1. You can exchange the gift ......
A. so long that
B. while
C. as long as
D. meanwhile
...... it is returned within seven days.
2. 'You should stop smoking'
A. He demanded her to stop smoking.
B. He advised her to stop smoking.
C. He threatened her to stop smoking.
D. He said her to stop smoking.
3. We'll ......
A. have
B. be having
C. get
D. getting
...... my sister to babysit on Friday.
4. I blame the Government ......
A. for
B. on
C. about
D. over
...... the increase in crime.
5. I didn't understand at first, but then ......
A. he explained me
B. he explained it me
C. he explained it to me
D. he explained me it
...... and the answer was clear.
6.
A. You mustn't stay
B. You didn't stay
C. You oughtn't stay
D. You needn't stay
...... if you don't want to.
7. The Acropolis is the greatest building ......
A. to be built
B. to have built
C. to have been built
D. built
...... in ancient times.
8. He refused ......
A. to take
B. take
C. taking
D. took
...... responsibility for the accident.
9. He used to be married to an actress, ......
A. wasn't he?
B. didn't he?
C. wasn't it?
D. didn't it?
10. She talks to me, ......
A. as if we were
B. as if we was
C. like we were
D. if we were
...... friends.
Which is correct?
11. A ...... is a person who lives in a foreign country.
A. executor
B. expatriate
12. A ...... is someone who bets money on horse or dog races.
A. punter
B. prude
13. A ...... is a person who enters and lives in an unoccupied building.
A. stalwart
B. squatter
14. A ........ is a person who has very strong and often
unreasonable opinions, but is very intolerant of other
people's opinions.
A. bigot
B. boor
15. A ...... is a person who is very rich and powerful, especially in industry.
A. magnate
B. tyrant
16. A ...... is someone who enters a place where they have no right to be.
A. invigilator
B. interloper
17. A ...... is a person who deliberately damages public or private property.
A. delinquent
B. vandal
Similes
18. As quiet as ......
A. an owl.
B. a mouse.
19. As easy as ......
A. houses.
B. pie.
20. As thick as ......
A. thieves.
B. old boots.
21. As stubborn as ......
A. a lion.
B. a mule.
22. As quick as ......
A. rain.
B. a flash.
23. As smooth as ......
A. velvet.
B. a kitten.
24. As pleased as ......
A. a poker.
B. punch.
25. As thin as ......
A. a rake.
B. a sheet.