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1) Life _ easier thanks to technology.

A is getting

B gets

C get

D are getting

2) Michael is generally a

A woman's name

B surname

C man's name

D family name

3) I have a friend called Fabrice He from France

A came

B come

C comes

D has come

4) He's her closest friend He _her since they were children

A knew

B knows

C has known

D known

5) I've looked for my book everywhere, but I still _it

A haven't found

B have found

C find

D didn't found

6) Where _you yesterday at 3p.m.?

A did

B were

C was

D are

7) Mr Brown is

A a child

B married

C not married

D a girl

8) My favourite book when I was a child _ Robinson Crusoe

A is

B are

C was

D were

9) She _ nineteen when she married

A is

B was

C isn't

D did

10) I bought the car from Professor Jones, _lives just across the road

A Whom

B who

C which

D whose

11) He shouted at us, _was very rude

A whom

B who

C where

D which

12) he was late he stopped to buy a sandwich

A Despite

B Although

C In spite of

D When

13) He went to work everyday _he was very ill

A even though

B because

C but

D in spite of

14) They put up a very large notice _everybody would see it

A to

B in order to

C so as to

D so that

15) He likes chocolate I like it

A either

B so

C too

D neither

16) At christmas , people often exchange kisses bneath a sprig of which plant ?

A Holly

B Mistletoe

C Ivy

D Christmas tree

17) Russian is a _

A place

B country

C nationality

D job

18) his shirt is new, and _ is his tie

A too

B so

C neither

D either

19) Henry is sweet person

A so

B such

C so a

D such a

20) Helen Japanese from a book

A taught

B taught herself

C teach

D teach herself

21) In North America, children put stockings out at Xmas time What about children in Holland?

A Old hats

B Beer mugs

C Shoes

D Stockings

22) The bathroom is _ the top of the house

A by

B in

C on

D at

23) The sixth Harry Potter Book is entitled: “Harry Potter and the Half-blood …”

A prince

B king

C boy

D royal

24) The Sherlock Holmes detective stories were written by _

A Margaret Thatcher

B Conan Doyle

C Graham Green

D

25) I’m afraid I sing very

A bad

B badly

C good

D beautiful

26) My parents were in Dublin _ two weeks

A during

B for

C about

D at

27) A period of thousand years is called a _

A era

B century

C millennium

D None of the bove

28) He earns _ money

A lot of

B a lot

C lots

D a lot of

29) VAT stands for

A Value Adding Tax

B Value Added Tax

C Value Added Taxes

D None of the bove

30) EU stands for

A Europe Union

B Europe Unity

C European Union

D European Unity

31) M.P.H stands for _

A miles per hour

B miles per hours

C metres per hour

D metres per hours

32) I’d like to _ the job you advertised

A apply

B apply for

C applying

D applying for

33) Paul was sitting in a corner

A by himself

B himself

C by himselves

D himselves

34) Which Italian city is the home of the famous car manufacturer Fiat?'

A Rome

B Napoli

C Turin

D Venice

35) Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

A She help me to choose a shirt

B Your explaination help me to understand the proble

C Thank for help me cleaning the car

D Let me help you

36) You know Bill, ?

A do you ?

B aren't you?

C don't you?

D are you?

37) They didn’t finish on time, ?

A did they

B didn't they

C do they

D don't they

38) Which letter can you drink?

A B

B P

C C

D T

39) It is long book that I couldn’t finish it

A so

B such

C so a

D such a

40) It’s the _ film I’ve ever seen

A good

B better

C best

D bestest

41) Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

A You should try to be quieter

B You should try to be more quiet

C Friday is the busiest day of the week

D Friday is the most busy day of the week.

42) I’ve lost my key, is very annoying

A who

B which

C whom

D that

43) She lay in bed, the rain falling

A listen

B listening

C listen to

D listening to

44) We haven’t seen them since January, _ we were on holiday together

A when

B where

C which

D that

45) I spoke very slowly he didn’t understand English very well

A so that

B because

C to

D because of

46) You were wrong criticize them for something they didn’t do

A to

B when

C so as to

D if

47) Which of the sentences below is incorrect?

A Take out the money and hand it over

B Put down your gun and put up your hands

C Look it up in the dictionary

D There’s a policeman coming Watch!

48) If you are kind and generous, people say ‘You have a heart of ’

A silver

B diamonds

C gold

D sunshine

49) I didn’t get the job! B: ' '

A Good heavens!

B That's brilliant!

C Same to you !

D Never mind, better luck next time !

50) When I looked around the door, the baby quietly

A is sleeping

B slept

C was sleeping

D were sleeping

51) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

A exception

B discussion

C revision

D attention

52) In England most children go at the age of five

A school

B to school

C to some school

D to the school

53) The house was building

A a nice old stone

B a nice stone old

C a stone old nice

D an old nice stone

54) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

A headache

B which

C much

D teach

55) What is the polite response to the following? “Thank you very much!”

