Placement test A1-C1

Question 1

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Where ____________ you from? I'm from Russia.

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you are
you
are you

Question 2

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We have _____________ house in Moscow.

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Question 3

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I have two _________, a boy and a girl.

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sons
daughters
children

Question 4

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I work in a _____________. I’m a doctor.

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hospital
hotel
supermarket

Question 5

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This is my brother. ______________ name’s Paul.

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Her
His
He’s

Question 6

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____________ five people in my family.

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They are
There is
There are

Question 7

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I get up ____________ 7 o’clock in the morning.

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Question 8

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I like apples, but I ____________ bananas.

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don’t like
like
do like

Question 9

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Excuse me, _______________ speak French?

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do you
you do
you

Question 10

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How much are ________ shoes?

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this
these
that

Question 11

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Where are my glasses? They’re __________ the table.

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Question 12

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My sister _______________ tennis very well.

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plays
play
playing

Question 13

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I usually go to work _________________ train.

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on
with
by

Question 14

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I don’t see my parents very often ________________ they live in South Africa.

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so
but
because

Question 15

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Rosie stayed ___________________ home yesterday afternoon.

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Question 16

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Last night I __________________ to the cinema.

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went
did go
was

Question 17

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The _______________ is quite expensive but the food there is excellent.

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film
restaurant
book

Question 18

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Do you want to listen to music or ___________ TV?

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see
look
watch

Question 19

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___________________ were you at the weekend? I was in Scotland.

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When
Where
What

Question 20

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_____________ you have a good time at the party? Yes, it was fun.

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Did
Were
Had

Question 21

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Are you ________________ English teacher?

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Maria
Marias’
Maria’s

Question 22

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Bob will meet _____________ at the airport.

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Question 23

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I’m going to a concert tonight. _____________ you like to come?

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Do
Are
Would

Question 24

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______________ use your dictionary? Sure. Here you are.

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Could I
Could you
Do I

Question 25

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I like this apartment but the _________ is too expensive for me.

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money
rent
cost

Question 26

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Excuse me, how do I _______________ to the bus station?

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come
get
arrive

Question 27

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Do you sell stamps? Yes, we do. How _____________ do you want?

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any
many
much

Question 28

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Sorry I’m so late. That’s _________________.

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OK
great
right

Question 29

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I’d like ______ milk in my coffee, please.

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some
any
a

Question 30

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__________ a bus stop near my flat.

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It’s
Here’s
There’s

Question 31

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Is this a good time to talk? Sorry, no. I ______________ dinner.

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cook
am cooking
cooking

Question 32

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I think cycling is more dangerous _______________ driving.

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as
like
than

Question 33

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We ____________ going to the theatre next Saturday.

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will
do
are

Question 34

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_________ meet for coffee some time soon.

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Let’s
Do you
Shall they

Question 35

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Kamal has got a holiday home near _________ sea.

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a
the
some

Question 36

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If you’ve got a headache, you ___________ go home.

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should
did
had

Question 37

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______________ ever been to New York?

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Have you
Are you
Did you

Question 38

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I only get about five hours’ sleep a night. That’s not ____________________.

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enough
lot
too much

Question 39

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Did Amina finish the report? No. She ______________ it tomorrow.

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finishes
is going to finish
finished

Question 40

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Paula __________ loves working with children.

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very
really
much

Question 41

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Is Ottawa the capital of Canada? I think _________ .

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is
yes
so
right

Question 42

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We never _________ a television when I was a child.

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have had
hadn’t
had
didn’t have

Question 43

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We paid the restaurant bill _____ credit card.

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to
with
on
by

Question 44

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The last time I ________ Joanna was in Paris.

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have seen
saw
see
was seeing

Question 45

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If you ________ money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.

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borrow
earn
spend
lend

Question 46

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Can I make myself a cup of coffee? Of course. You ___________ to ask.

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haven’t
mustn’t
needn’t
don’t have

Question 47

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I ________ a lot of sport in my free time.

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do
practise
make
exercise

Question 48

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____________ anywhere interesting recently?

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Do you go
Have you been
Are you going
Will you go

Question 49

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It’s Walter’s birthday on Friday. He ____________ be 30, I think.

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should
can
will
shall

Question 50

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Learning the piano isn’t as difficult ______ learning the violin.

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like
so
than
as

Question 51

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If the weather ____________________ bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.

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will be
was
is
would be

Question 52

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About a billion cans of Coca-Cola __________ drunk around the world every day.

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is
are
was
were

Question 53

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My mum’s not very well. Oh, ____________.

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it doesn’t matter
I do apologise
sorry to hear that
not bad, thanks

Question 54

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Hans isn’t here. He _________________ to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.

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has gone
had been
has been
had gone

Question 55

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Would you mind changing my appointment? _________ time on Friday is fine.

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Next
All the
Every
Any

Question 56

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When I was a child, I ___________ climb the wall and jump into our neighbours’ garden.

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would
did
have
used

Question 57

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Have you finished ___________ the wall yet?

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paint
to paint
painting
painted

Question 58

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Can you help me? I’ve tried _________ hotel in the city and can’t find a room.

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many
any
every
all

Question 59

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Lena used to find work boring _______ she became a nurse.

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unless
until
if
since

Question 60

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If I _______ closer to my office, I could walk to work.

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lived
would live
had lived
live

Question 61

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I ______ outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.

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stood
was standing
have stood
am standing

Question 62

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Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner? It _________ be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on a Monday.

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will
may
can
must

Question 63

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We’ve _______ come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.

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already
yet
just
only

Question 64

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I’ve got to be at work in five minutes. Don’t worry, I ______ you a lift if you want.

