Circle the correct letter. I’m 18 and my brother is 20, so he’s … me b older than

*D) am flying

24. The fast food restaurant was _____ dirty. We didn’t eat there.

*A) extremely

25. This restaurant is ____ the one over there.

*C) more traditional than


26. My coffee was ____ yours. I almost burned by mouth.

*B) hotter than

27. In the future there ____ cures to the world’s worst diseases.

*C) might be

28. If my new company is successful, I ____ employ people to help me.

*A) will

29. I’ve had my cat ____ 4 years.

*C) for

30. Her horse is lovely. She _____ it since she was a teenager

*D) has had

31. How often have you been to the doctor ______

*C) in the last twelve months?

32. I was saving up ____ a new computer.

*A) to buy

33. I had to ____ a uniform to school when I was younger.

*B) wear

34. Cecilia knows someone ____ went to the carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

*C) who

35. Oxfam is a charity ____ tries to find lasting solutions to poverty.

*D) which

36. A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.

*C) immigrants

37. I mostly ____ my friends via email.

*A) keep in touch with

38. She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.

*B) salary

39. Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.

*C) contribute

40. He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.

*A) put

41. Who ___ at the café yesterday?

*C) did you meet

42. What ___ when they arrived?

*D) were you doing

43. I’m wearing silver ___ today.

*B) earrings

44. In my opinion, Beethoven ___ the best classical music.

*C) composed

45. He looks weird. I think he’s got ___ piercings.

*A) too many

46. Do you think we can buy this camera? – Yes, we have ___ money.

*C) enough

47. She looks great for her new job! Look at her ___ dress!

*D) smart

48. I can’t stand ___ exams. I’m always really nervous.

*B) taking

49. He learnt ___ a computer two years ago.

*C) to use

50. Please can you ___ the application form for this job?

*C) fill in

51. There are boys and girls in my school. It is a ___ school.

*A) mixed

52. Don’t sit in front of the TV for so long! You ___ move around more!

*D) should

53. I bought three ___ of chocolate yesterday and I ate them all!

*D) bars

54. I am very thirsty. Can I have ___ lemonade, please?

*D) a can of

55. Children are ___ to take toys to school!

*C) not allowed

56. You ___ play computer games this evening if you clean your room first.

*C) can

57. When Jake was five, he ___ allowed to stay up late.

*A) wasn’t

58. At primary school, we ___ play ball games at playtime.

*A) weren’t allowed

59. It’s important to ___ with people.

*B) get on well

60. In your family, who ___ ? I mean who is the laziest one?

*B) does nothing

61. My sister ___ to our end-of-semester party tonight.

*A) isn’t coming

62. I feel awful! I don’t want to look at food! I think I’ve got ___ .

*D) food poisoning

63. When your flight does not leave on time, ___ .

*B) your flight is delayed

64. They ___ rock climbing.

*B) have never done

65. The player who plays against your team is your ___ .

*D) opponent

66. The thing you use to hit the ball in table tennis is called ___ .

*A) a bat

67. If Stuart ___ to use his camera, he will have to put in some batteries first.

*C) wants

68. When the parents meet next week, they ___ this situation.

*C) will discuss

69. You can leave a message if he’s got ___ .

*B) an answering machine

70. If you want to start a machine, first ___ .

*A) switch it on

71. I ___ really scared of heavy storms when I was a little girl.

*A) used to be

72. What’s happened to Josh? His room ___ be this tidy!

*B) used not to

73. On holidays we saw where the ___ runs into the sea.

*C) river

74. There are a lot of ___ on the road because of the heavy rain.

*C) floods

75. Have you heard the news? All the tickets ___ out yesterday!

*C) were sold

76. My favourite book ___ by C.S. Lewis.

*A) was written

77. Has the story ___ into a film?

*D) been made

78. The latest Baz Luhrmann film Australia ___ Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

*D) stars

79. If you ___ so many mistakes, you would pass the test.

A) won’t make

*B) didn’t make

80. She asked them ___ their friends the secret.

*B) not to tell

81. Don’t ___ me! I didn’t do it!

*D) blame

82. Why ___ it is a good idea to go there?

*D) do you think

83. I met Stuart finally. – What ___ like?

*C) does he look

84. Sue is 1.17 metres tall and Jill is 1.80 metres tall. Jill is ___ taller than Sue.

*A) much

85. I am like my father. I am very ___ to him.

*B) similar

86. I’ve got to be on time. I ___ be late.

*B) mustn’t

87. ___ me invite some friends home next Saturday, Mum?

*C) Will you let

88. I’ll phone him after I ___ back from work.

*C) come

89. I’ve been reading this book for the last few weeks, and I still ___ it.

*A) haven’t finished

90. I look terrible. I need to ___ .

*C) have my hair cut

91. I won’t feel safe until the thieves ___ .

*D) are caught

92. Who ___ by?

*C) was Guernica painted

93. I always get a ‘D’ in Maths tests. I wish I ___ a ‘B’.

*B) could get

94. When he arrived at the station he realised that he ___ his train ticket at home.

*C) had left

‘Do you want to go?’ he asked. – He asked me ___ .

