Vocabulary & Grammar
A Choose the correct answer.
1 Sue is in her .......... twenties so in a couple of years she will be thirty.
A early B late C mid D full
2 The two teenagers .......... from the burning building without any injuries.
A rescued C escaped
B survived D suffered
3 Kelly is jealous .......... her sister’s new smartphone.
A of B by C with D at
4 My TV broke .......... last night and now I need a new one.
A up B down C into D off
5 The cute little girl had .......... all over her face.
A wrinkles C cheeks
B freckles D looks
6 We got caught in the thundershowers and got .......... wet.
A boiling C drowning
B pouring D soaking
7 My hair looks awful when it rains; it turns all .......... .
A curly B straight C frizzy D wavy
8 I won’t put .......... with his rude behaviour anymore.
A off B on C up D through
9 The residents of the town were .......... from their homes before the hurricane hit.
A evacuated C grabbed
B transferred D collapsed
10 George is so busy that he has trouble keeping .......... of time.
A trail B track C site D ray
B Choose the correct answer.
1 Rescuers .......... all morning for survivors of the earthquake.
A searched C have been searching
B had searched D have searched
2 She asked for .......... advice on how to protect her home from the flood.
A a B an C some D the
3 Anne is .......... generous person.
A so B such C such a D so a
4 We .......... the building just before the explosion happened.
A have left C had been leaving
B were leaving D had left
5 That was by far .......... snowstorm the town has ever had.
A bad C worse
B the worst D worst
6 The tribe .......... hunt in the desert but now they raise cattle.
A used to C use
B use to D get used to
7 It was raining heavily as we .......... home.
A walked C had walked
B were walking D had been walking
8 The winters are getting .......... every year.
A warm and warmer
B warmest and warmest
C warm and warmest
D warmer and warmer
9 The Inuit wear .......... coats in the winter.
A long, beautiful, fur C beautiful, long, fur
B fur, beautiful, long D beautiful, fur, long
10 The news conference about the tsunami .......... at 8 pm.
A is starting C starts
B has started D has been starting
Communication
C Choose the correct ...
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