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PRACTICE TESTS
(Level 82)

Teocher: Nguyen Thanh Thuy
Tel: 072.3456"8889


1.

Where have you been? Why are you
wearing
tennis?

7. ldidn't knowyou were in hospital. lf
l-,
lwould have come to visit you.

shorts?

tr a! Did you use to play
tr bl OiO you play

tr al knew
tr b) would know
E c) would h.ave known
tr d) had known

El cl Have you been playing
tr dl Have you played

2. Hatryhas travelled a lot. He

four

you get lonely sometimes?
alone.In fact, I actually
enjoy being on my own.

-Don't
:No,l'm

or five different languages.

tr al is able to speaking
tr b) knows speaking,

-

Elal

,E c) can speak

tr dl knows to speak

3. I have to meet my wife in ten minutes.
go now or l'll be late.
I
tr al would better
tr,,bJ had better
,'
. E cl had rather
,E dl would rather

tr
tr
tr
9.

.:

you paint the house yourself?
by professionals.

-Did
-No, l-

10.

Everyone thought the play was very
funny except Mary. She just wasn't in the
for a comedy.


11.

tr al did it
tr bl had it done
O cl made it
tr dl had it made

tr a) disposition
tr bl feeling

:'

you knqw where
sorry.l've no idea.

gone?

-

haven't got a light,

7

-You I
dgn't smoke.
-Sorry,
tr a) haven't you
tr b) have you
tr cl do you
tr dl don't you


lwasjust

ofgoinghomewhenthe

boss asked me to type an urgent letter,

tr a) at the point
tr b) on the point
tr cl to the point

E c) mood
E d) humour

trdlonthedot

Your brother is the laziest person l've ever
known. He has never
in his
life.

done

tr a) a workday

n bl the work of a day
tr c) a day's work
tr d) a working day'

-Do

-No,

live

tr ai has Frank
tr b) is Frank
E cl Frank is
tr d) Frank's

:

4,

-

use to living
b) use to
cl used to living
dl used to live

l

12. l'd like--------- to tidy up the garage next
Satuqday. lt's a terrible mess.

QPI You helPing me
tr b) you to help

me i


tr
tr

c) that you help me

d) that you'll help me

l


13. Don't phone between 7 andS otlock.
dinner then and my wife doesnt
like being disturbed when welre eating.
El a) We'll be having
tr b) We'll have
E c) We'd have
tr d) We'd be having

14. l've heard a lot about your son. He sounds
like a very interesting person.l'm looking
forward
him.
E a) to meet
tr b) to-meeting
E c) until meeting
tr dl until lmeet
15. The exam wasn't too difficult, but
lcouldn't answer
E a) to question 4
tr b) to the question 4

E cl question 4
tr d) the question 4

20. The government has decided to ingrease
from 1 st
the tax on cigarettes
April.
tr a) in effect
tr b) with effect
EIclto part
tr d) to commence

-

21: Sally wasn't very friendly. She
me.

tr

tl

tr
tr
22.

17; l'm going to a wedding in London next
is getting married and l've
agreed to act as best man.

23. lf I hadn't been so tired, l-E a) would have gone

tr b) would go
c) had gone
D d) was going

24.

before

itt

I

tl

changes..

a) All is
n b) All thing are
EI c) Everything is
fl d) Every things are

_,

as

they say.

a] no news is a good sign
tr b) new news is bad news
E c) no news is a bad sign

tr d) no news is good news

25.

-The

photocopier isn't working.
the red button.

-.Try

too

E a) pressing on
tr b) to press on

--

19. There have been no
same as before.

We haven't

worried about Sue.
-l'm
heard from her for weeks.

-Well,

of mine's

b) One friend of mine
c) A friend of mine
d) A friend of me

18. ln my opinion the situation is extremely

flc) pressing
tr
26.

the

out.

tr

tr al A friend

serious. Something
late.
tr a) they must do
fl b) rnust to be done
tl c) must be done
tr d) have to be done

that you can't come to the party.

il d) a pain

week.


tr

lt's

tr a) what a pity
tr b) such a pity
tr cla such pity

16. She woke up in the middle of the night,
frightened and confused.Then she
recognised her room. Slowly she realised
that she
tl a) had dreamed
D b) had been dreaming
trl c) dreamed
trl d) was dreaming

tl
tl

a) spoke hardly
b) hArdly spoke
cl spoke hard
d) spoke with hardness

d) to press

you know the girl


-Do l've never seen her before.
-No,
tr a) talking
tr b) is talking
tr c) who talking
tr d) whose talking


to do this work or did theY do it

39.

for nothing?

'tr

tr

a) Did the men PaY
b) Did the men Paid

E

c) Were the men Paid

tr

d) Were the men PaYing

40. They had been married for fifty years and

had stood beside each other

tr a) through the thin and the thick
tr b) through the thick and the thin

fl

c) through thin and thick

tr

d) through thick and thin

41. There's no point-..-----'a garage if you
don't have a car to Put in it'

tr

'

a) to build

E b) that you build
E c) on building

tr d) in building
42. You don't realise how lucky you are'
in Your Position'
lwish |


Ea)am

D b) were
tr c) will be
fl d) would be

43. Fred can't .o-of at all. He

E a) can't boilan egg even
-.
tr b) gven can't boilan egg
E c) can't boileven an egg
tr d) can't even boil an egg
the door, Please?
44. Would You
There's a terrible draught.

-

t

El a) remind closing

,l

fl

:ll
-:l


l

..1

tr

b) remember closing
c) mind to close

45. There has been a hugg increasg
tr a) in the cost of living
tr b)of the cost of living
tr cl in the cost of life

tr

-'

d) of the cost of life

46. lam verY sorry
accept mY aPologies.

tr alof what
tr b) of that
tr c) for what
tr d) for that
47. Dan's uPset because he's been
team that will PlaY in the final.


the

E al omitted out of
fl b) left out of
tr c) let out from

tr d) let outside
48. The fire brigade had to fight the flames
all night. Eventually, however, they
the fire.
managed tb

E a) set off
fl b) Put offfl c) Put out
tr dl set out
on a lot of weight since
49, Gina has .the last time I saw her. She used to be
quite thin.

