Name: __________ Class: ____________

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1 Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
Example: He’s English. He __C__ London.
A comes B lives C comes from D from
1 ‘What _____?’ ‘I’m a web designer.’
A are you doing B do you C job you do D do you do
2 When we were children, we _____ often have friends to stay the night.
A used B should C would D had
3 I’ve got an appointment with the dentist. I _____ him on Monday at 10 a.m.
A am seeing B see C have seen D will seeing
4 I’m really interested _____ this new course.
A of B in C by D about
5 They _____ have any time to relax these days. They’re just so busy.
A hardly B almost C lately D fairly
6 I _____ working late hours in the restaurant.
A used to B am used C got used D am used to
7 I couldn’t stop _____ those chocolates because they were so delicious.
A to eat B eating C for eating D eat
8 ‘Where’s Julie?’ ‘She’s _____ breakfast at the hotel. Shall we go and find her?’
A has B having C is having D will have
9 He took _____ playing the drums last year and now he’s in a band.
A out B away C over D up
10 We _____ afford to go on holiday this year. We’ve spent all our money on the new house.
A can’t B don’t C won’t D aren’t
11 After _____ to him, we decided to stay.
A speak B we are speaking C speaking D we speak
12 Are you worried _____ your exam?
A with B for C by D about
13 They have quite a good standard of _____ in that country.
A life B income C being D living

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14 That’s one of _____ stupid things I’ve ever heard.
A most B more C the most D as much
15 Don’t you think he looks just _____ his father?
A as B same C similar D like
16 I _____ that book yet. Is it good?
A haven’t read B wasn’t reading C don’t read D am not reading
17 This exercise is a _____ more difficult than the first one.
A lots B lot C far D much
18 They came _____ some good ideas for the party.
A up with B up C out D forward
19 Don’t you remember _____ at the special dinner we had last month?
A to meet him B him meeting C meeting him D him to meet
20 We’ve been waiting here _____ at least half an hour.
A yet B for C by D since
21 She _____ just spent a lot of money on a new car.
A is B was C has D does
22 We worked _____ hard to finish the assignment on time.
A absolutely B completely C entirely D extremely
23 I think you put your _____ in it when you said she looked terrible.
A hand B finger C foot D leg
24 That was _____ only time I felt uncomfortable in my job.
A an B the C ‘–’ D some
25 The fire alarm _____ off while we were having a meeting.
A took B went C put D rang
26 There wasn’t _____ in the room when I arrived.
A someone B nobody C anyone D nothing
27 They _____ along a quiet road when the accident happened.
A are driving B drove C drive D were driving
28 They _____ ages researching the subject on the internet.
A spent B used C waste D consumed
29 He _____ here since January 2008. He likes the job very much.
A was working B ’d worked here C ’d been working D ’s been working
30 When I lived in Australia, I never got used _____ the Australian accent.
A to hear B hearing C hear D to hearing
31 He’s the man _____ wife is a famous opera singer.
A who’s B which C whose D that

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32 There isn’t _____ information about him in the database.
A some B an C no D any
33 Our products are sold _____ over the world.
A throughout B all C wherever D every
34 Did you _____ my text? I sent it to you this morning.
A take B look C get D have
35 You _____ eat breakfast before you go to school. It’s good for you.
A should B ought C need D would
36 That _____ be Samantha. She left the country yesterday.
A mustn’t B can’t C mightn’t D needn’t
37 Have you visited the beach _____ you can swim with dolphins?
A which B that C whose D where
38 Please call me as _____ as you arrive home.
A immediate B quick C soon D near
39 I expect they _____ be late. They usually are.
A are going B will C can D would
40 You _____ to work late if you don’t want to. It’s your choice.
A don’t have B mustn’t C oughtn’t D needn’t
41 He _____ them to wait for a few minutes.
A spoke B told C said D talked
42 The coat she bought was _____ small for her so she had to take it back to the shop.
A not enough B much C too D enough
43 We suggest you _____ the tickets today.
A buy B are buying C buying D to buy
44 _____ his work is usually very good, this time he’s made several mistakes.
A Despite B Unless C However D Although
45 We _____ anything if you had warned us.
A would say B don’t say C wouldn’t have said D won’t have said
46 Don’t _____ my time. I’m very busy at the moment.
A miss B lose C waste D have
47 _____ the heavy rain, the race was postponed.
A Owing B Due to C Because D As a result

