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d. can't helps

9. We usually ____ the shopping in a supermarket.

GRAMMAR a. make
b. do
1. Excuse me, how ____ your last name? R-I-L-E-Y. c. have
d. go
a. spell
b. you spell 10. They hardly ____ visit us.
c. do you spell
d. spell you a. ever
b. sometimes
2. I like ____ in my spare time. c. never
d. usually
a. reading
b. read 11. He ____ about football which drives me mad!
c. to read
d. to Reading a. forever talks
b. is forever talking
3. I speak Hebrew and French but Ann ____ c. will forever be talking
d. has forever been talking
a. don't
b. doesn't 12. Lisa learns very fast ______ she is intelligent.
c. speaks
d. doesn't speaks a. because
b. or
4. I can't find my glasses. Can you look for ____, c. and
please? d. but

a. they 13. He realized that he ____ his car keys in the office.
b. them
c. it a. left
d. their b. has left
c. had left
5. When do you play tennis? ____ Mondays. d. was leaving

a. On 14. ___ plans you might have for the weekend, you'll
b. In have to change them.
c. At
d. By a. Wherever
b. Whovever
6. ____ two airports in the city. c. Whatever
d. However
a. It is
b. There is 15. You won't pass the exam ____ you start studying
c. There are immediately.
d. This is
a. as long as
7. He ____ tennis with me yesterday. b. provided
c. unless
a. doesn't played d. if
b. didn't played
c. not played 16. What time is it?
d. didn't play

8. Sorry, I ____ you at the moment. a. it’s six and half

b. it’s half six
a. can't help c. it’s six and a half
b. don't can help d. it’s a half six
c. can't helping
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17. The police stopped us and said we ____ to enter 25. We’ve been friends ____________________ many
the building. years.

a. can't a. since
b. couldn't b. from
c. didn't allow c. during
d. weren't allowed d. for

18. The view wasn't just nice! It was ____ 26. These are the photos ________________ I took
astonishing! on holiday.
a. extremely
b. absolutely a. which
c. very b. who
d. fairly c. what
d. where
19. ____ the weather was horrible, we decided to go
out for a short walk. 27. I would like ______ butter on my toast, please.

a. Even though a. any

b. However b. a
c. In spite of c. some
d. Despite d. a bit

20. The square was ____ crowded we couldn't pass. 28. I wasn’t interested in the performance very much.
______.
a. so
b. such a. I didn’t, too.
c. very b. Neither was I.
d. as c. Nor I did.
d. So I wasn’t.
21. Two climbers are reported to ____ during the
storm last night. 29. Take a warm coat, __________ you might get very
cold outside.
a. die
b. have died a. otherwise
c. had died b. in case
d. died c. so that
d. in order to
22. Mike is ______________.
30. What I like more than anything else __________
at weekends.
a. my sister’s friend
b. friend my sister a. playing golf
c. friend from my sister b. to play golf
d. my sister friend’s c. is playing golf
d. is play golf
23. The living room is ___________________ than the
bedroom. 31. She _________ for her cat for two days when she
finally found it in the garage.
a. more big
b. more bigger a. looked
c. biggest b. had been looked
d. bigger c. had been looking
d. were looking
24. ________________ seen fireworks before?
32. He doesn’t have ______ money.
a. Did you ever
b. Are you ever a. much
c. Have you ever b. a lot
d. Do you ever c. many
d. plenty
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33. If he ______ about it, I’m sure he’d help. a. does
b. spends
a. had know c. has
b. knew d. makes
c. has known
d. knows 42. Hello, this is Simon. Could I ____________ to
Jane, please?
34. It's all right, we ______ hurry. We have plenty of
time. a. say
b. tell
a. mustn't c. call
b. shouldn't d. speak
c. can't
d. needn't VOCABULARY

35. The financial director ______ for almost an hour. 43. I only paid ₤20 for this jacket! It was a real ____.

a. kept us to wait a. buy

b. kept us waiting b. price
c. made us wait c. bargain
d. made us waiting d. sale

36. Latin ____ compulsory in Irish schools. 44. The firework____ was really amazing.

a. exhibition
a. used to be b. display
b. would be c. collection
c. has d. vision
d. has been
45. Paul is always lost in his thoughts. He is _____.
37. I ____ to Peru on holiday next month.
a. self-centered
a. am flying b. self-confident
b. flying c. self-conscious
c. am go flying d. self-absorbed
d. will flying
46. She doesn't ____ of my decision.
38. This book is ______.
a. agree
a. my b. approve
b. mine c. accept
c. your d. support
d. me
47. During his stay in Indonesia he went ____ with
39. We wouldn't have missed the bus if you ____ to malaria.
chat with Mary!
a. up
a. didn't stop b. off
b. hadn't stopped c. down
c. don't stop d. over
d. wouldn't have stopped
48. I can't move the sofa. Could you ____ me a hand
40. The party was so boring I wish I ____ at all. with it, please?

a. give
a. hadn't gone b. get
b. wouldn't go c. take
c. haven't gone d. borrow
d. didn't go
49. You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll
41. She __________ a lot of her free time reading. have to ________________, I’m afraid.
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57. A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.
a. tell it off
b. sort itself out a. immigrants
c. put up with it b. emigrants
d. put it off c. invaders
d. colonies
50. She ______ at me and then turned away.
58. She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in
a. viewed the past few years.
b. regarded
c. watched a. work
d. glanced b. salary
c. job
51. ______ tired Melissa is when she gets home from d. earnings
work, she always makes time to say goodnight to the
children. 59. He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.

a. Whatever a. failed
b. No matter how b. disapprove
c. However much c. missed
d. Although d. fell behind

52. It was only ten days ago ______ she started her 60. He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.
new job.
a. took
a. Then b. put
b. Since c. called
c. After d. logged
d. That

53. Have you got time to discuss your work now, or

are you ______ to leave?

a. Thinking
b. Round
c. Planned
SCORE
d. About
1 – 10: BEGINNER
54. Once the plane is in the air, you can ______ your
11 – 24: ELEMENTARY
seat belts if you wish.
25 – 34: PRE-INTERMEDIATE
35 – 44: INTERMEDIATE
a. Undress
45 – 54: UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
b. Unfasten
55 – 60: ADVANCED
c. Unlock
d. Untie

55. I’d rather you ______ to her why we can’t go.

a. Would explain
b. Explained
c. To explain
d. Will explain

56. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I

decided to ______ my steps.

a. Retrace
b. Regress
c. Resume
d. Return
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