24                  use your dictionary?
     Sure. Here you are.
     A   Could I                      B   Could you                    C   Do I

25   I like this apartment but the                     is too expensive for me.
     A   money                        B   rent                         C   cost

26   Excuse me, how do I                         to the bus station?
     A   come                         B   get                          C   arrive

27   Do you sell stamps?
     Yes, we do. How                      do you want?
     A   any                          B   many                         C   much

28   Sorry I’m so late.
     That’s                 .
     A    OK                          B   great                        C   right

29   I’d like                   milk in my coffee, please.
     A   some                         B   any                          C  a

30                  a bus stop near my flat.
     A   It’s                         B   Here’s                       C   There’s

31   Is this a good time to talk?
     Sorry, no. I                  dinner.
     A   cook                         B   am cooking                   C   cooking

32   I think cycling is more dangerous                       driving.
     A   as                           B   like                         C   than

33   We                   going to the theatre next Saturday.
     A    will                        B   do                           C   are

34                  meet for coffee some time soon.

     A   Let’s                        B   Do you                       C   Shall they

35   Kamal has got a holiday home near                         sea.
     A   a                            B   the                          C   some




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36   If you’ve got a headache, you                       go home.
     A   should                      B   did                        C   had

37                  ever been to New York?
     A   Have you                    B   Are you                    C   Did you

38   I only get about five hours’ sleep a night.
     That’s not                  .
     A   enough                      B   lot                        C   too much

39   Did Amina finish the report?
     No. She                    it tomorrow.
     A   finishes                    B   is going to finish         C   finished

40   Paula                  loves working with children.
     A   very                        B   really                     C   much

41   Is Ottawa the capital of Canada?
     I think                .
     A   is                          B   yes                        C   so                     D  right

42   We never                    a television when I was a child.
     A   have had                    B  hadn’t                      C   had                    D  didn’t have

43   We paid the restaurant bill                    credit card.
     A   to                          B   with                       C   on                     D   by

44   The last time I                  Joanna was in Paris.
     A   have seen                   B   saw                        C   see                    D   was seeing

45   If you                 money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.
     A   borrow                      B   earn                       C   spend                  D   lend

46   Can I make myself a cup of coffee?
     Of course. You                   to ask.
     A   haven’t                     B   mustn’t                    C  needn’t                 D   don’t have

47   I                 a lot of sport in my free time.
     A   do                          B   practise                   C   make                   D   exercise

48                  anywhere interesting recently?
     A   Do you go                   B   Have you been              C  Are you going           D   Will you go



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49   It’s  Walter’s birthday on Friday. He                  be 30, I think.
     A   should                     B   can                       C   will                       D   shall

50   Learning the piano isn’t as difficult                   learning the violin.
     A   like                       B   so                        C  than                        D  as

51   If the weather                 bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.
     A   will be                    B   was                       C  is                          D   would be

52   About a billion cans of Coca-Cola                      drunk around the world every day.
     A   is                         B    are                      C   was                        D  were

53   My mum’s not very well.
     Oh,                  .
     A  it doesn’t matter           B  I do apologise             C  sorry to hear that          D  not bad, thanks.

54   Hans isn’t here. He                     to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.
     A   has gone                   B   had been                  C   has been                   D   had gone

55   Would you mind changing my appointment?                           time on Friday is fine.
     A  Next                        B   All the                   C   Every                      D   Any

56   When I was a child, I                     climb the wall and jump into our neighbours’ garden.
     A   would                      B  did                        C   have                       D used

57   Have you finished                      the wall yet?
     A   paint                      B   to paint                  C   painting                   D   painted

58   Can you help me? I’ve tried                     hotel in the city and can’t find a room.
     A   many                       B   any                       C   every                      D   all

59   Lena used to find work boring                      she became a nurse.
     A   unless                     B   until                     C   if                         D   since

60   If I                closer to my office, I could walk to work.
     A   lived                      B   would live                C   had lived                  D   live

61   I                 outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.
     A   stood                      B   was standing              C   have stood                 D   am standing




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62   Shall  we go to The Riceboat for dinner?  
     It                 be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on a Monday.
     A   will                      B   may                      C   can                    D   must

63   We’ve                  come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.
     A   already                   B   yet                      C   just                   D   only

64   I’ve got to be at work in five minutes.
     Don’t worry, I                you a lift if you want.
     A   give                      B   am giving                C  ’ll give                D  ’m going to give

65   My doctor advised me                      more exercise.
     A   take                      B   taking                   C   having taken           D   to take

66   I couldn’t                up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.
     A  put                        B   live                     C  set                     D  take

67   There’s no name on this dictionary.
     It                 be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.
     A   might not                 B   mustn’t                  C   won’t                  D   can’t

68   Julia                 married since she was 20.
     A   is                        B   was                      C   has been               D   is being

69   Don’t worry if I               late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.
     A   am                        B   will be                  C   would be               D   was

70   I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away.
     Have you tried                 some aspirin?
     A   to take                   B   take                     C  took                    D   taking

71   Boxing is a sport                  requires a lot of speed and fitness.
     A   it                        B   that                     C   what                   D   where

72   Jon                  working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.
     A   is only                   B   has only been            C   was only               D   had only been

73   I was wondering                   I could ask you some questions.
     Sure, go ahead.
     A   what                      B   if                       C   that                   D   how




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74   What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston?
     Well, it depends                 the time of year that you go.
     A   on                        B  with                      C   up                        D to

