Mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 

1.The recession is killing companies off like flies, so it's difficult for anyone to apply for ....

A.big shot

B. tall order

C. heavy news

D. soft thing

2.Working from home has become increasingly ....Everyone is easily adaptable to this.

A prevalent

B. imaginative

C. impressive

D. confident

3.I want to england to have the chance to ..... a bit of english

A bring up

B. give up

C. turn up

D.pick up

Give the correct form of verbs in brackets

31. Someome broken into our house while we (be)..............on vacation in Da nang.

32. By the time the boss (return) .................from Paris, we will have finished the project.

33. As we arrived at the airport, she (wait)....... .........for us there.

34. After she (finish)...........her work, she will invite us to a restaurant.

35. The boy wishes he (win).........the competition next week.

36. I wish that I (be)....... .......at home now to watch the final match with my family.

37. She said that she (not/ go).....to the cinema the night before.

38. If my mother is not at home, I ( do)..........some housework.

39. Not until the man revealed the truth the police (stop)....investigating the case.

40. She could get a well-paid job if she (speak).......English better.

41. No sooner the bell (ring)...........than the students got out of the classroom.

42. If my sister (have)........a dictionary, it would be much easier for her to learn English.

Put a suitable preposition in the gap:

21.Every year my sister gives a a nice present .... my birthday.

22. Everyone congratulated me .... my impressive performance.

23. I haven't read newspaper ... a long time.

24. The weather forecast of the coming storm prevented us ....holding the event.

25. The villagers objected ..... cutting down the banian tree in their village.

26. The boy apologised .... his parents .... going home late.

27. Noone was surprised .... the result of the election.

28. The children are excited .... the trip to Hoi An city.

29. My students don't go to school .........the afternoon

30. When I first came to England, I were not familiar .... some customs there