Grammar in Action
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Tom ___ on a new idea for his game at the moment.
A) works B) ’s working C) work D) worked
B) ’s working
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Kim’s mum bought her a raincoat with a ___ so her hair won’t get wet.
A) hood B) pocket C) necklace D) sleeve
A) hood
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If I ___ you, I’d ask your parents for permission.
A) am B) were C) had been D) being
B) were
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My sister never seems to ___ ideas. She has loads!
A) run out of B) keep up with C) make up for D) come up with
A) run out of
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Harry wants to buy a new console but he can’t ___.
A) afford B) cost C) save D) earn
A) afford
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If I ___ in the countryside, I’d be really bored.
A) live B) lived C) will live D) had lived
B) lived
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Jackie got a ___ in the clothes shop – 20% off jeans and tops.
A) receipt B) discount C) currency D) exchange rate
B) discount
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If only we ___ write a story in French for homework!
A) don’t have to B) didn’t have to C) not have to D) hadn’t to
B) didn’t have to
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The boxer managed to ___ his opponent in the first round.
A) knock out B) knock in C) knock over D) knock about
A) knock out
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The ___ in our living room is made from pure wool.
A) curtain B) carpet C) bench D) blanket
B) carpet
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By next year, I ___ English for eight years.
A) will learn B) will have learned C) will learning D) will have been learning
D) will have been learning
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The view from the ___ of the mountain was amazing.
A) slope B) waterfall C) summit D) volcano
C) summit
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I would have gone to the party if Joe ___ me.
A) invited B) has invited C) had invited D) invites
C) had invited
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Helena ___ confident, but she’s actually shy.
A) comes across as B) carries on C) speaks up D) puts off
A) comes across as
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I didn’t ___ the joke; it went over my head.
A) make B) get C) take D) do
B) get
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I wish I ___ speak English better.
A) can B) could C) would D) be able to
B) could
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Alison has a great sense of ___. She’s the best dancer in school.
A) rhythm B) humour C) direction D) freedom
A) rhythm
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If the weather conditions ___ good, there will be lots of people in the park.
A) are B) will be C) were D) had been
A) are
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You need to ___ a clever plan if you want to win the game.
A) carry on B) put off C) come up with D) knock over
C) come up with
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Please ___ me a favour and pass the message to him.
A) have B) make C) take D) do
D) do
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Maria promised that she ___ me a photo of her painting.
A) would send B) will send C) had sent D) was sending
A) would send
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Julia was really ___ when her friend said her artwork looked like a five-year-old’s.
A) insulted B) moved C) thrilled D) relieved
A) insulted
He said he wished he ___ to Australia last year.
(Create the correct verb form: go → ?)
had gone (I wish I had gone)
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What a creative solution! I would never have ___.
A) dreamed up B) dreamed it up C) it dreamed up D) dreamed up it
B) dreamed it up
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This documentary may ___ to some people as boring, but I enjoyed it.
A) come B) go C) get D) make
A) come