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Everyday English  Circle the letter in front of the correct answer.  1) What do you call something which is not  damaged by water? a) waterproof  a) waterproof  b) swimproof  c) washing up-proof  d) rainproof 2

 2) Which of the following seasons is  American English  American English ?  a) spring  b) summer  c) fall  d) winter  3) What do you call grandmother’s  your grandmother’s  mother ?  a) grandmother  b) grand grandmother  c) great grandmother  d) old grandmother 3

 4) What’s the best “I’m  advice? – “I’m absolutely broke!”  absolutely broke!”  a) Try getting a  a second part-time job.  b) You should to get  a second part-time  job.  c) Try repairing  yourself.  d) Why don’t you see a  doctor? a toothache  5) If you have a toothache  you should take a …  a) hurtstopper  b) painstopper  c) painkiller  d) achekiller 4

the  6) What do we call the peoplewatch  people who watch sport ?  sport ?  a) spectators  b) the audience  c) the viewers  d) the watchers  7) How do we say the  following football 0-0  score? 0-0  a) zero, zero  b) nil, nil  c) nought, nought  d) love, love  5

 8) Sometimes in the  supermarket I can’t  remember what I My mind  want. My mind goes …  goes …  a) white  b) empty  c) erased d) blank  d) blank “the odd  9) Which is “the odd one out”  one out” (doesn’t  match)?  WIN  a) a competition  b) $  c) a big salary  d) a war 6

 10) They live near the  airport. It’s a  lovely house, but  ______ is terrible.  a) the noisy pollution  b) the noise pollution  c) the racket pollution  d) a noise pollution  11) What do you want  to know if you ask “ What is he like?”  “ What is he like?”  About his _______  a) preferences  b) interests  c) personality  d) looks 7

a devout  12) She’s a devout Catholic  Catholic and  _______ every  day.  a) praze  b) praise  c) prays  d) preys  13) Something that  meets your needs  and expectations  is …  a) fillfulling  b) filling  c) fulling  d) fulfilling 8

 14) They say if you  look after the ___,  the pounds will  look after them-  selves.  a) cents  b) pennies  c) coins  d) money  15) It really ________  when people look  at their mobiles  when I’m talking  to them.  a) makes me nervous  b) gets on my nerves  c) gets me nervous  d) nerves me 9

 1) He’ll be ready to  leave ___ about  twenty minutes.  a) in  b) on  c) at  2) I think she spent  the whole after-  noon ___the phone.  a) in  b) on  c) at 10

 3) She will wait ____  6.30, but then she’s  going home.  a) from  b) at  c) until  4) The police caught  the thief ___ the  corner of Cascade  and Plum Streets.  a) on  b) at  c) from 11

 5) My fingers were  injured so my sister  had to write the  note ___ me.  a) for  b) with  c) to  6) My best friend John  is named ____ his  grandfather.  a) to  b) after  c) about 12

 7) Do you know what  time your train gets  ___ ?  a) to  b) in  c) on  8) Write your name  ___ the top of the  page.  a) on  b) at  c) in 13

 9) Who is the woman  ___ that photo?  a) at  b) on  c) in  10) We finally found  a solution ___  the problem.  a) of  b) to  c) with 14

 Choose the right word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence.  Circle the letter in front of the right answer.  1) The Karmen Ghia is used to be ___________  sports car. a) a fine German b) a German, fine c) a fine, German 15

 2) Everyone was home  for the holidays.  What would make  for ______ Christ-  mas than that?  a) a merryer  b) the merriest c) a merrier  c) a merrier  3) Which word has a different  different vowel  sound ?  a) roof b) foot  b) foot  c) shoot  d) suit 16

 4) How many people  are going to ______  _________ ?  a) Mark and Sharon’s  wedding  b) the wedding of  Mark and Sharon’s  c) Mark’s and  Sharon’s wedding  5) Have you ________  _____ skiing with  us yet?  a) persuaded Julie  coming  b) persuaded Julie  to come  c) persuaded to  Julie come 17

 6) Of all the  mechanics in the  shop, Jerzy is  surely __________.  a) the less competent  b)the least competent  c) the competentest  7) She looked away  and didn’t say  __________.  a) nothing  b) anything  c) none 18

 8) He spent _________  on CDs.  a) all the money  b) every money  c) the whole money  9) What time ________  Chris this evening?  a) do we meet  b) are we meeting  c) are we meet 19

 10) They grew up in  __________ house  in Mexico City. a) a comfortable, little b) a little, comfortable c) a comfortable little  11) Do you know  what ___________  for her birthday?  a) does Sophie want b) Sophie wants  b) Sophie wants  c) wants Sophie 20

 12) _________ TV  when I phoned  you.  a) Did you watch  b) Were you watch  c) Were you watching  13) What ___________  for your interview  tomorrow?  a) shall you wear  b) are you going to  wear  c) do you wear 21

 14) How _________ ?  “I don’t know. I  didn’t see it.”  a) the accident hap-  pened  b) did the accident  happen  c) did happen the  accident  15) Is your English  ____________ a  conversation?  a) enough good for  b) good enough for  have  c) good enough to  have 22

 16) You’re out of  breath. ________?  a) Are you running  b) Have you been  running c) Have you run  17) We visited _____  ___________. a) Canada and  a) Canada and  the United States  b) the Canada and  United States c) the Canada and the United States 23

 18) He _________ to  find a job but he  had no luck.  a) tried hardly  b) tried hard  c) hardly tried  19) “______you tomor-  row, OK?” “OK,  goodbye.”  a) I’m phoning  b) I phone  c) I’ll phone 24

 20) I wish my brother  _______ here to  see me now. a) were  a) were  b) is  c) would be  21) Are Diane and  Paul here? No,  they ________.  a) haven’t already  arrived  b) don’t arrive yet c) haven’t arrived  c) haven’t arrived  yet 25