Choose the right answer:

(?) 1. "Be at a loss for words' means:

a) be friendly with somebody;
b) try as hard as possible;
c) have no money at all;
d) be so surprised that one does not now what to say.
(?) !. "his is ... story # have ever heard$
a) the most funny;
b) funniest;
c) the funniest;
d) the funnier.
(?) %. &hen # ... 'ulie$ # ... that # ... her before$
a) saw(reali)ed( had met;
b) saw(have reali)ed( had met;
c) had seen( reali)ed( had met;
d) saw( reali)ed(have met.
(?) *. "he two cyclists blamed ... for causin+ the accident$
a) itself;
b) them;
c) each other;
d) himself
(?) ,. ... -.s did you buy yesterday?
a) /ow much;
b) /ow many;
c) /ow lon+;
d) &hat many.
(?) 0. 1y nei+hbor loos ... my cat when #'m away$
a) at;
b) for;
c) on;
d) after.
(?) 2. ... of the students failed the test. "hey all passed$
a) 3one;
b) 4ome;
c) 3ot every;
d) 5ll.
(?) 6. &hich of the followin+ sentence does not contain the followin+ consonant 708?
a) the;
b) them
c) their;
d) theme.
(?) 9. ... the be+innin+ of the film there is a hu+e storm$
a) #n;
b) "o;
c) :n;
d) 5t.
(?) 1;. 'ane and 1arie played well in the concert because ... of them had practiced a lot.
a) either;
b) neither;
c) both;
d) all.
(?) 11. &hen the fire started$ .avid mana+ed to ... and +et everyone out of the room$
a) eep his head;
b) eep his fin+ers crossed;
c) eep an eye on them;
d) eep it <uiet.
(?) 1!. #'ve +ot several pens. =ou can use one of...
a) my;
b) me;
c) myself;
d) mine.
(?) 1%. 5 lawnmower is a machine ... is used for cuttin+ +rass$
a) what;
b) which;
c) who;
d) whom.
(?) 1*. 4heila wors ... an accountant in a lar+e company$
a) lie;
b) as;
c) so;
d) to.
(?) 1,. "he faster you are$ the ... wor you'll +et done$
a) most;
b) much;
c) more;
d) many.
(?) 10. .on't phone me toni+ht. # ... for my >rench e?am$
a) will study;
b) will be studyin+;
c) study;
d) will have studied.
(?) 12. &hich of the followin+ sentence does not contain the consonant 7 8 ?
a) challen+e;
b) champion;
c) chamois;
d) champ.
(?) 16. "he thief was sentenced ... a year in prison$
a) on;
b) with;
c) to;
d) in
(?) 19. 'anet... her house decorated last wee$
a) had;
b) has had;
c) will have had;
d) would have had.
(?) !;. &hich word does not contain the diphthon+ 7ei8?
a) day;
b) play;
c) stay;
d) dye.
(?) !1. "here's no need to ... @ust because # didn't wash up.
a) pull my le+;
b) drop me a line;
c) mae a livin+;
d) mae a fuss.
(?) !!. "&hich of the two records did you buy?" "...".
a) 5ny;
b) Both;
c) :ne;
d) Aither.
(?) !%. /is uncle is a +uard at... prison outside town$
a) a;
b) B;
c) an;
d) the.
(?) !*. -an you help me loo ... my eys? # can't find them$
a) at;
b) for;
c) after;
d) on.
(?) !,. &hich word does not contain the vowel 7 8 ?
a) cup;
b) cucumber;
c) cultural;
d) cumulus.
(?) !0. "1ae room" means:
a) +uard somethin+;
b) chec;
c) remain calm;
d) allow enou+h free space.
(?) !2. 'im was cooin+ dinner in the itchen while 'o ... the do+.
a) is feedin+;
b) has been feedin+;
c) was feedin+;
d) had been feedin+.
(?) !6. -ould you ... how much this costs?
a) say me;
b) say to me;
c) tell me;
d) tell.
(?) !9. "he sentence "Coo outD "hat do+ is +oin+ to bite you"$ refers to:
a) evidence that somethin+ will definitely happen in the near future;
b) fi?ed arran+ement in the near future;
c) action intended to be performed in the near future;
d) fear about the future.
(?) %;. "&hich shoes do you lie?" ""he blac ....".
a) one;
b) ones;
c) those;
d) these.
(?) %1. &hen # ... the house$ # ... that # ... my eys$
a) left( had reali)ed ( had for+otten;
b) left( reali)ed( for+ot;
c) had left( reali)ed( had for+otten;
d) left( reali)ed( had for+otten.E
(?) %!. &hich sentence is not correct?
a) &hen # was youn+$ # used to live in Ceeds;
b) 1ary used to wor in a cafe$ but now she wors as an air hostess;
c) &hen # was youn+ # would live in Ceeds;
d) Frandma would always mae me sandwiches for breafast.
(?) %%.7 G 8 does not appear in:
a) court;
b) dollar;
c) doer;
d) domain.
(?) %*. Bad weather prevented the ship ... departin+$
a) to;
b) by;
c) for;
d) from.

(?) %,.... @acet over there is .aniel's$
a) "his;
b) "hat;
c) "hose;
d) "hese.
(?) %0. 4he loves s<uash$ but she isn't een ... tennis$
a) in;
b) on;
c) at;
d) about.
(?) %2. 3eil spent the ... ni+ht revisin+ for his e?am$
a) all;
b) most;
c) whole;
d) much.
(?) %6. 4usan wasn't sure about tain+ the @ob$ but ... the end she accepted it.
a) at;
b) to;
c) on;
d) in.
(?) %9. .on't +o near the water$ ...?
a) won't you;
b) did you;
c) will you;
d) do you.
(?) *;. "#'m +oin+ to buy a new car tomorrow " refers to:
a) timetable;
b) future intention;
c) on the spot decision;
d) somethin+ we are not sure about yet.
(?) *1. "he children behaved ... very well at the party$
a) each other;
b) ourselves;
c) themselves;
d) themselfs.
(?) *!. &hen .iane won the lottery$ she bou+ht ... a new car.
a) herself;
b) her;
c) hers;
d) she.
(?) *%. "hey went... talin+ for hours$
a) on;
b) in;
c) for;
d) up.
(?) **. "he sentence H#t was rainin+ and the wind was blowin+I refers to
a) action in the middle of happenin+ at a stated past time;
b) past actions which happened one after the other;
c) action which is not connected with the present and happened at a definite past time not mentioned;
d) bac+round description to events in a story.
(?) *,. /arry was sun burnt because he ... on the beach for si? hours$
a) had been sittin+;
b) has sat;
c) has been sittin+;
d) was sittin+.