- 1. Most university students _______ on campus in their first year
A) are living B) live C) lives
- 2. From this graph we can see that the economy _____ at the moment
A) improves B) is improving C) improve
- 3. They _____ personal computers when my father was a student
A) didn't have B) weren't having C) hadn't
- 4. I _____ want to be a practising doctor bur now I'm more interested in reasearch
A) would B) was used to C) used to
- 5. The teacher _____ us how todo the experiment when the fire bell rang
A) shown B) was showing C) showed
- 6. I finished my essay yesterday but _____ it in to the tutor yet
A) I've given B) I haven't given C) I didn't give
- 7. _____ the experiment three times now with different results each time!
A) we've done B) We did C) We've been doing
- 8. When I arrived the lecture _____ so I didn't find it easy to follow
A) started B) has been starting C) had started
- 9. She _____ well at school but that changed when she became friends with a different group of girls
A) did B) had done C) had been doing
- 10. _____ the doctor at 2:00 this afternoon so I can't go to the lecture
A) I'm seeing B) I see C) I will see
- 11. My sister _____ economics amd politics when she goes to university
A) studies B) will study C) is going to study
- 12. While we're working on the project our boss _____ on a beach in Greece!
A) will be sitting B) will sit C) will have sat
- 13. If the trend continues, the average income _____ by 107% by 2020
A) will be increasing B) will increase C) will have increased
- 14. You can base your geography assignment on _____ country _ it doesn't matter which
A) a B) some C) any
- 15. There aren't _____ places left on the course so you'd better apply soon.
A) many B) lots of C) much
- 16. I don't know whether to accept the job offer. It's _____
A) the difficult decision B) a difficult decision C) difficult decision
- 17. For those of you newto the company, this leaflet is full of _____
A) valuable information B) the valuable information C) a valuable information
- 18. The manager interviewed _____ candidates in turn.
A) each of the B) every C) each
- 19. I know it's not much of a present but I made it _____.
A) myself B) by myself C) me
- 20. You should visit Bath. It's _____ city.
A) a historical and interesting B) an interesting historical C) a historical interesting
- 21. The government has released some _____ sata showing how schools are not providing an adequate education to our children.
A) shocked B) shock C) shocking
- 22. You really should go to Namibia. The scenery is _____ stunning and the people are very friendly.
A) very B) fairly C) absolutely
- 23. This factory produces some of _____ cameras in the world.
A) best B) the best C) the most best
- 24. _____ people live in the countryside than 100 years ago.
A) Less B) Few C) Fewer
- 25. The bookshop _____ the end of the road is excellent
A) at B) in C) on
- 26. There were millions of people around the world _____ the fotball match live in television
A) watching B) were watching C) watched
- 27. Scientists finally _____ find a cure for the disease after years of research.
A) can B) managed to C) could
- 28. She got a terrible mark in the exam so she _____ very hard tat all
A) didn't work B) mustn't have worked C) can't have worked
- 29. What _____ in the order to get a permit to work in your country?
A) do I need to do B) ought I do C) must I do
- 30. When you write your essays you _____ copy ideas from books without referencing them properly.
A) mustn't B) have to C) don't have to
- 31. Doctors have _____ us to cut down on salt in our diets if we want to reduce the risk of getting heart disease.
A) suggested B) advised C) insisted
- 32. _____ this newspaper report, more women smoke than men nowadays.
A) Supposedly B) Apparently C) According to
- 33. My parents encouraged _____ this course.
A) me doing B) me to do C) me do
- 34. What will you do if _____
A) your don't get a good IELTS score? B) you didn't get a good IELTS score? C) you won't get a good IELTS score?
- 35. A recent government report has warned that _____ we act immediately to reduce pollution, there will be serious consequences for the planet.
A) provided that B) unless C) in case
- 36. If I didn't have to work tonight, _____
A) i'm able to relax now. B) I'd be able to relax now. C) I'll be able to relax now.
- 37. I wishthat man _____ tapping his fingers on the table. It's really annoying me.
A) stopped B) would stop C) had stopped
- 38. I'm aiming ____ a band 7 in IELTS.
A) to B) on C) for
- 39. Do you have any knowledge _____ how our education system works?
A) for B) on C) of
- 40. The minister _____ is responsible for education has just resigned.
A) who B) which C) what
- 41. The University of St. Andrews _____ is the oldest university in Scotland
A) , which was founded in 1413, B) which was founded in 1413, C) , that was founded in 1413,
- 42. Many children these days do not have a healthy diet. _____ is possible that this is because less healthy food are cheaper that healthy ones.
A) What B) It C) That
- 43. The carity is trying to find ways to save and _____ the world's endangered animal species.
A) the carity is trying to find ways to B) protect C) to find ways to protect
- 44. In the past we threw a lot of our kitchen waste away, but today many item such as plastic bottle and newspapaers _____.
A) need recycling B) are recycled C) recycle
- 45. I can't pick you up from the station on Wednesday because _____ on that day.
A) I need my car fixed B) I'm having my car fixed C) I'm fixing my car
- 46. Theses drugs are the best medicine available as a treatment at the momment, _____ they are expensive
A) although B) so C) because
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