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Question 1 |
He ________ ever works as ________ as he should
A | hardly, hard |
B | hardly, hardly |
C | hard, hard |
D | hard, hardly |
Question 1 Explanation:
Hardly = almost not, so 'hardly ever' = almost never
Work hard = work a lot, work well
'Hard' and 'hardly' are both adverbs, but with very different meanings. Don't confuse them!
Question 2 |
If I had more time, I ________ do more exercise
A | want to |
B | would |
C | will |
D | 'm going to |
Question 2 Explanation:
We use this form to talk about a situation which is imaginary or unreal:
If + past simple --> would + infinitive
In this case, the situation is unreal because I don't have time, so I can't do more exercise.
Question 3 |
That wasn't a good idea - you ________ thought about it more carefully
A | must have |
B | ought have |
C | should have |
D | have to |
Question 3 Explanation:
You should have... = you made a mistake/you did something wrong
Question 4 |
- Let's go to the cinema.
- Great idea! What film ________ we watch?
A | are we going to |
B | shall |
C | do |
D | will |
Question 4 Explanation:
We use 'shall' for offers/suggestions when we ask a question
Question 5 |
I'll send it to you ________ I get the money
A | until |
B | unless |
C | as soon as |
D | in case |
Question 5 Explanation:
As soon as = when (although 'as soon as' is stronger)
Question 6 |
Put ________ bag on ________ table, then give me ________ apple and ________ bar of chocolate
A | a, a, the, the |
B | the, the, a, a |
C | a, the, an, the |
D | the, the, an, a |
Question 6 Explanation:
1) 'The bag' because I think you know which bag I'm talking about
2) 'The table' for the same reason - probably there's only one table in the room where we are
3) 'An apple' because I want one apple, but I don't care which apple you give me. Probably, this means there are several apples which both people can see.
4) 'A bar of chocolate' is similar to (3)
Question 7 |
She ________ in a small house near the park
A | stays |
B | lives |
C | live |
D | living |
Question 7 Explanation:
I live
You live
He/she/it lives <--
We live
They live
Question 8 |
She's wearing a ________ dress
A | long black beautiful |
B | beautiful long black |
C | long beautiful black |
D | black long beautiful |
Question 8 Explanation:
Adjectives of opinion (like 'beautiful') go before adjectives of fact (like 'long' and 'black').
If you have several adjectives, they need to go in a certain order. There is a rule (although it's too complicated to remember when you're speaking) - the best way is to use your instinct: if one way sounds better, then it probably is better.
Question 9 |
Whose bag is this? It's ________
A | the mine |
B | of me |
C | mine |
D | my |
Question 9 Explanation:
It's my bag = It's mine
You can't say 'It's mine bag'
Question 10 |
Winters there ________ be really cold sometimes
A | can |
B | might |
C | could |
D | may |
Question 10 Explanation:
'Can' is used here because we are talking about a general possibility.
The other three (could/may/might) are only used for specific possibilities, at one moment in time.
Question 11 |
If he ________ one minute later, he ________ the train
A | arrived, would have missed |
B | would have arrived, would have missed |
C | had arrived, would have missed |
D | would arrive, would miss |
Question 11 Explanation:
We use this form to talk about an imaginary situation in the past:
If + had done (past perfect) --> would have + past participle
In this case, he didn't arrive late, so he caught the train.
Question 12 |
He drives quite ________, but his brother drives really ________
A | slow, fast |
B | slow, fastly |
C | slowly, fast |
D | slowly, fastly |
Question 12 Explanation:
We want to say how he drives --> we need to use adverbs
Slow --> adverb = slowly
Fast --> adverb = fast (it's irregular)
Question 13 |
Where ________ they from?
A | are |
B | isn't |
C | is |
D | am |
Question 13 Explanation:
I am
You are
He/she/it is
We are
They are <--
Question 14 |
This house is ________, but also ________
A | bigger, expensiver |
B | more big, expensiver |
C | bigger, more expensive |
D | more big, more expensive |
Question 14 Explanation:
Shorter words add -er to make a comparative:
big --> bigger
tall --> taller
Longer words use 'more':
expensive --> more expensive
beautiful --> more beautiful
Question 15 |
Take a sandwich with you ________ you get hungry later
A | in case |
B | if |
C | when |
D | so as not to |
Question 15 Explanation:
'In case' = you do something to be prepared, because you aren't sure what will happen.
In this situation, you don't know if you will get hungry or not. But you take a sandwich anyway, just to be prepared.
Question 16 |
I don't know where she is. I suppose she ________ got stuck in traffic.
A | can have |
B | should have |
C | must have |
D | might have |
Question 16 Explanation:
She might have... = It's possible that she...
Question 17 |
How long have they ________ there?
A | waited |
B | been waited |
C | waiting |
D | been waiting |
Question 17 Explanation:
We use the present perfect (have...) to show that something started in the past and continues until now.
We use the continuous (...been + -ing) to show that the length of the action is important.
Question 18 |
I ________ to Germany last year
A | gone |
B | went |
C | go |
D | goed |
Question 18 Explanation:
Last year = past
We use the past simple for completed actions in the past.
Go --> past simple = 'went'
Question 19 |
I wish he ________ so rude to people when we go out
A | won't be |
B | hadn't been |
C | didn't be |
D | wouldn't be |
Question 19 Explanation:
We use this form to talk about other people's behaviour which we find annoying or unpleasant:
Wish + person + would + verb
So in this case, he is often rude, and I find it annoying or unpleasant, so I want him to change.
Question 20 |
I ________ been hit by a car, but luckily I just managed to get out of the way
A | could have |
B | can have |
C | may have |
D | might have |
Question 20 Explanation:
'I could have...' = there was a possibility, but in the end it didn't happen.
