EASY LEVEL
___ you didn’t call me, I thought you’d changed your mind.
A As a result
B Because of
C Seeing
D Since
D Since
The hot weather has led to a ___ in sales of cold drinks. We’ve sold much more than usual for this time of year.
A catalyst
B decline
C shift
D surge
D surge
My cousin is an ___ activist who attends lots of demonstrations.
A environment
B environmental
C environmentally
D environmentalist
B environmental
He’s worrying too much about what other people think. It seems like ___ to me.
A harmony
B paradise
C paranoia
D idealism
C paranoia
They ___ up all the pictures by the time the gallery opens tomorrow morning.
A will have put
B will be putting
C had put
D had been putting
A will have put
If you want to use a gun to hunt ___, you need a special licence.
A game
B poaching
C breeders
D ecosystems
A game
Daniel ___ on his own right now if we’d left on time.
A didn’t wait
B hadn’t waited
C wouldn’t wait
D wouldn’t be waiting
D wouldn’t be waiting
Those shoes are too ___ to wear to work. Haven’t you got some nicer ones?
A costly
B fancy
C scruffy
D trendy
C scruffy
I can’t possibly afford those earrings. I bet they ___.
A cost a fortune
B ’re killing me
C find a needle in a haystack
D ’re green with envy
A cost a fortune
I’m afraid I’ve ___ and deleted the wrong photos.
A mislead
B mistake
C slipped up
D presumed
C slipped up
We ___ the assumption that there would be enough food for everyone.
A did
B gave
C had
D made
D made
___ the government’s policy, every family will have the right to free childcare.
A As
B As a result of
C Because
D Seeing as
B As a result of
___ the fact that you have worked so hard, we have decided to give you a pay rise.
A As
B Because
C In view of
D Seeing as
C In view of
The lost puppy ___ now. It was returned to its owner yesterday.
A has found
B has been found
C had found
D had been found
B has been found
I’d love to get a pet dog. ___, I don’t think there’s enough space in my flat.
A At the same time
B Although
C Even though
D As that is
A At the same time
If ___ me how the dishwasher worked, I wouldn’t still be struggling to use it.
A you’d show
B would you show
C you’d shown
D had you shown
C you’d shown
After being enemies for many years, the two countries learnt to live in ___.
A greed
B harmony
C innocence
D idealism
B harmony
After a decrease in demand for housing, the market has ___ to normal levels of growth.
A evolved
B exploded
C reverted
D shrunk
C reverted
We asked the pupils to ___ the blocks according to their size and colour, and put each type in a different box.
A process
B reinforce
C determine
D categorise
D categorise
She’s just inherited some money so she’s going to ___ out on a new sofa.
A blow
B put
C spend
D splash
D splash
We bought a house in the countryside because the ___ appealed to us.
A oppression
B tranquillity
C paradise
D surveillance
B tranquillity
The software allows scientists to track the ___ patterns of salmon.
A migrate
B migrator
C migration
D migratory
D migratory
If you ___ so stubborn, we might have reached a compromise earlier.
A aren’t
B weren’t
C haven’t been
D wouldn’t have been
B weren’t
___ she may not seem very creative, she’s actually a very good artist.
A Admittedly
B Even
C However
D While
D While
Most people seem very angry with the government, so there may be social ___.
A curfew
B greed
C justice
D unrest
D unrest