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1.

Excuse me. Could you ______ me the way to the town hall?
A) let

B) put

C) talk

D) tell

2.

Not more books! There aren’t enough ______ to put them on.
A) leaves

B) cases

C) spaces

D) shelves

3.

Don’t forget your ______. It’s very cold outside.
A) gloves

B) underwear

C) umbrella

D) scissors

4.

There are eleven players in a football ______.
A) game

B) pitch

C) team

D) group

5.

What’s wrong with your foot? - One of my ______ hurts.
A) fingers

B) heels

C) wrists

D) toes

6.

Bill’s a ______ so he travels all over the world.
A) baker

B) butcher

C) sailor

D) driver

7.

The ______ will help you if you can’t find the book you want.
A) porter

B) agent

C) librarian

D) operator

8.

I must book a ______ for our game of tennis tomorrow.
A) field

B) court

C) green

D) team

9.

My car won’t start. Could you give me a ______ to town?
A) bus

B) car

C) hand

D) lift

10. Do you take ______ in your tea?

A) spoon

B) pepper

C) salt

D) sugar

11. This doll is a present for my ______. I hope she likes it.

A) husband

B) nephew

C) niece

D) uncle

12. What kind of fruit would you like?

- A ______ please.
A) carrot

B) mushroom

C) pear

D) turnip

13. I’ll look in my ______ and see if I’m free on Wednesday.

A) diary

B) dictionary

C) briefcase

D) calendar

14. You don’t have to ______! We’re not late!

A) dream

B) laugh

C) rush

D) wait

15. Which do you ______ cream or milk?

A) rather

B) eat

C) prefer

D) wear

16. You can hang your jacket in the ______.

A) bedspread

B) chest of drawers

C) hanger

D) wardrobe

17. The shopping centre is now a pedestrian ______.

A) arrival

B) palace

C) pavement

D) precinct

18. Could you ______ a photo of me in front of this building?

A) check

B) make

C) paint

D) take

19. The ice is very ______ so don’t walk on it.

A) high

B) low

C) thick

D) thin

20. Carol speaks so fast that it’s ______ to understand her.

A) difficult

B) easy

C) slow

D) wrong

21. The mechanic hopes to ______ our car by this evening.

A) make

B) renew

C) repair

D) wander

22. My ______ says I need stronger glasses.

A) chemist

B) conductor

C) keeper

D) optician

23. Are you ready to go?

- Not ______. Give me 10 minutes.
A) for me

B) very much

C) very many

D) yet

24. How much does she earn?

- That’s none of your ______ !
A) business

B) decision

C) information

D) role

25. The police are looking for the ______ of a red Ford.

A) detective

B) instructor

C) owner

D) rider

26. I’ve already got a ______ at a hotel in the town centre.

A) prescription B) property

C) reserve

D) reservation

27. The next ______ of the show is at seven thirty.

A) event

B) performance C) stall

D) game

28. You can’t eat that pear. It isn’t ______ yet.

A) best

B) pale

C) ripe

D) mature

29. Can you ______ the coffee and I’ll get the biscuits.

A) depart

B) disturb

C) feed

D) pour

30. Should I wear my sandals or my ______?

A) cardigan

B) shorts

C) trainers

D) scarves

31. Shirley tried to stop the car but the ______ didn’t work.

A) brakes

B) crossroads

C) tires

D) controls

32. The referee and the two teams ran out onto the ______.

A) circus

B) course

C) observatory

D) pitch

33. You need some ______ coffee to wake you up.

A) awake

B) hard

C) brown

D) strong

34. His suitcase was quite ______ so I could easily carry it.

A) cheap

B) heavy

C) light

D) short

35. When did you ______ smoking?

- About two years ago.
A) cut off

B) give up

C) make up

D) throw away

36. The plane ______ late because of the terrible weather.

A) blew up

B) grew up

C) went on

D) took off

37. The ______ at the hospital told me not to worry about my leg.

A) accountant

B) director

C) lodger

D) specialist

38. The President is a very ______ man. Everyone does what he says.

A) circular

B) direct

C) painful

D) powerful

39. We had to ______ the match because of the bad weather.

A) call back

B) call off

C) think over

D) find out

40. Pat was surprised when her boss didn’t ______ the meal.

A) buy

B) pay

C) pay for

D) spend

41. All Michael ate was two thin ______ of bread.

A) rolls

B) loaves

C) slices

D) snacks

42. With this ______ I can get to the windows on the first floor.

A) index

B) ladder

C) lager

D) step

43. You can ______ a bus just outside the station.

A) beat

B) catch

C) keep

D) meet

44. Take your overcoat with you ______ it gets cold.

A) although

B) in case

C) unless

D) until

45. I’d like to ______ this cheque, please.

A) cash

B) change

C) pay for

D) spend

46. The police put ______ on the robbers to stop them getting away.

A) handcuffs

B) make-up

C) saddles

D) stretchers

47. Jimmy sent his mother a ______ of flowers for her birthday.

A) bar

B) bunch

C) pack

D) packet

48. It’s raining. ______ take your umbrella with you.

A) Are you going

B) Let’s

C) You’d better

D) Would you like

49. There’s nothing good on television. Let’s ______ a video.

A) carry

B) hire

C) invite

D) phone

TEST - 4

ELEMENTARY VOCABULARY

Test 4

Book 2 Part A