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1. How much money do you manage to____ ?

A) come into
B) go in for
C) deal with
D) live on
2. There isn't any sugar, I'm afraid. You'll have to_____
A) run out
B) put up with
C) do without
D) make for
3. I was passing their house, so I_____ Claire and Michael.
A) dropped in on
B) came up with
C) got on with
D) ran into
4. I don't really_____ winter sports very much.
A) deal with
B) face up to
C) go in for
D) get round to
5. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I'm____ it.
A) seeing to
B) putting up with
C) standing for
D) getting over
6. Sheila's gone to_____ having a new phone installed.
A) see about
B) deal with
C) get round to
D) ask after
7. I've had to_____ a lot of insulting behaviour from you!
A) look down on
B) put up with
C) stand up for
D) get on with
8. The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach_____ our disappointment.
A) got over
B) faced up to
C) saw to
D) made up for
9. Jack has decided to_____ the time he spends watching television.
A) run out of
B) see to
C) cut down on
D) come up with
10.The weather was fine, and everyone was___ the coast.
A) going in for
B) making for
C) joining in
D) seeing about
11. When are you going to finish this test? I _____ it already.
A) finished
B) am finishing
C) finish
D) have finished
12. Andrew_____ me at 9.30 last night.
A) called
B) used to call
C) had called
D) had been calling
13. James Watt_____ the steam engine.
A) invented
B) had invented
C) has invented
D) had been inventing
14. While the workers were repairing the roof, they____ the bathroom
window.
A) broke
B) had broken
C) were breaking
D) were broken
15. What did you do while____ for the others to come?
A) you waited
B) you were waiting
C) have you been waiting
D) you had waited
16. Don’t you think Steve _____ just like his father?
A) is looking
B) has been looking
C) has looked
D) looks
17. I____ the whole of Shakespeare by the time I was seven years old
A) was reading
B) had read
C) read
D) had been reading
18. ‘Why were you so tired yesterday?’ ‘Because I____ all morning.’
A) jogged
B) was jogging
C) had jogged
D) had been jogging
19. It was the first time I____ a live match.
A) would have seen
B) had ever seen
C) was ever seeing
D) was ever seen
20. After he had researched and____ his paper, he found some additional
material.
A) written
B) wrote
C) have written
D) had written
21. She _____ there since she left school..
A) is working
B) works
C) has been working
D) worked
22. If you were stopped by the police for speeding, what ______ you do?
A) shall
B) will
C) would
D) do
23. If I get there early enough, I ___________ you a seat.
A) save
B) will save
C) would save
D) could save
24. After the storm_____ many people were found lying in the street.
A) had finished
B) finished
C) had been finished
D) were finishing
25. We _______ TV at 7 o’clock tomorrow.
A) will watch
B) will watching
C) watch
D) will be watching
26. The man who _____________down the road just then, lives next door..
A) walks
B) is walking
C) will be walking
D) has been walking
27. My parents ______________ since 1968.
A) are married
B) have been married
C) have been marrying
D) are being married
28. He refused to go until he ____________ all the paintings
A) was seen
B) saw
C) has seen
D) is seen
29. The plane ____ at 10.30 and _____ at 16.15.
A) will take off, will land
B) is taking off, is landing
C) takes off, lands
D) took off, would land

30. We hated the film — it was really ____ .

A) superb

B) hilarious

C) awful

D) ugly

31. The kids ____over the garden wall to get their football back.

A) climbed

B) hugged

C) chewed

D) went

32. The police officer ____ the robber to put down his gun and put his hands
above his head.

A) ordered

B) begged

C) advised

D) asked
33. I _______ the Star Wars films.
A) have never seen
B) have ever seen
C) have never saw
D) haven’t never seen
34. They_____ for Sony_____2011.
A) worked / for
B) ’ve been working / since
C) ’re working / since
D) worked since
35. ____Neil_____ that he didn’t get the job?
A) Did / tell
B) Have / told
C) Has / been told
D) Have / been told
36. If you ______ that expensive car, you ___ enough money to go on holiday.
A) buy / won’t have
B) bought / don’t have
C) don’t buy / won’t have
D) will buy / won’t have
37. What ____ if you ____a mobile phone?
A) will you do / haven’t
B) would you did / had
C) will you do / hadn’t
D) would you do / didn’t have
38. Alison has worked for a month without a day off — she ________be
exhausted.
A) might
B) must
C) can’t
D) mustn’t
39. I know he speaks French, German and Italian so he ________ be Swiss.
A) can’t
B) could
C) should
D) shouldn’t
40. Hundreds of trees were blown over in the night so the wind _______have
been very strong.
A) can’t
B) could
C) should
D) must
41.Mary stopped swimming and just _____on the surface.
A) sank
B) floated
C) dived
D) poured
42. “Sorry I’m late. _____for a long time?”
A) Have you waited
B) Are you waiting
C) Have you been waiting
D) Did you wait
43. Leo’s French isn’t very good. He ____it for very long.
A) has been learning
B) hasn’t been learning
C) hasn’t learned
D) has learned
44. Ellen ____ that she needs to do more exercise.
A) has been realizing
B) is realized
C) has realized
D) is realizing
45. Henry worked for the bank ____ 2001 and 2006.
A) between
B) while
C) since
D) until
46. Could you tell me where ______ ?
A) the library is
B) is the library
C) if the library
D) if the library is
47. He’s __________, and you can’t ask him to do anything for you.
A) single-minded
B) unreliable
C) impatient
D) thoughtful
48. The hotel room____ over a beautiful garden.
A) viewed out
B) faced up
C) opened up
D) looked out
49. I was too tired to____ my suitcase.
A) unpack
B) empty
C) put out
D) disorder
50. On the first day of our holiday we just____ by the hotel pool.
A) enjoyed
B) calmed
C) comforted
D) relaxed
51. The wind was blowing so much that we couldn't ____our tent.
A) raise
B) put up
C) make up
D) build
52. If I wear a long-sleeved shirt, I usually ____ the sleeves.
A) put up
B) take up
C) roll up
D) get up
53. The view from the skyscraper ___ over New York harbour.
A) shows up
B) sees about
C) stands up
D) looks out
54. The ship stopped because two passengers h a d fallen ______.
A) upside down
B) overboard
C) underground
D) inside out
55.Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the______.
A) catalogue
B) timetable
C) dictionary
D) programme
56. The train was very crowded because there were only four _____.
A) coaches
B) wagons
C) trucks
D) cars
57. Peter's car____ off the icy road and fell into a ditch.
A) crashed
B) collided
C) hit
D) skidded
58. That was fantastic. Could I have a second_____ , please?
A) plate
B) course
C) helping
D) service
59. We don't have the CD, I'm afraid. It's out of _____.
A) order
B) stock
C) shelf
D) sale
60. The street market was full of_____ selling fruit and vegetables.
A) counters
B) boutiques
C) tables
D) stalls

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