NAME___________________________________________
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1. You are in London near Big Ben. You would like someone to take your
photo.
You say:
a) Is it ok if I take your photo?
b) Would you mind taking my photo, please?
c) Shall I take your photo?
d) Can I take your photo, please?
2. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps:
Susie Barry ________ born about 25 years ago. She used to live in
Oxford but ________ to London in 1985 and ________ there ever since.
She ________ her boyfriend when she was at high school and they
________ since then.
a) was / has moved / lives / met / date
b) was / moved / has lived / met / have dated
c) did / has moved / has lived / met / have dated
d) did / moved / lives / met / date
3. In which of the following sentences is the word BY incorrect?
a. I always go to work by bus.
b. I think you've taken my book by accident.
c. You've done this by purpose, I'm sure!
d. The new shopping centre has been designed by a very famous architect.
4. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps:
Prisoners in North Mexico ________ over six months digging a tunnel in
an attempt to escape from prison. Unfortunately for them, however, their
tunnel ________ up in the nearby courtroom, where they ________ . All
seventy-five prisoners ________ to prison immediately by the surprised
judge.
a) spent / came / were going to sentence / returned
b) have spent / came / were going to be sentenced / returned
c) have spent / was come / were going to sentence / were returned
d) spent / came / were going to be sentenced / were returned
5. How can you report the following?: "Don't turn on the computer", she
said.
a) She told me not to turn on the computer
b) She asked me don' t to turn on the computer
c) She suggested not turning on the computer
d) She said to me not to turn on the computer
6. Choose the best alternative:
I love listening to classical music. I wish I ________ an instrument.
a) play
b) could play
c) would play
d) might play
7. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps:
They ________ in that school for a long time when they decided
________ .
a) had studied / to move
b) have studied / move
c) studied / to move
d) had been study / to move
8. Which alternative means the same as the sentence below?
He did not study hard enough and so he failed.
a) If he hadn't studied hard, he would have failed.
b) If he had studied harder, he would have failed.
c) If he had studied harder, he wouldn't have failed.
d) If he hadn't studied harder, he wouldn't have failed.
9. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps:
Rock n' Roll has always been the cradle of turbulent uproar and new
trends. Rock stars usually shock the world ________ unconventional
marriages, sudden break ups and shameless connections. They are
frequently ________ lost their track when ________ something new or
________ repetitive if they don't come up with anything different.
a) in announcing / accused to have / trying / be
b) by announcing / accused of having / trying / being
c) by announcing / accused of having / they try / been
d) in announcing / accuse of having / they try / being
10. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gap:
Write your name in the book ________ you lose it.
a) because
b) since
c) if
d) in case
11. Choose the best alternative:
You _____ to the meeting. It was very important, you know. Besides, you
were the only one who didn't show up.
a) should come
b) should came
c) should have come
d) should had come
12. Choose the best alternative:
He ____ his key and now he can't get into his flat.
a) has been losing
b) had lost
c) has lost
d) had been losing
a) even if
b) unless
c) otherwise
d) as long as
27. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap:
_______________ all their effort, their team ended up last in the
competition.
a) However
b) Despite
c) In spite
d) Although
28. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps:
I can't afford ________ a car so my father has offered ______ me some
money but I decided __________.
a) to buy / to lend / to refuse
b) buying / lending / refusing
c) to buy / to lend / refusing
d) buying / lending / to refuse
29. Choose the best alternative to fill in the gap:
They __________ tried to re-roof their house without professional help.
That was a mistake!
a) shouldn't have
b) wouldn't have
c) mustn't have
d) didn't have
30. Which alternative means the same as the sentence below?
The contract would have been signed if they had reached an agreement.
a) They signed the contract because they reached an agreement.
b) They didn't sign the contract because they didn't reach an agreement.
c) They should have signed the contract before they reached an agreement.
d) When they signed the contract, they had already reached an agreement.
Picture scenario
Situation 1
Now look at the picture below, imagine the passenger is asking
the flight attendant for information about what to do in London.
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Interactions
Choosethebestresponsetoeachquestionorstatement.
4.
21Couldyouhelpmegetthisbagintothelocker?
aYes,Iwill.
2 bYes,youcould.
3 cYes,ofcourse.
4 dYes,Iwouldliketo.
22Theladyin15Cwillneedhelpgettingoutofherseat.
1 aOK.Yes,Ican.
2 bOK,Illtakecareofthat.
3 cOK,Iwillgether.
4 dOK,Imgoingtogetherout.
Theplaneisabouttotakeoff.APaxasksyour:CanIgetmybook
fromtheoverheadlocker?
1 aWeareabouttotakeoffsoyoucant.
2 bNo,youcant.Wearetakingoffinafewminutes.
3 cTheplaneisabouttotakeoff.Imafraidyoullhave
towait.
4 dNo,Icant.Weareabouttotakeoff.
24Idonthaveanywateronthismealtray.
1 aImsorry,madam.Igetitnow.
2 bImsorry,madam.Illgetyousomenow.
3 cImsorry,madam.Iamgettingthemnow.
4 dImsorry,madam.NowIwillgetsome.
25Ifeelverydizzy.IthinkImgoingtofaint.
1 aDonttrytogetup.
2 bDontyougetup.
3 cYoudonttrytogetup.
4 dTrynotgettingup.
26Isthiskindofturbulencenormal?
1 aYes,dontworryforit,sir.
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bYes,absolutelyisnormal.
3 cYes,thisis.
4 dYes,absolutely.Theresnoneedtoworry.
27Howlongdoyouthinkwewillbewaitinghere?
1 aSometimes.
2 bAbouthalfanhourlong.
3 cDuringhalfanhour.
4 dNotlong.Aroundthirtyminutes.
28Goodmorning.MynamesRob.Imthepurserfortoday.
1 aYes,goodmorning.
2 bPleasedtomeetyou,Rob.
3 cYes,hello.
4 dHello,Imhappytoseeyou.
29WhatstheweatherlikeinBangkok?
1 aOneminute.Iwillknowitandtellyou.
2 bIwilltellyouwhenIhaveasked.
3 cIamgoingtotellyousoon.
4 dIlltryandfindoutforyou.
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