Answer Key
Practice test 4
I. Choose the best expression.
You answered 0 of 15 questions correctly in this part of the test.
- John asked me what [I was talking about] .
- What prevented [you from coming] ?
- I'll get [through with] the report by Monday.
- Well, I suggest [taking] a short break now.
- I usually stay in [-] bed late on Sundays.
- I wish I [hadn't bought] the notebook. It wasn't a good idea.
- She [must have seen] me. She was looking right at me.
- I wanted to copy the pages, but when I came to the copy center, all the copiers [were being used] .
- I think I'll never get [used to getting up] so early.
- She would be able to follow my instructions if she [had prepared] for the meeting.
- She [was not allowed to] let anybody read the document. It was for her eyes only.
- There is no point [in waiting] any longer.
- It's high time they [returned] .
- Paul is known [to have cheated] on the previous grammar test.
- It was very stupid [of] you to tell him all those lies.
II. Fill in the missing words.
You answered 0 of 15 questions correctly in this part of the test.
- Jane is independent [of] her parents.
- I've worked in the company [for] 25 years.
- What [would] you say if she asked about it?
- They live [in] Harbor Street.
- The man [whose] teenage daughter got lost contacted the police.
- He told me I should [do] my best.
- Anne hasn't seen her mother [since] she got engaged to Bob.
- Our teacher gives us plenty of [homework] . I can never manage to do all of it.
- Everybody laughed [at] me when I dropped the cake.
- She was quite angry [with] me.
- You've spoken to him, [haven't] you?
- I [didn't, did not] use to go to parties when I was a student at university.
- Do it [as] carefully as you can.
- Do you know an answer [to] his question?
- It's not an important meeting for us. Really [anybody, anyone] can go there. It doesn't matter.