AIM HIGH 5 GRAMMAR TEST 1 UNIT 1

1 Choose the correct option.

Andy wants / is wanting more time to decide.
2 -Can you hear me? I said we have / ’re having a great time in Spain.
3 -Sales of mobile phones have been increasing / increased steadily for some
time.
4 -School trips to the power station have stopped / been stopping since the
accident. 
5 -We ….our cousins this evening.
A- ’re seeing B- see C- to see
6 -This passport … to Jenny.
A- isn’t belonging B- not belong C- doesn’t belong
7 - The trend for skiing holidays has… to 3,000 a year. 
A- stabilized B- been stabilized C- been stabilizing 
8 -The number of underground passengers … gradually until the introduction of
higher fares. 
A- was increasing B- has been increasing C- has increased
9 Complete the sentence. 
I …………………… adventure holidays to staying on the beach.
10 -Mum …………………… ……………… the soup for tonight to see if it needs
more salt. 
11 - We’ve …………………… this car for at least eight years. 
12 -The amount of people going on holiday abroad …………………… declining
over the last few months.
13 -During the 2000s Turkey ……………… building more and more hotels along
the coast.
14 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Sally ……………… ………………… her suitcase at check-in at the moment.
(weigh)
15 - He …………………… ……………… a very creative imagination. (not
possess)
16 - Tim and Frank ………………… ………… of going to Paris for a week. (think)
17 - Adventure holidays …………………… … in popularity at the moment. (grow)
18 - Demand for foreign holidays ……………… ………… in the 1970s. (increase) 
19 Put the words in the correct order.
or / you / It / direct / on / fly / depends / not / whether.
………………………………………………………………………………….
20 -alone / increasing / number / been / people / of / has / The / travelling.
………………………………………………………………………………….
21 Rewrite the sentence in the interrogative form.
Andy thinks he’s coming for a week.
How long …………………………………………………………………………….
22 Rewrite the sentence in the negative form.
It seems very interesting.
………………………………………………………………………………….
23 Rewrite the sentence in the interrogative form. 
The demand for trips to Egypt has been growing.
………………………………………………………………………………….
24 Correct the underlined mistake.
Sam is believing that Arsenal can win the league.
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 - Travel agents haven’t been responding to demands for new destinations last
year. 
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5 VOCABULARY TEST 1UNIT1
* denotes vocabulary items from the EXTEND section
1 *Choose the correct option. 
Speaking off / on the cuff, I think he’ll win.
2-It wasn’t a very good gag / flock, and just a few people laughed politely.
3 - The music was terrible and the singing was luxuriant / atrocious!
4 - There were so many decorations and ornaments in the sparse / opulent
reception.
5 - He … all our expectations and passed all of his exams.
A- marvelled B- craved C- surpassed
6 - I heard the wooden floor … as the man moved closer.
A- hiss B- creak C- screech
7 - I know his ideas are off the …, but I promise you he isn’t crazy! 
A- wall B- record C- hoof
8 - They were very … hosts and fed and entertained us all night. 
A- rustling B- whooshing C- hospitable
9 - We’re staying in a small … in the mountains.
A predator B crave C chalet
10 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
The beach was full of …………………… and we couldn’t find a place to sit.
(holiday)
11- From our …………………… we could see the elephants trying to cross the
river. (point) 
12 - Although he was a famous……………………, the film was quite serious.
(comedy) 
13 - The hotel reception had been decorated in a …………………… way.
(charm) 
14 - The hotel was …………………… and comfortable. (home)
15 - The room was cold and …………………… (inviting)
16 Complete the sentence. 
My brother is interested in the weather and the climate and he wants to study
…………………… 
17 - Sam is always on the ……………………, rushing from one place to another.
18 - The snake …………………… and moved towards us quickly. We were
terrified.
19 - The president stepped onto the balcony to speak to the ………………… in
the square.
20 - He lived the …………… life of a film star although he didn’t really have much
money.
21 - It was a very cold morning and the streets were so …………… it was quite
dangerous.
22 *Correct the underlined mistake.
We were off tenterhooks until the end of the match.
………………………………………………………………………………….
23 - Lions, tigers and wolves are examples of meat-eating holidaymakers.
………………………………………………………………………………….
24 - He could see his reflection craving in the river as it flowed past his hotel
bedroom window.
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 -It was an unassuming hotel with lavish decorations and a Jacuzzi in each
room. 
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AIM HIGH 5 GRAMMAR TEST 2 UNIT 2
1 Choose the correct option.
I am / was wondering if you could help me?
2 -When did you hope / were you hoping to come? 
3 -Could you possibly / probably lend me some money?
4 -Would you like coming / to come with me?
5 - I … thinking that you might like to try our desserts.
A- am B- was C- were 
6 - We were wondering if we … change our table? 
A- can B- do C- could
7 - We … ask that clients book a computer before using one. 
A- would B- might C- can
8 - … interested in visiting the art gallery? 
A- Might he B- He might be C- Might he be
9 Complete the sentence. 
I was wondering if I …………………… make another reservation?
10 - How long …………………… you thinking of staying for? 
11 - We were …………………… to sit closer to the stage.
12 -Could you …………………… open the window?
13 - I …………………… think that he has made a mistake.
14 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
We were …………………… if you could call us a taxi. (wonder)
15 - Andy wanted …………………… you all to dinner one evening. (invite)
16 - I was …………………… that you might like to try this coat on. (think)
17 -…………………… you …………………… to come with me? (like)
18 - …………………… I …………………… you to lock the door when you leave?
(ask)
19 Put the words in the correct order.
the / use / if / bathroom / wondering / I / was / could / I.
………………………………………………………………………………….
20 - you / the / Could / local / me / post office / tell / is / where?
………………………………………………………………………………….
21 Rewrite the sentence in the interrogative form.
We were thinking of hiring two cars.
How many …………………………………………………………………………….
22 Rewrite the sentence in the negative form.
We had a reservation for a table at 8 o’clock.
………………………………………………………………………………….
23 Rewrite the sentence in the interrogative form. 
Alice might be interested in hearing the news.
………………………………………………………………………………….
24 Correct the underlined mistake.
We were fancying if we could sit here.
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 - Could you tell me what do I have to do?
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* denotes vocabulary items from the EXTEND section

