Vocabulary
Word Transformation
Grammar
Word Formation
Open cloze
100

At primary school, I was ............. at art. My teacher often entered my work into competitions.

brilliant or good (synonyms)
100

It can't be easy to decide what to do.

MUST

It ............................ to decide what to do.

must be difficult/hard

100

Only athletes aged ten to nineteen ........... enter the race.

may, can, are allowed to, are permitted to
100

He shows a lot of (aggressive) when he plays that game.

aggression

100

I have many friends ........... money as au pairs, and I thought I'd try it too.

making/earning

200

He was .......... of spiders when he was a kid, but he doesn't mind them now.

afraid, frightened, scared

200

Chris couldn't understand what they were saying because he doesn't speak English. 

ABLE


Chris .................... understand what they were saying

wasn't able to

200

Their mom told them that they ............. stay out too late tonight as they are leaving early in the morning.

can't,may not, aren't permitted to, aren't allowed to

200

Mandy has always been very (depend) and she doesn't ask for much help from anyone.

independent

200

I put up and ad in a local shop ......... all my neighbors buy their food.

where

300

Shelly has a lot of ............. in herself with calculus because she is ............. at math. 

A. creativity/brilliant

B. confidence/hopeless

C. confidence/brilliant

D. knowledge/good


C. confidence/brilliant

300

I think you'll find the talk really enjoyable. 

SHOULD

You ...................... the talk

should enjoy

300

It ......... be a good idea to study tonight even though the test isn't until next week.

might/may/could

300

John has been quite (patience) with his students.

patient

300

The first part of the evening went fine. Dane ...... is nine, was watching TV and his 3-year-old sister, Milly, was playing with a little ball ............ to her by Dane

who/given

400

I make notes after class to ........... what I've learnt. 


A. pick up


B. sum up


C. keep up



B. sum up

400

It will be necessary to choose your options soon. 

WILL

You ............................ choose your options soon.

will need to

400

The game encourages a creative approach ......... is rarely found in classes on this subject.

which/that

400

You need to be more (sense) with the decisions you make or this could go badly for you.

sensible

400

But then Milly put the ball in her mouth, and it went halfway down her throat. She couldn't breathe! When I saw her face, .......... was turning purple.

which

500

Jake is ............. about the test even though he studied, he is ............ about his .............. not being very good. He often has difficulty remembering things. 

A. scared/worried/intelligence

B. anxious/happy/memory

C. anxious/worried/memory

D. afraid/worried/brain

C. anxious/worried/memory

500

It's too bad Stella didn't give Matt some better advice. 

HAVE

Stella ........................ Mike some better advice.

should have given

500

Alexander, ....... is a teacher at the school, thinks this is just the start.

who

500
She has proven how (generosity) she is by helping many of her friends through their problems.

generous

500

It turned out that a first aid video............. to the children in Dane's class had included information about choking.

shown/played