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#1. Would you like a drink?
#2. Choose the question that is written correctly.
#3. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. whistle, ______
#4. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. foot, _______
#5. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. sing, _____
#6. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. see, blind, hear, ______
#7. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. hour, clock, meter, _______
#8. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. soap, dirty, food, _______
#9. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. heavy, weight, hot, _____
#10. Choose the words that complete this to make a pair. aunt, uncle, niece, ______
#11. Is this the dog I _______ groom when it was a puppy?
#12. Choose the correct sentence.
#13. Tell me the reason ______ you said that.
#14. My old cat died last year, and I still _____ her.
#15. I must have dropped my wallet __________ the sidewalk.
#16. Three of these -ed endings sound the same, like /d/ as in hand. One is different: it sounds like /t/ as in last. Which one is it?
#17. Three of the verbs form the past participle in -n, like ‘I know’ =I have known. Which one follow this rule??
#18. What’s John doing nowadays? The last I heard, he __________ in a bakery.
#19. Which one of these is NOT a way to end a letter?
#20. The next five questions type in your answer that completes the sentence for each one. You may need to use more than one word. I collected my luggage, went through customs and out into the Arrivals Hall. To my surprise, a crowd of people with cameras and notebooks __________ towards me, and began taking pictures of me and shouting out a lot of questions.
#21. ‘Did you have a good flight?’, ‘Is this your first trip to England?’, __________ asked. Everyone was staring at me intently.
#22. __________ reply, one of them suddenly pointed to someone behind me and shouted:
#23. ‘That’s her!’ __________ and saw a well-known film star who had been on the same flight as me.
#24. Oh well, it __________think that I had been mistaken for someone so beautiful and so famous, even if it was only for a few moments!
#25. I ________________ .
#26. They closed the door to stop the dog __________ escaping.
#27. I’ve forgotten __________ everything I was told.
#28. Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?
#29. Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?
#30. I last saw John __________ .
#31. Read the text and answer the next four questions. Only one answer is correct. My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town, about five minutes’ walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well, although she occasionally has trouble with the customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. Her husband Gianni is the accountant and works at the Company head office, which is just outside the town. Question: What Bianca dislikes about working in the garage is that
#32. My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town, about five minutes’ walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well, although she occasionally has trouble with the customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. Her husband Gianni is the accountant and works at the Company head office, which is just outside the town. Question: Which of the following statements about Bianca is true?
#33. My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town, about five minutes’ walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well, although she occasionally has trouble with the customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. Her husband Gianni is the accountant and works at the Company head office, which is just outside the town. Question: Most of her fellow-workers think that Bianca
#34. My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town, about five minutes’ walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well, although she occasionally has trouble with the customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. Her husband Gianni is the accountant and works at the Company head office, which is just outside the town. Question: Which of these think that Bianca cannot be a good mechanic?
#35. In three of the four words, the CAPITAL LETTERS are pronounced the same; the fourth word, is pronounced differently. Find the word.
#36. In three of the four words, the CAPITAL LETTERS are pronounced the same; the fourth word, is pronounced differently. Find the word.
#37. I __________ sight of her just as she disappeared into the bank.
#38. I know you’re angry, but that’s no reason to __________ it out on me.
#39. Please __________ sure that there is air in the tires.
#40. Is Sarah your __________ child, or does she have brothers and sisters?
#41. That wig completely __________ your appearance.
#42. She loves being the _______ of attention.
#43. He’s a horrible man. I cannot stand the __________ of him.
#44. You must make __________ for him. He’s had a terrible week.
#45. Three of these words can be made into verbs by adding -n or -en, e.g., wide=> widen. Find the one which cannot.
#46. Three of these stems can form verbs ending in -ify, e.g., electr- => electrify. Find the one which cannot.
#47. Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence underlined? My daughter married a ninety-year old man. I can’t bear thinking about.
#48. __________ popular opinion, many Welsh people do not speak Welsh.
#49. Is it possible to be inoculated __________ the illness?
#50. I should like to emphasize __________ the difference between hope and wish.
