1) Most university students ________ on campus in their first year a) lives b) live c) are living 2) From this graph we can see that the economy ________ at the moment a) improves b) improve c) is improving 3) They ________ personal computers when my father was a student a) hadn't b) didn't have c) weren't having 4) I ________ want to be a practising doctor but now I'm more interested in research a) was used to b) used to c) would 5) The teacher ________ us how to do the experiment when the fire bell rang a) showed b) shown c) was showing 6) I finished my essay yesterday but ________ it in to the tutor yet a) I've given b) I haven't given c) I didn't give 7) ________ the experiment three times now with different results each time! a) We've done b) We did c) We've been doing 8) When I arrived the lecture ________ so i didn't find it easy to follow a) started b) had started c) had been starting 9) She ________ well at school but that changed when she became friends with a different group of girls a) did b) had done c) had been doing 10) ________ the doctor at 2.00 this afternoon so I can't go to the lecture a) I'm seeing b) I see c) I will see 11) My sister ________ economics and politics when she goes to university a) is going to study b) studies c) will study 12) While we're working on the project our boss ________ on a beach in Greece! a) will sit b) will have sat c) will be sitting 13) If the trend continues, the average income ________ by 107 % by 2020 a) will increase b) will have increased c) will be increasing 14) You can base your geography assignment on ______ country - it doesn't matter which a) a b) some c) any 15) There aren't ________ places left on the course so you'd better apply soon a) much b) many c) lots of 16) I don't know whether to accept the job offer. It's ________ a) a difficult decision b) the difficult decision c) difficult decision 17) For those of you new to the company, this leaflet is full of ________ a) a valuable information b) the valuable information c) valuable information 18) The manager interviewed ________ candidates in turn a) each of the b) each c) every 19) I know it's not much of a present but I made it ________ a) me b) myself c) by myself 20) You should visit Bath. It's ________ city a) a historical and interesting b) a historical interesting c) an interesting historical 21) The government has released some ________ data showing how schools are not providing an adequate education to our children a) shocking b) shock c) shocked 22) You really should go to Namibia. The scenery is ________ stunning and the people are very friendly. a) very b) fairly c) absolutely 23) This factory produces some of ________ cameras in the world a) best b) the best c) the most best 24) ________ people live in the countryside than 100 years ago a) less b) few c) fewer 25) The bookshop ________ the end of the road is excellent a) at b) on c) in 26) There were millions of people around the world ________ the football match live on television a) watched b) watching c) were watching 27) Scientists finally ________ find a cure for the disease after years of research a) managed to b) can c) could 28) She got a terrible mark in the exam so she ________ very hard at all a) mustn't have worked b) can't have worked c) didn't work 29) What ________ in order to get a permit to work in your country? a) do I need to do b) must I do c) ought I do 30) When you write your essays you ________ copy ideas from books without referencing them properly a) mustn't b) don't have to c) have to 31) Doctors have ________ us to cut down on salt in our diets if we want to reduce the risk of getting hear disease a) insisted b) suggested c) advised 32) ________ this newspaper report, more women smoke than men nowadays a) apparently b) according to c) supposedly 33) My parents encouraged ________ this course a) me to do b) me doing c) me do 34) What will you do if ________ a) you don't get a good IELTS score? b) you didn't get a good iELTS score? c) you won't get a good IELTS score? 35) A recent government report has warned that ________ we act immediately to reduce pollution, there will be serious consequences for the planet a) provided that b) in case c) unless 36) If i didn't have to work tonight, ________ a) I'd be able to relax now b) I'm able to relax now c) I'll be able to relax now 37) I wish that man ________ tapping his fingers on the table. It's really annoying me. a) stopped b) had stopped c) would stop 38) I'm aiming ________ a band 7 in IELTS a) on b) for c) to 39) Do you have any knowledge ________ how our education system works? a) of b) on c) for 40) The minister ________ is responsible for education has just resigned a) which b) who c) what 41) The University of St Andrews ________ is the oldest university in Scotland a) which was founded in 1413 b) , which was founded in 1413, c) , that was founded in 1413, 42) Many children these days do not have a healthy diet. ________ is possible that this is because less healthy foods are cheaper than healthy ones. a) What b) That c) It 43) The charity is trying to find ways to save and ________ the world's endangered animal species. a) the charity is trying to find ways to protect b) to find ways to protect c) protect 44) In the past we threw a lot of our kitchen waste away, but today many items such as plastic bottles and newspapers ________ a) are recycled b) recycle c) need recycling 45) I can't pick you up from the station on Wednesday because ________ on that day a) I'm fixing my car b) I'm having my car fixed c) I need my car fixed 46) These drugs are the best medicine available as a treatment at the moment, ________ they are expensive, unfortunately a) although b) because c) so 47) Learning a foreign language is important because it helps you to understand other cultures better. ________ it can be a useful skill in many areas of work. a) However, b) Despite this, c) In addition, 48) ________ I can't go to the conference as I've got to go to Sydney on business a) Frankly b) Unfortunately c) Personally 49) ________ I think it's useful to write an outline of your essay before you start to write the first draft. a) Interestingly, b) Definitely, c) Personally, 50) The ________ of dark red spots is one of the first signs of the disease. a) appearance b) appearing c) appear

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