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1. Merve is very ________; she loves meeting new people and finding ways to ________ the ice at university gatherings.
A) shy / freeze
B) impatient / make
C) sensible / melt
D)sociable / break
D) sociable / break
6. The historical city centre is ________ crowded on Saturdays, so it is ________ impossible to find a parking space.
A) extremely / completely
B) lazily / slightly
C) quietly / rarely
D) pointedly / almost
A) extremely / completely
11. We decided ________ a wooden chalet near the lake because we wanted ________ crowded coastal hotels.
A) renting / avoid
B) to rent / to avoid
C) rent / avoiding
D) to rent / avoid
B) to rent / to avoid
16. Look at those thick black clouds over the harbour! A violent storm ________ hit the coast in a few minutes.
A) might to
B) is going to
C) will definitely to
D) was
B) is going to
21. In our laboratory, researchers ________ wear protective safety glasses at all times; you ________ enter in casual clothes!
A) must / mustn't
B) don't have to / can
C) have to / don't have to
D) can / must
A) must / mustn't
2. Who ________ you late last night while you ________ dinner in the kitchen?
A) did call / cooked
B) called / were cooking
C) calling / was cooking
D) did call / were cooking
B) called / were cooking
7. After finishing university, David made a sensible decision to move ________ his parents' house because he couldn't ________ the high rents in the capital.
A) out / spend
B) away / depend on
C) back into / afford
D) off / pay
C) back into / afford
12. It was an ________ situation when our flight was cancelled, but the airline was responsible ________ booking our hotel rooms.
A)unlucky / for
B) impatient / about
C) impossible / on
D) dishonest / at
A)unlucky / for
17. Some futurologists predict that artificial intelligence ________ automate office tasks, but machines ________ feel authentic human empathy.
A) will probably / definitely won't
B) probably will / might not to
C) is going / won't definitely
D) will / are not
A) will probably / definitely won't
22. Aylin ________ as a senior sales representative at this pharmaceutical company ________ five years.
A) worked / since
B) has worked / for
C) is working / in
D) was working / during
B) has worked / for
3. Kerem ________ eats fast food because he cares about his health, so he ________ has fresh fruit for lunch.
A) hardly ever / usually
B) always / rarely
C) never / never
D) often / hardly ever
A) hardly ever / usually
8. Young adults shouldn't worry ________ making mistakes when they start working ________ an international company.
A) about / at
B) for / in
C) on / with
D) with / for
A) about / at
13. ________ the students passed the difficult grammar test, so ________ of them had to retake the course.
A) Most / some
B) All of / none
C) None of / all
D) Some / every
B) All of / none
18. "________ told you about the new schedule?" — "Our supervisor did, and he was very happy with our ________."
A) Whom / developing
B) Which / developer
C) What / develop
D)Who / development
D)Who / development
23. Although the job interview was very demanding, Burak ________ convince the panel and ________ a promotion.
A) could / take
B) can / do
C)was able to / earn
D) were able to / make
C)was able to / earn
4. In our apartment, there is ________ in the corridor, but I can hear ________ talking downstairs.
A) somebody / anybody
B) anywhere / nobody
C) nobody / somebody
D) everybody / nowhere
C) nobody / somebody
9. When we were children, summer holidays ________ endless, but now time seems to pass remarkably ________.
A) felt / quickly
B) feel / slow
C) was feeling / quick
D) are feeling / quickly
A) felt / quickly
14. While Elena ________ across eastern Turkey, her bicycle chain ________ on a steep mountain road.
A) was cycling / broke
B) cycled / was breaking
C) is cycling / broke
D) cycles / breaks
A) was cycling / broke
19. "What ________ at the end of the meeting?" — "The manager announced a major salary ________."
A) did happen / promote
B) happened / rise
C) was happened / rising
D) happens / bonus
B) happened / rise
24. Tomorrow is Sunday, so office staff ________ come to work, but security officers ________ do twelve-hour night shifts.
A) mustn't / don't have to
B) don't have to / have to
C) can't / mustn't
D) shouldn't / can
B) don't have to / have to
5. My brother ________ goes to bed early on weekdays, but tonight he ________ late for his medical exam.
A) is / studies
B) usually / is studying
C) rarely / study
D) never / was studying
B) usually / is studying
10. While the tourists ________ photographs of the monument, a thief ________ their leather bag.
A) took / was stealing
B) are taking / stole
C) take / steals
D) were taking / stole
D) were taking / stole
15. Next Friday evening, we ________ our former classmates for dinner; we have ________ reserved a private room at the restaurant.
A) meet / yet
B) met / just
C)are meeting / already
D) are going to meet / yet
C)are meeting / already
20. Ken is completely ________; he doesn't work for an employer, so he ________ choose his own working hours.
A)self-employed / is able to
B) unemployed / has to
C) badly paid / mustn't
D) well-organised / cannot
A)self-employed / is able to
25. I have a terrible ________ and my forehead is burning hot; I think I have caught the ________.
A) headache / flu
B)sunburn / stomach ache
C) cough / sprain
D) sore / broken bone
A) headache / flu