75   I’ve finished this salad and I’m still hungry. I                 ordered something more filling.
     A   must have                 B   would have               C   should have               D   may have

76   Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours                        you?
     A   for                       B   to                       C  with                       D  about

77   Some married couples seem to get more                          over time.
     A   alike                     B   same                     C   like                      D  equal

78   I don’t know how much this card costs. The price label’s                      off.
     A   gone                      B   taken                    C   done                      D   come

79   Ben got the job because he                    a very good impression at his interview.
     A   made                      B   did                      C   put                       D   took

80   Salsa music always                     me of my trip to Cuba.
     A   remembers                 B   realises                 C   recognises                D   reminds

81   I               to be picking Tom up at the station but I’ve lost my keys.
     A   am supposed               B  am requested              C   am intended               D   am obliged

82   How about going to Colours nightclub?
     There’s no                I’m going there. It’s awful!
     A   hope                      B   way                      C   time                      D   opportunity

83   By the age of 18, I                 not to go to university.
     A  had decided                B   decided                  C   have decided              D   was deciding

84   I’m afraid your car                 repaired before next week.
     A   hasn’t been               B  wasn’t                    C   wouldn’t be               D can’t be

85   The amount of organically grown food on sale has                        enormously in recent years.
     A   raised                    B   lifted                   C   increased                  D   built

86   Can you believe it? A woman has been                      for hacking into the computer of her online virtual
     husband.
     A   accused                   B   suspended                C   arrested                  D   suspected




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87    You may borrow my laptop                          you promise to look after it.
      A  unless                         B  in case                    C   as long as                D   although

88    It’s a huge painting. It                     taken ages to complete.
      A   must have                     B  can’t have                 C   should have               D   won’t have

89    Pierre tends to put                    dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.
      A   down                          B  off                        C  over                       D  away

90    If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we                      standing in the rain.
      A   were still                    B   would still be            C   are still                 D   will still be

91    My mother’s Italian, so                       the language has been quite easy for me.
      A   to learn                      B   learn                     C   having learned            D   learning

92                       I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star.
      A   In case                       B   Even if                   C   Provided that             D   However much

93    The factory workers threatened                         on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.
      A   going                         B   to go                     C  that they go               D   to have gone

94    I was about to go to sleep when it                       to me where the missing keys might be.
      A   remembered                    B   happened                  C   appeared                  D   occurred

95    There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to                                 it up.
      A   take                          B   set                       C   put                       D   bring

96    If the film is a                  success, the director will get most of the credit.
      A   big                           B   high                      C   large                     D   good

97    By the end of today’s seminar I will                      to each of you individually.
      A   speak                         B   have spoken               C   be speaking               D   have been speaking

98    This is a photo of my little sister                    ice cream on the beach.
      A   eat                           B   eating                    C   was eating                D   having eaten

99    Our students take their responsibilities very                       .
      A  considerably                   B   thoroughly                C   seriously                 D   strongly

100   Pia was                     delighted with the birthday present.
      A  very                           B  completely                 C   fairly                    D   absolutely




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101   People were amazed that the burglary took place in                          daylight.
      A  wide                        B   broad                      C  large                      D   open

102   She invested a lot of time                    researching the most appropriate university course.
      A   to                         B   for                        C   with                      D   in

103   The police claimed that they acted in self-                     .
      A   interest                   B   confidence                 C   defence                   D   discipline

104   I                 remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.
      A   deeply                     B   entirely                   C   clearly                   D   strongly

105   He turned                   to be considerably older than I had imagined.
      A   over                       B   up                         C   out                       D   round

106   The windows in this house are in urgent                       of replacement.
      A   need                       B   help                       C   want                      D   demand

107   Speed cameras                     shown to reduce accidents.
      A   have                       B   were being                 C   have been                 D   are being

108   Life is a                deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language.
      A   far                        B   huge                       C  big                        D  great

109   The experiment                    testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee.
      A   contained                  B   incorporated               C   involved                  D   consisted

110   We may be a bit late. We’re                    in a traffic jam.
      A   buried                     B  stuck                       C   blocked                   D surrounded

111   Having                   his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt.
      A   taken                      B   made                       C   had                       D   attended

112   Gospel music has been a major influence                        other musical styles, especially soul.
      A  with                        B  to                          C   about                     D   on

113   Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential,                         business you’re in.
      A  however                     B  wherever                    C   whatever                  D   whenever

114   It’s                likely that this novel will win a literary prize.
      A  totally                     B   deeply                     C   strongly                  D   highly




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115   It’s no               for me to get Brad’s phone number – I’ll be seeing him tonight.   
      A   point                     B   wonder                   C   secret                   D   problem

116   I’d lived in Australia, so I was used to                on the left side of the road.
      A  driving                    B   drive                    C   having driven            D drove

117   I don’t think the colours in Julia’s outfit              together.
      A   fit                       B   suit                     C   match                    D   go

118   Very rarely                here in July.
      A   it rains                  B  does it rain              C   is it raining            D   it is raining

119   I prefer to buy CDs                 download music from my computer.
      A  in contrast to             B   as opposed to            C   rather than              D   in comparison to

120   The number of turtles on the island                    by 70% over the last decade.
      A  has declined               B   has been declining       C   has been declined        D   is declining




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24                  use your dictionary?
     Sure. Here you are.
     A   Could I                      B   Could you                    C   Do I

25   I like this apartment but the                     is too expensive for me.
     A   money                        B   rent                         C   cost

26   Excuse me, how do I                         to the bus station?
     A