1. There isn’t _____ of starting any day than with fried eggs and bacon.
- a more better way
- a bit better way
- far better way
- a much better way
2. By 2030 China _____ more buildings than there currently exist in Europe.
- will have built
- will build
- is building
- builds
3. If you are not paying an adviser a fee, _____ he gives you bill be worthless.
- advice
- advices
- the advices
- the advice
4. Woman: “I’m Laura Miles from London office. How do you do?” Man: “_____.”
- Hi, Laura!
- Pleased to meet you, Ms Miles.
- Hello, everybody!
- What do you want?
5. White boys from sink estates are _____ new poor in modern Britain, an official report says.
- –
- the
- a
- an
6. One is definitely unhappy when he _____ choose between eating and beating.
- can
- need
- must
- my
7. Report in a medical journal shows that today’s children are the first in British history to be _____ thantheir parents.
- less healthy
- the least healthy
- the less healthy
- least healthy
8. The music business is _____ by a particular style and sound than ever.
- least defined
- less
- the least defined
- less defined
9. To license photos for commercial use the USA, you need _____ permission the people you are photographing.
- being written
- writing
- written
- to write
10. The actress couldn’t go into detail about what she _____
- learnt
- had learnt
- has learnt
- was learnt
11. Without wealth people often worry about making ends _____
- to meet
- meeting
- met
- meet
12. The speech of Edinburgh reflects the city’s history as vividly as its architecture ______
- does
- is
- do
- has
13. Two-thirds of men questioned, _____ that they wanted a wife who could manage the family finance for them.
- says
- said
- say
- are saying
14. We won’t learn anything about keeping children safe unless we _____ more closely at individual circumstances.
- won’t look
- will look
- look
- don’t look
15. Friends are people who don’t care _____ you feed them or not, they just come to see you.
- whatever
- whether
- either
- rather
16. Queen Victorian’s letters make her the most knowable ______British monarchs.
- in
- among
- with
- between
17. The more we carry, the more likely we _____ something sooner or later.
- will drop
- drop
- has dropped
- would drop
18. The Internet is supposed _____ a lot of couples.
- to have introduced
- to introduce
- introduced
- introducing
19. Tea tree oil _____ now for its antiseptic properties.
- is known widely
- to know widely
- are widely known
- is widely known
20. Move start of the past, such as Ginger Rogers and Paulette Goddard didn’t have children because they were scared that taking time out
- has ruined
- will ruin
- _____ their star status.
- ruined
- would ruin
21. Life has it ups and downs, nothing in life _____ forever.
- was lasting
- is lasting
- lasts
- last
22. In India, the history of wine can be traced to the culture’s _____ religious writing.
- elder
- oldest
- eldest
- older
23. The way a person speaks is important, because it immediately lets others _____ his level of education and intelligence.
- assess
- to assess
- assessing
- to have assessed
24. It is important to be in the right place _____ the right time to take advantage of the situation.
- on
- at
- for
- in
25. You _____ be a teacher or a computer expert to enjoy learning with children.
- won’t need
- need
- needn’t
- don’t need
26. _____ women see macho-looking men as less faithful, less warm and potentially poorer fathers.
- an
- a
- the
- –
27. Our conversational style and content _____ by immigrants, by imported films, as well as by TV shows and by fashion.
- are influenced
- is influenced
- influence
- has influenced
28. Women spend three years of their life _____ to go out.
- dress up
- dressing up
- dressed up
- having dressed up
29. Nobody hnows exactly how astrology works, but it _____
- has
- is
- does
- will
30. It has been proved that planets _____ influence human characters.
- shall
- need
- my
- should
31. Under a new points-based system for immigrants, non – EU citizens will be unable _____ a job in Britain.
- getting
- not getting
- not to get
- to get