Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces

3. Grammar and Vocabulary
Ex1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
1.I’d rather you___________at my party last night.
A. be B. were C. had been D. have been

2. ___________will Mr Forbes be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. In spite of his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only with of his hard work
3. Barbara didn’t mention________about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she is.
A. concerning B. to concern
C. being concerned D. to be concerned
4. Snow and rain___________of nature.
A. are phenomenon B. are phenomena
C. is phenomena D. is phenomenon
5. Everyone was going away on holiday this week, ___________
A. wasn’t it B. wasn’t be C. weren’t they D. wasn’t she
6___________ my key, I wasn’t able to bet into the room.
A. Losing B. I had lost C. I lost D. Having lost
7. It’s no good pretending. You’ve got to___________reality.
A. come up to B. face up to
C. come up with D. get round to
8.I haven’t ___________ decided where to go on holiday this year.
A. still B. yet C. already D. then
9. “Why are you angry at Bob?”
- “I don’t like it when he makes jokes___________ my expense.”
A. for B. on C. at D. to
10. A car___________ many different pars.
A. is made B. is made up of
C. is made of D. makes up of
11. It was a service___________I will be enternally grateful.
A. to which B. for which C. to whom D. for whom
12. Frank has a house in the ___________
A. outskirts B. edges C. limits D. suburds

13. The film lasted every three hours with___________of 15 minutes between part one
and part two.
A. a pause B. an interruption C. an interval D. a stop
14. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a ___________
A. composer B. conductor C. pianist D. playwright
15. Is it far to Stambord? It’s only___________from here.
A. stone’s cut B. bird’s eye view
C. short cut D. step in the right direction