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KEY TA1-K61-PRACTICE EXERCISES V. Choose the best answer Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
1. Jack _____________ in the living room at the moment, doing his homework. A. sits B. is sitting C. sat D. was sitting
2. We ___________ from Spain, but we _____________ in Canada now. A.
come/live B. are coming/ are living C. are coming/live D. come/ are living 3. Peter
_____________ to see the latest sci-fi film at the cinema. A. really wants B. really want C. is really wanting D. was really wanting 4.
My best friend always _____________ funny jokes. A. telling B. is telling C. tell D. tells lOMoARcPSD| 40651217
5. Children usually _____________ watching cartoons. A. like B. likes C. liking D. are like
6. In many countries, people ____________ until they are sixty-five. A. are work B. works C. work D. is work
7. Some students ______________ English well so they ____________ their own language. A. aren’t knowing / speak
C. doesn’t know / are speaking B. don’t know / speak D. know / aren’t speak
8. My father ________ enjoy working with other people. He __________ prefers working alone. A.
doesn’t / never B. isn’t / always
C. doesn’t / usually D. is / never 9. They
___________ the bus to work at eight o'clock every day. A. catch B. are catch C. catches D. catching
10. They really ___________ travelling, so they ________ to go abroad as often as possible. A. enjoys / tries
B. enjoy / tries C. enjoy / try D. don't enjoy / try
11. She is in the bathroom. She _________ her hair now. A. washed B. is wash C. washes D. is washing
12. They are _________ their house at the moment. A. paints B. paint C. painted D. painting
13. Please don’t disturb me. I _________ an exciting football match right now. A. am watch B. am watching C. watched D. watch
14. Some students _________ together in the classroom now. A. are singing B. singing C. sing D. sang
15. The man is under the car. I think he is _________ it. A. repairing B. repaired C. repairs D. repair
16. He _________ that magazine. He _________ at the pictures.
A. is read / looks C. doesn’t read / looking
B. isn’t reading/is looking
D. isn’t read / is look 17. The computers
_________ in the office but nobody _________ them. A. are run / is use B. running / using
C. are running / is using D. ran / was used
18. Billy is quite _________ about having to do a test tomorrow. A. worried B. fond C. afraid D. interested
19. Monika is __________ in learning to drive as soon as she's old enough. A. worried B. fond C. afraid D. interested
20. No one in the class is __________ to doing their homework - it's going to be hard. A. worried B. looking forward C. afraid D. interested
21. My grandmother is always __________ of losing her glasses - she can't see without them. A. worried B. fond C. afraid D. interested
22. Stella doesn't think she's very ________ at speaking English - but she always gets top marks! A. good B. fond C. afraid D. look forward
23. Michael has always been very __________ of cycling. A. worried B. fond C. good D. interested
24. I’m always really ____________ of watching horror films. I can’t never sleep afterwards. A. good B. fond C. scared D. look forward
25. The sun _______________ when I ________________ up this morning. A. was shining/woke
B. shone/was waking C. shone/woke D. was shining/was
waking 26. All the children ______________ when their father ______________ the front door. A. slept/was opening
B. were sleeping/opened C. slept/opened
D. were sleeping/was opening
27. I ________________ dinner when you _______________ me.
A.was eating/called B. ate/was calling C. ate/called
D. was eating/ was calling
28. I ________________dinner when the phone _________________. A.
cooked/rang B. was cooking/rang C. cooked/was ringingD. was cooking/was ringing
29. While I ________________ homework, my mother _______________ at the door. lOMoARcPSD| 40651217 A. did/knocked
B. did/was knocking C. was doing/knocked D. was doing/was knocking
30. Mr.Thompson ______________ very fast when he _______________ a tree. A. drove/hit B. was driving/hit
C. drove/was hitting D. was driving/was
hitting 31. Jack ______________ the cows when a stranger _______________ into the barn. A. milked/came
B. was milking/came C. milked/was comingD. was milking/was coming
32. Susan ______________ the burglar while he _______________ into his car.
A. saw/rushed B. was seeing/rushed C. saw/was rushing
D. was seeing/was rushing 33. Jack
hid in the ______________ box.