*D) if I wanted to go

What are you doing?’ he shouted. – He asked me what ___ .

*A) I was doing

97. He’s not at home. He ___ earlier.

*A) must have left

98. We are the best class in the school and our teacher is very ___ us.

*C) proud of

99. If I had known about the accident, I ___ you.

*C) would have helped

100. Could you tell me what time ____________?

*D) the concert starts

150. Have you heard the news? All the tickets ___ out yesterday!

a) have been sold

151. My favourite book ___ by C.S. Lewis.

c) was written

152. Has the story ___ into a film?

a) made

153. I hate reading ___ . They are too long.

b) novels

154. The latest Baz Luhrmann film ​Australia​ ___ Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

b) directs

155. If music was cheaper, I ___ for it.

c) would pay

156. If you ___ so many mistakes, you would pass the test.

c) didn’t make

157. He told me ___ quiet.

a) be

158. She asked them ___ their friends the secret.

c) not to tell

159. Don’t ___ me! I didn’t do it!

b) protect

160. Why ___ it is a good idea to go there?

c) do you think

161. Ann can’t answer the phone. She ___ a shower.

a) has

162. Thomas, are you doing homework? – Yes, I ___ about my History project.

a) think

163. This is the man ___ son won the sailing competition in July.

c) whose

164. ___ John recently?

c) Have you seen

165. You’ve been playing really well. You ___ the match again.

c) won

166. I met Stuart finally. – What ___ like?

c) does he look

167. Sue is 1.17 metres tall and Jill is 1.80 metres tall. Jill is ___ taller than Sue.

c) much

168. I am like my father. I am very ___ to him.

c) similar

169. I’ve got to be on time. I ___ be late.

c) mustn’t

170. My mum ___ me do my homework immediately when I return from school.

c) makes

171. ___ me invite some friends home next Saturday, Mum?

c) Will you let

172. Please, come back home as soon as it ___ to rain.

c) starts

173. Look at the grey clouds in the sky. It ___ .

c) is going to rain

174. I’ll phone him after I ___ back from work.

c) come

175. The film is going to start in a minute. Why don’t you switch the TV ___ ?

c) on

176. I’ve been reading this book for the last few weeks, and I still ___ it.

c) haven’t finished

177. I last went to the theatre three months ___ .

c) ago

178. Ed ___ for J&J Company since 1997.

c) has been working

179. I look terrible. I need to ___ .

c) have my hair cut

180. I won’t feel safe until the thieves ___ .

c) are caught

181. Who ___ by?

c) was Guernica painted

182. What ___ if you won a lottery?

c) would you do

183. I always get a ‘D’ in Maths tests. I wish I ___ a ‘B’.

b) will get

184. When he arrived at the station he realised that he ___ his train ticket at home.

c) had left

185. ‘Do you want to go?’ he asked. – He asked me ___ .

c) if I wanted to go

186. ‘What are you doing?’ he shouted. – He asked me what ___ .

c) I was doing

187. He’s not at home. He ___ earlier.

c) must have left

188. We are the best class in the school and our teacher is very ___ us.

c) proud of

189. If I had known about the accident, I ___ you.

c) would have helped

190. My friends ______ on the computer.

a) often chat

191. At the moment we _____ our clothes.

c) are washing

192. What’s that noise? _______ again?

b) Is she shouting

193. That’s right. I_____ with you.

b) am agree

194. My brother is really _____________. He can’t sit quietly for two minutes!

c) noisy

195. They are coming this afternoon. ____________?

c) Aren’t they

196. My brother’s got a job at the bank. ____________?

c) Has he

197. I’m __________ a teacher when I finish my studies.

c) going to be

198. He’s usually friendly but now he ____ to be alone.

c) wants

199. I must go. I _____ Sara for lunch.

c) ‘m meeting

200. Could you tell me where _____?

c) the telephone is

201. Could you tell me what time ____________?

c) the concert starts

202. We’re going to cross America ___ foot.

c) on

203. Yesterday I ___ really ill.

c)felt

204. I ___ about the problem for a long time but I didn’t know what to do.

c) thought

205. Why ______ me from the station last night?

c) didn’t you telephone

206. He _______want to come with us yesterday.

c) didn’t

207. ______ you the letter last week?

