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A  Choose the correct item.
1    I like watching the cartoon scenes with the little boy and the ten wild......
A goose             В geese's               С geese
2      Her husband is one of six brothers so she has five….
A  brothers in law         В brother in-laws          С brothers in laws
3     May I give you a.............of advice?
A  few                   B piece                  C bit
4       She had a craving for chocolate so she went and bought a...............
A piece                      В bag                    С bar
5       The police    ...... the thief for an hour and they haven't caught him yet.
A rave been chasing        B has been chasing    С had been chasing
6       It was Ann............had the idea of throwing a party.
A who                         В which                  С she
7       On no........... will I lend you any money.              
A circumstances         В occasion            С account
8        ……….. he been asked, he would have come to the meeting.
A  Had                        В Were                  С Should
9       Two days ....... long to wait.
A haven't been            В aren't                 С isn't
10       Sarah is studying..............Maths at college.
А –                             В the                     С а
11    He left.............the 7 o'clock ferry yesterday.
A by                           В on                      С with
12    The news............on TV.
A are                          В is                       С were
13    ..............you need is a good holyday.
A What                       В Why                   С Which
14    Give us a(n)..............of paper please.
A slice                        В  piece                 С item
15    Only after I explained it to him    .......the problem.
A he understood               В he did understand    С did he understand
16    .......... before have I visited such a beautiful village.
A  Never                       В Little                 С Hardly
17    How many.............of sugar do you take in your coffee?
A cubes                     В blocks                С lumps
18    Physics..............difficult to understand.
A is                            В any                     С are
20    How many .......... of flour do we need?
A cans                       В bags                   С pots
20    She has ......... experience of working as a secretary.
A a few                       В a lot                    С little

B    Underline the correct item.
21        The firefighters managed to put down / out the fire.
22       The escalators in the shopping centre are out of / off order.
23       Don’t come to the airport to see me off / away. I don't like goodbyes.
24       He wasn’t the one who stole the company's top secret file; ho had been set up / on.
25       Cut the cake in / at slices so that we can all have some.
26       She waved to him until he was over / out of sight.
27       The building is in / under repair and it won't be finished for weeks.
28       Winter has finally set to / in.
29       Steve went to France on / at a business trip.
30       No decision has been made: the matter is still on / under discussion.

C     Complete the sentences using the words in bold. You must use between two and five words. Do not change the words given.
31       You should never drive on the right-hand side of the road in Britain. (circumstances)     Under …………………. of the road in Britain.
32       Mark was so sad that he didn’t eat anything.
(sadness)         Such X that he didn’t eat anything.
33       John has never been expelled from school.
(occasion)               On X expelled from school.
34       If he hadn't been careless, he wouldn't have had the accident.
(careful)                Had…………………… he wouldn't have had the accident.
35       I had no idea she was coming with us.
(know)                  Little X she was coming with us.
36       Remember to take the keys with you.
(without)               Don't X your keys.
37       They left although the weather was bad.
(despite)               They left …………………weather.
38       If I were you. I  would apologize to her at once.
(you)                        Were …………………. apologize to her at once.
39       We don't travel abroad often.
(do)                          Rarely…………………. abroad.
40       There is no way I’ll talk to him again
(account)                  On………………………. to him again.