A. big brown square B. brown square big C. big square brown d. square big brown
34. She is wearing a/an ______________ ring. A. diamond expensive big C. expensive big diamond B. big expensive diamond 35. D. big expensive diamond
This is a ________________ movie. A. new Italian wonderful C. wonderful new Italian B. wonderful Italian new D. new wonderful Italian
36. She is a ________________ supermodel. A. beautiful slim Brazilian C. slim Brazilian beautiful B. Brazilian beautiful slim D. slim beautiful Brazilian
37. It's in the ________________ container. A. large blue metal B. blue large metal C. blue metal large D. blu mental large
38. We went shopping at the new supermarket, ________________ we found exactly what we needed. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
39. Sam asked an assistant in the shop, ________________ found the right size for her. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
40. The DVD recorder _____________ I bought at this store a few days ago is not working. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
41. After we'd been shopping, we went to the park, ________________ we had a snack. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
42. The new movie is about a boy _____________ has lost his parents in a car accident. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
43. Lots of people are using the new bus service, ________________ goes straight to the town centre. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
44. Jane went shopping in the big department store, _______ she found the perfect dress for the party. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
45. Jon missed the bus into town, so he asked his brother, ________________ gave him a lift. A. who B. which D. where D. whose
47. Have you ___________ been to Japan? A. ever B. yet C. since D. for
48. A: Would you like a cup of coffee? - B: Thank you. I have ___________ had one.
A. ever B. yet C. just D. since
49. My father is on the way. He hasn't arrived home ____________. A. yet B. never C. ever C. already
50. Your daughter has ____________ returned home. You don't have to worry anymore. A. yet B. never C. ever C. already
51. Haven't you finished your food _________________? - ? No, I am still eating, mom. A. yet B. never C. ever C. already
52. Susan and Peter have ___________ arrived home from their honeymoon. A. yet B. never C. ever C. just
53. Paul has __________studied for the History test, but he hasn’t studied for the French test A. yet B. never C. ever C. already
54. Is Ken in? - Yes, he has ___________arrived from school. lOMoARcPSD| 40651217 A. just B. never C. ever C. yet
55. I have ___________ been to France. I’d like to go there one day. A. yet B. never C. ever C. already
56. That’s the smallest car I have __________ ridden in. just B. never C. ever C. already
57. She is probably the most fascinating woman I have ____________ met. just B. never C. ever C. already
58. During lunch time, we go to the ______________ to get something to eat. A. canteen B. art room
C. science lab D. playround
59. I would love to do experiments in the ______________. A. canteen B. art room
C. science lab D. playround
60. The principal called some naughty students to his ______________. A. swimming pool B. art room C. office D. tennis court
61. An area with a net across the middle used for playing tennis is called _____________. A. gym B. football pitch
C. tennis court D. playground
62. We are allowed to take books from the ______________ to read. A. classroom B. library C. garden D. reception
63. The children ran in zigzags around the ______________ until they were exhausted. A.
swiiming pool B. gym C. playground D. office
64. She is often found in the school ______________ painting alone. A. art room B. canteen C. science lab D. hall
65. Our school has got a new football _____________, so now we can play football every day. A.
court B. hall C. pool D. pitch
66. Students should go to the ______________ for exercising the body and increasing strength. A.
football pitch B. swimming pool D. gym D. playground
67. At university, you can miss some classes, you don’t have to ______________ every class. A. go B. pass D. perform D. attend
68. You may feel nervous if you _____________ on stage for the first time. A. perform on stage B. pass the exams C. wear a uniform D. work
hark 69. She never ______________ late for school. She’s always on time. A. goes B. arrives C. gets plays
70. School children are fond of _____________ every year. A.
going on school trips C. handing in homework B. passing the exams D. arriving late for school
71. Some people prefer to ____________ at work rather than have lunch at a restaurant or canteen. A. eat packed lunch B. wear a uniform C. work hard D. join an after-
school club 72. James works very hard at school so he usually _____________ in exams. A. gets bad grades B. gets good grade
