English Pretest Level B 06

PRETEST B6

He’s coming here to take part in a discusion programme.
participate
take portion
organise
watch
Mr. Hooper said that Jason was a brilliant actor.
clumsy
talented
queer
friendly
He said that he was terrified of horses.
fond
shy
very afraid
tired
Jason was furious when he heard the director say that he must fall off the horse again.
angry
amused
aurprised
suspicious
She says she’ll retire in ten years.
Give up her regular work
die
change her home
move
He emphasises that ability at maths is essential.
excellent
optional
remarkable
necessary
They have vacancies for computer programmers.
Unfilled posts
bonuses
advertisements
orders
You should give a detailed account of the losses.
brief
vivid
typed
thorough
Every other house in the street has been demolished.
renovated
decorated
rewired
knocked down
She was a(n) stubborn lady.
arrogant
strong-willed
narrow-minded
heartless
This settlement was founded in 1592.
discovered
established
searched
bought

Questions 12-22: Read the following conversation and choose the best answer.

DAVID Are there any good __________ on television tonight?
showings
screens
programmes
performances
LINDA Yes, there’s a very interesting __________ about life in the Artic.
news
documentary
service
entertainment
DAVID That’s a __________ , isn’t it? I think I saw it about a fortnight ago.
second
repeat
copy
return
LINDA That’s right. It’s part of a _________ on living in strange places.
set
collection
series
group
DAVID Do you watch a lot of __________ films?
travel
journey
tour
sightseeing
LINDA Not really. I prefer television __________.
stages
screens
acts
dramas
DAVID What about ___________ programmes?
playing
gaming
sports
match
LINDA I like to see “Match of The Day” on Saturdays. That’s my _______.
popular
favourite
preferable
likeable
DAVID Is Cliff Lion still the _________?
presenter
talker
actor
reader
LINDA Yes, he is. He usually discusses the matches with two or three footballers in the _________. Anyway, what are you going to watch tonight?
stage
theatre
studio
floor
DAVID I’m watching “Science Review”. Chas Merton has asked me to write a ______ of the programme for the Centre City Daily News.
judgement
value
review
paper
We had to queue. We had to wait our ____________.
queue
turn
row
line
If she can make up such stories, she’s certainly a very _________ girl.
imaginary
imaginable
imaginative
imagining
When the “Mary Celeste” did not __________ his signal, he decided to investigate.
offer
extend
answer
do
On its first voyage, the ship was badly _________ in a collision.
damaged
hurt
obstructed
harmed
The captain put some sailors on the “Mary Celeste”, who ________ it to Portugal.
sent
got
carried
sailed
Only a few of the fans misbehave at matches.
behave properly
behave improperly
behave well
behave acceptably
As the man left the bank he spotted a phone box.
entered
picked up
marked (it) with spots
caught sight of
John’s parents _________ him to stay in school even though his grades were not very good.
made
encouraged
had
excited
Is it impolite to ask someone ____________ questions?
personal
reasonable
rational
impersonal
Students often suffer from __________ before an exam.
sorrow
failure
headache
anxiety
Electricity and gas supplies have been seriously _________ by the floods.
disrupted
alerted
injured
erupted
Is it impolite to ___________ at people?
look
stare
answer
threaten
Mark __________ red hair from his mother.
descended
inherited
transmitted
infected
If yu drive carelessly, you take a _____________.
care
licence
risk
permit
Open the _________ so the water will flow freely through the pipes.
valve
set
crutch
knob
If you are sure of yourself, you have __________ in yourself.
confidence
religion
victory
success
The moment the man spoke to the woman, he realised he had __________ her for someone else.
mistaken
mislaid
misinformed
misstated
In the modern world, people communicate by telephone, radio, television and computer.
talk to each other
give and receive information
get the world’s news
connect
When the man took a second biscuit, I didn’t look up and I didn’t ________ a sound.
make
cause
declare
state
I needed to find some books for my _________ at college.
doing
course
academy
copying
I can’t really _________ a taxi, but I have to take one now.
buy
claim
afford
pay
I always enjoy doing crossword _____________.
programmes
theories
problems