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Total questions: 100

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Class
Date
1.

''How's your class this year?"

- ''Great. ___ forty-seven students, and they are good friends''

a)

It's

b)

They're

c)

There's

d)

There're

2.

It is necessary for students to litsen to their teacher ___.

a)

Attentive

b)

Attentively

c)

Attention

d)

Attending

3.

Children will work hard if the lesson are___.

a)

Nice

b)

Enthusiastic

c)

Disappointing

d)

Interesting

4.

I ___ as a shop assistant for 2 years.

a)

Work

b)

Have worked

c)

Are working

d)

Has worked

5.

My father ___ excuses when i feel like going to the cinema.

a)

Make always

b)

Makes always

c)

Always makes

d)

Always made

6.

Mozart ___ more than 600 pieces of music.

a)

Writes

b)

Wrote

c)

Writed

d)

Was wrote

7.

We ___ David in town a few days ago.

a)

Did see

b)

Was saw

c)

Did saw

d)

Saw

8.

It was cold, so I ___ the window.

a)

Shut

b)

Was shut

c)

Am shut

d)

Shutted

9.

I ___ to the cinema three times last week.

a)

Was go

b)

Went

c)

Did go

d)

Goed

10.

What ___ you ___ last weekend?

a)

Were/do

b)

Did/did

c)

Did/do

d)

Do/did

11.

My house has got a big ___ where I can keep my car and some gardening tools as well

a)

garden

b)

garage

c)

yard

d)

room

12.

She has some beautiful flowers in the ___. That makes her house really easy to spot.

a)

window

b)

door

c)

wall

d)

fence

13.

Our hotel room has a ___ that looks out over the sea.

a)

corridor

b)

wall

c)

balcony

d)

garden

14.

There are two ___ to the bar: one at the front and one at the door.

a)

entrance

b)

enter

c)

entries

d)

entrances

15.

There are so many things inside the car, so put the luggage on the ___ of the car.

a)

roof

b)

front

c)

back

d)

side

16.

When peole___, they ___ to the police station

a)

are arrested/are taken

b)

were arrested/were taken

c)

is arrested/will be taken

d)

was arrested/was taken

17.

How did people communicate over long distances before the phone ___?

a)

is invented

b)

was invented

c)

invents

d)

inventing

18.

All the candles had been lit ___ the same match.

a)

with

b)

by

c)

in

d)

on

19.

You ___ exam results next Monday

a)

are given

b)

will be given

c)

are giving

d)

give

20.

Milk ___ in the fridge

a)

is usually kept

b)

is kept usually

c)

usually keeps

d)

keeps usually

21.

Can you give me the ___ for this pie? It's delicious.

a)

prescription

b)

instructions

c)

ingredients

d)

recipe

22.

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.

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

a)

Being eaten

b)

Having eaten

c)

Eat

d)

Eating

24.

Everyone's asleep. We ___ make a noise

a)

couldn't

b)

mustn't

c)

needn't

d)

wouldn't

25.

Although they are poor, they have ___ five children well

a)

grown up

b)

taken up

c)

brought up

d)

pulled up

26.

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

a)

experience

b)

knowledge

c)

occassion

d)

event

27.

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

a)

timetable

b)

catalogue

c)

dictionary

d)

programme

28.

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

a)

travel agent's

b)

chemist's

c)

police station

d)

post office

29.

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

a)

frighten

b)

frightening

c)

frightened

d)

frighteningly

30.

The doctor decided to give her a thotough examination ___ he could identify the cause of her illness

a)

after

b)

so as

c)

unless

d)

so that

31.

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

a)

down

b)

up

c)

outside

d)

off

32.

___ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages

a)

A great volume of

b)

A large number of

c)

Many of

d)

Much of

33.

___ 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.

I'd rather have a room of my own, ___ small it may be.

a)

even if

b)

whatever

c)

no matter

d)

however

35.

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.

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.

I have never seen ___ festival in my life.

a)

such a spectacular

b)

such spectacular

c)

so spectacular

d)

a such spectacular

39.

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.

She is ___ polite to refuse it.

a)

such

b)

very

c)

much

d)

too

41.

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

a)

in spite of

b)

although

c)

because

d)

despite

42.

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

43.

Many children are ___ by a single parent.

a)

grown up

b)

brought up

c)

look after

d)

taken care

44.

The gym ___ i do an exercise class is going to close.

a)

which

b)

where

c)

that

d)

who

45.

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

a)

windy

b)

light

c)

clear

d)

nice

46.

He was tired so he wasn't capable ___ driving himself home.

a)

for

b)

at

c)

from

d)

of

47.

Must t take my umbrella? No, you ___. I't not going to rain.

a)

mustn't

b)

needn't

c)

don't

d)

haven't to

48.

I hope our plane leaves on ___.

a)

timetable

b)

plan

c)

hour

d)

schedule

49.

He didn't buy ___ vegetables but he bought ___ tomatoes.

a)

much/much

b)

any/a lot of

c)

any/any of

d)

some many

50.

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

a)

worried

b)

disappointing

c)

nervous

d)

disappointed

51.

As soon as the other passengers ___ the bus, we'll leave.

a)

will get on

b)

get on

c)

are getting on

d)

have been getting on

52.