C. performs on stage D. hands in homework 73.
My son ______________ to an after-school English club every Tuesday. A. goes B. arrives C. attends D. plays
74. I think that _____________ school uniform depersonalizes children. A. eating B. working C. wearing D. passing
75. My brother goes to drama school so he often _____________ on stage. A. performs B. arrives C. goes D. plays
76. Don't forget to _____________ your homework on time today. A. pass B. hand in D. wear D. arrive
77. The children are really excited because they're _____________ tomorrow. A. eating a packed lunch C. going on a school trip B. working hard D. arriving late for school
78. Were expected to _____________ school every day apart from weekends and holidays. A. go B. arrive. C. attend
D. get 79. I really hope my sister’ll
_____________ all her exams this year. A. fail B. perform C. pass D. hand in lOMoARcPSD| 40651217
80. The bus didn't come on time this morning, so I _____________. A. worked hard B. got good grades
C. arrived late for school. D. wore a uniform
81. You must _____________ your own ability to make the right decision. A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
82. We’ll get in trouble if we don’t _____________ our homework on time. A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
83. At the party we _____________ all the games. A. handed in B. got in C. joined in D. believed in
84. On Fridays all the family usually ______________. A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in.
85. I forgot my key so when I got home I couldn't ______________. A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
Choose the correct phrasal verbs from sentence 86 to 93
86. He's the best footballer on the team because he never joins in / gives in, even when his team is losing.
87. Please can you hand in / get in your essays at the end of the lesson?
88. Do you join in / believe in ghosts?
89. Why don't you want to get in / join in the game? It's fun.
90. I don't want to go out. Let's stay in / get in and watch a DVD.
91. If you ask them again nicely, your parents may give in / join in and let you have a party.
92. How did you get in / stay in if you didn't have a key?
93. People who stay in / join in and play computer games by themselves all day are wasting their time.
Complete sentences from 94 to 103 with phrasal verbs given believe in get in
give in hand in join in stay in
94. Tony never used to want to _____________ with the other kids in the playground .
95. They need a team captain that they can _____________.
96. I think I’d rather _____________ tonight .
97. The train _____________ late last night.
98. All the students must _____________ their projects by the end of next week.
99. I never thought I could make it as a professional athlete, but my parents always ____________
me.100. Everyone _____________ with the singing of the national anthem at the sporting event yesterday.
101. The champion refused to _____________ and went on to win the set.
102. What time did the national team _____________ Noibai airport?103. Please
_____________ your keys when you leave the hotel.
104. Mark doesn't have any _____________ . He doesn't care if he wins or loses. A. ambition B. talent C. luck
105. It's important to _____________ your disappointment when you lose a match.
A. fail B. hide C. lose
106. Very few people are lucky enough to _____________ all their dreams. A. succeed B. win C. achieve
107. The last time we _____________ the championship was in 2001.
A. beat B. won C. scored
108. I don't mind being __________ if I feel the other team deserves to win. A. defeated B. scored C. failed
109. Some footballers are rude and don't show the other team any _____________. A. respect B. attitude C. disappointment
Choose the correct word
110. They want to win/beat the speed record. lOMoARcPSD| 40651217
111. He had finally achieved success/defeat. He won the gold medal in the Olympics.
112. Davis succeeded/defeated Morris by eight points in the semi-final.
113. Students show their respect/success for the teacher by not talking.
114. He succeeded/achieved in having a career in sports.
115. This is his latest attempt to beat the world record/opponent.
116. I beat/failed her by just three points.
117. Over 30,000 competitions/ competitors will run in the New York marathon. 118. You have to be
highly competitive/ compete to do well in sport these days.
119. A market / department store can often have several floors and sells almost everything.
120. Teenagers usually try to buy the most fashionable/ expensive clothes they can afford with their pocket money.
121. Customers are asked to try on clothes in the changing room / café in a store.
122. It's important to choose the correct size / style when you buy clothes, so that they fit properly.
123. My sister always designs / draws her own clothes - they look amazing! 124. The store / cash desk
is the place to go when customers need to pay.
125. Good quality shoes are usually made of _____________. A. cotton B. silk C. wool D. leather 126.
_____________ are the best things to wear on your feet when you go running. A. Sandals B. Boots
C. High-heeled shoes D. Trainers
127. Mark's father chose a ________tie for his meeting rather than one with spots or stripes or flowers. A. colourful B. plain C. silk D. wool
128. It's good to wear _____________ to keep your hands warm if you're cycling in winter. A. gloves B. socks C. hats D. belts
