No. 2
PART A.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the gaps
1.
I do all my shopping on _______ Internet.
What _______ great way to shop!
A. a/a B. the/a C. the/the D. a/the
2.
I’m coming to London tomorrow and I ________ you as soon as I ________ .
A. will ring/ arrive B. ring/arrive C. will ring/will arrive D. ring/will arrive
3.
He _______ on the bank fishing when he _______ a man's hat floating down the river.
A. has sat/ had seen B. was sitting/ saw C. sat/ was seeing D. was sitting/ has seen
4.
He _______ much since the last time I _______ him.
A. doesn’t changed/met B. didn’t change/has met
C. hasn’t changed/met D. won’t change/meet
5.
I think this road ________ really dangerous .
Look how fast that lorry ________ .
A. was/goes B. is/is going C. will be/ was going D. has been/will go
6.
‘_________ beef did you buy for dinner yesterday?’ - ‘ Just _________ grams.’
A.
How many/ a little B.
How much/ a few
C.
How many grams/ much D.
How many/ a few
7.
There are _________ cigarettes left, but not __________ .
A. a little/ many B. many/ much C. a few/ a lot of D. a few/ many
8.
He often receives a lot of cards and presents _______ his friends and relatives _______ Christmas.
A. on/ at B. from/ on C. from/ at D. with/ on
9.
The building is ______fire.
Call ______the Fire Brigade.
A. on/ to B. on/ X C. in/ to D. of/ for
10.
My father looked at me _________ when I came back home from school _________ yesterday.
A. angry/lately B. angrily/late C. angrily/lately D. angry/late
11.
She looked ______ when she heard the ______ noise.
A. frightened / terrifying B. frightened / terrified
C. frightening / terrifying D. frightening / terrified
12.
The foods that contain ________ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have _______ .
A. as much energy as/the least energy B. the more energy/ the less energy
C. more energy/ as much as energy D. the most energy/ the least energy
13.
The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air, _________.
A. the more heat it retains B. than it retains more heat
C. it retains more heat D. more heat it retains
14.
_______learn any foreign languages when you were at high school?
- “Yes, I ______ learn Russian“ A.
Had you to/ must B.
Must you/had to
C.
Did you have to/must D.
Did you have to/had to
15.
At first, I found it difficult ________ with forks and spoons, but it is OK now.
A. getting used to eat B. to get used to eat
C. get used to eating D. to get used to eating
16.
Jane suggested _________ a rest, so we stopped __________ for a while.
A. have/rest B. having/resting C. having/to rest D. to have/ to rest
17.
Their English is very good.
Do you know ________?
A. they have learnt it how long B. how long they have learnt it
C. how long have they learnt it D. have they learnt it for how long
18.
They received _________ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. such good B. such a good C.
so good an D. so good
19.
The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Japan was designed to withstand winds up to 120 mph, but it _________ in a wind of only 42 mph.
A. damaged B. collapsed C. erupted D. destroyed
20.
I waited _______ in the traffic jam, because I knew there was nothing I could do about it.
A. patience B. patient C. patiently D. impatient
April 2014
Stem nå! 