Adding Up

1-I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.

(a) doesn't calculate
(b) isn't mathematics
© doesn't make sense
(d) makes the wrong addition


2-All the sudents got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

(a) got a lot of marks
(b) got higher marks than someone
© got very good marks
(d) got the most marks of all

3-He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.

(a) he is unemployed
(b) he has almost no money
© he has a few things
(d) he has nothing at all

4-As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand.

(a) quickly
(b) slowly
© easily
(d) directly

5-I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.

(a) have not got wet
(b) have got no water
© have been successful
(d) have got home dry

6-He is the man who owns all the land and is the big fish around here.

(a) the fat man
(b) the huge man
© the important man
(d) the enormous man

7-She never stops talking about herself and is full of herself.

(a) is very fat
(b) is too fat
© is very full
(d) is very conceited

8-You will not slip over because the floor is as dry as a bone.

(a) completely hard
(b) extremely flat
© totally dry
(d) completely cracked

9-He kept saying he didn't do it but in the end he said he had done it.

(a) at the end
(b) finally
© at last
(d) by the end

10-I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but accidents will happen.

(a) things will take place
(b) things do occur
© things take place often
(d) things often go wrong


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1-© doesn't make sense

2-(d) got the most marks of all

3-(b) he has almost no money

4- (d) directly

5-© have been successful

6-© the important man

7-(d) is very conceited

8-© totally dry


9-(b) finally

10-(b) things do occur

Take it in

1-I'm sorry I didn't take in what he said.

(a) listen
(b) hear
© understand
(d) note

2-I hope she gets through her exams next week.

(a) passes
(b) follows
© takes
(d) stands

3-What time do you get up in the morning?

(a) leave home
(b) start for work
© finish off sleep
(d) get out of bed

4-When you stop work, you can take up golf.

(a) finish playing
(b) start playing
© stop playing
(d) enjoy playing

5-Don't overdo it because you're very tired.

(a) do a lot
(b) do a little
© do too little
(d) do too much

6-When does your plane take off?

(a) leave the ground
(b) start to land
© begin to arrive
(d) finish landing

7-As a student she has just enough money to get by on.

(a) live fully
(b) live simply
© live easily
(d) live quietly


8-I don't know who wrote this note because I can't make out the signature.

(a) discover
(b) find
© read
(d) learn


9-We don't have enough money for a car so we make do with bicycles.

(a) use many times
(b) use instead
© use sometimes
(d) use always

10-What time do you get in after work?

(a) have tea
(b) eat supper
© reach home
(d) have a rest


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1-© understand
2-(a) passes
3-(d) get out of bed
4-(b) start playing
5-(d) do too much
6-(a) leave the ground
7-(b) live simply
8-© read
9-(b) use instead
10-© reach home

1) Hania and Joanna are as different as ……… and cheese?
a) biscuits
b) chalk
c) ham
d) jam



2) My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ……… to become an archaeologist, instead.
a) heart
b) head
c) brain
d) mind



3) If something frightens you it gives you the ……… .
a) wood
b) bulls
c) willies
d) hots



4) You haven't been studying much recently and you'd better ……… if you want to pass the Cambridge CPE exam.
a) thread your way through
b) meet your Waterloo
c) pull your socks up
d) change your spots



5) Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.
a) over the hill
b) on cloud nine
c) on the hop
d) over the peg



6) Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.
a) read between the lines
b) lead the field
c) took to the bottle
d) spared the rod



7) Don't throw that old FCE testbook away. It will ……… in handy when your sister is studying for the college entry examination.
a) turn
b) find
c) come
d) give



Simon was given the cold ……… by the other teachers after informing the newspapers about widespread corruption at the college.
a) chin
b) shoulder
c) neck
d) back



9) Wild boar haven't been seen in this ……… of the woods for about ten years because of overhunting in the past.
a) walk
b) ward
c) neck
d) leg



10) Charles has been in Kamila's ……… since he called her a fat slag.
a) bad letters
b) bad books
c) bad records
c) bad papers


11) The school director's resignation came like a bolt from the ……… . Nobody had expected it.
a) green
b) red
c) black
d) blue



12) Marcin's father wasn't happy to find his son ……… drunk on the bathroom floor with a bottle of Vodka beside him.
a) blind
b) stiff
c) deep
d) tight



13) The President is very old. He's as old as the ……… .
a) moon
b) grave
c) rock
d) hills



14) The Skwierzyna football team never win. So I wouldn't put my ……… on them if I were you. You'll only lose it!
a) shoes
b) shirt
c) jacket
d) hat



15) If you tell Maria there's a surprise English test today, you won't see her for ……… .
a) dust
b) cloud
c) rain
d) fog



16) Neil is famous for making up the most incredible stories, so you'd better take them with a pinch of ……… .
a) snuff
b) pepper
c) salt
d) herbs



17) If you ……… you work very hard.
a) work to the winds
b) work like a new leaf
c) work your fingers to the bone
d) work until you are blue and black



1 It took me several seconds to grasp the meaning of her statement but finally the ……… dropped.
a) penny
b) axe
c) hammer
d) stone