E a) set

tr

b) Put
fl c) added
E d) carried

pub
50. We had arranged to meet Bill at the
iast night, but he didn't -_-- uP'


il
tr

a) Put
b) turn

E c) knock

tr d) stand


27. Dr Grimskiis,fggture on climate change.
has given us.,all pfenty
.

of

"

33. Everytime he asks her,to mair:'y him, she
sa)rs no. Maybe shet just __-:+-.

tr al food for thoughts
tr b) food for thought
tr c) thoughts of food
tr dl thought forfood
28.

-Do


D al hardly playing to get
tr b) hardly getting to
tr clgetting hard to play
tr d) playing hard to get

play

you want a big bag?
--.--_...-;__. I have a lot of stuff here.

-Yeah,

tr a) the bigger, the better
E bl the bigger, better
tr cl bigger, better
tr dl bigger, the better

34. My computer wasn't working so I took it
back to the shop

_.

tr aland had it repaired
tr bland repaired it
tr c) and had repaired it
tr d) for repairing it

29. lt was a stupid thing to say. I realise that
now. lwish

it.

l_

E a) haven't said

Paul

35. We waved goodbye to
the
train, carrying him away, left the station.

tr b) wouldn't have said
tr c) didn't say
tr d) hadn't said

tr a) like

flblas

30. So you're a teacher, eh? How long

E a) have you been teaching
tr bl have you taught
tr c} had you taught

--?
36. Life in France seemed strange at first. For
example, |
wine with my food.


_

tr a) didn't use.to drink
tr blwasn't use to drinking

tr d) are you teaching
,j

work

E

it was badly

fla) however
tr

used to drink

37. The people--- are allprofessionals.
D a) t work with
tr bl which I work with
tr c) with which lwork
tr d) with who I work

E c) even

tr d) in spite of
32. The pipe burst and there was water

everywhere.
what to do if Jock
hadn't arrived.

c) wasn't used to drinking

tr dl didn't

b) even though

| ._

r

tr c) during
tr dl since

:

31. He liked his
paid.

:

38. lrt getting

.

late:


bed.

tr al'wouldn't know
tr bl wouldn't have'known

tr al lU better put
tr bl ld rather put

E c) didn't know

E c) l'm better putting

n d) hadn't known

tr d) ltt better putting

the children to


1. Look! Somebody the upstairs
window.

7. I didnt know your address. lf I had known

it,l_youapostcard.

tr al had broken
tr b) has broken
tr cl has been breaking
tr d) was breaking

2. lused

E

a) had sent
EI b) would send
EI c) sent
E d) would have sent

to_

on my head when lwas
younger, but lcan't do it now. l'm too old,
I suppose.

8. lwouldn't like to share an office. I
my own office. lwork better when l'm
alone.

E a) use to have

E a) can stand
E bl could stand

EI b) used to share
EI c) am used to having
E dl have used to have

tr c) be standing
tr dl Ue able to stand

3.

-Do

you think I should take an umbrella?
The weather forecast

you'd
-Yes,

9. She wanted to knowwhat
spare time.

said it might rain.

tralldid
trbldidl

EIa) better
tr bl rather

trc)didldo
Ud)ldiddo

tr c) like
tr d) prefer
10.

4. ltook my car to the garage
tr a)for having it serviced


tr a) on the point
tr b) in the point

idea. Who's going to make it?

EI b) shallwe
E c) doh't we
E dl won't we

otlock

-,

fl c) on the dot
tr d) in the dot
6. We get a bonus at the end of the year, the
eguivalent of

tr a) a one-month salary
-_.salary
tr b) u month's
tr cl the salary of a month
D d) a months'safary

have breakfast in bed tomorrow,

-Great
tr a) will we


tr b) to have it serviced
tr c) to service it
tr d) for servicing it
5. The meeting wilt start at 3
so don't be late.

-Let's

11. She didn't have to help him. Nobody
forced her. She did it
kindness.
El al out of
E b) out from

trclby
tr dl for

wanted

12. The lawyer
to the police
before they found and arrested him.

E'a) his client to surrender

tr bl that his client surrender

fl

tr


c) his client surrendering
dl surrendering his client


13.

tomorrow?
-Can
but not in the morning.
l',see You

20,,,,s,,, yout letter,of

,El a) With regards for
-tr

n b) I'd work

tr
tr

D c) l'll be working
El d) l'd be working
21.

tr a) breaking
tr b) to break

doing these daYs?

He used to write to me
-l
regularly but lhaven't heard from him at
RoY

all---.
E

tr
E

tr

b) the Platform number 3
c) from Platform 3
d) from the Platform 3

16. She was sitting on the ground, breathing
heavilY. ObviouslY she ---.._-_.

tr c) late
tr d) lately

22. They're one of the richest families in the
countrY. TheY've got ---.--.- money that
they don't know what to do with it.
EI a) as much
E bl such lots of
E cl so much
E d) such much

my
23. The view was wonderful. lf l*-*
some
taken
camera with me, I could've
great photos.

EIa) ran
tr b) had been running
tr c) had run
tr d) was running
17. Last summer we went on holidays with

tr

a) friends our's
b) friends of us
tr c) friends of ours
D d) friends ours

il

18. I haven't received your letter. lt might
delivered to the wrong address.
:l

i
il

tra)be


trbltobe
E c) have been

tr d) has been
,l
,,1

I
,ri

19. He did **-- Possible to helb them'
D a) everYthing
tr b) all

tr
.,1

c)

allthe

tl d) everY thing

a) ultimate

n bi ultimately

tr d) bY breaking


fla) platform 3

b) As regards for
c) As regards to
dl With regard to

-What's
don't know.

E c) in breaking

15. The next train to London leaves

y,!$ to

c.[arifyseveralPoints.'

