WorksheetsEF Advanced SEMESTER QUIZ 1,3,5 units
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Wow! That’s a lot of shoes! How many pairs ________ you ________ (got)?
(a)
According to the forecast, the weather (a) (expect) to be warm and humid this week.
It is (a) (understand) that the director will be resigning sometime in the next few days.
I’m not very good at DIY, so last year I ________ my flat ________ (decorate) by a painter.
(a)
There are thought (a) (be) tribes living in the Amazon that no one has ever contacted.
You (a) (not have) time to go to the cinema tonight – you need to study for your exams.
This article (a) (say) that getting enough sleep is an important part of staying healthy.
1 According / Apparently, Nina and Marek are going to buy a flat in Sheffield.
ACCORDING
APPARENTLY
I enjoyed visiting both cities but after all / all in all I’d say I preferred Siena.
AFTER ALL
ALL IN ALL
It seems / It’s seems that we no longer need to worry about Zac – he’s finally got a job.
IT SEEMS
IT'S SEEMS
The couple is understood / understood to have driven to Mexico with a suitcase full of money.
UNDERSTOOD
UNDERSTOOD TO
I was late for the interview and consequently / owing, I didn’t get the job.
CONSEQUENTLY
OWING
My interview didn’t go well at all. In other words / Otherwise, it was a complete disaster!
IN OTHER WORDS
OTHERWISE
Arun lost his wallet, so / because he had to phone the bank and cancel his credit card.
SO
BECAUSE
We worked hard to prepare the garden for the wedding. As a result / Nevertheless, it looked beautiful and everyone enjoyed being outdoors.
AS A RESULT
NEVERTHELESS
We usually play the music quietly so as not to / so that wake the children up.
SO AS NOT TO
SO THAT
We should go home now – it’s ________ late.
GETS
GET
GETTING
My two-year-old ________ taking some sweets from the shop. I had to pay for them of course!
WAS GOT CAUGHT
GOT CAUGHT
GOT SOMEONE CAUGHT
A: Have you ever ________ to living away from the seaside?
B: No, I still miss walking on the beach every day.
GOT USE
GOT USED
TO GOT USE
Choose the odd word out
intriguing
thought-provoking
creepy
gripping
Choose the odd word out.
colleague
qualifications
job
career
Choose the odd word out
idiom
collocation
synonym
dictionary
Choose the odd word out
civilians
survivors
forces
refugees
Choose the odd word out
redundant
monotonous
repetitive
tedious
Choose the odd word out
perks
skills
a rise
salary
Choose the odd word out
sarcastic
bossy
affectionate
moody
Choose the odd word out
got rid of
promoted
sacked
laid off
Complete the sentences with one word.
I didn’t know which path to take, so I just went with my (a) feeling and turned left.
Complete the sentences with one word.
Why don’t you (a) off going to college and do a gap year before you start?
Complete the sentences with one word.
It’s not as simple as that. We have to consider the bigger (a) .
Complete the sentences with one word.
I was lucky to get a (a) to study abroad, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to afford it.
Complete the sentences with one word.
Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of (a) as the fighting between the army and the rebels becomes more intense.
Complete the sentences with one word.
It’s always best to meet your problems (a) on. Try to solve them before they get worse.
It took Alan a long time to get anywhere / over being made redundant, but he’s happy now.
ANYWHERE
OVER
If only everyone was as sensible and quick / down to earth as you. It’d make life a lot easier!
QUICK
DOWN
I started training to be a cartographer, but I swapped / changed my mind at college and decided to become a geologist instead.
SWAPPED
CHANGED
Don’t feel you need to stop. Just carry out / on with what you’re doing.
OUT
ON
Sometimes you have to do what someone else wants to do. You can’t always get together / your own way.
TOGETHER
YOUR OWN WAY
I need to get around / back home by midnight. I have an early start tomorrow.
AROUND
BACK
According to reports, fighting has broken up / out on the western side of the city.
UP
OUT
My new job is great so far. People seem / refuse to listen to each other and compromise which is the opposite of what happened in my last job!
SEEM
REFUSE
I did a lot of u (a) work as a volunteer but now I really need to find a job with a salary.
You need to have a very v (a) imagination if you want to write children’s books.
That’s a genius idea! How did you c (a) up with it?
My wife is very s (a) : she decided on Friday that we should go to Paris for the weekend and we were having lunch by the Eiffel Tower less than 24 hours later!
There is hope for peace in the region as the two countries have now signed a t (a) .
It’s best to follow the instructions to the l (a) if you don’t want to waste your time.
The conflict has ended and arrangements are being made to r (a) all prisoners of war.
