Question 1

She ...... the award from the headteacher.

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received

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hired

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interested

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succeeded

Question 2

The report said that a ...... French family spends one 
and a half hours eating and drinking each day.

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typical

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lonely

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tidy

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rare

Question 3

The new battery is much more ................ than the old one.

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efficient

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curious

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relaxing

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incredible

Question 4

She made a good .............. on everyone in the room because 
she was so friendly.

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impression

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difference

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effort

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suggestion

Question 5

The festival will ...... to anyone who likes electronic music.

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appeal

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connect

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care

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consider

Question 6

In my country, it’s a ...... to fly kites when the carnival season is over.

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custom

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curiosity

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difficulty

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knowledge

Question 7

Developing good study habits can help you become an ........... learner.

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independent

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embarrassed

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enormous

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exact

Question 8

The title of your article should ...... on the first page of your essay.

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appear

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focus

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depend

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rely

Question 9

The teacher ...... us to read the questions carefully before we started the exam.

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revised

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disagreed

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advised

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supposed

Question 10

Solving this math problem in 10 minutes is a ...... task.

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challenging

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talented

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fancy

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thrilled

Question 11

The computer isn’t working ...... because of the 
latest update.

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properly

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especially

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hardly

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personally

Question 12

Julian is pleased because he ...... the highest grade 
in the English exam.

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achieved

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kept

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replaced

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threw

Question 13

It’s your ...... to finish your project on time.

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responsibility

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expererience

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invitation

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attention

Question 14

Sarah ...... up some Spanish words while living in Madrid.

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picked

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kept

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saved

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gave

Question 15

John made ...... with his piano lessons when he 
started practising more.

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progress

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results

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competition

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better

Question 16

This is a historic house with a ...... art collection that 
costs millions of dollars.

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precious

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competitive

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confusing

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lonely

Question 17

The team made an ...... effort to win the game.

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enormous

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exact

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original

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able

Question 18

serves ...... Greek food.

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traditional

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huge

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amazed

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independent

Question 19

He ...... when they told him about the bad results.

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sighed

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annoyed

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surprised

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confused

Question 20

Mary never ...... attention to my advice.

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pays

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makes

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holds

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keeps

Question 21

Students ...... their smartphones more and more these days.

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are using

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used

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using

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uses

Question 22

Will you keep an eye ...... my bags while I go to get the car?

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on

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in

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with

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of

Question 23

When the weather is nice, I walk to school ...... taking 
the bus.

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instead of

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from

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even

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rather

Question 24

When I was younger, I ...... play video games every day

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would

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use to

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was

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used

Question 25

It was so ...... for me to meet him in a place so far away 
from home.

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unexpected

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expect

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expected

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expecting

Question 26

Where ...... lunch tomorrow?

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are we having

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have we

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did we have

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we are having

Question 27

He rarely ...... a book or anything longer than two pages.

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reads

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doesn't read

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read

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is reading

Question 28

I didn’t have a bike when I was young, and I missed
 ...... on so much fun.

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out

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from

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on

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off

Question 29

I ...... disagree with him. We have so much in common.

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hardly ever

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ever

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have ever

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once

Question 30

...... anything special next weekend?

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Are you doing

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You are doing

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Do you do

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you do

Question 31

11.	Slow down. I can’t keep ...... with you!

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up

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in

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on

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off

Question 32

“Did your sister’s car break down?”
	“Yes, and now she ...... of buying a new one.”

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is thinking

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thought

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thinks

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used to think

Question 33

Robert ...... get car sick when he was young, but 
not anymore.

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used to

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use to

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used

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was using

Question 34

We were driving back home when it ...... raining.

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started

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was starting

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is starting

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starts

Question 35

He was ...... when his best friend didn’t turn up 
for his birthday.

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disappointed

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to disappoint

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disappoints

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disappointing

Question 36

“Where were you yesterday?”
“I ...... the streets near the castle.”

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was exploring

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explore

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used to explore

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would explore

Question 37

It ...... often snow at Christmas.

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doesn't

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isn't

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don't

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wasn't

Question 38

I visited Paul in Paris ...... he was studying there.

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while

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during

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before

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once

Question 39

We travelled to Edinburgh, but we ...... a terrible flight.

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had

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used to have

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would have

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were having

Question 40

Mike and Ben hate training on a rainy day. ................ them, 
I don’t mind.

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Unlike

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Rather

Answer

Like

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Instead

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