Free Printable E4_Reading Part 1

1.

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I think school holidays are too long, ________ I do think that children need more breaks than adults.

a)

in spite of

b)

because

c)

although

d)

despite

2.

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She was unable to warn her mother that she would be late because the telephone was ________.

a)

off work

b)

out of order

c)

out of work

d)

broken up

3.

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Many children are________ by a single parent.

a)

grown up

b)

brought up

c)

look after

d)

taken care

4.

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The gym ________ I do an exercise class is going to close.

a)

which

b)

where

c)

that

d)

who

5.

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It looks like we are going to have a beautiful ______ day today.

a)

windy

b)

light

c)

clear

d)

nice

6.

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He was tired so he wasn’t capable ________ driving himself home.

a)

for

b)

at

c)

from

d)

of

7.

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Must I take my umbrella? No, you ________ It’s not going to rain.

a)

mustn’t

b)

needn’t

c)

don’t

d)

haven’t to

8.

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I hope our plane leaves on ________.

a)

timetable

b)

plan

c)

hour

d)

schedule

9.

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He didn’t buy ________vegetables but he bought ________tomatoes.

a)

much/much

b)

any/a lot of

c)

any/any of

d)

some/many

10.

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I was a bit _______ with my test results. I will have to work harder next time.

a)

worried

b)

disappointing

c)

nervous

d)

disappointed

11.

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As soon as the other passengers __________ the bus, we’ll leave.

a)

will get on

b)

are getting on

c)

get on

d)

have been getting on

12.

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After __________ that chapter carefully, they began their experiments.

a)

reading

b)

read

c)

having been read

d)

have read

13.

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Papermaking began in China and from there it __________ to North Africa.

a)

sprang

b)

carried

c)

spread

d)

spilled

14.

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1. You needn’t do that when the maid is here, _______?

A. B. C. D.

a)

do you

b)

need you

c)

is she

d)

isn’t she

15.

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I __________ writing this report by next weekend.

a)

will have finished

b)

will be finishing

c)

have finished

d)

finish

16.

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“Do you want to go skiing with us?”

“Oh, no! Just ____ skiing down a mountain terrifies me.”

a)

the thinking of

b)

about thinking of

c)

a thought on

d)

the thought of

17.

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The manager __________ that all the customers should be searched.

a)

predicted

b)

insisted

c)

obliged

d)

told

18.

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Life here is too expensive. I don’t know __________ to get for food.

a)

why

b)

how

c)

where

d)

what

19.

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The scenery looks __________ in December than in April.

a)

far pleasant

b)

much more pleasantly

c)

very pleasant

d)

much more pleasant

20.

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1. “Did you decide to hire Smith for the job?”

“Yes, I chose him because __________not only has the experience but also the education.”

a)

he does

b)

he has

c)

he is

d)

he

21.

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Can you give me the ________ for this pie? It’s delicious.

a)

prescription

b)

instructions

c)

ingredients

d)

recipe

22.

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You ________ use a dictionary. I’m tired of correcting your spelling mistakes.

a)

don’t have to

b)

must

c)

shouldn’t

d)

can’t

23.

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________ in restaurants as often as they do is very expensive.

a)

Being eaten

b)

Having eaten

c)

Eat

d)

Eating

24.

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Everyone’s asleep. We ________ make a noise.

a)

couldn’t

b)

mustn’t

c)

needn’t

d)

wouldn’t

25.

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Although they are poor, they have ________ five children well.

a)

grown up

b)

taken up

c)

brought up

d)

pulled up

26.

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The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination ________ he could identify the cause of her illness.

a)

after

b)

so as

c)

unless

d)

so that

27.

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Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their _____ in the burning plane.

a)

experience

b)

knowledge

c)

occasion

d)

event

28.

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Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the _____.

a)

timetable

b)

catalogue

c)

dictionary

d)

Programme

29.

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They went to the ________ to book a flight ticket to Cairo.

a)

travel agent’s

b)

chemist’s

c)

police station

d)

post office

30.

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What is the most ________ story that you have ever heard?

a)

frighten

b)

frightening

c)

frightened

d)

frighteningly

31.

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Take the number 7 bus and get ________ at Forest Road.

a)

down

b)

up

c)

outside

d)

off

32.

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________ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.

a)

A great volume of

b)

Many of

c)

A large number of

d)

Much of

33.

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________ the two girls has turned in the papers to the instructor yet.

a)

Neither of

b)

Both of

c)

All of

d)

None of

34.

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I’d rather have a room of my own, ________ small it may be.

a)

even if

b)

whatever

c)

no matter

d)

however

35.

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I'm sorry, but I've got ________ much work to do to come to the beach today.

a)

too

b)

so

c)

enough

d)

such

36.

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This isolated area is ________ only by the helicopter.

a)

accessible

b)

accessing

c)

inaccessible

d)

access

37.

I’d like to see that football match because I ________ once this year.

a)

didn’t see

b)

weren’t seeing

c)

haven’t seen

d)

don’t see

38.

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I have never seen ________ festival in my life.

a)

so spectacular a

b)

a so spectacular

c)

such spectacular

d)

a such spectacular

39.