c) Did John give

208. I _______ to be quiet but now I’m not.

c) used

209. They ______ to like us but now they do.

a) didn’t use

210. Where _______ to go on holidays?

c) did you use

211. Did you find ________ who took your coat?

c) out

212. What makes you feel really ________?

c) annoyed

213. He’s always very ______ to listen to.

a) interesting

214. What _____ when the accident happened?

c) was he doing

215. I was walking along when I ________ a strange noise.

c) heard

216. They went on holiday in June. ________, they came home in September.

c) Finally

217. The red car is ___ than the blue car.

c) faster

218. John is ____ than Paul.

c) lazier

219. This is the ______ film at the cinema.

c) best

220. Cheryl is the _______ girl in my class.

c) most beautiful

221. He’s not as ________ I thought.

c) intelligent as

222. These big windows make this room really ___________.

c) spacious

223. The soup was _______ cold.

c) too

224. This room isn’t ______ for our meeting.

c) big enough

225. This is the shop ______ sells cheap clothes.

c) which

226. Who’s that man _____ was talking to you?

c) who

227. We haven’t got a garage so we keep the car in the ____.

c) attic

228. There’s the man _____ dog bit me.

c) whose

229. There _____ fruit on the table.

c) is some

230. _____ eggs in this cake?

c) Are there any

231. There ____ houses that we can buy.

c) are a few

232. There’s some cheese left but only ____.

c) a little

233. There are ___ cars in this town. There’s nowhere to park.

c) too many

234. _______ time have we got left before the exam?

c) How much

235. People say that in 100 years, there _____ be any food in the world.

c) won’t

236. Excuse me, waiter. Can we have the _________, please? We want to go now.

c) bill

237. You _____ pass your driving test. You’re a terrible driver.

c) won’t definitely

238. If we _______ soon, we’ll be late.

c) don’t leave

239. Do you enjoy ____ fishing?

c) going

240. They would like ______ a better job.

c) to find

241. He decided _______ to university.

c) not to go

242. Why don’t you offer _______ us with the housework?

c) to help

243. I really miss ______ near the sea.

c) living

244. Do you worry when you read about people cutting __________ the rain forests?

c) down

245. What activities are you most keen ___ doing?

c) on

246. I’m not really fond ___ animals.

c) of

247. He loves arguing and trying to help the world. I think he will be a _________

when he grows up.

c) politician

248. This is the first time I have ever ________ Chinese tea.

c) drunk

249. I _______spoken to her today.

c) haven’t

250. They used to be good friends but now they have fallen

_______ with each other.

c) out

251. Last week we ______ a film in our English lesson.

c) watched

252. I don’t want to see this film. I’ve _______ seen it. I saw it last year.

c) already

253. The government has been in power ____ 7 years.

c) for

254. We’ve been here ___ 5 o’clock.

c) since

255. It seems ______ me that we are lost.

c) to

256. Every year this town ____ by over a million people.

c) is visited

257. What’s happened? My watch _____ .

c) has been stolen

258. My uncle ____ us a present when he came to stay

c) gave

259. The car ______ by my mother.

c) was driven

260. I got there at 7 but I was too late. They ______.

c) had already left

261. Yesterday, she walked to school with her friend.

She ____ her for two weeks before that.

c) hadn’t seen

262. We went to a restaurant and then ____ a film.

c) saw

263. I knew when I saw her that she was the most beautiful woman I ______ .

c) had ever seen

264. Do you think that____ meat is unhealthy?

c) –

265. I had to go to see ____ manager at work.

c) the

266. We have got a lot of ___ pictures on the bedroom wall.

c) –

267. Here is the news. Last night ___ dangerous criminal escaped from prison.

c) a

268. He ____ me that he wasn’t happy.

c) told

269. She ____ that she wanted to leave.

c) said

270. ‘I’m hungry’. He said that ______ hungry.

c) he was

271. She said that she had been to Canada. ‘I ________ to Canada’, she said.

c) have been

272. ‘It will be cold tomorrow’ It said on the news that it ____ be cold tomorrow.

c) would

273. If I ____ you, I wouldn’t watch this film.

c) were

274. If you ______ here, where would you be?

c) weren’t

275. He wouldn’t keep coming here if you ______ invite him.

c) didn’t

276. What would you do if the school ______ tomorrow?

c) closed

277. If you became President, what laws _____?

c) would you pass

278. I really like this place. ____, the people are very friendly.

c) What’s more

279. You mustn’t _____ in the cinema.

c) smoke

280. In America, you ____ be over 21 to drink alcohol.

c) should

281. It’s better _______ through the park at night. It can be dangerous.

c) not to walk

282. It’s a great feeling when you ____ do anything and you can stay in bed all day!

c) don’t have to

283. The government have just _________ a law banning smoking in restaurants.

c) passed

284. How about _______ ice skating tonight?

c) going

285. Everybody knows how to cook, ________they?

c) don’t

286. Nobody failed their final exams, _______?

c) did they

287. She ______ too much money, doesn’t she?

c) spends

288. The police arrested a _________ last night.

c) robber

289. We saw a brilliant film last night. It was really _________

c) amazing

Find the ​synonym ​of the following words written in capitals.

290. He LOOKS at himself in the glass.

c. stares

291. Ships and AIRCRAFTS are often equipped with radio telephones.

c. planes

292. Hemingway is a FAMOUS writer.

c. well-known

293. The children know that the sun RISES in the east.

c. appears

294. The teacher ASKED why he had missed so many classes.

c. wondered

295. I don’t want to know what they are TALKING about.

c. speaking

296. The game they LIKED best was writing short stories of their own.