English Pretest Level B 01

PRETEST B1

The Marriage Guidance Council is an organization which ________ people to talk with a third person about their problems.
allows
demands
requests
requires
The man pretended to be very _________ in the puzzle.
interested
attended
directed
attracted
I didn’t say anything and I _________ on with my crossword.
continued
carried
progressed
proceeded
The Council have threatened to __________ off the water and electricity.
put
go
lay
cut
Now she is frightened of __________ for a job.
attending
intending
replying
applying
When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, he became ________.
redundant
extra
overdue
surplus
As they _______ old age they seem to have an unexplained compulsion to return to the Sargasso Sea to breed.
approach
approximate
access
attend
The eel has an acute ___________ of smell.
point
direction
sense
instinct
Referees should send off players for deliberate ____________.
restrictions
fouls
breaks
strikes
Many football clubs are in financial ________.
condition
issue
trouble
question
It’s only four forty-five. It’s only a __________ to five.
fifteen
quarter
section
sector
006’s mission was to ________ the biggest crime syndicate in the world – SMASH.
break
damage
hurt
get over
It was an all-girls’ school, and we all had to wear ____________.
make-up
perfume
fabric
uniform
The soldiers _______ the building, so no one could escape.
fixed
cycled
halted
surrounded
Are you _________ for the big test tomorrow?
prepared
prepare
alert
watchful
A(n) _________ worker does a family’s housework.
internal
inward
domestic
inside
Hot and cold weather _________ people in different ways.
affect
strike
hit
infect
The children started fighting because one boy took more than his ________ of the cake.
distribution
assignment
share
ratio
The world’s population is increasing _________.
rapidly
fastly
shortly
directly
People who can’t read and write are ________.
unreadable
unexplainable
inexplicable
illiterate
Harman Garrard, who is a trainee sales representative, is going to Spain on ________.
things
operation
action
business
Unfortunately the taxi got ________ in a traffic jam.
stuck
fixed
pressed
sealed
He bought a coffee and a ________ of biscuits.
packet
container
barrel
cargo
Barter was a system of direct ___________ of goods.
communication
transportation
exchange
export
The people in a play are usually referred to as the __________.
people
persons
characters
types
To _______ infection, water should be boiled or purified with tablets.
avoid
cure
treat
stop
_________ is the amount you must pay to ride the bus.
Fare
Fee
Charge
Dept
A(n) ___________ protects people from danger.
security guard
officer
warden
janitor
The bus is _________. It’s warm in the winter.
burnt
fired
air-conditioned
heated
A ________ street has stores and businesses.
sales
selling
rending
commercial
A _________ street has apartments and houses.
living
residential
residing
renting
My apartment has a nice ______. When you look out of the window, you can see a beautiful park.
sight
look
scene
view
I’m on a(n) _________. I have to eat less in order to lose weight.
exercise
practise
slimming
diet
When the air is __________, it contains a lot of water.
saturated
steamy
humid
slippery
A _________ place is a place that a lot of people like to visit.
popular
crowded
public
general
He thinks he’s going there to ________ part in a discussion programme.
take
join
have
play
The rally ________ of five daily stages, beginning on Sunday morning.
consists
includes
lasts
involves
She gets her unemployment ________, but that isn’t much.
need
fee
expense
benefit
_________ tax is a tax on the money people earn.
Earning
Income
Paying
Salary
A(n) _______ area has very few people.
spares
desert
underpopulated
neglected
A _________ person is not young or old.
Middle-aged
medium
medium-aged
middle
A(n) ________ person is good in sports.
exercising
slimming
practising
athletic
When you __________ a holiday, you do special activities on that day.
practice
celebrate
recall
open
Maria is from Mexico, but she has several ________ in California.
relatives
associations
combinations
connectives
Sam works in an airplane ___________.
factory
furnace
manufacture
production
The Russian _________ was in 1917. There was a complete change in government.
action
revolt
revolution
protest
What book company ___________ this book?
spread
generated
published
associated
He was _________ of all