Name __________ Class ____________

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ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1 Choose the option A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence.
Example: He's English. He __C__ London.
A comes B lives C comes from D from

1 What _____? I'm a web designer.

A are you doing B do you C job you do D do you do
2 When we were children we _____ often have friends to stay the night.
A used B should C would D had
3 I've got an appointment with the dentist. I_____ him on Monday at 10am.
A am seeing B see C have seen D will seeing
4 I'm really interested _____ this new course.
A of B in C by D about
5 They _____ have any time to relax these days. They're just so busy.
A hardly B almost C lately D fairly
6 I _____ working late hours in the restaurant.
A used to B am used C got used D am used to
7 I couldnt stop _____ those chocolates because they were so delicious.
A to eat B eating C for eating D eat
8 Where's Julie? She's _____ breakfast in the hotel. Shall we go and find her?
A has B having C is having D will have
9 He took _____ playing the drums last year and now he's in a band.
A out B away C over D up
10 We _____ afford to go on holiday this year. We've spent all our money on the new house.
A can't B don't C won't D aren't
11 After _____ to him, we decided to stay.
A speak B we are speaking C speaking D we speak
12 Are you worried _____ your exam?
A with B for C by D about
13 They have quite a good standard of _____ in that country.
A life B income C being D living

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14 That's one of _____ stupid things I've ever heard.
A most B more C the most D as much
15 Don't you think he looks just _____ his father?
A as B same C similar D like
16 I _____ that book yet. Is it good?
A havent read B wasn't reading C don't read D am not reading
17 This exercise is a _____ more difficult than the first one.
A lots B lot C far D much
18 They came _____ some good ideas for the party.
A up with B up C out D forward
19 Don't you remember ____ at the special dinner we had last month?
A to meet him B him meeting C meeting him D him to meet
20 We've been waiting here _____ at least half an hour.
A yet B for C by D since
21 She _____ just spent a lot of money on a new car.
A is B was C has D does
22 We worked _____ hard to finish the assignment on time.
A absolutely B completely C entirely D extremely
23 I think you put your _____ in it when you said she looked terrible.
A hand B finger C foot D leg
24 That was _____only time I felt uncomfortable in my job.
A an B the C '-' D some
25 The fire alarm _____ off while we were having a meeting.
A took B went C put D rang
26 There wasnt _____ in the room when I arrived.
A someone B nobody C anyone D nothing
27 They _____along a quiet road when the accident happened.
A are driving B drove C drive D were driving
28 They _____ ages researching the subject on the internet.
A spent B used C waste D consumed
29 He _____ here since January 2008. He likes the job very much.
A was working B had worked here C had been working D has been working
30 When I lived in Australia, I never got used _____ the Australian accent.
A to hear B hearing C hear D to hearing
31 He's the man _____ wife is a famous opera singer.
A who's B which C whose D that
32 There isnt _____ information about him in the database.
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 A some B an C no D any
33 Our products are sold _____ over the world.
A throughout B all C wherever D every
34 Did you _____ my text? I sent it to you this morning.
A take B look C get D have
35 You _____ eat breakfast before you go to school. It's good for you.
A should B ought C need D would
36 That _____ be Samantha. She left the country yesterday.
A mustn't B can't C mightn't D needn't
37 Have you visited the beach_____ you can swim with dolphins?
A which B that C whose D where
38 Please call me as _____as you arrive home.
A immediate B quick C soon D near
39 I expect they _____ be late. They usually are.
A are going B will C can D would
40 You _____to work late if you dont want you. It's your choice.
A dont have B mustn't C oughtn't D needn't
41 He _____them to wait for a few minutes.
A spoke B told C said D talked
42 The coat she bought was _____small for her so she had to take it back to the shop.
A not enough B much C too D enough
43 We suggest you _____the tickets today.
A buy B are buying C buying D to buy
44 _____ his work is usually very good, this time he's made several mistakes.
A Despite B Unless C However D Although
45 We _____ anything if you had warned us.
A would say B dont say C wouldnt have said D won't have said
46 Dont _____ my time. I'm very busy at the moment.
A miss B lose C waste D have
47 _____ the heavy rain, the race was postponed.
A Owing B Due to C Because D As a result

