TEST 6
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap.[Author:AW]
1. Francis was adopted and ................. up by an English family at the age of 6.
2. `I really enjoy the taste of your mushroom soup.' `................. yourself to some more, then.'
3. Don't help David with the puzzle. ................. him do it by himself.
4. I'm not sure ................. it was George that I saw in the pub last night.
5. We expect you to ................. your best at the exam. Don't let us down.
6. ................. first, nobody liked the idea of visiting the museum but in the end we all enjoyed it.
7. Could you please buy me a ................. of bread at the baker's?
8. ................. is not much to do on a rainy day like this. One can only read books at home.
9. Jerome is a friend of ................. . I met him at a disco last month.
10. We don't eat ................. often. We only go to restaurants once or twice a month.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form.[Author:AW]
1. Brian is so ........................ about food. He always complains about FUSS
the meals I prepare.
2. Jack Girsham is a ........................ writer. His thrillers usually sell SUCCESS
in thousands of copies.
3. Thank you for inviting us to the party. It was really ........................ . ENJOY
4. I'm sure you'll find something for yourself. There is a good CHOOSE
........................ of leather jackets in the store.
5. Gina is a ........................ young violin player. Her parents are very TALENT
proud of her.
6. I can't cash the cheque without your ........................ on it, sir. SIGN
7. Linda belongs to an organisations campaigning against showing VIOLENT
........................ on television.
8. The older boy ........................ to hit me unless I gave him all my THREAT
pocket money.
9. Mark doesn't like visiting ........................ places and he's always HISTORY
bored when we go to a museum.
10. I can see you have made a great ........................ in physics since IMPROVE
you started taking the private lessons.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. You don't have to pay for the meal. It's free of _ _ _ _ g _ .
2. Nobody has bought the cottage yet. It's still for _ _ I _ .
3. I'm so _ h _ _ _ _ _ . I want something to drink.
4. I advise you not to keep all your credit cards in your _ _ _ I _ _ . If you lose it or if someone steals it from you, you may get into serious trouble.
5. What a delicious cheese cake. Could you give me a _ _ c _ _ _ for it? I'd like to try to make it myself at home.
6. I prefer _ t _ _ _ mineral water to fizzy water.
7. `In which _ _ r _ _ t _ _ _ shall we go now, east or south?' `I'm not sure. We'd better ask someone for the way.'
8. Car fumes cause incredible air _ _ I _ _ t _ _ _ especially in big cities.
9. From our window in the guest house we had a marvellous _ _ e _ of the sea.
10. The man has a Polish passport and ID so he must be a Polish _ _ t _ z _ _ . The interesting thing, however, is that he doesn't speak a word in Polish.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. Adam's rude manner doesn't ................. to anybody in the office.
a) like b) favour c) prefer d) appeal
2. These washable tattoos were very ................. with children last summer.
a) pleased b) popular c) famous d) favourite
3. My uncle is very ................. of watching and photographing wild animals.
a) fond b) keen c) addicted d) beloved
4. This a high quality camera. It's ................. buying.
a) worth b) deserving c) valuable d) costly
5. Jenny is as busy as a ................. . She hardly ever relaxes.
a) butterfly b) wasp c) bee d) ladybird
6. Look at the painting. Isn't it ................. to the one we have in our living room?
a) likely b) similar c) alike d) resembling
7. Mr Wilson has nothing to say in the house. It's his wife who wears the ............... .
a) shirt b) boots c) hat d) trousers
8. I ................. I'd missed my destination only when I got out of the train at the next station.
a) resolved b) realised c) referred d) resumed
9. Fashion doesn't interest me at all. I don't ................. the latest trends.
a) follow b) run c) chase d) seek
10. Hundreds of fans expected to see their idol but the pop star didn't ................. up.
a) bring b) make c) turn d) call
1 brought 2 Help 3 Let / Make 4 if / whether 5 do 6 At 7 loaf 8 There 9 mine 10 out
1 fussy 2 successful 3 enjoyable 4 choice 5 talented 6 signature 7 violence 8 threatened 9 historical 10 improvement
1 charge 2 sale 3 thirsty 4 wallet 5 recipe 6 still 7 direction 8 pollution
9 view 10 citizen
1D 2B 3A 4A 5C 6B 7D 8B 9A 10C