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Last year she earned ________ her brother.

a)

twice as much as

b)

twice as many as

c)

twice as more as

d)

twice more than

40.

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She is ________ polite a person to refuse.

a)

such

b)

very

c)

much

d)

too

41.

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_______about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?

a)

Has Alex ever talked

b)

Is Alex ever talking

c)

Alex is talking

d)

Does Alex ever talks

42.

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Lots of people get ______ from watching football match on their armchairs.

a)

enjoy

b)

defeat

c)

pleasure

d)

dislike

43.

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Alex is very ______. You can trust him completely.

a)

typical

b)

responsible

c)

great

d)

hard-working

44.

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She _____ breakfast when a letter _____through the letter box.

A. C

B. D.

a)

were eating - came

b)

ate - was coming

c)

was eating - came

d)

ate - was coming

45.

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When the pizza _______, it was cold.

a)

were delivering

b)

was being delivered

c)

was delivering

d)

delivered

46.

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What ______ do we need for this recipe?

a)

cooking

b)

infections

c)

dish

d)

ingredients

47.

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Thanks for looking after my cat for the weekend. I’m really _____.

a)

grateful

b)

sorry

c)

happy

d)

sad

48.

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I’m using computer ____ to translate Chinese into English.

a)

program

b)

device

c)

research

d)

mouse

49.

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_________Rover be upset if I ______him?

a)

Will/ didn’t invite

b)

Would/ invited

c)

Would/ didn’t invite

d)

Will/ invited

50.

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Jim has not worked _______ this year.

a)

hard

b)

more hard

c)

hardly

d)

more harder

51.

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The picture he gave you is more valuable _______ the one he gave me.

a)

over

b)

than

c)

to

d)

above

52.

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_______ people go to football matches now than twenty years ago.

a)

Lesser

b)

Less

c)

Fewer

d)

Few

53.

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Tim has _______ friends than Jack.

a)

many

b)

much

c)

less

d)

fewer

54.

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We must save ________ money before we can think of buying a new house.

a)

more very much

b)

very more much

c)

much very more

d)

very much more

55.

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There is now much _______ water in the lake than there was last year.

a)

smaller

b)

fewer

c)

less

d)

lesser

56.

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They’ll never ________to get here by six – the roads are quite busy today.

a)

manage

b)

arrive

c)

succeed

d)

be able

57.

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You can’t tell what someone is like just from their________.

a)

appearance

b)

character

c)

personality

d)

looking

58.

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Ruth has got a great ________ of humour.

a)

emotion

b)

feeling

c)

mood

d)

sense

59.

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This is the ________ of the bicycle which was stolen.

a)

detail

b)

description

c)

information

d)

example

60.

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If I _______a million euros, I _____my mum and dad a new car.

a)

wins/ will buy

b)

won/ would buy

c)

won/ bought

d)

win/ would buy

61.

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I ________ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy?

a)

upload

b)

download

c)

load

d)

unload

62.

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If it ______ rain, we’ll have the party outside.

a)

wouldn’t

b)

doesn’t

c)

didn’t

d)

won’t

63.

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He ________ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema.

a)

would

b)

might

c)

could

d)

was going to

64.

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If Dan had missed the plane, he ________ (be) very annoyed.

a)

were

b)

will be

c)

would be

d)

would have been

65.

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What ________ you do if you ________ the Prime Minister?

a)

would/were

b)

would/was

c)

will/were

d)

would/are

66.

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Anyone who behaves badly in _________ during the holiday will have to pay E8O straight away.

a)

room

b)

party

c)

public

d)

particular

67.

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Similar to the way they use Facebook, teens may ________ the "success" of their photos - even their self-worth - by the number of likes or comments they receive.

a)

value

b)

indicate

c)

weigh

d)

measure

68.

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The ________ involves TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such as the Internet.

a)

media

b)

press

c)

network

d)

telecommunication

69.

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TV companies _______ their programmes across the country or even across the world.

a)

broadcast

b)

refresh

c)

connect

d)

publish

70.

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Try _________ the program again on another computer and see what happens.

a)

going

b)

making

c)

working

d)

running

71.

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Always remember to _________ any changes you’ve made to your work before you shut down your computer.

a)

print

b)

save

c)

send

d)

store

72.

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Some people _________ their emails as soon as they’ve read them but I prefer to keep them for about a month.

a)

access

b)

surf

c)

delete

d)

browse

73.

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I often _________ music from the internet and play it on an MP3 player.

a)

save

b)

download

c)

record

d)

surf

74.

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If you follow my directions, you _________ her house easily.

a)

will find

b)

would find

c)

found

d)

would have found

75.

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If the weather _________ fine tomorrow, we will go for a picnic.

a)

will be

b)

will have been

c)

would be

d)

is

76.

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After the way she treated you, if I ______ in your place, I wouldn’t return the call.

a)

be

b)

was

c)

am

d)

were

77.

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If you only _________ one day in New York, what would you do?

a)

have

b)

will have

c)

had

d)

would have

78.

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I'm sure she _________ if you explained the situation to her.

a)

will understand

b)

had understood

c)

understood

d)

would understand

E4_Reading Part 1

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

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