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Unit 7 In the news

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There was an accident and the double- decker had to turn _____ and take another route

a)

over

b)

on

c)

away

d)

back

2.

She recommended a restaurant that she came _____ when she was visiting Paris last month.

a)

up

b)

off

c)

across

d)

on

3.

The girls stopped _____ at their parents'house for the night before continuing their journey the next day.

a)

back

b)

away

c)

over

d)

in

4.

They have decided to go to Scotland to get _____ for a long weekend.

a)

away

b)

off

c)

up

d)

on

5.

We went to the airport to see ___ our Australian cousin

a)

on

b)

up

c)

off

d)

back

6.

The high-speed plane doesn't speed ____ until it is out of the city.

a)

in

b)

off

c)

up

d)

over

7.

Please! Get ___ the train again when it arrives to the next station!

a)

off

b)

on

c)

in

d)

across

8.

Our train was supposed to take ____at 10 a.m, but it was delayed.

a)

away

b)

in

c)

on

d)

off

9.

I got _____ at the wrong station and I had to walk for a long!

a)

off

b)

in

c)

on

d)

down

10.

I hate travelling during _________ because the roads are full .

a)

meeting point

b)

huge point

c)

rush hour

d)

fare

11.

Local train _____ have gone up again and I' ll have to go to school for saving money.

a)

fares

b)

tax

c)

pedestrians

d)

pedal

12.

Although the red ________bus is associated with London you can see them over the world.

a)

double-decker

b)

pedestrians

c)

fare

d)

rush hour

13.

Drizzle produces heavy rain

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What is the strongest phenomenon?

a)

wind

b)

breeze

c)

gale

15.

Which one can you touch?

a)

mist

b)

frost

c)

breeze

16.

The ________ destroyed crops and even broken cars

a)

hailstorm

b)

heatwave

c)

shower

d)

tornado

17.

In Summer ________ are usual. we often have high temperatures.

a)

mist

b)

tornado

c)

heatwaves

d)

hailstones

18.

The act of trying to take the ball from a player of the other team

a)

runner-up

b)

pedestrian

c)

opponent

d)

Tackle

19.

The person or team that finished second

a)

runner-up

b)

pedestrian

c)

winner

d)

opponent

20.

We were fishing ______ the gale started.

a)

finally

b)

as soon as

c)

when

d)

while

21.

A link which introduces information that you expect people to agree with

a)

obviously

b)

unlike

c)

therefore

22.

A link which introduces a logical result

a)

as soon as

b)

furthermore

c)

therefore

23.

We won´t _________ to school on the bus tomorrow because we are ill.

a)

being travelled

b)

be travelling

c)

have been travelled

24.

This time next week, I ________ for my 3rd term exams.

a)

will be studying

b)

being studying

c)

be studying

25.

She ________ at the climate change conference next Friday

a)

will speak

b)

is speaking

c)

is being spoken

26.

Our plane _______ at 6 p.m on Monday.

a)

departs

b)

is going to depart

c)

will depart

27.

He thinks he ________ at the beach next Summer.

a)

will work

b)

is going to work

c)

is working

28.

Our cities ________ radically by 2040.

a)

will have changed

b)

will be changed

c)

will be changing

29.

After months of work , the council says it ________ all the new cycle paths.

a)

finishes

b)

will be finished

c)

Will have finished

30.

_________ she set off on her gap year by September?

a)

will be

b)

does

c)

will have

d)

did

31.

My friends ______ to Rome tomorow. They bought the tickets online.

a)

fly

b)

are flying

c)

will fly

d)

will be fly

32.

I _____ it tomorow, I promise!

a)

will bring

b)

am going to bring

c)

bring

d)

will have brought

33.

Look at these clouds!`We____________ heavy showers´. The weather forecast says

a)

are going to had

b)

will have

c)

are going to have

d)

have

34.

The finish line______ the end of a race or competition.

a)

is going to mark

b)

marks

c)

will be marked

d)

will have marked

35.

Idiomatic expressions: `Be in a ________ of their own´

a)

fight

b)

lost

c)

match

d)

league

36.

Idiomatic expression: `Put up a good _______´

a)

fight

b)

league

c)

match

37.

Idiomatic expression: `fight a _____ battle´

a)

losing

b)

well

c)

fine

d)

great

38.

Idiomatic expression: `Get off to a ____ start´

a)

well

b)

good

c)

great

d)

fine

39.

A ________ is a person who replaces someone for something

a)

run-up

b)

pedestrian

c)

player

d)

substitute

40.

A person who finishes third in a competition wins_____ medal

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

bronze

41.

Present simple considering future tenses refers to

a)

a fixed plan

b)

a prediction based on belief

c)

events and timetables

42.

Present continuous considering future tenses refers to

a)

a fixed plan

b)

an event

c)

offers and promises

43.

Be going to refers to

a)

fixed plan

b)

intentions

c)

timetables

44.

`Actions that will be completed at a certain time in the future´ refer to.....

a)

future perfect

b)

future continuous

c)

simple will

45.

`Actions that will be in progress at a time in the future´ refer to.....

a)

future continuous

b)

future perfect

c)

be going to

46.

My old trousers are ______ as yours

a)

longer than

b)

the longest

c)

as long

47.

He sings ______ than your sister

a)

bether

b)

much better

c)

the best

d)

the worst

48.

The teacher decided she was ______ in the class

a)

the worse

b)

the worst

c)

bader than

49.

The village was the ______ in the world

a)

the fruthers

b)

the furthest

c)

as far as

50.

This film was as _______ the last we watched last night.

a)

boring as

b)

bored as

c)

the borest