1) Life _____ easier thanks to technology.

 

1. is getting

 

1. gets

 

1. get

 

1. are getting

2) Michael is generally a ____

 

1. woman’s name

 

1. surname

 

1. man’s name

 

1. family name

3) I have a friend called Fabrice. He______from France.

 

1. came

 

1. come

 

1. comes

 

1. has come

4)  He’s her closest friend. He _____her since they were children.

 

1. knew

 

1. knows

 

1. has known

 

1. known

5)  I’ve looked for my book everywhere, but I still_________it.

 

1. haven’t found

 

1. have found

 

1. find

 

1. didn’t found

6) Where_______you yesterday at 3p.m.?

 

1. did

 

1. were

 

1. was

 

1. are

7) Mr. Brown is ________

 

1. a child

 

1. married

 

1. not married

 

1. a girl

8) My favourite book when I was a child _______ Robinson Crusoe.

 

1. is

 

1. are

 

1. was

 

1. were

9) She _______ nineteen when she married.

 

1. is

 

1. was

 

1. isn’t

 

1. did

10) I bought the car from Professor Jones,_____lives just across the road.

 

1. Whom

 

1. who

 

1. which

 

1. whose

11) He shouted at us,_______was very rude.

 

1. whom

 

1. who

 

1. where

 

1. which

12)  ________ he was late he stopped to buy a sandwich.

 

1. Despite

 

1. Although

 

1. In spite of

 

1. When

13)  He went to work everyday_____he was very ill.

 

1. even though

 

1. because

 

1. but

 

1. in spite of

14)  They put up a very large notice_______everybody would see it.

 

1. to

 

1. in order to

 

1. so as to

 

1. so that

15)  He  likes chocolate. I like it ______

 

1. either

 

1. so

 

1. too

 

1. neither

16) At christmas , people often exchange kisses bneath a sprig of which plant ?.

 

1. Holly

 

1. Mistletoe

 

1. Ivy

 

1. Christmas tree

17) Russian is a _____

 

1. place

 

1. country

 

1. nationality

 

1. job

18) his shirt is new, and _______ is his tie.

 

1. too

 

1. so

 

1. neither

 

1. either

19) Henry is ______ sweet person.

 

1. so

 

1. such

 

1. so a

 

1. such a

20) Helen______Japanese from a book.

 

1. taught

 

1. taught herself

 

1. teach

 

1. teach herself

21)  In North America, children put stockings out at Xmas time. What about children in Holland?.

 

1. Old hats

 

1. Beer mugs

 

1. Shoes

 

1. Stockings

22) The bathroom is _____ the top of the house.

 

1. by

 

1. in

 

1. on

 

1. at

23) The sixth Harry Potter Book is entitled: “Harry Potter and the Half-blood …”

 

1. prince

 

1. king

 

1. boy

 

1. royal

24) The Sherlock Holmes detective stories were written by _____

 

1. Margaret Thatcher

 

1. Conan Doyle

 

1. Graham Green

 

25) I’m afraid I sing very ______.

 

1. bad

 

1. badly

 

1. good

 

1. beautiful

26) My parents were in Dublin _____ two weeks.

 

1. during

 

1. for

 

1. about

 

1. at

27)  A period of thousand years is called a _________.

 

1. era

 

1. century

 

1. millennium

 

1. None of the bove

28) He earns _______ money.

 

1. lot of

 

1. a lot

 

1. lots

 

1. a lot of

29)  VAT stands for ________

 

1. Value Adding Tax

 

1. Value Added Tax

 

1. Value Added Taxes

 

1. None of the bove

30) EU stands for ________

 

1. Europe Union

 

1. Europe Unity

 

1. European Union

 

1. European Unity

31) M.P.H stands for _______

 

1. miles per hour

 

1. miles per hours

 

1. metres per hour

 

1. metres per hours

32)  I’d like to _______ the job you advertised.

 

1. apply

 

1. apply for

 

1. applying

 

1. applying for

33) Paul was sitting ______ in a corner.

 

1. by himself

 

1. himself

 

1. by himselves

 

1. himselves

34)  Which Italian city is the home of the famous car manufacturer Fiat?’

 

1. Rome

 

1. Napoli

 

1. Turin

 

1. Venice

35) Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

 

1. She help me to choose a shirt.

 

1. Your explaination help me to understand the proble

 

1. Thank for help me cleaning the car

 

1. Let me help you

36) You know Bill, ________?

 

1. do you ?