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48 The man _____ a crime and was caught by the police.
A committed B made C did D got
49 The books _____ to the school this morning.
A delivered B were delivering C were delivered D had been delivering
50 They'd _____ eat in an Italian restaurant, I think.
A prefer B rather C wish D like
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2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in capitals.
Example: He was very angry with his sister. ANGER

1 My sister is not a very __________ person. She keeps changing her mind. DECIDE
2 We are __________ several new designs this season. PRODUCT
3 I was __________ of the man hiding in the doorway. SUSPECT
4 We __________ completed the project on time. Everyone was happy. SUCCEED
5 It's __________ that he'll be at the meeting. He hasnt been invited. LIKE
6 Sometimes you have to be __________ and do things which scare you. COURAGE
7 We have no idea where he went. It's a complete __________. MYSTERIOUS
8 My parents have always __________ me to do the best I can. COURAGE
9 He's a __________ person who considers other people's feelings. THOUGHT
10 The economy is bad at the moment so there is a lot of __________. EMPLOY
11 Dont be so __________. I'm nearly ready. We wont be late. PATIENCE
12 I like his __________. He's always happy and funny. PERSONAL
13 The __________ of the car is its best feature. RELY
14 Do you know the __________ between these two words? DIFFER
15 It was __________ that they were concerned about the move. UNDERSTAND
16 I think your plans are __________. You'll never be able to achieve them. REAL
17 I like a job with lots of __________. I hate doing the same work every day. VARY
18 I found the film rather __________ if I'm honest. BORE
19 We need to __________ the table legs, otherwise it will collapse. STRENGTH
20 His sudden appearance was quite __________. We all thought he had left. EXPECT
21 There's nothing more we can do. The situation is __________. HOPE
22 I went on a very __________ course last week. USE
23 We need __________ that this is really the man who took the money. EVIDENT
24 The actor's __________ at the restaurant caused everyone to turn round. ARRIVE
25 Were looking for fit, healthy, __________ people to join the team. ADVENTURE
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3 Complete the gaps with ONE word.

Helen is _____a_____ young woman 1__________ lives and works 2__________ London. She 3__________
a very good job and has been working for her present company 4__________ nearly four years. But
5__________ a lot of people dont know about her, is that 6__________ the weekends she participates in a
rather unusual hobby. 7__________ she appears to be a city girl, her passion is studying dolphins. As a
8__________, every weekend she travels around the country to work 9__________ a volunteer with marine
research groups. She hasnt had the chance to swim with these beautiful creatures 10__________, but she
hopes to one day soon. Last weekend she set off for Dorset to count the dolphins over a 48-hour period. As
she 11__________ driving through the New Forest, the weather changed completely and a dreadful
thunderstorm 12__________ her pull over and stop. Suddenly lightning struck a tree just in front of the car
and the tree burst into flames. Panicking, she tried to start the car in 13__________ to move away from the
flames 14__________ were reaching out towards her, but the engine wouldnt start. Then she tried to open
the door, but it seemed to 15__________ locked itself. She screamed as the flames moved nearer and she
knew 16__________ was no escape. She closed her eyes and imagined herself swimming in a cold sea with
the dolphins. 17__________ of the creatures swam right up to her and told her 18__________ to worry. It said
that she'd be alright 19__________ she just relaxed with the dolphins and enjoyed swimming around with
20__________. The next thing she was aware 21__________ was the sound of gunfire all around her,
battering and shaking the car. She realised it was raining heavily with hailstones the size of golf balls hitting
the car. This was her gunfire! The tree was 22__________ longer burning and, as the rain slowly stopped,
peace descended 23__________ more and the car started again. Perhaps the dolphin in her dream had
24__________ sent to save her. She felt 25__________ if she was going mad. Had any of it really happened?
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