1 Choose the correct option. 
Lots of new words have been coined / done because of technology.
2 - I listen to a lot of podcasts / phishing to improve my English.
3 - There is an abundant / apparent supply of food for the expedition team.
 4 - UNESCO is an example of an acronym / simile.
5 - The government is … data on language learning in schools.
A- collecting B- doing C- making
6 - He doesn’t look that good! This photo has been … enhanced.
A- wiki B -digitally C- socially
7 - The money available is … so we can’t buy all that equipment. 
A- colossal B -originate C- finite
8 - If people use … so often, it must be because they are true. 
A- alliterations B- anagrams C- clichés
9 - This pizza is as cold … ice! 
A- that B- as C- like
10 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
The teachers words were an …………………… to us all before the exam.
(inspire) 
11 -I discussed the topic with my study group in an online ……………………
(web)
12 - His way of studying was ……………… but he always got good results.
(conventional)
13 -We got together to …………………… some ideas for the design of the poster.
(brain) 
14 - The film was very …………… and the outcome was a mystery until the end.
(intrigue)
15 -The technology …………………… in Japan and has been developed in
China. (original)
16-Please remember to ……………… down the computer when you’ve finished
your work.
17 - Anne’s very upset because her grandmother passed …………………… last
week.
18 Complete the sentence. 
‘Download’ is a computer …………………… which means to copy to your
computer.
19 - I searched the …………………… for information and I found a few
interesting sites.
20 - Mike is so clumsy that he’s like a …………………… in a china shop.
21 - I was really tired when I went to bed and I slept like a ……………………
22 *Correct the underlined mistake.
Could you possibly switch open the light?
………………………………………………………………………………….
23 - She was an imaginative and colossal manager with some great new ideas.
………………………………………………………………………………….
24 - He must be as old as an ox. He picked up the table really easily!
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 - Anne is as quiet as a cat and she never says anything. 
………………………………………………………………………………….

