Exercise 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ A _______ is a famous cinema actor or actress.
A. filmgoer B. film director C. film maker D. film star
2/ A _______ is a book used in school containing text and questions and sometimes having spaces for a student to write answers in.
A. notebook B. workbook C. exercise book D. reference book
3/ The _______ of the bay is approximately 200 miles.
A. long B. length C. lengthy D. lengthen
4/ She's an extremely competent and _______ worker.
A. industry B. industrial C. industrious D. industrialize
5/ The _______ between the original book and this new film is very faint.
A. relative B. relation C. relationship D. related
6/ Our prices are _______ with those in other shops.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparable D. comparably
7/ They didn't like my _______ that we should all share the cost.
A. suggest B. suggestion C. suggestive D. suggestible
8/ "Am I _______ you?" she asked anxiously.
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. boredom
9/ The restaurant turned out to be _______ cheap.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
10/ There's no _______ what she'll do if she finds out about this.
A. know-how B. knowledge C. knowable D. knowing
Exercise 2: Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ Americans drive _______ third of _______ 400 million cars on _______ planet.
A. one-the-the B. a-X-the C. one-X-a D. a-the-a
2/ _______ you miss this train you can _______ catch the next one.
A. Because-often B. If-always
C. When-usually D. Unless-sometimes
3/ I thought I _______ him come in _______ we were having dinner.
A. hear-when B. look-while C. looked-when D. heard-while
4/ _______ I know likes the smell of bacon - _______ Mike does and he's a vegetarian.
A. Anyone-but B. No one-while
C. Everyone-even D. Someone-and
5/ _______ opportunity as good as this arises _______ in a lifetime.
A. A-before B. One-twice C. The-during D. An-once
6/ _______, I'd like to thank everyone _______ coming this evening.
A. Always-to B. Finally-for C. Often-by D. Lastly-with
7/ The dinosaurs died _______ 65 million years _______.
A. out-ago B. away-before C. down-after D. off-next
8/ As I have _______ mentioned, I doubt _______ we will able to raise all the money we need.
A. just-when B. finally-what C. recently-if D. already-that
9/ “_______ Emma's only worry was _______ her lipstick had smudged.” “Emma! What is she _______?”
A. Really-if-doing B. As usual-that-looking
C. Usually-what-such as D. Of course-whether-like
10/ _______, it's my turn to be served - I was _______.
A. Excuse me-next B. Sorry-after
C. Pardon me-following D. Hello-coming
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that mast be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian.
A B C D
2. I'm trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her do it.
A B C D
3. After a week, we finally got to Miami, that my aunt lives.
A B C D
4. Since I begin school. I haven't had much spare time.
A B C D
5. My mother makes me doing my homework so I can't go out.
A B C D
6. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Lion.
A B C D
7. Can you tell me where were you born? - Stockholm.
A B C D
8. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operation.
A B C D
9. He spent most of his time to paint in the studio.
A B C D
10. We went to Stan's holiday party last year, hadn't we?
A B C D
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
The bridge is a marvelous work of engineering and _______.
A. destroy
B. destruction
C. destructive
D. destructively
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
It's a school for _______ gifted children.
A. music
B. musician
C. musical
D. musically
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
We're reading a _______ book this week.
A. differ
B. difference
C. different
D. differently
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
They take a _______ interest in their grandchildren.
A. live
B. alive
C. lively
D. living
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
We wish _______ to college next year.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. shall go
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
She noticed a marked _______ in the children on her second visit.
A. differ
B. difference
C. different
D. differently
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
Do you think food, air, and clothes ______ necessary for life?
A. were
B. are
C. have been
D. will be