1) The pavement has been .... up! a) digged b) dug c) dig 2) The Health Service should not be judged by financial ......... alone. a) criteria b) criterion c) criterions 3) Watch out! You nearly ........ in the eye with your umbrella! a) pinched b) poked c) startled 4) There's so much going on in the office today that I can't think........... a) clear b) straight c) properly 5) ............... you heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. a) If b) Provided c) Unless 6) The show .............. by five million people every week. a) is watched b) needs watching c) is being watched 7) We .............. food delivered if we don't feel like going out. a) take b) got c) get 8) Shakespeare is credited with ............ many common phrases and idioms that are still in use today. a) inventing b) coining c) coin 9) If you forget to put the food in the fridge, it ....... go off. a) should b) ought to c) may 10) ''Did Alex repair the gate himself?'' ''No, he......'' a) had it repaired b) has repaired it c) had repaired it 11) ''This bedside table is so heavy! I can't move it'' ''............ I give you a helping hand?'' a) Will b) Can c) Shall 12) I ......... exercise every day if I want to keep fit. a) have to b) should c) must 13) ''Why are you carrying an umbrella in such fine weather?'' ''I'm carrying it in case....'' a) it rains b) it will rain c) of the rain 14) Under the circumstances there is nothing he can do .............. wait. a) or b) but c) until 15) It's rather late so ................ hurry up. a) you'd better to b) you'd rather to c) you'd better 16) ......... we hurried, the shop was closed when we got there. a) Even so b) Although c) Even 17) Michael wished he .................. to pick her up from the airport. a) hasn't offered b) didn't offer c) hadn't offered 18) I took her ............ a foreigner. a) for b) as c) like 19) The idea behind Shakespeare's idiom I must be cruel only to be kind is that... a) Cruelty never pays b) There's no kindness without cruelty c) To say (or do) sth that causes someone pain because you believe that will help them 20) Here's the weekly cleaning rota for this floor of the hostel. a) list b) programme c) draft 21) Scarcely had the bell rung ................. the students started cheering. a) then b) than c) when 22) The village was destroyed by a freak storm. a) unusual b) strong c) heavy 23) There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few yrs ago. a) craze b) phobia c) pleasure 24) I'm so used to ................... alone now, I don't think I would like sharing a flat with anyone again. a) living b) live c) have lived 25) Not for a moment ......................... I would be offered the job, so I was amazed when I got it. a) I thought b) did I think c) would I thought 26) An elk stood ........ the trees. a) between b) among c) underneath 27) Neither of the birthday cards ........ suitable. a) was b) were c) are 28) Books and television are different. .................. of them should replace the other. a) None b) Either c) Neither 29) Don't smoke in this room, .............. a) do you? b) will you? c) won't you? 30) No living being is above death, ................... a) are they b) aren't they? c) isn't it?

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