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GK2-K12

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astronomers have ___ a new planet outside our galaxy

a)

invented

b)

unearthed

c)

developed

d)

discovered

2.

___ is a type of book or film showing space travel of life on other planets, based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future

a)

Epic

b)

Fiction

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Science fiction

3.

There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position. Only a few of them are ___ for an interview.

a)

shortlisted

b)

listed

c)

screened

d)

tested

4.

It's wise to think about choosing a ___ before leaving school

a)

business

b)

career

c)

living

d)

 profession

5.

Most governments tax people on the amount of money they ___ each year

a)

win

b)

gain

c)

earn

d)

benefit

6.

After working at the same company for thirty years, my grandfather was looking forward to his ___

a)

overtime

b)

pension

c)

charity

d)

allowance

7.

CLOSEST

A.I. algorithms can also help to detect faces and other features in photo sent to social networking sites and automatically organize them

a)

categorize

b)

connect

c)

recognize

d)

remind

8.

CLOSEST

Internet search engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams in a city

a)

announce

b)

expect

c)

forecast

d)

Reveal

9.

CLOSEST

Employers usually look for candidates who have qualifications and relevant experience

a)

excellent

b)

rich

c)

appropriate

d)

extensive

10.

CLOSEST

When applying for a certain job, you'll be at an advantage if you have hands-on experience

a)

relevant

b)

prior

c)

practical

d)

considerable

11.

CLOSEST

I am available for an interview all afternoons, except on Tuesday because I am doing a computer course to improve my typing skills

a)

willing

b)

free

c)

impatient

d)

longing

12.

CLOSEST

Finally, Amy decided to quit her job as she couldn't stand doing the same things days in days out. It's so monotonous!

a)

easy

b)

low-paid

c)

tedious

d)

secure

13.

OPPOSITE

Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the primitive forms of A.I. which have been developed so far have already proved very useful

a)

basic

b)

modern

c)

original

d)

recent

14.

OPPOSITE

Kurzweil believes that there could be tiny robots called nanobots implanted into our brains to improve our memory.

a)

inserted in

b)

fixed in

c)

removed from

d)

replaced with

15.

OPPOSITE

Should you hire a full-time employee on a permanent contract?

a)

long-term

b)

long-lasting

c)

temporary

d)

limited

16.

OPPOSITE

If the candidates can perform well and impress the interviewers during the interview, they can be recruited.

a)

taken on

b)

dismissed

c)

employed

d)

chosen

17.

OPPOSITE

I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like working on a supermarket checkout

a)

boring

b)

monotonous

c)

fascinating

d)

demanding

18.

OPPOSITE

He's just so flexible. He'll adapt to any situation

a)

adaptable

b)

rigid

c)

intelligent

d)

autonomous

19.

Five years ago people started to preserve the ___ houses and the famous landscape

a)

traditional

b)

tradition

c)

traditionally

d)

traditions

20.

Eugenie Clark has a wide ___ about cultures of many countries in the world

a)

known 

b)

knowing 

c)

knowledge 

d)

know

21.

She has made an ___ for the job as a nursery teacher because she like children.

a)

apply

b)

applicant

c)

application

d)

applicator

22.

She teaches the students to have respect for different races and appreciate the ___of their clutures.

a)

diverse

b)

diversion

c)

diversification

d)

diversity

23.

My house looks  more _____in spring when the front garden is full of flowers.

a)

beauty

b)

beautiful

c)

beautifully

d)

beautified

24.

It is ___for students to make full use of university facilities

a)

importance

b)

important

c)

importantly

d)

unimportance

25.

More and more ___ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible.

a)

explores

b)

explorations

c)

explorers

d)

exploratory

26.

After Peter had returned from the desert, he was confined to bed by a ___ disease

a)

mystery

b)

mysterious

c)

mysteriously

d)

mysteriousness

27.

Read the book ___ and you can find the information you need

a)

care

b)

careful

c)

carefulness

d)

carefully

28.

After leaving school, many of us only read for ___

a)

pleasant

b)

please

c)

pleasure

d)

pleasing

29.

When Carol called last night, I ___ my favorite show on television.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

c)

had watched

d)

has watched

30.

When I was studying medicine at university, I ___ to establish my own business.

a)

decided

b)

was decided

c)

was deciding

d)

decide

31.

How have you been since we ___ college

a)

left

b)

have left

c)

had left

d)

leave

32.

The teacher entered the room while the students___their plan for the excursion

a)

discuss

b)

discussed

c)

are discussing

d)

were discussing

33.

I ___ bicycles since I was ten years old.

a)

collected

b)

had collected

c)

have been collecting

d)

am collecting

34.

The store will have closed ___

a)

by the time we get there

b)

after we had got there

c)

while we were getting there

d)

before we got there

35.

