Verb to be: am/is/are Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her Subject Pronouns Plural nouns & Numbers

INTERMEDIATE TEST - 6
- As, like
- Questions with like
- Phrasal verbs
- Infinitive, gerund
1. I’m really looking forward to _____ my new course.
A) start B) starting C) started D) to start
2. They can’t help us _____ the house.
A) move B) moving C) moved D) move to
3. She refused _____ the phone.
A) answer B) to answer C) answered D) answering
4. I don’t mind _____ to the restaurant.
A) driving B) drive C) drove D) to drive
5. We encouraged them _____ a new business.
A) setting up B) to set up C) set up D)’d setup
6. His parents don’t allow him _____ after ten o’clock.
A) stay up B) to stay up C) stay up D) stayed up
7. I’ll be back in touch _____ soon _____ possible.
A) as B) like C) like / as D) as / as
8. This wine tastes _____ vinegar!
A) likes B) as / as C) like D) as
9. I’ve known Andy for years. He went to the same school _____ I did.
A) liked B) similar to C) like D) as
10. My sister’s a teacher _____ me.
A) likes B) similar C) like D) as
11. ‘We had a new teacher today called Mary.’
‘What was she _____?’
A) liked B) look like C) like D) as
12. Who do I look _____ , my mother or my father?
A) like B) more C) likes D) as
13. She really annoys me. I can’t stand people _____ her.
A) likes B) compared to C) like D) as
14. I’ll see you tomorrow at 11.00 _____ usual.
A) like B) as - as C) like D) as
15. It’s July and the weather’s awful! It’s _____ in winter!
A) likes B) as like C) like D)as
16. I need to buy all sorts of things _____ socks, shirts and knickers.
A) likes B) such C) like D) as
17. My wife has found a job _____ a personal assistant.
A) likes B) as - as C) like D) as
18. Dave drinks _____ a fish! I’ve never seen anyone drink as much.
A) likes B) as such C) like D) as
19. My brother has a car _____ yours.
A) likes B) such C) like D) as
20. Don’t touch anything. Leave everything _____ it is.
A) likes B) so C) like D) as
21. It’s freezing. My feet are _____ blocks of ice.
A) likes B) such C) like D) as
22. I want _____ more careful with your homework in future.
A) you be B) you to be C) that you are D) you being
23. I stopped _____ when I was thirty.
A) to smoke B) smoke C) smoking D) too smoke
24. Why did I agree _____ with you? I can’t stand it.
A) to work B) work C) working D) to working
25. I tried _____ you that you were making a mistake, but you didn’t
listen. A) tell B) to tell C) telling D) told
26. I’m looking forward _____ you again soon.
A) to see B) to seeing C) seeing D) too seeing
27. My parents let me _____ what I wanted when I was young.
A) do B) to do C) doing D) does
28. I wasn’t allowed _____ out unless they knew where I was going.
A) going B) go C) to go D) going to
29. I finished _____ the television, and then I went to bed.
A) watching B) to watch C) watch D) watch to
30. I don’t like people _____ arrive late.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
31. The company _____ he works for is based in Germany.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
32. Where are the scissors _____ I bought yesterday?
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
33. I want you to meet the woman _____ taught me how to drive.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
34. The meal _____ you cooked was delicious.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
35. I like animals _____ don’t make a mess.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
36. The film _____ I’ve always wanted to see is on TV tonight.
A) whose B) which C) who D) where
37. The flat _____ they bought was very expensive.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
38. The room in our house _____ is most used is the kitchen.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
39. I didn’t like the meal _____ we had yesterday.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
40. The people _____ work here are very interesting.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
41. The man _____ you were talking about has just come in the room.
A) which B) whose C) who D) where
42. I received a letter this morning _____ really upset me.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
43. Toby, a boy _____ I went to school with, is ill in hospital.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
44. He’s going to have an operation _____ could save his life.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
45. Toby, _____ parents both died a few years ago, is the same age as
me. A) who B) which C) where D) whose
46. I recently went back to the town ____ I was born.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
47. The people _____ used to live next door moved a long time ago.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
48. I met a girl _____ I used to play tennis with.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
49. She told me a story _____ I found hard to believe.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
50. She said she’d married a man _____ had been married ten times
before. A) who B) which C) where D) whose
51. I’ll dry the dishes if you _____ them _____.
A) put / away B) find / out C) put / out D) wash / up
52. ‘Can you _____ the time of the next train to London?’ ‘O.K. I’ll
phone the station.’
A) put away B) find out C) put out D) clear up
53. “Look at these shoes! They’re brand new, and the heel’s fallen off
already.”
“_____ them _____ and change them, then.”
A) Put / away B) Find / out C) Put / out D) Take / back
54. “Oh, dear! The washing machine isn’t working. I haven’t got any
clean clothes, and I’ve got to go to work. What am I going to do?’
‘Don’t worry. I’ll ___ them all ___. Just go to work.’
A) put / away B) find / out C) sort / out D) clear / up
55. The fire was so intense that it took the firemen three hours to _____
it __. A) put / away B) find / out C) put / out D) clear / up
56. The government wants to _____ a new scheme to encourage people to start their own businesses.
A) put away B) find out C) try out D) clear up
57. ‘Can I _____ these jeans _____ please?’
‘Sure. The changing rooms are over there.’
A) put / away B) try / out C) put / out D) try / on
58. I won’t be able to go shopping with you today, I’m afraid. I’ve got
a lot to do at the moment. Can we _____ it _____ till next week?
A) put / off B) find / out C) put / out D) take / back
59. I don’t mind your baking a cake, but just make sure you ___
everything __ when you’ve finished.
A) put /away B) clear / up C) put / out D) take / back
60. ‘What should I do with this form?’
‘___ it ___.’ A) Find / out B) Fill / in C) Put / out D) Clear / up
61. I wanted to _____ to you yesterday.
A) to speak B) speaking C) speak D) to speaking
62. They enjoyed _____ on holiday by the sea.
A) be B) being C) to be D) too be
63. We hope _____ by half past seven.
A) arriving B) to arrive C) arrive D) arrived
64. The weather was awful. It didn’t stop _____ all week.
A) raining B) to rain C) rain D) rain too
65. My sister has agreed _____ with the decorating.
A) help B) helping C) to help D) helps
66. She loves _____ for herself.
A) to work B) work C) working D) works
67. Please let me _____ for the drinks.
A) to pay B) pay C) paying D) paid
68. My health wasn’t very good so I stopped _____.
A) smoking B) to smoke C) smoke D) smoked
69. We chose _____ by boat rather than by plane.
A) traveling B) travel C) to travel D) traveled
70. We’ve finished _____ the house.
A) decorate B) decorating C) decorated D) to decorate
71. I can’t stand _____ in an office.
A) working B) work C) worked D) to work
72. We expect you _____ on time.
A) arrive B) arriving C) arrived D) to arrive
73. It was a wonderful holiday. I will always remember _____ the Niagara Falls.
A) seeing B) to see C)saw D) see
74. I would hate _____ your party.
A) miss B) miss to C) missed D) to miss
75. They can’t promise _____ the work today.
A) finish B) finishing C) finished D) to finish
76. He hates _____ calculators.
A) use B) using C) used D) to use