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Mid-way Test

SECTION 1

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

1 It's a great flat. It's near the shops and there's a bus stop opposite so it's very __________.
  bare spacious convenient light
2 I think I've been using the computer for too long - my wrist __________ really badly.
  aches sore hurt pain
3 John _____________ that the last bus left at 8.30.
  gave up looked after looked for found out
4 I think I need some new jeans - these ones are so old and __________.
  faded tight plain striped
5 We usually ________________ our holidays walking in the mountains.
  lose waste spend pass
6 Congratulations! So you finally decided to ____________ married.
  get have be become
7 Don't sit there! That's Dad's favourite __________________.
  ashtray mantelpiece armchair shelves
8 The __________ thing to do is write a letter and explain the problem.
  well better improve best
9 I don't want anything with lots of colours or different patterns - just a ________ black jumper.
  plain checked bright baggy
10 It's a lovely flat - the only problem is that it's next to a main road so it's a bit __________.
  convenient spacious dark noisy
11 The film starts at eight so __________ we should leave here about seven.
  best positively ideally well
12 She fell over yesterday and hurt her ankle - it's still very __________.
  sore hurts pain aches
13 We were waiting more __________ three hours for the train to arrive.
  of that over than
14 There are some cold drinks in the __________. Help yourself.
  sink cooker fridge shower
15 If a size 32 is a bit __________, why don't you try a 34?
  tight plain baggy faded
16 Sue's parents died when she was very young and she was __________ by a couple from France.
  emigrated adopted engaged married
17 I spent the whole afternoon __________ that new book but it wasn't in any of the bookshops in town.
  looking after looking for finding finding out
18 Turn your head __________ the left and look at your shoulder.
  on at in to
19 I don't do crosswords very often but they help to __________ the time on long plane journeys.
  spend waste pass lose
20 My daughter is still only a ___________ so she doesn't start school until next year.
  kid toddler teenager youngster
21 ___________ your head to the left and look at your shoulder.
  Hold Touch Bend Raise
22 They were only __________ T-shirts so they got really cold when it started to rain.
  with carrying wearing having
23 Where have you been? I arrived at seven as you told me and now it's twenty-five past - I've been waiting __________ half an hour!
  nearly over exactly more than
24 When you travel from New York to London you __________ five hours.
  spend lose waste pass
25 I think I should go to the doctor's - I've got a terrrible __________ in my left knee.
  pain hurt aches sore
26 No, I can't come out with you tonight because I've got to __________ my younger brother.
  look for give up find out look after
27 They've got a beautiful __________ on the floor that they bought in Egypt.
  fireplace rug rocking chair ashtray
28 Stand with your feet apart and __________ your arms above your head.
  lower touch raise turn
29 We've only been living there a month and we haven't bought much furniture yet so the flat is still a bit __________.
  bare untidy sunny spacious
30 If you think __________, things often go better for you.
  best well ideally positively

SECTION 2

READING

Complete the texts by putting one word in each space beginning with the letter.

1. My favourite room (TYPE)
This is the living-room. I a lot of my free time here when I'm home. It's also where we relax friends when they come and visit .The room's a good size. There's a big sofa, and an armchair to the window. In the middle of the room is a coffee table and the floor I put a rug that I bought in Turkey last year. The best thing about it is the light - it's very because it faces south and there are two big windows. But in winter it get cold in the evening so there's an fire which we use occasionally.

2. Together again
The two brothers haven't seen each other the war. Charles couldn't find a job so he to Australia. He lost contact with brother Bob after Bob moved house 1950. Three years ago Charles decided to look his long-lost brother.Charles asked a friend to help with the search but it wasn't easy. He travelled England three times looking for Bob. Finally, Charles put an advertisement in a newspaper and Bob it. A week later the brothers met for the first time in fifty years. "This must be the happiest moment of my ," said Charles.

SECTION 3

Put the word on the left in the correct place in the sentence.

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SECTION 4

Put the words in order to make a complete sentence.

SECTION 5

Correct the text

Cross out the word in each line which is not necessary. (Use the mouse to cross out the word.)

Jeans -- one of fashion's great survivors

SECTION 6

Put the words in the box in their correct place in the text (click and drag).


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