Question 1

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'SCIENCE'

have discovered chemicals in plants which can be used to treat certain diseases.

Accepted Answer

Scientists.

Question 2

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'POLITICS'

The promised to reduce taxes and give more financial help to poor people.

Accepted Answer

Politicians.

Question 3

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'BABYSIT'

We can’t go to the Madonna concert tonight because our just called and said she can’t come.

Accepted Answer

Babysitter.

Question 4

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'ART'

When Julie was young, she loved drawing and wanted to become an .

Accepted Answer

Artist

Question 5

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'ARCHAEOLOGY'

Jane is an ; at the moment she is working in Greece.

Accepted Answer

Archaeologist.

Question 6

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'ELECTRICITY'

Our washing machine was damaged during the power failure so we had to call an to take a look at it.

Accepted Answer

Electrician.

Question 7

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'PSYCHOLOGY'

The performed a number of tests on the volunteers to find out how their behaviour was affected by stressful situations.

Accepted Answer

Psychologist.

Question 8

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word

'MANAGE'

The of the company took the staff on a team building weekend in the French Alps.

Accepted Answer

Manager

Question 9

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

The crowd cheered with excitement when the actor arrived at the awards ceremony with his ___________wife.

Accepted Answer

glamorous

Question 10

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

There is a cathedral in the town centre; it is built out of black volcanic rock.

Accepted Answer

unique.

Question 11

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

The were sentenced to ten years in prison.

Accepted Answer

criminals

Question 12

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

I am by novels about different cultures.

Accepted Answer

fascinated.

Question 13

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

The new law will protect the rights of ethnic in this country.

Accepted Answer

minorities

Question 14

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

I'm very to gain work experience in a busy office environment.

Accepted Answer

keen

Question 15

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

Jack is not interested in going to university so he is joining the army when he leaves school.

Accepted Answer

considering

Question 16

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.

The suspect was asked by the police where he was at the time of the murder.

Accepted Answer

repeatedly.

Question 17

Choose the correct option.

I am very interested in becoming a lawyer so I applied for a summer ______________ in a lawyer’s office.

Accepted Answer

job

Answer

occupation

Answer

work

Answer

employment

Question 18

Choose the correct option.

I have decided to ______________ from my job here and apply for a job with a multinational company.

Accepted Answer

resign

Answer

leave

Answer

remove

Answer

retire

Question 19

Choose the correct option.

Paul would like to ______________ a living from his art but he has had to find a part-time job to supplement his income.

Accepted Answer

earn

Answer

gain

Answer

profit

Answer

win

Question 20

Choose the correct option.

My driving ______________ is not very patient with me; he gets annoyed when I make mistakes.

Accepted Answer

instructor

Answer

educator

Answer

professor

Answer

teacher

Question 21

Choose the correct option.

I have a guitar ______________ at 8pm today so I can’t come to your house for dinner.

Accepted Answer

lesson

Answer

course

Answer

subject

Answer

curriculum

Question 22

Choose the correct option.

The company told me that I need a health ______________ for this job.

Accepted Answer

certificate

Answer

award

Answer

education

Answer

degree

Question 23

Choose the correct option.

Politics is an A level subject which tests students’ knowledge of ______________.

Accepted Answer

current affairs

Answer

fashion design

Answer

interior design

Answer

webpage development

Question 24

Choose the correct option.

I made a ______________ of my songs and gave it to my friend.

Accepted Answer

recording

Answer

mike

Answer

sketch

Answer

script

Question 25

Match words in American English with their British English equivalents.

Question 26

Match words in American English with their British English equivalents.

Question 27

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

David _______________(work) for the company since 2004.

Accepted Answer

has been working

Answer

has worked

Answer

have been working

Answer

worked

Question 28

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

Louise _____________(enjoy) painting since she was a young girl. Last year, she_____________ (win) first prize in an Art competition.

Accepted Answer

has enjoyed, won

Answer

has enjoyed, has win

Answer

has been enjoying, won

Answer

has been enjoying, has won

Question 29

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

Alex _________________ (decide) to take part in the London Marathon.

Accepted Answer

has decided

Answer

have decided

Answer

decided

Answer

has been deciding

Question 30

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

Natalie ________________________(want / always) to go to Peru and walk on the Inca trail.

Accepted Answer

has always wanted

Answer

always wanted

Answer

has always been wanting

Answer

have always wanted

Question 31

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

I _________________________(just / finish) cooking dinner. We can eat in ten minutes.

Accepted Answer

have just finished

Answer

just finished

Answer

have just been finishing

Answer

has just finished

Question 32

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

A: How long ______________(you / learn) English?

B: Well, I ____________________(start) taking lessons in March.

Accepted Answer

have you been learning, started

Answer

have you learned, have started

Answer

has you been learning, have started

Answer

have you learned, started

Question 33

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

I ____________________ (clean) the house all day and now I’m exhausted.

Accepted Answer

have been cleaning

Answer

cleaned

Answer

have cleaned

Answer

has been cleaning

Question 34

Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple.

Anne and her husband _____________________________(not have) a holiday for ten years.

Accepted Answer

haven’t had

Answer

haven’t been having

Answer

hasn’t had

Answer

had

Question 35

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Becky Brown is the girl in my class_______________won the national swimming competition.