19) Jarek is the best swimmer in the water polo team. He can ……… spots off everyone else.
a) brush
b) knock
c) put
d) win



20) Magda has never turned her ……… on her family and offers help whenever they need it.
a) hair
b) eyes
c) back
d) stomach



21) The jacket fits like a ...... but the sleeve has a hole in it.
a) door
b) window
c) condom
d) glove



22) Joanna will never forgive you for letting the ……… . It was meant to be a secret!
a) cows out of the field
b) cat out of the bag
c) pig out of the poke
d) chickens out of the cage



23) John's mean down in the ……… since his girlfriend ditched him for his best friend.
a) pockets
b) dumps
c) heels
d) carpets



24) Ever since Hania told him she was pregnant, Christopher has been ……… himself with worry.
a) next to
b) beside
c) beneath
d) over



25) I was knocked for ……… when Kate told me she had passed her driving test.
a) nine
b) eight
c) seven
d) six



26) A past experience you cannot change is ……… under the bridge.
a) a duck
b) water
c) a boat
d) traffic



27) Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ……… .
a) soft in the head
b) riding high
c) over the moon
d) pushing up daisies



2 Mr Jones gave us ……… about losing our match against Gorzow.
a) cane
b) rod
c) stick
d) log



29) The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.
a) hair
b) nerves
c) mouth
d) books



30) Angela will ……… in front of her boss to get a pay rise.
a) hue and cry
b) bow and scrape
c) leap and bound
d) wine and dine



31) Mrs Raven isn't capable of controlling the class. She is so timid she wouldn't say ……… .
a) kill the fatted cow
b) put the cat among the pigeons
c) boo to a goose
d) cry wolf



32) Kate Moss looks like ……… . She's far too skinny!
a) a kettle of fish
b) a bag of bones
c) a whale of a time
d) a bundle of nerves



33) Some of the boys in the class used to take the ……… out of Alfie's speech impediment.
a) hooray
b) mickey
c) cackle
d) hampers



34) If something ……… true it sounds true.
a) rings
b) chimes
c) shouts
d) beeps



35) I was ....... off with some rotten apples at the corner shop.
a) palmed
b) handed
c) armed
d) fingered



36) To ……… fun at someone is to laugh rudely at them.
a) give
b) stick
c) beat
d) poke



37) If the police find out it was us who smashed up the telephone box, we'll be in …… .
a) hot water
b) the beaten track
c) a mine of information
d) the drop of a hat



3 It's easy to get a place at the local College of English. They accept all and ……… .
a) people
b) road
c) sundry
d) league



39) Bill is a ……… of habit. Every Sunday he goes for a swim in the river.
a) kind
b) animal
c) creature
d) type



40) The local Tesco hypermarket has been losing a lot of stock. It's high time they took a tough ……… with shoplifters.
a) measure
b) line
c) penalty
d) discipline



41) I'm looking for a new place to live. My flat doesn't have enough space to swing a ……… cat.
a) crow
b) cat
c) dog
d) giraffe



42) My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks like ……… .
a) a duck out of water
b) mutton dressed as lamb
c) sheep from goats
d) she has a flea in her ear



43) If you draw a ……… over something unpleasant, you try to forget something and avoid the subject.
a) scarfe
b) hat
c) hood
d) veil



44) Robin Hood was a ……… at archery. He always hit the target.
a) dab hand
b) rough diamond
c) vested interest
d) fine hand



45) Why do our students alway cheat in tests? I don't know, I haven't the ……… .
a) foggiest thought
b) foggiest idea
c) foggiest notion
d) foggiest answer



46) Marta looks great! She's really dressed to ……… .
a) destroy
b) kill
c) murder
d) slaughter



47) If you hide your ……… under a bushel, you are too modest to boast about your skills.
a) beard
b) looks
c) light
d) mind



4 You can shout until you're ……… in the face but she won't hear you. She's as deaf as a post.
a) blue
b) green
c) pink
d) black



49) The decision has already been taken, so there's no point in your ……… .
a) giving a tickle
b) taking the biscuit
c) being tickled pink
d) arguing the toss



50) She would have failed the practical exam by a long way, but the school decided to ……… the rules so that she passed.
a) bend
b) twist
c) skip
d) dodge

Question 1=b
Question 2=d
Question 3=c
Question 4=c
Question 5=b
Question 6=c
Question 7=c
Question 8=b
Question 9=c
Question 10=b
Question 11=d
Question 12=a
Question 13=d
Question 14=d
Question 15=a
Question 16=c
Question 17=c
Question 18=a
Question 19=b
Question 20=c
Question 21=d
Question 22=b
Question 23=b
Question 24=b
Question 25=d
Question 26=b
Question 27=a
Question 28=c
Question 29=a
Question 30=b
Question 31=c
Question 32=b
Question 33=b
Question 34=a
Question 35=a
Question 36=d
Question 37=a
Question 38=c
Question 39=c
Question 40=b
Question 41=b
Question 42=b
Question 43=d
Question 44=a
Question 45=b
Question 46=b
Question 47=c
Question 48=a
Question 49=d
Question 50=a