Choose the correct answer in each case:
1. A: I enjoy working on challenging projects at work.
B: So ____ I!
am - do - can
2. We could cook dinner. ____, we could buy some take away food.
therefore- on the other hand - although
3. In those days, my father ____ never eat dinner after eight o’clock.
would - will - used to
4. He ____ finished cooking when we arrived.
have - has - had
5. If you were a better cook, you ____ need to eat out all the time.
won´t - wouldn´t - hadn´t
6. There were ____ than fifty people in the audience last night.
fewer - lesser - few
7. The children ____ playing football for two hours before it started raining.
has been - have been - had been
8. I wish it ____ the time of year when I could go on holiday.
is - were - will be
9. We ____ have caught the early train, as the football match was delayed.
needn´t - mustn´t - didn´t
10. That man's so unreliable – you can't trust him. ____
Frankly, I wouldn’t work with him.
I wouldn’t work frankly with him.
I wouldn’t frankly work with him.
11. Go ____ the end of the street and turn right.
on - to - at
12. ____ you like to go out this
evening?
Can - Would - Will
13. I don't think it's right ____ children to play with toy guns.
for - that -to
14. How much ____ the train to Santiago cost?
does - is -do
15. The film starts ____ half past four.
in - on - at
16. He is single. He never ____.
marrying - marries - married
17. She reads every day ____ she isn’t serious.
because - and - but
18. He ____ in Cairo.
lives - live - living
19. William ____ in South America now
was living - will live - is living
20. Excuse me, I’m lost. ____ you help me?
Should - Shall - Could
21. You ____ to do your homework by tomorrow
must - have - should
22. I had a shower, ____ I went to bed.
then - until - during
23. I ____ to work when I saw Steve.
was going - going - went
24. I ____ use to swim much, but now I have my own pool, I swim every day.
don´t - didn´t - did
25. I just heard they are ____ get married in June.
going to - go to - going
26. Select a word that has the same or a very similar meaning to each word.
Example: big = large
go - begin - plan - listen - read - run - choose - speak - end - get
study =
receive =
start =
talk =
pick =
27. Complete each definition using a word from the list.
attend - assemble - approach - arrive - admit - announce - arrange - adjust - accept - wrap
To cover with paper or material is to ...............................
To improve or change is to ................................
To state or make public is to .............................
To get somewhere is to ..............................
To put something together is to ..................................
28. Complete each sentence using a word from the list.
awkward - ancient - ahead - adequate - articulate - alert - accurate - abroad -
adult - aggressive
More and more people go ............................. for their holidays these days.
Drivers need to remain .................................. when in charge of a car.
The city has many .................................... and interesting buildings.
She's a highly ....................................... person who explains things clearly.
He's a very ............................ person – always getting into fights.
29. Select a word from the list that has the same or a very similar meaning to each
word.
Example: big = large
line - joint - command - prize - mess - fright - schedule - dock - stage - mistake
timetable =
reward =
queue =
phase =
error =
30. Select a word from the list that is most often used with each word.
Example: big + house
tree - audition - scissors - rod - classes - strings - salesman - seep - minister - seat
aerobics +
agriculture +
aisle +
apron +
family +
