1
Match these common internet symbols and their definitions.
| 1) @ |
a) dash |
| 2) – |
b) hash |
| 3) # |
c) uppercase |
| 4) ABC |
d) lowercase |
| 5) abc |
e) underscore |
| 6) / |
f) at |
| |
g) forward slash |
A) 1e 2b 3a 4d 5c 6f
Б) 1f 2a 3g 4c 5e 6b
В) 1b 2e 3a 4c 5d 6g
Г) 1f 2a 3b 4c 5d 6g
Д) 1e 2a 3c 4d 5g 6b
2
When you see the words GHERRY, BERRY, APPLE, BRICK, WINE, BLOOD, MAHOGANY you think of _______.
A) food
Б) shades of red
В) drinks
Г) hair-dye
Д) murder
3
What verb do we use to make collocations with the words late, to a standstill, to a decision, on time, close ?
A) go Б) come В) have Г) speak Д) run
4
Everyone nearly jumped out of their _______ when they heard the explosion.
A) bodies Б) trousers В) legs Г) heads Д) skin
5
Don’t scare me like that! You frightened the _______ out of me!
A) mind Б) heart В) life Г) blood Д) breath
6
I was so nervous before my Maths exam this morning. I had _______ in my stomach.
A) flies Б) bees В) beetles Г) worms Д) butterflies
7
I think it’s _______ ridiculous that there’s been a _______ ban on mobile phones at school.
A) totally/total
Б) total/totally
В) quiet/quietly
Г) quietly/quiet
Д) usually/usual
8
The computer has had an enormous _______ on the way we work.
A) impression Б) influence В) change Г) alteration Д) reform
9
John seems keen _______ how to drive as soon as he can.
A) of learning
Б) he learn
В) for learning
Г) to learn
Д) by learning
10
I saw the interview while I was _______ through a magazine at the hairdresser’s. The player said he’d been planning to leave the team the _______ time, and hadn’t told anyone.
A) ticking/ complete
Б) clicking/ total
В) picking /full
Г) licking/ global
Д) flicking/ whole
11
We really _______ ourselves at the party! Time _______ so quickly when you’re doing something enjoyable. Thanks so much for inviting us!
A) entertained/spends
Б) had fun/takes
В) occupied
Г) enjoyed/passes
Д) played/flies
12
X: I need a funny _______ for the fancy-dress party. Any ideas?
Y: Why _______ a net?
A) dress/wearing
Б) costume/not wear
В) clothes/ wearing
Г) suit/not wear
Д) uniform/not to wear
13
I really don’t _______ the point of taking the exam when you are not ready for it. What’s the _______?
A) see/use
Б) take/matter
В) have/use
Г) mind/sense
Д) make/reason
14
When you _______ your exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed. Don’t _______ in your seat.
A) answer/run
Б) make/jump
В) take/fidget
Г) write/sleep
Д) pass/squirm
15
If the examiner can’t _______ sense of your writing, you’ll get a low mark.
A) make Б) bring В) take Г) learn Д) understand
16
With _______ hard work, I’m sure you’ll _______ a lot this year.
A) little/reach
Б) succeed/few
В) a little/achieve
Г) a few/qualify
Д) a little/teach
17
Harry kept us _______ throughout the journey with his not-stop jokes.
A) entertained Б) pleasured В) laughed Г) enjoyed Д) smiled
18
How did your _______ go? Do you think you’ll be offered the main part?
A) audit Б) auditorium В) audience Г) audition Д) auditor
19
Don’t you wish we _______ the exam a week on Monday and not tomorrow?
A) had taken
Б) take
В) will take
Г) would take
Д) were taking
20
Shelley disagreed with the board’s decision and so she _______ and went to work for another company.
A) retired
Б) made redundant
В) fired
Г) sacked
Д) resigned
21
I couldn’t find my keys _______ searching for them everywhere. I might _______ them in the office.
A) while/left
Б) despite/have left
В) although/had left
Г) however/have left
Д) even/leave
22
I think some modern designs are more like _______ of art. However, I’m in two _______ about this one.
A) works/minds
Б) jobs/heads
В) makes/brains
Г) objects/thoughts
Д) ideas/acts
23
Make sure you _______ your make-up with a soft brush, like this one. Using brushes to _______ your make-up means more_______ over colour.
A) decorate/clean/skin
Б) dress/dress/look
В) apply/apply/control
Г) paint/clean/shine
Д) construct/put/success
24
I’ve decided to _______ my hair green for the party. It’ll look _______ on me.
A) dye/awesome
Б) paint/awful
В) sketch/perfect
Г) draw/stunning
Д) colour/ghostly
25
Not only _______ my keys, I’ve lost my wallet, too.
A) I lost
Б) I did lose
В) are I lost
Г) have I lost
Д) I have lost
26
Some people _______ to London every day from as far away as Leeds.
A) connect Б) commute В) correspond Г) commence Д) deliver
27
The _______ decided to call a strike over pay and the factory was closed for 48 hours.
A) charity Б) club В) union Г) group Д) institution
28
I’m so _______ under _______ work at the moment – it’s awful!
A) iced/with
Б) rained/in
В) fogged/at
Г) snowed/with
Д) frozen/at
29
Odd word out
I’m an only child. People often say to me, “Wouldn’t you be a lot happier if you have had brothers and sisters?”, but I don’t see it like that.
A) to Б) have В) it Г) had Д) be
30
Complete the email
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing _______ (1) you that I am not happy with the service I received in your restaurant yesterday. I am a regular customer and arrived with a client at 1pm. _______ (2) having to wait for 20 minutes, our meeting was delayed. _______ (3) the delay, my client was late for his next appointment. _______ (4) I would like to suggest you reorganize your reservation system _______ (5) priority to business meetings.
Yours faithfully,
Emily Phillips
A) (1) to give. (2) due to. (3) as a result of. (4) therefore. (5) to inform.
Б) (1) to give. (2) as a result of. (3) due to. (4) therefore. (5) to inform.
В) (1) to inform. (2) due to. (3) as a result of. (4) therefore. (5) to give.
Г) (1) to give. (2) due to. (3) therefore. (4) as a result of. (5) to inform.
Д) (1) to inform. (2) therefore. (3) as a result of. (4) due to. (5) to give.