Read the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.

“Look at you! You’re covered in grease!”
– “ _____to fix the car all morning”

Complete each of the sentences with an appropriate preposition: 

I’m looking forward __________joining you in the trip.

Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete the sentence.

If I were you, I________harder to pass the examination.

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

Could (A) you mind telling me (B) the way to (C) the nearest (D) restaurant?

There is a mistake in each of the following sentences find and correct it.

Many of the peoples in my home village have lived in their village all their lives.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

We’re going to lose this game_____ our team doesn’t start playing better soon.

Choose the best answer: 
In 30 years’ time we........... in flying cars.

Choose the best answer:

On the web you can read ____ newspapers or magazines; you can watch videos, download music or buy anything.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

It’s no good______to him – he never listens.

Choose the best answer:    

This is Kensington Garden _____ every visitor from abroad admires.

Choose the best answer:

Tina gave her ticket to the concert to John, ____ then sold it to Nick.

In rainy seasons roads in the village are always________.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

The stories of Washington made him_________ in the history of America.

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
THE WASTE GENERATION

One of the most striking statistics that I have seen in a long time is that 5 percent of all the energy used in the United States is consumed by computers that have been left on all right.

I can’t confirm this personally, but I can (31)____ tell you that on numerous occasions I have looked out of hotel rooms late at night, in a (32)____ of American cities, and been struck by the fact that every light in every neighboring office building is still on, and that computer (33)____ are indeed flickering.

Why don’t Americans turn these things off? For the same reason, I suppose, that so many people here let their car engines (34) ____ when they pop into a shop, petrol and other energy sources are so (35)____ cheap, and have been for so long, that it doesn’t occur them to (36)____ otherwise.

Why, after all, but each morning when you can have it at your immediate command by (38)____ it on all night?

We are terribly (39)____ of resources in this country. The average American uses twice as much energy to get (40)____ life as the average European. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we consume 20 percent of its resources. These are not statistics to be proud of.

31____________

Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

You can buy waste (produce)…………. made from this factory.

Choose the best answer:

He can do sums more _______ and read faster.

A new bridge   ________built here next year.

We benefit greatly ____________the medicines and other products that biodiversity provides.

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

She loves comedies, ________ her husband is interested in action films.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

The game was cancelled________ torrential rain.

The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non-technical language, and writing correctly.