Topic 1 Adjectives and Prepositions
1 Ronald is particularly fond ____ jelly beans.
A| of
B| at
C| on
2 Shirley is keen ____ horses.
A| on
B| to
C| with
3 I am only interested ______ making money, baby.
A| with
B| to
C| in
4 Mr. Goodson is good _____ basketball.
A| about
B| at
C| on
5 I am absolutely fascinated ______ nature.
A| for
B| about
C| by
6 Gary is terrified _______ spiders.
A| of
B| with
C| to
7 I am annoyed ________ her attitude.
A| with
B| for
C| against
8 What are you afraid ______?
A| to
B| with
C| of
9 He is really shy ______ girls.
A| at
B| with
C| for
10 The taste is different _________ what I had expected.
A| with
B| from
C| about
11 I’m addicted _____ these sweets. I love them!
A| at
B| on
C| to
12 You should be ashamed _____ your behavior!
A| of
B| from
C| to
13 Are you aware _____ the new guidelines?
A| of
B| to
C| on
14 I’m so jealous _____ her new cellphone!
A| of
B| with
C| at
15 People are getting fed up _____ these high prices.
A| with
B| on
C| for
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16 His mother was so proud _____ him when he got into Harvard.
A| of
B| to
C| with
17 I’m used _____ spicy curries. I once lived in Sri Lanka for a year.
A| at
B| with
C| to
18 What’s wrong _____ this tap? I can’t turn it off.
A| with
B| on
C| for
19 He’s really bad _____ tennis. You’ll beat him easily.
A| with
B| at
C| for
20 I’m rather impressed _____ the new BMW.
A| for
B| with
C| to
21 Are you related _____ Mr. Smithers?
A| to
B| on
C| at
22 I’m really sensitive _____ loud noises.
A| to
B| from
C| on
23 This safe is full _____ cash.
A| of
B| with
C| at
24 We’ll keep you safe _____ harm.
A| with
B| at
C| from
25 Australia is famous _____ kangaroos and other odd creatures.
A| on
B| for
C| with
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Answer Key:
1| A 2| A 3| C 4| B 5| C 6| A 7| A 8| C 9| B 10| B 11| C 12| A 13| A 14| A 15| A
16| A 17| C 18| A 19| B 20| B 21| A 22| A 23| A 24| C 25| B
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Topic 2 Adjective or Noun?
1 Which word is an adjective?
A| difference
B| differ
C| different
2 Which word is an adjective?
A| body
B| fitness
C| healthy
3 Which word is an adjective?
A| agreeable
B| agreement
4 Which word is a noun?
A| confident
B| confide
C| agree
C| confidence
5 Which word is a noun?
A| joy
B| happy
C| glad
6 Which word is a noun?
A| equipped
B| equipment
C| equip
7 Which word can be an adjective?
A| confused
B| confusion
C| confuse
8 Which word is a noun?
A| hopeless
B| hope
C| hopeful
9 The birth of my first child brought me great _____.
A| joy
B| happy
C| glad
10 I am very _____ that I will succeed.
A| confident
B| confidence
C| confide
11 I’m so _____ to finally meet you.
A| glad
B| joy
C| happiness
12 Which word is a noun?
A| fear
B| frightened
C| scared
13 Which word is Not a noun?
A| honor
B| honest
C| honesty
14 Don’t let _____ stand in your way.
A| frightened
B| fear
C| scared
15 It is a great _____ to finally meet you.
A| honesty
B| honor
C| honorable
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16 Which word is a noun?
A| late
B| actual
C| lateness
17 Which word is a noun?
A| real
B| realistic
C| reality
18 Which word is an adjective?
A| evaluation
B| valuable
C| value
19 Which word is an adjective?
A| late
B| lately
C| lateness
20 You have to wake up and face the ____________.
A| reality
B| real
C| realistic
21 These features actually add ____________ to the product.
A| valuable
B| evaluate
C| value
22 This piece of work looks _________.
A| familiarity
B| familiar
C| family
23 Pamela is actually a very ______________ person.
A| cooperation
B| cooperative
C| co-operate
24 Which word is NOT an adjective?
A| good-looking
B| sweet
C| feeling
25 The old woman had great ____________ in her eyes.
A| sadly
B| sad
C| sadness
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Answer Key:
1| C 2| C 3| A 4| C 5| A 6| B 7| A 8| B 9| A 10| A 11| A 12| A 13| B 14| B 15| B
16| C 17| C 18| B 19| A 20| A 21| C 22| B 23| B 24| C 25| C
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Topic 3 Adjectives with -ed and -ing