1 Choose the correct option.

As long / provided as you work hard, you’ll pass the exam. 
 2 - On condition / Imagine that we hadn’t found out about the time difference. We
could have missed the plane.
3 - If only we had listened / listened to the teacher, we would have understood.
4 - If only it would / had snow, we could go skiing next weekend.
5 -…condition that you arrive on time, I’ll help you.
A-In B- On C- At
6 - Suppose he … us the email. What would have happened? 
A- had sent B- sent C- will send
7 - If only they … to my email. 
A- would reply B- will reply C -reply
8 - If only we … more time to study. I won’t have time to revise everything! 
A- had had B- had C- have
9 Complete the sentence. 
Imagine that we …………………… seen him, would you have asked him?
10 - So …………………… …………………… it doesn’t rain, we’ll play tennis. 
11 - The machine will work, on …………………… that you use it carefully.
12 - If …………………… the match wasn’t on TV so late.
13 -If only my dad …………………… here. He could help us. 
14 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Supposing that they …………………… …………………… ……………………. the 
computer. We wouldn’t be chatting online now. (not invent) 
15 -Provided that you pay on time, you ………… ……… ………… to go on the
trip. (able)
16 -As long as the battery was charged, the mobile phone …………………… 
…………………… for three days. (work)
17 -If only they …………………… …………………… a machine that does
homework. It would be great! (make)
18 -If only I ……..…....…… ……...…..…..… breakfast. I wouldn’t be so hungry
now. (eat)
19 Put the words in the correct order.
leave / to / as / you / won’t / the / As / quiet, / you / library / long / are / have. 
………………………………………………………………………………….
20 -win / only / races / trained / If / harder, / I / I / more / would.
………………………………………………………………………………….
21 Rewrite the sentence in the negative form.
As long as Ray does the exams, he will pass the course. 
………………………………………………………………………………….
22 Rewrite the sentence using if only and the correct tenses.
I didn’t ask the teacher so I don’t understand the exercise.
If only …………………………………………………………………………….
23 -We haven’t got bicycles so we can’t cycle to school.
If only …………………………………………………………………………….
24 Correct the underlined mistake.
On condition as he asks for permission, he can borrow the computer.
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 -If only it will stop being so hot! 
………………………………………………………………………………….

* denotes vocabulary items from the EXTEND section

1 *Choose the correct option. 
My scooter broke down / in on the way home and I had to ask my dad to pick me
up.
2 - I have no expertise / account in carpentry. I don’t know how to do anything.
3 - I want to get this photo of my favourite footballer autographed / submerged.
4 - It struggles / frustrates John that he can’t put any of his ideas into practice.
5 - War has broken … between the two countries over the incident.
A- into B- out C- in
6 - The situation was … by his unfortunate comments, which angered the
president. 
A- displaced B- emerged C- exacerbated
7 - The newspaper has … my mum to write a few articles about education. 
A- broken out B- commissioned C- crafted
8 - Alice … with her ambition to be a doctor and after years of hard work, she
finally achieved it.
A- persevered B- aggravated C- enabled
9 - The invention of the microchip was a great … for science.
A- breakdown B- breakout C- breakthrough
10 *Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Dave is quite …………………… and he doesn’t like meeting new people at all.
(social)
11 - Sara is …………………… fitter than she was before going to the gym.
(consider)
12 - His opinions were interesting but they were ………... to the subject we were
discussing. (relevant)
13 - I did a lot of work I didn’t need to do. It was a ……………waste of time.
(monument)
14 - New computers will …………… the company to reduce production time by
30%. (able)
15 -Tom finally managed to ………..his shyness and feel confident about
speaking in public. (come)
16 -There was a …………………… in the system and all the computers went off.
(function)
17 *Complete the sentence. 
The security guard grabbed the shoplifter, but he managed to break
…………………….
18 - When you’re studying, it’s a good idea to take a ……………………. every
two hours.
19 - Could you turn down the ……………………., please? I can’t hear myself
think!
20 - My attempts to make up with Jane have only …………… the situation and
made things worse!
21 -There has been a …………………… and we’ll have to think of another plan.
22 *Correct the underlined mistake. 
He’s auto-rich and has made all his money from his websites.
………………………………………………………………………………….
23 -The hippopotamus submerged from the water and walked onto the land.
………………………………………………………………………………….
24 - He’s ultra-conscious although he hasn’t said anything.
………………………………………………………………………………….
25 - Burglars broke down the supermarket last night.
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