outside a restaurant in a supermarket Outside a theatre
4. "CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS, Lessons start again on the 8 th January"
At a travel agent's at a restaurant at a music school
5. "Price per night: £10 a tent / £5 a person"
On a camp-site in a hotel at a cinema
Questions 6 - 10
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
SCOTLAND
Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the west and the North Sea on the east. Some people (6) .................. Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic.
There are (7) .................. five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is (8) .................. most
famous city.
Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called 'Ben Nevis'. In the south of Scotland, there are
a lot of sheep. A long time ago, there (9) .................. many forests, but now there are only a
(10) ................... .
Scotland is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful.
6. on in at
7. among between about
8. his its your
9. were was is
10. little few lot
Questions 11 - 20
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
Alice Guy Blaché
Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst
working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in
the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions, (11) .................. sound and colour.
In 1907 Alice (12) ................... to New York where she started her own film company. She was
(13) .................. successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world, the best
days of the independent New York film companies were (14) ................... . When Alice died in
1968, hardly anybody (15) .................. her name.
11. bringing including containing supporting
12. moved ran entered transported
13. immediately recently once next
14. after down behind over
15. repeated reminded realised remembered
UFOs - do they exist?
UFO is short for 'Unidentified Flying Object'. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers,
(16) ................. that is often the (17) ................. they are reported to be. The (18) ..................
"flying saucers" were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts who studied his claim
decided it had been a trick of the light.
Even people experienced at watching the sky, (19) ................. as pilots, report seeing UFOs. In
1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television
(20) ................. went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this
phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing.
16. so because therefore thereafter
17. look size type shape
18. last first next oldest
19. like such so that
20. announcer cameraman director actor
Questions 21 - 40 (out of 60)
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
21. The teacher encouraged her students .................... to an English pen-friend.
should write write wrote to write
22. They spent a lot of time .................... at the pictures in the museum.
to look looking to looking for looking
23. Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to .................... wrong.
turn come go end
24. .................... from Michael, all the group arrived on time.
Except Apart Besides Other
25. She .................... her neighbour's children for the broken window.
accused blamed complained denied
26. As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went ...................... the homework with me.
over on by after
27. Whether she's a good actress or not is a .................... of opinion.
case point subject matter
28. The decorated roof of the ancient palace was .................... up by four thin columns.
built carried supported held
29. Would it .................... you if we came on Thursday?
suit agree like fit
30. This form .................... be handed in until the end of the week.
doesn't need doesn't have needn't hasn't got
31. If you make a mistake when you are writing, just .................... it out with your pen.
cross clear do wipe
32. Although our opinions on many things .................... , we're good friends.
divide differ oppose disagree
33. This product must be eaten .................... two days of purchase.
by before under within
34 The newspaper report contained .................... important information.
many another an a lot of
35. Have you considered .................... to London?
move to be moving moving to move
36. It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their .................... of vitamins.
intake upkeep input upturn
37. I thought there was a ..................... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.
piece part shadow touch
38 Why didn't you ..................... that you were feeling ill?
tell advise remark mention
39 James was not sure exactly where his best interests .....................
stood rested lay centre
40 He's still getting .................... the shock of losing his job.
across by over through
Questions 41 - 50 (out of 60)
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts.
The tallest buildings - SKYSCRAPERS
Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many
(41) ……………….. high was first called a skyscraper in the United States at the end of the 19th
century, and New York has perhaps the (42) ……………….. skyscraper of them all, the Empire
State Building. The (43) ……………….. beneath the streets of New York is rock,
(44) ……………….. enough to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited
to bearing the (45) ……………….. of tall buildings.
41. storeys steps levels stages
42. first-rate top-class best-known well-built
43. soil ground field dirt
44. powerful forceful hard stiff
45. scale size height weight
SCRABBLE
Scrabble is the world's most popular word game. For its origins, we have to go back to the 1930s in
the USA, when Alfred Butts, an architect, found himself out of (46) ……………….. . He decided
that there was a (47) ………………. for a board game based on words and (48) ………………. to
design one. Eventually he made a (49) ………………. from it, in spite of the fact that his original
(50) ………………. was only three cents a game.
46. work earning income job
47. sale commerce market purchase
48. took up got round made for set out
49. fund wealth fortune cash
50. profit allowance benefit receipt
Questions 51 - 60
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
51. Roger's manager ................... to make him stay late if he hadn't finished the work.
insisted threatened announced warned
52. By the time he has finished his week's work, John has hardly ................... energy left for the weekend
some no much any
53. As the game .................... to a close, disappointed spectators started to leave.
approached neared drew led
54. I don't remember .................... the front door when I left home this morning.
to lock to have locked locking locked
55. I .................... to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.
disagree avoid dislike object
56. Andrew's attempts to get into the swimming team have not .................... with much success.
associated concluded joined met
57. Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn't seem to have .................... the main point.
gripped clasped grasped clutched
58. A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to .................... .
enquiry query wonder question
59. The new college .................... for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds.
deals supplies furnishes caters
60. I find the times of English meals very strange - I'm not used ..................... dinner at 6pm.
to having to have having have
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