1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences. I’m 65 next year so I’m coming up to . I’m a bit worried about how I’ll cope with all the free time.
a) senior citizen
b) retirement
c) the wrong side
d) employment
e) adjustment
2. I like helping people so I don’t mind if I think I can do some good.
a) going out of my way
b) changing my ways
c) working my way up
d) to continue
e) take off
3. I’m so sorry I’m late. I must have .
a) overtired
b) overworked
c) overslept
d) over
e) overtaking
4. Although I’m getting on a bit, I’m still full of and love to take risks.
a) enthuse
b) enthusiastic
c) enthusiasm
d) synthetic
e) synthetically
5. I’m not giving you any more money, you’ll only on unnecessary things.
a) fritter it away
b) donate it
c) spend it wisely
d) write down
e) speak up
6. People say I’m forty, but I don’t feel any different than I did ten years ago.
a) coming of age
b) the wrong side of
c) getting on for
d) going on
e) running up
7. Sitting here with you is all sorts of memories.
a) bringing back
b) getting on for
c) running up
d) take care
e) go on
8. You like complaining, you?
a) aren’t
b) does
c) don’t
d) is
e) weren’t
9. He’s rich, he?
a) aren’t
b) isn’t
c) won’t
d) was
e) were
10. You aren’t nervous, you?
a) are
b) is
c) isn’t
d) will
e) won’t
11. Don’t panic, you?
a) does
b) will
c) won’t
d) hadn’t
e) have
12. She hardly ever cries, she?
a) does
b) doesn’t
c) won’t
d) will
e) did
13. So he got the job, he?
a) haven’t
b) won’t
c) didn’t
d) hadn’t
e) don’t
14. You’re feeling ill, you?
a) aren’t
b) don’t
c) won’t
d) isn’t
e) doesn’t
15. She was by her younger sister.
a) looked down
b) overshadowed
c) overstretched
d) heartbreaking
e) looked after
I’m 65 next year so I’m coming up to __b) retirement__.
Explanation: The phrase "coming up to" suggests that the person is approaching a specific event, and in this context, it is retirement.
2. I like helping people so I don’t mind __a) going out of my way__ if I think I can do some good.
Explanation: "Going out of my way" means making an extra effort or doing something additional to help someone.
3. I’m so sorry I’m late. I must have __c) overslept__.
Explanation: "Overslept" means sleeping longer than intended or sleeping through an alarm, causing someone to be late.
4. Although I’m getting on a bit, I’m still full of __c) enthusiasm__ and love to take risks.
Explanation: "Enthusiasm" means having great excitement or interest in something, and in this context, it describes the person's energetic nature.
5. I’m not giving you any more money, you’ll only __a) fritter it away__ on unnecessary things.
Explanation: "Fritter it away" means wasting money on trivial or unnecessary things.
6. People say I’m __b) the wrong side of__ forty, but I don’t feel any different than I did ten years ago.
Explanation: "The wrong side of" is an idiom used to describe being older or past a certain age.
7. Sitting here with you is __a) bringing back__ all sorts of memories.
Explanation: "Bringing back" means causing someone to remember or recall past experiences or feelings.
8. You like complaining, __c) don’t__ you?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "don't" because it agrees with the subject "You."
9. He’s rich, __b) isn’t__ he?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "isn't" because it agrees with the subject "He."
10. You aren’t nervous, __a) are__ you?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "are" because it agrees with the subject "You."
11. Don’t panic, __c) won’t__ you?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "won't" because it suggests a future action and agrees with the subject "You."
12. She hardly ever cries, __b) doesn’t__ she?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "doesn't" because it agrees with the subject "She."
13. So he got the job, __c) didn’t__ he?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "didn't" because it suggests a past action and agrees with the subject "he."
14. You’re feeling ill, __b) don’t__ you?
Explanation: The correct word to complete the sentence is "don't" because it agrees with the subject "You."
15. She was __b) overshadowed__ by her younger sister.
Explanation: "Overshadowed" means being in a lesser position or receiving less attention compared to someone else.