GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY LANGUAGE LEADER
EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct item.
1.Many people ______in horoscopes.
a) don’t believe b) are not believing c) had not believed d) doesn’t believe
2.Do you have ______umbrella?
a) a b) an c) the d) -
3.Why ______you this present?
a) did he give b) have he given c) he gave d) he given
4.How often ______to work together?
a) are they travelling b)do they travel c)they travelled d)they will travel
5.We ______loads of wonderful people when we went to Ethiopia last year.
a)has met b)met c)have met d)will meet
6.How many exams ______so far this month?
a)did you have b)you have had c)had you had d)have you had
7.Sorry, I haven’t finished it ______.
a)just b)still c)yet d)yesterday
8.I have ______been on a plane.
a)ever b)yet c)before d) never
9.How long ______here?
a)have they been b)have they gone c)have they been being d)has they been
10.They have been teaching at this school ______two years.
a)since b)for c)in d)through
11.Rose ______all day.
a)was reading b)has read c)had been reading d)has been reading
12.As soon as ______, we’ll start the meeting.
a)they will arrive b)they arrive c)they arrived d)they had to arrive
13. A: Do you want a game of tennis next week?
B: Sorry, I ______to Jamaica on holiday on Saturday.
a) am going b) will go c) have gone d)had gone
14. My teacher ______me go outside with my friends.
a) won’t let b) won’t permit c) won’t allow d)won’t be allowed
15. It won’t cost much if you ______tomorrow.
a) will book b) don’t book c) book d)booked
16. Unless we ______harder, we won’t finish on time.
a) will work b) don’t work c) had worked d) work
17.What will happen if he ______it?
a) do b)does c) did d)don’t do
18. It’d be cheaper if we ______out leaflets on the street.
a) give b) given c) would give d) gave
19. I probably ______it ,even if it was half price.
a) will buy b) won’t buy c) bought d) would buy
20. Children’s teeth are ______than they were ten years ago.
a) more bad b) more worse c) worst d) worse
21.Coffee is just as ______as tea.
a) tasty b) tastier c) more tasty d) more tastier
22. France is ______country in the European Union.
a) largest b) large c) the larger d) the largest
23.After we ______in business for a year, we made our first profit.
a) had been b)have been c) had been being d) were
24. Before she ______this company, she’d worked for 3 years in the fashion industry.
a) has started b)starts c)started d)had started
25. While Rob ______his match, I was waiting in the car outside.
a) played b) was playing c) had played d) was played
26. The company ______financial problems when a lucrative new contract was agreed.
a) has been having b) has had c) will be having d) was having
27. The material for this ______be very strong. We don’t want it to break while people are carrying it around.
a) must b) can c) doesn’t have d) mustn’t
28. They ______find out about our plans. They wouldn’t like them.
a) can b) mustn’t c) should d) have to
29. He isn’t allowed ______at home.
a) to smoking b) smoking c) to smoke d) smoke
30.This material ______be used as it harms people’s health.
a) can b) mustn’t c) need to d) should
31.I haven’t seen a good film on TV for ______.
a) last year b) months c) Christmas d) left school
32.I haven’t spoken to John ______we came back from Paris.
a) since b) before c) for d) after
33. Unless she ______some cakes , we will have to do without anything sweet.
a) brings b) bring c) to bring d) will bring
34. I didn’t understand why ______so loudly.
a) was he speaking b) did he speak c) he was speaking d) he has spoken
35. ______home when you saw that accident?
a) Have you driven b) You drove c) You had been driving d) Were you driving
36.John is the ______in the class.
a) most tall b) taller c) tallest d) more tall
37.Mary ______when I came to her office. I didn’t even see her.
a) had left b) was leaving c) left d) has left
38.Would you mind ______the window? I can’t bear the cold.
a) to close b) close c) closing d) if I close
39. They were travelling in a camper van so they ______take a tent.
a) didn’t have to b) needn’t c) didn’t have d) mustn’t
40. I’ve met people ______never eat meat.
a) which b) what c) who d) whose
41. If John weren’t rich, he ______his holidays in Vegas.
a) would spend b) wouldn’t spend c) won’t spend d) will spend
42. We ______in Rome at the moment.
a) to live b) are living c) lives d) is living
43. ______you fly to France last year?
a) Did b) Was c) Were d) Do
44. Last night I ______spaghetti.
a) eat b) eaten c) ate d) eating
45. My TV is old. I ______buy another one.
a) should b) wouldn’t c) could d) couldn’t
46. You don’t ______buy a dictionary. I have one.
a) should b) have to c) could d) need
47. What are you ______eat tonight?
a) going b) have c) will d) going to
48. I have never ______that film.
a) see b) seen c) saw d) sees
49. ______you been to Spain?
