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GRAMMAR
Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: You don’t look well. You’d ________ go to bed.
A should B must C better
1 I’ll take my mobile with me in case you ________ to call.
A needs B need C ’ve need
2 My new college schedule is so confusing. I can’t ________ used to it!
A get B have C be
3 There’s a strong smell of paint in here at the moment because the office next door
________ redecorated.
A being B is C is being
4 Please can you promise not ________ anyone about the surprise party?
A telling B tell C to tell
5 This time tomorrow, we ________ lying on the beach in Mallorca!
A ’ve been B ’ll be C are
6 A I really enjoyed the performance.
B So ________ I.
A did B do C have
7 My brother and I speak Portuguese, but my parents ________.
A not B don’t C doesn’t
8 It was ________ a rainy day we decided to go to the indoor swimming pool.
A so B such C very
9 The thief eventually admitted ________ the money.
A stealing B to steal C steal
10 Sami went to Iceland last year, ________ he?
A isn’t B wasn’t C didn’t
11 Mike with ________ I worked in Japan now lives in Canada.
A which B whom C who
12 I didn’t ________ like spicy food, but now I eat it every day.
A use to B use C used to
13 I’ll let you know as soon as I ________ to my business partner.
A ’ve talked B talked C would have talked
14 We arrived at college twenty minutes late and class ________.
A was started B started C had started
15 That guy has a ________ car, which he drives much too fast.
A German red big B big red German C red German big
16 Toshiya reads an English newspaper every day ________ forget his English.
A so as not B to not C so as not to
17 I shouldn’t ________ that email when I was angry. I really regret it now.
A have been sending B have sent C send
18 ________ are well-known for eating raw fish.
A The Japanese B People of Japan C The Japanese people
19 Do you have any idea what time ________?
A finishes the concert B the concert finishes C does finish the concert
20 ________ the plane departed late, we arrived in Costa Rica on time.
A Despite B In spite C Although
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21 Yesterday, we went shopping and bought lots of ________ for our flat.
A new furnitures B new furniture C furnitures new
22 ________ of us went to the lecture. We all stayed in the flat.
A Neither B None C Some
23 The boat sailed smoothly across ________ Black Sea.
A the B a C (–)
24 If we ________ the instructions more carefully, it might not have taken so long to do.
A haven’t been following B would have followed C ’d been following
25 I can’t meet you on Saturday morning – I ________ my hair done.
A ’m doing B have C ’m having
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VOCABULARY
Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: I burnt myself on the oven door and now I’ve got a big ________ on my arm.
A blister B rash C bruise
1 A ________ writes about the good and bad qualities of books, concerts, food, etc.
A freelance journalist B reporter C critic
2 The airport was closed this afternoon because a ________ had left snow on the
runway.
A blizzard B monsoon C flood
3 The person who directs an orchestra is called a ________.
A composer B soprano C conductor
4 Is ________ a big problem in your neighbourhood?
A vandalation B vandalism C vandalence
5 Unfortunately, they can’t arrest the robbers because there were no ________.
A criminals B witnesses C judges
6 Could you ________ me to stop at the shop on the way home?
A say B remember C remind
7 I think I’m getting a cold – I keep ________!
A sneezing B vomiting C fainting
8 I find it really ________ when people use their mobile phone in the cinema!
A bewildering B upsetting C irritating
9 That used to be a great little café but sadly it closed because it ________ business.
A got down to B went out of C minded its own
10 Albert Einstein was a genius, and became a world famous ________ as a result.
A science B scientific C scientist
11 I couldn’t watch a horror film. I’d be ________!
A gutted B gobsmacked C scared stiff
12 Toronto is a very ________ city. People from all over the world live there.
A multicultural B bilingual C antisocial
13 We were ________ when Pete announced he was leaving. We thought he loved his
job.
A desperate B offended C astonished
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14 Zoe doesn’t seem happy at the moment. I think not having a job is getting her
________ at the moment.
A low B down C sad
15 Wow! That hat really ________ you. You look like a film star!
A fits B matches C suits
16 It’s really bright when you’re skiing and the sun ________ off the snow.
A dissolves B scatters C reflects
17 The blackmailer was ________ guilty and sent to prison.
A sentenced B found C made
18 You use your ________ to breathe.
A lungs B heart C stomach
19 ________ is a big problem in many of the world’s cities.
A Poorness B Poor C Poverty
20 I’m not afraid of flying but ________ does make me feel a bit nervous.
A jet lag B turbulence C hand luggage
21 It’s difficult to get accurate information about current events here because the news is
________.
A sensational B objective C censored
22 I’m not sure that Ben’s right for the job. ________, he doesn’t have enough experience.
A Basically B Apparently C Ideally
23 Did Artem ________ when he proposed to you?
A frown B stretch C kneel down
24 I heard that Nadia’s company ________ a good profit last year.
A had B made C did
25 We were relieved when the airport bus finally arrived because we’d been ________ it
much earlier and we were worried we might miss our flight.
A waiting B expecting C hoping
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Grammar and Vocabulary total 50
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