1 The monster is ___________.
A| frightened
B| frightening
2 I felt __________ when I saw the monster.
A| frightened
B| frightening
3 Little Joe was getting ____________ during the class.
A| bored
B| boring
4 He reckoned that the class was ________.
A| bored
B| boring
5 It's so _________ when the elevator breaks down.
A| annoyed
B| annoying
6 George gets so __________ when the elevator breaks down.
A| annoying
B| annoyed
7 What an ___________ sight!
A| amazing
B| amazed
8 George was ____________ at the news.
A| amazed
B| amazable
9 What an ___________ time we had!
A| exciting
B| excited
10 George gets very _________ when there's a war.
A| exciting
B| excited
11 That was such an _______ trip!
A| exhausted
B| exhausting
12 Pete was _______ after running the marathon.
A| exhausting
B| exhausted
13 The poor kitten was _______ during the thunderstorm.
A| terrified
B| terrifying
14 It was a _______ experience for the kitten.
A| terrified
B| terrifying
15 It was so _______ when I tripped and fell during the awards ceremony!
A| embarrassed
B| embarrassing
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16 I felt so _______ when I spilled chocolate sauce on my blouse.
A| embarrassing
B| embarrassed
17 This chapter of our course is so _______.
A| confusing
B| confused
18 She is _______ and she doesn’t know where to go.
A| confused
B| confusing
19 I am _______ that you didn’t visit the Vatican when you were in Rome.
A| surprising
B| surprised
20 The movie has such a _______ ending.
A| surprising
B| surprised
21 I was _______ to find my front door wide open.
A| alarming
B| alarmed
22 There is an _______ number of unemployed people in this region.
A| alarmed
B| alarming
23 The lights and music were _______.
A| overwhelmed
B| overwhelming
24 Jenny was _______ by the number of fans who turned up.
A| overwhelmed
B| overwhelming
25 Joe was _______ by the commotion going on outside.
A| distracted
B| distracting
26 It’s really _______ when your phone rings every two minutes.
A| distracted
B| distracting
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Answer Key:
1| B 2| A 3| A 4| B 5| B 6| B 7| A 8| A 9| A 10| B 11| B 12| B 13| A 14| B 15| B
16| B 17| A 18| A 19| B 20| A 21| B 22| B 23| B 24| A 25| A 26| B
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Topic 4 Adverbs
1 Which of the following words is an adverb?
A| happily B| happy C| happiness
2 Which of the following words is an adverb?
A| prettily B| pretty C| prettiness
3 George pulled out his guns _________.
A| quickly B| quick C| quickestly
4 They ________ go where no one has gone before.
A| boldly B| bold C| boldestly
5 Which sentence is correct?
A| She quickly ran to the store. B| She ran quickly to the store. C| A and B
6 ____________, he never returned from the war.
A| Unfortunate B| Unfortunately C| Fortunate
7 Sammy eats so _______.
A| fast B| fastly C| fasterly
8 Pauline __________ took down the volunteers' names.
A| hurryly B| hurriedly C| hurry
9 Ben whispered _________ in Jerry's ear.
A| softest B| soft C| softly
10 Which sentence is correct?
A| You professionally so do it. B| You do it so professionally. C| A and B
11 Fantasia sings really ________.
A| good B| well C| goodly
12 William sings really _________.
A| worsely B| badly C| bad
13 An adverb can describe _______.
A| an adjective B| a verb C| A and B
14 Pete sings so _______.
A| badder B| badly C| bad
15 The ball rolled _______ down the hill.
A| slowly B| slow C| slower
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Answer Key:
1| A 2| A 3| A 4| A 5| C 6| B 7| A 8| B 9| C 10| B 11| B 12| B 13| C 14| B 15| A
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Topic 5 Adverbs 2
1 Which word is an adverb?
A| ran
B| gone
C| quietly
2 Which word is sometimes an adverb?
A| fast
B| round
C| big
3 The princess was __________ dressed.
A| beautiful
B| beautifully
C| A or B
4 _____________, Frank crossed the desert on foot.
A| Incredible
B| Credibly
C| Incredibly
5 Frank was ____________ fortunate to survive.
A| amazingly
B| amazing
C| more amazingly
6 In which sentence does an adverb describe an adjective?
A| You're not moving slowly enough.
B| She rushed quickly to the store.
C| She was definitely elegant.
