NAME

MID TESTMID TEST

NAME( ..DATE(CLASS(..MARK(______

100

(Time( 50 minutes)

Circle the correct item.

1Tracy doesnt have anything ........... common with her brother.

Aof

Bon

Cin

2Mum went to the ........... market today.

Afree

Bflea

Csale

3Dont wear that dress! Its so ...........!

Atrendy

Bout of fashion

Cthe latest fashion

4Tom can ........... the Net for hours.

Asurf

Boperate

Ctravel

5Im ........... asleep on Monday mornings.

Afull

Bhalf

Cempty

6Come on! Judy ........... us.

Aexpect

Bis expectingCexpects

7Barcelona is a great city! We ........... the best time ever!

Aare having

BhaveCare not having

8This is the book ........... I borrowed.

Awhich

Bwho

Cwhose

9How much time ........... to get to work?

Ais it taking

Bdoes it take

Ctakes

10Rosa cant ........... listening to rock music.

Astand

Bkeep

Chear

11Id rather ........... home than go to the gym.

Ato stay

Bstay

Cstayed

12Baggy trousers and hooded tops have become the skaters ........... .

Atrademark

Bbrand

Cpattern

13........... we go to that cafe nearby?

AWould

BHow much

CShall

14Sandy can ........... sleep at night.

Ahardness

Bhard

Chardly

15Could you ........... the radio? Its too loud!

Aturn off

Bturn on

Cturn to

16Did you make that model plane on your own? Thats so ...........!

Aimpressed

Bimpress

Cimpressive

17I think Ill quit. I cant cope ........... the stress.

Aby

Bon

Cwith

18Im so fed up ........... you!

Awith

Bby

Con

19Debby is ........... to go to university.

Aresponsible

Bhard-working

Cdetermined

20How do you ........... your free time?

Aspend

Bhang aroundCdo

21Ron is ........... in scuba diving.

Acurious

Binterested

Ckeen

22This is Mrs Lee, ........... son is in my class.

Awho

Bwhose

Cthat

23We need to get rid of the ........... .

Agraffiti

Blawn

Cneighbourhood

24Be at the office at 8 oclock ........... tomorrow morning.

Asharp

Bpunctual

Cexact

25You should be ashamed ........... yourself.

Awith

Bof

Cat

26Im afraid the concert has been cancelled ........... to bad weather conditions.

Adue

Bbecause

Cthanks

27Youre not going to believe this, but Ive lost my house keys.

ATheyre unbelievable!

BYou cant be serious!

CDo you really think so?

28In case you lose your luggage, go to ........... .

Aconveyor belt

Bbaggage reclaim

Ccustoms office

29Why didnt you tell me ........... advance?

Ain

Bon

Cto

30Dont take too long to get ready or youll ........... your flight.

Askip

Bshare

Cmiss

31Eddy ........... on the phone while his sister was listening to music.

Ahad talked

Bwas talking

Ctalked

32Mark ........... us a surprise visit last night.

Apaid

Bgave

Cmade

33The ............ was full of fresh fish from the Atlantic Ocean.

Ayacht

Bdinghy

Ctrawler

34Alexander the Great was a ........... conqueror and king.

Acompetitive

Bscared

Cfearless

35Susan ........... to the kitchen when she heard a loud bang.

Ahad just gone

Bjust went

Cwas just going

36A member of the ........... told us to put all belongings in the overhead compartment.

Afilm crew

Bground crew

Ccabin crew

37How long ago ........... a horse?

Ahave you ridden Bdid you ride

Cyou rode

38Retired people are entitled to a ........... bus ticket.

Apublic

Breduced

Creturn

39As far as Im concerned, this is my seat!

AI beg your pardon!

BI feel the same way.

CWhat a shame!

40Car ........... are harmful to the environment.

Awaste

BemissionsCoutput

41Im ........... unhappy with your behaviour!

Asplendidly

Babsolutely

Cextremely

42Im so ........... to be back home safe and sound.

Arelieved

Brelaxed

Cgrateful

43Karen has ........... going to the dentist.

Aput off

Bput away

Cput behind

44Could you ........... me a lift to the station?

Agive

Btake

Cget

45Why do you always depend ........... me?

Awith

Bon

Cin

46Uncle Thomas is ............ for any social benefits as hes not over sixty-five.

Aincapable

Billegal

Cineligible

47If you want to cross the road, go to the ........... crossing.

Agiraffe

Blion

Czebra

48They charge 15 ........... a hair cut.

Afor

Bwith

Con

49He was still worried about what would happen, ........... thankful to be alive.