a) Do b) Will c) Are d) Have
50. I ______to the radio at the moment.
a) do not listen b) does not listen c) is not listening d) am not listening
51. Where ______the exam yesterday?
a) did b) do c) was d) is
52. Julio ______his car when the bus hit him.
a) was parking b) parked c) parks d) is parking
53. Did you hear the new song by the Matches on ______radio last night?
a) an b) – c) the d) a
54. Osteopaths are doctors ______people with back problems.
a) they help b) which help c) who they help d) who help
55. How many exams ______this year?
a) do you take b) have you taken c) is you take d) did you taking
56. The Piccolo is the ______restaurant in the town. The meals are so cheap.
a) more expensive b) most expensive c) less expensive d) least expensive
57. If you don’t revise, you ______the exam.
a) won’t pass b) might pass c) don’t pass d) aren’t passing
58. You ______a ticket before you get on the train.
a) must to buy b) have buy c) must buys d) have to buy
59. Old people usually ______pay to use the bus.
a) must not b) could not c) might not d) don’t have to
60. Chicken with chocolate ______by Mexican people.
a) eats b) is eating c) is eaten d) are eaten
61.A dangerous criminal ______from prison last week.
a) was released b) was releasing c) did release d) released
62. How long ______for the exam this week?
a) you have studied b) you studied c) were you studied d) have you been studying
63. If the newspaper sold more adverts they ______more money.
a) will make b) makes c) can make d) would make
64. ______haven’t you been to school since Monday?
a) Why b) Where c) How d) Which
65. It might be worth ______to them again.
a) talk b)to talk c) talked d) talking
66. ______dinner yet?
a) Will you eat b) Do you eat c) Have you eaten d) Did you eat
67. For the last six weeks the astronauts ______to travel to Mars.
a) have waited b) were waiting c) waited d) have been waiting
68. The police had no evidence against John so they ______.
a) permitting him to go b) let him go c) allows him to go d) give him permission to go
69. As soon as the rain ______, we will go.
a) stops b) stopped c) will stop d) is stopping
70. If I ______you, I ______the proposal.
a) were / would endorse b) am / will endorse c) be / would endorse d) was / will endorse
71. While my manager ______the delegates, I prepared the coffee.
a) was meeting b) meets c) has met d) has been meeting
72. By the age of 23, Steve ______in twelve countries.
a) was living b) has lived c) lived d) had lived
73 . Experts say that 15-20 percent of ______world’s cranes are in Dubai.
a) a b) the c) --- d) that
74. Ali is a workaholic. He is one of ______people I know.
a) the most hard-working b) most hard-working c) the least hard-working d) least hard-working
75. If you don’t ______your best, you ______pass the exam.
a) do / won’t b) make / wouldn’t c) make / won’t d) do / wouldn’t
76. A vet is a doctor ______job is to look after animals.
a) who b) whose c) that d) which
77. Spencer Tracey, ______, was married to Kathryn Hepburn.
a) was a famous actor b) he was a famous actor c) who was a famous actor d) whose a famous actor
78. If you have trouble going to sleep, try ______a glass of milk before bedtime.
a) drinking b) to drink c) drink d) to drinking
79.That ______be Robert at the door.
a) can’t b) mustn’t c) doesn’t have to d) don’t have to
80. I look forward ______you soon.
a) seeing b) to seeing c) see d) to see
81.It’s ______if you take a train rather than a bus.
a) quicker b) the quickest c) quickest d) the quicker
82 .As soon as she came in I knew I ______her before.
a) have seen b) saw c) had seen d) was seeing
83. It was ______first time, I had seen ______advert for MP3 players in ______newspaper.
a) – / the / a b) a / an / a c) the / an / a d) a / the / a
84. By the time I got home, the cat ______all the fish.
a) ate b) had eaten c) had been eaten d) has eaten
85. Would you mind ______me how you finished so quickly?
a) tell b) telling c) to tell d) is telling
86. I ______if there is any change in his condition.
a) like knowing b) ’d like knowing c) ’d like to know d) like to know
87. St Mary’s School was built in 1883. It was ______first school of its kind.
a) an b) the c) – d) a
88. It took us hours but we finally succeeded ______tickets for the concert.
a) got b) to get c) in getting d) with getting
89. It was a dark night. Arthur ______ready for the meeting.
a) has got b) was got c) was getting d) has been getting
90. It’s specially designed ______opening bottles and tins.
a)with b) as c) for d) to
91. The cabinet suggested ______the budget for this year.
a) changes b) change c) to change d) changing
92.She’s much taller ______me.
