Language Practice

Test

Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

0 Whether this new pay deal will satisfy the unions a to be seen.

1. remains

2. will remain

3. is remaining

4. am remaining

1 By the end of this month, I'll c in my job for twenty years.

1. be

2. be being

3. have been

4. has been

2 I b have thought the best thing to do is just ring them and explain the problem.

1. could

2. would

3. must

4. can

3 Sorry, I'm not really sure what you're getting b .

1. at

2. over

3. on

4. in

4 My friend held the spider, but I c bring myself to do it.

1. can

2. don't

3. didn't

4. couldn't

5 I've been getting terrible headaches_____d_____

1. so far

2. for a while now

3. up to now

4. all the day

6 We are ___c_______ no obligation to give you a refund.

1. on

2. with

3. under

4. at

7 Holly was about to accept the stranger's offer when she ___b___________ her mother's advice.

1. remembered

2. had remembered

3. was remembering

4. has remembered

8 This ______a________ be north, because the sun's in the wrong place.

1. can't

2. shouldn't

3. won't

4. hadn't

9 If you _____b____ ____ across any good stamps, please keep them for my collection.

1. would come

2. come

3. should come

4. have come

10 I'm sorry, but these regulations have to be ________c_________ with.

1. obeyed

2. complied

3. kept

4. command

11 Fifty-seven? No, that _____a_____ be the right answer!

1. can't

2. mustn't

3. wouldn't

4. has't

12 ____b______ happens, I'll always be there for you!

1. However

2. What

3. Whatever

4. Whatever else

13 By early evening most people had ____b__________ their vote.

1. cast

1. administered

2. selected

3. chosen

14 A _____c_____ debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other.

1. warm

2. heated

3. hot

4. cold

15 I've drunk milk every ___c_______ day of my life, and it's never done me any harm!

1. particular

2. individual

3. single

4. one

16 The version of the film I saw had been ______c____ censored.

1. deeply

2. great

3. heavily

4. fruitful

17 He promised to phone me at nine o'clock exactly, and he was as _____c_____ as his word.

1. true

2. good

3. honest

4. very good

18 There has been so much media ____a______ of the wedding that I'm completely fed up with it.

1. attention

2. broadcasting

3. coverage

4. insurance

19 If I were you I would ____c______ clear of the area around the station late at night.

1. stick

2. steer

3. stop

4. lead

20 Turning back now is out of the ____b______ .

1. matter

2. question

3. possibility

4. answer

21 Joe's fear of enclosed spaces _____a_____ from a bad experience he had when he was a child.

1. stems

2. leads

3. starts

4. dreams

22 At the moment _______a________ to play the guitar.

1. I'm learning

2. I learn

3. I'll learn

4. I'd learned

23 My course finishes______b_______.

1. on next week

2. next week

3. at next week

4. to next week

24 The train ______a________ at 9.30.

1. leaves

2. it leaves

3. leaving

4. is leaving

25 Where ______b__________ those shoes?

1. you buy

2. did you buy

3. does you buy

4. do you buy

26 I've worked at this company _____b_______ two years.

1. since

2. for

3. at

4. on

27 Can you tell me what time _______b__________?

1. does the train leave?

2. the train leaves?

3. the train will leave?

4. the train will be leave?

