Grammar
1. Which of the following expresses purpose?
a) Although it was raining, we went out.
b) In order not to be late, we left early.
c) It was so cold that we stayed inside.
b) In order not to be late, we left early.
1. What does the prefix “post-” in post-match mean?
a) before
b) during
c) after
c) after
1. Complete the sentence using inversion:
“___ I seen the evidence, I would have believed you.”
a) Never before
b) Rarely
c) Little
d) Seldom
a) Never before
1. Which of the following words is derived from the word “member”?
a) membership
b) memorial
c) membered
d) memorize
a) membership
2. Rewrite the sentence using a result clause:
“He spoke too quickly. I couldn’t understand him.”
“He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand him.”
2. Which phrasal verb means “to agree to do something you didn’t want to do at first”?
a) give away
b) give in
c) give off
b) give in
2. Which of the following sentences uses “either…or” correctly?
a) I can’t decide whether I’ll go to Paris either London.
b) I will either go to Paris or London.
c) I’ll either go to Paris nor London.
d) Either I go to Paris or London.
a) We can buy neither the sofa nor the bookcase.
2. Choose the correct meaning for the highlighted phrase:
“She had to come to terms with the fact that she was homeless.”
a) To accept a difficult situation
b) To learn something new
c) To make peace with someone
d) To leave a place
a) To accept a difficult situation
3. Which sentence expresses a contrast (concession)?
a) She studied hard so that she could pass.
b) In spite of the noise, he managed to sleep.
c) The weather was so good that we went hiking.
b) In spite of the noise, he managed to sleep.
3. Which of the following collocations best completes the sentence?
“They’ve put so much ____ into this new campaign.”
a) pressure
b) blame
c) end
“They’ve put so much effort into this new campaign.”
4. Match the correct pair of words with the meanings below:
“a tsunami”
a) A large wave caused by an earthquake
b) A storm with strong winds
c) A type of forest fire
d) A heavy storm with rain
c) or
3. What does the word blizzard refer to?
a) A snowstorm with strong winds
b) A heatwave
c) A small amount of rain
d) A drought
a) A snowstorm with strong winds
4. Complete the sentence with a suitable comparison:
“The more we recycle, the ____ pollution there will be.”
“The more we recycle, the less pollution there will be.”
4. Choose the correct form of the word:
“The chemicals in the river are ____ to marine life.”
a) danger
b) dangerous
c) endanger
The chemicals in the river are dangerous to marine life
5. Which sentence is correct in terms of double conjunctions?
a) I like both pizza or pasta.
b) I like both pizza and pasta.
c) I like neither pizza nor pasta.
d) I like either pizza nor pasta.
b) I like both pizza and pasta
4. Match the correct pair of words with the meanings below:
“a tsunami”
a) A large wave caused by an earthquake
b) A storm with strong winds
c) A type of forest fire
d) A heavy storm with rain
a) A large wave caused by an earthquake
5. Transform the sentence using a ‘such … that’ clause:
“It was a boring documentary. I stopped watching it halfway.”
It was such a boring documentary that I stopped watching it halfway.
5. What does the word adaptable mean in this context?
“Humans are the most adaptable of all species.”
a) Needing constant change
b) Coping well with change
c) Changing other things easily
b) Coping well with change
3. Which sentence is correct?
a) We can buy neither the sofa nor the bookcase.
b) We can neither buy the sofa nor the bookcase.
c) Neither we can buy the sofa nor the bookcase.
d) We can neither buy neither the sofa nor the bookcase.
a) We can buy neither the sofa nor the bookcase.
5. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
“We need to raise awareness about the ____ of stray animals.”
a) protection
b) cruelty
c) cause
d) awareness
b) cruelty