1．She _____ crying when she got her exam results.
set off
burst out
took off
burst into
2．A: _________ speak to the recruitment manager, please.
B: I\’m sorry, I\’m afraid he\’s not in the office at the moment.
I wonder if I could
I’m afraid I can’t
Do you think you could
Thank you for
3．“I was getting up when I heard a crash.” This sentence means: _____
The noise woke me up.
I’d just turned the alarm clock off.
I made loud noise.
I witnessed a car accident.
4．One day ___ married.
I’m getting
I’ll get
I get
I got
5．___ Jane and Simon at Beluga Bar tomorrow. Do you want to come?
I’ll meet
I’ll have met
I’m meeting
I meet
6．Clarissa\’s failed all her exams! What ___?
is she going to do
is she doing
does she do
had she done
7．This time tomorrow, we\’ll have handed in our assignments and ___ in the park.
we’ll be relaxing
we’re relaxing
we’ll relax
we relax
8．Just ____ dirty dishes in the sink. I\’ll wash them.
talk
take
leave
lose
9．Don\’t ___ it for granted. It is totally different from what you think.
take
answer
ask
play
10．A: Tom and Jane are planning to get married. They\’re only eighteen!
B: So? _________ Nothing big deal.
Are you joking?
No way!
I don’t believe it.
What’s wrong with that?
11．A: They should serve vegetarian food in the school canteen.
B: That\’s a good point. I _________ that.
wouldn’t appreciate
can deal with
‘d never thought of
wouldn’t say
12．______ to the dentist, he felt much better.
Was
Been
Being
Having been
13．_________ the light, she left the room.
Turning off
Turned off
To turn off
Turn off
14．By the time he was twenty-five, he _____ his first million.
earns
had earned
was earning
will earn
15．She _____ in the town for ten years before she met him.
lived
has lived
had been living
lives
16．After they _____ dinner, they went out.
finish
are finishing
have finished
had finished
17．I\’m glad I saw that film, it really _______.
cheered up
cheered me up
cheered up me
me cheered up
18．Have you got any aspirin? The anaesthetic is ______.
wearing it off
wearing off my mouth
wearing off
wearing off it
19．Why are you ___ your lunch? Aren\’t you hungry?
pigging out
parting with
picking at
pointing out
20．Now you\’ve made the decision, you must _______.
stick it
stick it to
stick to it
to stick it
21．You\’ll have to ___ a better excuse than that.
come up with
do away with
come across
go away from
22．_________ it, it\’s all about money – it\’s pure greed.
The way I see
You have to say
Talk about
As far as I see
23．________ of having ratings for so many different age groups.
The way I see
Bear in mind
I really don’t see the point
It might not necessarily be the case
24．_________ admit that most people are not interested in being informed.
You decide to
You have to
The other hand to
As far as I
25．Many people are worried about the effect of _________ on local culture.
global
globalised
globalise
globalization
26．We felt like complete _________ when we first moved here.
outsiders
outside
outsider
outsides
27．Last night\’s storm was the most _________ we\’ve had all year.
destructive
destruct
destruction
destructed
28．I sometimes feel as if Toby isn\’t even aware of my _________ .
exist
existence
existing
existed
29．I wonder what qualifications you need to be a business _________ .
analyze
analyst
analysis
analyzing
30．Despite the money they spent on _________ , the building is still ugly.
modern
modernize
modernized
modernization
31．If he _________ driving like that, he\’ll have a crash.
keeps
kept
keep
have kept
32．If Tony _________ me a lift on his bike, I always say ‘no\’.
offer
would offer
offered
offers
33．I _________ riding a motorbike in this weather if I were you.
don’t risk
wouldn’t risk
didn’t risk
won’t risk
34．I\’d lend you my car if I _________ it to be serviced.
don’t take
won’t take
hadn’t taken
am not taken
35．I\’d have called an ambulance if I _________ my phone with me.
have
had
would have
had had
36．If he _________ a crash helmet, his injuries would be much worse.
didn’t wear
doesn’t wear
wasn’t wearing
hadn’t worn
37．You look a bit _________ . Maybe you should take some extra vitamins.
worried
run-down
confident
outraged
38．Cherie seems quiet, but she can be very entertaining when the_________takes her.
mood
star
magic
wine
39．Sheila felt quite _________ when she bumped into her ex-boyfriend with his new girlfriend.
uncomfortable
exciting
dissatisfied
confused
40．When the police started asking questions, Joe felt _________ to tell the truth.
depressed
dangerous
compelled
exciting
41．Do we really have to fill in all these forms? It\’s so _________ .
simple
appealing
modern
tiresome
42．Hundreds of species are thought to be dying _________ every day.
down
out
off
away
43．I know you hate your job, but you\’ll have to live _________ it for the time being.
with
out
off
away
44．When our excitement finally died _________ , we realised what the million-pound win meant.
out
away
off
in
45．Once the press find out his secret, he\’ll never live it _________ .
up
on
down
off
46．We had a terrible storm last night but it soon died _________ .
out
off
away
down
47．Only a few of our features are written by our journalists: we get _________ of them from freelance writers.
none
some
most
all
48．There are _________ mistakes in this TV guide: I\’ve found one on every page so far.
quite a few
not too many
almost no
very few
49．This newspaper\’s full of photographs and advertising: there\’s _________ real news.
very little
quite a few
so much
every
50．I\’d really like to be a photographer and spend the _________ day taking photographs!
first
whole
all
best
