GRAMMAR
Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: ________ you go for a meal last night?
A Do B Did C Does
1 Why ________ to come to the concert?
A don’t you want B you don’t want C you not want
2 Can you remember when ________?
A starts the film B does the film start C the film starts
3 ________ all the orange juice?
A Who did drink B Which drink C Who drank
4 Could you tell us what time ________?
A the bank opens B opens the bank C does the bank open
5 I don’t like jazz, but my sister ________.
A does B is C likes
6 A We didn’t think the food was very good.
B ________ did we.
A So B Neither C No
7 A Sally got the job she wanted.
B ________ she? That’s fantastic.
A Do B Have C Did
8 _____? He sounds American.
A From where comes he? B Where does he come from?
C From where does he come?
9 I wonder how long _____?
A will the talk last B does the talk last C the talk will last
10 Does anyone know where________?
A Mike works B does Mike work C Mike does work
11 Your dad can play the piano, ________ he?
A can B can’t C doesn’t
12 The _____ you finish this job, the sooner you can leave.
A quick B more quickly C quicker
13 A Do you think Jack is going to come?
B Yes, I ________. He promised he would.
A am B do C think
14 Rob works as a waiter, ________ he?
A isn’t B doesn’t C is
15 A You forgot to text me Andy’s phone number yesterday.
B That’s not true, I ________ it! I remember perfectly.
A did send it B didn’t send C was sending it
16 Which singer _____ the competition?
A did win B was won C won
17 You won’t forget to lock the door, _____ you?
A do B will C won’t
18 I really _____ you can come to my party.
A do hope B did hope C can hope
19 The _____ it costs, the fewer people will buy it.
A amount B more C better
20 A I finished the test in five minutes.
B ________________ you really?!
A Did B Do C Have
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VOCABULARY
a Tick () the correct adjective, A, B, or C.
Example: a person who is fairly relaxed
A open-minded B easy-going C absent-minded
1 someone who doesn’t go to emotional extremes
A bad-tempered B tight-fisted C well-balanced
2 the kind of person who gets angry easily
A easy-going B bad-tempered C strong-willed
3 a person who is arrogant about their own abilities
A big-headed B self-confident C well-balanced
4 someone who expresses on opinion to you and then the opposite to other people
A open-minded B well-balanced C two-faced
5 someone who doesn’t like spending money and tries to avoid it
A strong-willed B tight-fisted C bad-tempered
6 someone who often forgets things
A easy-going B absent-minded C laid-back
7 someone who has a limited way of thinking about things
A strong-willed B absent-minded C narrow-minded
8 someone who thinks only about their own needs, not other people’s
A self-confident B self-centred C big-headed
b Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: Frank never remembers things. He’s _____ absent-minded.
A a bit B extremely C quite
9 My boss is always interested in new ideas – he’s ________ open-minded.
A a bit B quite C very
10 Will is ________ laid-back. Nothing can make him angry.
A a bit B incredibly C quite
11 Ed is ________ big-headed – he thinks he’s brilliant at everything he does.
A a bit B extremely C pretty
12 He’s ________ easy-going so he’ll probably agree with your plan.
A rather B a bit C very
13 Ann never ever thinks about other people’s feelings. She’s ________ self-centred.
A rather B incredibly C a bit
14 Peter doesn’t get angry ever – he’s ________ good-tempered.
A extremely B rather C a bit
c Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: When I have too much work to do, I get _____.
A flapped B flustered C crushed
15 There were over a hundred ________ for the job.
A applicants B interviewers C headhunters
16 If someone asks you a difficult question, you have to think on your ________.
A head B toes C feet
17 I think she’s the best ________ for the job.
A candidate B applicant C job-seeker
18 The interviewer asked some strange questions – some of them were ________ !
A boring B self-confident C bizarre
19 Someone from a ________ agency phoned today and offered me a better job.
A headhunter B recruitment C job-seeker
20 You need to be self-confident ________ arrogant.
A rather than B as well as C less than
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GRAMMAR
Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: The ________ eat a lot of fish.