-Yes,
tr a) l'llwork

14. The burglars got into the house
window at the back.

zeth,,,$n9,-,f

tr a) had
tr b) would
E

fl


24.

have
c) have had
d) had had
were just talking about you.ls

-We
true that You've been fired?
news:*-**-' I see.
-Bad

it

E al travels fast

EI b) arrives quicklY
tr c) is worse news

tr

d) flies fastest

25. I don't like Johnson and I never have, but,
with atlthe problems he has had recently'
sorry for him.
I

can't

tr

n

tr

a) prevent feeling
b) prevent to feel
c) help to feel
d) helP feeling

26. The boy .-_..- in the accident was taken
to the nearest hosPital.
D a) was injured
D b) injured
tr c) who injured
tr d) that injured


27. The new science teacher is certainly,
with the children. She's extremely
popular.

44:':

tr

i:;33. I need a

afford them. I'm a


tr al'hard down
tr b) down hard
tr c) up hard
tr d) hard up

tr c) hitting big
tr dla big hit
28. :When do you want me to come?
We have a lot to do.

34.

0

35.

,
'
31.

too

-

E c) didn't wait
E d) aren't waitinE

._-


the bad weathef we decided to
go for a drive along the coast.

tr a) However it was
El b) In spite of

tr c) Although
D d) Even though

32,

c) had your hair cut
hairs cut

lwas hungry, ldecided to find
restaurant and have a good meal.

- tr a) Already that
tr bl Put that

l'm late. I hope you

just arrived.

?

a) cut your hair

tr dlhad your


so much

-No,l've
tr a) haven't waited
tr b) haven't been waiting

You

D b) cut Your hairs

Soonest, best

-Sorry
long.

was the last time

went to the hairdresser's a month ago.

tr

tr a) hadn't eaten
tr b) didnit eat
E c) haven't eaten
tr d) wasn't eating
30.

-When

-l


tr alThe sooner, the better
tr b) Sooner, better
tr c) The soonest, the best

I

at the

moment.

D b) hitting nice

29. lfeelsick. I wish
chocolate.

bit

;ll

a) a nice hit

trdl

new pair o.f;boots but I can't

trclAs
tr d) Like
36. There was no bed in the flat, onlY a
on the

mattress. But
floor.

lquicklY

tr a) got used to sleePing
tr blused to sleep
E c) used to sleePing
D d) became use to sleep
37. I recently went back to the town
tr a) | grew up in it
tr b) where I grew uP in
tr c) lgrew uPln
tr dlthat I grew uP in it

that camera if it had been less

expensive?

tr alWould you have bought
tr b) naA you bought
tr cl Did you buy
tr d) Would you buy

(:

38. We
Q.a) will better
tr blwould rather


tr c) had better
fldlwould better

-.

a


39.

I

..-

-your"iob
Iturned it down.

several months ago,'but

45. We already have a hospitalhglg'There is
no

E a)for other one
tr b,lfor another one
tr c) of another one
tr d) ofother one

Ela) have been offered

tr b) had been offerirlg


flc)

was offering

tr d) was offered
40. The mysterious woman disappeared' She
air'
simplY vanished into '

tr

a) slim

n

b) insubstantial

tr c) thin
E d) thick
41. When larrived in Chicago I had no
a Place to live'

difficultY
tr a) finding
tr b) to find

D c) that lfound
D d) for finding


l-

harder when lwas
at school.Then I might have some
qualifications now.

42. lwish

43,

tr

a) had studied

tl

b) studied

E

c) was studYing

tr

d) would have studied

Lucy--***.She left five or six weeks ago'
E a) no more works here

tr b) now doesn't work here


fl
tr

cl doesn't work here anY more
d) doesn't anY more work here

l'll do the shoPPing when

tr

n

a) lfinish cleaning

b) lfinish to clean
E c) l'llfinish cleaning

need

.'i:,
'

46. ldon't enjoy my job any more' ltt so
boring. ReallY, l'm fed uP ._------ it'

.

tr alabout
tr b) with


trc)of
tr

d) from

47. Derek started a Japanese course last
winter, but he
months.

tr a) stoPped out
tr b) stePped awaY
tr c) droPPed out
tr d) droPPed awaY
48. They used to be good friends, but then
they- - . . Now theY don't even sPeak
to each other any more.
D a) droPPed out
tr bl droPPed off
tr c) fellout
tr d) fell off
49. The workers have accePted the
management's offer and the strike they
planned has been

tr

a) called off

D blcancelled off

El c) cut off

tr

d) cut uP

50. lf you want to lose weight, the first thing
on alcohol' Or stoP
you must do
drinking comPletelY, if Possible'

is

tr a) droP down
tr b) drop out
E c) cut out
tr d) cut down


1. My uncle is an actor.
films.

He

in several

7.

tr a) has appeared
tr b) has been appearing


lwasn't hungry.lf l'd been hungry,
something.
l_
fla) would eat
tr bl ate

tr c) had eaten
tr d) would've eaten

Elcl was appearing
tr d) had appeared

8. Pierre has lived in Britain for many
on the left.
so

2. A little boy fell into the river, but
rescue him.
fortunately we

he

E a) used to drive

tr a) could be able to
tr b) could to tr cl could

tl,bl


is used to driving
El c) is use to drive

tr

d) used to driving

El d) were able to

9. Can you

_

stop and get some petrol
soon.The tank is almost empty.

3. we

yeart

tellme

near here?

E

a) where is a bank
El b) if there's a bank
D c) that there's a bank
n d) if a bank is


fla) would

better
tr b) had better
tr cl had rather
tr d) would rather

10. You wouldn't have gone into the bank

if

you'd known the police were watching it,

are you doing this afternoon?

-What
going to the barbert

E al weren't you

-l'm

tr bl didn't

tr al to cut my hair
tr b) for having my hair cut
tr c) to have my hair cut
tr d) for cutting my hair


E

wouldyou have
tr d) would you
1

5. You want to be a doctor?We were
the impression you wanted to be an
engineer.

EI a) on the dot

tr

E c) over
tr d) under

tr

E

trb)on
12.

lfinish rny studies, in _,

to go and live in the country.
l-l al three year's time
tr b) three yearsltime
tr cl a three-year time

tr dl the time of three years

c)

1. The detective saw that the girl was
of crying. He offered her his
handkerchief.

tralin

6. When

you

I

want

b) to the point
c) on the point
d) at the point

you manage the luggage by
you?
like
can manage, thank you.

