Multiple choice
"Oooh, sorry love, I thought you [ ] Jean Muckridge’s boy! You’re not a Muckridge, are you?” “No,” I replied.
(A) are / (B) would be / (C) were / (D) should be
C - were
Canada is officially a LINGUAL country, but you don’t really notice it until you get to Montreal, the world’s second largest French-speaking city after Paris.
bilingual / multilingual
As we travelled to my house in Blackberry Way, I glanced in my rear view mirror. Emily sat on the back seat dressed in her pink tracksuit, her pink suitcase by her side. I noticed that her eyes [ ] been dancing as she looked out at the scenery.
had
My dad’s got [ ] new job, but [ ] job is in another city.
a
the
Every day millions of people travel [ ] plane.
by
Sheep came to Iceland with the Viking settlers and quickly proved their worth, not only for their meat but also for their wool and skins. Living conditions were very basic and especially [ ] in the cold and dark winter months. Sheep helped keep the settlers [ ] .
1. (A) raw / (B) tough / (C) rude / (D) sharp
2. (A) alive / (B) live / (C) living / (D) lives
B - tough
A - alive
Today this beautiful city is a highlight of the Maple Leaf Trail. The trail links Quebec City in the north with Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, a DISTANT of around 500 miles.
distance
Whoever you are, [ ] you do, never ask the people you meet what they do for a living.
whatever
I’ve got [ ] idea: why don’t we go to [ ] cinema?
an
the
It’s freezing. It must be 20° [ ] zero.
below
Walking into the shop, one cannot help but [ ] at the skill and productivity of these ladies – and some men, too. Every item has that sense of [ ] that only handmade items carry.
1. (A) amazed / (B) be amazed / (C) being amazed / (D) amazing
2. (A) individuality / (B) prosperity / (C) strangeness / (D) oddness
B - be amazed
A - individuality
Montreal has its EXTENSION subterranean side – a staggering 20 miles of underground corridors.
extensive
Emily was our daughter-in-law’s child from her first marriage, and I’d fallen in love with the little girl the moment I set eyes on her. [ ] that day, she had always called us Jim and Alice. However much we considered her our little granddaughter, she wasn’t – not really. In fact, she had four real grandparents, and she loved [ ] in equal measure.
Since / From / After
each / all / them
[ ] film we just watched must be [ ] worst I’ve seen!
The
the
The lawyer accused him [ ] stealing all the money
of
On that particular day I was very excited to [ ] Newbury Berkshire, England (and it’ll be a long time before you hear somebody [ ] that again), scene of some historically significant Civil War [ ] back in the 1600s.
1. (A) be visiting / (B) be being visited / (C) be visited / (D) have been visited
2. (A) to say / (B) say / (C) having said / (D) said
3. (A) accidents / (B) affairs / (C) performances / (D) events
A - be visiting
B - say
D - events
By linking the two STRATEGY most important cities (situated on the northern and western coasts) they gained ACCESSIBLE to Corsica’s first sovereign capital, Corte.
1. strategically
2. access
With a rough and rebellious appearance, but a heart of gold, Berlin [ ] become home to cultural workers from all over the world. Artists, authors, designers, architects, and journalists come here to try [ ] their ideas.
has
out
One of [ ] strangest friendships in literature occurs in [ ] story by E.B. White called Charlotte’s Web.
the
a
My grandfather is suffering [ ] cancer. He's had it [ ] 2018.
from
since
I stepped straight out in front of the oncoming traffic. The car that hit me didn’t stand a chance. Fortunately for me it [ ] by a lady of advanced years at a speed approaching three miles per hour. I waved an apology to her for having the [ ] to drive so slowly on a major highway. By the beeps coming from behind her, I guessed this appreciation [ ].
1. (A) was being driven / (B) has driven / (C) was driving / (D) has been driven
2. (A) view / (B) foresight / (C) prediction / (D) deduction
3. (A) hasn’t been shared / (B) didn’t share / (C) wasn’t shared / (D) hasn’t shared
A - was being driven
B - foresight
C - wasn't shared
Even though travelling by car is the best way to visit Mediterranean island’s most BEAUTY spots and bays, an adventurous ride on The Shaker is a perfect INTRODUCE to the mentality of pleasantly COURAGE Corsicans.
1. beautiful
2. introduction
3. courageous
I’d lost count of [ ] times she’d come for dinner. [ ] I loved her tucking into my shepherd’s pie as [ ] she’d not eaten for a week!
the / those
How / how
if / though
The story is set on a farm in [ ] USA, where Charlotte – a spider – makes friends with a pig named Wilbur and helps to save his life. Although Charlotte’s Web was written for [ ] children, it is popular with both young and adult readers all over [ ] world, and it has sold over 45 million copies in 23 different languages.
the
-
the
I've always believed [ ] love [ ] first sight. Ever since I looked [ ] a mirror.
in
at
into / in