Plese driving in such terrible weather is … question. a) outside the b) out of the c) out of d) out the e) outside of the 2. which two words are missing from neil armstrong’s famous quote? “that’s one small … for a man, one giant … for mankind.” a) hit/ jump b) hit/ leap c) step/ jump d) step/ leap e) leap/ step 3. he … the elections unless he’d lied in his speeches. a) wouldn’t win b) won’t have won c) couldn’t win d) had won e) wouldn’t have won 4. in-laws are … . a) criminals in prison b) people licensed to practise law c) relatives by marriage d) people who keep the law e) the rules and principles of a country 5. complete the phrases: 1. department a. agent 2. estate b. balance 3. bank c. quality 4. high d. collection 5. autumn e. store a) 1e/ 2a/ 3b/ 4c/ 5d b) 1a/ 2c/ 3b/ 4d/ 5e c) 1d/ 2e/ 3c/ 4b/ 5a d) 1a/ 2b/ 3d/ 4c/ 5e e) 1e/ 2a/ 3c/ 4b/ 5d 6. i’m going to look after maria’s dog when she … to paris next week. a) will go b) goes c) has gone d) will have gone e) go 7. after waiting patiently for fi ve years, my father fi nally got promoted. that day, he felt like he was walking … air. a) under b) in c) out d) on e) through 8. when i drive to … work, … motorways are usually very busy. if there’s … accident during … rush hour, there can be … chaos on the roads. a) –, the, an, a, – b) the, the, an, a, a c) –, –, an, a, – d) –, the, an, a, a e) –, the, an, –, –9. the detective was set … fi nding lady chantell’s murderer. a) to b) for c) in d) on e) about 10. which animal completes the idiom below? you’ll never get him to change his mind – he’s as stubborn as a … . a) mule b) hornet c) monkey d) cow e) horse 11. the american pop star lady gaga’s stage name comes from … . a) an exotic bird b) a street in her hometown c) a queen song d) a book character e) a fi lm character 12. if you are acrophobic, what are you afraid of? a) heights b) crowds c) spiders d) the dark e) people 13. what is the name of the world’s most famous shop situated in knightsbridge, london? a) liberty b) woolworth’s c) hamleys d) harrods e) marks and spencers 33. on 5th november, a lot of people in england celebrate … . a) pancake day b) st. george’s night c) thanksgiving day d) palm sunday e) bonfi re night 34. which british colony was considered to be the jewel in the crown of the british empire in the early half of the nineteenth century? a) jamaica b) india c) newfoundland d) nigeria e) rhodesia 35. the rose is england’s national fl ower, the daffodil is wales’, the … is scotland’s and the … is northern ireland’s. a) lily/ shamrock b) thistle/ poppy c) shamrock/ thistle d) thistle/ shamrock e) poppy/ lily 36. which of these phrases is very different in meaning from the other four? a) to vouch for something b) to eradicate something c) to confi rm something d) to certify something e) to authenticate something 37. independence day on july 4th commemorates the adoption of the declaration of independence by thirteen american colonies in … a) 1789 b) 1787 c) 1792 d) 1776 e) 1713 38. not for love nor money describes: a) something impossible b) something very expensive c) something wrong d) something that’s possible e) something very cheap 39. a lot of trees were … to the ground by the heavy storm last night. a) fell b) felled c) felt d) fallen e) fall 40. in the british measurement system 1 … is 0.454 kilograms. a) pint b) pound c) stone d) ounce e) acre
