This test will help you have a better understanding of your current level.
Please choose one answer for each question. If you are not sure about some answers, it's best if you select don't know yet. You will have a more accurate result than by simply guessing the correct option.
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1. Bob and Carole _________brother and sister.
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are
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am
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is
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does
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don't know yet
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2. __________ you help me?
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are
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can
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do
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please
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don't know yet
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3. We always eat turkey ________Christmas.
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for
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at
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in
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nothing
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don't know yet
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4. I like to go to bed___________midnight on weekends.
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on
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at
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nothing
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since
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don't know yet
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5. If you don't _______please ask me.
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understand
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understood
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understanding
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have understood
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don't know yet
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6. Are you_________ to speak Japanese?
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can
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able
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ability
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do
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don't know yet
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7. It's a little warm in here, please turn ______ the heater a little.
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up
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around
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off
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down
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don't know yet
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8. What are you doing __________next Saturday?
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-
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next
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on
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for
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don't know yet
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9. She came to live here 5 years_______ .
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nothing
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ago
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from
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since
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don't know yet
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10. I started my new job_______last Monday.
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-
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on
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since
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from
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don't know yet
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11. ______you left, there have been many changes.
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after
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nothing
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when
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since
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don't know yet
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12. How long have you_________ in Oxford?
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were
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be
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being
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been
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don't know yet
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13. He ________ English since he left university 6 years ago.
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has teach
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has been teaching
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teaches
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taught
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don't know yet
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14. I ________ three years in Tokyo.
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spending
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spends
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spent
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has spent
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don't know yet
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15. The company closed and I _______ made redundant.
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was
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were
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am
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have
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don't know yet
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16. I ________ recently.
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have been
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promoted
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have been promoted
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promotes
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don't know yet
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17. I _______ some lessons and can speak a few basic phrases.
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taking
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takes
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took
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taken
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don't know yet
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18. When are you _______ to visit us?
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planning
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plan
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planned
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plans
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don't know yet
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19. He doesn't want to ______ in a restaurant during his summer vacation.
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working
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work
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has worked
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will worked
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don't know yet
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20. How long ____ she had that car?
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have
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has
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having
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had
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don't know yet
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21. She invited me _______at her house.
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stay
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to stay
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staying
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has stayed
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don't know yet
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22. He lived in France ______1992 to 1997.
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from
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to
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between
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in
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don't know yet
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23. Joe forgot ________ the letter.
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post
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posted
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posting
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to post
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don't know yet
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24. He'd been painting _______many years before he sold his first picture.
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since
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-
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for
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from
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don't know yet
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25. I think I _______ stay here for a few more years.
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will
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am
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was
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am
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don't know yet
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26. If someone _______ me a well-paid job I would take it.
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offering
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offer
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offers
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offered
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don't know yet
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27. Some of my students asked me if I ____________continue to teach them business English.
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can
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could
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was
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cannot
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don't know yet
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28. Not only _____shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide.
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do trees provide
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trees provide
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provides trees
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trees do provide
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don't know yet
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29. Next year I _______ a special training course.
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have done
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am doing
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do
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did
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don't know yet
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30. The money________ from the bank was recovered.
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stole
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steal
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stolen
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steals
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don't know yet
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31. _______for a career in dance generally begins at an early age.
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people train
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that people train
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it training
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training
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don't know yet
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32. Neither humans ___ dogs can hear as well as cats.
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or
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nor
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and
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is
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don't know yet
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33. Giraffes hardly ______ sleep more than twenty minutes a night.
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never
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ever
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always
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rarely
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don't know yet
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34. A dog should be checked regularly by the vet to ensure that it remains in good _________ .
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healthier
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healthiness
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healthy
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health
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don't know yet
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35. The people I met couldn’t have_______more helpful or friendly.
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be
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were
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are
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been
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don't know yet
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36. There are ________ of different types of roses.
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a thousand
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thousands
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thousand
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an thousand
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don't know yet
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37. To "set your sight" on something means to ___ something.
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aim for
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look for
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ask for
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send
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don't know yet
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38. It used to be a tradition for the bride to be given ___ by her father.
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in
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off
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away
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up
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don't know yet
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39. "Never mind" means ___.
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don't worry about it
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pardon
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why
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there is a problem
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don't know yet
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40. Peter did not accept the job, for he did not want to take ___ all those responsibilities.
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on
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out
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for
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in
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don't know yet
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41. To "call it a day" means ___.
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to quit
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it becomes evening
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to say good morning
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to agree
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don't know yet
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42. If you "jump at" something you ___.
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are scared
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don't understand
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accept it quickly
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go somewhere else
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don't know yet
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43. To stick a poster to a wall is the same as to ___ up a poster.
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liven
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put
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stand
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nail
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don't know yet
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44. After several hours of discussion, the council agreed ________a plan.
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in
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with
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on
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for
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don't know yet
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45. Pencillin was discovered more or less _______ chance.
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by
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with
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on
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to
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don't know yet
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46. Commercial bakeries can make thousands of loaves of bread ______one time using automated equipment.
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in
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by
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at
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on
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don't know yet
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47. ______ their light weight, aluminium alloys can be very strong.
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although
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despite
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because
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as
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don't know yet
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48. The bark of a tree thickens __________ .
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with age
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it gets older
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by age
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on age
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don't know yet
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49. Only about one _______ of the water on Earth is fresh water.
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percentage
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percent's
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percent
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percents
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don't know yet
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50. Steel is not as ______ as cast iron; it doesn't break as easily.
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brisk
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brittle
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brilliant
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bright
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don't know yet
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