Choose can't word or phrase (A,B,C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. If you can't keep your dog ..... control, you shouldn't bring him to the park.
A. on
B. under
C. in
D. with
2. Leave that machine ..... ! You might get hurt if you touch it.
A. apart
B. along
C. aside
D. alone
3. As long as we ....... to the footpath, we won't get lost.
A. keep
B. stay
C. follow
D. remain
4. He's been trying to persuade his father ...... him a bicycle.
A. buy
B. buying
C to buy
D. for buying
5. My old riding boots served me well for eleven years before they finally ....
A. wore off
B. wore out
C. broke down
D. broke up
6. How much water does that tank.......?
A. include
B. keep
C. consist
D. contain
7. It was my grandfather who first ...... the company in 1926.
A. set down
B. set off
C. set up
D. set out
8. The island has many natural....... , including oil and copper.
A. resources
B. sources
C. fuels
D. matrials
9. This information pack is designed to make children more.... of the things they can see in the countryside.
A/ interested
B. aware
C. curious
D. awake
10. I think you're ...... your energy by sweeping up those leaves. The wind will only blow more down.
A. spending
B. spoiling
C. losing
D wasting
11. She made delicious pudding consisting ........ apricots and cream.
A. from
B. with
C. of
D in
12. .......... you ride a horse along a public footpath? No, it;s forbidden
A. May
B. Can
C Might
D Must
13. I don't know what I can have spent all my money ...... !
A on
B for
C at
D in
14. It's a great shame all those old oak trees are gooing to be ..........
A. cut up
B. cut off
C cut down
D cut out
15. Unfortunately, he is ..... as a rather lazy man.
A. thought
B supposed
C believed
D. regared
Answers
Answer:
1: B
2:C
3:D
4:D
5:B
6:D
7:A
8:A
9: C
10: B
11: C
12: B
13: B
14: C
15: C
1: B
2:C
3:D
4:D
5:B
6:D
7:A
8:A
9: C
10: B
11: C
12: B
13: B
14: C
15: C
Explanation:
1. If you can't keep your dog under control, you shouldn't bring him to the park.
2. Leave that machine aside ! You might get hurt if you touch it.
3. As long as we keep to the footpath, we won't get lost.
4. He's been trying to persuade his father to buy him a bicycle.
5. My old riding boots served me well for eleven years before they finally wore off .
6. How much water does that tank contain?
7. It was my grandfather who first set up the company in 1926.
8. The island has many natural resources , including oil and copper.
9. This information pack is designed to make children more aware of the things they can see in the countryside.
10. I think you're wasting your energy by sweeping up those leaves. The wind will only blow more down.
11. She made delicious pudding consisting of apricots and cream.
12. Can you ride a horse along a public footpath? No, it;s forbidden.
13. I don't know what I can have spent all my money on !
14. It's a great shame all those old oak trees are gooing to be cut down.
15. Unfortunately, he is regarded as a rather lazy man.