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CPE Amalgamation Quiz Review 8-15

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If there are lots of different types of work available, you could say that there are d_____e e________t o___________s.

(a)  

2.

Elevators (lifts), wi-fi, restaurants, parks, Community centres, swimming pools, golf courses, health club facilities, party rooms, theatre or media rooms, bike paths or garages are all examples of ...

(a)  

3.

If you persist with an undertaking until it is completed, you ...

a)

see through something

b)

see something through

4.

If you are not fooled by a scheme to misguide you, you may be able to ...

a)

see through something

b)

see something through

5.

Choose the best synonym:


foster

a)

nurture

b)

supply

c)

love

d)

adapt

6.

something which someone talks about that is very unlikely to happen:


a ...-in-the-sky (idea)

a)

star

b)

glimmer

c)

pie

d)

eye

7.

Traffic restrictions have been ... place for several months in an attempt to reduce pollution levels in the urban area.

a)

of

b)

to

c)

on

d)

in

8.

I felt really ... place at the party as everyone else had dressed down for the occasion, while I was still in my office clothes!

a)

in

b)

out of

c)

without

9.

If something happens "out of the ...", it happens unexpectedly.

(a)  

10.

Life is not always a bed of ... It can be tough sometimes.

(a)  

11.

It's okay to speak your mind but don't burn your ...


(choose 2)

a)

connections

b)

bridges

c)

boats

d)

friends

12.

I cannot be interrupted during the meeting.

a)

Can't I be interrupted during the meeting.

b)

Shouldn't I be interrupted during the meeting.

c)

Under no circumstances I can be interrupted during the meeting.

d)

On no account am I to be interrupted during the meeting.

13.

Task: Change the normal sentence into one with inversion.


John had never been to such a fantastic restaurant.




(a)  

14.

Task: Change the normal sentence into one with inversion.


They had just eaten dinner when the ceiling crashed onto the dining table.


NO SOONER

(a)  

15.

Task: Change the normal sentence into one with inversion.


I don't often leave my house so early.


SELDOM

(a)  

16.

Task: Change the normal sentence into one with inversion.


He had no idea that he was about to be fired.


LITTLE

(a)  

17.

refers to a single sum of money spent on a specific occasion

a)

outgoings

b)

outlay

c)

outpay

d)

out-it-goes

18.

There are going to be some raised ... when the plans are announced.

a)

eyes

b)

noses

c)

foreheads

d)

eyebrows

19.

Wow! That's crazy news! How did that come ...?

a)

to

b)

about

c)

down

d)

between

20.

first come, first ...

(a)  

21.

He suggested ... skiing.

a)

to go

b)

going

c)

him to go

d)

that he goes

22.

I don't remember ... the door.

a)

to lock

b)

locking

23.

He ... to snitch on his friend for what he did if he didn't give him his homework!

a)

warned

b)

suggested

c)

thought

d)

threatened

24.

TRANSFORM:


I’ve lived in this city for six months and I’ve only just started to feel at home here.


USED


It's taken me half (a)   in this city.

25.

raise a disturbance

a)

make a stir

b)

cause a stir

c)

stir it

26.

noun form of prestigious?


The award carries a lot of (a)  

27.

Wow! What a nice (a)   phrase! You really know how to express yourself!

28.

He turned red as a ...... when his secret was revealed.

a)

lobster

b)

tomato

c)

beetroot

d)

red rag

29.

best definition of parochial?

a)

narrow-minded attitudes

b)

describes church artwork

c)

of a divine nature

d)

live in a villaage

30.

Oh look, a wedding invitation! It's about time these two (a)   knot.

31.

I'm not fussy. I tend to ......... a wide net.

a)

throw

b)

have

c)

cast

d)

place

32.

If only the neighbours ............. having parties till this late! Every week!

a)

stopped

b)

could stop

c)

would stop

d)

had stopped

33.

I ........ you enjoyed the show. What did you think?

a)

hope

b)

wish

34.

It's .......... We should've been home hours ago!

a)

about time we leave

b)

about time we left

c)

time to leave

d)

about time to leave

35.

Which object would you use to control the flow of air or water?

a)

tweezers

b)

padlock

c)

valve

d)

seesaw

36.

from the beginning = from ....

a)

point

b)

scratch

c)

basics

d)

start

37.

the last in a series of events leading to the failure of something

a)

final nail in the coffin

b)

blow a fuse

c)

shoot your bolt

d)

no strings attached

38.

"He always lets the side down. He could be considered the weak link ... the chain"

a)

in

b)

of

39.

decrease of power

a)

wane

b)

depreciate

40.

The escaped prisoners ....... reported to be travelling towards London.

a)

were

b)

were being

41.

Children ought to learn basic English words and numbers before they start school.


TAUGHT


Basic English words and numbers (a)   pre-school children.

42.

They said that the headmistress was leaving at the end of the summer.


BE


The headmistress (a)   at the end of the summer

43.

I love going to ..... Algarve.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

-

44.

...... European

a)

a

b)

an

45.

You need to wash ..... face everyday

a)

the face

b)

your face

46.

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION:


I would have arrived even later to the meeting if Dave hadn't kindly assisted me.


KIND


But (a)   Dave, I would have arrived even later to the meeting.

47.

run-of-the-mill means?

a)

the boss

b)

nothing special

c)

the main breadwinner

d)

a duplicitous employee

48.

COMPLETE THE SPACE WITH ONE WORD ONLY:


Steve trod carefully (a)   he should slip down the steep hill.