Question 21 |
I drink coffee ________
A | two times for a day |
B | twice a day |
C | two times day |
D | twice in day |
Question 21 Explanation:
'Two times' is not wrong, but native speakers usually say 'twice'.
We use 'a' in phrases like this:
--> Once an hour
--> Twice a day
--> Three times a week
etc.
Question 22 |
How did this ________ broken?
A | get |
B | become |
C | was |
D | be |
Question 22 Explanation:
'Get' in this sentence has the meaning of 'become' but native speakers never use 'become' in this way.
There are many similar phrases with 'get': get broken, get married, get wet, etc.
Question 23 |
Do you think it's ________ rain tomorrow?
A | going to |
B | will |
C | to |
D | going |
Question 23 Explanation:
'Going to' and 'will' can both be used to make predictions, but in this sentence, 'it's' means we can't use 'will'.
Otherwise, you could say 'Do you think it will rain tomorrow?' with no difference in meaning.
Question 24 |
I spend too much time ________. I'd like ________ more time for myself and my family.
A | working, having |
B | to work, having |
C | working, to have |
D | to work, to have |
Question 24 Explanation:
spend time + -ing
would like + to
Question 25 |
I've already called her four times ________
A | before |
B | today |
C | again |
D | yesterday |
Question 25 Explanation:
I've called... = present perfect
We use the present perfect to talk about unfinished time periods.
So, we can't say 'I've called...yesterday' (because yesterday is finished)
'Today' is unfinished, so it's the only possible answer.
Question 26 |
By next month I ________ all my exams, and I can relax!
A | will be finishing |
B | will have finished |
C | will have been finishing |
D | will finish |
Question 26 Explanation:
The future perfect (will have done...) is used to show that something will be finished by a certain time in the future. It's often used together with 'by':
'By Friday, we'll have done everything.'
Question 27 |
But they ________be away - I saw them this morning!
A | mustn't |
B | shouldn't |
C | can't |
D | don't have to |
Question 27 Explanation:
They can't be away = I'm sure they aren't away
Question 28 |
Where ________ he work?
A | don't |
B | do |
C | is |
D | does |
Question 28 Explanation:
Present simple questions are made with 'do' or 'does'.
He/she/it doES, so we use 'does' in this question.
Question 29 |
I'd love to ________ in the 19th Century
A | have lived |
B | have been lived |
C | lived |
D | live |
Question 29 Explanation:
I'd love... = now
...to have lived = before
This is a perfective infinitive, which is used to add a past meaning to an infinitive.
Question 30 |
That smells good! What ________
A | do you cooking? |
B | do you cook? |
C | are you cook? |
D | are you cooking? |
Question 30 Explanation:
We use the present continuous (be + -ing) to talk about something which is happening now
Question 31 |
She ________ have short hair, but now it's long
A | use to |
B | used to |
C | didn't |
D | before |
Question 31 Explanation:
Used to = something was true in the past, but it isn't true any more.
Question 32 |
I wouldn't say that to him if I ________ you
A | am |
B | was |
C | would be |
D | were |
Question 32 Explanation:
This situation is imaginary: I am imagining being in your position. To describe an imaginary situation, we use the past simple after 'if'.
Also, in these sentences, we can use 'were' to replace 'was'. Most of the time, you can choose which to use:
"If I was rich and famous..."
"If I were rich and famous..."
--> Both ok
But, in this sentence 'If I were you...', we always use 'were'.
Question 33 |
Could you tell me ________?
A | is where the bus stop |
B | the bus stop is where |
C | where the bus stop is |
D | where is the bus stop |
Question 33 Explanation:
This is an indirect question, so after the 'Could you tell me...' we don't change the word order in the rest of the sentence.
Question 34 |
________ spent time abroad when I was a student, I found it easier to get used to ________ in another country
A | to have, living |
B | have, live |
C | having, live |
D | having, living |
Question 34 Explanation:
'Having spent...' = 'Because I spent...'
Get used to + -ing = adapt to a new situation.
Question 35 |
It was the first time he ________ anything so spicy
A | had eaten |
B | had been eating |
C | was eating |
D | has eaten |
Question 35 Explanation:
We use the past perfect because we have two past actions.
It was (1) the first time he had eaten (2) anything so spicy.
The past perfect shows that (2) happened before (1).
Question 36 |
She's from ________, so she speaks ________
A | Spanish, Spanish |
B | Spanish, Spain |
C | Spain, Spanish |
D | Spain, Spainese |
Question 36 Explanation:
'Spain' is the country
'Spanish' is the adjective for the people or the language
Question 37 |
I ________ like getting up early
A | doesn't |
B | am not |
C | not |
D | don't |
Question 37 Explanation:
The sentence 'I like getting up early' is present simple.
So, the negative is:
I don't like...
Question 38 |
I'm busy on Friday, so I ________ come
A | am not |
B | don't |
C | not can |
D | can't |
Question 38 Explanation:
'I don't come' = regularly, many times, so it doesn't go here, because we're talking about one time (this Friday).
We use 'can' + 'not' = 'can't' or 'cannot' ('can't' is more common in spoken English).
Question 39 |
I was ________ exhausted by the end of the day
A | very |
B | extremely |
C | incredibly |
D | completely |
Question 39 Explanation:
'Exhausted' has a strong meaning, so we can only use certain adverbs.
In the same way, you can't say 'I was completely tired', because 'completely' can only be used with adjectives which have a strong meaning.
Question 40 |
The film ________ by Quentin Tarantino
A | was directed |
B | did directed |
C | was direct |
D | directed |
Question 40 Explanation:
This is the passive voice, which is used to change the emphasis of a sentence.
So here, we use the passive because we want to emphasise the film, not the director.
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