Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
Example: Where C for your next holiday?
A do you go B have you gone C are you going D go you 1 Weve been living in Brighton since we _____ to England three years ago. A have come B have been coming C were coming D came 2 My parents are coming this weekend but I dont know how long they _____ . A stay B will be staying C were staying D have been staying 3 We _____ its a good idea to take too much time off work. A dont think B arent thinking C havent thought D didnt think 4 No _____ had I said it than I realised it was the wrong thing to say. A quicker B rather C sooner D earlier 5 Julia hated _____ small talk with the professors as she never knew what to talk about. A making B having C doing D chatting 6 The person to _____ we were speaking seemed to have all the information we needed. A which B who C whose D whom 7 Its important to create _____ good relationship with work colleagues as teamwork is so important. A the B some Ca D 8 You could tell that the speaker was nervous from her _____ voice. A husky B monotonous C deep D wobbly 9 Was that the building _____ the factory used to be? A when B how C where D which 10 His _____ good looks are what have made his fortune. A juvenile B puerile C infant D youthful 11 I hate _____ when you keep interrupting me. A it B how C that D for 12 He cant _____ hearing people arguing with each other. A beat B stand C allow D agree 13 Unfortunately, hes never _____ his potential, which is a great shame. A encountered B gained C fulfilled D overcome 14 Sorry Im late, I stopped _____ the shopping on the way home. A doing B to do C to doing D out to do 15 Jennifer _____ advantage of all the opportunities she was given and has done very well. A achieved B had C gained D took 16 He wasnt _____ in getting the job he wanted but he was offered another job in the same company. A succeeding B successful C succeeded D successive GOLD ADVANCED PHOTOCOPIABLE 2014 Pearson Education Ltd 1 17 He _____ to New Zealand to work but he decided to go to America instead. A should go B must have gone C supposed to go D could have gone 18 You _____ that it wasnt going to be easy to become a doctor everyone warned you. A might realise B can have realised C should have realised D must have realised 19 The TV company is looking for people to take _____ in a new reality show. A part B place C point D pity 20 I wish she _____ always criticise what everyone else is wearing. A wont B doesnt C wouldnt D hadnt 21 Many people would _____ spend their money than save it at the moment. A prefer B wish C fancy D rather 22 He often regrets _____ abroad when he was younger. A not to go B doesnt go C wasnt going D not going 23 I dont think he looks at all _____ his father, do you? A like B as C similar D alike 24 This lesson is _____ more interesting than the last one. A so B far C great D deal 25 Alan Grintley is a _____ relative of mine. He was my great-great-great-grandfather. A far B common C distant D close 26 She was _____ disappointed when she realised that she couldnt go on holiday with her friends. A amazingly B seriously C exceptionally D bitterly 27 The new factory is _____ near finished. Itll take another two months at least. A hardly B somewhere C nowhere D virtually 28 Theres a training course next week for staff to improve their sales _____ . A technologies B techniques C routines D customs 29 In business its important to build up a good _____ with your customers. A rapport B affiliation C association D membership 30 Some people just seem to be _____ of reading instructions correctly. A inefficient B incompetent C incapable D inexpert 31 In the _____ of a fire, leave the building immediately. A case B occasion C event D exception 32 You should leave now, _____ youll be late for the meeting. A unless B until C otherwise D except 33 Well offer you the job _____ as you realise that its only on a temporary basis. A providing B as long C unless D in case 34 Weve got to _____ in mind that we have a very limited budget for the refurbishment. A consider B hold C carry D bear
35 They _____ several tests on the new equipment to check for safety. A carried out B fulfilled C achieved D enacted 36 Ive been racking my _____ to remember that mans name but it still wont come. A mind B thoughts C brain D ideas 37 _____ concerned me about the trip was the lack of security. A That B It C What D Which 38 Jean was terrified _____ making a mistake. A with B by C for D of 39 We were _____ leave for the airport when the phone rang. A going B about to C just to D due 40 The _____ of the research into the use of painkillers was to prove that many of them are addictive. A outcome B effect C sequel D influence 41 It doesnt _____ what you say, Im not going to change my mind about this. A care B concern C matter D mind 42 _____ of what other people think, its important to follow your heart in these matters. A Regardless B Concerning C Regarding D Nevertheless 43 The old door _____ noisily as she tried to shut it. A croaked B shuffled C buzzed D creaked 44 We _____ of taking the train to London but we took the car instead. A are thinking B would think C were going to think D were thinking 45 The company won an award this year and, whats _____ , it also had its best sales figures ever. A moreover B plus C more D further 46 Theres no _____ that the global climate is changing but how much of that change is due to human activity is debatable. A refusing B denying C ignoring D rejecting 47 I loved the film, _____ the scenes of violence, which were too graphic for me. A apart from B instead of C rather than D as opposed to 48 She wished she _____ some warm clothes with her as the weather was unseasonably cool and she was frozen. A was bringing B had brought C could bring D brought 49 Jo _____ some interesting proposals at the meeting this morning. A put back B put away C put up D put forward 50 Have you taken all the factors into _____ in your calculations? A issue B account C advantage D allowance / 50