A Chineses B Chinese C Chinese people
1 How long ________ Belinda?
A do you know B have you been knowing C have you known
2 ________ the floor yet?
A Have you been cleaning B Have you cleaned C Did you clean
3 I’ve been writing emails all day – I think ________ over a hundred?
A I’ve been sending B I’m sending C I’ve sent
4 We’ve lived in this house ________ I was six years old.
A from B for C since
5 A You look exhausted!
B That’s because I ________ the garden all day.
A dug B ’ve dug C ’ve been digging
6 There’s blood on your shirt! You ________ yourself!
A ’ve cut B cut C ’ve been cutting
7 Bungee jumping is the best thing ________ in my life.
A I’ve ever done B I ever did C I’ve ever been doing
8 A Do you want to have a game of tennis later?
B No thanks. ________ twice this week.
A I’ve already played B I’ve already been playing
C I’ve been already playing
9 How many times ________ to the coast this year?
A have you been B did you go C have you been going
10 How long ________ at this language school?
A do you study B have you been studying C you have been studying
11 Harry’s got a ________ sports car.
A blue new fantastic B fantastic new blue C new blue fantastic
12 ________ have a reputation for being hard-working people.
A A Pole B The Poles C Polish
13 ________ joined my English class this week.
A A Chinese B Chinese girl C A Chinese girl
14 I think the ________ dress suits you best.
A green long cotton B long green cotton C cotton long green
15 My grandparents have a(n) ________ cottage in the country.
A old lovely little B lovely little old C little old lovely
16 The government should do more to help ________.
A poor B the poor C the poverty
17 Could I have ________, please?
A the green ones B the green C the ones green
18 All ________ in my class were really friendly.
A the Mexicans B the Mexican C Mexicans
19 ________ are going to become an increasingly large section of society.
A The Elderly B The old people C The elderly
20 I’d love to learn more about ________ – they seem such interesting people.
A the Japanese B Japanese C the Japan
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VOCABULARY
a Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: Billy’s ________ himself. He touched a hot saucepan.
A burnt B cut C twisted
1 I get very ill if I eat peanuts because I have an allergic______ to them.
A attack B condition C reaction
2 David is ______ on a fish bone! Can you help?
A choking B swallowing C vomiting
3 You should cover your mouth when you ______ to stop any viruses spreading.
A swallow B sneeze C vomit
4 He keeps having to go to the toilet. He’s got______.
A a rash B diarrhoea C a blister
5 I hate ________ but I need to have some before I go on my trip to Africa.
A bandages B injections C X-rays
6 I ________ and then I fainted.
A had a blister B felt dizzy C was unconscious
7 I’ve got a(n) ________. It hurts when I talk.
A headache B earache C sore throat
8 I cut my foot badly on some broken glass and had to have five ________.
A X-rays B stitches C wounds
9 My back ________ if I spend too long sitting in that chair.
A aches B vomits C bleeds
10 It was difficult to walk when I ________ my ankle, but it got better quite quickly.
A bandaged B swollen C twisted
b Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: I went ________ with flu last month.
A down B up C through
11 I was feeling so dizzy that I had to lie ________.
A up B down C over
12 The fish we ate wasn’t cooked properly and I threw ________ during the night.
A up B out C down
13 I was very ill with food poisoning and it took a couple of weeks to get ________ it.
A across B through C over
14 I felt very strange and light-headed and then I passed ________.
A over B out C down
15 I was unconscious for a few minutes and then I slowly came ________.
A up B through C round
c Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: Those shoes aren’t made of ________. That’s why they’re so cheap.
A leather B velvet C cotton
16 Ben’s so ________. He always dresses really well.
A old-fashioned B stylish C scruffy
17 Your jeans are going to fall down. They’re too ________.
A smart B checked C loose
18 I think you should buy that red dress. It really ________ you.
A matches B goes with C suits
19 I don’t like patterned shirts. I prefer ________ clothes.
A denim B hooded C plain
20 Are you going to ________ for the dinner tonight?
A wear up B dress over C dress up
GRAMMAR
Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: Our new kitchen and bathroom ________ this week.