Ahowever

Band

Cbut

50Dont accelerate ........... much. Its dangerous!

Atoo

Bjust

Csuch

51As the ........... assistant to the director, Mary works long hours.

AcomputerBweb

Cpersonal

52Even if hes slow, let him work ........... .

Aat the weekends

Bunder pressure

Cat his own pace

53David wasnt able to ........... the deadline.

Afollow

Bmeet

Cget

54How much do you ........... a year?

Again

Bearn

Cwin

55My son wants to follow ........... my footsteps and become an actor.

Ainto

Bin

Cup

56You look tired. ........... all day long?

AHave you been working

BHave you worked

CDid you work

57..........., she has only done half of her homework.

ASince

BYet

CSo far

58I ........... the play on Friday.

Adidnt seeBhavent seen

Chavent been seeing

59We ........... live in the countryside. Now we live in the city.

Ahad to

Bwould

Cused to

60Danny is only thinking of himself. Hes so ...........!

Aselfish

Bhectic

Celegant

61Can you ........... the line, please?

Ahold

Bpick up

Cdial

62Hang ...........! I forgot my bag!

Aon

Baround

Cout

63May I speak to Mr Wilson, please?

AThanks, Ill just check.

BYoure welcome.

CWhos calling, please?

64Did he just hang ........... on you?

Aout

Bup

Caround

65She ........... to me since last night.

Adidnt speak

Bhasnt spoken

Cdidnt use to speak

66Robert is very ........... about his work. He always does a proper job.

Areliable

Bhard-working

Cconscientious

67How can you be so ........... and leave your little sister alone?

Adisorganised

Bhectic

Cirresponsible

68Sally has been ........... this position since 2003.

Ain

Bto

Cwith

69Peter is ........... a degree in medicine.

Apursuing

Bhaving

Clearning

70She looked so ........... in her black dress.

Apure

Belegant

Cdreamy

71Most people start their careers working in a ........... job.

Acommon-paid

Blow-paid

Chighly-paid

72Sure, I dont mind ............ your son.

Ato looking afterBto look after

Clooking after

73Scientists ............ dolphins in order to preserve their population.

Ameasure

Btag

Cconserve

74One moment hes happy and the next hes sad! Hes so ............!

Anasty

BpredictableCmoody

75This custom ........... back to ancient times.

Adates

Bcomes

Cmoves

76White is associated ........... innocence.

Aon

Bto

Cwith

77Why the long face? Are you feeling ...........?

Ared

Bwhite

Cblue

78Settle ............, Sam. Worrying wont do you any good.

Ain

Bwith

Cdown

79Thank you for ........... my application.

Aconcerning

Bconsidering

Cthinking of

80Mum never ........... me seriously.

Athinks

Btakes

Cunderstands

81Come on, I ........... give you a hand with these dishes.

Awould

Bwill

Cgoing to

82Any plans for the weekend?

AYes, I will have visited my grandparents.

BYes, I will visit my grandparents.

CYes, I am going to visit my grandparents.

83Meg has a sweet ........... .

Aappetite

Btooth

Cmouth

84This time next week, Betty ........... in Bali.

Awill have sunbathed

Bwill be sunbathing

Cwill sunbathe

85He left her and broke her ........... .

Aheart

Blung

Chumour

86I just hate ........... up early.

Ato wake

Bwake

Cwaking

87Come on! Itll be good for you!

AThanks, but it isnt my cup of tea.

BOh, I saw her last week.

CYou wont regret it!

88Dont get stressed ...........! Youll do fine in the exams.

Aon

Bout

Cwith

89When did you ........... with Sam?

Abreak up

Bbreak off

Cbreak down

90Ill give you a hand ........... I finish cooking.

Awhile

Buntil

Cas soon as

91Can you ........... this apple for me, please?

Acarve

Bengrave

Cpeel

92Keep ........... the mountain track or you might get lost.

Ain

Bby

Cto

93Sea turtles are ........... serious threat of extinction in the Caribbean.

Awith

Bunder

Cin

94Sorry! I pressed delete ........... mistake.

Aby

Bfrom

Cof

95You must ........... that the office is locked.

Aensure

Bconfide

Ccertify

96The leaves ........... in the wind.

Aclapped

Brushed

Crustled

97A compliment can ........... your self-esteem.

Araise

BencourageCboost

98Massage helps you ........... after a hectic day at the office.

Aunwind

Brelieve

Cupload

99Youre right in ........... way.

Ano

Bevery

Cany

100........... your stay in London, dont forget to call Samantha.

AWhen

BDuring

CFor

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