28 England is not _____b_____ big as Germany.

1. so

2. as

3. as so as

4. too

29 There was a terrible plane crash - it _______b_________ an hour ago.

1. happened

2. has happened

3. has been happened

4. is happening

30. Adrian is a very good friend of ______c______.

1. me

2. my

3. mine

4. I

31. Helena's not really a party animal, so I doubt whether she______a____ .

1. comes

2. will come

3. will have come

4. come

32. I was wondering if you _________c________ to go running with me.

1. wanted

2. had wanted

3. would want

4. will want

33. I didn't realise until the meeting ____c__.

1. will start

2. has started

3. started

4. starts

34. The noise stopped as soon as the Head Teacher ___b_____ into the room.

1. walks

2. walked

3. was walking

4. will walk

35. How long _________c___________ these pills?

1. did you take

2. are you taking

3. have you been taking

4. do you take

36. No, I _______c_____________ possibly do that to a friend.

1. mustn't

2. shouldn't

3. couldn't

4. may not

37. Well I'm surprised it was John. I _____a________ have expected better of him.

1. would

2. could

3. should

4. can

38. Don't worry about my big brother; he _____b_______ be very childish at times.

1. will

2. can

3. could

4. must

39. I really ____b__________ eat another thing, thank you.

1. wouldn't

2. couldn't

3. mightn't

4. may not

40. You ________b______be serious! It's far too dangerous!

a) couldn't

b) can't

c) mustn't

d) may not

41. This little device _______b_________ be the answer to all your technical problems.

1. need

2. could

3. shall

4. must

42. What you're saying ___c________ well be true.

1. must

2. should

3. may

4. have to

43. Just in case you ______c______ _____ it, I'll give you my business card so you can contact me.

1. would find

2. will find

3. find

4. can find

44. Climbing in the Himalayas was a far _____c______ from hill walking at home in Ireland.

1. shout

2. scream

3. cry

4. call

45. My bike isn't what you would call fast or sporty, but it serves its ____a____.

1. purpose

2. aim

3. reason

4. intention

46. Rest assured that we have taken every possible safety ________c________.

1. protection

2. preparation

3. precaution

4. action

47. They sell all sorts of household _____c_________: washing machines, dishwashers and so on.

1. machines

2. mechanisms

3. appliances

4. gadgets

48. After just ten minutes in the rain, I was_______c_______ to the skin.

1. damp

2. wet

3. soaked

4. slopped

49. 'Sorry Mrs. Atkins. I wasn't ______b_______ attention,' said Billy.

1. giving

2. paying

3. keeping

4. having

50. Every morning I see kids from the local school_____c_______ football down by the river.

1. taking

2. enjoying

3. playing

4. running

51. John and Mary, come over here. Have you two met___b________ before?

a) yourselves

b) each other

c) together

d) themselves

52. It's quite expensive, but____a______ the other hand it's very good quality.

a) on

b) by

c) in

d) at

53. ___b_________ he is, he shouldn't behave like that.

a) No matter

b) Whoever

c) At once

d) Who

54. You won't tell anyone my secret,________c__________

a) do you?

b) does you?

c) will you?

d) will be you?

55. It was a great holiday. We really enjoyed______a_____________

a) ourselves

b) us

c) themselves

d) herself

56. My car is easy to park. ____b_______ this, it doesn't use much petrol.

a) As well

b) As well as

c) As soon as

d) At once

57. When I want to_______a____ I have a long, hot bath.

a) relax

b) relax me

c) relax her

d) relax him

58._______a_______ it's getting late, let's stop work now and come back tomorrow.

a) As

b) For

c) By

d) Twice

59. __a_________, I'd like to thank you all for coming.

a) In conclusion

b) In contrast

c) In the end

d) At last

60. I bought _____a______ some flowers.

a) myself

b) me

c) my

d) I

61. The tree _____b_______ was about two meters wide because it was so old.

a) twig

b) trunk

c) branch

d) hand

62. Flies were ______a_______ around the uncovered meat in the kitchen.

a) buzzing

b) barking

c) galloping

d) grunting

63. Mary is always so _____d________ - you always see her smiling and happy.

a) fruitful

b)sympathetic

c) cheeky

d) cheerful

64. I was ______b________ when you came to see me in hospital because I was feeling a bit lonely.

a) greedy

b) grateful

c) frank

d) fruitful

65. Chris uses an ______a_________ shaver when he goes on holiday.

a) electric

b) doctor

c) teacher

d) politician

66. Point the ____b________ to the place on the screen where you want to type, and then click.

a) icon

b) cursor

c) mouse

d) picture

67. The _____c__________ made a lot of buildings collapse and thousands of people were made homeless.

a) cyclone

b) invasion

c) earthquake

d) devastation

68. International ___d___________ is being sent to help the victims survive the winter.

a) help

b) charity

c) organization

d) aid

69. I broke my _______b________ when I was young - my brother punched it!

a) chin

b) nose

c) face

d) head

70 Anyone who has high stress______a_____ should read this book.

a) levels

b) layers

c) rates

d) points