129. Many men have to wear a _____________for work so that they look smart. A. T-shirt B. suit C. jeans D. shorts
130. Sarah loves _____________, so she bought a bracelet to match the necklace she's got.
A. rings B. earrings C. jewellery D. belts
131. In a jeweller's shop, you can buy expensive rings made of gold or _____________. A. plastic B. cotton C. leather D. silver
132. Sarah says we can just wear ______________ clothes to her party, like T-shirts and jeans. A. formal B. smart C. casual D. fashionable
133. Sasha loves wearing _____________ clothes - bright reds and blues! A. colouful B. dark
134. The end of the film was a real _____________. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises
135. My mum doesn't find science-fiction films _____________ at all. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
136. I was _____________ by the news on the radio. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprise
137. I don't find classical music _____________.
A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxation
138. Cinema is the best form of _____________.
A. entertainer B. entertaining C. entertainment D. entertain
139. Putting on a concert takes a lot of _____________. A.
organized B. organization C. organizing
140. It was a huge _______________ when I didn't get a part in the play. A.
disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointment 141.
It's important to ____________ yourself to do things you find scary.
A. challenge B. challenging C. challenger D. challenges
142. Performing in a band can be a big _____________.
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143. The ride wasn't as _____________ as I expected.
A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitement 144. My
mum finds horror films ____________ but my dad hates them. A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment
145. A lot of young people don't feel ___________ watching films with their parents.
A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxation 116. My
teacher says I need to be more ___________.
A. organized B. organization C. organizing
147. You shouldn't _______________ so much. Everything will be fine.
A. worried B. worries C. worry D. worrying
148. What kind of films do you think are the most ______________?
A. entertainer B. entertaining C. entertainment D. entertain
149. People shouldn't be afraid to try new ____________.
A. challenge B. challenging C. challenger D. challenges
150. I don’t get much ________________ from scary films. A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment
151. The headteacher was very ____________with those of us who had missed the maths class. A. annoyed B. nervous C. scared D. satisfied
152. Sarah's ________________ of her best friend's success. A. worried B. excited C. surprised D. jealous
153. Luke isn't ________________ of the snakes. A. disappointed B. serious C. afraid D. excited
154. I was very ________________ about my performance in the play, but in the end it was fine.
A. disappointed B. anxious C. scared D. satisfied
155. The teacher was ________________ with our exam results. All got grades A & B. A. worried B. disappointed C. scared D. satisfied
156. Don't get ________________ with what Sam says. He doesn't mean it. A. annoyed B. worried C. scared D. surprised 157. We were
very ________________ about our trip to London. A. jealous B. excited C. disappointed D. satisfied
158. Everyone was ________________ with what happened at the end of the film. A. afraid B. nervous C. surprised D. jealous
Match the beginnings in A with their endings in B to make complete sentences. A B 159. Everybody was surprised
a. about exams – I’m sure you’ll do very well.
160. He never speaks French because he’s afraid
b. of making mistakes, which I don’t think is
161. I’m really disappointed important. 162. James is a bit jealous
c. of his little brother – he says he always gets the
163. We’re so excited best presents.
164. You shouldn’t be so anxious
d. with my new tablet – it’s so slow!
e. about the school trip – we can’t wait!
f. by her reaction – they didn’t expect it!
Choose the correct word to complete the text.
My classmates and I had worked very hard for the end-of-year show. I knew all my lines (lời
thoại) but when the time came to go on stage I felt really (165) frightening/frightened. I looked out
from behind the curtain and I saw my parents, my friends and my teachers. They all looked very happy
and (166) exciting/excited, but I was (167) worried/worrying they would find my acting silly and the
show (168) bored/boring. I had no choice though, so when it was my turn I took a deep breath and I lOMoARcPSD| 40651217
went on stage. The first five minutes were a bit (169) scared/scary, but then I started to feel really (170)
relaxed/relaxing. I was so (171) surprised/surprising! The audience looked enthusiastic and we were
(172) really satisfied/satisfying with our performance. V. Choose the best answer Part 1:
Tom Daley, Diving Champion
Tom Daley took up diving at the age of seven. When he was only fourteen years old, Daley was
the youngest member of Great Britain's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the youngest
to (1) ___________ in a final. Unfortunately, Daley failed to win a medal in Beijing and only scored
enough points to reach seventh place. (2) ___________, the following year, at the age of just fifteen,
Daley became world champion for the 10-metre platform diving event.
