One
Cheryl ___ work for a multinational company, but now she’s started her own business.
A gets used to
B is used to
C used to
C
We got up / got up to all sorts of trouble when we were children.
My sister spends all her time hanging off / out with her friends.
The referee blew his whistle because there were too many players on the basketball course / court.
got up to
hanging out
court
My grandfather __________________ (retire), so he doesn’t have to get up early any more.
has retired
George __________________ (not park) on the road if he had a garage.
wouldn't park
My best friend shared my __________________ (sad) when my dog passed away.
sadness
Our house has ___ balconies than our neighbour’s because theirs is on the corner.
A fewer
B least
C less
A
I had to run to catch up with / fit in with my friends, who had already started walking.
Arthur Miller is the American director / playwright who wrote Death of a Salesman.
There’s an open-air / a soundproof room in his basement where his band practises.
catch up with
playwright
a soundproof
We __________________ (not be) late if our car hadn’t broken down.
wouldn't have been
Grace told me she __________________ (buy) two tickets for the musical before I arrived.
had bought
You have to go through some rather __________________ (impress) gates to reach the entrance to the castle.
impressive
We’re having ___ next week.
A been fitted a new shower
B a new shower fitted
C fitted a new shower
B
Mimi sprained her waist / wrist when she was playing tennis this morning.
Make / Take a look at the menu and tell me what you’d like to eat.
I’m going to log on / set up a separate account for my personal emails.
wrist
take
set up
We __________________ (not go) camping next weekend if it rains.
won't go
I asked Max if he __________________ (know) the time of the next bus.
knew
Our head teacher is recognised for her __________________ (flexible). She doesn’t always stick to the rules.
flexibility
I can’t find my tablet. I suppose I ___ left it at my friend’s house, but I thought I’d put it in my bag.
A can’t have
B might have
C must have
B
My sister is quite idealistic / realistic so she knows her own limitations.
I hung up / picked up the phone as soon as I heard it ring.
We sheltered in the pond / porch until the rain had stopped.
realistic
picked up
porch
We __________________ (ask) to switch off our phones before the performance began.
had been asked
Ollie and Jess fell in love while they __________________ (study) at university.
were studying
Pictures by __________________ (paint) like Picasso and Van Gogh sell for hundreds of millions of pounds today.
painters
Those photos are terrible – they’re too dark. You ___ used the flash.
A may have
B must have
C should have
C
Larry’s chin / shin was badly bruised when his leg was hit by another player’s hockey stick.
They spread a blanket on the flower bed / lawn and sat down to eat their picnic.
My mother does / makes yoga in her free time.
shin
lawn
does
I can’t call my mum in half an hour because she __________________ (drive) home from work.
will be driving
If only you __________________ (listen) when I’m talking to you.
would listen/listened
Kate was amazed at her parents’ __________________ (generous) when they gave her a car for her eighteenth birthday.
generosity