After ___ that chapter carefully, they began their experiments.

a)

reading

b)

read

c)

having been read

d)

have read

53.

Papermaking began in China anf from there it ___ to North Africa.

a)

Sprang

b)

carried

c)

spread

d)

spilled

54.

You needn't do that when the maid is here, ___ ?

a)

do you

b)

need you

c)

is she

d)

isn't she

55.

I ___ writing this report by next weekend.

a)

will have finished

b)

will be finishing

c)

have finished

d)

finish

56.

"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

57.

The manager ___ that all the customers should be searched.

a)

predicted

b)

insisted

c)

obliged

d)

told

58.

Life here is too expensive. I don't know ___ to get for food.

a)

why

b)

how

c)

where

d)

what

59.

The scenery looks ___ in December than in April.

a)

far pleasant

b)

very pleasant

c)

much more pleasantly

d)

much more pleasant

60.

"Did you decide to hire Smith for the job?"

"Yes, I chose him because ___ has not only the experience but also the education"

a)

He does

b)

he has

c)

he is

d)

he

61.

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

a)

uploaded

b)

downloaded

c)

loaded

d)

unloaded

62.

If it ___ rain, we'll have the party outside.

a)

wouldn't

b)

doesn't

c)

didn't

d)

won't

63.

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.

If Dan had missed the plane, he ___ very annoyed.

a)

were

b)

will be

c)

would be

d)

would have been

65.

Have you got any comment to ___ about the cause of the disaster?

a)

make

b)

do

c)

show

d)

demonstrate

66.

What ___ you do if you ___ the Prime Minister?

a)

would/were

b)

would/was

c)

will/were

d)

would/are

67.

Anyone who behaves badly in ___ during the holiday will have to pay $80 straight away

a)

room

b)

party

c)

public

d)

particular

68.

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

a)

value

b)

indicate

c)

weigh

d)

measure

69.

The ___ invilves TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such as the internet.

a)

media

b)

press

c)

network

d)

telecommunication

70.

TV compaines ___ their programmes across the country or even across the world

a)

broadcast

b)

refresh

c)

connect

d)

publish

71.

I'm using a computer ___ that translates from English into Greek

a)

research

b)

program

c)

memory

d)

equipment

72.

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

a)

going

b)

making

c)

working

d)

running

73.

Alway remember to ___ any changes you've made to your work before you shut down your computer

a)

print

b)

save

c)

send

d)

store

74.

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

75.

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

a)

save

b)

download

c)

record

d)

surf

76.

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

a)

will find

b)

would find

c)

found

d)

would have found

77.

When she ___ her mistake, she apologized

a)

realizes

b)

realize

c)

realized

d)

was realizing

78.

If I ___ in your place, I wouldn't return her call

a)

be

b)

was

c)

am

d)

were

79.

Please ___ photocopies of documents

a)

not to submit

b)

do not submit

c)

no submit

d)

not submit

80.

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

a)

will understand

b)

had understood

c)

understood

d)

would understand

81.

___ about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?

a)

Has Alex ever talked

b)

Is Alex ever talking

c)

Have Alex ever talked

d)

Does Alex ever talks

82.

Lots of people get ___ from watching football match on their armchairs

a)

enjoy

b)

defeat

c)

pleasure

d)

dislike

83.

Alex is very ___. You can trust him completely

a)

typical

b)

great

c)

responsible

d)

hard-working

84.

She ___ breakfast when a letter ___ through the letter box

a)

were eating/came

b)

was eating/came

c)

ate/was coming

d)

ate/was coming

85.

The manager expected the team ___ because they hadn't done enough training

a)

has lost

b)

to lose

c)

to be lost

d)

by losing

86.

What ___ do we need for this recipe?

a)

cooking

b)

dish

c)

infections

d)

ingredients

87.

Thanks for looking after my cat for the weekend. I'm really ___

a)

grateful

b)

happy

c)

sorry

d)

sad

88.

I'm using a computer ___ to translate Chinese into English

a)

program

b)

research

c)

device

d)

mouse

89.

If I ___ a milion euros, I ___ my mum and dad a new car

a)

wins/will buy

b)

won/would buy

c)

won/bought

d)

win/would buy

90.

___ Rover be upset if I ___ him?

a)

will/didn't invite

b)

would/invite

c)

would/didn't invite

d)

will/had invite

91.

Jim has not worked ___ this year.

a)

hard

b)

more hard

c)

hardly

d)

more harder

92.

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

a)

over

b)

than

c)

to

d)

above

93.

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

a)

Lesser

b)

Less

c)

Fewer

d)

Few

94.

Tim has ___ friends than Jack.

a)

many

b)

much

c)

less

d)

fewer

95.

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

96.

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

a)

smaller

b)

fewer

c)

less

d)

lesser

97.

They'll never ___ to get here by six-the roads are quite busy today

a)

manage

b)

arrive

c)

succeed

d)

able

98.

You can't tell what someone is like just from their ___.

a)

appearance

b)

character

c)

personality

d)

looking

99.

Ruth has got a great ___ of humour

a)

emotion

b)

feeling

c)

mood

d)

sense

100.

This is the ___ of the bicycle which was stolen.

a)

detail

b)

description

c)

information

d)

example