 

1. aren’t you?

 

1. don’t you?

 

1. are you?

37)  They didn’t finish on time, ______?

 

1. did they

 

1. didn’t they

 

1. do they

 

1. don’t they

38)  Which letter can you drink?

 

1. B

 

1. P

 

1. C

 

1. T

39) It is ______ long book that I couldn’t finish it.

 

1. so

 

1. such

 

1. so a

 

1. such a

40)  It’s the _____ film I’ve ever seen.

 

1. good

 

1. better

 

1. best

 

1. bestest

41)   Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

 

1. You should try to be quieter.

 

1. You should try to be more quiet.

 

1. Friday is the busiest day of the week.

 

1. Friday is the most busy day of the week.

42) I’ve lost my key, ______ is very annoying.

 

1. who

 

1. which

 

1. whom

 

1. that

43) She lay in bed, ________ the rain falling.

 

1. listen

 

1. listening

 

1. listen to

 

1. listening to

44) We haven’t seen them since January, _______ we were on holiday together.

 

1. when

 

1. where

 

1. which

 

1. that

45)  I spoke very slowly ______ he didn’t understand English very well.

 

1. so that

 

1. because

 

1. to

 

1. because of

46)  You were wrong ________ criticize them for something they didn’t do.

 

1. to

 

1. when

 

1. so as to

 

1. if

47) Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

 

1. Take out the money and hand it over.

 

1. Put down your gun and put up your hands.

 

1. Look it up in the dictionary.

 

1. There’s a policeman coming. Watch!

48) If you are kind and generous, people say ‘You have a heart of ________’.

 

1. silver

 

1. diamonds

 

1. gold

 

1. sunshine

49)  I didn’t get the job! B: ‘ ________________’

 

1. Good heavens!

 

1. That’s brilliant!

 

1. Same to you !

 

1. Never mind, better luck next time !

50) When I looked around the door, the baby __________ quietly.

 

1. is sleeping

 

1. slept

 

1. was sleeping

 

1. were sleeping

51)  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

 

1. exception

 

1. discussion

 

1. revision

 

1. attention

52) In England most children go ____________ at the age of five.

 

1. school

 

1. to school

 

1. to some school

 

1. to the school

53)  The house was ______________ building.

 

1. a nice old stone

 

1. a nice stone old

 

1. a stone old nice

 

1. an old nice stone

54)  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

 

1. headache

 

1. which

 

1. much

 

1. teach

55) What is the polite response to the following? “Thank you very much!”

 

1. “Me too!”

 

1. “Yours truly!”

 

1. “Of course!”

 

1. “you’re welcome !”

56) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

 

1. ship

 

1. sheep

 

1. beat

 

1. heat

57) The accident was seen by some people ________________ at a bus stop.

 

1. waited

 

1. waiting

 

1. were waiting

 

1. who waiting

58)  If _________________ my passport, I’ll be in trouble.

 

1. I lose

 

1. I’ll lose

 

1. I lost

 

1. I would lose

59)   Which of the following would you not see at a tennis match?

 

1. racket

 

1. net

 

1. goal

 

1. court

60)  How can you describe someone who smokes a lot?

 

1. a heavy smoker

 

1. a dark smoker

 

1. a strong smoker

 

1. a brown smoker

61) If you rearrange the letters “ANLDEGN”, you would have the name of a(n)

 

1. ocean

 

1. country

 

1. state

 

1. animal

62)  When we’re feeling very hungry, we say ‘I could eat a ______!’

 

1. dog

 

1. elephant

 

1. horse

 

1. whale

63)  Which of the following words is the odd word out?

 

1. PAINTING

 

1. POEM

 

1. STATUE

 

1. FLOWER

64)  I’m busy at the moment. __________ on the computer.

 

1. I work

 

1. I’m work

 

1. I’m working

 

1. I working

65)   I’ll tell Anna all the news when ______________ her.

 

1. I’ll see

 

1. I’m going to see

 

1. I see

 

1. I shall see

66)  If you have the initials BA after your name, what does it mean?

 

1. You are in the army.

 

1. You are a doctor.

 

1. You have a university degree.

 

1. You are married.

67) Which of the following nouns of measurement is not correct?

 

1. Length (adjective:long)

 

1. Breadth(adjective:broad)

 

1. Highth(adjective:high)

 

1. Width(adjective:wide)

68) The chemist was open, so luckily I _________buy some aspirin.

