TEST 13D

1. My wife was very ill last year, but she's _____ to go on holiday now.
A. enough well B. welt enough C. good enough D. enough good
2. - You know Celia. She's the girl _____ works in the accounting department.
- Oh yes, I know the one you mean.
A. which B. whose C. what D. that
3. ______ of my parents is British. My father is French and my mother is Russian.
A. None B. Neither C. Not either D. Not one or other
4. I don't mind _____ if it will help the company in these difficult times.
A. to work late B. working late C. working lately D. to work lately
5. I wish I _____ have to work tomorrow, but unfortunately I do.
A. didn't B. don't C. won't D. wouldn't
6. I'll never trust him again after all the lies he _____ me last weekend.
A. said B. said to C. told to D. told
7. I dropped this bottle on the kitchen floor. It's _____ that it didn't break.
A. astonished B. an amazement C. an astonishment D. a wonder
8. If I could afford it, I _____ to a lot of different countries.
A. 'll travel B. to travel C. had travelled D. I travelled
9. He has apologised _____ late and I have accepted his apology.
A. to me for being B. me for being C. to me by being D. me by being
10. - This letter says you owe the bank £10,000.
- It _____ be a mistake. I don't even have a bank account!
A. must B. can C. could D. should
11 I like tennis, but I wouldn't say that it's my favourite sport.
A. 'd rather B. fairly C. quite D. pretty
12. Jimmy! There's someone _____ the phone for you.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
13. - When I leave school, I want to go to university and study economics.
- What a coincidence! _____ .
A. I do so, too B. So I do, too C. So do I D. So I do
14. We're only going to stay with your sister for two or three days. So why do you need ?
A. such a large luggage B. such large luggages C. so many luggages D. so much luggage
15. I didn't want to cause any trouble, but you know what they say: you can't _____ an omelette
without breaking eggs.
A. make B. do C. cook D. bake
16. My goodness, look at the time! It's 5 o'clock! Tell the taxi driver to _____ or we'll miss our flight.
A. accelerate it B. accelerate on it C. jump on it D. step on it
17. Bernard asked his wife _____ his car keys. She replied that the keys were in the kitchen.
A. if she had seen B. had she seen C. did she see D. whether had she seen
18. - _____ to have blonde hair?
- That's right, but she dyed it black some time ago.
A. Didn't Jane used B. Didn't Jane use C. Wasn't Jane use D. Wasn't Jane used
19. The ambulance didn't arrive _____ time to save the old man's life.
A. at B. to C. on D. in
20. Joe is a very _____ chap, always joking.
A. amusing B. amused C. gracious D. diverted
21. - _____ hold the ladder for a moment while I go up on the roof?
- Sure, no problem.
A. Are you going to B. Will you C. Do you D. May you
22. It was _____ awful weather that we spent the whole day indoors.
A. such B. such an C. a such D. a so
23. I wish it _____ true but I'm afraid it is.
A. isn't B. weren't C. won't be D. wouldn't be
24. As the day went on, the weather got _____.
A. more and more worse B. worse and worst
C. worse and worse D. worser and worser
25. - Jones looks worried these days.
- Yes, he has _____ .
A. the lot on his mind B. a lot on his mind C. a lot on his brain D. a weight on his brain
26. She was afraid _____ what she had seen.
A. that she said B. from saying C. to say D. of saying
27. The cat got very wet in the rain ___ it was only outside for a minute or two.
A. however B. although C. otherwise D. unless
28. The bus was late. By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____.
A. had already started B. already started C. started already D. was started already
29. Feeling ill, I spent _____ of the day in bed.
A. the bigger part B. the biggest part C. most D. the most
30. I _____ phone people than send e-mails.
A. would rather B. had rather C. would prefer to D. prefer to
31. The boss seems very strict, but he's not so bad when you _____ to know him.
A. get B. arrive C. obtain D. succeed
32. After a few weeks, her enthusiasm for horse riding suddenly disappeared. It had only been a _____
A. storm in a teacup B. flash in the pan C. blessing in disguise D. castle in the air
33. The film at the Odeon sounds _____ .
A. amused B. amusing C. gracious D. amusingly
34. You know the shop I mean, don't you? You pass it every day _________ home.
A. on the way to B. on the way C. in the way to D. in the way
35. I can appreciate modern art now, but I _____ to like it before.
A. didn't use B. wasn't use C. didn't used D. wasn't used
36. She slowed down as she approached a _____.
A. crossing of pedestrians B. pedestrian's crossing
C. pedestrians'crossing D. pedestrian crossing
37. We're having a lovely holiday. We wish you _____ here with US.
A. would be B. should be C. are D. were
38. Brad Pitt is one of the _____ Hollywood.
A. most famous actors in B. most famous actors of
C. famousest actors in D. famousest actors of
39. - _____ do you go to the library?
- Once or twice a month.
A. How often B. What often C. How frequent D. With what frequency
40. We were sure the jury would find Walter innocent, so naturally we were _____ the guilty verdict.
A. shocking at B. shocking from C. shocked at D. shocked from
41. There _____ people there. I was surprised to see so many.
A. were a quite few B. were quite a few C. was quite a few D. was a quite few
42. Did you understand the question or would you like ______ it?
A. that I repeated B. that I repeat C. me repeating D. me to repeat
43. The men helped with _____, including the washing and ironing.
A. all the housework B. all the houseworks C. all the homework D. every housework
44. I drew her a map in case she _______ difficulty finding the house.
A. had B. was having C. could have D. would have
45. Opportunities like this are _____ You must take it.
A. neither there nor here B. neither here nor there
C. few and far between D. few and in between
46. - I have decided not to resign after all.
- That is a very _____ decision. Jobs like yours are not so easy to find these days.
A. senseful B. sensed C. sensible D. sensitive
47. Wilkinson was offered a better job with better conditions in a different city but he _____ because
neither he nor his wife wanted to move house.
A. turned it down B. turned it off C. switched it off D. turned it away
48. - This skirt looks nice.
- Yes, why don't you try it _____ ? I think it'll suit you.
A. up B. on C. out D. over
49. Nobody believed the woman's story at first. People thought she was hysterical. But her story _____
to be true.
A. resulted B. turned out C. turned in D. went out
50. - How are you _____ with your new computer? Have you learned how to use it yet?
- Not completely. It'll take me a couple of days to get the hang of it.
A. taking on B. taking off C. getting on D. getting off