7 The meeting voted _____________ to remove the chairman.
A| unanimously
B| unanimous
C| A or B
8 You're not _______________.
A| appropriately dressed
B| dressed appropriately
9 I can swim ________ than you can.
A| fartherly
B| furtherly
C| farther
10 She cooks __________ than her sister does.
A| better
B| more well
C| well
11 He is a good employee. He works ______.
A| hard
B| hardly
12 He is a terrible employee. He ______ does any work.
A| hard
B| hardly
13 Beth ______ loves to eat chocolate brownies.
A| extremely
B| really
C| very
14 Jack’s wife is ______.
A| real pretty
B| real prettily
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C| really pretty
C| A or B
15 ______, I don’t believe any of your stories.
A| Openly
B| Readily
C| Frankly
16 You look really _______ in that dress.
A| pretty
B| prettily
C| A or B
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Answer Key:
1| C 2| A 3| B 4| C 5| A 6| C 7| A 8| C 9| C 10| A 11| A 12| B 13| B 14| C 15| C
16| A
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Topic 6 Adverbs of Frequency
1 Which is the correct spelling?
A| Occasionally
B| Ocassionaly
C| Occassionaly
2 Seldom is most similar to ___________.
A| frequently
B| sometimes
C| occasionally
3 Frequently is most similar to ____________.
A| sometimes
B| seldom
C| often
4 I ____________ listen to jazz in my jeep.
A| sometime
B| 'sometime' or 'sometimes'
C| sometimes
5 Why don't you come up and see me ___________?
A| sometime
B| sometimes
C| 'sometime' or 'sometimes'
6 Joanna only ____________ suffers from migraines.
A| frequently
B| occasionally
C| never
7 The thing I don't like about George is that he ___________ gets into fights.
A| seldom
B| always
C| never
8 Tom is not ____________ late.
A| normally
B| 'normally' or 'usually'
C| usually
9 I'm not a vegetarian, but I _________ eat meat.
A| rarely
B| regularly
C| always
10 Bill has fast food quite _________.
A| often
B| usual
C| sometimes
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Answer Key:
1| A 2| C 3| C 4| C 5| A 6| B 7| B 8| B 9| A 10| A
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Topic 7 Adverbs of Viewpoint
1 ___________, his pneumonia became worse.
A| Unfortunately
B| Fortunately
C| Commonly
2 __________, I think he deserves another chance.
A| Fortunately
B| Usually
C| Personally
3 ___________, I don't know who took the money
A| Fundamentally
B| Honestly
C| Usually
4 ___________, you have two choices.
A| Basically
B| Obviously
C| Quickly
5 ___________, you won't find any eskimos in the desert.
A| Personally
B| Obviously
C| Unfortunately
6 __________, Jack is the best man for the job.
A| Unclearly
B| Personally
C| Clearly
7 ___________, they were planning a surprise birthday party.
A| Surprisingly
B| Secretly
C| Certainly
8 ___________, the cops didn't say anything about the loud music.
A| Recently
B| Elderly
C| Surprisingly
9 _________, time travel has been proven possible
A| Theoretically
B| Surprisingly
C| Secretly
10 __________, time travel is impossible.
A| Practically
B| Mostly
C| Secretly
11 ______, I don’t think he stands a chance of winning.
A| Frankly
B| Fundamentally
C| Commonly
12 ______, people are spending more and more time online.
A| Usually
B| Increasingly
C| Practically
13 ______, Australia has unique terrain.
A| Geographically
B| Nominally
C| Hopefully
14 ______, our daughter will make us proud.
A| Hopingly
B| Hopefully
C| Hopely
15 ______, he landed safely, but he hasn’t called yet.
A| Presumably
B| Truthfully
C| Originally
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16 ______, I didn’t cheat on the exam.
A| Truthfully
B| Intentionally
C| Originally
17 ______, Hassan will no longer be joining us on the show.
A| Intentionally
B| Nominally
C| Sadly
18 ______, this was meant to be my wife’s car.
A| Happily
B| Originally
C| Sadly
19 ______, Sarah put the matches where the kids couldn’t reach them.
A| Truthfully
B| Astonishingly
C| Wisely
20 ______, Pete left the water running.
A| Commonly
B| Nominally
C| Unintentionally
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Answer Key:
1| A 2| C 3| B 4| A 5| B 6| C 7| B 8| C 9| A 10| A 11| A 12| B 13| A 14| B 15| A
16| A 17| C 18| B 19| C 20| C
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Topic 8 Adverbial Phrases
1 _______ the time, he eats out.
A| None
B| During
C| Much of
2 ______________, he kept the money he found.