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48 The man _____ a crime and was caught by the police.
A committed B made C did D got
49 The books _____ to the school this morning.
A delivered B were delivering C were delivered D had been delivering
50 They’d _____ eat in an Italian restaurant, I think.
A prefer B rather C wish D like
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2 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in capitals.
51 My sister is not a very __________ person. She keeps changing her mind. DECIDE
52 We are __________ several new designs this season. PRODUCT
53 I was __________ of the man hiding in the doorway. SUSPECT
54 We __________ completed the project on time. Everyone was happy. SUCCEED
55 It’s __________ that he’ll be at the meeting. He hasn’t been invited. LIKE
56 Sometimes you have to be __________ and do things which scare you. COURAGE
57 We have no idea where he went. It’s a complete __________. MYSTERIOUS
58 My parents have always __________ me to do the best I can. COURAGE
59 He’s a __________ person who considers other people’s feelings. THOUGHT
60 The economy is bad at the moment so there is a lot of __________. EMPLOY
61 Don’t be so __________. I’m nearly ready. We won’t be late. PATIENCE
62 I like his __________. He’s always happy and funny. PERSONAL
63 The __________ of the car is its best feature. RELY
64 Do you know the __________ between these two words? DIFFER
65 It was __________ that they were concerned about the move. UNDERSTAND
66 I think your plans are __________. You’ll never be able to achieve them. REAL
67 I like a job with lots of __________. I hate doing the same work every day. VARY
68 I found the film rather __________ if I’m honest. BORE
69 We need to __________ the table legs, otherwise it will collapse. STRENGTH
70 His sudden appearance was quite __________. We all thought he had left. EXPECT
71 There’s nothing more we can do. The situation is __________. HOPE
72 I went on a very __________ course last week. I learnt a lot. USE
73 We need __________ that this is really the man who took the money. EVIDENT
74 The actor’s __________ at the restaurant caused everyone to turn round. ARRIVE
75 We’re looking for fit, healthy, __________ people to join the team. ADVENTURE
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3 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.
Helen is _____a_____ young woman 76 __________ lives and works 77 __________ London. She
78 __________ a very good job and has been working for her present company 79 __________ nearly four
years. But 80 __________ a lot of people don’t know about her is that 81 __________ weekends she
participates in a rather unusual hobby. 82 __________ she appears to be a city girl, her passion is studying
dolphins. As a 83 __________, every weekend she travels around the country to work 84 __________ a
volunteer with marine research groups. She hasn’t had the chance to swim with these beautiful creatures
85 __________, but she hopes to one day soon. Last weekend she set off for Dorset to count the dolphins over
a 48-hour period. As she 86 __________ driving through the New Forest, the weather changed completely and
a dreadful thunderstorm 87 __________ her pull over and stop. Suddenly, lightning struck a tree just in front
of the car and the tree burst into flames. Panicking, she tried to start the car in
88 __________ to move away from the flames 89 __________ were reaching out towards her, but the engine
wouldn’t start. Then she tried to open the door, but it seemed to 90 __________ locked itself. She screamed as
the flames moved nearer and she knew 91 __________ was no escape. She closed her eyes and imagined
herself swimming in a cold sea with the dolphins. 92 __________ of the creatures swam right up to her and
told her 93 __________ to worry. It said that she’d be alright, 94 __________ she just relaxed with the
dolphins and enjoyed swimming around with 95 __________. The next thing she was aware
96 __________ was the sound of gunfire all around her, battering and shaking the car. She realised it was
raining heavily with hailstones the size of golf balls hitting the car. This was her gunfire! The tree was
97 __________ longer burning and, as the rain slowly stopped, peace descended 98 __________ more and the
car started again. Perhaps the dolphin in her dream had 99 __________ sent to save her. She felt
100 __________ if she was going mad. Had any of it really happened?
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