A "Me too!"

B "Yours truly!"

C "Of course!"

D "you're welcome !"

56) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

A ship

B sheep

C beat

D heat

57) The accident was seen by some people at a bus stop

A waited

B waiting

C were waiting

D who waiting

58) If _ my passport, I’ll be in trouble

A I lose

B I'll lose

C I lost

D I would lose

59) Which of the following would you not see at a tennis match?

A racket

B net

C goal

D court

60) How can you describe someone who smokes a lot?

A a heavy smoker

B a dark smoker

C a strong smoker

D a brown smoker

61) If you rearrange the letters “ANLDEGN”, you would have the name of a(n)

A ocean

B country

C state

D animal

62) When we're feeling very hungry, we say 'I could eat a !'

A dog

B elephant

C horse

D whale

63) Which of the following words is the odd word out?

A PAINTING

B POEM

C STATUE

D FLOWER

64) I’m busy at the moment on the computer

A I work

B I'm work

C I'm working

D I working

65) I’ll tell Anna all the news when her

A I'll see

B I'm going to see

C I see

D I shall see

66) If you have the initials BA after your name, what does it mean?

A You are in the army

B You are a doctor

C You have a university degree.

D You are married

67) Which of the following nouns of measurement is not correct?

A Length (adjective:long)

B Breadth(adjective:broad)

C Highth(adjective:high)

D Width(adjective:wide)

68) The chemist was open, so luckily I _buy some aspirin

A can

B can't

C did can

D was able to

69) We can’t go along here because the road is _

A been repaired

B being repaired

C repair

D repaired

70) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

A bank

B value

C cash

D safe

71) What is the best question for this answer? 'Not very well, I've got a cough that I just cannot get rid of'

A What are you like ?

B How are you ?

C What do you like ?

D What do you like ?

72) Some film stars _be difficult to work with.

A are said

B are said to

C say

D say to

73) Did you congratulate Tessa _ her exam?

A of passing

B on passing

C passing

D to pass

74) Which animal trumpets?

A a duck

B an elephant

C a bull

D a monkey

75) When Martin the car, he took it out for a drive

A had repaired

B has repaired

C repaired

D was repairing

76) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the other words

A money

B annual

C metal

D design

77) Most people just use their PCs for the Internet and

A wording

B spelling

C word processing

D documenting

78) If you cook something in oil, you it

A boil

B steam

C fry

D grill

79) What did you leave the meeting early _ ? - I didn’t like it very much

A away

B because

C for

D like

80) I can remember _ voices in the middle of the night

A hear

B heard

C hearing

D to hear

81) Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the other words

A convenient

B dependent

C deposist

D different

82) Which of the following uses of the word ‘’course" is wrong?

A I had chicken for the main course

B My English course lasts 12 weeks

C Of course you can come to the party

D I was late course my alarm clock is broken.

83) When she said to me: "Could you give me a hand?" What did she want me to do?

A hand her something

B help her

C hold her hand

D bring her something

84) Can you finish this proverb “as old as …”?

A Samson

B the hills

C dry break

D the wood

85) The professor gave an interesting on international politics

A speak

B tell

C talk

D say

86) If something is washable, it can be washed If something is edible, it can be…

A carried

B drunk

C thrown away

D eaten

87) What is a suitable reply? “I think I’ll go to see ‘Shrek 2’ tomorrow.” “ _”

A Are you ?

B Do you ?

C Can you ?

D Will you ?

88) Colleen will return to this country _

A two year from now

B from two years

C fro two years

D two years since

89) Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the saying “A man is known by the company he keeps.”

A One swallow does not make a simmer

B A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

C Birds of feather, flock together.

D Fine feathers make fine birds

90) Fortunately no one died in the accident but 20 people were .’

A damaged

B injured

C spoiled

D broken

91) I don’t want to buy any of these books I’ve got _

A all

B all them

C everything

D them all

92) This detailed map is the atlas

A more useful as

B more useful than

C usefuller as

D usefuller than

93) Yes, I have got the report it

A I just am reading

B I'm just reading

C I'm reading just

D just I'm reading

94) The village is Sheffield It’s only six miles away

A along

B by

C near

D next

95) I prefer dogs cats I hate cats

A from

B over

C than

D to

96) Don’t go too fast I can’t keep you

A on to

B on with

C up to

D up with

97) Someone the tickets are free

A said me

B said me that

C told me

D told to me

98) What’s the name of the man gave us a lift?

A he

B what

C which

D who

99) What was that notice _ ?

A at that were looking

B you were looking at

C you were looking at it

D which you were looking

100) I haven’t got a ticket If one, I could get in

A I'd have

B I had

C I have

D I've got