M acmillan exam Skills for Russia grammar & vocabulary test Collection

Malcolm Mann

Units 11-12
1. Ginger is one of … cats alive – he’s been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!

A) lucky B) luckier C) more lucky

D) the luckiest

2. I don’t think I’m good enough … into the swimming team.

A) for getting B) to get

3. I wanted to get some new trainers but they were …

A) enough expansive B) expensive enough

C) too expensive D) expensive too

4. It was … windy that I couldn’t stand up!

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

5. Everyone had … a good time when we went bowling that we agreed to go again.

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

6. Emma and Karen used to be … good friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on now.

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

7. I hope I’ve got … money to pay for this meal!

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

8. I’m sorry, but I’ve got … much work to do to come to the beach today.

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

9. My mum was … angry that I knew I’d better disappear for a while.

A) so B) such C) enough D) too

10. Police blamed the robberies … a local gang.

A) with B) on C) for D) to

11. It became … as I walked home and I began to get slightly nervous.

A) enough dark B) such dark

C) quite dark D) so dark enough

12. Some crimes seem to be … in this country than in others.

A) much less common B) the least common

C) too little common D) little common enough

13. The prisoner knew he had … a mistake and would regret it forever.

A) got B) taken C) done D) made

14. The boy … that he had had anything to do with the break-in.

A) refused B) denied C) objected D) rejected

15. Suddenly, someone shouted, ‘Thief!’ and the man quickly … on a motorbike.

A) took in B) made off C) came forward

D) handed in

16. Do you have … to take that bicycle?

A) allowance B) exception C) willingness

D) permission

17. He said it was an accident, but I know he did it on …

A) purpose B) aim C) goal D) reason

18. Things started to … wrong for the robbers when the alarm went off.

A) take B) have C) go D) come

19. The sign says that all shoplifters will be …

A) persecuted B) disproved C) prosecuted

D) prohibited

20. The judge told the jury to take … account the man’s past life.

A) at B) into C) on D) of

21. Even though we were … young, we managed to get into the night club.

A) enough B) a C) such D) too

22. Mr Parkhurst knows the law … than anyone else in the country.

A) best B) well C) good D) better

23. The witness mistook me … the thief, but realised that she was wrong.

A) for B) in C) to D) at

24. The girl was not old enough … to prison.

A) go B) going C) to go D) to going

25. Some countries have … strict laws that people have very little freedom.

A) so B) such C) too D) enough

26. Police described it as … crime in over ten years.

A) bad B) badly C) worse D) the worst

27. The government is thinking of … a law to allow on-the-spot fines for hooligans.

A) making off B) chasing after

C) bringing in D) breaking out

28. They spent two years planning their escape before the finally … of prison.

A) held up B) broke out C) brought in

D) went off

29. The policewoman … the pickpocket, brought him to the ground and finally arrested him.

A) chased after B) made off

C) came forward D) broke out

30. Luckily, the bomb disposal squad defused the bomb before it …

A) went off B) broke out C) brought in

D) looked into

31. I’m not saying another word until I’ve spoken to my …

A) law B) lawyer C) lawful D) unlawful

32. You shouldn’t make … like that without evidence.

A) accuse B) accused C) accusations

D) accuses

33. Lying and stealing are both forms of …

A) honest B) dishonesty C) honesty

D) dishonestly

34. There’s no doubt this painting is a …

A) forge B) forger C) forgery D) forgeries

35. I’m not sure that sending young … to prison is such a good idea.

A) offence B) offensive C) offend

D) offenders

36. When she left the police force, she worked as a private … for a while.

A) investigator B) investigate

C) investigation D) investigative