While he (3) ___________ to achieve his dream, Daley did an hour and a half of homework
every weekday before going to the (4) ___________ and the pool for four hours. Twice a week he
practised for two hours before school and on Saturday morning he trained again for three hours. Daley
believes that hard work is the key to his (5) ___________. 1. A. challenge B. compete C. win D. score 2. A. Although B. Because C. However D. If 3. A. trained B. was training C. has trained D. trains 4.
A. playground B. science lab C. classroom D. gym 5. A. success B. failure C. champion D. opponent Part 2: Cotton
Cotton can be found in almost everything we wear nowadays. (1) ___________ you look at the
labels on your clothes, you will almost certainly find that there is cotton in the material. (2) ___________
over 7,000 years, farmers have grown cotton in fields in many parts of the world. However, cotton needs
a lot of water, so it is difficult to grow in countries (3) ___________ there is limited water available. The
cotton plant belongs to what's called the mallow family of plants, and it (4) ___________ very beautiful
flowers, similar to ones you might find in your garden. The soft cotton grows around the seeds, and this
helps the seeds to be carried by the wind over long (5) ___________.
After the cotton is picked by the farmers, a comb must be used to remove all the tiny seeds.
Then the cotton can soon be turned into material. 1. A. If B. Unless C. Although D. However 2. A. During B. Since C. For D. More 3. A. where B. which C. who D. when 4. A. makes B. produces C. happens D. creates 5. A. journeys B. trips C. ways D. distances Part 3: The Greatest Director
Steven Spielberg is one of the richest and (1) ___________ movie-makers in Hollywood. He has
directed some of the most popular and (2) ___________ films ever made, including Indiana Jones, Jaws,
Jurassic Park and E.T. He was bom in Cindnnati, Ohio, on December 18,1947.
(3) ___________ he came from a very loving and happy family, Steven didn’t (4) ___________
well at school. He also found it difficult to make friends, partly (5) ___________ his father’s job meant
the Spielbergs had to move around a lot.
As a child, Spielberg began using his family’s home movie camera. He started recording camping
(6) ___________ and other family events. When Spielberg was sixteen, he filmed a sdencefiction movie,
(7) ___________ he called Firelight. This movie was over two hours long and had a complicated story
(8) ___________ some aliens from another planet. His father rented a local cinema to (9) ___________
the film. It was the first (10) ___________ of many to come. 1. A. more powerful B. most powerful C. the more powerful D. most powerful than 2. A. entertain B. entertaiment C. entertainer D. entertaining lOMoARcPSD| 40651217 3. A. Although B. Despite C. But D. Unless 4. A. make B. work C. do D. pass 5. A. because B. but C. and D. so 6. A. journeys B. travels C. holidays D. trips 7. A. which B. who C. where D. whose 8. A. with B. about C. in D. on 9. A. display B. do C. show D. appear 10. A. succeed B. successC. successful D. successfully Part 4:
Early Writing and Alphabets
When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures
to (1) ___________ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a
different picture for every word.
The Ancient Egyptians had a system of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The
meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (2) ___________
a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for (3) ___________ a thousand years. It
had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.
An alphabet is quite different (4) ___________ picture writing. It consists of letters or symbols
that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, (5) ___________ lived
about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabet. lt was later improved by the Romans and this
alphabet is now used widely throughout the world. 1. A. see B. show C. appear D. speak 2. A. discovered B. realised C. made D. invented 3. A. than B. more C. over D. already 4. A. at B. from C. with D. between 5. A. which B. whose C. what D. who Part 5: Weather
Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of any country depends on its position on
Earth, its distance from the sea and how high it is. In countries (1) ___________ have sea all around
them, like Britain and New Zealand, winters are mild and summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to another.
Countries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some heavy rain, except in deserts (2)
___________ it rains quite little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky, so the (3) ___________
of the sun can easily warm the ground during the day, but it gets very cold at night.
People are always (4) ___________ in unusual weather, and pictures of tornadoes, for example,
are shown on television. Strong winds and rain can (5) ___________ a lot of damage to buildings, and
(6) ___________ modern tools of weather forecasting they can (7) ___________ surprise us. 1. A. what B. who C. which D. where 2. A. what B. who C. which D. where 3. A. cold B. light C. heat D. fire 4. A. keen B. excited C. bored D. interested 5. A. have B. cause C. make D. happen 6. A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of 7. A. already B. ever C. yet D. still