PRE-INTERMEDIATE

1. A: I don’t want to talk to _____. B: And I want to talk to _____ either.

A) anyone / no one B) somebody/everyone
C) nobody / somebody D) everybody/anybody
2. I work in _____ company that makes _____ carpets.
A) a /X B) the / the C) the /X D) a / a
3. There are _____ apples.
A) most B) a lot of C) a little D) much
4. They arrived _____ three o’clock _____ the afternoon.
A) at / in B) in / for C) when / ago D) last / *
5. I _____ a friend while I _____ the shopping
A) was meeting / did B) met / was doing
C) meet / do D) met / did
6. I _____ hello to the children, but they didn’t say anything because they _____ television.
A) say / watched B) said / were watching
C) was / saying D) said / watched
7. The man ______ you met at the party was a famous film star.
A) who B) when C) where D) which
8. She’s _____ than her sister.
A) much nicer B) more nicer C) much more nicer D) more nicer
Vocabulary
9. How much must I ............... a good second-hand car?
A) buy from B) pay for C) borrow from D) own for E) lend to
10. It's getting quite ______. I think it's going to rain soon.
A) windy B) hot C) foggy D) cold E) cloudy
11. The ............... today is full of the news of yesterday's concert.
A) press B) publisher C) reporter D) literature E) journalism
12. It's a very ............... picture. I laugh at it all the time.
A) laughing B) smiling C) joking D) funny E) serious
13. Nobody gave him a hand. He did it on his ______.
A) single B) self C) alone D) own E) lonely
14. Yes, we certainly want to move to a bigger house, but our ............... of money is only part of the
problem.
A) inflation B) presence C) shortage D) absence E) border
15. Sorry, it's much too expensive for me; I can't ............... it.
A) help B) stand C) forgive D) export E) afford
16. His friends advised him to see a doctor about his headaches, but he ............... to listen to them.
A) remembered B) refused C) memorized D) requested E) mentioned
INTERMEDIATE
17. The Prime Minister of Italy ____ .
A) has been resigned B) have resigned
C) resigned D) has resigned
18. A new prime minister _____ .
A) has elected B) has been elected
C) have elected D) elected
19. The Italian people ____ of his resignation on television yesterday evening.
A) was told B) have been told
C) told D) were told
20. I _____ my glasses. _____ them anywhere?
A) have been lost / Have you seen B) lost / Have you seen
C) have lost / Did you see D) lost / Did you see
21. What noisy neighbors you’ve got! If my neighbors _____ as bad as yours, I _____ crazy.
A) were / would go B) are / will go
C) are / would go D) had been / would have gone
22. _____ Friday evening we went to a party.
A) At B) In C) On D) x
23. I’d love _____ help you, but I can’t. I’m sorry.
A) can B) could C) managed to D) to be able to
24. Give me Peter’s letter. If I _____ him, I _____ it to him.
A) see-will give B) saw-would give
C) meet-would visit D) had seen- would give
Vocabulary
25. Do you really ............... to go there tonight?
A) neglect B) admire C) ignore D) involve E) intend
26. You'll have to learn to control your ............... if you still want to work here with us.
A) mind B) temper C) reason D) habit E) mentality
27. I have some wonderful news to ............... you.
A) speak B) say C) tell D) talk E) communicate
28. Would you ............... my keeping the door ajar?
A) agree B) intend C) obstruct D) close E) mind
29. I noticed that there were two buttons ................ from his coat.
A) falling B) losing C) departing D) dropping E) missing
30. The main road through Oxford circus and Holborn was blocked all day yesterday due to an
accident ............... two lorries (trucks).
A) containing B) fastening C) involving D) including E) combining
31. The doctors tried everything they could to ............ the patient's blood pressure.
A) produce B) reduce C) clarify D) hasten E) climb
32. His new appointment takes ............. from the beginning of next month.
A) place B) effect C) post D) part E) position
32. It needed the collective genius of mankind to ............ the wheel.
A) discover B) constitute C) find D) perform E) invent
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
33. 1. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A) thought / saw B) thinks / sees
C) is thinking / sees D) thought / had seen E) have thought / had seen
34. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A) gets / decided B) would get / shall decide
C) had got / have decided D) was getting / decided E) will be getting / had decided
35. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
A) keep / see B) kept / had seen
C) keeps / saw D) had kept / had seen E) being kept / would see
36. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
A) decide / know B) decided / know
C) decided / had known D) decided / knew E) decided / has known
37. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A) is / played B) was / were playing
C) will be / played D) is / will be playing E) has been / will play
38. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .
A) comes / left B) came / leaves
C) came / had left D) had come / left E) has come / leaves
39. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A) leave / rain B) left / was raining
C) left / had rained D) was leaving / rained E) leave / rains
40. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .
A) comes / already begins B) came / had already begun
C) came / already began D) will come / already begins E) came / already begins
41. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didn’t answer / was taking B) don’t answer / take
C) doesn’t answer / am taking D) will not answer / take E) am answering / am taking
Vocabulary
42. 1. What measures have been ________ to control the crowd at Saturday’s football match?
A) imagined B) made C) given D) described E) taken
43. He left in such a hurry that I ________ had time to thank him.
A) almost B) even C) nearly D) scarcely E) least
44. He gave me some very ________ advice on buying a house.
A) precious B) wealthy C) dear D) prized E) valuable
45. To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to the Bank for the total
amount.
A) make for B) make off C) make out D) makeover E) make up
46. If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A) get off B) come across C) come over D) get over E) get away
47. I’m ________ to get the tickets for the show today, as there are hardly any left.
A) worried B) curious C) anxious D) afraid E) troubled
48. His landlady gave him a week’s ________ to leave the flat.
A) threat B) notice C) advice D) caution E) dismissal
49. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness had put him under great
_____.
A) emotion B) excitement C) crisis D) stress E) nervousness
50. A completely new situation is likely to ________ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
A) affect B) rise C) arise D) raise E) happen