I will have finished my essay on ecotourism ___

a)

after you had turned off the lights

b)

since you have turned off the lights

c)

before you turn off the lights

d)

as you turned off the lights

36.

I’ll take you around the city ___

a)

when I finished my work

b)

as soon as I have finished my work

c)

after I had finished my work

d)

before I finished my work

37.

Richard will look for a job___

a)

after he had passed his exams

b)

while he was passing his exams

c)

before he passed his exams

d)

as soon as he passes his exams

38.

She will wait for him ___

a)

before he came back

b)

when he came back

c)

until he comes back

d)

until he will come back

39.

If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I...in a bank.

a)

work

b)

will work

c)

have worked

d)

would be working

40.

The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions ……improved.

a)

was

b)

is

c)

were

d)

had been

41.

The education in Japan...if the basic principles of education had not been taken into consideration

a)

would go down

b)

would have gone down

c)

went down

d)

had gone down

42.

If there...enough water the rice fields could have been more productive

a)

had been

b)

were

c)

would be

d)

are

43.

If she ___him, she would be very happy

a)

meet

b)

met

c)

will meet

d)

had meet

44.

Helen usually ___ her childhood with great pleasure

a)

talks back to

b)

thinks back on

c)

turns back to

d)

falls back on

45.

One member of the project group ___ the boss and was fired immediately.

a)

came up against

b)

came up with

c)

talked back to

d)

put up with

46.

Linda was about to take a part-time job, but she decided to ___ her studies instead

a)

keep up with

b)

go on with

c)

get on with

d)

drop out of

47.

I am ___ seeing you at a job interview

a)

asking for

b)

looking for

c)

looking forward to

d)

hoping to

48.

Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education.

Jenny: “I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life.”

Jimmy: ___. There were successful people without a degree.”

a)

That’s all right

b)

I don’t quite agree

c)

I can’t agree more

d)

That’s life

49.

Adam and Janet are at the school canteen.

Adam: ___

Janet: “Yes, please.”

a)

It’s a bit hot in here, isn’t it?

b)

Do you mind if I sit here?

c)

Can you pass me the salt, please?

d)

Would you like a cup of coffee?

50.

Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Sarah: “___.”

a)

It's kind of you to invite

b)

That's a great idea

c)

You are very welcome

d)

That's acceptable

51.

Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.

- Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.”

- Linda: “___”

a)

It’s a good idea

b)

I’m sorry, but I agree with you

c)

That’s exactly what I think.

d)

Not at all

52.

Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read

Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.” - Jenifer:

a)

That’s nice of you to say so.

b)

Don’t mention it.

c)

I’d love it.

d)

I couldn’t agree more.

53.

Have you met any of your neighbours since you live here?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

54.

Many species of wild animals would become extinction if people continued to cut down forests.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

55.

If I had enough money, I would have traveled around the world.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

56.

After he will leave school, he will spend six months in India.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

57.

Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

Had he studied harder, he wouldn’t failed in the exam.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

59.

This is the first time I see Jan look embarrassed about a girl.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

60.

I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

61.

If it would be convenient, we would go out for a drink tonight.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

62.

He answered those questions perfect  because he was intelligent.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

63.

I didn't read the book from which the film was made.

a)

I wish I read the book from which the film was made.

b)

If I had read the book from which the film was made.

c)

I wish I had read the book from which the film was made.

d)

As long as I didn’t read the book from which the film was made.

64.

“I took part in a green campaign last summer," said Ted.

a)

Ted said that I had taken part in a green campaign last summer.

b)

Ted said that I had taken part in a green campaign the previous summer.

c)

Ted said that he had taken part in a green campaign the previous summer.

d)

Ted said that he would take part in a green campaign last summer.

65.

Jessica doesn’t work as a secretary. She regrets that.

a)

Jessica wishes she didn’t work as a secretary.

b)

Jessica wishes she worked as a secretary.

c)

Jessica wishes she had worked as a secretary.

d)

Jessica wishes she hadn’t worked as a secretary.

66.

Tom said: “I must study this Sunday ”

a)

Tom said that he has to study that Sunday.

b)

Tom said that he has to study this Sunday.

c)

Tom said that he must study this Sunday.

d)

Tom said that he had to study that Sunday.

67.

Jane doesn’t have a computer. She can’t work from home.

a)

Provided that Jane has a computer, she can’t work from home.

b)

Jane wishes she had a computer so that she could work from home.

c)

If Jane had had a computer, she couldn’t have worked from home.

d)

If only Jane had had a computer, she couldn’t have worked from home.

68.

“I have a lot of assignments to do,” Ly said.

a)

Ly said that he has had a lot of assignments to do.

b)

Ly said that I have a lot of assignments to do.

c)

Ly said that he had a lot of assignments to do.

d)

Ly said that I had a lot of assignments to do.