Accepted Answer

who

Answer

which

Answer

whose

Answer

where

Question 36

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Jennifer, _______________ mother is an actress, has joined a drama course.

Accepted Answer

whose

Answer

that

Answer

who

Answer

which

Answer

when

Answer

where

Question 37

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

The venue ______________ the concert was held was rather small.

Accepted Answer

where

Answer

who

Answer

which

Answer

whose

Answer

when

Answer

that

Question 38

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Jeremy is the boy ____________ bicycle was stolen yesterday.

Accepted Answer

whose

Answer

that

Answer

when

Answer

where

Answer

which

Answer

who

Question 39

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

The present ______________ she gave me for my birthday was lovely.

Accepted Answer

that

Answer

whose

Answer

where

Answer

who

Question 40

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Alex’s flat, ______________ was bought for him by his parents, overlooks Central Park.

Accepted Answer

which

Answer

when

Answer

who

Answer

where

Answer

whose

Answer

that

Question 41

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Media Studies, _______________ is a course at university, has become very popular in recent years.

Accepted Answer

which

Answer

where

Answer

when

Answer

that

Answer

whose

Answer

who

Question 42

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Our house was built in 1981, _______________my second daughter was born.

Accepted Answer

when

Answer

who

Answer

that

Answer

where

Answer

whose

Answer

which

Question 43

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Have you been to Latin America ____________________?

Accepted Answer

before

Answer

ever

Answer

already

Answer

never

Question 44

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

We _______________for the manager for ages but he hasn’t arrived yet!

Accepted Answer

have been waiting

Answer

are waiting

Answer

wait

Answer

waited

Question 45

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

When people see Becky and Jane together, they think they _______________each other for ages, but in reality they have just met.

Accepted Answer

have known

Answer

knew

Answer

know

Answer

have been knowing

Question 46

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

The applicants who haven’t been interviewed _______________are waiting in room C.

Accepted Answer

yet

Answer

already

Answer

now

Answer

ever

Question 47

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Julie Carr _______________ to star in a Hollywood film.

Accepted Answer

has always wanted

Answer

wanted always

Answer

has always been wanting

Answer

is always wanting

Question 48

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

How long _______________ since you last heard from your cousin?

Accepted Answer

has it been

Answer

was it

Answer

it is

Answer

it was

Question 49

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

This is Mrs Edwards, whose husband has _______________ been elected vice president of the city council.

Accepted Answer

recently

Answer

ever

Answer

before

Answer

so far

Question 50

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

_____________ yesterday’s film? I personally thought it was boring.

Accepted Answer

Did you like

Answer

You have liked

Answer

You like

Answer

Have you liked

Question 51

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

It’s raining outside and Jane has gone out without an umbrella.

Jane _________ have taken an umbrella.

Accepted Answer

should.

Question 52

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

Lorna’s flatmate is angry because she left the flat in a mess.

Lorna _________ have tidied up the flat.

Accepted Answer

ought to

Question 53

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

Joan woke up late and missed her exam.

Joan_________ have set her alarm clock / woken up earlier.

Accepted Answer

ought to.

Question 54

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

Martina borrowed her mother’s favourite dress without asking her.

Martina_________ have done that / asked her mother before taking the dress.

Accepted Answer

shouldn't.

Question 55

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

Someone is trying to break into Nick’s house.

Nick _________ call the police.

Accepted Answer

ought to.

Question 56

Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to or had better.

Amelia has been suffering from headaches recently.

Amelia _________ go and see the doctor.

Accepted Answer

ought to.

Question 57

Read the text carefully. Then, choose the correct option

Zadie Smith spent her early years in...

Accepted Answer

London.

Answer

different countries.

Answer

exotic places.

Answer

Jamaica.

Question 58

Read the text carefully. Then, choose the correct option

What do you think the word emigrated in line 3 means?

Accepted Answer

to go and live in another country.

Answer

to marry someone.

Answer

to change your name.

Answer

to publish a book.

Question 59

Read the text carefully. Then, choose the correct option

What does It in line 9 refer to?

Accepted Answer

White Teeth.

Answer

university.

Answer

the Whitbread First Novel Award.

Answer

London.

Question 60

Read the text carefully. Then, choose the correct option

On Beauty ...

Accepted Answer

has won an award.

Answer

is Zadie’s most successful book.

Answer

is a coming-of-age story.

Answer

is a short story.

Question 61

Read the text carefully. Then, choose the correct option

According to the writer, Zadie Smith...

Accepted Answer

enjoyed fame and success at a young age.

Answer

is a very modest person.

Answer

wrote her first novel just after she graduated from university.

Answer

is the most successful novelist of her generation.

Question 62

Listen to the BBC News. Then, choose the correct option.

Thomas wants to revolutionize 3D printing technology.

Source: https://youtu.be/ekZZZPRxWtI

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 63

Listen to the BBC News. Then, choose the correct option.

The incubator school encourages kids to start companies on school time.

Source: https://youtu.be/ekZZZPRxWtI

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 64

Listen to the BBC News. Then, choose the correct option.

Tara is the CFO of "I Supply."

Source: https://youtu.be/ekZZZPRxWtI

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

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