NAME

CLASS
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GRAMMAR 17 We’re not allowed _____ in the office.

A eating ■  B eat ■  C  to eat  ■
Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
18 You _____ have to eat it if you don’t like it.
Example: My parents _____ in China. A  must not  ■  B can’t ■  C don’t ■
A  are born  ■  B  were born  ■ ✓ 
19 We _____ answer your call right now. Please try again
C  was born  ■
later.
1 I’d love to _____ ride a horse. A couldn’t ■  B  don’t can  ■ 
A  be able to  ■  B can ■  C  be possible to  ■ C  ’re not able to  ■
2 You _____ use your cell phone when you’re in a “quiet 20 If you really _____ smoke, do it outside.
zone.” A must ■  B  don’t have to  ■  C should ■
A  haven’t to  ■  B  must not  ■ 
C  don’t have to  ■  20

3 I’ve never _____ to dance salsa very well.

A could ■  B  be able  ■  C  been able 
VOCABULARY
■
4 Hurry up! We _____ be late. a Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences
A should ■  B  must not  ■  C  don’t have to  ■ with adjectives.
5 You _____ start eating before everyone else – it’s bad Example: This exercise is very _____.
manners. A tirring ■  B tiring ■ ✓   C tired ■
A  are able  ■  B  don’t have to  ■  C shouldn’t ■
1 When was the last time you felt _____ watching a
6 I have a problem with my cell phone. What _____ do? movie?
A  should I to  ■  B  I should  ■  C  should I  ■ A boring ■  B bore ■  C bored ■
7 My sister _____ play the violin very well when she was 2 I get very _____ in winter when it’s cold and dark.
young. A depressed ■  B depress ■ 
A can ■  B could ■  C  is able to  ■ C depressing ■
8 Will you _____ pick me up at the airport tonight? 3 What’s the most _____ movie you’ve seen?
A  be able to  ■  B can ■  C  be able  ■ A frightening ■  B frightened ■ 
9 You _____ pay to go in museums in Britain. They’re C frighten ■
usually free. 4 Are you _____ in modern art?
A shouldn’t ■  B  don’t have to  ■  A interesting ■  B interested ■ 
C  must not  ■ C interest ■
10 What time _____ we have to leave? 5 I feel _____ if I can’t do something.
A do ■  B are ■  C shall ■ A frustrate ■  B frustrating ■ 
11 I _____ able to read when I was four. C frustrated ■
A  could be  ■  B am ■  C was ■ 6 It’s so _____ when you fall over in public!
12 You _____ touch that! It’s dangerous. A embarrassed ■  B embarrassing ■ 
A  have to  ■  B  don’t have to  ■  C shouldn’t ■ C embarassing ■
13 I hate not _____ able to say what I want in English. 7 That was a _____ movie. I didn’t like it at all.
A being ■  B  to be  ■  C be ■ A disappointing ■  B disappointed ■ 
14 He couldn’t find a taxi so he _____ walk. C disapointing ■
A  had to  ■  B must ■  C should ■ 8 Swimming with dolphins was the most _____
15 I’ve never _____ able to ice-skate well, but I keep experience I’ve ever had.
practising. A amazed ■  B amazing ■  C amaze ■
A be ■  B been ■  C  to be  ■
16 Why _____ work last weekend?
A  must they  ■  B  did they have to  ■ 
C  had they to  ■

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b Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences PRONUNCIATION

with phone words.
a Which is the silent letter? Check (✓) A, B, or C.
Example: My new phone has a _____ mode.
A text ■  B silent ■ ✓   C dial ■ Example: A knife  ■  B knife  ■ C knife  ■
✓

9 You should use a _____ set when you’re driving. 1 A wrong  ■  B wrong  ■  C wrong  ■
A no-hands ■  B hands-free ■  2 A design  ■  B design  ■  C design  ■
C hands-off ■ 3 A knowledge  ■  B knowledge  ■ 
10 He didn’t answer the phone so I _____. C  knowledge  ■
A  hung in  ■  B  hung out  ■  C  hung up  ■ 4 A foreign  ■  B foreign  ■  C foreign  ■
11 Do you like my new _____? It’s from my favorite 5 A island  ■  B island  ■  C island  ■
song.
A ringtone ■  B  ring sound  ■  b Which is the stressed syllable? Check (✓) A, B,
C  ringing tone  ■ or C.
12 Can you _____ the number for me? I can’t find my Example: A  exciting  ■  B exciting  ■
✓ 
glasses. C exciting  ■
A push ■  B dial ■  C do ■ 6 A frightening  ■  B frightening  ■ 
13 Please _____ a message and I’ll call you back. C  frightening  ■
A give ■  B say ■  C leave ■ 7 A embarrassing  ■  B embarrassing  ■ 
14 The line’s been _____ forever. He must be talking to C embarrassing  ■
his mother! 8 A frustrated  ■  B frustrated  ■ 
A busy ■  B off ■  C up ■ C frustrated  ■
15 Can I call you _____ in ten minutes? I’m in a meeting. 9 A disappointing  ■ B disappointing  ■ 
A before ■  B back ■  C through ■ C disappointing  ■
10 A interested  ■ B interested  ■ 
c Check (✓) the correct word(s) for the definitions, C interested  ■
A, B, or C.
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Example: very unpleasant
A  embarrassing  ■  B jealous ■  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
C nasty ■ ✓
16 examples which don’t follow the rule
A breakages ■  B differences ■ 
C exceptions ■
17 speaking many languages
A linguistic ■  B multilingual ■ 
C fluent ■
18 the problem when people don’t speak each other’s
languages
A  language difference  ■ 
B  language exception  ■  C  language barrier  ■
19 say negative things about
A criticize ■  B comment ■ 
C embarrass ■
20 not polite
A vain ■  B rude ■  C ridiculous ■

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