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Vocabulary and Use your English

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1 When my baby brother was born he ___ 3kg. He wasn’t 11 I almost ___ to pieces when I lost my job.
a big baby. a paid
a height b fell
b weighed c got
c build 12 
Julie’s parents were ___ when she was born. They
2 Can you ___ a secret? We’re planning a surprise party decided to start a family quite late.
for Grandma. a young
a have b middle-aged
b get c lazy
c keep 13 
Veronica, you ___ your father. You’re both so
3 This engagement ring has been ___ in the family for easy-going and kind with people.
four generations. a take after
a passed away b look like
b found out c pass down
c passed down 14 
Many ___ people have fascinating stories to tell
4 That’s not true! Jack is a ___ young man. He does well about their past.
at school and he works in a restaurant at the weekends. a overweight
a hard-working b jealous
b generous c elderly
c easy-going 15 
I can’t believe that my neighbours are ___ divorced.
5 My mum made our family tree and she ___ that one of They always looked so happy together.
her ancestors was from the Phillipines! Isn’t that amazing? a having
a looked for b falling
b found out c getting
c looked like 16 
The twins are going to ___ a visit to their relatives
6  You can see Ian has his grandfather’s ___. He has the in Scotland.
same red hair and green eyes. a get
a genealogy b pay
b generations c have
c genes 17 
My aunt Daisy always ___ me compliments. The last
7  I can’t walk around in these ___ old shoes any more. one was about how pretty my hair was.
a reliable a pays
b elderly b has
c scruffy c keeps
8 Ben and Mike look so different. Ben’s tall and ___, and 18 
They fell in ___ when they first met and then lived
Mike is short and a bit overweight. How can they happily together for years.
be twins? a sympathy
a slim b love
b straight c marriage
c blonde 19 Does a DNA test give you ___ information?
9 After ten years of ___, the couple decided to start a reliable
a family. b clever
a birth c honest
b wedding 20 
Is your brother always so ___? He speaks so slowly
c marriage and quietly.
10 
How many of your ___ are coming to your birthday party? a unkind
a relative b nervous
b friend c relaxed
c cousins (___ / 20 marks)
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1 
The leaves on the trees in Grandpa’s garden ___ colour 11 
We ___ get-togethers with our relatives
in autumn. from Canada.
a are changing a never have
b change b have never
c changes c are never having
2
Sally and Ken ___ of getting married in the summer. 12 Do your grandparents give you ___ advice?
a thinking a an
b think b a few
c are thinking c much
3 
We didn’t find ___ information about our family tree on 13 My aunt ___ late for work.
this website. a is often
a an b often is
b any c is often being
c many 14 We’re making ___ food for the party.
4 
They ___ tricks on their grandma. I don’t think it’s funny a lots of
at all. b a few
a always plays c a number of
b always are playing 15 ___ your uncle next weekend?
c are always playing a Do you see
5
‘Does Harry have any brothers or sisters?’ ‘No, ___.’ b Are you seeing
a he isn’t c You are seeing
b does he 16 Would you like ___ sweets?
c he doesn’t a some
6 
I watched ___ really interesting documentary about b a little
genealogy last night. c much
a a few 17 That’s a lovely family house! Who ___ to?
b a a it belongs
c many b is it belonging
7
I ___ what the problem is. Could you tell me again? c does it belong
a don’t understand 18 This is ___ furniture that my grandfather made.
b am not understanding a a
c understand b an
8 
Betty ___ a guest list for her wedding at the moment. c the
a writes 19 The French ___ a lot of onions.
b writing a are eating
c is writing b eat
9 
Mary’s ___ more nervous as the date of her wedding c eats
day gets closer. 20 
Joanne’s sister has saved up ___ money for
a gets the party.
b getting a a few
c is getting b a little
10 Mum cut John’s ___ very well. c many
a the hair
b hairs
c hair (___ / 20 marks)

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