-Can or would you
yourself


-l

El.a) that I help
tr b) that I helped
tr c) me to help

tl

d) me helping

-


DoYouttrinkYou'll

l3.

this

jobten

years from now?
tr a) still be doing

tr bl stilldo
tr c) be doing
tr d) do still

t -,
lr:r::. i

:::ll'
l

E a) Pressing
tr b) on
Pressing
-the

tr c) with Pressing
n d) bY Pressing

15. Have you got these shoes in
fl a) number 42
tr b) the number 42
E c) size 42
tr dl the size 42

--**-?

16. We were extremely tired at the end of
for more than 30
the

iourneY.We

hours'

tl a) had been travelling
tl b) had travelled
tr


c) travelled
d) were travelling

17. I met a

\

friend

at the Picasso

exhibition.

n
tr
tr
tr

fla) to Part

21. I can't ask him that.
fla) know hard
E b) never know
tr c) know hardlY
tr d) hardlY know

I

the man'


for

that l've
22. I haven't seen her
forgotten what she looks like'
tl a) a such long time
tr b) so long
EI c) such a long
tr dl a so long time
23. lt l'd seen you, naturally
E a) would saY
E b) would have said
tr c) had said
E d) was saYing

l-*-*-

hello'

24. There isn't enough cake for everyone' so
it's
fla) first come, first served
tr b) first coming, first serving
E! c) last come, not served
.tr d) last come,last served

-.

a) of mY wife's

b) from mY wife
cl to mY wife
dl of mY wifes'

18. lthink more

JanuarY.

tr b) with effect
tr c) with effective
tr d) in effect

still

14. This car runs on electricity' You start the
button marked Power'
engine

E

will
from l st

new rules and regulations
*'20. The
replace the existiffi"'b'iid3'."'l*'

money'*---

on education'


fl

a) must sPend
tr b) theY must sPend
EI c) should sPend
El d) should be sPent

19. Why are you always talking about
- -., You know'
money? MoneY isn't
tl a) the everYthing
E b) everYthing
flc) it all
tr d) the all

*-

25. I know I locked the door before I went to
bed. l clearlY remember*-- it'
n a) to have locked
f b) of locking
E c) locking
' fl d) to lock
26.

Police

the robbery are looking for


three men.

n
tr

il

tl

a) are investigating
b) investigating
c) is investigating
d) who theY are investigating


27. Thank for all your help, Jim. Let me know

if I can ever

':,

tr a) make you a good turn
tr b) do you a good turn
E

33.

E al sane and safe

tr bl safe and sane

tr clsound and safe
tr dl safe and sound

c) turn you a good do

tr d)Oo you a nice turn
28. Of course you can come

with us.

34.

E a) More, merrier

E a) and test your eyes

tr bl and get your eyes tested

D d)The more, the merrier

grandmother

D c) to test your eyes
tr d) and get tested your eyes
so far

away.

tr a) hadn't lived
tr b)didn't live

E c)wouldn't live
fld) isn't living
30. So you're a writer? How many books
7

tr a) have you written
tr b) have you been writing
tr clAiU you write
tr d) were you writing
31.

was really tired, I couldn't get to
sleep. I kept thinking about my problems.
I

fl

a) However

tr bl ln spite of

fl

c) Even though

tr d) Even
32. lwould never have noticed the mistake if
you
it to me.


_-

tr a) didn't show
tr b) hadn't shown
tr c) would've shown
tr d)wouldn't show

maybe I need glasses.
-lthinkyou
should go to the optician,s

-Then

tr b)Most, merriest
tr c)The most, the merriest

29. lwish my

The missing children-were.found in
the woods near their home.They were

35.

one gets older,life becomes more
and more difficult.

DalAs
tr b) During
tr c) ln the measure that
tr dl to the measure that

36. I didn't tike New York at first. t simply
in such a big city. But now lcan,t
imagine living anywhere else.
Ela) didn't use to live
tr b) didn't used to live
E c) wasn't used to living
fldlwasn't used to live
37. The person
on the so-called
helpline was not very helpful. She didn,t
understand anything about my Internet
connection.

fI a) which I spoke to
tr b) to which I spoke
tr c) to who I spoke
tr d) lspoke to
38. Mark my words. Your grandfather
pay his telephone bill soon or they'll
disconnect him.

tr a) had better
tr b) would better
tr c) will better
tr d) would rather


39.

-Flowmanltchildren

daY?

in Cftj.qa

and India every

45. Everybody wants clgan eng,ffiy now, so
thedemand - ,--,-.-.- hasfallsn.

tr a) for the coal
tr b) ofthe coal

interesting question.
Some astounding number, I suPPose.

-Thatt a viry

E c) for coal
tr d) of coal

El a) born

tr

b) do theY born

flc)

are borned


46.

E d) are born
40. They're always together. They're *--*-_-.
El a) as thick as thieves

tr b) as thick

D c) as thick as soup
tr d) so thick as bricks

if

E a)on having

tr

tr dl that you have
42. lwas wrong not to take your advice.

----to

trb)of

47. Next time you're in our part of the city'
and see us.
you

must


tr a) drop in
tr b) stoP in

fl

El c) to have

|

tr a) with

El c) drop

b) in having

lwish

you know that he was married?
that.

-Did lwasn't aware
-No,
E c) from
tr d) about

as Planks

a dog or cat
41. What's the Point
you aren't willing to look after it?


You.

carr1

fraud.

E a) out

tr

flc)

tr

43, I sent him an urgent message last week

but he

E al hasn't rePlied Yet

tr

b) yet hasn't rePlied
E c) hasn't replied still
tr d) hasn't still rePlied

44. How old were You when You learnt
?


fla) swimming
tr blto swim
tr c) how swimming
tr d) the swimming

;

48. The police have announced that they will
an investigation into the

trb)off

b) would have listened
c) listened
d) had listened

out

d) stop out

El a) was listening

fl

ri

away

tr d) about
49. lknow it's a diffrcult decision, but you

have to make it sooner or later. You can't
forever.

tr a) Put it awaY
tr b) call it awaY
tr c) call it off

fld) put it off
50. Their offer was tempting, but in the end
ldecided to turn it -t_.**.

tr al off

n b) down
flc) awaY
tr d) out


1.

the book you lent me, but
I haven't finished it yet. ltt very
interesting.
I

I
tr
tr
tr


.

when hewas young.

