Destination B2 grammar & vocabulary test Collection

Malcolm Mann
Units 23-24

1. Marlon Brando will … in history as on of the greatest actors of all time.

A) come around B) go down
C) grow on D) let down
2. Our class is going to … a play at the end of term.
A) name after B) put on
C) take off D) let down
3. I didn’t really like Madonna’s new single when it came out, but it’s starting to … me now.
A) go down B) grow on
C) let down D) put on
4. Did you know that the sandwich is … the Earl of Sandwich?
A) taken off B) named after
C) put on D) let down
5. The band have really … since appearing on the Video Music Awards show last month.
A) come round B) taken off
C) gone down D) grown on
6. The Eurovision Song Contest is … again soon. Shall we organize a Eurovision party?
A) coming around B) letting down
C) growing on D) going down
7. I felt completely … when he refused to give me his autograph. I’m never going to buy another one of his CDs!
A) name after B) put on
C) take off D) let down
8. Come in! … yourself at home.
A) Have B) Do C) Be D) Make
9. Having taken part … several amateur karaoke competitions, Daniel was determined to get himself a recording contract.
A) in B) of C) on D) at
10. Have … at the concert tonight, won’t you?
A) fun B) funny C) to enjoy D) happy
11. The audience … their appreciation for the cast by giving them a standing ovation.
A) gave B) showed C) let D) made
12. … your opinion on a live TV or radio discussion programme is not as easy as it sounds.
A) Voicing B) Speaking C) Talking
D) Trying
13. What time did you get … home last night?
A) to B) in C) at D) –
14. Didn’t you find … that joke funny?
A) in B) out C) to D) -
15. I’m never going to … part with this first edition of Dickens’s Great Expectations.
A) be B) have D) go D) –
16. Despite the … by many critics that reality TV would be a very short-lived phenomenon.
A) suggest B) suggestions
C) suggestive D) suggested
17. It’s still increasing in ….
A) popular B) popularly
C) unpopular D) popularity
18. Several reality shows are … watched by millions of viewers each night.
A) current B) currently
C) currency D) currents
19. There’s a … in the TV industry: ‘it’s all in the editing’, and this is especially true of reality shows.
A) say B) said C) saying D) to say
20. There are frequently … conflicts, which provide further amusement.
A) vary B) various C) variously D) variety
21. … an Oscar last year, she’s now one of the most powerful movie stars in the industry.
A) She won B) To win C) The winning of
D) Having won
22. - Which cinema did you go to?
- The one … they don’t sell any popcorn.
A) which B) where C) whom D) who
23. That’s the actor … autograph I got last year!
A) whose B) who C) who’s D) whom
24. … to change his name by his agent, John Smith became Marvo the Magnificent overnight.
A) Made B) Making C) Having made
D) To make
25. The book … she’s most famous is Dance of the Dinosaurs.
A) in that B) to whom C) for which D) that
26. Lyle Lovett, … I last saw perform over ten years ago, is on tour again.
A) he who B) to whom C) who D) that
27. And the song … by our listeners as their favourite of the week is Goodbye Baby by the Tunesmiths.
A) having chosen B) chosen
C) was chosen D) is chosen
28. - You didn’t get into Harvard, did you?
- No, and that’s the reason … I ended up going to drama college!
A) how B) which C) for that D) why
29. Could you … in the paper and see what’s on TV tonight?
A) see B) watch C) look D) examine
30. I’m reading a … set in Greece during the Second World War.
A) novel B) fiction C) literature D) writing
31. Harry kept us … throughout the journey with his non-stop jokes.
A) enjoyed B) entertained C) laughed
D) pleasured
32. I never read … of films as I don’t trust the critics’ opinions.
A) reviews B) criticisms C) articles
D) investigations
33. How did your … go? Do you think you’ll be offered the main part?
A) audit B) auditorium C) audience
D) audition
34. I’d love to work in show … . It’s so glamorous!
A) industry B) business C) commerce
D) trade
35. Joe told me a joke today but I didn’t … it at all.
A) get B) bring C) fetch D) collect
36. I didn’t like this album at first, but it’s really starting to … on me now.
A) grow B) raise C) develop D) increase