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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.
1 
The tyrant was and felt no pity for the people he 9 My brother is very and knows how to take care
ruled. of himself.
a fearless a brainy
b merciless b streetwise
c reckless c smart
d selfless d bright
2 
If there is something you want to achieve, you should 10 
Of course Joe won! He beat the rest a mile.
go it. a over
a for b for
b to c by
c near d above
d at 11 
He on paying for dinner despite our suggestion
3
Loyalty is a quality that dogs from other animals. to split the bill.
a discriminates a resisted
b distinguishes b assisted
c disturbs c persisted
d determines d insisted
4 
Try as he might, he couldnt fix the problem and had to 12 
When you move to another country, you need to
admit . be in order to adjust to your new surroundings.
a trouble a honourable
b downfall b adaptable
c loss c inflexible
d defeat d sensible
13 
Try pressing the yellow button first; maybe
5 
Gary is too and makes decisions without giving
thatll the trick.
them any thought.
a do
a industrious
b make
b virtuous
c play
c impetuous
d have
d cautious
14 
My plan to visit Japan when I lost my job and
6 
People used to have more respect for the elderly,
couldnt afford a holiday.
whom they considered to be .
a blew away
a bold
b got ahead
b wise
c fell through
c rash
d knuckled down
d vain
15 
The head teacher came fire for suggesting more
7 
Its hard to a dream when no one supports you. exams should be introduced.
a realise a at
b make b on
c know c in
d understand d under
8 
If you are committed to your goals, you will there in 16 
I didnt think he could convince them to sell, but
the end. somehow he !
a be a broke through
b get b pulled it off
c arrive c hung on
d go d came up against it

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 17 
Jerry tends to hide the truth and is never 19 
Were the that have been brought up with
completely . technology, so we know how to use it more
a cunning effectively than our parents.
b confident a group
c candid b generation
d conceited c class
18 
Mandy all out to land the job of her dreams and d set
she succeeded! 20 
All of the spectators applauded the injured athletes
a went performance when he finished the race.
b did a crafty
c got b touchy
d tried c tricky
d gutsy

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1
Henry in sales, but now hes a postman. 8
Hayley cant join us right now; she a meeting.
a works a attends
b would work b is attending
c used to work c has attended
d is working d was attending
2 
Jasmine her family tree for months before she 9
Dont you know that water at 100C?
uncovered a dark secret. a boil
a researches b boils
b has researched c is boiling
c has been researching d has boiled
d had been researching 10 
Marge isnt going jogging until her cold gets
3 
This documentary about young entrepreneurs very better.
interesting; lets watch it. a yet
a looks b right now
b is looking c at the moment
c has looked d for the time being
d has been looking 11 Nigel for the bus when I saw him this morning.
4 
James isnt here at the moment; he to the gym. a has run
a has been b was running
b has gone c has been running
c is going d used to run
d goes 12 When I was a teenager, I to really bad music.
5 
Joe is talking about his new car; its really annoying! a would listen
a usually b had listened
b often c have listened
c always d use to listen
d seldom 13 My friends in watching documentaries.
6 
Martin the same woollen coat since high school. a seldom interested are
a has b are interested seldom
b is having c are seldom interested
c has been having d seldom are interested
d has had 14 
My sister her speech for school for several
7
Its the second time I my mobile phone this week. weeks.
a have lost a practises
b am losing b is practising
c was losing c had practised
d have been losing d was practised

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 15 Her tweet a bit strange to me. 18 Josh has been on Facebook five years.
a seemed a yet
b is seeming b for
c has been seeming c already
d was seeming d since
16 I think it harder now to achieve my ambitions. 19 What your brother think of your boyfriend?
a gets a has
b would get b is
c is getting c does
d had got d was
17 By the time Julie arrived, the first singers . 20 Griselda to Transylvania and she loved it.
a are performing a has been
b would perform b is going
c have performed c had been going
d had performed d has gone

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