A are installing B are being installed C are installed
1 We________ for two hours when they finally let us in.
A ’ve been queuing B were queuing C ’d been queuing
2 I ________ to read newspapers.
A never have time B have never time C have time never
3 At 9 o’clock I ________ a film on TV.
A ’ve been watching B was watching C ’d been watching
4 When I got to the college, I realized I ________ the course book at home.
A had left B had been leaving C left
5 We were at home ________.
A all yesterday day B yesterday all day C all day yesterday
6 That was ________ amazing film – I’d like to buy the DVD.
A a so B a such C such an
7 Sarah’s ________ for work.
A often late B late often C lately often
8 Jeff ________ Linda for two years when they got engaged.
A had known B had been knowing C has known
9 We ________ twenty minutes for the bus when it finally arrived.
A waited B ’d been waiting C were waiting
10 My little brother ________ about going to his first football match.
A extremely excited is B is excited extremely C is extremely excited
11 I met my wife when I ________ English in Greece.
A taught B had taught C was teaching
12 He got on the bus and ________ a seat near the back.
A was finding B had found C found
13 My sister ________ white bread.
A doesn’t usually eat B doesn’t eat usually
C usually doesn’t eat
14 I worked ________ that I achieved far more than I’d planned to.
A such hard B so hard C so hardly
15 Simon ________ because he was late.
A walked quickly B quickly walked C walked quick
16 We didn’t want to leave because the party ________.
A hadn’t been finishing B didn’t finish C hadn’t finished
17 Bill ________ funny.
A sometimes is extremely B sometimes extremely is C is sometimes extremely
18 When I visited my home town after 10 years, it ________ a lot.
A had changed B was changing C changed
19 Alan was pleased because he ________ all his emails when it was time to finish.
A ’d been answering B ’d answered C answered
20 These are ________ beautiful flowers. What are they called?
A so B such C so much
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VOCABULARY
a Tick () the correct word, A, B, or C.
Example: different buildings at an airport
A customs B security C terminals
1 people who look after you during a flight
A customs officials B cabin crew C check-in staff
2 to get on a plane
A board B take off C land
3 late
A on time B landing C delayed
4 a flight which takes you to where you can catch your next flight
A direct flight B connecting flight C long-haul flight
5 the place where you pick up your suitcase
A baggage reclaim B passport control C baggage drop off
6 the thing you walk down between the seats on a plane
A runway B aisle C board
b Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: Could you ________ at the airport tomorrow?
A take me off B check me in C drop me off
7 I didn’t have any luggage to ________.
A fill in B check in C get off
8 The plane ________ twenty minutes late, but we still arrived on time.
A picked up B took off C dropped off
9 You have to ________ your US immigration form carefully.
A fill in B pick up C check in
10 I’ll ________ my luggage at baggage reclaim and then meet you outside the airport.
A drop off B check in C pick up
11 Could you ________ just outside Departures at 10.30? My flight’s at 12.15.
A drop me off B pick me up C get me off
12 We had to ________ the plane and go back to the departure lounge.
A get on B get off C drop off
c Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentence.
Example: A ________ is a group of twelve people who decide if someone is innocent or guilty.
A court B jury C judge
13 ________ we’d like a flat in the city centre, but just outside would be OK too.
A Eventually B Apparently C Ideally
14 Have you heard about Jane and Trevor? ________ they’ve split up.
A Apparently B Obviously C In fact
15 I thought the workshop was at the weekend but ________ it’s on a Thursday.
A obviously B in fact C hardly
16 I’ve been learning piano for two months so ________ I can’t play much yet.
A obviously B apparently C gradually
17 I love swimming in the sea, ________ when it’s a really hot day.
A obviously B actually C especially
18 People usually think we’re sisters, but ________ we’re just good friends.
A at the moment B actually C even
19 Jane’s been very quiet ________. I think she’s worried about something.
A late B later C lately
20 I loved the novel, but I was very sad when John died suddenly ________.
A in the end B at the end C at the moment