He--

n
tr
tr

anybody.

. you-

a

we

8. When we were kids,
in a river near our home.

very high temperature. lthink
go to work today.

:

a) get rny photo out
b] get my photo taken
c) take m;r photo
d) get pictured


-Why don't we get a takeaway from the

Chinese restaurant?
-No, l'm
this evening.

not_for

Chinese food

tr a) in the mood
D b) of the humour

tr c) of a disposition
tr d) having feelings
6. Although we're very busy at work, we
intend to take a
in of August.
EIa) fortnight holiday
tr b) fortnights holiday

_

tr c) fortnights' holiday
tr d) fortnight's holiday

9. Do you know how much
to park in
the centre of the city every day?


tr a) it costs
tr bl does it cost
tr c) is it costing

for a new passport.

tr
tr

swimming

EI d) were use to go

4. I have to go to a photographer to

i, I

b) wouldn't happen
c) would haven't happened
dl wouldn't have happened

tr al used to going
E b) used to go
tr c) were used to go

tr a) hadn't better
tr b) had better not
tr c)would better not
tr d) wouldn't better


tr

_.

tr al hadnft happened

tr a) was able to win
tr bl could win
E c) knew to beat
tr dl coufd beat

3. You have

5.

the accident

a) read
bl have been reading
c) have read
d) had been reading

2. Roger was an excellent tennis player
.

7. lf the road hadn't been covered with ice,

D dl will it cost
10. lt's stupid of us to quiirrel over sitly

things. Let's be friends again,-_-?

tl

a) shallwe

tr bl willwe
E c) don't we
El d) wont we
11.

-Whydid

you go there?

-lwent

curiosity.lwanted to see

what was happening.

tralby
tr

b) for

EI c) out

of


E d) out from

wanted_

12. They
what he was doing
garden
in their
at that time of night.
E al the boy explaining
tr b) the boy to explain
tr c) that the boy explain
tr d) that the boy expfained


13.

lfyouneed to contact me, --- -at,the
Sheraton Hoteluntil FridaY.
:
tr a) ld be staying

l

tr b) l'd stay
tr c) l'll be staying
tr d) l'll stay

after


14. What did you do
tr al that you left
D b) of leaving

tr
tr

school?

E cl ultimate
tr dl ultimately
book that I staYed awake all
22. It was
night to finish it.
E a) such an entertaining

504

b) the room 504
c) the number 504
d) the room number 504

tr b) such an entertained
tr c) a so entertaining
tr d) a so entertained

Ela) waited

fl


tr

b) had waited
c) was waited
d) had been waiting

18. When we got to the stadium, we

found that the game
disappointment!

'.'l

tr

I

n
tr

:' .l

me the money'
23. lf my parents
lcouldn't have bought the car.
tr al didn't lend

tr b) hadn't lent

17. lheard from -.'---*_*that the Personnel

manager is going to retire.
tr a) a colleague of mine
D b) a colleague mine
tl c) a colleague of me
tr d) one colleague of mine

s

21. lhaven't seen you in the gym -_.-.*-.
E a) later

tr b) lately

16. Mitdred was angry with me. She said she
for me for three hours.

tr

E a) In view
tr b) Wth a view
c) In a view
D d) In the view

15. Here's your key, sir. You're in

tl

of these recqn! $9-\teloPments, we
have decided to install security cameras.


tr

tr c) to leave
tr d) leaving
E a) room

20.

What a

a) is cancelled
b) had been cancelled
c) they had cancelled
d) had cancelled

D c) wouldn't lend
D dlwouldn't have lent

24. Abird in the hand

is

worth

tr a) a hundred flYing
tr b) two birds flYing
E

two in the bush
tr d) two with one stone

c)

25. Itried to keep a serious face, but it was no
good. ljust couldn't
tr a) help to laugh
tr b) help laughing
tr c) stop to laugh
tr d) prevent me laughing

i

..1
r1

.i
.l

I

19.

ldidn't

have much money with me.
I had was f,20.

:J

,i


'i
I

:]
:,,1

''i
,.

,l

:,]

Ela) Everything

tr b) Everything that
tr c) Allwhat
tr d) All

26. The police neverfound the money
in the robberY.
tr a) got stolen
tr b) who was stolen
fl c) stolen
tr d) was stolen


27. Recent tur,moil,in the Middle East has ,.,
led to yet another dramatic increase in
the price of petrol. Motorists have been

as usual.
tr a) hard struck
tr b) hard hit
tr c) hardly hit
n d, hit hardly
28.

see you have prepared everything for
-l
your journey. When do you want to leave?
.I

,B$gtFi o na i s wo rki

34. This tablecloth is absolutely filthy. I must
remember to take it to the dry cleanert
next week and

E a) clean it

35.

-*-_

tr c) had studied
tr d) studied
saving up to buy a new car.
-l'mthat
so? How much money
-ls

you going
and how

tr
tr
tr

_-

tr a) didn't use to hear
tr b) didn't used to hear
D c) wasn't used to hear
E d) wasn't used to hearing

tr

37.

just

--,

tr
tr
tr

look very pale, David. What's

-You
wrong?


heard that the factory
-l've
is going to close in three months.

31. He had hurt his leg badly.
somehow or other he managed to
stagger back to the camp.
E a) However
E b) In spite
fl c) Even though
D d) Afthough
32. The castle is said to be one of the finest of
its kind in Europe and we would certainly
have visited it if we
more time.

b) Like
c) Already that
d) Put that

36. When I moved to Scotland, lcouldn't
understand anyone at first. At that time,
I
the'Scottish accent.

to need?

a) have you saved
fl b) have you been saving

flc) did you save
E d) were you saving

he had another appointment, he
was unable to attend the meeting.

