Choose the correct alternative
Prepositions
Articles and quantifiers
Correct two mistakes
Functional language
100

-/The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot see/be seen or even touched — they must feel/be felt with the heart”. (Helen Keller)

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart”. (Helen Keller)

100

I don’t have a lot __ common __ my sister and we don’t spend a lot of time together.

 in common with

100

__ Chinese eat __ lot of __ rice.

The Chinese eat a lot of rice

100

He is the person which I have been knowing for ages.

He is the person that/whom I have known for ages.

100

A: In my ___ online courses are great if you can’t travel to class.
B: I agree, but for ___ face-to-face courses are better, as I prefer to have a real teacher.

A: In my view, online courses are great if you can’t travel to class.
B: I agree, but for me face-to-face courses are better, as I prefer to have a real teacher.

200

“I have been learning/have learned that success is to be measured not so much by a/the position that/who one has reached in life as by -/the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed”. (Booker T. Washington)

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed”. (Booker T. Washington)

200

Regardless of having a natural talent __ business management he still puts __ the hours.

a talent for; put in the hours

200

I’m sorry, but there are __ tickets left for the concert.

I’m sorry, but there are no tickets left for the concert.

200

I could catch the last train to London although there were none taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.

I managed to catch the last train to London although there were no taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.

200

Choose the correct response.

A: Is it OK if I smoke at the table?

a: Yes, of course.
b: It’s OK. We can sort it out.
c: No, you’d better not.

c

300

What’s -/the money? A man is a success if he gets up in -/the morning and goes to bed at the/- night and in between does what he wants to do”. (Bob Dylan)

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do”. (Bob Dylan)

300

Everyone thinks that you are hopeless __ languages, but I’m sure that if you keep trying, you’ll get better __ them.

Everyone thinks that you are hopeless at languages, but I’m sure that if you keep trying, you’ll get better at them.

300

__ most people thought that __ Beatles were __ very good group.

Most people thought that the Beatles were a very good group.


300

I don’t always manage speak to my parents every day as they live in United Kingdom.

I don’t always manage to speak to my parents every day as they live in the United Kingdom.

300

Complete the dialogues with ONE word in each gap.

A: For ___ thing I don’t like him as a person. But for ___ he’s so talented in everything he does.
B: I ___ say I agree with you.

A: For one thing I don’t like him as a person. But for me he’s so talented in everything he does.
B: I must say I agree with you.

400

-/the greatest sign of success for a/the teacher is to can/be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist”. (Maria Montessori)

“the greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist”. (Maria Montessori)

400

The best way to succeed __ life is to rely __ yourself and make friends __ the right people.

The best way to succeed in life is to rely on yourself and make friends with the right people.

400
Elon Mask is considered one of __ greatest people of __ 21st century.

the; the

400

I saw a latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, that was terrible

I saw the latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, which was terrible

400

Choose the correct response.

A: My apologies. I didn’t realize you were busy.

a: If I were you, I’d go home.
b: No, it’s not necessary.
c: It’s OK. Don’t worry about it.

A: My apologies. I didn’t realize you were busy.

c: It’s OK. Don’t worry about it.

500

-/the success comes to those which/who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let -/the fame or -/the money travel to your head”. (A.R. Rahman)

“success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head”. (A.R. Rahman)

500

The film picks up __ and focuses __ the difficulties people experienced during the war.

on; on

500

Both roads lead to the city centre. You can take __.

any

500

There are a few of candies, but there is lots of cookies

There are a few candies, but there are lots of cookies

500

A: I __ think we should talk to them first. The __ I say this is that it will be better if they learn everything from us.
B: Exactly. That’s what I was __.

A: I do think we should talk to them first. The reason I say this is that it will be better if they learn everything from us.
B: Exactly. That’s what I was saying.