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Question Sheet

Choose the best answer for each question.

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1 Maria
a) are

Brazilian.
b) am
c) is

d) be

2 Pauls studying medicine because he wants to be a

a) lawyer
3 Jim
a) doesnt

b) teacher

got a car.
b) hasnt

4 John is

brother.
b) Peter

a) Peters
5 Whats your

c) isnt

6 Excuse me.
a) You have the
7 What time

d) builder

d) havent

c) of Peter

sport?
b) favourite

a) important

a) you

c) doctor

d) Peter his

c) beautiful

time please?
b) What is

d) nice

c) Have you got the

d) What

get up in the morning?

c) are you
d) you do

b) do you

8 I usually
a) go for a drink

at the supermarket on Saturday mornings.

b) eat out
c) do sport
d) go shopping

9 What

Mary for her birthday?

a) about buying
b) shall we buy

10 My brother
a) live
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in London.
b) lives
c) is lived

c) to buy

d) lets

d) living

there a restaurant near here?

a) Are
b) Have
c) Do
d) Is

12 Do you prefer to have a

a) shower

b) cooker

or a bath in your bathroom?

d) fridge

c) washing machine

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13 How

is the cheese sandwich please?

b) much
c) cost
d) money

a) price
14

the food like at that Indian restaurant you went to last night?
a) Did you
b) Was
c) What was
d) How did

15 I like

because I like to laugh.

a) love stories
b) comedies
c) action lms

16 London is more

than Paris.

a) dangerous
17

b) bigger

c) cleaner

to go for a pizza this evening?

a) Do you like
b) What do you want

18 Look! It

.
b) raining

a) rains
19 Hello,

d) science ction lms

d) noisier

c) Would you rather

c) does rain

d) Would you like

d) is raining

I speak to Jane please?

b) will
c) do
d) am

a) can

20 Peter loves giving presents, hes very

a) selsh
21 Whats

b) shy

c) lazy

.
d) generous

? You look upset.

b) happen
c) matter

a) bad

22 If you do more exercise you will

a) lose weight

a) go along

b) go over

24 Bye bye, George!

a) Make

b) stop to smoke

23 To get to the Post Ofce,

b) Have

d) wrong

c) work less

d) have a holiday

at the end of this road.

c) turn right
d) go past

a nice weekend!
c) Do
d) Pass

25 BILL I really love football.

JIM

a) Neither do I
26 I
a) were

b) So am I

c) So do I

18 years old when I started my rst job.

b) had
c) was
d) did

27 I didnt
a) watched

TV last night.
b) watching

c) watch

28 My grandfather was born eighty years

a) since

b) last

c) ago

b) more

c) always

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d) not watched

d) before

29 It was nice to meet you. See you

a) later

d) Oh, I do

, I hope.
d) longer

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30 Many people prefer jobs with exible

a) working hours
31 Im

b) ofce

c) salary

d) holiday pay

sorry, but I cant come to your party tonight.

b) awful
c) really
d) such

a) much
32 John

his wife in 2004.

a) has met
b) met
c) did he meet

33 Im sure

a great time at the party next Saturday.

b) were having
c) we have
d) we go to have

a) well have

34 How much time do you

a) work

d) was met

b) give

doing your English homework?

c) make
d) spend

35 Are you going shopping?

a) Ill come

b) I come

36 Jane is the

with you if you like.

c) Im coming
d) I can be coming

girl in her class.

b) more popular
c) worse

a) richer
37 Excuse me, I

if you could show me the way to the train station?

c) may ask
d) hope

a) would like
38 You shouldnt
a) asked

d) happiest

b) wonder

a lady how old she is.

b) ask
c) asking
d) to ask

39 In England people usually

a) kiss

hands when they rst meet.

c) take
d) put

b) shake

40 Hurry up or well
a) lose

b) fail

41 I was so

our train!
c) catch
d) miss

yesterday because I fell asleep in class!

c) guilty
d) embarrassed

a) calm

b) nervous

anything next Friday?

b) Do you do

42

a) Do you

43 Many types of watches

a) are made

b) made

c) Would you do

in Switzerland.
c) are making

44 I like these trousers but they dont

a) suit

b) size

c) t

d) Are you doing

d) is made

me. Theyre much too small!

d) match

45 I

my driving test last week, so now Ill have to take it again.

a) passed
b) lost
c) failed
d) got

46 SUSAN Ive got four sisters.

RUTH

a) Do

you?
b) Got
c) Are

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47 What would you do if you

a) win

b) would win

a million pounds?
c) won
d) winning

48 Im trying to

money to buy a new car.

b) waste
c) spend
d) lend

a) save

49 Youre from Liverpool,

a) arent you
50 You

b) isnt it

c) dont you

d) you are

to study hard if you want to pass your exams.

