Test your English - 5

1. Never ______________ business with that company. They are unreliable.
   1.   ?    DO
   2.   ?    MAKE
   3.   ?    RUN
2. Can you help me with this suitcase?
   1.   ?    IT WON'T CLOSE
   2.   ?    IT CAN'T CLOSE
   3.   ?    IT DOESN'T CLOSE
3. “What did you say?” “____________ It wasn’t important.”
   1.   ?    NEVER MIND
   2.   ?    I DON'T CARE
   3.   ?    DON'T WORRY
4. No one knows why he resigned, ________________?
   1.   ?    DO THEY
   2.   ?    DON'T THEY
   3.   ?    DOES ONE
5. The red curtains began to ___________ after they had been hanging in the sun for three
   months.
   1.   ?    FADE
   2.   ?    DISSOLVE
   3.   ?    MELT
6. It is said that ___________ people in the region have lost their homes.
   1.   ?    THOUSANDS
   2.   ?    SEVERAL THOUSANDS
   3.   ?    ALMOST FIFTY THOUSANDS
7. “Would you mind spelling your surname?” “ ____________ .”
   1.   ?    NO, NOT AT ALL
   2.   ?    YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT
   3.   ?    NO, OF COURSE
8. Why didn't she let _______________?
   1.   ?    THEM TO GO
   2.   ?    THEM GO
   3.   ?    TO GO THEM
9. A shop-____________ is somebody who steals from shops.
   1.   ?    LIFTER
   2.   ?    THIEF
   3.   ?    ROBBER
10. She is always so naughty I can't imagine how anyone puts _______________ with her.
    1.   ?    UP
    2.   ?    OFF
    3.   ?    DOWN
11. He __________ her of marrying him for his money.
    1.   ?    ACCUSED
    2.   ?    WARNED
    3.   ?    BLAMED
12. “Why are your hands dirty?” “I ______________ my motorbike.”
    1.   ?    HAVE BEEN REPAIRING
    2.   ?    WAS REPAIRING
    3.   ?    REPAIRED
13. Watch out! This pile of books __________________!
    1.   ?    IS GOING TO FALL
    2.   ?    WILL BE FALLING
    3.   ?    WILL FALL
14. They are hoping to ___________ an in-house magazine next year.
    1.   ?    LAUNCH
    2.   ?    EJECT
    3.   ?    BEGIN
15. This meat is tough. You have to _______________ it for a long time.
    1.   ?    CHEW
    2.   ?    BITE
    3.   ?    EAT
16. How long ______________ French before she went to France?
    1.   ?    HAD SHE BEEN STUDYING
    2.   ?    SHE STUDIED
    3.   ?    HAS SHE BEEN STUDYING
17. They were made ______________ it.
    1.   ?    TO DO
    2.   ?    DO
    3.   ?    DONE
18. They congratulated her _____________ doing so well in her exams.
    1.   ?    ON
    2.   ?    FOR
    3.   ?    OF
19. She feels really __________. She’s been doing this job for too long.
    1.   ?    BURN OUT
    2.   ?    TIED UP
    3.   ?    BROKE
20. “Stop laughing!” “We can’t ____________.”
    1.   ?    HELP IT
    2.   ?    HOLD OURSELVES
    3.   ?    DO ANYTHING AGAINST IT
21. __________ you hurry, you won’t catch the train.
    1.   ?    UNLESS
    2.   ?    EXCEPT
22. When it's his __________ to buy a drink he says he doesn’t have enough money to pay.
    1.   ?    TURN
    2.   ?    TERM
    3.   ?    TIME
23. I'm afraid I'll never understand my children. The generation __________ is unbridgeable.
    1.   ?    GAP
    2.   ?    CONFLICT
    3.   ?    HOLE
24. What would you do if you __________ Susan?
    1.   ?    MET
    2.   ?    MEET
    3.   ?    WOULD MEET
25. I __________ I didn't want to, but the teacher __________ me I have to.
    1.   ?    SAID / TOLD
    2.   ?    TOLD / SAID
26. I __________ on my clothes quickly and __________ my house.
    1.   ?    PUT / LEFT
    2.   ?    PUT / LEAVED
    3.   ?    PUTTED / LEAVED
27. She __________ me Maths in primary school.
    1.   ?    TAUGHT
    2.   ?    THOUGHT
    3.   ?    TEACHED