I. Put one correct word in each gap
1 whether 2 whole 3 to 4 since 5 like 6 of 7 had 8 how 9 on 10 let
.
1. We were planning to go on the trip together but my friends have changed their mind. Now, I don't know ................. to give it up or to go by myself.
2. Ralph can be boring at times but on the ................. he is a nice young man.
3. Have you heard that Mary Chester got married ................. a Frenchman?
4. Robert has had that scar on his cheek ............... he fell off a bike at the age of 6.
5. I think we'd better take our raincoats. It looks ................. rain.
6. It is very kind ................. you to lend us the money. We'll give it back soon.
7. When we bought the house it was just a ruin. Then, we ................. it renovated by a professional building company.
8. Don't come close to the dog. You never know ................. dangerous it can be.
9. Right after the accident, the young driver was operated ................. and now the doctors say he's getting better.
10. At first, Mike promised to help me with the cleaning but he didn't come at all. He really ................. me down this time.
II. Put the words in the correct form.
1 intention 2 fashionable 3 active 4 reception 5 selfish 6 death 7 membership 8 preparations 9 effective 10 privacy
1. I like living in the town. I have no ........................ of moving out. INTEND
2. Gina always looks like a model. She's fond of wearing FASHION
........................ clothes.
3. My neighbour is a very ........................ person. He always has ACT
something to do.
4. Thank you for the invitation to your wedding ........................ . We RECEIVE
enjoyed it very much.
5. The other children don't like Vincent too much. They say he is SELF
........................ and never shares his toys with them.
6. The sudden ........................ of the minister shocked everyone. DIE
7. You have to pay an annual contribution for the ........................ in MEMBER
this association.
8. It is believed that the ........................ for the Pope's visit will take PREPARE
more than three weeks.
9. This medicine is said to be very ........................ . It works fast and EFFECT
brings the expected results.
10. `I hate it when journalists interfere in my ........................ - said the PRIVATE
pop star.
III. Write in the correct words
1 field 2 degree 3 practising 4 size 5 smart 6 rules 7 injured 8 advice 9 burglar 10 return
1. Mr Lee is a poor farmer. He's got just one-acre _ _ e _ _ where he grows corn.
2. Susan Blackley teaches at university. She's got a professor _ _ g _ _ _ in economics.
3. It would do you good if you started _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ g some sport.
4. These shoes are killing me. They are the wrong _ _ z _ .
5. Jules is a _ m _ _ _ child. He is more intelligent than the other children in his class.
6. I could play the game with you if I knew the _ _ I _ s . W ill you teach me?
7. One person died and several other passengers were _ n _ _ _ _ d in the bus collision that too place near Coventry yesterday. They are all in hospital now.
8. I should have listened to your _ _ v _ _ _ . I shouldn't have got married at 18.
9. Our house was broken into last night. The _ _ _ g _ _ r stole all our paintings.
10. I've borrowed these books from the library. I must _ _ t _ _ _ them next month.
IV. Choose the correct answer.
1D 2D 3B 4C 5A 6A 7C 8B 9A 10D
1. You never ask for my opinion. You always ................. me for granted.
a) put b) think c) keep d) take
2. It's the first time something so strange has ................. to me.
a) realised b) performed c) created d) happened
3. More than three thousand people took ................. in the demonstration.
a) role b) part c) step d) place
4. You can't rely on David. He never ................. his promises.
a) hold b) carries c) keeps d) obtains
5. The music is too loud. ................. it down, please.
a) Turn b) Run c) Take d) Put
6. When we arrived at the stadium, all the seats were already ................. so we had to stand during the whole game.
a) occupied b) inhabited c) engaged d) involved
7. After the earthquake in 1978, many families decided to ................. house.
a) shift b) pass c) move d) transfer
8. At first, she agreed to marry me, so I don't know why she's had this sudden change of ................. .
a) soul b) heart c) head d) brain
9. The counter strike has done a considerable ................. to the peace process.
a) damage b) devastation c) ruin d) failure
10. What's the ................. of watering the flowers if it keeps raining all the time?
a) case b) worth c) thing d) point
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