Destination B2 grammar & vocabulary test Collection

Malcolm Mann
Unit 25-26

1. Don’t you think it’s time you … Andrea the truth?

A) tell B) to tell C) told D) telling
2. I wish you … that silly tie!
A) wouldn’t wear B) wore
C) not wear D) wasn’t wearing
3. I would rather you … exactly the same trainers as I’ve got.
A) didn’t buy B) don’t buy
C) won’t buy D) wouldn’t buy
4. … of the fact that she is a grandmother, Edna still tries to dress fashionably.
A) Although B) However C) In spite
D) Nevertheless
5. Carol refused to lend me her new jacket … I begged her for hours.
A) in spite of B) even though
C) although of D) despite
6. I’d go to the party if I … something to wear!
A) had B) had had C) have D) have got
7. I bought the suit … it was second-hand.
A) in spite of B) however
C) nevertheless D) despite the fact
8. Could you wipe the table with a damp …, please?
A) clothe B) cloth C) clothing D) clothes
9. I’ve decided to … my hair green for the party!
A) dye B) paint C) sketch D) draw
10. That top doesn’t … me; it’s just not my style.
A) fit B) suit C) match D) go with
11. That’s the most incredible … of art I’ve ever seen!
A) job B) creation C) brand D) work
12. Jeans and T-shirts will never go out of …
A) trend B) image C) fashion D) tendency
13. I need a funny … for the fancy-dress party. Any ideas?
A) dress B) uniform C) suit D) costume
14. Tim forgot to use clothes … and all his clean clothes fell off the line into the mud!
A) pegs B) clips C) hooks D) pins
15. There’s a … between the fashions of the 1980s and the 1960s.
A) similar B) similarly C) similarity
D) dissimilar
16. I think you should lower your … a little; it’s not easy to become a supermodel, you know.
A) expect B) expectations C) expected
D) expectedly
17. Fashion critics have greeted the new clothing line with …
A) enthuse B) enthusiasm C) enthusiast
D) enthusiastic
18. I don’t like … on clothes in shops because I don’t want people to see me in something that doesn’t suit me.
A) putting B) trying C) wearing D) handing
19. I‘m not sure a green skirt … combination with a blue top is such a good idea.
A) on B) at C) in D) for
20. Everyone complimented Kitty … her new outfit.
A) on B) to C) in D) from
21. I wish people didn’t … a tendency to follow fashion without thinking about what suits them personally.
A) do B) make C) get D) have
22. I was very proud … my designs up there on the catwalk.
A) see B) saw C) seeing D) to see
23. My teacher advised me … about becoming a fashion model and concentrate on my studies instead.
A) to forget B) forget C) forgot D) forgetting
24. Bill seems … have had his hair done differently.
A) at B) to C) on D) of
25. Why can’t you … Edgar’s example and wear a tie to work?
A) set B) make C) follow D) do
26. Do you think the … person is interested in fashion?
A) average B) everyday
27. India … the world with cheap clothes.
A) supplies B) produces
28. I’m going to get my nails … tomorrow.
A) dyed B) painted
29. During the … of the clothes, lasers are used to cut the material accurately.
A) design B) manufacture
30. Long dresses and high heels is quite a good … for you.
A) appearance B) look
31. Don’t you wish we … the exam a week on Monday and not tomorrow/
A) take B) will take
C) would take D) were taking
32. Adrian was … enough money to buy a new computer for the school.
A) wishing to have raised
B) wishing he will raise
C) hoping to have raised
D) hoping he will raise
33. Suppose we … we could go and live on another planet. Would you want to go?
A) to hear B) hearing C) heard
D) having heard
34. I’d really rather you … the kids drop bits of pizza all over my new sofa.
A) don’t let B) aren’t letting
C) won’t let D) didn’t let
35. … anything particular in mind or are you just browsing?
A) Did you have B) Are you having
C) Can you have D) Had you had
36. I’d have been able to say goodbye to Trish if only … to the airport in time.
A) I get B) I got C) I have got D) I had got