

12. Believe it or not, P G Wodehouse is the most entertaining author I've ever read.

13. In spite of working until the early hours of the morning, he still didn't finish his work.

14. How long have you been living in London?

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