Stage d

Choose the best alternative:

Test 1.

1. He used to observe the stars from his attic through the … .

A roof window B skylight C French windows D attic window

2. You’ll have to use the stairs, I’m afraid. The lift is out of … .

A function B work C order D form

3. Tall buildings must have strong … to stand on.

A funds B fundamentals C foundations D basics

4. Your water supply is provided through … .

A pipes B tubes C inner tubes

5. The container that holds water behind a lavatory is called a … .

A cistern B tank C washbasin D reservoir

6. Which of these items are you likely to find on the wall? …

A carpet B a tapestry C moquette

7. A device used to keep a room at a comfortable temperature is an … .

A air-conditioner B air-conditioning C air-condition

8. An electric toaster is an electrical … .

A sort B kind C appliance D goods

9. I can’t imagine where we can put such … .

A a large piece of furniture B a large furniture C large furnitures

10. You pass an empty house and see a notice outside it which reads … .

A To sell B On sale C For sale

11. I’ve found the washdisher so useful that I don’t think I could … without it now.

A go B pass C get D do

12. We had to move the furniture to … room for the new piano.

A make B give C set D do

13. The children have … lots of new friends since we moved to this town.

A formed B become C made D got

14. Be careful as you walk. I’ve just polished the floor and it’s rather … .

A smooth B slippery C sticky D stiff

15. They are going to … central heating in the office.

A include B install C connect D conduct

Test 2.

1. All those old houses in Church Street are being pulled … .

A away B off C in D down

2. In the old days curtains were hung over doors to keep out … .

A draughts B breezes C gales D currents

3. I don’t think those curtains … very well with the wallpaper.

A suit B go C fit D match

4. The central heating doesn’t seem to be … properly.

A going B performing C warming D working

5. The games table was described as a beautiful … of furniture.

A piece B object C thing D manufacture

6. The … for the flat is 40 pounds weekly.

A hire B rent C price D cost

7. They … every weekend at their cottage in the country.

A live B visit C spend D depart

8. Be careful as the knife is very … .

A sharp B blunt C hard D acute

9. We must ask the plumber to repair that … tap.

A dribbling B dripping C dropping D drooping

10. I noticed … smell when I opened the refrigerator.

A an amusing B a comical C an absurd D a funny

11. They made … of 1000 pounds on the sale of their house.

A again B a profit C a benefit D an increase

12. I had … a hundred offers for my house.

A neither B each C all D no less than

13. Sheila’s gone to … having a new phone installed.

A see about B deal with C get round to D ask after

14. This … of houses was built 100 years ago.

A file B queue C row D sequence

15. The house was on fire, and we could see smoke … from the roof.

A raise B raising C rise D rising

Test 3.

1. I think something’s gone wrong … television. I can’t get a picture at all.

A to B with C about D on

2. If you don’t pay your bill they’ll cut … your electricity.

A down B off C in D out

3. They had nowhere to sleep so we … for the night.

A put up with them B put them up C put them on D put them off

4. I was … in a city and as a result I could never be completely happy living in the country.

A brought out B brought off C brought about D brought up

5. The factory is … in a suburb of Manchester.

A placed B situated C built D surrounded

6. The table rocks a bit because the floor isn’t quite … . You’ll need to put a wedge under one of the legs.

A smooth B steady C straight D level

7. Mary … in an old terrace house in South London.

A leaves B inhabits C lives D visits

8. He … most of his early life in a small village in Scotland.

A grew up B brought C did D spent

9. The last time I came here that building … . It looks much better now, doesn’t it?

A has been renovated B was renovated C would be renovated D was being renovated

10. The castle was built in the 12^th century and the church beside it is equally …

A ancient B antique C elderly D old-fashioned

11. The blue curtains began to … after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.

A fade B die C dissolve D melt

12. From the hotel there is a good … of the mountains.

A vision B view C sight D picture

13. Many accidents in the home could be … if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses.

A avoided B excluded C protected D preserved

14. Do come … instead of standing on the doorstep in the rain.

A into B in C to D by

15. Mr. and Mrs. Black were delighted when they … to sell their house so quickly.

A succeeded B could C risked D managed