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GRAMMAR

Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: You don’t look well. You’d ________ go to bed.
A should      B must      C better   

1 I’ll take my mobile with me in case you ________ to call.

A needs      B need      C ’ve need     
2 My new college schedule is so confusing. I can’t ________ used to it!
A get      B have      C be     
3 There’s a strong smell of paint in here at the moment because the office next door
________ redecorated.
A being      B is      C is being     
4 Please can you promise not ________ anyone about the surprise party?
A telling      B tell      C to tell     
5 This time tomorrow, we ________ lying on the beach in Mallorca!
A ’ve been      B ’ll be      C are     
6 A I really enjoyed the performance.
B So ________ I.
A did      B do      C have     
7 My brother and I speak Portuguese, but my parents ________.
A not      B don’t      C doesn’t     
8 It was ________ a rainy day we decided to go to the indoor swimming pool.
A so      B such      C very     
9 The thief eventually admitted ________ the money.
A stealing      B to steal      C steal     
10 Sami went to Iceland last year, ________ he?
A isn’t      B wasn’t      C didn’t     
11 Mike with ________ I worked in Japan now lives in Canada.
A which      B whom      C who     
12 I didn’t ________ like spicy food, but now I eat it every day.
A use to      B use      C used to     
13 I’ll let you know as soon as I ________ to my business partner.
A ’ve talked      B talked      C would have talked     
14 We arrived at college twenty minutes late and class ________.
A was started      B started      C had started     
15 That guy has a ________ car, which he drives much too fast.
A German red big      B big red German      C red German big     
16 Toshiya reads an English newspaper every day ________ forget his English.
A so as not      B to not      C so as not to     
17 I shouldn’t ________ that email when I was angry. I really regret it now.
A have been sending      B have sent      C send     
18 ________ are well-known for eating raw fish.
A The Japanese      B People of Japan      C The Japanese people     
19 Do you have any idea what time ________?
A finishes the concert      B the concert finishes      C does finish the concert     
20 ________ the plane departed late, we arrived in Costa Rica on time.
A Despite      B In spite      C Although     

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21 Yesterday, we went shopping and bought lots of ________ for our flat.
A new furnitures      B new furniture      C furnitures new     
22 ________ of us went to the lecture. We all stayed in the flat.
A Neither      B None      C Some     
23 The boat sailed smoothly across ________ Black Sea.
A the      B a      C (–)     
24 If we ________ the instructions more carefully, it might not have taken so long to do.
A haven’t been following      B would have followed      C ’d been following     
25 I can’t meet you on Saturday morning – I ________ my hair done.
A ’m doing      B have      C ’m having     
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VOCABULARY

Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: I burnt myself on the oven door and now I’ve got a big ________ on my arm.
A blister   B rash      C bruise     

1 A ________ writes about the good and bad qualities of books, concerts, food, etc.
A freelance journalist      B reporter      C critic     
2 The airport was closed this afternoon because a ________ had left snow on the
runway.
A blizzard      B monsoon      C flood     
3 The person who directs an orchestra is called a ________.
A composer      B soprano      C conductor     
4 Is ________ a big problem in your neighbourhood?
A vandalation      B vandalism      C vandalence     
5 Unfortunately, they can’t arrest the robbers because there were no ________.
A criminals      B witnesses      C judges     
6 Could you ________ me to stop at the shop on the way home?
A say      B remember      C remind     
7 I think I’m getting a cold – I keep ________!
A sneezing      B vomiting      C fainting     
8 I find it really ________ when people use their mobile phone in the cinema!
A bewildering      B upsetting      C irritating     
9 That used to be a great little café but sadly it closed because it ________ business.
A got down to      B went out of      C minded its own     
10 Albert Einstein was a genius, and became a world famous ________ as a result.
A science      B scientific      C scientist     
11 I couldn’t watch a horror film. I’d be ________!
A gutted      B gobsmacked      C scared stiff     
12 Toronto is a very ________ city. People from all over the world live there.
A multicultural      B bilingual      C antisocial     
13 We were ________ when Pete announced he was leaving. We thought he loved his
job.
A desperate      B offended      C astonished     

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14 Zoe doesn’t seem happy at the moment. I think not having a job is getting her
________ at the moment.
A low      B down      C sad     
15 Wow! That hat really ________ you. You look like a film star!
A fits      B matches      C suits     
16 It’s really bright when you’re skiing and the sun ________ off the snow.
A dissolves      B scatters      C reflects     
17 The blackmailer was ________ guilty and sent to prison.
A sentenced      B found      C made     
18 You use your ________ to breathe.
A lungs      B heart      C stomach     
19 ________ is a big problem in many of the world’s cities.
A Poorness      B Poor      C Poverty     
20 I’m not afraid of flying but ________ does make me feel a bit nervous.
A jet lag      B turbulence      C hand luggage     
21 It’s difficult to get accurate information about current events here because the news is
________.
A sensational      B objective      C censored     
22 I’m not sure that Ben’s right for the job. ________, he doesn’t have enough experience.
A Basically      B Apparently      C Ideally     
23 Did Artem ________ when he proposed to you?
A frown      B stretch      C kneel down     
24 I heard that Nadia’s company ________ a good profit last year.
A had      B made      C did     
25 We were relieved when the airport bus finally arrived because we’d been ________ it
much earlier and we were worried we might miss our flight.
A waiting      B expecting      C hoping     

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