What is the past participle form of fly?
flown
fly - flew - flown
We ________ a lovely three weeks in the south of Spain last year.
a. took
b. did
c. passed
d. spent
d. spent
I’m reading a really ____________ book on the history of Europe.
a. interest
b. interesting
c. interested
b. interesting
Gerry: Will all of these people lose their jobs?
Robert: I _______.
a. don't hope
b. don't think
c. hope not
d. think
c. hope not
You are at a public celebration when you hear this announcement.
The speaker wants the car moved because ...
a. it is parked inconveniently
b. it is parked illegally
c. somebody has complained
a. it is parked inconveniently
The garden is looking untidy – you need to get rid ____________ the weeds.
a. from
b. out
c. of
c. of
Which one is correctly spelled?
a. seperate
b. separate
c. saperate
b. separate
You should read this novel — it's been ________ recommended by all the critics.
a. highly
b. deeply
c. fully
d. truly
a. highly
I saw Wi Joo this morning and she ____________ if you were free tomorrow.
a. asked
b. told
c. said
a. asked
Did you have any problems ________ our house?
a. to find
b. finding
c. find
d. for finding
b. finding
You have taken your camera to a shop where the assistant expalins why it is not working.
He tells you that ...
a. the battery was too old
b. the battery was incorrectly fitted
c. the film was incorrectly fitted
b. the battery was incorrectly fitted
This is a ____________ train to London. It doesn’t stop on the way.
a. direction
b. directly
c. direct
c. direct
Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?
furious - thrilled - frightened
frightened
Neil was reading the newspaper when he ________ an article about an old friend of his.
a. came up
b. came over
c. came across
c. came across
When I go to university, I may ____________ history.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
a. study
Suzie and John are planning to get married and ________ a lot of children.
a. have
b. make
c. bring
d. get
a. have
You switch on the radio to find a phone-in programme in progress.
The caller is asking the expert about ...
a. gardening
b. cheese making
c. travel
a. gardening
When Sam was a small child, he ________ spend hours every day playing with stones in the garden.
a. would
b. was
c. used
d. should
a. would
He’s about 40, but in this photograph, he looks much ____________.
a. young
b. younger
c. youngest
b. younger
Soldiers have been sent in to try to restore ________ in the area.
a. organisation
b. harmony
c. order
d. regulation
c. order
My father, ____________ is a dentist, told me not to drink sugary drinks.
a. who
b. which
c. that
a. who
I spend too much time ________. I’d like ________ more time for myself and my family.
a. to work … having
b. working … to have
c. to work … to have
d. working … having
b. working … to have
You are in the lounge of an expensive hotel when ytou hear this exchange.
The woman wants the man ...
a. not to take a photograph
b. to stop smoking
c. not to bring his dog inside the buuilding
a. not to take a photograph
It _______ that garlic thins the blood.
a. would have been said
b. is to say
c. is to say
d. is said
d. is said
I don’t recommend driving in the morning because there’s too ____________ traffic.
a. much
b. many
c. most
a. much
I think that the problem Henry has raised is a major ________ for our society today.
a. subject
b. theme
c. issue
d. point
They said they ____________ studying for ages.
a. will have
b. are
c. had been
c. had been
The teacher asked if ________ to bring our textbooks to class.
a. all we had remembered
b. we had all remembered
c. had all we remembered
d. had we all remembered
b. we had all remembered
Choose the statement that best represents the opinions of the callers.
a. University gives intelligent people the opportunity to prove their worth above others.
b. University is only suitable for intelligent people, as only they can engage fully in debates.
c. University provides opportunities to delve deeply into a subject with peers and experts.
d. University gives you excellent study skills which will help you in your career.
d. University gives you excellent study skills which will help you in your career.
Choose the statement that best represents the opinions of the callers.
a. University education should remain free so that everyone can benefit from it.
b. The cost of university education nowadays is greater than its value.
c. She attributes her success in her career to her university education.
d. In her experience, going to university was a mistake which she regrets.
b. The cost of university education nowadays is greater than its value.