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

All his plans for starting his own business fell ________.

A. in 

B. through   

C. down       

D. away

1. This statue is a lifelike ___ of Christ Jesus.

A. presentation B. presenting C. representation D.representative

2. My brother had his camera ___ from his car in the office car-park

A. missed B. lost C. robbed D. stolen

3. He lost in the election because he was a weak and ___ leader.

A. undeciding B. undecided C. undecisive D. indecisive

4. All his plans for starting his business fell ___.

A. down B. through C. in D.away

5. The police car collided with a fire ___.

A, engine B. enginer C. engineer D.engineering

6. He will do the work and send you the ___ for it.

A. addition B. sum C. note D. bill

PHRASAL VERBS

1. Children should be taught that they have to .................. everything after they use it

A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on

2. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots . I keep .........................

A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out

3. People are advised to ................... smoking because of its harm to their health

A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on

4. It took Ted a long time to get ..................... the breakup of his marriage

A. over B. across C. along with D. through

5. The smell of the sea ................... his childhood

A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted

6. Despite all the interruptions , he ......................... with his work

A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out

7. The new office block ..................... well with its surroundings

A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off

8. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother . She's very frail . I hope she .............................

A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up

9. It was very difficult to .................... what he was saying about the noise of the traffic

A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out

10. When Tet holiday comes , Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ................ their houses

A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in

11. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to ................... smoking

A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up

12. When he realized the police had spotted him , the man ................... the exit as quickly as possible

A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up

13. The government is thinking of bringing ................ a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear crash helmets

A. on B. up C. in D. round

14. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ...................................

A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away

15. I think you need to ..................... your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused

A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in

16. Susie and Fran .................. us last night , so I had to quickly defrost a pizza

A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through

17. Rebecca ....................... on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital

A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in

18. It is a compulsion that the scheme ........................ next Friday ?

A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out

19. No one knows where Sam is living now . The last time that I ....................... was about four years ago

A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him

20. All his plans for starting his own business fell .........................

A. in B. through C. down D. away

_____ the dog, he sat down to his own dinner.

A. Fed            B. Having fed        C. Feeds            D. Being fed

_____ all the housework, I went out for a walk.

    A. Having done    B. Had done        C. Being done            D. To do

_____ the lights, she got to sleep.

    A. Turned off        B. To turn off        C. Having turned off        D. To turning off

_____ the job advertisement in the paper, she wrote an application letter.

A. Having readed        B. Having read    C. Readed            D. To read

_____ the book, he looked for a publishing house to print it.

A. Having written        B. Written        C. Had written            D. to write

_____ the dog, he sat down to his own dinner.

A. Fed            B. Having fed        C. Feeds            D. Being fed

_____ all the housework, I went out for a walk.

    A. Having done    B. Had done        C. Being done            D. To do

_____ the lights, she got to sleep.

    A. Turned off        B. To turn off        C. Having turned off        D. To turning off

_____ the job advertisement in the paper, she wrote an application letter.

A. Having readed        B. Having read    C. Readed            D. To read

_____ the book, he looked for a publishing house to print it.

A. Having written        B. Written        C. Had written            D. to write

Starting Your Own Business

At NatWest we know how hard it is to get your business up and running. Understanding your difficulties – and then helping you through them – has made us the number one bank for small businesses for each of the last ten years, with more people turning to us for (46) than any other bank.

Our Start-up service gives you the support you need to (47) up on your own. There are over 4000

Small Business Advisers (at least one in every high street branch ) who provide help, information and wide

range of services specially designed to help things go that bit more (48) .

Since last year, we’ve offered 12 months’ free banking (49) you go overdrawn or stay in credit. We have also introduced another special scheme to help you keep your costs down for even longer. Provide us with a certificate from a NatWest recognized start-up training (50) that you have completed and there will be no account charges for the first 18 months.

46 A. employment

B. performance 

C. improvement

D. guidance

47. A. make

B. turn

C. set

D. bring

48. A. roughly

B. frankly

C. immediately

D. smoothly

49. A. whether

B. whatever

C. however

D. although

50. A. course

B. lesson

C. subject

D. chapter