b) should
c) have
d) supposed

a) must

51 Im usually too
a) furious

after work to go out.

b) exhausted
c) fascinated

52 My parents

married since 1985.

b) are
c) were

a) have been

d) angry

d) got

53 If you go to London, the Tate Modern is really worth

a) to see
54 I

b) seeing

c) to be seen

d) see

home yesterday when it started raining.

b) was walking
c) have walked

a) walked

d) have been walking

55 John wants to be president of his company hes very

a) stubborn

b) responsible

c) ambitious

56 People say English people tend

a) being

b) be

!
d) independent

rather reserved.
d) be

c) to be

57 I try to

my desk every day after work.

a) go through
b) clear out
c) put away

58 The thing you open bottles with is

a) said

b) spoken

59 Take your umbrella

a) unless
60 Could you
a) do

b) because

c) named

it rains.
c) as

d) tidy up

a bottle opener in English.

d) called

d) in case

me a favour please?
b) make
c) give
d) help

61 In order to log on to a computer you sometimes need to enter a

a) link

b) software

c) web site

d) password

62 Many new houses

a) build
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in the town where I live.

b) have been building
c) are being built

d) are building

to post that card to Pete its his birthday tomorrow.

b) You should
c) Dont forget
d) Youd better

a) If I were you, Id

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64 I dont know many people

a) they

b) what

still smoke nowadays.

c) which
d) who

65 Mary went to the party

a) although

of her headache.
c) even though

b) in spite

66 I think Ive got a cold. I cant stop

a) to sneeze

b) sneezing

.
c) sneeze

d) despite

d) the sneezing

67 If you dont know the meaning of a word you can

a) get it out
68

b) point it out

I opened the window?

a) May
b) Would you mind if

69 My doctor
a) told
70 Peter
a) offered

d) come up with it

c) Could

d) Do you mind

me I should eat less meat.

b) spoke to
c) said
d) told to
me to go to the theatre with him next week.
b) invited
c) promised
d) suggested

71 Sorry, I didnt quite

a) catch

in a dictionary.

c) look it up

what you said.

b) listen

c) take

d) know

72 I wish I

get up early every morning!

a) didnt have to
b) mustnt
c) hadnt

d) wouldnt have to

73 Jane

from Cambridge University with a degree in Law.

a) graduated
b) passed
c) studied
d) qualied

74 Hi Jenny. Hows it
a) making

b) getting

75 I dont smoke now, but I

a) am used to
76 Paris is
a) famous for
77 If I
a) left

b) used to

c) going

d) doing

smoke 20 a day!
c) use to
d) was used to

the Eiffel Tower.

b) impressed by

c) fascinated by

d) excited about

earlier, I wouldnt have been late for work.

b) was leaving
c) had left
d) have left

Would you like me to help you?

SUE No its OK, but thanks
.
a) to offer
b) the offer
c) you offer

78 JACK

d) for offering

79 The lm sounded interesting, but it

a) worked out

b) took off

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c) came round
d) turned out

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Ive just won a million pounds!

BILL
You must
!
a) joke
b) be joking
c) make a joke

80 PETER

d) joking

81 This time next week I

on the beach on holiday!

b) am sitting
c) will sit
d) will be sitting

a) will go to sit
82 One argument

not smoking is that you save a lot of money!

c) itd be better if
d) to make you

a) in favour of

b) to agree with

83 I have never

to Scotland.

a) been going
84

b) went

my advice!
a) Listen
b) Hear

c) been

c) Take

85 Its usually cheaper to call a

a) voicemail

d) going

d) Do

than a mobile phone.

c) landline
d) network

b) ring tone

86 Sorry to bother you, but

I could have a word with you?

b) it is possible
c) I would like
d) I was wondering if

a) I wonder

87 Im going to ask my bank for a

a) credit

b) loan

c) savings

Im sorry Im late.
DAVID
It
!
a) doesnt matter
b) matters

to redecorate the kitchen.

d) debt

88 ANDREW

89 I was
a) very

c) never mind

d) alright

tired last night that I fell asleep on the sofa.

b) too
c) so
d) such

90 Do you fancy
a) to go

b) go

away for the weekend?

c) going
d) we go

91 How often do you have

?
b) cut your hair

a) your hair cut

c) got your hair cut

92 My husband is useless at home he cant even

a) change

b) put up

93 What

c) x

d) hair cut

a light-bulb!

d) dry-clean

me about Steve is that hes always late!

b) annoys
c) hates
d) dislikes

a) bores

94 By 2020 I believe we will

a) have built

a settlement on Mars.
b) have been building
c) be built

95 Its difcult to
a) get

b) make

a living with a part-time job.

c) work
d) do

96 I havent got my keys. I

a) should have left

d) been built

them at home.
b) must leave
c) couldnt leave

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