Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. They’re students. Their ..............are Ricky and Brenda.
A. call B. names C. calls D. name
2. I ________ one brother and two sisters.
A. has B. am C. have D. learn
3. What’s Xiexie___________English?
A. from B. at C. On D. in
4. _________do you spell your name?
A. What B. Who C. How D. When
5. She__________a book and two pens.
A. lives B. have C. has D. live
6. London is famous for___________red buses.
A. his B. her C. its D. my
7. I’m Mike. _________family’s from Dublin.
A. My B. His C. Our D. Us
8. We’re in_____________international school.
A. the B. a C. an D. _
9. She’s French,_________her mother’s English.
A. or B. but C. and D. so
10. The children are old enough to look after___________
A. ourselves B. them C. themselves D. themself
11. She has big brown_____________
A. lip B. hair C. nose D. eyes
12. My brother often buys some___________when he shops.
A. watches B. watch C. watchs D. watched
13. She’s from Shanghai. She’s______________
A. Japanese B. Chinese C. English D. Spanish
14. Whose car is that? That’s_________

A. my B. I C. me D. mine
15. How do you________vacaciones in English?
A. speak B. tell C.say D. talk

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences:

45. Their friendship was based on _________ respect, trust and understanding.

A. attractive       B. loyal           C. suspicious         D. mutual

62. Young students are often ________ of working for long hours by themselves.

A. able        B. possible       C. hard           D. incapable

63. Lan and Hoa like each other a lot because they have a lot of things ______

A. in common       B. in need       C. in hurry       D. in use

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. “Is that car Japanese”? – “Yes, ________is”.
A. that B. this C. It D. they
2. “ Are you Nick and Julia?”- “Yes, ________are”.
A. they B. you C. we D. there
3. “ Are Helen and Mike from Australia?”- “ No, ______aren’t”
A. they B. we C. you D. he
4. I’m Irish.________family is from Dublin.
A. Your B. My C. Our D. We
5. My parents are very rich. That’s_________new Mercedes.
A. their B. his C. her D. us
6. “ What’s ____address?”- “ I live at 33 Marston Street”.
A. your B. his C. my D. you
7. He’s from Brazil. He’s __________
A. Brasilian B. Brazilan C. Brazilian D. Brazilians
8. I have two_____________
A. mouses B. mouse C. mices D. mice
9. Mary__________meat. She’s a vegetarian.
A. isn’t eating B. doesn’t eat C. not eat D. don’t eat
10. In my country, it often__________a lot in the winter.
A. snows B. is snowing C. snowed D. snow
11. Don’t make______________
A. noises B. noisy C. noise D. noisily
12. We’ll be in London_____________Christmas.
A. in B. at C.on D. to
13. My mother often tells me to study__________
A. hard B. hardly C. good D. bad
14. People in my country are very warm and__________
A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly D. friends
15. How are you?
A. very good B. very fine C. very badly D. so so

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. Chopin and Mozart __________ famous composers.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
2. __________ your mother born in India?
A. is B. be C. was D. were
3. Joan of Arc __________English. She was French.
A. doesn’t B. weren’t C. was D. wasn’t
4. He __________ yesterday because he __________ ill.
A. worked .... was B. didn’t work ... was
C. worked ... wasn’t D. didn’t work ... wasn’t
5. We __________ out very often.
A. do eat B. don’t eat C. didn’t ate D. eats
6. Mike __________ fit by playing tennis regularly.
A. keeps B. keeping C. don’t keep D. keep
7. My father __________ to smoke when he __________ young.
A. used ... did B uses ... was C. used ... were D. used ... was
8. He __________ me some flowers for my birthday.
A. bought B. buys C. didn’t bought D. is bought
9. When __________ mobile phones first __________?
A. do ... appear B. did ... appear C. did ... appeared D. do ... appeared
10. I __________ swimming two years ago.
A. didn’t liked B. like C. not like D. didn’t like
11. The concert features dancers and __________ of all nationalities.
A. musicians B. actors C. scientists D. painters
12. He went __________ a walk around the block to get some air.
A. out B. for C. up D. off
13. I __________ food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant.
A. took B. went C. got D. did
14. He’s the highest-paid __________ in Hollywood films.
A. explorer B. writer C. actor D. sailor
15. Why didn’t you wait __________ the bus?
A. to B. at C. in D. for

II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. These class is different _________ other classes because the students are disabled.
     a. in                                    b. of                                     c. from                                 d. with    
2. The children have every reason to be proud _________ their efforts.
     a. of                                    b. on                                    c. with                                  d. at
3. Their parents seemed satisfied _________ their progress.
     a. with                                b. to                                     c. in                                      d. at         
4. The children come from large and poor families, which ________ prevent them from having proper schooling.
     a. differed                           b. allowed                           c. prevented                         d. realized
5. I’ve always been _________ about football.
     a. passion                            b. passionate                       c. passionately                     d. pasionless                

6. Delegates expressed strong _________ to the scheme.

     a. expression                        b. emotion                          c. opposition                        d. passion

7. Some of the more time - consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

     a. taking much time             b. taking little time            c. odd                                   d. not affected by time

8. I  have been fascinated by _________ since I was at secondary school.

     a. photograph                      b. photographic                 c. photographer                   d. photography

9. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's _________ child.