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give
am giving
'll give
'm going to give

Question 65

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My doctor advised me _________ more exercise.

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take
taking
having taken
to take

Question 66

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I couldn’t _____ up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.

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put
live
set
take

Question 67

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There’s no name on this dictionary. It _________ be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.

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might not
mustn't
won't
can't

Question 68

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Zaida ______ married since she was 19.

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is
was
has been
is being

Question 69

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Don’t worry if I _______ late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.

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am
will be
would be
was

Question 70

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I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away. Have you tried _______ some aspirin?

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to take
take
took
taking

Question 71

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Boxing is a sport _______ requires a lot of speed and fitness.

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it
that
what
where

Question 72

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Jon ______ working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.

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is only
has only been
was only
had only been

Question 73

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I was wondering ______ I could ask you some questions. Sure, go ahead.

Answer

what
if
that
how

Question 74

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What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston? Well, it depends _______ the time of year that you go.

Answer

on
with
up
to

Question 75

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I’ve finished this salad and I’m still hungry. I _______ ordered something more filling.

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must have
would have
should have
may have

Question 76

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Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours ______ you?

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for
to
with
about

Question 77

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Some married couples seem to get more ________ over time.

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alike
same
like
equal

Question 78

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I don’t know how much this card costs. The price label’s ________ off.

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gone
taken
done
come

Question 79

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Ben got the job because he ________ a very good impression at his interview.

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made
did
put
took

Question 80

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Salsa music always ______ me of my trip to Cuba.

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remembers
realises
recongnises
reminds

Question 81

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I _______ to be picking Tom up at the station but I’ve lost my keys.

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am supposed
am requested
am intended
am obliged

Question 82

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How about going to Colours nightclub? There’s no _______ I’m going there. It’s awful!

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hope
way
time
opportunity

Question 83

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By the age of 18, I _________ not to go to university.

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had decided
decided
have decided
was deciding

Question 84

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I’m afraid your car ___________ repaired before next week.

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hasn’t been
wasn’t
wouldn’t be
can’t be

Question 85

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The amount of organically grown food on sale has ____________ enormously in recent years.

Answer

raised
lifted
increased
built

Question 86

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Can you believe it? A woman has been _____________ for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husband.

Answer

accused
suspended
arrested
suspected

Question 87

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You may borrow my laptop ____________ you promise to look after it.

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unless
in case
as long as
although

Question 88

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It’s a huge painting. It ____________ taken ages to complete.

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must have
can’t have
should have
won’t have

Question 89

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Pierre tends to put _____________ dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.

Answer

down
off
over
away

Question 90

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If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we ___________ standing in the rain.

Answer

were still
would still be
are still
will still be

Question 91

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My mother’s Italian, so _________ the language has been quite easy for me.

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to learn
learn
having learned
learning

Question 92

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__________ I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star.

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In case
Even if
Provided that
However much

Question 93

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The factory workers threatened __________ on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.

Answer

going
to go
that they go
to have gone

Question 94

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I was about to go to sleep when it ___________ to me where the missing keys might be.

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remembered
happened
appeared
occurred

Question 95

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There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to _______ it up.

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take
set
put
bring

Question 96

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If the film is a __________ success, the director will get most of the credit.

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big
high
large
good

Question 97

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By the end of today’s seminar I will _______ to each of you individually.

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speak
have spoken
be speaking
have been speaking

Question 98

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This is a photo of my little sister __________ ice cream on the beach.

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eat
eating
was eating
having eaten

Question 99

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Our students take their responsibilities very ____________.

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considerably
thoroughly
seriously
strongly

Question 100

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Pia was _________ delighted with the birthday present.

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very
completely
fairly
absolutely

Question 101

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People were amazed that the burglary took place in ___________ daylight.

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wide
broad
large
open

Question 102

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She invested a lot of time __________ researching the most appropriate university course.

Answer

to
for
with
in

Question 103

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The police claimed that they acted in self- ____________.

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interest
confidence
defence
discipline

Question 104

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I __________ remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.

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deeply
entirely
clearly
strongly

Question 105

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He turned __________ to be considerably older than I had imagined.

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over
up
out
round

Question 106

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The windows in this house are in urgent __________ of replacement.

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need
help
want
demand

Question 107

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Speed cameras _________ shown to reduce accidents.

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have
were being
have been
are being

Question 108

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Life is a __________ deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language.

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far
huge
big
great

Question 109

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The experiment _____________ testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee.

Answer

contained
incorporated
involved
consisted

Question 110

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We may be a bit late. We’re ____________ in a traffic jam.

Answer

buried
stuck
blocked
surrounded

Question 111

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Having ____________ his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt.

Answer

taken
made
had
attended

Question 112

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Gospel music has been a major influence _________ other musical styles, especially soul.

Answer

with
to
about
on

Question 113

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Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, __________ business you’re in.

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however
wherever
whatever
whenever

Question 114

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It’s __________ likely that this novel will win a literary prize.

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totally
deeply
strongly
highly

Question 115

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It’s no ___________ for me to get Brad’s phone number – I’ll be seeing him tonight.

Answer

point
wonder
secret
problem

Question 116

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I’d lived in Australia, so I was used to ____________ on the left side of the road.

Answer

driving
drive
having driven
drove

Question 117

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I don’t think the colours in Julia’s outfit __________ together.

Answer

fit
suit
match
go

Question 118

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Very rarely _________ here in July.

Answer

it rains
does it rain
is it raining
it is raining

Question 119

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I prefer to buy CDs _____________ download music from my computer.

Answer

in contrast to
as opposed to
rather than
in comparison to

Question 120

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The number of turtles on the island __________ by 70% over the last decade.

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has declined
has been declining
has been declined
is declining

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