I met Pete ____ his bicycle along the pavement.

A. pulling
B. rolling
C. turning
D. wheeling
ANSWER: D
He was ____ from the competition because he had not complied with the rules.
A. banished
B. disqualified
C. forbidden
D. outlawed
ANSWER:B
Some of the best golf ____are to be found in England.
A. courses
B. courts
C. pitches
D. tracks
ANSWER:A
When she was told she won the first prize in the competition, she had to ____ herself to make sure she
wasn’t dreaming.
A. grasp
B. pinch
C. scratch
D. seize
ANSWER:B
Have you ever been able to book us a tennis ____for tomorrow?
A. court
B. field
C. ground
D. pitch
ANSWER:A
She never learnt the piano but she can play by ____.
A. ear
B. hand
C. heart
D. memory
ANSWER:A
She ought to ____ singing with a voice like that.
A. take on
B. take to
C. take up
D. undertake
ANSWER:C
I got ____the car, turned the key and realised I didn’t have any petrol!
A. into
B. off
C. onto
D. on
ANSWER:A
My mum ____ the bus to work every morning, but Dad drives.
A. catches
B. does
C. runs
D. goes
ANSWER:A
We had a long way to go so we ____off very early.
A. made
B. set
C. put
D. had
ANSWER:B
I prepared ____ my trip very carefully and I still forgot my toothbrush!
A. with
B. on
C. about
D. for
ANSWER:D
Public ____ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. travel
B. journey
C. vehicle
D. transport
ANSWER:D
Mum ____ away on business quite often.
A. sets
B. takes
C. does
D. goes
ANSWER:D
It’s easier to travel abroad when you can speak ____ language like English.
A. a strange
B. a foreign
C. an unknown
D. an outside
ANSWER:B
Bob ____a lot of money in his brother’s business and made a profit.
A. spent
B. invested
C. saved
D. owed
ANSWER:B
I couldn’t sell my old magazines, so I gave them ____.
A. over
B. off
C. up
D. away
ANSWER:D
I ____ across this book about the moon in the library. It’s really interesting.
A. went
B. found
C. came
D. looked
ANSWER:C
You have to ____on the word “Next” to see the next web page.
A. press
B. click
C. push
D. hit
ANSWER:B
I read about the accident ____ the Internet.
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. at
ANSWER:A
Please, don’t ____ me when I am speaking.
A. break
B. prevent
C. pause
D. interrupt
ANSWER:D
When you have written your letter, save the ____ in “My Documents”.
A. paper
B. notebook
C. file
D. line
ANSWER:C
I finally managed to ____ Simon to lend me his laptop.
A. persuade
B. make
C. say
D. allow
ANSWER:A
I didn’t read the message carefully. I just glanced ____ it.
A. with
B. to
C. on
D. at
ANSWER:D
The first ____of a book can sometimes be very valuable.
A. copy
B. edition
C. title
D. type
ANSWER:B
Ms Original had a little in ____ with other authors of her generation.
A. common
B. everyday
C. normal
D. ordinary
ANSWER:A
Because Shakespeare mainly wrote plays, he is usually regarded as ____.
A. an author
B. a dramatist
C. a novelist
D. a writer
ANSWER:B
The actors walked on to the ____ and the play began.
A. landing
B. pavement
C. platform
D. stage
ANSWER:D
I had to stand in a ____ four hours to get the tickets for the performance.
A. file
B. procession
C. queue
D. tail
ANSWER:C
After the interval, the change of _____brought a gasp of surprise from the audience.
A. panorama
B. scenery
C. view
D. vista
ANSWER:B
The box office is open ____ for tickets sales.
A day
B. daily
C. daytime
D. in day
ANSWER:B
When you rang, I ____ my bike.
A. cleaned
B. was cleaning
C. used to clean
D. clean
ANSWER:B
At my last basketball club, we ____ every Saturday for three hours.
A. were training
B. training
C. train
D. used to train
ANSWER:D
I really ____ the meal we had at your house last Tuesday.
A. was liking
B. liked
C. like
D. am liking
ANSWER:D
We ____ to the beach every day when we were on holiday.
A. went
B. were going
C. go
D. used to going
ANSWER:D
I broke my leg when Tony and I ____ for the school sports day.
A. practised
B. used to practise
C. were practising
D. are practicing
ANSWER:C
Leon never ____ about it, but he was once a world champion skier.
A. talks
B. is talking
C. was talking
D. talk
ANSWER:A
I ____ like golf, but now I really like it.
A. don’t use to
B. don’t used to
C. didn’t used to
D. didn’t use to
ANSWER:D
Denise ____ at the stadium until she finds a better job.
A. works
B. is working
C. used to work
D. was working
ANSWER:B
It’s the first time ____ all the answers right in a test!
A. I’ve got
B. I’d got
C. I’ve been getting
D. I’d been getting
ANSWER:A
The exam ____ when Jimmy finally found the right room.
