NEF Advanced Quicktest / nef_adv_quicktests_02

	NAME	CLASS	New
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	Quicktest
			Advanced
G R AM MAR

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  ■

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

________ television.

A  watch  ■    B  watched  ■    C  were watching  ■

2I got to work and saw that my desk ________ moved. A  had been  ■    B  been  ■    C  has  ■

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

A  ’m  ■    B  was  ■    C  had been  ■

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

A  were used to  ■    B  used to  ■    C  use to  ■

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

A  were  ■    B  would  ■    C  did  ■

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

A  was  ■    B  would  ■    C  used to  ■

7Our new neighbours ________ quite nice.

A  would appear that  ■    B  seems that  ■    C  seem  ■

8It ________ Eric has found a new job.

A  would seem that  ■    B  would that  ■    C  appear  ■

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

A  announced  ■    B  said  ■    C  been  ■

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

A  understood  ■    B  expected  ■    C  said that  ■

11There 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  ■

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

A  to the  ■    B  the  ■    C  my  ■

14We ________ see Leyla at the park on Saturday. A  may to  ■    B  might  ■    C  expect  ■

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

A  get  ■    B  gets  ■    C  got  ■

16It can be difficult to get ________ to a new roommate. A  used  ■    B  use  ■    C  being used  ■

17Martin ________ trying to steal a car last night.

A  get caught  ■    B  was got caught  ■    C  got caught  ■

18I need ________ a new mobile. This one’s broken. A  get  ■    B  to get  ■    C  getting  ■

19Can you ________ to fix my computer?

A  get  ■    B  get someone  ■    C  to get  ■

20Ben seems ________ lost on the way home.

A  to got  ■    B  got  ■    C  to have got  ■

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VO C AB U L ARY

aTick ( ) the correct word(s), A, B, or C.

Example: splendid

A  very thin  ■    B  excellent  ■    C  likely to  ■

1spectres

A  ghosts  ■    B  bacteria  ■    C  ceremonies  ■

2scolded

A  had an attitude to  ■    B  surprised  ■    C  told off  ■

3ashamed

A  sorry or embarrassed  ■    B  bored  ■    C  dead  ■

4deal successfully with

A  clog  ■    B  cope  ■    C  consider to be  ■

5separate, end a relationship

A  break up  ■    B  reject  ■    C  chop off  ■

6to stop feeling unhappy about something

A  get rid of  ■    B  get on  ■    C  get over  ■

7to have revenge

A  get out  ■    B  get up  ■    C  get back  ■

8to carry out

A  do  ■    B  leave  ■    C  expect  ■

9go off (someone)

A  start dating  ■    B  stop liking  ■    C  continue travelling with  ■

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	Quicktest
				Advanced
			P R O N U N C IATI O N

10time’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  ■

11There’s no hurry. ________ your time.

A  Take  ■    B  Make  ■    C  Have  ■   

12I grew up in Italy and had a wonderful ________. A  adult  ■    B  child  ■    C  childhood  ■

13I 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  ■

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

A  short  ■    B  on his hands  ■    C  the whole  ■

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

A  the impression  ■    B  a shock  ■    C  the joke  ■

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

A  anywhere  ■    B  to know  ■    C  behind  ■

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

A  real  ■    B  on my nerves  ■    C  the message  ■

19Juan and Aslan got ________ to study for the test. A  together  ■    B  back  ■    C  away with  ■

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

A  over  ■    B  around  ■    C  into  ■

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aWhich word has a different sound? Tick ( ) A, B, or C.

Example: A  misery  ■    B  splendid  ■   

C  germs  ■

1A  poor  ■    B  neighbour  ■    C  partner  ■

2A  shock  ■    B  impression  ■    C  engrossed  ■

3A  message  ■    B  juggling  ■    C  revenge  ■

4A  waste  ■    B  afraid  ■    C  spare  ■

5A  outlook  ■    B  put  ■    C  together  ■

bWhich is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick ( ) A, B, or C.

Example: A  devastated  ■    B  devastated  ■    C  devastated  ■

6A  neighbourhood  ■    B  neighbourhood  ■    C  neighbourhood  ■

7A  celebration  ■    B  celebration  ■    C  celebration  ■

8A  apparently  ■    B  apparently  ■    C  apparently  ■

9A  overcome  ■    B  overcome  ■    C  overcome  ■

10A  unbearably  ■    B  unbearably  ■    C  unbearably  ■

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total		50

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