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2 Language
Knowledge
Grammar
Choose the item that best completes each
sentence.
1 David is definitely the funniest ......... all his
family.
A of B in C from D than
2 “What ......... to your car?”
“I wrecked it in the accident.”
A had been happening C had happened
B happened D was happening
3 Nicole ......... work for the ambulance service,
but she doesn’t anymore.
A used to C used
B would D use to
4 Samantha ......... to America once before.
A was going C has gone
B has been D has been going
5 “Hurry up, the train to Bristol ......... at 6:30!”
“OK, I’m coming!”
A has left C is leaving
B leave D leaves
6 It started to snow while we ......... to school.
A had walked C have been walking
B have walked D were walking
7 ......... I got to the bus stop, the bus had already
left.
A After C By the time
B Until D While
8 The fire alarm ......... for 10 minutes now.
A was ringing C had rang
B had been ringing D has been ringing
9 “What are you doing tonight?”
“I ......... TV with my friends.”
A watch C watched
B was watching D am watching
10 The emergency services ......... by the time we
got there.
A had been arriving C arrived
B had arrived D were arriving
11 “Have you called the police .........?”
“Yes, I called them straight away.”
A yet C still
B already D since
12 I ......... for two hours before I twisted my ankle.
A climbed C had climbed
B had been climbing D was climbing
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Vocabulary
Choose the item that best completes each
sentence.
1 All of a ......... the ground began to shake.
A sudden B quick C hurry D fast
2 Huge clouds appeared overhead and the sky
......... dark.
A moved B came C went D set
3 The hot weather made perfect conditions for a
forest fire to ......... out.
A run B break C come D get
4 It had been raining ......... for the last four days.
A thickly C strongly
B heavily D firmly
5 They had to work round the ......... to clean up
the mess.
A minute B time C hour D clock
6 Zoe was hoping that nothing would go .........
with the rescue mission.
A wrong B false C bad D faulty
7 Rick called 999 and was ......... through to the
police.
A set C connected
B placed D put
8 Nicky was upset to ......... about the tsunami in
Thailand.
A find B listen C notice D hear
9 Ellie was in ......... after the accident.
A hurt B suffering C ache D pain
10 Danny fell out of a tree and ......... his wrist.
A harmed C broke
B damaged D wounded
11 The tanker crashed, but that’s not the ......... of
it; it also leaked oil into the sea.
A poorest B worst C faulty D bad
12 The wind died down and the sea became .........
again.
A calm B cool C mild D quiet
13 He tried to put out the fire, but all he did was
......... matters worse.
A build B cause C make D do
14 A smell of smoke was ......... through the kitchen
window.
A entering C appearing
B coming D arriving
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