a) than b) as c) that d) from
93. Who ______the window?
a) open b) opened c) did open d) did opened
94.I ______she ______you.
a) think, likes b) am thinking, is liking c) think is liking d) am thinking, likes
95.We’re going skiing in ______Swiss Alps this winter.
a) --- b) a c) an d) the
96.I can’t see you tomorrow afternoon. I ______a check-up at the dentist’s.
a) ’ll have b)’m having c) have d) would have
97.Motorbikes aren’t as ______cars.
a) more expensive as b) expensive as c) expensive than d) more expensive than
98. I didn’t ______he was at home.
a) to think b) think c) thinking d) thought
99.I’m very hungry. I think ______myself a sandwich.
a) I’m making b) I’ll make c) I make d)made
100.Don’t open your presents until we ______there.
a) get b) will get c) ‘re getting d) don’t get
101.Why don’t you show me the things ______yesterday?
a) what you bought b) which you bought c) whose you bought d) where you bought
102.I’ve been visiting all the places ______in the guidebook.
a) that mentioned b) where mentioned c) which they are mentioned d) mentioned
103.Sorry, your clothes ______yet.
a) didn’t been ironed b) haven’t done ironing c) haven’t been ironed d) hasn’t been ironed
104.The novel was ______.
a) by Charles Dickens written b) written by Charles Dickens c) written of Charles Dickens d) Charles Dickens written by
105.This heater ______in a bathroom.
a) can’t to use it b) not can be used c) can’t been used d)can’t be used
106.The experiment ______under strict medical supervision.
a) we carried out b) was carrying out c) carried out d) was carried out
107.Thanks for the medicine. ______before or after meals?
a) Should it be taken b) It should take c) Should be taken it d) Should I taken it
108. ______in 2017?
a) Will the skyscraper be built b) Will be built the skyscraper c) Will be the skyscraper built d) Will the skyscraper been built
109.”What do you intend to do about Joan? “We ______her an extension on the essay.
a) are going to offer b) going to offer c) offered d) are going to be offered
110. It’s all arranged. We ______at 3 p.m. by the market square.
a) will meet b) were meeting c) have been meeting d) are meeting
111.Jim ______as an engineer.
a) don’t work b) is working c) work d) works
EXERCISE 2.Complete the phrases with the correct preposition.
A.
1.Will you have any time to look ______our city while you are here?.
2.Let’s carry ______until we reach the town.
3.When we finally got ______from the journey we had a big dinner!
4.How long is it before we get _____ Paris?
5.The explorers set ______on a freezing cold night.
6.Can we stop ______at my house for a moment to get a map?
B.
Administrative Manager Required
Southgate PLC is currently looking 1) ______a confident person with at least five years experience 2) ______
running administration departments. You will be responsible 3) ______a large department with 20 staff reporting 4) ______
you. You will have knowledge 5)______ organising databases. You will be based 6)______London though you will
need to be available to visit our sales office in Paris twice a year. Fluency 7) ______ French is desirable though not a
requirement. Your salary will depend 8)______ qualifications and experience. The right person will enjoy good prospects 9) ______ promotion.
EXERCISE 3.Choose the correct answer to questions 1-7 and the dialogue.
A.
1.My best friend won’t do my homework for me! He’s really _____ me down. let , fell, got
2.How well can you _____ by in Russian? get, take, go
3.He’s ____ up learning French in his free time. moved , caught , taken
4.If Rachel wants to _____ up with the rest of the class, she’ll have to work harder. pick , keep , take
5.She’s really ____ behind with her work at school. gone , moved , fallen
6.It’s amazing what you can _____ up if you listen carefully! pick , get , take
7.Young children ____ on really quickly when it comes to learning languages. catch , get ,keep
B.
A:One thing you might consider is making a 8) _____ for television to promote your product. image , handbill , commercial
B:Yes, but that’s too expensive for us. I also think 9) ____ is more effective as well as being the cheapest form of advertising.
product placement , sponsorship , word-of-mouth
A:Well, that’s one way. What about an eye- 10) ____ advert in the newspapers. grabbing , catching, shocking
B:That’s a good idea. Maybe it could be a photo with a famous person.
A:Yes but getting someone to 11) _____ your product is also expensive. mislead , endorse , like
B:OK. Well it could have a good-looking couple using the product in an 12) ____ location like the Bahamas. catchy, exotic , dull,
B:Our 13) ____ could be that we make goods for beautiful, young people! logo , posters , message
A:Yes! How about a 14) _____ like “Being young isn’t only about being beautiful.” inscription , slogan , target
B:OK, but that doesn’t tell you what the product is, does it?
