Name: Date:

Class: Mark:

Test Paper
B

1. Choose the correct item.

1. Im afraid Mr. Logan isnt in the office today, but I can you through to his secretary.
(put/get/switch/run)
2. Paula is in a meeting at the moment, but Ill ask her to.you back as soon as its over.
(hang/get/call/put)
3. I want to introduce you my uncle from America. (at/into/for/to)
4. He is a very bossy child: hes always . the other children what to do.
(talking/telling/saying/speaking)
5. This food is awful! Id like to .. a complaint. (make/put/do/ask)
6. We were chatting away when suddenly we got (hung/called/put/cut)
7. The teacher glared .the children who were not paying attention. (to/with/at/for)
8. I didnt mean to upset her. It was just a figure of. (accent/speech/talk/language)
9 Ive been trying to phone him for ages,but I just cant .through! (get/put/cut/call)
10. Id like to . a table for five for Thursday evening, please.
(ask/take/apply/book)

2. Fill in the missing word.

1. Please dont shout ..me! I didnt mean to break the fax machine.
2. We need a new photocopier; this one is old to handle the volume of work that we give
it.
3. Im afraid I cant accept this report. Its not good
4. I havent heard .. John for a long time.
5. Good morning, Mr. Smiths office. . the line and I will check if Mr. Smith is in.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using
the word given. Use between two and five words.
I couldnt see anywhere that we could put the new filing cabinet. (NOWHERE)
There was.the new filing cabinet.
He didnt know many people at the computer exhibition. (FEW)
There were only...at the computer exhibition.
Mark asked me the price of a fax. (MUCH)
Mark asked me...to buy a fax.
The operator asked him if he wanted any more information. (ELSE)
The operator asked him if ..he wanted to ask.
I would rather they didnt allow students into the computer room. (WANT)
I dont ......into the computer room.

4. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.

The . Of the World Health Organisation saved many lives.
(FOUND)
I found the shop most helpful. (ASSIST)
 The police made an. about the arrest this morning.
(ANNOUNCE)

5. Find the unnecessary word for each sentence.

What you do for a living it can affect your health.
People in desert regions are often being short of water.
For a very long time, the people believed that the Earth was the centre of the
universe.

6. Read the pairs of phrases (1-10) and the letter which follows, choosing the most suitable
phrase to complete each gap.

1. I am writing/ Just a quick note

2. say what I think you should do/ make some suggestions
3. Have you considered/ Have you thought about?
4. That way/ This would mean that
5. You might think this idea is not very appealing./ Maybe you dont like this idea.
6. I think the best thing would be to/ If I were you, Id
7. they could let you know/ they could inform you
8. is always useful./ always comes in handy.
9. Buying a weddind present can be rather difficult./ Sometimes its really hard to find the right
thing!
10. I hope I have been of some help./ Hope this helps.

Dear Laura,
Hi there! 1..to
2..about John and Vickys wedding present.
3....buying them a gift voucher
for a big department store? 4..... they would be
able to buy something they really need for their house. Dont you think it would be great
to receive something really useful?
5.. .. ...In that case,
6... ask them what they want and
7. Otherwise, something like a
nice oven dish 8..
9
10

Love,
Penny