Read the sentences and fill in the blanks.

1. He wants to get a better ______ and earn more money.

a) employ b) job c) work d) employment

2. Managers set objectives, and decide .............. their organization can achieve them.

a) what b) how c) which d) because

3. Obviously, objectives occasionally .............. be modified or changed.

a) have to b) must to c) shouldn’t d) ought

4. A defect can be caused .............. negligence by one of the members of a team.

a) by b) to c) at d) in

5. I .............. the piano since the age of five. a) played

b) am playing c) play d) have played

6. The unions now represent less .............. 10% of the French work force.

a) of b) in c) than d) then

7. .............. some employers oppose the very existence of unions, many theorists stress the necessity of
unions.

a) Because b) Due to c) However d) Although

8. Managers who are ambitious are ____________ -oriented managers.

a) socially b) success c) well d) non

9. Warning! No unauthorised personnel .............. this point.

a) about b) from c) beyond d) on

10. You won’t be allowed into the club .............. you wear a suit and tie.

a) if b) unless c) whether d) apart

11. As long as .............. have needs that need to be represented they’ll need trade unions.

a) employees b) employers c) managers d) partners

12. Market leaders usually want to .............. their market share even further, or at least to protect their
current market share.
a) decrease b) dominate c) increase d) establish

13. We haven’t had .............. news from our agent.

a) some b) any c) no d) none

14. A recent survey identified the UK as .............. place in Europe to buy a car

a) most expensive b) the more expensive c) more expensive d) the most expensive

15. You .............. fly to Dover – there isn’t an airport.

a) may b) can c) may not d) cannot

16. Are you _____ for one or two weeks?

a) staying b) stayed c) stay d) stays

17. This is the cinema _____ we saw the film.

a) when b) which c) that d) where

18. Were you _____ to open the door?

a) could b) can c) able d) possible

19. I’ve got _____ many problems.

a) too b) a c) enough d) really

20.We had not _____ heard the news.

a) already b) always c) yet d) today

21. You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He's a little hard of
hearing.

a) stubborn b) quiet when he speaks c)deaf d)distracted

22. So, is everything plain as a pikestaff? Oh, yes indeed sir!

a) clean b) clear c) messy d) in position

23. Just keep your wig on. Everything is going to be alright, okay?

a) hold your wig so it won't fall off b) get another hair cut c) calm down
d) throw a fit

24. The thief managed to ________ the police barricade.

a) break in b) break through c) break up d) break on

25. I thought the movie was going to end, but it just ________.
a) dragged in b) dragged onto c) dragged on d) dragged by

26. Friends can help you to ________ a difficult time in your life.

a) get around b)get through c) get in d) get by

27. I am feeling really ______ today. The weather is terrible and I

got some bad news this morning too.

a) lazy b) punctual c) miserable d) starving

28. Do you _____ classical or rock music?

a) rather b) prefer c) more d) like

29. Last time he paid for food, so now I ---- for it.
a) have had to pay b) will have to pay c) would be paying d) would be paying

30. The restaurant was _____ busy.

a) very b) a lot c) many d) much

31. Do you like the red _____ ?

a) it b) that c) one d) this

32. He _____ to Brazil on business.

a) go b) goes c) went d) going

33 Yesterday was the _____ of April.

a) third b) three c) day three d) thirty

34. I _____ play football at the weekend.

a) usually b) use c) usual d) used to

35. I _____ in an armchair at the moment.

a) sitting b) I‘m sitting c) sit d) sat

36. My brother is older _____ me.

a) then b) that c) than d) the

37. Their car is _____ biggest on the road.

a) than b) more c) the d) most

Solve these riddles

38. Imagine you're in a dark room that is perfectly empty with nothing in it. There are no windows
or doors. What is the easiest way to escape?

a) stop imagining you are in that room b) die c) wait d) dig a hole in the ground with your
bare hands
39. If you look you cannot see me. And if you see me you cannot see anything else. I can make anything
you want happen, but later everything goes back to normal. What am I?

a) air b) nothing c) imagination d) water

40. When you have me, you feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you don't have me. What am I?

a) money b) secret c) love d) lies

41. What ... the weather like on your holiday?

a) was b) were c) was being d) has been

42. I didn’t recognise my old school friend because she ... so much.
a. have changed b. had changed c. was changed d) changed

43. I ... French at school, but I’m not really very good at it.
a. study b. studied c. had studied d) was studied

44. They were excited about their holiday because they ... abroad before.
a. had never been b. weren't c. had ever been d) had been

45. Did you have a good time in Barcelona?

a. Yes, I had. B. Yes, I did. C. Yes, I have. d. Yes, I do

46. I had a sandwich in the garden and then I ... back to the office.
a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. gone

47. We ... skiing last winter.

a. would go b. went c. used to go d. had gone

48. ... to live in France?

a. Did you use b. Have you used c. Were you used d. Are you use

49. It has been three hours since Kate went out to the supermarket. I am starting to feel a
little ____________.
a. nervous b. terrified c. worried d. shy

50. You can be as rich as a king but I still think your ____________ is the
most important thing in the world.
a. health b. healthy c. well d. illness