Exercise 2: Choose the best answer

1.   If I say that John is making out well in his work, I mean that he _____.

A. likes his work                      B. is succeeding        C. is leaving             D. is about to begin

2.   When one makes good time, he _____.

A. has a good time                                     B. travels at a good speed

C. is connected                                          D. has busy time

3.   To learn something by heart is to learn it _____.

A. quickly                              B. slowly                 C. well                    D. by memory

4.   One way of getting rid of something is to _____.

A. look at it                            B. admire it             C. keep it                D. throw it away

5.   If Mary’s purse goes well with her dress, then her purse and dress _____.

A. match                               B. are expensive       C. are pretty            D. are worn out

6.   Now and then means _____.

A. often                                 B. suddenly             C. early                   D. occasionally

7.   To make sure of something is to _____.

A. be certain of it                    B. call it off              C. turn it off             D. cancel it

8.   To keep house is to _____.

A. refuse to sell                                          B. lock the door against thieves

C. do the usual work in a house                    D. wash the house

9.   To be mixed up is to be _____.

A. happy                               B. worried               C. confused             D. late

10.        To see about something is to _____.

A. attend to it                         B. go to see it          C. admire it             D. look at it

11.        If I say that the meeting is over, I mean that the meeting has _____.

A. just begun                          B. ended                 C. been interesting    D. been called off

12.        If I say that I’d rather wait, I mean that I _____.

A. like to wait                         B. refuse to wait       C. prefer to wait       D. want to wait

13.        If I say that, after studying the message, I finally figured it out, this means that at last I _____.

A. answered the message                  B. understood it        C. put it away          D. picked it up

14.        If the month is up, this means that the period of one month has _____.

A. ended                               B. begun       C. seemed long                  D. been very warm

15.        To put off something means to _____.

A. look for it                           B. put it in place       C. cancel it              D. postpone it

16.        To get sick means to _____.

A. be sick                              B. become sick         C. be well                D. become well

17.        If the doctor says that you’d better do a certain thing, this means that _____.

A. you must do it                                       B. you are going to do it

C. it is advisable that you do it                      D. you prefer to do it

18.        To point out something is to _____.

A. need it                              B. touch it               C. look it up             D. indicate it

19.        By the way is a synonym for _____.

A. however                            B. at last                 C. incidentally           D. immediately

20.        If John arrives at a place on time and Mary arrives in time, who will possibly arrive first?

A. Mary                                                    B. John

C. John and Mary                                       D. Mary and John

9. Choose the correct answer He wants to get high marks in the final exam, ………….. he is trying his best. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 10. Choose the correct answer Ann didn't come to my birthday party ………. it rained heavily. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 11. Choose the correct answer …………….. she was lazy, she passed the exam last week. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 12. Choose the correct answer Watching TV much is not good for our eyes ………… it can make us short-sighted. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 13. Choose the correct answer He likes travelling …………. discovering the world. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 14. Choose the correct answer The comedian is a person who makes people laugh by telling jokes ……….. funny stories. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 15. Choose the correct answer My father likes watching TV ………….. he spends most of his time in the evening watching his favourite programmes. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 16. Choose the correct answer ………………… I preferred going to the cinema, I stayed at home and watched TV. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 17. Choose the correct answer I will go to bed early today …………. I can get up early to go to the picnic with my friends tomorrow. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 18. Choose the correct answer We postponed our journey to the beach …………. it rained. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 19. Choose the correct answer I want to work in television industry, ……….I'm learning hard. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 20. Choose the correct answer The weather was bad, …………. they didn't keep their picnic plan. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 21. Choose the correct answer I watched Running Man, …………… I told it to my friends. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 22. Choose the correct answer Geraldine Chaplin is a great actress……she is less well – known than father Charlie Chaplin. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 23. Choose the correct answer Does Miss Smith like the red boots…….the black and white dress? A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 4. Choose the correct answer You can go to the tourist office………ask them for any information you need. A. and B. but C. so D. because E. although 

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

This is Peter. He is twelve years old. He is a student. He ___________ (6) in a big villa in the suburb of the city. There __________ (7) 4 people in his family: his parents, his younger sister and him. His father is an engineer. His mother is a teacher. And his younger sister is a pupil. There are 5 rooms ________ (8) his house: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and toilet. The living room is his _________ (9) place ________ (10) he can sit on the armchair and watch television with his family

A. because

B. but

C. so

D. however

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

This is Peter. He is twelve years old. He is a student. He ___________ (6) in a big villa in the suburb of the city. There __________ (7) 4 people in his family: his parents, his younger sister and him. His father is an engineer. His mother is a teacher. And his younger sister is a pupil. There are 5 rooms ________ (8) his house: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and toilet. The living room is his _________ (9) place ________ (10) he can sit on the armchair and watch television with his family

A. lives

B. live

C. living

D. lived

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

This is Peter. He is twelve years old. He is a student. He ___________ (6) in a big villa in the suburb of the city. There __________ (7) 4 people in his family: his parents, his younger sister and him. His father is an engineer. His mother is a teacher. And his younger sister is a pupil. There are 5 rooms ________ (8) his house: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and toilet. The living room is his _________ (9) place ________ (10) he can sit on the armchair and watch television with his family

A. favorite

B. boring

C. messy

D. noisy

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

This is Peter. He is twelve years old. He is a student. He ___________ (6) in a big villa in the suburb of the city. There __________ (7) 4 people in his family: his parents, his younger sister and him. His father is an engineer. His mother is a teacher. And his younger sister is a pupil. There are 5 rooms ________ (8) his house: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and toilet. The living room is his _________ (9) place ________ (10) he can sit on the armchair and watch television with his family

A. at

B. in

C. of

D. to

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

This is Peter. He is twelve years old. He is a student. He ___________ (6) in a big villa in the suburb of the city. There __________ (7) 4 people in his family: his parents, his younger sister and him. His father is an engineer. His mother is a teacher. And his younger sister is a pupil. There are 5 rooms ________ (8) his house: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and toilet. The living room is his _________ (9) place ________ (10) he can sit on the armchair and watch television with his family

A. is

B. be

C. being

D. are

Read the following passage and do the tasks that follows and choose True or False

Nam is a student. He is twelve years old. There are four people in his family: his father, his mother, his sister and him. They are in the living - room. His father is an engineer. He is forty. His mother is a teacher. She is thirty – five years old. Lan is his sister. She is sixteen. She is a student, too.

Question: Nam’s mother is an engineer

A. True

B. False

Read the following passage and do the tasks that follows and choose True or False

Nam is a student. He is twelve years old. There are four people in his family: his father, his mother, his sister and him. They are in the living - room. His father is an engineer. He is forty. His mother is a teacher. She is thirty – five years old. Lan is his sister. She is sixteen. She is a student, too.

Question: His father is forty

A. True

B. False