Quiz 5

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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.

1 Martin decided to ____ a new leaf and start studying 8 Sylvia’s ____ when she heard she had failed to get
in earnest for his exams. into university was terrible to witness.
a turn in a anguish
b turn out b criticism
c turn over c irresolution
d turn up d failure
2 Come on everyone, let’s get ____ to business. 9 You can’t just expect things to fall into place. You
a down must ____ ahead and make plans.
b up a leap
c over b catch
d in c think
d slip
3 Do you know where the artist drew ____ from?
a aspiration 10 I don’t think you should ____ as a failure. He’s much
b fulfillment smarter than he first appears.
c inspiration a slip him up
d perseverance b write him off
c fall in with him
4 Although she came from a ____ home, Adele was
d set him out
determined not to let it affect her relationships.
a torn 11 Henry ____ a messy situation, which took him a long
b broken time to get out of.
c cracked a fell in with
d gritty b wrote off
c leaped at
5 I see your ____ has paid off and you’ve been offered
d got caught up in
not one, but three jobs.
a fulfillment 12 Antonia ____ the chance to meet her favourite singer.
b prevalence a grabbed at
c aspiration b leapt at
d perseverance c set out
d fell in with
6 I’m always amazed at how my parents were able to
____ adversity and build a successful life for our 13 Sam ____ the courage to ask Lucy to marry him.
family. a plucked in
a do over b plucked up
b overdo c held up
c overcome d held off
d come over
14 I’m going to ____ a real go of it in this town, you’ll
7 His ____ for maths was unsurpassed. They said he see!
was a genius. a make
a backbone b take
b initiative c hold
c aptitude d stand
d ineptitude

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15 I’m going to ___ my act together and change my life 18 Don’t ____ like that. You’re much more talented
for good. than you think.
a get a big yourself up
b go b put yourself down
c make c put yourself up
d pick d turn over a new leaf
16 They’ve ____ their chances of winning the 19 ____ , we should never have bought this car. It’s
tournament by playing with no energy or been nothing but trouble.
determination. a In awe
a fallen b On impulse
b stood c In retrospect
c blown d In all likelihood
d picked
20 ____ , they admitted their mistake and tried to make
17 Listen, it’s time to ____ once and for all. Enough of amends.
all this lethargy! a To their credit
a put yourself down b To our credit
b big yourself up c In retrospect
c write yourself off d In awe
d sort your life out ( ___ / 20 marks)

Grammar
Choose the correct answers.

1 They never go out when it ____ because the roads 7 We’d be so much better off if it ____ for that
flood. expensive holiday we went on.
a was raining a isn’t
b ’s raining b couldn’t be
c had rained c weren’t
d would rain d could have been
2 If you ____ it’s so easy, then why don’t you have a 8 ____ the support I had as a child, I’d probably be
go yourself? working as a shop assistant now instead of going to
a think university.
b are thinking a But for
c thought b As long as
d had thought c Provided that
d Supposing
3 This sort of thing ____ happen if Basil were more
conscientious. 9 If Charles hadn’t given us a lift when he saw us at
a won’t the bus stop, we ____ there now.
b can’t a couldn’t be
c doesn’t b might still be waiting
d wouldn’t c weren’t waiting
d wouldn’t have waited
4 I think Delia ____ a head teacher if she’d really
wanted the job. 10 ____ to read the letter from the bank, you would
a can be have realised you were broke.
b will be a If you bother
c could have been b Should you bother
d wouldn’t be c Had you bothered
d Hadn’t you bothered
5 ____ you’ve filled in the forms correctly, you
shouldn’t have a problem opening a new account. 11 ____ with any of the proposals, feel free to suggest
a Unless others yourselves.
b Provided that a If you had disagreed
c But for b Should you disagree
d Supposing c Unless you’d agree
d Had you agreed
6 But for your uncle’s help, you ____ in a real mess
now.
a ’ll be
b ’ve been
c were
d ’d be

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12 If it wasn’t so expensive, they ____ their own flat
17 If you ____ here… and here, that’s all the paperwork
years ago.
done.
a ’ll buy
a have signed kindly
b wouldn’t buy
b would kindly sign
c could buy
c would have kindly signed
d ’d have bought
d will be signing
13 You’d better hurry up if you _____ your train.
18 Excuse me, if I ____ so bold, would you be so kind
a ’re going to catch
as to give me your autograph?
b were catching
a might be
c had been catching
b might have been
d weren’t going to catch
c would be
14 If you ____ that for me, please don’t worry. I don’t d wouldn’t be
really like cakes.
19 If Lisa ____ her homework on time, I’m afraid she’ll
a didn’t make
have to stay after school.
b aren’t making
a didn’t hand it
c had been making
b will hand in
d ’re making
c won’t hand in
15 Let’s not have a dinner party if it ____ we spend all d hadn’t been handing in
day cooking.
20 If you ____ such an old car, at least make sure it’s
a ’s meaning
been serviced recently.
b isn’t meaning
a were driving
c ’s going to mean
b had driven
d isn’t going to mean
c won’t drive
16 Oh, dear! Please ____ if you’re going to be sick. d must drive
a tell me
b to tell me
c telling me
d be telling me ( ___ / 20 marks)

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