Section 1
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(1) Roberta _____ from The United States.
- a) are
- b) is
- c) am
- d) be
(2) What’s _____ name?
- a) –
- b) his
- c) him
- d) he
(3) My friend _____ in London.
- a) living
- b) live
- c) lives
- d) is live
(4) Where _____?
- works Tom
- Tom works
- Tom does work
- does Tom work
(5) I _____ coffee.
- no like
- not like
- like don’t
- don’t like
(6) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”
- Did you ever go
- Do you ever go
- Have you ever been
- Are you ever going
(7) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.
- the most big
- the bigger
- the biggest
- the more big
(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.
- who
- what
- which
- whose
(9) _____ these days.
- I never a newspaper buy
- I never buy a newspaper
- I buy never a newspaper
- d) Never I buy a newspaper
(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.
- am
- go to
- going to
- am going to
(11) I wish I _____ more money!
- have
- had
- would have
- was having
(12) _____ be famous one day?
- Would you like
- Would you like to
- Do you like
- Do you like to
Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.
- on
- in
- at
- by
(14) I _____ eighteen years old.
- am
- have
- have got
- –
(15) I _____ a headache.
- am
- do
- have
- got
(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?
- carry
- wear
- use
- d) hold
(17) ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’
- idea
- opinion
- answer
- time
(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!
- ticket
- receipt
- invoice
- bill
(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?
- items
- pairs
- sets
- times
(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.
- tanned
- sunned
- coloured
- darkened
Section 3
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(21) Harry can _____ English.
- to speak
- speaking
- speak
- d) speaks
(22) I’m not interested _____ sports.
- a) for
- b) about
- c) in
- to
(23) She likes _____ expensive clothes.
- wearing
- to wearing
- wear
- is wearing
(24) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
- was driving
- drove
- had driven
- has been driving
(25) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
- could you
- can you
- if you could
- d) if could you
(26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I?
- saw
- had seen
- have seen
- d) would have seen
(27) I like your hair. Where _____?
- do you have cut
- have you cut it
- do you have cut it
- d) do you have it cut
(28) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
- have worked
- work
- be working
- to work
(29) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.
- which
- who
- whose
- that
(30) What _____ this weekend, Lance?
- will you do
- are you doing
- will you have done
- do you do
(31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
- little
- a little
- few
- a few
(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.
- is arrested
- arrested
- has been arrested
- is being arrested
Section 4
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(33) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.
- go
- be
- do
- get
(34) I _____ football every week.
- a) play
- b) go
- c) do
- d) have
(35) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.
- does
- makes
- cooks
- takes
(36) Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
- turn up
- turn in
- turn off
- turn over
(37) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.
- crying
- tears
- cries
- tearful
(38) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
- reassured
- informed
- insisted
- persuaded
(39) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?
- lend
- owe
- borrow
- rent
(40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!
- taking
- spending
- having
- doing
Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(41) Who _____ in that house?
- does live
- lives
- does he live
- he lives
(42) I’ll call you when I _____ home.
- get
- ’ll get
- ’ll have got
- ’m getting
(43) If you _____ me, what would you do?
- was
- would be
- were
- have been
(44) I don’t know where _____ last night.
- did he go
- he did go
- went he
- he went
(45) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
- they won’t
- they hadn’t
- they didn’t
- they weren’t
(46) I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!
- wasn’t eating
- didn’t eat
- hadn’t eaten
- hasn’t eaten
(47) I regret _____ harder in school.
- not studying
- not to study
- to not study
- not have studied
(48) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
- will tell
- would have told
- must have told
- had told
(49) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet!
- neither they aren’t
- either they aren’t
- nor are they
- neither did they be
(50) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.
- were speaking
- would speak
- had spoken
- spoke
(51) I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do!
- don’t have to work
- didn’t have to work
- wouldn’t work
- wasn’t working
(52) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.
- whatever
- whenever
- wherever
- whoever
Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(53) I always _____ milk in my coffee.
- have
- drink
- mix
- make
(54) I _____ TV every evening.
- watch
- look at
- see
- hear
(55) Can you give me a _____ with my bag.
- leg
- back
- hand
- head
(56) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be!
- thought
- question
- mind
- opinion
(57) The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.
- trespassing
- mugging
- speeding
- drunk driving
(58) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.
- time-wasting
- time-consuming
- time-using
- out of time
(59) After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence.
- discussion
- speaking
- conversation
- talking
(60) There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.
- campaigns
- issues
- boycotts
- strikes