1) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence: You

1) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence:
You are so young! You still have to know the ropes!
a) To learn how to deal with a task;
b) To know the truth;
c) To know who rules here.
2) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence:
I’m over the moon! Mark invited me to dinner!
a) To be overjoyed;
b) To be careless;
c) To be absent-minded.
3) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence:
It sticks out like a sore thumb!
a) To be strange;
b) To be very obvious;
c) To insist.
4) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence:
“Last year I spent two months in Arabia and got to Know about their very strange customs”.
“Do as the Romans do!”
a) Behave as the Romans used to;
b) Go and conquer foreign countries;
c) Each country or nation has got its own customs.
5) Select the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence:
“She spent all her money in jewels and now she asks for credit”. “Who cares?”.
a) It’s really important to me;
b) It doesn’t matter to me at all;
c) How interesting!.
6) Fill in the blanks with one of the words suggested:
The world’ s greatest athletes should be coming __________ to the Olympics.
a) Through;
b) Round;
c) No Word.
7) Fill in the blanks with one of the words suggested:
My granfather handed his football boots _________ to me when he died.
a) Over;
b) Down;
c) No Word.
8) Fill in the blanks with one of the words suggested:
The match is next week so we’d better get _________ to some serious practice.
a) Down;
b) Out;
c) No word.

9) Fill in the blanks with one of the words suggested:
The famous footballer finally made _________ the decision to retire.
a) Out;
b) Up;
c) No word.
10) Fill in the blanks with one of the words suggested:
I thought the goalkeeper did __________ a great job for the first half.
a) Out;
b) Off;
c) No word.
11) Select the correct answer:
Which word is a singular countable noun?
a) Teens;
b) Teenager;
c) Teenagers.
12) Select the correct answer:
Which word is an uncountable noun?
a) Advice;
b) Advise;
c) Advises.
13) Select the correct answer:
Which word is a negative adverbe?
a) Unhappy;
b) Unhappily;
c) Unhappiness.
14) Select the correct answer:
Which word is an infinitive?
a) Approval;
b) Disapprove;
c) Disapproving.
15) Select the correct answer:
Which word is a reflexive pronoun?
a) They;
b) Their;
c) Themselves.
16) Select the underlined part of the sentence that contains a mistake:
It was such expensive a computer game that I had to save up for weeks for it.
a) It was such expensive a computer game;
b) I had to save up;
c) For weeks for it.

17) Select the underlined part of the sentence that contains a mistake:
Scarcely hadn’t we entered the departement store when I realised I couldn’t find Daryl
anywhere. I was frantic with worry.
a) Scarcely hadn’t we entered the departement store;
b) I realised I couldn’t find Daryl anywhere;
c) I was frantic with worry.
18) Select the underlined part of the sentence that contains a mistake:
Richard invented a new way of producing energy while then at university.
a) Richard invented a new way;
b) Of producing energy;
c) While then at university.
19) Select the underlined part of the sentence that contains a mistake:
I’ve been trying to fix the washing machine all morning and now I’m having rather annoyed
with it.
a) I’ve been trying to fix
b) The washing machine all morning
c) Now I’m having rather annoyed with it.
20) Select the underlined part of the sentence that contains a mistake:
McDougal’s are thinking of introducing a new computer system, even since that means that
some people will lose their jobs.
a) McDougal’s are thinking of introducing a new computer system;
b) even since that means;
c) some people will lose their jobs.
21) Choose the correct verb:
As soon as I have __________ the car cleaned, I’ll drive you to your computer lesson.
a) Done;
b) Made;
c) Had.
22) Choose the correct verb:
Please don’t put me on hold – I have already ______ waiting for fifteen minutes.
a) Been;
b) Done;
c) Had.
23) Choose the correct verb:
Actually, Martha wrote this computer programme, but I _______ give her some help.
a) Was;
b) Did;
c) Have.
24) Choose the correct verb:
He would have ________ able to exchange it if he’d kept his receipt.
a) Had;
b) No word;
c) Been.

25) Choose the correct verb:
You __________ supposed to do your computing homework, not surf the internet!
a) Had;
b) Did;
c) were.
26) Choose the intruder:
a) Fool/ full;
b) Dew/ due;
c) Career/ carrier.
27) Choose the intruder:
a) Flour/ flower;
b) Flash/ flesh;
c) Hall/ haul.
28) Choose the intruder:
a) Fool/ full;
b) Peace/ piece;
c) Reign/ rain.
29) Choose the intruder:
a) Sail/ sale;
b) Last/ lust;
c) Thyme/ time.
30) Choose the intruder:
a) Lawyer/ layer;
b) Pull/ pool;
c) To die/ To dye.
31) Select the right synonym of the word:
To nibble.
a) To chew;
b) To sip;
c) To imbibe.
32) Select the right synonym of the word:
Odd.
a) Unholy;
b) Harmful;
c) Quaint.
33) Select the right synonym of the word:
Noisy.
a) Boorish;
b) Smothery;
c) Disorderly.

34) Select the right synonym of the word:
To shear.
a) To couple;
b) To trim;
c) To link.
35) Select the right synonym of the word:
Eager.
a) Enthusiastic;
b) Painful;
c) ill.
36) Select the right meaning of the word or expression:
To make up for.
a) To provide something good, so that bad seems less important;
b) To write all the necessary information on a document such as a cheque;
c) To became friendly with someone again after an argument.
37) Select the right meaning of the word or expression:
To put off.
a) To make something stop burning;
b) To make someone not want to do something, or make someone not like someone or something;
c) If you put on weight, you become fatter.
38) Select the right meaning of the word or expression:
To bring in.
a) To produce new product and start to sell it;
b) To be the cause of something bad, especially an illness;
c) To introduce a new law or system.
39) Select the right meaning of the word or expression:
To pull out.
a) To stop being involved in an activity, event or situation;
b) If a vehicle or driver pulls in somewhere, they stop there;
c) To manage to stay alive after you have been very ill or very badly injured.
40) Select the right meaning of the word or expression:
To make for.
a) To escape with something, especially something stolen;
b) To move towards a place;
c) To pretend that something is true.
41) Choose the correct conclusion:
I’ve got lots of work to do, and I’m tired, but I can’t stop…… .
a) I wish I had taken a rest;
b) I wish I could take a rest;
c) I wish I would take a rest.