EXERCISE 4.Complete the sentences with the words and phrases .
- Dialect Native foreign Grammar Bilingual Slang His/her accent
1.What are people who speak English in England? ______speakers.
2.To play characters from different regions, what must an actor be able to change? ______
3.What do many children learn at school? A ______language.
4.When people speak their language with different accents and changes to the grammar or vocabulary,what do they use? ______
5.What are the rules of language? ______
6.What do you call someone who speaks two languages fluently ? ______
7.What sort of language is often used informally? ______
- commercial managers junk alternative impose target interactive persuasive sums
1.I can’t believe the ______of money customers will pay for a brand name.
2.As well as adverts, we’re offering kids an ______website with free games and downloads.
3.I suppose salad is the healthiest ______to burgers.
4 ______food like hamburgers and fries isn’t good for us.
5.Have you seen that new TV ______for soap. It’s very funny.
6.Parents should ______strict controls on what children watch.
7.The way they______children in advertising is immoral in my opinion!
8.What a ______message! I’d buy it!
9.It’s the job of advertising ______to find out who to sell a new product to.
C. introduce run (x2) negotiate go (x2) launch founded
1.They say that over a half of new businesses are ______from people’s homes.
2. We’d like to ______you to our full range of services.
3.If you don’t invest more in the business, it’ll ______bankrupt.
4.We ______our company in 1985.
5. I’d like you to ______the contract with them, please.
6.They plan to ______the product in the shops on 3rd December.
7.People often ______into business without thinking about it carefully enough.
8.Now they ______a small airline in the Bahamas.
- recycling consumerism streamlining ergonomics efficiency industrialisation modernity optimism
1.The emphasis in all our work should be ______. We don’t want to be associated with anything from the past.
2.The government is going to lower interest rates in the hope that this will improve ______and more people will return to the shops.
3.It’s important to achieve maximum ______by cutting out anything in a process which wastes time or energy.
4.There’s a lot of ______around the factory that this new model will sell well and be good for the company.
5.Have you thought about ______the shape of this vehicle? It will use less fuel and look more attractive.
6.There used to be five factories in our town during the period of ______but now we have the money to clean it up and make it a beautiful place to live.
7.The belief that machines were more efficient if they were adapted to people’s needs was called ______by the designer Henry Dreyfuss.
8.I think it’s incredible that there are some people who don’t do ______. It’s so simple to separate out your glass and paper.
EXERCISE 5.Write the ending on the words.
- I don’t want something that’s mass-produ ______. I want something original.
- Innova ______is the key to success with any design.
3. It’s a tradition ______design which will appeal to older people
4. Thank you everyone. This was a very produc ______meeting.
5. Who was the design ______on this project?
6. Leonardo Da Vinci made some amazing scien ______discoveries.
7. I took an engineer ______degree before I began studying electronics.
8. Who is in charge of research and develop ______?
9. Picasso is probably the best-known art ______of the twentieth century.
10. She’s so styl ______. Where does she buy her clothes?
EXERCISE 6.Put these words or phrases in the correct column in the table.
meteor prototype impact collision mass-produce meteorite simulation deflect flight test modification asteroid aviationProduction / Problems in Space
mass-produce
EXERCISE 7.Match the words with the meanings below.
A.
1. Someone who wants to get to the top of his/her profession. A) CAUTIOUS
2. Someone who you can rely on. B) EVEN-TEMPERED
3. Someone who never seems to get tired. C) BOSSY
4. Someone who doesn’t often get angry. D) ENERGETIC
5. Someone who always has a lot of good ideas. E) SELF-CONFIDENT
6.Someone who likes telling other people what to do. F) CREATIVE
7. Someone who is rarely quiet. G) AMBITIOUS
8. Someone who is good at planning. H) ORGANISED
9.Someone who sometimes takes comments too seriously . I) RELIABLE
10. Someone who never doubts his/her ability. J) TALKATIVE
11. Someone who doesn’t take too many chances. K) SENSITIVE
B.
1.The person you own your business with. A) MANUFACTURER
2.You need to know this when setting up a business so you don’t break it. B) STAFF
3.The opposite of profit. C) PARTNER
4.The middleman between the producer and the retailer. D) CUSTOMER
5.The money you make. E) TAXES
6.A person who sets up a businesses. F) COMPETITOR
7.The local group of people. G) LAW
8.What you will need to pay your staff. H) PROFIT
9.The people who work for you. I) LOSS
10.Someone who buys your products and services. J) COMMUNITY
11.Money you pay to the government. K) WHOLESALER
12.The business which produces and makes goods. L) ENTREPRENEUR