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Vocabulary 20 I thank you for your time and .......... forward to
1 My teacher has got short brown hair and is of .......... hearing from you.
height. A expect B see C watch D look
A small B middle C average D tall 21 I wish you all the best and hope you .......... in your
2 My mother taught me to always .......... the truth. new career.
A tell B say C speak D state A succeed B win C gain D earn
3 Hello, could you please .......... me through to Mr 22 You can .......... books for free from the library as
Watson in marketing? long as you return them on time.
A take B give C get D put A loan B borrow C lend D use
4 Steve is a very .......... person, he always gives 23 I am .......... in applying for the position you have
money to charity. available.
A generous B honest C polite D shy A curious B excited C keen D interested
5 I .......... my old friends so I keep in touch with them 24 This dress is .......... expensive, I think I’ll look for
over the Internet. something cheaper.
A miss B left C leave D forget A rather B much C enough D over
6 Some trees blew over in the .......... winds and 25 It’s really easy to get around the city on ..........
damaged some cars. transport.
A heavy B hard C extreme D strong A general B social C public D common
7 My dad suffers .......... high blood pressure so he 26 They introduced a fee for using the roads because
can’t eat salt. of the .......... traffic in the city centre.
A of B from C in D with A large B heavy C serious D huge
8 This is a nice photograph of all the .......... of my 27 Please .......... a seat, the doctor will be with you in a
family. moment.
A partners B people C members D parts A keep B hold C catch D take
9 The customer .......... angrily at the waiter for spilling 28 We went from one shop to .......... looking for the
soup on him. perfect souvenir of our holiday.
A spoke B called C talked D shouted A another B other C else D different
10 You are in .......... of hurting yourself if you don’t 29 The festival takes .......... every August in the city.
warm up properly before exercising. A part B place C post D position
A trouble B danger C risk D threat 30 We should work together to .......... a solution to
11 My .......... friend moved to France so I only see her deforestation.
during the holidays. A realize B meet C decide D find
A best B most C excellent D high 31 What was the .......... that you left your last job?
12 We all .......... from different directions and met at A cause C reason
the cinema. B purpose D intention
A turned B arrived C showed D came 32 We will .......... for you outside the cinema.
13 My brother .......... his time in the evening playing A stay B hold C keep D wait
computer games. 33 He .......... me the story of how he was rescued from
A passes B wastes C spends D completes the avalanche.
14 We can’t .......... to go to Disneyland in Florida, USA. A told B said C spoke D talked
A expect B stay C hold D wait 34 I couldn’t believe that it rained for the .......... trip.
15 This applicant .......... a degree in business and Our holiday was ruined.
experience working in an office. A all B complete C whole D full
A has B takes C keeps D owns 35 The painting really .......... your attention because it
16 The two girls .......... exactly alike but their is so lifelike.
characters are very different. A draws B pulls C takes D makes
A seem B see C look D show 36 I’m sorry to .......... that you are unwell and I hope
17 Student doctors have to work .......... hours before you get better soon.
they qualify. A listen B catch C pick D hear
A far B long C additional D spare 37 My mum is angry because my brother .......... to
18 I would like to .......... for the position of assistant at clean his room.
your camp. A denies B avoids C says D refuses
A ask B try C put D apply 38 Ruth is in bed .......... from the flu.
19 I .......... previous experience working in a busy A getting B recovering C improving D healing
restaurant. 39 Many people dream of moving to the country to
A have B keep C hold D take enjoy the .......... life.
A simple B plain C honest D calm
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1 Simon and I .......... both ten years old. 20 This time tomorrow, I .......... to Moscow.
A are B am C is D have A will drive B am driving C will be driving
2 These are .......... books. They aren’t Mary’s. D am going to be driving
A I B my C mine D me 21 Send me a copy as soon as you .......... the report.
3 There’s .......... noise in here. Let’s go to a different A finish B will finish C am finishing D will be finishing
café. 22 Watch out! You .......... your bike over my flower
A a little B a few C too much D too many bed!
4 Ben is slightly .......... than Bob. A will be riding B are riding C will ride D are going to
A taller B tall C the tallest D very tall ride
5 All of Mary’s .......... are grown up and married. 23 If you heat ice, it .......... .
A child B children C children’s D child’s A will melt B melts C would melt D is going to melt
6 .......... colour do you like best for the walls of the 24 If we go sightseeing tomorrow, I .......... my camera.
kitchen? A would take B take C will take D going to take
A What B Who C Whose D Which 25 I’d probably buy this book if it .......... so expensive.
7 .......... olive oil should I add to the salad? A isn’t B wasn’t C hadn’t been D haven’t been
A How B How much C How many D What 26 If the road hadn’t been so icy, the accident ..........
8 We always .......... our grandparents on Sundays. happened.
A visit B are visiting C is visiting D visiting A won’t have B wouldn’t C would have D wouldn’t have
9 You .......... my laptop! Why don’t you buy one for 27 I wish I .......... more time to relax in the evenings.
yourself? A would have B had C have had D had had
A always use B are always using C always are 28 “………. me a bedtime story, Dad,” said the little girl
using D use always to her father.
10 The first train to Oxford .......... at 6 am. A Say B Tell C Ask D Speak
A leaves B leave C is leaving D leaving 29 They .......... about being the best band in the world.
11 The weather .......... warmer these days. A boasted B exclaimed C explained D complained
A get B getting C gets D is getting 30 Philip asked Mary why she .......... to become a
12 We .......... each other since 2008. doctor.
A know B have known C knew D have been A decided B have decided C had decided D decide
knowing 31 Rome .......... by millions of tourists every year.
13 Karen .......... as a teacher in this school for ten A is visited B is visiting C was visited D has visited
years. 32 Jon .......... at the garage last week.
A has been working B is working C works A is having his car repaired B had his car repaired
D has worked C has his car repaired D had had his car repaired
14 Alan .......... in the sea when he saw a shark coming 33 Steve likes .......... board games with his brother.
towards him. A playing B plays C play D to be playing
A am swimming B was swimming C swam D swim 34 I’d love .......... that film in the cinema.
15 At first I didn’t like Indian food, but I soon .......... to A seeing B see C to see D to be seeing
it. 35 You .......... use the computer now, if you like.
A used B was used C got used D use A may B shall C might D should
16 The old woman was crossing the street when 36 Do you know the reason .......... Frank became so
she .......... and fell. upset?
A was slipping B slipped C slips D have slipped A which B why C when D what
17 Since I .......... my homework, I could relax for the 37 ………. her being ill, she still went to work.
rest of the evening. A Despite B Although C Even though D However
A had done B did C have done D had been doing 38 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, .......... we?
18 Tom was exhausted as he .......... the furniture all A don’t B will C won’t D shall
morning. 39 Helen’s eaten hardly .......... at all today.
A had moved B had been moving C was moving A any B anything C nothing D everything
D have been moving 40 Did the children enjoy .......... at the zoo today?
19 I expect Harry .......... us as soon as he arrives at A themselves B them C the D itself
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