Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. Many teenagers are not much __________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at school
A. excited B. important C. interested D. essential
2. I like reading books __________ this is a good way to get information.
A. because B. because of C. so that D. although
3. Which musical __________ can you play? – the drum and the guitar.
A. instructions B. instruments C. constructions D. introductions
4. John and his friends are singing, dancing and __________ to their favorite songs.
A. hearing B. listening C. looking D. watching
5. Do you prefer watching DVDs __________ going to the cinema?
A. on B. than C. to D. with
6. Every day, Seumas __________ up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests.
A. get B. gets C. is getting D. got
7. What do Manuela and her friends do __________ summer?
A. at B. on C. of D. in
8. I have never taken part in any water sports __________ I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. despite
9. She often __________ the radio program ‘Quick and Slow Show’ every Sunday.
A. hears B. listens to C. watches D. reads
10. "Would you like to have __________ coffee?”
A. some B. little C. few D. any
11. I often go to the school __________ to borrow books in my free time.
A. ground B. gate C. library D. lab
12. I've never seen such an interesting __________ before.
A. performance B. performative C. performed D. performing
13. My grandfather usually spends two hours __________ around his house in the morning.
A. walks B. walk C. walking D. to walk
14. She __________ all of them to dinner at her house on Saturday evening.
A. phoned B. invited C. said D. tol
15. Most parents do not allow their children __________ out late.
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stays
16. She played __________ confidently but her timing was not good.
A. the piano B. an piano C. piano D. a piano
17. It takes him thirty minutes to go __________ every day.
A. to work by bus B. to work with bus C. working by a bus D. work on bus
18. Susan: “Shall we go to the cinema this Saturday?”
Alice: “__________”
A.No. Why not? B. Yes, let’s. C. Yes, we do. D. No, I’m not
19. I really enjoy __________ in the park on a sunny day.
A. reading B. to read C. being read D. to reading
20. The children were bored __________ watching that film again and again.
A. with B. in C. about D. of
21. Michael Faraday was very interested in __________ experiments with electricity.
A. done B. doing C. to do D. doing with
22. John is __________ in fashion magazines.
A. interests B. interest C. interested D. interesting
23. Alice: “How often do you go to the dentist, Anne?”
Anne: “__________.”
A. Last week B. Next month C. Twice a year D. yesterday
24. I'm very interested __________.
A. in the information you gave me
B. with the information you gave it to me
C. about the information you gave me
D. with the information you gave me
25. Will you go to Sarah’s party __________ Saturday?
A. in B. on C. for D. at
26. Would you like __________ another language?
A. learning B. learn C. learns D.to learn
27. What time __________ you go to school?
A. are B. does C. do D. is
28. The airport gets very __________ at weekends, so Richard travels during the week when it’s quieter.
A. busy B. strong C. heavy D. tight
29. Richard __________ has a coffee when he arrives at the airport.
A. already B. once C. usually D. recently
30. __________ do we have for lunch? We have meat, soup and some vegetables.
A. What B. Which C. How D. Why