1. A small number of Canadians speak 2 languages fluently; these people are
________.
a) multilingual
b) monolingual
c) bilingual
d) two-lingual
| 7.After attending a summer school in Brighton, José spoke English much more _______.
a. fluently
b. confidently
c. accurately
d. completely
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2. Built in 1975, the CN Tower in Toronto remains _________ tower in the world. (note:
a tower is different from a building; it does not have floors all the way up)
a) the most tall
b) the tallest
c) tallest
d) the taller
| 8.Which of the following is NOT an adverb?
a. badly
b. quietly
c. friendly
d. carefully
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3. Which word is NOT correct? There is estimated to be a(n) __________ amount of oil
in the sands of Alberta – as much as three trillion barrels.
a) enormous
b) huge
c) massive
d) tiny
| 9.All the following are correct - but which one is only American English?
Brian was _________ angry about losing his job.
a. real
b. terribly
c. incredibly
d. really
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4. Hot Mexican food often uses lots of chilly peppers. Which word below does NOT describe
the taste of this type of Mexican food?
a) spicy
b) fiery
c) chilly
d) hot
| 10.Phillip works __________ when he's under pressure.
a. more well
b. weller
c. better
d. more good
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5.Did you know over 200 people have successfully ______ solo across the channel from
England to France?
a. swimmed
b. swim
c. swam
d. swum
| 11.Replace the underlined word with one of the following.
It was after midnight when I arrived, but by midnight, it was too late.
a. there
b. then
c. here
d. now
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6.Hmmm, I love the smell of freshly _________ coffee.
a. grind
b. grinded
c. ground
d. grounded
| 12.He lives in Tokyo now, ___________
a. lives he?
b. doesn’t he?
c. does he?
d. he does?
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13.Ouch! I've been _______ by a mosquito - again!
a. bit
b. bited
c. bitted
d. bitten
| 21.Get the phone, ____________
a. get you?
b. do you?
c. you will?
d. will you?
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14.A: ____________ to Japan?
B: Once, when I was a little girl, we went to Osaka and saw the famous Osaka castle.
a. Did you ever go
b. Were you ever
c. Had you ever been
d. Have you ever been
| 22. I think I recognise her. _______ in the bank on the high street?
a) Didn't she used to work
b) Didn't she used to working
c) Didn't she use to work
d) Did she used to work
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15.I didn’t see him, when I arrived at the party, he ____________ home.
a. was leaving and going
b. left and went
c. had left and gone
d. leaves and goes
| 23. I _______________ the exam. I only answered two of the ten questions.
a) can't be passed
b) couldn't have pass
c) can't have pass
d) none of the above
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16. I waited ages for the bus; one _________ came an hour later!
a) generally
b) presumably
c) ideally
d) eventually
| 24. When I was young my father ____________ me a story every evening before I went to
sleep.
a) will told
b) would told
c) would tell
d) can tell
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17. I wish it ____________ stop raining!
a) would
b) will
c) won't
d) does
| 25. She _______________ French and Japanese.
a) does can speak
b) can speaks
c) is can speak
d) can speak
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18. If only I _________ crashed the car!
a) had
b) hadn't
c) did
d) didn't
| 26. I'm not going to ____________ your bad manners anymore. Either speak to me politely or
don't talk to me at all!
a) put up with it
b) put with up
c) put up with
d) put up
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19. I decided not to do it at the last minute because I might ___________ myself.
a) had been hurt
b) hurted
c) have hurt
d) had hurt
| 27. Of course the computer's not working. You haven't _____________!
a) plugged it in
b) plugged in
c) plugged in it
d) plugged it
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20. He grew up speaking Spanish but he's lived in Canada for so long now that he's _______
both French and English.
a) use to speak
b) used to speaking
c) used to speak
d) None of the above
| 28. It's important to do the homework the teacher gives you. If you don't, you'll
_______________.
a) fall behind it
b) fall
c) behind fall
d) fall behind
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29. She _______ but when she started going out with him she suddenly got all interested in it.
a) used not to like football
b) didn't use to like football
c) never used to like football
d) Any of the above
| 36. The bank robber __________ to start shooting unless his demands were met.
a) warned
b) threatened
c) informed
d) told
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30. I have to __________ that I'm terrible at maths.
a) tell
b) warn
c) inform
d) admit
| 37.Would you mind telling me __________?
a) what her name is
b) what do her name is
c) what her name
d) none of the above
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31. The pilot __________ the passengers that the plane was about to land.
a) informed
b) said
c) spoke
d) suggested
| 38.Excuse me, can you tell me __________ please?
a) what the time is
b) what is the time
c) do what is the time
d) what the time
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32. As long as the weather __________ good, I'm sure the picnic will be a success,
a) was
b) will be
c) is
d) would be
| 39. Which is the most natural question? 'I might meet you at the cinema, what time
_____________?
a) is the film starting
b) will the film start
c) does the film start
d) did the film start
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33. If it hadn't been for the last question, she __________ a perfect score on the test.
a) will get
b) would get
c) got
d) would have got
| 40. Which is the most natural future form? 'If you're not there, I _________ you a bell on
your mobile'.
a) 'm going to give
b) give
c) gave
d) 'll give
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34. What a waste of money! What did you buy that _______?
a) for
b) to
c) at
d) about
| 41. Have you ever seen ______ UFO?
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) ---
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35. A: I can't wait - I'm going on holiday next week. B: Where ________?
a) for
b) to
c) at
d) about
| 42. I saw James walking down ______ Oxford St the other day.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) ---
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43. She's always on the phone - Who's she talking ________?
a) to
b) at
c) for
d) about
| 50. What’s your ______ email address?
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) ---
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44. Fearless aviator Wiley Post ___________ around the world in the first ever solo
around-the-world flight in 1933.
a) flied
b) flown
c) flyed
| 51. I really enjoy _______________ English
a) speak
b) speaking
c) spoke
d) to speak
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45. There were __________ mistakes in my homework this week.
a) fewer
b) less
c) much
d) little
| 52. I don't know what to make for dinner; there's __________ in the cupboards!
a) no one
b) none
c) no
d) nothing
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46. Which of the following is NOT correct? “The guidebook was full of useful __________,
like where to find a good restaurant or a cheap place to stay”
a) advices
b) advice
c) pieces of advice
d) tips and advice
| 53. 'Who left all this washing-up? ________ of it is mine.'
a) no one
b) none
c) no
d) nothing
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47. Which of the following is NOT correct? Would you like _________ wine?
a) some
b) a
c) a glass of
d) a little
| 54. It’s always a bit depressing when you come back to _____________ after a wonderful
holiday.
a) normal
b) normalness
c) normality
d) normally
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48. Do you know, I spend 12 hours a week _______________ to London!
a) travel
b) travelling
c) to travel
d) travelled
| 55. Mmmmm! This bread is delicious; is it ____________?
a) home-made
b) home-worked
c) home-done
d) home-cooked
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49. When I was late for class yesterday, my teacher made me _______________ outside
the classroom for half an hour!
a) standing
b) stood
c) to stand
d) stand
| 56. John: "I guess I was there ____________ about 2 years - I was teaching English, and
I had a great time!"
a) since
b) for
c) during
d) all of the above answers
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