- tralAs

E a) was studying
E b) would have studied

a) had
b) had had
c) would have
d) would have had

ese.

tr a) large run
tr b) long run
tr c) large place
tr d) long place

29. Sometimes lwish |
science at
university instead of literature and
philosophy.

I


n

tr b) have it cleaned
tr c) they clean it
tr dl have cleaned it

[l d) Soonest, best

'

i

takes a lot of time but shet convinced it
'lr'will be worth it in the

have a long way to go.

much are

g ha rd atJearn i ng,Ch

",:1;,lt

tr a) The sooner, the better
tr b) Sooner, better
tr c) The soonest, the best

30.

n


fl

a) where lwork in
b) that lwork !n it

tr
tr c) in what lwork

n d) | work in
38,

to the weather forecast, it's

-According
going to freeze tomorrow.

you'd better put on some warm

-Then
clothes,
E a) hadn't

fl

b) wouldn't

EIc) didn't
tr d)shouldn't


you?


39. He was an eni$matic person.Very little
about,him.

45. The train was late but nobody,k$ew the
the delay.

E a) motive for
tr b) motive of
E c) reason for
E d) reason of

U a) was known
tr blgot known
tr c) they knew
tr d)was knowing
40. Whatt a smart girl like Joan doing with a

fellow like Philip? He's

as

thick as

*---.

46. I hate this place in summer.The streets
are so crowded ----_tourists that it's

impossible to move.

fl

althieves

tr

b) soup

tr

E

c) a brick

trb)by

a) from

tr clwith

D d) a trick

Dd)of
41. I have a good memory for faces but I have
us into
47. The doorman refused to
the club because we weren't members.


difficulty

tr a)to

--

remember

tr a) let

E bl remembering
tr c)for remembering
tr dlto remind

flb) leave
tr c) admit
D d) enter

42. She got married in 2001, when she was
only seventeen. Now she wishes she
in such a hurry.

48. We didn't manage to discuss everything
time.
on the agenda because we *-

fla)

E a) wasn't
E blweren't

tr clwouldn't have been
tr dl hadn't been
43. They started repairs on the road a month
agq but they **-.-*.

E b) ran out of

!

jumped out of
tr d) jurnped out from
c)

49. I prefer to go to the airport alone. ldon't
like it when people come to
-.
D a)give me off

E a) haven't finished yet

tr

!

b) see me off
c) see me away

tr d) haven't stillfinished

tr

tr

b) yet haven't finished
flc) haven't finished still

M. I didn't want to speak to him, so
I

ran out from

pretended

*-.-

fla) to read
E b) reading
tr clthat I read
tr d) I read

the newsPaper.

d) give me away

50. You can always count on HarrY. He'll

never,

tr a) leave
tr bldrop
tr c) let

tr d) cut

you down.


l. -Who
that occur?

-l

the computerand when did

haven't got the foggiest notion.

7. A successfulrelationship'is based on
compromise,There has to be some
on both sides.

tr a) take and give
tr b) give and give

tr a) has invented
tr b) did invent

fl

Elc) invented
tr d) did he invent

tr


2. A woman phoned this morning, asking if
she _to
the manager.

8. I asked the taxidriver to slow down.

' E a) drove
tr

I

b] can speak
El c) could speak
tr d) may speak

tr

3. ldon't remember_ the accident. My
mind is a complete blank.

9. The waitress
served us was hetpful
and charming, so we feft a big tip.

tr

a) which

--


trdlwho'

4. Yvonne has gone away. She'lf be back

You

put

11. I don't mind
home if I have
lU rather get a taxi.

tq but

10. That looks like a bad cut.
a sticking plaster on it.

tr al'd rather
tr bl'd better
E cl'll better
tr d)'ll should

a week.

tr al inside of

trb)in
trclby


tr d) until
out in front of the

Fortunately,l_

in time.

tr a) to walk
tr b) walking
tr c) that lwalk
tr d) the walking

D a) could stop
B b) would stop
El c) was abfe to stop
tr d) could have stopped

to reception

tr a) until
tr bl as early as
tr cl as soon as
tr dl even if

d) used to driving

E b) what
E cl that she

tr al nothing about

tr b) anything about
tr c) anything of
tr d) nothing of

the hotel.

b) used to drive

E cl was driving

'/

6. Please go

She

too fast.

E al was able to speak

5. Suddenly a man ran
car.

cl take and take
d) give and take

12.

l'd like to say how happy I am to
be here this evening.


-,fla) Before all

flb) First of all
tl cl The first of it
tr d) First thing first


t

3. The-bo)rs wanted to put up their tent in,
so.
the garden and I
E a) allowed them to do
El b) let them to do
E c) allowed them doing
tr d) let them doing

14. Let's say you found a purse in the street.
What-----with it?

tl a) did you do
El blwould you do
fl c) are you doing
tr dlwere you doing

15. Would you
please?

mind


20. I didn't see the re-d lightr
seen it.

E

a) would stoP
tr b)'d have stoPPed
flc) had stoPPed
tr d) stoPPed

21. Wouldn't it be great to visit
E a) every country of the
fl blevery country in the
tr c) allcountries in the
tr d) all countries of the

Your voices,

E a) it anywhere
tr blthem anywhere
E c) them nowhere

tr

b) that you lower
EI c) lowering
tl d) if you lower

n


16. Still half-asleep, I put my sweater on

tr
tr
tr

E

tr
E

fl

-**

il

a) attract
tr b) pull
tr c) call
t3 d) drag

D

fl

tr

18. I'm really hungry.

is a sandwich.

l've eaten today

tr

tr
tr

b) All what
c) All
Eld) Everything what

-lfla) l'll
n

il

9o

b) lshallgo
c) I'm going

Dd)lgo

---to

Can I have a quick look at

--_-?


a) the paper of today
b) the today Paper
c) the todaYt Paper
d) todaY's Paper

25, The weather was great, the hotel was
it was
great, the food was great.-'
great holiday.

D a) Everything

we meet tomorrow morning?
the dentist's.

a) just can't be exPlained
b) just can't exPlain itself
c) can't just be exPlained
dl can't just exPlain itself

24. ls that
it?

