Test 1
A. retired
B. resigned
C. sacked
D. unemployed
He began ___ saying, "I can't speak, I can't speak"
by
It was sold (by/out/over/up) when I looked in the bookstore.
out
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in caps.
Teacher Dayana always gets emotional when talking about “The Book Thief”. She says it’s a very __________ story. MOVE
moving
I ___ great in the History test. My parents will be proud of me!
A. went
B. made
C. took
D. did
D. did
Choose a word to complete the sentence:
broad-minded / pushy / quiet / reliable / tactful
I tried to find a _____ way of telling her the truth.
quiet
The __________ loved when Taylor Swift sang “Back to December”. She
appeared on the ___________ wearing a white dress. She was beautiful!
A. people/audience
B. audience/plot
C. crowd/stage
D. gig/stream
C. crowd/stage
Teacher Julia always complains _____ having to deal with too much bureaucracy and I agree. It’s very irritating!
about
She wants to get ____ in her career.
Choose the correct alternative:
The court will consider all the _____ facts to the case. (relevant/relevance)
relevant
I was playing volleyball with my friends and I __________ my wrist. I’m somad. I wish I had been more careful. Now I need medicine to __________ the symptoms.
A. twisted/comfort
B. sprained/relieve
C. shivered/improve
D. injured/relax
B. sprained/relieve
If your happiness depends _____ what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
on
Better to understand a little than to _______ a lot.
(use prefixes: capable, likely, paid, understand, write)
misunderstand
Add three words to the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Their boss did not give them permission to talk during work.
We are _____ ______ ______ talk while we are working.
We are not allowed to talk while we are working.
Find the mistake and correct it.
If my little brother wake up in the middle of the night, my mom always goes there to calm him down.
wakes up
Correct the mistake in the sentence.
We were been watched by the security guard as we left the building.
We were BEING watched by the security guard as we left the building.
Correct the sentence:
As soon as he will turn 18 he will learn how to drive. He's really into cars!
Add three words to the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first.
Martina is better at football than Paul.
Paul doesn't play football _______ _______ _______ Martina.
Paul doesn't play football as well as Martina.
Is this sentence correct?
I can't decide whether to go to the library or stay home.
YES
Say a short sentence using:
Something your parents have in common. Use NONE.
open answer (consider if it's correct gramatically)