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LIVELLO PRINCIPIANTE

Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase.

1. I planned to go for a walk but the rain put me ........ the idea.
	of	off	against	on
2. They haven't really been to China, ........ they ?
	were	did	have	had
3. My husband, ........ favourite hobby is stamp collecting, has many rare stamps
	whom	whose	which	that
4. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ........ yours.
	to	from	of	against
5. Some people never set ........ to become rich and famous
	up	out	off	across
6. I didn't learn much Greek ........ I was in Crete
	as	during	since	while
7. The more ........ we walk the longer it will take us to get home
	slowly	slower	slowest	slow
8. Too ........ salt is not good for you
	many	great	few	much
9. All the runners have a number ........ we can quickly identify them during the race
	so that	so as	so to	in order
10. I'd rather you ........ smoke in the office
	couldn't	mustn't	shouldn't	didn't
11. If the weather hadn't been so bad we would have ........ to the beach
	went	gone	been	not been
12. A certificate from Cambridge University is a valuable ........ .
	examination	qualification	production	paper
13. I'll go shopping with you ........ I can get back in time for the lecture at 2 p.m.
	in order that	so that	such that	as long as
14. The phone has been out of order ........ yesterday afternoon
	since	for	during	after
15. I'd strongly ........ against staying up late the night before an important examination
	argue	advise	recommend	suggest
16. I look forward ........ you next week
	seeing	to seeing	see	to see
17. He turned ........ the offer of a new job and stayed with his present employer
	up	down	out	off
18......... being 70 years old he is very fit and healthy
	Although	Except	Whereas	Despite
19. Would you ........ opening the window please ?
	care	mind	like	help
20. His handwriting is very bad. I can't ........ out his signature.
	find	pick	make	read
21. You should take an umbrella. ........ it rains and you get wet.
	Although	What	Suppose	In case
22. It isn't ........ worrying about the traffic. We'll only be a few minutes late.
	of value	important	worth	necessary
23. I remembered ........ up in that house with my brothers and sisters
	to grow	to growing	grow	growing
24. The food will be wonderful if you follow the ........ carefully.
	instructions	plan	receipt	recipe
25. If I ........ lived in Cambridge, I wouldn't have met you.
	hadn't	didn't	wasn't	could

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LIVELLO INTERMEDIO

Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase.

1. He ........ extremely difficult standards for himself.
	made	set	built	put up
2. That was the first time I'd gone skiing, so I didn't think I'd take ........
	to it	it up	it out	it over
3. Time and ........ the boxer aimed devastating blows at his opponent.
	later	next	then	again
4. Children have achieved a ........ of success using this new reading method.
	level	stage	step	degree
5. He ........ to buy tickets because he'd been given a free visitor pass.
	didn't need	needed	needn't have	hadn't to
6. If ........ I hadn't spent all my money, I might have been able to put more aside in the bank .
	really	then	only	before
7. He was completely silent during the meeting, apart from making the ........ remark or two.
	odd	strange	one	unique
8. The software provides a ........ of options for the advanced user.
	variation	scope	range	scale
9. Your English will improve if you ........ speak it in class.
	increasingly	regularly	steadily	at times
10. Penicillin is a ........ recent discovery
	generally	comparably	relatively	considerably
11. You should be on your ........ against pickpockets in this part of town.
	protection	watch	guard	care
12. In some cultures it is polite to raise one's hand to ........ attention.
	attract	find	obtain	hold
13. In the last century many headed west in the search ........ gold.
	of	over	to	for
14. Forest fires can cause devastation ........ a wide scale.
	in	on	at	by
15. It looked ........ there wasn't anyone in the building
	as if	like if	though	like that
16. In the examination the use of dictionaries is ........
	forbidding	forbidden	forbade	forbid
17. ........ you like to be met at the airport, or will you get a taxi ?
	Will	Could	Should	Would
18. Two youths, seen ........ about the bank prior to the robbery, were later picked up by the police.
	hanging	staying	standing	walking
19. She's late! I wrote down the directions to our house for her, so she ........ have got lost getting here.
	needn't	couldn't	mustn't	mightn't
20. I've always regretted not ........ the violin when I was younger.
	learning	to learn	to learning	going to learn
21. You can get wonderful views of the waterfall. It's a well known beauty ....... .
	place	spot	position	scene
22. This group of musicians has been ........ the clubs in the north of England for the last three months.
	travelling	performing	touring	attempting
23. I'm in the ........ every month now. I simply can't afford to buy luxuries
	red	pink	black	green
24. He could have helped us but it now appears that he's had a change of ........ .
	mind	hand	plan	heart
25. Now that the fog has lifted and the sun is shining it ........ rain after all.
	mightn't	couldn't	wouldn't	mustn't

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LIVELLO AVANZATO

Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase.