E

-Shall
can't tomorrow.

d) it nowhere


23. How the prisoner escaped is a mystery. lt

a) front to back
b) backto front
c) upside-down
d) back to back

your attention to
17. I would like to
paragraph 3.2 of the chairman's report.

19.

world?

22. Have you seen my pyjamas? | can't find

E alto lower

E

t--_..- if l'd

n
[]
D
26.

a) In a short waY

blTo speak shortlY
c] In short
d) Shortly sPeaking

*---- Alan tomorrow.
-Remember
worry. I won't forget.
-Don't

D a) to Phone

u

b) phoning
E c)to phone to
tld) phoning to

a


27.

you get lonely living out.hpre i4.
away from
everyone and everything?
not really.l like

-Donlt
the middle of the forest, far


living_.

-No,

fl

33.

E al didn't invite

a) on myself
b) on my own
c) bY me alone
dl on my own self

tr
tr
tr

tr bl hadn't invited
tr c) mightn't have invited
tr d) wouldn't have invited

28. Oh, took. Someone dropped a cigarette
on the
Why can't people be more careful?

34, Eric is so complacent, so smug. He thinks
he knows


E af everything
D b) all

tr
tr

tr
tr

a) dining roomS carpet
b) dining room carpet
EI c) carpet of dining room
tr d) dining rooms'carpet

29. The timetable has been changed, but
nobody seems to know
this.

the

fla) reason by
E b) reason of
tr cl motive by
E d) reason for
30. Of course he didn't win the lottery! He
was only

tr al pulling your feg
tr b) taking your hair
tr c) pulling your hair

tr d) taking your: leg
31.

-Nobody
-Yes,

phoned for me while I was out,

there were several calls for you.

tl a) did he or she
-?
n

tr

tl

did you invitg th.at.h.ore Tony?
right,lf lhad known he was so
-You're
boring, Icertainly

-Why

b) did they
c) did nobody
dl is it true

32. Itook two big books with me on holiday,


35.

c) all

it

d) the all

did the accident happen?
|_
too fast and
-lt3
I couldnt stop in time.

-Howsimple.

E a) went
E b) was going
E c) used to go

tr

d) had gone

36. The children have nothing to do, so
naturally they
them a few video games?

tr al're boring

tr blbore themselves
tr c)'re bored
tr dl bore them
37. The boss wants to have a meeting to
the sales figures for August.
Apparently, they're awful.

E aldiscuss

n

bldiscuss about

E

c) discuss

of

tr dldiscuss regarding
38. We know you're guitty. Why don't you

Moby DickandWarand Peace, but ldidn't

confess? You'llfeel a lot better'when you

read

qet it


El a) neither of them
tr b) either of them
EI c) either one or other
tr d) neither one or other

-.

D a) offyour chest

tr bl out ofyour
E
tr

chest
your
cloff
heart
d) out ofyour heart


39. A new bridge.i

across the river.

tr a) is build' tr b) is building itself

E almore and more exPensive

tr blalways


more exPensive
l-l c) each time more expensive
tr d)each time expensiver

D c) is to be built
tr dl will build itself
40. Come on!We must hurrY.We have

46. The pay rise is supposed to be a secret,
but everybody knows about it. Clearly
someone has let the***-* out of the
bag.

time.

tr a) only little
tr b) onlY a srnall

fl

tr a) dog
E b) mouse

c) only small

tr d) only a little

fl
tr


41. The children have to go to school

tomorrow.

fla)

ltt time theY *,- .

b) are in bed

tl

c) are to bed

trc)off
Ddlup

a

table.

c) wooden round lovelY

expect

48. The end of the year is always a dangerous
period for peoPle who don't want to
on weight.Too many celebrations!

tr a) set

tr b) add

E d) round wooden lovelY
43. I really didn't

a

Ea)on
tr b) out

tr a) lovely wooden round
tr b) lovely round wooden

tl

carry

thorough
investigation into the causes of the riot.

EI d) were in bed

42. lnthe kitchen there was

c) cat
d) beans

47. We must

were to bed


tr

45" lt seems that everywhgre hee.[$h care is
becoming

the exam. lt

was a complete surPrise.

tr
tr b) to approve
tr c) approving
tr d) to pass
a) passing

D c) put
tr d) grow
sPending moneY like
49. We can't
this. We'll soon have none left.

fla) continue on
trb)goon
tr c) keep up
trd)goup

44. t'm afraid I can't do what You ask,

Edmund. lt's


--.-_.
E a) too impossible
tr b) impossible comPletelY
tr c) impossible enough
tr d) quite impossible

been

down in
50. A lot of trees had
the storm and were blocking the roads.

tr
tr

I

a) cut

b) blown
c) knocked

tr dlset


7. Either player could have won the match.

you


still have a headache?
-Do it_away.l'm
OK now.
-Nq

1.

It was really

E al went

tr a) go and touch
tr bl touch go
tr c) gq'touch
tr dl touch and go

tr b) 's gone
tr c)'s going
tr dl gpes
2. The immigration officialasked
visiting the United States.
D a) to us why we were
tr bl us why we are
tr c) to us why we are
tr dl us why we were

8. When lwas a child,levery night.
E alwas having
El bl was dreaming
E c) used to have

E d) had to have

known

for a
3. Christopher and I have
were
in
the
army
long time. We
together
during the war.
tr a) each other
tr b) one the other
E cl ourselves

was destroyed in the
9.,The building
fire has now been rebuilt.

.

party

Saturday. Do

tr a) the

\


a)

El

blwho

that

10.

car won't start again.

-The we
-Then
we'llbe late.

a taxi, otherwise

tr al'd rather
-take

Pblon
tr c) on the

E bl'd better
E c)'ll better

E d) on next


tr dl 'd rather to

got plenty of time. We .
have a nice cup of tea, shallwe?
E a) mustn't leave yet
tr bl haven't yet to leave
D c) don't have to leave yet
tr d) needn't to leave yet

5. We've

me

tra)if

tr -b) unless
E

"

. Let's

don't calt
it's something really important.

