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English practice test for all level
This test will help you to improve your English test skill.
Question: 1 Jill: 'I got that job even though you didn't think I stood a chance.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 1 [You never did!] Notes: Jill: 'I got that job even though you didn't think I stood a chance.'Frank: 'You never did!' Question: 2 Jill: 'I had some good news today — I've won the lottery.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 2 [Well I never!] Notes: Jill: 'I had some good news today — I've won the lottery.'Frank: 'Well I never!' Question: 3 Jill: 'We've collected thousands of pounds this week for charity.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 3 [Goodness me!] Notes: Jill: 'We've collected thousands of pounds this week for charity.'Frank: 'Goodness me!' Question: 4 Jill: 'She came top in the exam grades this summer.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 4 [Well done.] Notes: Jill: 'She came top in the exam grades this summer.'Frank: 'Well done.' Question: 5 Jill: 'After all that effort we didn't manage to sell a single one.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 5 [What a shame!] Notes: Jill: 'After all that effort we didn't manage to sell a single one.'Frank: 'What a shame!' Question: 6 Frank: 'You know I put money in that company — well it's gone bankrupt.'
Jill: '.......' Correct Answer : 6 [Hard luck!] Notes: Frank: 'You know I put money in that company — well it's gone bankrupt.'Jill: 'Hard luck!' Question: 7 Jill: 'I've waited 3 hours for a bus now.'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 7 [What a bore!] Notes: Jill: 'I've waited 3 hours for a bus now.'Frank: 'What a bore!' Question: 8 Jill: 'Look at all the work I've done, aren't you impressed?'
Frank: '.......' Correct Answer : 8 [I am amazed!] Notes: Jill: 'Look at all the work I've done, aren't you impressed?'Frank: 'I am amazed!' Question: 9 Frank: 'I hear that the Government is going to abolish income tax.'
Jill: '.......' Correct Answer : 9 [That'll be the day!] Notes: Frank: 'I hear that the Government is going to abolish income tax.'Jill: 'That'll be the day!' Question: 10 Frank: 'They say that all this rubbish is going to be taken away tomorrow.' Jill: '.......' Correct Answer : 10 [I'll believe it when I see it.] Notes: Frank: 'They say that all this rubbish is going to be taken away tomorrow.'Jill: 'I'll believe it when I see it.' Question: 1 Most students have to try and earn extra money by taking a holiday job. They turn ....... their studies and
experience the real world for a while. Correct Answer : 1 [aside from] Notes: Most students have to try and earn extra money by taking a holiday job. They turn aside from their studies and experience the real world for a while. Question: 2 One long hot summer I turned ....... waiting as my method of getting cash. Correct Answer : 2 [to] Notes: One long hot summer I turned to waiting as my method of getting cash. Question: 3 Perhaps I should turn that word 'waiting' ....... a more specific explanation: I mean being a waiter in a hotel. Correct Answer : 3 [into] Notes: Perhaps I should turn that word 'waiting' into a more specific explanation: I mean being a waiter in a hotel. Question: 4 I had of course turned my hand ....... many jobs during the vacation periods but waiting was certainly the most
difficult. Correct Answer : 4 [to] Notes: I had of course turned my hand to many jobs during the vacation periods but waiting was certainly the most difficult. Question: 5 The one hotel that hadn't turned ....... my application was situated right in the middle of a forest. Correct Answer : 5 [down] Notes: The one hotel that hadn't turned down my application was situated right in the middle of a forest. Question: 6 You turned ....... the drive and saw only hills all around you so it felt like the middle of nowhere. Correct Answer : 6 [into] Notes: You turned into the drive and saw only hills all around you so it felt like the middle of nowhere. Question: 7 It had been a very large private house that had been turned ....... a small hotel for twenty-five guests. Correct Answer : 7 [into] Notes: It had been a very large private house that had been turned into a small hotel for twenty-five guests. Question: 8 The new owners had had to turn ....... all the rooms which were full of rubbish. Correct Answer : 8 [out] Notes: The new owners had had to turn out all the rooms which were full of rubbish. Question: 9 The other problem had been to turn ....... an old tramp who had lived in a room upstairs for two years without
the knowledge of the old lady who was the original owner. Correct Answer : 9 [out] Notes: The other problem had been to turn out an old tramp who had lived in a room upstairs for two years without the knowledge of the old lady who was the original owner. Question: 10 The tramp turned ....... to be a distant relative but hadn't said anything to the old lady because he knew she
was completely deaf. Correct Answer : 10 [out] Notes: The tramp turned out to be a distant relative but hadn't said anything to the old lady because he knew she was completely deaf. Question: 1 All the ....... a stage said Shakespeare, meaning life is like a play in the theatre. Correct Answer : 1 [world's] Notes: All the world's a stage said Shakespeare, meaning life is like a play in the theatre. Question: 2 This project has only just been started and is in its ....... stages at the moment. Correct Answer : 2 [early] Notes: This project has only just been started and is in its early stages at the moment. Question: 3 You don't have to pay for it all at once as you can buy it in ....... stages. Correct Answer : 3 [easy] Notes: You don't have to pay for it all at once as you can buy it in easy stages. Question: 4 We've now ....... the stage where it's time to make our minds up. Correct Answer : 4 [reached] Notes: We've now reached the stage where it's time to make our minds up. Question: 5 I've seen her act in many films but never live ....... stage. Correct Answer : 5 [on] Notes: I've seen her act in many films but never live on stage. Question: 6 It's quite normal when you make your first speech in public to suffer from stage ........ Correct Answer : 6 [fright] Notes: It's quite normal when you make your first speech in public to suffer from stage fright. Question: 7 As he didn't want anyone else to hear what he was saying he spoke to her in a stage ........ Correct Answer : 7 [whisper] Notes: As he didn't want anyone else to hear what he was saying he spoke to her in a stage whisper. Question: 8 He's always been fascinated by the theatre and has spent many years doing odd jobs as a stage ........ Correct Answer : 8 [hand] Notes: He's always been fascinated by the theatre and has spent many years doing odd jobs as a stage hand. Question: 9 From childhood she has been stage ....... and was delighted when she got her first major part in the play at the
national theatre. Correct Answer : 9 [struck] Notes: From childhood she has been stage struck and was delighted when she got her first major part in the play at the national theatre. Question: 10 The whole event seemed very unnatural and had clearly been stage ....... appeal to the voters before the
election. Correct Answer : 10 [managed] Notes: The whole event seemed very unnatural and had clearly been stage managed appeal to the voters before the election.Exercise - 28