     a. mentally ill                       b. mentally retarded          c. mentally alert                    d. mentally restricted

10. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.

     a. regret                               b. anger                             c. sadness                              d. passion

11. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the _________.

     a. unemployed                     b. poor                               c. disabled                             d. unhappy

12. She displayed some of her paintings at the local _________.

     a. commune                         b. post office                     c. demonstration                   d. exhibition

13. He earns his living by taking photographs. He's a! an __________ photographer.

     a. amateur                            b. professional                   c. talent                                 d. determined

14. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.

     a. inability to speak             b. inability to see              c. inability to hear                d. mentally impairment

15. The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing _________.

     a. nations        b. nationals        c. nationalities                        d. nation

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. What color ________car?
A. is you B. your C. you are D. is your
2. One of the ________is from Canada
A. English teachers B. teachers English C. English teacher D. teacher English 3. How many times ________the biology class meet each week?
A. are B. is C. does D. do 4. A young girl who is away from her mother and father for the first time often _____.
A. miss her B. misses them C. misses her D. miss them 5. How many car accidents _____ at night? A. happens B. do they happen C. does it happen D. happen 6. An airplane’s doors are always _____ before the plane takes off A. close B. closes C. closing D. closed
7. I am driving a friend’s car because I couldn’t start _____ this morning.
A. my B. it C. mine D. his
8. The door was so _____ that the x-ray machine would not go through it.
A. thin B. close C. minor D. narrow
9. The girl doesn’t feel good. She must be _____ a cold
A. taking B. getting C. holding D. becoming
10. Ahmed studies _____ midnight. At midnight he goes to bed and sleeps.
A. after B. from C. on D. until
11. On most days, Sara is late for class. Sara is _____ late for class.
A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. frequently
12. Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar
A. buy B. go shopping C. want D. come
13. A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory?
B: Because they earn much money.
A. What B. When C. Why D. Whom
14. _____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays.
A. in/in B. at/on C. in/on D. at/in
15. He hates _____ football _____ television.
A. watching/on B. to watch/ in C. watch/on D. watching/in

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. What color ________car?
A. is you B. your C. you are D. is your
2. One of the ________is from Canada
A. English teachers B. teachers English C. English teacher D. teacher English 3. How many times ________the biology class meet each week?
A. are B. is C. does D. do 4. A young girl who is away from her mother and father for the first time often _____.
A. miss her B. misses them C. misses her D. miss them 5. How many car accidents _____ at night? A. happens B. do they happen C. does it happen D. happen 6. An airplane’s doors are always _____ before the plane takes off A. close B. closes C. closing D. closed
7. I am driving a friend’s car because I couldn’t start _____ this morning.
A. my B. it C. mine D. his
8. The door was so _____ that the x-ray machine would not go through it.
A. thin B. close C. minor D. narrow
9. The girl doesn’t feel good. She must be _____ a cold
A. taking B. getting C. holding D. becoming
10. Ahmed studies _____ midnight. At midnight he goes to bed and sleeps.
A. after B. from C. on D. until
11. On most days, Sara is late for class. Sara is _____ late for class.
A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. frequently
12. Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar
A. buy B. go shopping C. want D. come
13. A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory?
B: Because they earn much money.
A. What B. When C. Why D. Whom
14. _____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays.
A. in/in B. at/on C. in/on D. at/in
15. He hates _____ football _____ television.
A. watching/on B. to watch/ in C. watch/on D. watching/in

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. The scheme allows students from many countries ________________  with each other.

       a. communicate                 b. to communicate           c. communicating           d. communicates

2. ______________ the storm warnings, wee did not go out last night.

       a. Since                             b. In spite of                    c. Because of                   d. The result

3. This is the fifth time you ________________ me the same question.

       a. ask                                 b. asked                            c. are asking                     d. have asked

4. When I arrived at the party, Lucy _______________ home.

       a. has already gone            b. had already gone         c. already went                  d. already was going

5. English people spent 18 hours per week _______________ TV.

       a. watching                        b. to watch                       c. watch                           d. for watching

6. I've lived in a small house near the coast _______________ .

       a. from 1990                     b. since 1990                    c. in three years               d. for last year

7. She left home in 1993 and _______________ since.

       a. hasn't seen                     b. didn't see                     c. hasn't been seen          d. wasn't seen

8. It's time we ________________ this old car and bought a new one.

       a. will sell                          b. have sold                     c. had sold                       d. sold

9. Since Mr Hassan ________________ president, both taxes and unemployment _________________.

       a. has become/ increased                                           b. became/ increased

       c. became/ have increased                                         d. has become/ have increased

10. ______________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

       a. Although                      b. In spite of                     c. Because                      d. Instead of

11. Some television programs _________________.

       a. may make children to be violent.                         b. make children be violent.

       c. may make children violent.                                  d. make children being violent.

12. I _______________ away most of my old books when I moved house.

       a. threw                           b. have thrown                  c. had thrown                 d. was throwing

13. You _______________ whisper. Nobody can hear us.

       a. needn't to                    b. don't have to                 c. mustn't                        d. need to

14. The children ________________ to the Botanical Garden.

       a. were enjoyed taken                                              b. were enjoyed taking

       c. enjoyed taking                                                      d. enjoyed bein^g taken

15. So far this week there _________________ three burglaries in our street.

       a. are                              b. were                               c. have been                   d. had been