6. I don't'want to be disturbed, so
'

tr


tr c) what
trd) it

trdlus
4. We're having a
you want to come?

bad dreams

c) whether
D d) as long as

11. He stubbornly

refused-

his mind.

tr al to change
tr b)changing
tr c) that he change
tr dl any change of
12. lmplementation of this plan will be
difficult and
, we have
no guarantee that it will work.

expensive.

EIalWhat's more

tr blAnd more
tr clWhat more is
tr d) What's most


13.

"j,", . '

'
volatile

isnlt allowed in this part of
the factory because highly
substances are used here and there's
always the danger of an explosion.
tr a) To smoke
tl bl The smoking
tr c) Smoking
tl d) No smoking

'','

,.

El cl can maybe speak
tr d) might have spoken

21. Have you read


U blfor

fl c) from
trdlby

play golf every weekend?

still
-Do l'm far
too busy these days. I can
-No,
only play
D a) from time te when
E b) now and then

in mind that our price
technical assistance
unlimited
includes
and a three-year gua.rantee.

E a) carry
tr bl have

tr c) bear
tr d) get

19.

-------left


the

can't find a babysitter for this evening.
after the kids for
-No
you.
E a) l'll look
tr b) I look
tl c) l'm going to look
fld) l'm looking

-l

problem.

tr

b) like a means

El c) as a means
tr d) like some means

23, They were supposed to play football
yesterday but the match
El a) was calling it off

E d) was called off

Please


18. When the fire alarm rang,
building immediately.
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fl bl everyone of us
tr cl all of us
tr d) allwe

22. t consider the car _--_ of getting from
point A to point B, nothing more.
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tr b) called itself off
tr c) they called it off

tr c) then and now
n d) from when to time

,

Charles

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17.

anything


Dickens?

fingers on
15. Would you mind
irritating.
the table like that? lt's very
tr a) to not tap
flb) not to tap
fl cl not tapping
n d) that you don't tap
you

--_to

him, but she let the opportunity pass.

tr a) had maybe spoken
tr b) could maybe speak

14. I didn't know you were in hospital. lf
_,l'd have come to visit you.
tr al I knew
tr b) lwas knowing
tl c) | knew it
E d) l'd known

16.

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i:.20. lf she hadn't been ,so,shy, ,she

has been cancefled.
24. I heard that
E al next week's meeting
of next week
tr b) the meeting
tr c) the next-week meeting
tr dl next weeks'meeting

25. His name's Archibald, but everybody calls
him Archie
tr a) in short
tr bl for brief
tr c) in brief
tr dlfor short
26. The conversation was incredibly boring
but out of politeness I Pretended
intgrested.
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tr
tr

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';27.

you go to the ftrairdreefiFr,',s often?
.ltt
I usually cut my hair
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cheaper and more convenieffi,

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theparent*hadnt paid the rorsollll.'o

33. lf

they-

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tr
tr
tr

tr a) on myself
tr b) myself alone
tr c) by my own self
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2S. A prolific author, Rosset publishes a

book every year, and sometimes
two such books in the same Year.

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tr b) 500-pages
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29.

34,

35.

policy should we adoPt?
ask me to decide.l'm not very
decisions.

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b) could never have
c) had never

d) might never havd

spent

you gave me. EverY Penny.

in half an hour.ls that OK?
sure you do.


-

-Make
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tr b) I'm going back
tr cl l'll come back
n dl I go back

tr a) good at making
tr b) good at doing
tr c) good in making
tr dl good in doing
30. All three of Cecil's children attend private
schools.lt must cost him

a) never might have

tr al the whole money
tr b) every money
tr c) allthe money
tr dlall money

-Which
don't

-Oh,

I


seen the children again.

36. The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for

months. lt was really

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tr b) an arm and a leg
tr c) an eye and a nose

tr a) disgusting
tr b) disgusted

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tr d) unaccepting

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d) an eye from his face

31. We all have to do something to save the
planet. And everybody knows this. But
nobody wants to be the first to make a
sacrifice,

37. I prefer this

E b) more than


trc)to
tr d) better than

trcldowe

32. There are two smatl shops at the end of
the street but

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tr b) not one or other
tr c) not one or another

fl

d) none ofthem

the other one.

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tr a) does he or she
they
tr bl do -?
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chair

38.

you prepared what you're going

to say in the meeting?
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tr d) cheek

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flight

bec.quseof [eavY fog.
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It's impossible to say when we'll be taking

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tr b) was delaying
tr c) has been delaYing
tr d) has been delaYed
was a real surprise
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match.

lfelt myself

tr a) each time angrier

off.

44.

45, As I listened1ghis lies,
becoming

tr c) always angrier
tr dlalways more angry

when he won the

D a) the mice willdance
tr blthe mice will PlaY
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tr d) the rats go stray

he was an outsider. ----_..._
expected him to win.


-Yes,

tr a)A few peoPle
tr b) Little peoPle
tr c) Few people
tr d) A little peoPle

47. Good luck in your future job. I hoPe
for You.
everything works

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41. lt's getting late and we have a long way to
go" lt's time-.-..---.-.

tr a) we left
tr b) we leave
Elc) we're leaving
tr d) of leaving

42. On the wall there was -**.-'_*-- painting.
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tr b)an old strange French
tr c) a French strange old
tr d) a French old strange

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43. _-Did you finally succeed
problem?
thank goodness.
-Yes,
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U b) to solution
tr c) in solving
tr d) solving

46. The boss is on holiday, which explains
why everyone is so relaxed. When the
cat's away,

-_*-

the

44. You can't compare her situation and
mine.TheY're

tr alquite different
tr b) all different
n c) different completelY
tr d) different in all

fl al on
trbloff
fl c) out
trd)up
48. There was going to be a free concert in

the park but the organisers had to
it off because of the bad weather.

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tr
tr

fl

b) cancel

c)call
d) have

TheY're
49. Tony and Diane just don't
always arguing about something or
other.
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trblgoon
tr c) get off
tr d) hit off

was

down bY a bus and
50. A man
taken to hosPital.


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flc) crashed
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