 

1. can

 

1. can’t

 

1. did can

 

1. was able to

69) We can’t go along here because the road is _____

 

1. been repaired

 

1. being repaired

 

1. repair

 

1. repaired

70) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

 

1. bank

 

1. value

 

1. cash

 

1. safe

71) What is the best question for this answer? ‘Not very well, I’ve got a cough that I just cannot get rid of’.

 

1. What are you like ?

 

1. How are you ?

 

1. What do you like ?

 

1. What do you like ?

72)  Some film stars _____be difficult to work with.

 

1. are said

 

1. are said to

 

1. say

 

1. say to

73) Did you congratulate Tessa _____________ her exam?

 

1. of passing

 

1. on passing

 

1. passing

 

1. to pass

74)  Which animal trumpets?

 

1. a duck

 

1. an elephant

 

1. a bull

 

1. a monkey

75) When Martin ____________ the car, he took it out for a drive.

 

1. had repaired

 

1. has repaired

 

1. repaired

 

1. was repairing

76) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the other words.

 

1. money

 

1. annual

 

1. metal

 

1. design

77) Most people just use their PCs for the Internet and ________.

 

1. wording

 

1. spelling

 

1. word processing

 

1. documenting

78)  If you cook something in oil, you ________ it.

 

1. boil

 

1. steam

 

1. fry

 

1. grill

79)  What did you leave the meeting early ___________ ? – I didn’t like it very much.

 

1. away

 

1. because

 

1. for

 

1. like

80)   I can remember _____________ voices in the middle of the night.

 

1. hear

 

1. heard

 

1. hearing

 

1. to hear

81) Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the other words.

 

1. convenient

 

1. dependent

 

1. deposist

 

1. different

82) Which of the following uses of the word ‘’course” is wrong?

 

1. I had chicken for the main course.

 

1. My English course lasts 12 weeks.

 

1. Of course you can come to the party.

 

1. I was late course my alarm clock is broken.

83) When she said to me: “Could you give me a hand?” What did she want me to do?

 

1. hand her something

 

1. help her

 

1. hold her hand

 

1. bring her something

84)  Can you finish this proverb “as old as …”?

 

1. Samson

 

1. the hills

 

1. dry break

 

1. the wood

85) The professor gave an interesting ________ on international politics.

 

1. speak

 

1. tell

 

1. talk

 

1. say

86)  If something is washable, it can be washed. If something is edible, it can be…

 

1. carried

 

1. drunk

 

1. thrown away

 

1. eaten

87)  What is a suitable reply? “I think I’ll go to see ‘Shrek 2’ tomorrow.”    “_____”

 

1. Are you ?

 

1. Do you ?

 

1. Can you ?

 

1. Will you ?

88) Colleen will return to this country _____.

 

1. two year from now

 

1. from two years

 

1. fro two years

 

1. two years since

89)  Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the saying “A man is known by the company he keeps.”

 

1. One swallow does not make a simmer.

 

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

 

1. Birds of feather, flock together.

 

1. Fine feathers make fine birds.

90) Fortunately no one died in the accident but 20 people were ________.’

 

1. damaged

 

1. injured

 

1. spoiled

 

1. broken

91)   I don’t want to buy any of these books. I’ve got _____________

 

1. all

 

1. all them

 

1. everything

 

1. them all

92)  This detailed map is ______________ the atlas.

 

1. more useful as

 

1. more useful than

 

1. usefuller as

 

1. usefuller than

93) Yes, I have got the report. ____________________ it.

 

1. I just am reading

 

1. I’m just reading

 

1. I’m reading just

 

1. just I’m reading

94)  The village is ____________ Sheffield. It’s only six miles away.

 

1. along

 

1. by

 

1. near

 

1. next

95)  I prefer dogs ____________ cats. I hate cats.

 

1. from

 

1. over

 

1. than

 

1. to

96)   Don’t go too fast. I can’t keep ____________ you.

 

1. on to

 

1. on with

 

1. up to

 

1. up with

97) Someone ________________ the tickets are free.

 

1. said me

 

1. said me that

 

1. told me

 

1. told to me

98)  What’s the name of the man ________________ gave us a lift?

 

1. he

 

1. what

 

1. which

 

1. who

99)  What was that notice _________________ ?

 

1. at that were looking B. you were looking at

 

1. you were looking at it   D. which you were looking

100)  I haven’t got a ticket. If ________________ one, I could get in.

 

1. I’d have B. I had C. I have D. I’ve got