M acmillan exam Skills for Russia grammar & vocabulary test Collection

Malcolm Mann

Units 17-18
1. If you need to … the teacher’s attention, just put your hand up.

A) pull B) attract C) capture D) draw

2. Make sure you … your homework before you go out.

A) make B) solve C) write D) do

3. Could I … a suggestion? Why not have piano lessons?

A) have B) do C) put D) make

4. I really don’t … the point of taking the exam when you’re not ready for it.

A) take B) see C) have D) mind

5. I’ll meet you at the school gates during the lunch …

A) break B) gap C) interval D) pause

6. Do you think you could pass that book … to me, please?

A) under B) through C) over D) in

7. Mrs Dawson said that we are … our lesson in the library next Monday.

A) having B) making C) reading D) going

8. In English yesterday, we had a discussion … different culturies.

A) around B) about C) for D) from

9. … my opinion, maths shouldn’t be a compulsory subject.

A) From B) To C) At D) In

10. When you … the exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed.

A) make B) write C) take D) answer

11. My dad wants me to go to university, but I’m in … minds about it.

A) my B) two C) some D) different

12. I still have a lot … about the English language.

A) learning B) to learn C) for learning

D) of learning

13. If the examiner can’t … sense of your writing, you’ll get low mark.

A) make B) bring C) take D) understand

14. I hadn’t studied, so when the teacher asked me I had … idea.

A) none B) no C) even D) not

15. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the … ?

A) scholar B) scholarship C) scholarly

D) scholastic

16. Do you think that you pay enough … in class?

A) attend B) attentive C) attentively

D) attention

17. Could you tell me what the … to number seven is?

A) solve B) solvable C) unsolvable

D) solution

18. My dad said I’d better spend more time on my …

A) study B) student C) studious

D) studies

19. Joshua was suspended from school for a week for bad …

A) behave B) behaviour C) behaves

20. I did six hours of … for the test and I still failed.

A) revise B) revision C) revised

21. I didn’t expect our history teacher … us so much homework.

A) giving B) to give

C) give D) to giving

22. Do you remember … to school for the very first time?

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

23. I started doing my homework when I got home from school, but I stopped … my favourite show.

A) watch B) watching

C) to watch D) from watching

24. Please don’t forget … your essays during Friday’s lesson.

A) handing in B) to hand in

C) hand in D) to handing in

25. Our teacher made the whole class … after the lesson because we had been so noisy.

A) staying B) for staying

C) to stay D) stay

26. ‘What was Derek’s reaction to the accusation?’

‘Well, he denied … anywhere near the house at the time.’

A) being B) to be C) be D) of being

27. I was very proud when I was told that I’d been made a …

A) pupil B) student C) prefect

D) classmate

28. With a little hard work, I’m sure you’ll … a lot this year.

A) reach B) succeed C) achieve D) qualify

29. Who … you how to cook so well?

A) taught B) learned C) made

D) explained

30. Lee didn’t do so well in the test because he hadn’t …

A) written B) studied C) read D) learned

31. I think you need to … your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn’t get confused.

A) dawn on B) get on with

C) set out D) give in

32. Oh, no! We’ve got a double maths … next!

A) subject B) interval C) lesson D) task

33. I’m hoping to study English … at university.

A) literate B) literally C) literature D) literal

34. Well, Mrs Turner, you’ll be pleased to hear that Georgia has made a big … in geography.

A) improve B) improvement C) improved

35. I’ve always admired our music teacher … being so patient.

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

36. My new school is quite similar … my old one.

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