Q1:My boss..
is always grumpy, particularly in the morning.
is grumpy always, in the morning particularly .
is particularly grumpy, always in the morning.
is grumpy particularly in the morning always.
Q2:Choose the correct word order
I probably won't do anything quite honestly on Sunday.
Quite honestly, I probably won't do anything on Sunday.
Quite honestly, I won't probably do anything on Sunday.
I quite honestly probably won't do anything on Sunday.
Q3:We______for over an hour by the time we finally took off
have waited
were waiting
had waited
had been waiting
Q4:Where ______before you started your current job?
have you worked
did you work
were you worked
have you working
Q5:I ordered
slice of thick brown toast with melted French cheese on top.
thick brown slice of cheese with melted French toast on top.
thic slice of French toast with melted brown cheese on top.
slice of melted French toast with brown cheese on top.
Q6:A tiger jumped out of the bushes. (Choose the best emphatic answer.)
A tiger did jump out of the bushes.
Out of the bushes jumped a tiger.
Out of the bushes a tiger did jump.
Out of the bushes a tiger jumped.
Q7:Recent research ______that too many bananas may be bad for you.
seems to suggest
would appear
is widely believed
is not known
Q8:In no other city ______such a variety of entertainment.
you may find
you can find
may you find
can you find
Q9:The president ______a speech but he was called away on urgent business.
was to give
was to have given
would give
had been given
Q10:Two countries, ______Brazil and Vietnam, produce over half of all the world's coffee.
such as
particularly
namely
including
Q11:I never drink alcohol, ______I drink very little on rare occasions.
not to say
or at any rate
that is to say
on the other hand
Q12:They have five children, ______you have met
two of them
of whom two
two of whom
two of which
Q13:The place ______was very quiet.
we grew up in
where grew up
which we grew up
that we grew up
Q14:Choose the correct version:
Internet crime is a new problem for the society.
The internet crime is a new problem for society.
Internet crime is the new problem for the society.
Internet crime is a new problem for society.
Q15:It was a(n) ______discussion and we all came away full of new ideas.
meaningful
animated
stimulating
intimate
Q16:Tim ______the conversation as usual and nobody else got the chance to speak.
droned
hogged
butted in
hunted around
Q17:I was ______on my colleague this morning. Apparently, she's getting promoted
overhearing
overlistening
eavesdropping
eaveshopping
Q18:I only said you were a bit untidy. There's no need to
beat about the bush
pull my leg
veg out
fly off the handle
Q19:There was a ______overlooking the sea, where we sat drinking cocktails all morning
canopy
launch
jetty
terrace
Q20:He tells me his business is ______with sales up by 20 per cent this year.
thriving
blaring
thrusting
snatching
Q21:The city's ______suburbs extend for miles along the coast.
sprawling
bustling
tacky
soaring
Q22:A(n) ______advertising campaign contributed to the success of the new model.
erratic
slick
hype
mainstream
Q23:According to an old ______, a prince fell in love and married a farmer's daughter.
anecdote
fable
myth
legend
Q24:My brother is so ______. He'll believe anything.
plausible
gullible
fishy
skeptical
Q25:He told a joke that had ______.
hilarious
slapstick
me in stitches
side-splitting
Q26:Last week I went on a ______and spent five thousand dollars on clothes.
shopping binge
bulk buying
retail therapy
shop around
Q27:You're ______! How can you spend five dollars on your mother's birthday present
so frugal
such a tight-fisted
such a cheapskate
so thrifty
Q28:Five hundred dollars for fish and chips! That's ______
lavish
daylight robbery
overpriced
a rip off
Q29:With this new diet, you can only eat organic food. But I think it's just a ______.
fad
surplus
bare necessity
no frills
Q30:I hate having my house ______so I've given away a lot of stuff to charity.
surplussed
ruined
cluttered
junked