NEF Advanced Quicktest / nef_adv_quicktests_02

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Quicktest 2

GRAMMAR

Tick (_) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: I’ll tell you a story that happened when I ________ five years old.

A was    B am      C had been     

1 I heard the crash. We had finished dinner and we ________ television.

A watch      B watched      C were watching     

2 I got to work and saw that my desk ________ moved.

A had been      B been      C has     

3 I ________ waiting for three hours when she finally arrived.

A ’m      B was      C had been     

4 My brother and I ________ go to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.

A were used to      B used to      C use to     

5 My cousins ________ always go to the beach with us in August.

A were      B would      C did     

6 Mary ________ always calling me on my mobile and asking for help with her homework.

A was      B would      C used to     

7 Our new neighbours ________ quite nice.

A would appear that      B seems that      C seem     

8 It ________ Eric has found a new job.

A would seem that      B would that      C appear     

9 It is ________ that drinking a cup of coffee in the morning helps you wake up.

A announced      B said      C been     

10 The boat is ________ to have left Lisbon last Saturday morning.

A understood      B expected      C said that     

11 There are thought ________ more than 200 different types of fish in the river.

A being      B there are      C to be     

12 ________, Jude and Tony have bought a new house.

A It is thought      B Reported      C Apparently     

13 According ________ newspaper, the weather is going to turn hot next week.

A to the      B the      C my     

14 We ________ see Leyla at the park on Saturday.

A may to      B might      C expect     

15 The sun goes down at about 5.30 and it ________ dark at about 6.15.

A get      B gets      C got     

16 It can be difficult to get ________ to a new roommate.

A used      B use      C being used     

17 Martin ________ trying to steal a car last night.

A get caught      B was got caught      C got caught     

18 I need ________ a new mobile. This one’s broken.

A get      B to get      C getting     

19 Can you ________ to fix my computer?

A get      B get someone      C to get     

20 Ben seems ________ lost on the way home.

A to got      B got      C to have got     

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VOCABULARY

a Tick (_) the correct word(s) A, B, or C.

Example: splendid

A very thin      B excellent   C likely to     

1 spectres

A ghosts      B bacteria      C ceremonies     

2 scolded

A had an attitude to      B surprised      C told off     

3 ashamed

A sorry or embarrassed      B bored      C dead     

4 deal successfully with

A clog      B cope      C consider to be     

5 separate, end a relationship

A break up      B reject      C chop off     

6 to stop feeling unhappy about something

A get rid of      B get on      C get over     

7 to have revenge

A get out      B get up      C get back     

8 to carry out

A do      B leave      C expect     

9 go off (someone)

A start dating      B stop liking      C continue travelling with     

10 time’s up

A It’s time to begin.      B There’s no more time.      C Don’t worry about the time.     

b Tick (_) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: It’s only a ________ of time before the business fails.

A push      B los      C question  

11 There’s no hurry. ________ your time.

A Take      B Make      C Have     

12 I grew up in Italy and had a wonderful ________.

A adult      B child      C childhood     

13 I had the time ________ in Turkey. It was fantastic!

A of my life      B spare      C for lost time     

14 ________ the time the train arrived, I was already two hours late.

A On      B By      C For     

15 Since my dad lost his job, he’s got time ________.

A short      B on his hands      C the whole     

16 Everyone laughed, but I’m afraid I didn’t get ________.

A the impression      B a shock      C the joke     

17 I’m not getting ________ with this paperwork. It’s too difficult to understand.

A anywhere      B to know      C behind     

18 That music is really getting ________. Could you turn it off, please?

A real      B on my nerves      C the message     

19 Juan and Aslan got ________ to study for the test.

A together      B back      C away with     

20 What’s got ________ Andres? He’s acting very strangely.

A over      B around      C into     

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PRONUNCIATION

a Which word has a different sound? Tick (_) A, B, or C.

Example: A misery      B splendid   C germs     

1 A poor      B neighbour      C partner     

2 A shock      B impression      C engrossed     

3 A message      B juggling      C revenge     

4 A waste      B afraid      C spare     

5 A outlook      B put      C together     

b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick (_) A, B, or C.

Example: A devastated      B devastated   C devastated     

6 A neighbourhood      B neighbourhood      C neighbourhood     

7 A celebration      B celebration      C celebration     

8 A apparently      B apparently      C apparently     

9 A overcome      B overcome      C overcome     

10 A unbearably      B unbearably      C unbearably     

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total

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