xv w > . I'm going to buy a new swimming costume.Myoldone_ more. Qa) isn't fitting Ob) can't fit De) doesn't fit Dd) isn’t matching me any At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool scored their fifth goal, Leeds gave up completely. Da) until when Ob) at that point Cc)at which point Od) at what point . We can't possibly play in this rain. We _as well cancel the match. Da) may Objcan Oe) could Od) should In his final year at school, Tim made Da) many progresses Ob) alot of advances Oe) many advances Od) alot of progress . The boss knows that some employees are making personal phone calls during working hours, but he prefers to it. Da) make a fat view of Ob) take a blind look at Od take a broad look at Od) turna blind eye to He is servinga sentence for armed robbery. Da)ten-years Ob) ten-year Oc) ten year’s Cd) ten years’ Choose the correct answer — a, b, cor d — to complete the following texts. Only one answer is correct. 7, When still in his twenties, Wilfred several years travelling around the Arabian peninsula. Oa) has spent Ob) was spending Cd has been spending Od) spent 8. Unpopular government policies have given ___ to widespread public discontent. Qa)rise Db) grounds Od) cause Od) consequence 9. No sooner the door than I realised it was locked. Da) had | reached O b)I had reached Oc)I reached Cd) that! reached 10, He doesn’t do the cooking, the washing-up or any other household chore. Qa) nor he does Ob) nor does he do Oe) neither does he do Od) neither he does 11, After half an hour of doing nothing, the started to get restless. Qa) bored children Ob) children bored Od) boring children Od) children boring 12. | think this child is seriously ill. _for adoctor? Da) Hadn't you better sending Ob) Hadn't you better send CD c)Hadn't you better to send Od) Wouldn't you better to send ‘anley pabICnING. When the burglar was away on holiday, somebody broke into his flat and stole everything. It was a case of. Da) poet's justice Ob) divine justice De) poetic justice O d) poetic licence. . Don’t let to post the letters. They‘te really important. Da) me forgetting Ob) me to forget Dc) that! forget Od) me forget . Thank goodness the lifeguard saw you. You _ . Da) must have drowned Ob) might have drowned Oe) had to drown Cd) may have drowned Competition winners will be selected from a bag containing all the correct entries. * Da)at hazard Ob)at random Od) indisarray Od) by fluke According to the study, the boys preferred to play computer games in their spare time the girls preferred to read or talk to their friends. Qa)unlike Ob) whereas Oc)despite Od) meanwhile It took me a while to notice, but then \ did, Everybody __ at me. What. terrible thing had | done? Oa)stared Ob) was staring Oc)had stared’ Od) would stare We no longer have any choice in the matter. We have to have the roof repaired, it costs. Oa) however Ob) no matter that Oe) whatever Od) anything that 20. The room was exactly like the mind of the person who occupied it. It was a mess. Books and papers and empty beer cans ____ everywhere. Da) were scattering Ob) scattered them Oe) scattered themselves O d) were scattered 2 . Julia is the of her mother. They look exactly alike. Da)living image Ob) living picture Dd) spitting image Od) spitting picture —But why did she tell your wife? —She did it spite, pure and simple. Qa) out of Ob)by Odi out from Od) for 23. —She won't have read the letter yet, will she? al . You only posted it this morning. The Royal Mail isn’t that fast! a) doubt so Ob) don't doubt it Oc) doubt it not Od) doubt it lregret that old car. It was a serious mistake. And a false economy, too. Qa)to buy Ob) buying De) that! buy Od) my buying Personal problems were mind. Da) uppermost Ob) supreme Od principal Od) superior 22. 24. 25. in her 26. | wish | that old painting | found in the attic. It would be worth thousands now. Da) didn't sell Ob) hadn't sold Oe) wouldn't sell O d) wouldn't have sold28. 29. 30. 3 32. hard we tried to please our mother, she was never satisfied. a) Whatever Cb) No matter what Oc) Whereas Od) However . When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was Da) over the hill Ob) upin the clouds Od over the moon Od) in the seventh moon I'm afraid Oa) it's no alternative Ob) there's no alternative Od) it's not an alternative Od) there's not a remedy We are unlikely ever to find a cure for the common cold, Da) however we try hard Ob) we try however hard Od) we try hard however Cd) however hard we try . Enough is enough. I'm not going to Da) put along Ob) get along Oc) putup Od)getup with her rudeness any longer. This meat is a bit burnt. You it for so long. Da) didn't ought to cook Ob) mustn't have cooked Oc) oughtn't to have cooked Od) shouldn't to have cooked but to ask him to resign. 33. My neighbour informed alarge crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night. Da) me that there was Ob) to me that there was Cle) meon there being Od) to me of there being 34. Itisn’t the funniest film I’ve ever seen. Iwould say it’s amusing at best. a) softly Ob) mildly Oe modestly Cd) barely 35. Only after sending the e-mail that Ihadn’t added the attachment | wanted to accompany it. Da) I noticed Ob) | had noticed Ded)did | notice Cd) had | noticed 36. Next month! your mother for twenty years. And we've been married for sixteen of those. Da) will have been knowing Ob) am knowing Oe)know Od) will have known 37. David apologised the last three training sessions. He said he had been in bed with the flu for two of them and visiting sick relatives for the third. Da) that he didn’t attend Ob) not having attended Oc) that he hadn't attended Od) for not attending 38, The students didn’t understand the purpose of the experiment and had to them. Da) make it explained to Ob) have it explained Cc)have it explained to Od) make it explained ‘ianley publishing39. Don't Qa) cross your fingers Ob) cross your bridges Ce) bear your crosses (Od) cross your bears before you come to them. 40. He was a militant socialist his life. Qa) during Ob) throughout Od) for Od) overall 41. There was no heating in the building. the workers had to be sent home. a) By consequence Ob) Subsequently Od Consequently Od) Otherwise. 42. This is an awful hotel. | wish we the Hilton instead. Da) would go Ob) had gone Oe)went Od) should go to 43. With itis obvious that our approach to the problem was completely wrong. Da)retrospect Ob) afterthought Oe)review Od) hindsight 44. The meeting place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled. Qa)will have taken Ob) would take Cie)was to take Od) is due to take 45. The children were exhausted. The gym teacher had run around and around the field for an hour non-stop. Oa) made them to Ob) made them Oe) obliged them Od) them to run 46. —Listen. | have an alternative eee —No. My mind is made up, so matter any further. ajit'sno point to discuss Cb) there's no point in discussing Odjitisn't any point in discussing Cd) there isn’t a point in discussing 47. The plan to build a new motorway due to lack of money. Da) dropped off Ob) dropped away Oo) fell through Cd) fell away 48. We had intended to go out last night, but we were so tired we didn't sowe stayed home. Da) feel it up Ob) feel up to it Od)live up toit Od)liveitup 49. —What would you say Margaret's main qualites are? —Well, for one thing, she’s an excellent Judge of character. She can__ people immediately if they try to deceive her. Oa) see into 1b) look through De) look into Cd) see through 50. The police have announced that they are going to illegal gambling. Qa)crack down on Ob) crack up on De) drop down on Od) step up to ny Ing |