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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.
A
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I’m afraid we’re going to have to call D the trip. It’s 9 
It was so entertaining to a joke on, Joe! He had
just too expensive. no idea what was going on!
a back a play
b in b do
c for c put
d off d make
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The new school will A him good, even if he doesn’t 10 
Let's D email addresses and then I can send you
think so. the file as an attachment.
a do a migrate
b get b move
c have c extend
d make d exchange
3 
There is a huge B for olive oil in Greece as it is used 11 
If you call D tomorrow afternoon, I can show you
extensively in cooking. the map I’ve marked up.
a business a on
b demand b out
c trade c round
d export d up
4 Henry has a A accent when he speaks French. 12 
I don't really understand business and economics.
a foreign It's all A to me.
b international a Chinese
c local b French
d global c Dutch
5 C such as spices were taken to Europe along the d Greek
Silk Road. 13 
I have just had a great B ! Let’s become business
a Objects partners!
b Dishes a concept
c Goods b idea
d Services c experience
6 
You should learn about a country’s D so you can d knowledge
experience their way of life. 14 
We spent the evening C stories about our
a civilisations holidays.
b customs a trading
c boundary b providing
d cultures c swapping
7 
Be careful. You don’t want to build a(n) D for honesty d conducting
and then destroy it in one day because of a silly If we get the d community involved, then maybe
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mistake. the mayor will help too.
a availability a international
b empire b universal
c business c global
d reputation d local
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To run a successful A , ask a professional public 16 
We might B space if we move the sofa to the
relations officer to help you. corner next to the bookshelf.
a event a profit
b benefit b get
c belief c keep
d aspect d save
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Rumours about his secret Swiss bank account A all 19 
The Mediterranean C is very relaxing and
over the company. excellent for your health.
a spread a network
b departed b society
c moved c lifestyle
d expanded d environment
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American pop culture has had a huge B on the 20 
Please take lots of water with you. The C is hotter
western world. and drier than you think.
a experience a port
b influence b mountain
c occurrence c desert
d belief d canal

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
a
1 B your geography project yet?' 8 abroad when you were younger?
'No, I've barely done anything.' a Did you often travel
a Did you finish b You often travelled
b Have you finished c Have you often travelled
c Are you finished d You have travelled often
d Have you been finishing 9 
My uncle B bring us back interesting gifts from
2 ' B English in Japan?' foreign lands.
'Yes, but that was many years ago.' a used
a Would she teach b would
b Did she used to teach c use
c Has she been teaching d use to
d Did she use to teach 10 C TV while your dad was making lunch?
3 
The sun B and people were getting on and off boats a Has your mum been watching
in the busy port. b Your mum was watching
a was shining c Was your mum watching
b shone d Has your mum watched
c has shone 11 
The team C really excited after they won
d shines the match.
4 Bobby C dairy products, but he does now. a have been
a wouldn't eat b has been
b wasn't eating c were
c didn't used to d are being
d hasn't eaten 12 A on holiday every summer before you were born?
5 'What C when her taxi for the airport arrived?' a Did they used to go
'She was still packing!' b Were they going
a has Carol done c Have they been going
b was Carol doing d Would they go
c did Carol do 13 
Stelios and his unemployed wife C in China at the
d is Carol doing time; they were in the US.
6 
McDonald's B it's first restaurant in South America in a hasn't lived
1977; it was in 1979. b wasn't living
a aren't opening c weren't living
b didn't open d aren't living
c haven't opened 14 
'We B a documentary about Cleopatra in history
d not open class today.'
7 Mum A to The Netherlands at 6 o'clock this morning. 'Was it interesting?'
a flies a have watched
b has flown b were watching
c has been flying c have been watching
d was flying d watched

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'Were they skiing in the Alps when the accident 18 
'Was Alexander the Great responsible for spreading
happened?' ancient Greek culture in Asia?'
'No, they C .' 'Yes, C .'
a haven't a he was
b weren't b he has
c didn't c he did
d don't d he is
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He C his passport at the check-in desk and walked to 19 
My parents D me stories about ancient Egypt
his boarding gate. when I was little.
a has shown a use to tell
b has been showing b are telling
c showed c were telling
d is showing d used to tell
I b enjoy learning about other cultures, but I do now.
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My brothers C in the US on business all week;
a wouldn't they're coming back tomorrow.
b didn't used to a were
c didn't use to b are
d haven't use to c have been
d are being

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