1. If you don't take exercise you ........ the risk of getting ill.
	stand	face	run	suffer
2. He was ........ with embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison
	accused	convicted	charged	arrested
3. If you are ........ with this test you should perhaps attempt an easier one.
	stumbling	stressed	struggling	straining
4. Insulation was fitted to ........ further heat loss from the building.
	guard	protect	save	prevent
5. We are all ........ the opinion that hydrocarbons in the atmosphere contribute to global warming.
	in	on	of	with
6. ........ had we sold our stock when the markets crashed .
	If only	Just	Seldom	Hardly
7. I can't ........ thinking that we made a mistake in our calculations - the total is too high.
	help	bear	stand	be
8. I dread ........ what would have happened if there'd been an accident.
	thinking	to think	to thinking	the thought
9. Can you wait thirty seconds while I ........ in to the Post Office for some stamps ?
	saunter	breeze	break	pop
10. The chess players tried very hard to ........ each other with every move in the tournament
	outnumber	outclass	outweigh	outwit
11. Having lost his voice as a result of a throat infection he was forced to ........ to get his point across.
	gesticulate	prevaricate	manipulate	perambulate
12. I'm in a bit of a rush. But I'll stop for a cup of tea, .........
	although	though	as well	despite it
13. You could give her a call. I'm certain that, at this time of day, she ........ in the office.
	will be	was	had been	would have been
14. As the crowd ........ the gate many at the front were crushed and injured.
	clustered to	surged toward	mustered to	amassed to
15. He's a very ........ gentleman - always poking his nose in the affairs of others.
	daunting	tenuous	influential	meddlesome
16. As I walked along the landing I noticed water ........ under the door
	leaking	seeping	oozing	filtering
17. The written examination should take you the ........ part of an hour.
	better	largest	maximum	optimum
18. You should ........ for delays on your way to the airport.
	expect	account	anticipate	allow
19. When the hurricane was ........ they emerged from their shelter to survey the damage.
	departed	over	finished	away
20. Unfortunately he often engaged in business ventures where the pickings were ........ .
	thin	slim	modest	miniscule
21. As a teenager he had many ....... , one of which was to play oboe in the orchestra
	vocations	undertakings	desires	aspirations
22. Please make ........ that you have your passport and ticket with you before leaving for the airport.
	absolute	definite	possible	certain
23. Theirs is a longstanding friendship. They've known ........ another for years.
	each	one	all	both
24. Julia is such a diligent student. She spends a lot of her spare time ........ in her books.
	confined	immersed	encompassed	contemplating
25. He's only sixteen and a first time ........ . If he's lucky he'll only get a suspended sentence.
	suspect	criminal	delinquent	offender

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TEST DI LIVELLO

1.	They ______ in class now.	2.	______ are you doing?
	is are am		What Where Who

3.	Maria ______ in a restaurant.	4.	______ name is Maria.
	working work works		Her His Our

5.	I'm ______ now.	6.	______ she like ice cream?
	read reads reading		Does Do Is

7.	We ______ in Chicago.	8.	What ______ you do for a living?
	not aren't don't		do are does

9.	What is he going to do?	10.	Were you at the park?
	He paints his house. He's going to paint his house. He's painting his house.		Yes, I were. Yes, I did. Yes, I was.

11.	I didn't ______ the program.	12.	Did you take the bus?
	saw see seeing		No, I took the train. No, I take the train. No, I was taking the train.

13.	What did Joe do? He _____ all day.	14.	______were you doing?
	is working worked works		Where What Who

15.	Winter is ______ than autumn.	16.	This is ______movie of the year.
	more cold colder cold		the better the best the most good

17.	Do you need some money? No, I don't need ______ money.	18.	Will you take a vacation in June?
	any some many		No, I didn't. No, I won't. No, I don't.

19.	Did ______ call?	20.	A dog is ______ than a chicken.
	anybody anything anywhere		intelligenter intelligent more intelligent

21.	Where have you ______?	22.	Tom has $5.00. Bill has $23.00. Tom has ______ money than Bill.
	were been be		less much more

23.	They live ______ Main Street.	24.	Has Raquel seen the pictures?
	in at on		Yes, she has. Yes, she is. Yes, she does.

25.	I haven't done my work ______.	26.	Do you know ______?
	already yet since		where does he live where he lives where lives he

27.	That's the man _____ helped me.	28.	They ______ all morning, but they haven't finished yet.
	which who when		have been working are working was working

29.	Mr. Johnson ______ his car.	30.	Romeo and Juliet ______by Shakespeare.
	had the mechanic fixed had the mechanic fix had the mechanic to fix		wrote was written was writing

31.	If I won the lottery, I ______ around the world.	32.	He has a friend ______ family is very rich.
	will travel traveled would travel		whose who's who

33.	The doctor asked the patient ______.	34.	When Maria arrived, the class ______.
	not to smoke no smoke don't smoke		already begun had already begun has already begun

35.	Maria was late for class. She ______ the train.	36.	If she ______ earlier, she wouldn't have missed the train.
	would have missed should have missed must have missed		had gotten up would have gotten up got up

37.	I can't sing. I wish I ______ sing.	38.	Would you mind ______ the door?
	be able to can could		closing close to close

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