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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.

1 
The tyrant was
ruled.
a fearless
b merciless

c reckless
d selfless

and felt no pity for the people he

2 
If there is something you want to achieve, you should
go
it.

a for

b to

c near

d at
3
Loyalty is a quality that
a discriminates

b distinguishes

c disturbs

d determines

dogs from other animals.

4 
Try as he might, he couldnt fix the problem and had to
admit
.

a trouble

b downfall
c loss

d defeat

5 
Gary is too
and makes decisions without giving
them any thought.

a industrious

b virtuous

c impetuous

d cautious

6 
People used to have more respect for the elderly,
whom they considered to be
.

a bold

b wise

c rash

d vain

7 
Its hard to
a dream when no one supports you.

a realise

b make

c know

d understand

8 
If you are committed to your goals, you will
the end.

a be

b get

c arrive

d go
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there in

9 
My brother is very
and knows how to take care
of himself.

a brainy

b streetwise

c smart

d bright
10 
Of course Joe won! He beat the rest
a mile.

a over

b for

c by

d above
11 
He
on paying for dinner despite our suggestion
to split the bill.

a resisted

b assisted

c persisted

d insisted
12 
When you move to another country, you need to
be
in order to adjust to your new surroundings.
a honourable

b adaptable

c inflexible

d sensible
13 
Try pressing the yellow button first; maybe
thatll
the trick.

a do

b make

c play

d have
14 
My plan to visit Japan
when I lost my job and
couldnt afford a holiday.

a blew away

b got ahead

c fell through

d knuckled down
15 
The head teacher came
fire for suggesting more
exams should be introduced.

a at

b on

c in

d under
16 
I didnt think he could convince them to sell, but
somehow he
!

a broke through

b pulled it off

c hung on

d came up against it
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 17 
Jerry tends to hide the truth and is never
completely
.

a cunning

b confident

c candid

d conceited
18 
Mandy
all out to land the job of her dreams and
she succeeded!

a went

b did

c got

d tried

19 
Were the
that have been brought up with
technology, so we know how to use it more
effectively than our parents.

a group

b generation

c class

d set
20 
All of the spectators applauded the injured athletes
performance when he finished the race.

a crafty

b touchy

c tricky

d gutsy

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1
Henry
in sales, but now hes a postman.
a works
b would work

c used to work
d is working

8
Hayley cant join us right now; she
a attends
b is attending
c has attended
d was attending

2 
Jasmine
her family tree for months before she
uncovered a dark secret.
a researches
b has researched
c has been researching
d had been researching

9
Dont you know that water
a boil
b boils

c is boiling
d has boiled

at 100C?

10 
Marge isnt going jogging
better.
a yet
b right now
c at the moment
d for the time being

until her cold gets

3 
This documentary about young entrepreneurs
interesting; lets watch it.
a looks
b is looking

c has looked
d has been looking
4 
James isnt here at the moment; he
a has been
b has gone
c is going
d goes

very

to the gym.

5 
Joe is
talking about his new car; its really annoying!
a usually
b often

c always
d seldom
6 
Martin
the same woollen coat since high school.
a has
b is having
c has been having
d has had
7
Its the second time I
a have lost
b am losing

c was losing
d have been losing

my mobile phone this week.

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a meeting.

11 Nigel
for the bus when I saw him this morning.
a has run
b was running

c has been running
d used to run
12 When I was a teenager, I
a would listen
b had listened
c have listened
d use to listen

to really bad music.

13 My friends
in watching documentaries.
a seldom interested are
b are interested seldom

c are seldom interested
d seldom are interested
14 
My sister
her speech for school for several
weeks.
a practises
b is practising
c had practised
d was practised

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 15 Her tweet
a bit strange to me.
a seemed
b is seeming

c has been seeming
d was seeming

18 Josh has been on Facebook

a yet
b for
c already
d since

16 I think it
harder now to achieve my ambitions.
a gets
b would get
c is getting
d had got

19 What
your brother think of your boyfriend?
a has
b is
c does
d was

17 By the time Julie arrived, the first singers

a are performing
b would perform

c have performed
d had performed

20 Griselda
to Transylvania and she loved it.
a has been
b is going
c had been going
d has gone

five years.

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