A| Surprise
B| Not surprisingly
C| Not surprise
3 As often _______, you'll find him on the Internet.
A| as spring
B| as not
C| as that
4 She grows her own veggies as much __________.
A| as likely
B| as possible
C| as not
5 As long as____________, you can stay out late.
A| you are
B| you can eighteen
C| you are over eighteen
6 __________, she shops every day.
A| During the sales season
B| When the sales season
7 George quit _____________.
A| to giving notice
B| without as much
C| Often the sales season
C| without giving notice
8 Tony can eat four chili dogs __________________.
A| in less than that
B| in less than time
C| in less than five minutes
9 George looked good _____________.
A| during the show
B| when the time
10 She performed ____________.
A| enough well
B| well enough
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C| when the show
C| A and B
Answer Key:
1| C 2| B 3| B 4| B 5| C 6| A 7| C 8| C 9| A 10| B
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Topic 9 Agreeing and Disagreeing
1 Which is correct?
A| I am agree with you
B| I agree with you
2 Which is correct?
A| I don't agree
B| I not agreeing
C| I agreeing with you
C| I am not agree
3 The opposite of agree is __________.
A| unagree
B| nonagree
C| disagree
4 Which phrase is the most polite?
A| You're wrong
B| I'm afraid I can't quite agree
5 Which phrase means 'I agree with you'?
A| I'm around you
B| I'm against you
C| I can't quite agree
C| I'm with you
6 Which phrase does NOT show agreement?
A| I think that's a terrific idea.
B| I think that's a fantastic idea.
C| I think that's a terrible idea.
7 We can show disagreement by asking ...
A| Are you sure that's a good idea?
B| Don't you think your idea is wrong?
C| Don't you understand that you're wrong?
8 We can encourage someone by saying ...
A| Big deal!
B| Great idea!
C| Big idea!
9 Which sentence is NOT polite?
A| I'm afraid I disagree.
B| You're wrong again.
C| I disagree.
10 When everyone in a group agrees, that is called a ___________.
A| by-election
B| consensus
C| quorum
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Answer Key:
1| B 2| A 3| C 4| B 5| C 6| C 7| A 8| B 9| B 10| B
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Topic 10 Airport Vocabulary
1 You meet someone at the ______________ section.
A| departures
B| customs
C| arrivals
2 You leave via the ________________ gate.
A| departures
B| arrivals
C| customs
3 At the ___________ section, an officer may check your bags.
A| boarding gate
B| arrivals
C| customs
4 At the ___________ section, an officer may check your passport.
A| customs
B| boarding gate
C| immigration
5 When you get onto the plane, you _________ it.
A| mount
B| hop
C| board
6 The place where you wait to get on the plane is the ____________ area.
A| mounting
B| check-in
C| boarding
7 When you first arrive at the airport, you need to ___________.
A| check in
B| check out
C| check
8 When you check in, you exchange your ticket for _____________.
A| money
B| luggage
C| a boarding pass
9 The plane has to ___________ to leave the ground.
A| take off
B| fly up
C| take out
10 The plane has to _________ when you reach your destination.
A| drop in
B| fall down
C| land
11 The people who serve you on a plane are called _____.
A| flight waiters
B| flight service
C| flight attendants
12 The flight attendants are also called the ______.
A| cabin waiters
B| cabin servants
C| cabin crew
13 A patch of rough air is called ______.
A| opulence
B| bad air
C| turbulence
14 We have reached _______ of 10,000 feet.
A| an altitude
B| an attitude
15 Which word is uncountable?
A| bag
B| suitcase
C| luggage
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16 Which is correct?
A| This luggages is really heavy.
heavy.
B| This luggage is really heavy.
C| These luggages are really
17 Most larger airports have several sections called ______.
A| terminals
B| pots
C| regions
18 Would you like a window seat or an ______ seat?
A| isle
B| island
C| aisle
19 What should you ask someone when welcoming them at the airport?
A| ‘How was your flying?’
B| ‘How was your flight?’
C| ‘How did your flight?’
20 It’s not a direct flight. You’ll have to ______ in Los Angeles.
A| transition
B| transit
C| transmit
21 How many times did you ______ on the way here?
A| change planes
B| board planes
22 Please keep your seatbelts ______ while the plane takes off.
A| faster
B| fastened
C| fasten
23 In case of emergency, you can find a ______ under your seat.
A| life jacket
B| seat belt
C| boat
24 Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A| A: I’m here for visit my relatives.
B| A: I’m here to visit my relatives.
25 When the customs officers want to know if you are carrying anything illegal, they ask, ______.
A| ‘Do you have anything that is declared?’
B| ‘Do you declare anything?’
C| ‘Do you have anything to declare?’
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