A. has already started
B. already started
C. had already started
D. already starts
ANSWER:C
____ that crossword for over an hour and you still haven’t finished it!
A. You’ve done
B. You’d done
C. You’ve been doing
D. You’d been doing
ANSWER:C
When they let us go in, we ____ outside the exam room for over half an hour.
A. have stood
B. had been standing
C. have been standing
D. are standing
ANSWER:B
Clare hasn’t finished her homework ____ .
A. already
B. yet
C. just
D. ever
ANSWER:B
Have you ____ been on a school trip?
A. yet
B. for
C. before
D. ever
ANSWER:D
Lizzie has been having dance classes ____ she was four years old.
A. for
B. from
C. since
D. when
ANSWER:C
Had you been learning French ____ several years before you took your first exam?
A. for
B. from
C. since
D. when
ANSWER:A
“Have you made plans for the summer?” “Yes. ____ to Spain.”
A. We’ll go
B. We’re going
C. We go
D. We’ll be going
ANSWER:B
“We’re moving house tomorrow.”“Really? ____ you with the furniture.”
A. I help
B. I’m helping
C. I’ll help
D. I’m going to help
ANSWER:C
“Do you need this paintbrush?” “Ah, yes. ____ it to me, please?”
A. Do you pass
B. Will you pass
C. Are you passing
D. Are you going to pass
ANSWER:B
“What do you want to be when you grow up, Stevie?”
“____ a scientist. That’s what I want to do, anyway.”
A. I be
B. I’m going to be
C. I’m being
D. I’ll be
ANSWER:B
“John is a better player than Martin, isn’t he?” “Oh, yes. ____ the match tomorrow, I expect.”
A. He’ll win
B. He wins
C. He’s winning
D. He’s going to win
ANSWER:A
“The weather has been terrible, hasn’t it?” “Yes, I think ____ again later.”
A. it’s going to rain
B. it’s raining
C. it rains
D. it’ll rain
ANSWER:D
Have you ever ____ to China?
A. went
B. been
C. go
D. be
ANSWER:B
You look tired. I think you ____ go to bed earlier.
A. should
B. would
C. ought
D. have
ANSWER:A
I’m going to the library. I ____ to study for my exams.
A. can
B. have
C. must
D. should
ANSWER:B
I can’t understand him. He speaks ____ than you do.
A. less
B. clearly
C. less clearly
D. the least clearly
ANSWER:C
Victor: Do you think it will rain today?Paulina: I’m not sure. It ____ .
A. can
B. does
C. won’t
D. might
ANSWER:D
Could you ring the shop ____ out what time they close today?
A. find
B. found
C. to find
D. finding
ANSWER:C
All these clothes ____ from recycled materials.
A. made
B. is made
C. are made
D. are making
ANSWER:C
If I ____ the job of my dreams, I would be very happy.
A. had
B. have
C. will have
D. would have
ANSWER:A
I’ll go to the cinema if I ____ my homework.
A. finish
B. finished
C. to finish
D. will finish
ANSWER:A
I haven’t been to the new shopping centre ____ .
A. yet
B. already
C. not yet
D. not already
ANSWER:A
Stefan and Natalia ____ living here since 2001.
A. are
B. were
C. will be
D. have been
ANSWER:D
I don’t eat meat now, but I ____ have a steak every day.
A. use to
B. used to
C. am used to
D. was used to
ANSWER:B
I ____ my dinner by the time you arrived.
A. had finished
B. have finished
C. finished
D. finish
ANSWER:A
____ me how much this is?
A. Tell
B. Do tell
C. Can you tell
D. Don’t you tell
ANSWER:C
I need to get my watch ____ .
A. repair
B. to repair
C. repaired
D. repairing
ANSWER:C
I need to get my watch ____ .
A. repair
B. to repair
C. repaired
D. repairing
ANSWER:C
Maura ____ him she would go to the cinema with him.
A. told
B. said
C. talked
D. spoke
ANSWER:A
If I ____ gone to Australia, I wouldn’t have met my girlfriend there.
A. had
B. have
C. hadn’t
D. haven’t
ANSWER:C
Michael drives very slowly. He’s very ____ .
A. careful
B. careless
C. carefree
D. carefully
ANSWER:A
You work in a hospital, ____ ?
A. isn’t it
B. you are
C. don’t you
D. aren’t you
ANSWER:C
I’ve finished ____ my essay. At last!
A. write
B. written
C. writing
D. to write
ANSWER:C
I wish I ____ that double burger. I’m very full now.
A. didn’t eat
B. hadn’t eaten
C. wouldn’t eat
D. haven’t eaten
ANSWER:B
I don’t know many people ____ don’t have a smartphone nowadays.
A. they
B. who
C. what
D. which
ANSWER:B
I’m very tired today. I ____ have gone out last night.
A. mustn’t
B. couldn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. shouldn’t
ANSWER:D
My sister ____ her toys with me.
A. would never to share
B. never used to share
C. used to never share
D. was never sharing
ANSWER:D
He promised that he ____ us, but he didn’t.
A. will
B. was helping
C. had helped
D. would help
ANSWER:D