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Choose the correct answer.

1. I’ve got a …… in my arm.

a. headache b. pain c. insomnia d. allergy

2. She doesn’t sleep well. She suffers from ……

a. acupuncture b. stress c. headache d. insomnia

3. I have to take these …… twice a day.

a. treatment b. symptoms c. painkiller d. tiredness

4. I’ve got a terrible ……

a. symptoms b. headache c. painkiller d. treatment

5. ……. Is a traditional Chinese treatment.

a. acupuncture b. treatment c. tiredness d. stress

6. The doctor gave me ……. Cream for the cut on my foot.

a. Injection b. antibacterial c. acupuncture d. treatment

7. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was …… to drink.

a. hot enough b. cold enough c. too cold d. too hot

8. He wasn't ….. to lift that heavy box.

a. weak enough b. too weak c. strong enough d. too strong

9. This game is …… to do for a little child. It needs lots of strategies.

a. too difficult b. too easy c. easy enough d. difficult enough

10. She isn't ….. to start driving. She’s still 15.

a. Old enough b. young enough c. too young d. too old

11. Yesterday, the flight ….. because of fog.

a. Is cancelled b. was cancelled c. are cancelled d. were cancelled

12. A lot of letter ….. a week ago.

a. Is posted b. are posted c. was posted d. were posted

13. A cinema is a place where the films …..

a. Is shown b. are shown c. was shown d. were shown

14. In the fact, many accidents ….. by dangerous driving.

a. Is caused b. are caused c. was caused d. were caused
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Complete this article using Past Continuous. For number 15 - 19

Today Matt Damon is one of Hollywood’s most famous movie stars. But in the
early 1990s he (15) …… to be a success, and, over the years, life has not always been
easy. In 1996, he had to lose 40 pounds for his role as a drug-addicted soldier in
Courage under Fire. While (16) ……, he became ill and had to take medication for
several years afterwards. In 2000, he (17)…………….a rib while he was playing golf in
The Legend of Bagger Vance. Then, 12 years after losing weight for Courage under
Fire, he had to gain 30 pounds to play a businessman in The Informant. Matt grew up
in Massachusetts in the U.S. and started acting while he was still a student. He (18)
…..English at Harvard University when he got a part in the movie Geronimo: An
American Legend. When he heard the good news, he immediately (19) ……out of
Harvard, hoping that Hollywood would take notice of him. It didn’t. It wasn’t until he
won an Oscar with his friend, Ben Affleck, for Good Will Hunting in 1997 that
Hollywood began to show interest. After excellent performances in The Talented Mr.
Ripley,
15.Saving Private Ryan,
a. struggled b. wasand Ocean’s 11,
struggling he was
c. were offered the
struggling lead role in 2002 as the
d. struggles

assassin Jason Bourne in The Bourne Identity. From then on, his career moved in one
16. a. he was dieting c. dieted
directionb.only—upward.
he were dieting d. diet

17. a. was cracking b. were cracking c. cracked d. cracks

18. a. study b. studied c. was studying d. were studying

19. a. drop b. dropped c. was dropping d. were dropping

20. He’d done that before, _____ he?

a. wouldn’t b. didn’t c. hadn’t d. had

21. They won’t do that, _____?

a. won’t they b. did they c. will they not d. will they

22. Life _____ different in a hundred years’ time, won’t it?

a. will not be b. would be c. will not d. will be

23. We can go out now; the danger is over, _____?

a. hasn’t it b. is it c. isn’t it d. isn’t he

24. You went on an expensive skiing holiday, _____ you?

a. Did b. didn’t c. don’t d. haven’t
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25. ………. Help to build strong muscles.

a. calories b. carbohydrates c. minerals d. proteins

26. ………. Are important to your body, like calcium helps building strong bones.
a. vitamins b. minerals c. proteins d. carbohydrates

27. ………. Measure the amount of energy in food.

a. proteins b. carbohydrates c. vitamins d. calories

28. ………. In fruits and vegetables help your immune system.

a. vitamins b. minerals c. proteins d. carbohydrates

29. ………. In starchy foods give us energy.

a. calories b. carbohydrates c. minerals d. proteins

30. He lives in a cottage ………. Lake Michigan.

a. by b. in c. about d. to

31. He runs a stall ………. the beach during summers.

a. about b. in c. at d. on

32. Children like to play hide-and-seek ………. this park.

a. by b. in c. about d. to

33. What is the cheapest way of getting ……… New York to Washington, D.C.?
a. From b. to c. into d. in

34. He opened the door with a rusty key and went down the steps ………. the basement.
a. Under b. in c. from d. into

35. Put your bag …… the door and sit down.

a. at b. by c. on d. in

36. I have ………… three school projects which I’ve to finished this week.
a. From b. into c. about d. by

37. We receive many applications every day.

The correct form of the Passive for this sentence is….
a. Many applications is received by our every day.
b. Many applications was received by our every day.
c. Many applications are received by our every day.
d. Many applications were received by our every day.
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38. I converted active sentences to passive.

a. Active sentences is converted by me to passive.
b. Active sentences are converted by me to passive.
c. Active sentences was converted by me to passive.
d. Active sentences were converted by me to passive.

39. The company doesn’t pay the employees on Fridays.

a. The employees isn’t paid by the company on Fridays.
b. The employees wasn’t paid by the company on Fridays.
c. The employees aren’t paid by the company on Fridays.
d. The employees weren’t paid by the company on Fridays.

40. The general manager didn’t coordinate all the people here.
a. All the people here isn’t coordinated by the general manager.
b. All the people here wasn’t coordinated by the general manager.
c. All the people here aren’t coordinated by the general manager.
d. All the people here weren’t coordinated by the general manager.

41. Did the archaeologists discover the gold in a cave near the mountain?
a. Is the gold in a cave near the mountain discovered by the archaeologists?
b. Are the gold in a cave near the mountain discovered by the archaeologists?
c. Was the gold in the cave near the mountain discovered by the archaeologists?
d. Were the gold in the cave near the mountain discovered by the archaeologists?

42. Does the manager cancel the meeting with the clients today?
a. Is the meeting with the clients today cancelled by the manager?
b. Are the meeting with the clients today cancelled by the manager?
c. Was the meeting with the clients today cancelled by the manager?
d. Were the meeting with the clients today cancelled by the manager?

43. Oh no! They're vegetarians, ……? And I've made a chicken casserole!
a. do they? b. don’t they c. are they d. aren’t they

44. Your sister couldn't give me a lift, ….. ? My car won't start.
a. Could you b. couldn’t you c. could she d. couldn’t she

45. The flight from Paris arrives at ten o'clock, …..?

a. does it b. doesn’t it c. is it d. isn’t it

46. You will remember to get some petrol before you set off, ……?
a. Will you b. would you c. won’t you d. wouldn’t you
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47. There weren't any mistakes in my essay, …… ?

a. were they b. were there c. weren’t they d. weren’t there

48. Everybody enjoyed Tom's party, …..?

a. did they b. didn’t they c. were they d. weren’t they

49. I am too old to play that game, …..?

a. am not I b. am I c. aren’t I d. are you

50. I am not capable to do that job, …..?

a. am not I b. am I c. aren’t I d. are you
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