PART 1: USE OF ENGLISH (MULTIPLE CHOICE)

READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE ANSWER

THAT BEST COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE.

1.- I only work in the mornings; that means I can _____ my children when school finishes.
a) carry out b) pick up c) give up d) wrap up

2.- He’s so _____ by nature that he never knows what to say to strangers.
a) shy b) honest c) direct d) tactful

3.- Disabled people sometimes find it difficult to cope _____ public transport.
a) at b) with c) against d) about

4.- “Wendy’s coming round to baby-sit”. “Oh, good. The children _____ her very well”.
a) look after b) get on with c) go down with d) catch up with

5.- Is that your brother? He _____ a politician.

a) looks like b) looks c) likes d) sounds

6.- You _____ to take photographs in a museum.

a) are not able b) don’t have c) are not allowed d) mustn’t

7.- She had to wear a fur hat because the weather was _____.
a) freezing b) snowy c) windy d) frightening

8.- The bus _____ is $1.15.

a) bill b) account c) fare d) price

9. Another chocolate! I can see you’ve decided to _____ your diet.

a) give back b) blow up c) go off d) give up

10.- Simon advised me _____ for the job.

a) to apply b) apply c) that I apply d) applying

11.- I can’t stand those mosquitoes, they are so _____.

a) moving b) irritating c) depressing d) silly
12.- When I was a child, I used to love to _____ my holidays in the mountains.
a) spend b) waste c) go d) stay

13.- I have never travelled abroad because I couldn’t _____ it.

a) afford b) share c) buy d) win

14.- He spent the whole weekend _____ his own.

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

15.- You need to be _____ in a crisis and keep everything under control.
a) cool-headed b) soft-hearted c) outgoing d) tactful

16.- His grandmother _____ him _____ after his parents died in a plane crash.
a) knocked/down b) picked/up c) brought/up d) dropped/off

17.- It’s half past eight in the morning, and Jack should be at school by nine but he’s
_____ in bed.
a) already b) yet c) still d) ever

18 Hamlet is a play _____ Shakespeare.

a) about b) from c) on d) by

19.- Hello. Did you have a good day at _____ ?

a) job b) office c) work d) factory

20.- We’ve got five _____ on each foot.

a. fingers b. elbows c. toes d. Ankles

21.- I’ll phone as soon as I _____ to Burton.

a) make b) arrive c) reach d) get

22.- How _____ can you drive through the city centre?
a) long b) fast c) far d) much

23.- The manager has flown to Switzerland on a business _____ .

a) travel b) journey c) trip d) outing
24.- I have been _____ French lessons since I was twelve.
a) going b) listening c) assisting d) attending

25.- Erica was the only _____ of the accident. She saw everything and told it to the police.
a) judge b) passenger c) witness d) background

26.- If we don’t hurry up, we’ll _____ the train.

a) lose b) leave c. get lost d. miss

27.- I wonder if you could _____ me the way to the town hall.
a) say b) explain c) repeat d) tell

28.- The journalist was awarded the prize for the way she reported wars and other foreign _____.
a) successes b) topics c) interests d) affairs

29.- You must do exercise regularly if you want to keep _____ .

a. narrow b. alive c. right d. fit

30.- We walked down the narrow _____ that led to the door of the old cottage.
a. hill b. gate c. path d. highway

31.- After going to several interviews, she eventually _____ get the job. She was
really happy about it.
a) was able b) could c) managed to d) might

32.- She speaks five languages, but she is not very ____ at mathematics.
a) satisfied b) keen c) proud d) good

33.- The boy _____ on the wet floor and hit his head.
a) slipped b) dropped c) hurt d) bumped

34.- My bicycle was _____ while I was in the shop.

a) stolen b) robbed c) caught d) burgled

35.- ”It's my birthday !!!”

a) Congratulations! b) “Good luck!” c) “Cheers!” d) “Many happy returns”
36.-I’d like to get back the money I _____ you.
a) lent b) gave c) borrowed d) let

37.- He’s been _____ for ten years now but they still remember him.
a) died b) death c) dead d)dying

38.- She _____ noticed smoke and flames coming out of the room and began to shout.
a) certainly b) eventually c) suddenly d) finally

39.- My brother is a very sociable person; he _____ friends very easily.

a) does b) meets c) makes d) becomes

40.- Most of the children at school _____ their exams easily this year.
a) succeeded b) passed c) approved d) managed