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1A SHORT TEST
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the words that have
a similar meaning to the phrases in brackets.
The first letters have been given.
1 The journalist’s article was r____________ (full of) with
accusations levelled against the ruling party.
2 Katie’s dad went b____________ (became very upset)
when she came home with a tattoo on her arm.
3 Children tend to be more v____________ (easily harmed)
to allergens than adults.
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2 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 Molly’s stories about her alleged illnesses should be taken
with a chunk / pinch / gulp of salt.
2 I always say up frank / front / blunt what I think, no
matter what the consequences are.
3 Mum is always getting on my nerves / case / level about
the mess in my room.
4 Judgmental and critical, he never loses an opportunity to
come out / off / down on other people.
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3 Complete the sentences with the appropriate adjectives
with negative prefixes.
1 The thermometer is ______________ by two degrees and
needs to be replaced immediately.
2 The results of the study were questioned as being
______________ with scientific evidence.
3 One of his most ______________ excuses for being late
was that a deer had held up the traffic in the city centre.
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4 Complete the sentences with the appropriate adjectives.
Some letters have been given.
1 As a judge, she is expected to be d _ _ in_ _ r_ _ _ _ _
and free of subjective bias.
2 The very thought of having to speak in public scares him
out of his mind. He is very _ _ _ _ d.
3 Beware of Kate. She is a _ _ c_ _ t _ _ _ manipulator who
will lie through her teeth to achieve her personal goals.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 I have a bone to _______________ with you. May I ask
why you have taken my car without permission?
2 Divergent interpretations of the event have become a bone
of _______________ among historians.
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Grammar
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 By the time my sister completes her studies next year, she
_____________________ (live) in Bristol for five years.
2 The sprinter injured his knee last year and
_____________________ (have) recurring problems with
it ever since.
3 The novelist _____________________ (write) her new
book for over a year now, but she
_____________________ (not finish) it yet.
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7 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets
into English.
1 He _____________________ (właśnie miał zapakować)
his shopping in the boot when he realised he
__________________________ (zostawił) his credit card
on the checkout counter.
2 The kids were soaked to the skin. They
__________________________ (grały) hare and hounds
in the rain.
3 When I lived in Paris, I __________________________
(często spacerowałam) along the Seine. One day, while
I __________________________ (siedziałam) on a bench
by the river, I __________________________
(zobaczyłam) the French president jogging in the company
of his bodyguards.
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8 Decide if the following sentences are correct or not.
Rewrite the incorrect sentences.
1 I am expecting you to comply with the rules which apply
at our club.
__________________________________________
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2 The celebrity is appearing to have undergone another
plastic surgery operation.
__________________________________________
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3 Why does the soup taste so bland? Have you added any
spices?
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4 He has been considering selling the franchise for some
time now.
__________________________________________
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5 How much are you weighing? You look even slimmer
than usual.
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