Mid Year Test Oxford exam trainer b1

1. I realized I __________________               (forget) my keys at work when I was at my front door.

1. What __________________               (she / do) at ten o’clock last night?

1. When we got home, we __________________       (begin) to cook.

1. While she __________________            (make) dinner, her husband came home.

I .....                    .(not like) fruit, but now I eat a lot of them.

While I .....              (watch) TV, my mother ..             .(talk) on the phone.

It was Sunday afternoon. I.... 1               (watch) a cookery program on TV when I .....          (realise) how hungry I was. But of course I was hungry; I ....3              (eat) anything since lunch. I....      (go) into the kitchen, .....        8 (open) the fridge and ..        9 (pour) some milk in a big glass. . (thin

Did you go           [anybody, somebody, something, anything, somewhere, anywhere] last night?

I’m frightened.           [Something, anything, somebody, anybody, somewhere, anywhere]is in my house.

There were          [many, much, few, a lot of, a little] scientific articles taken into account to make a decision.

Very        [little, much, few, many] people disagree with him

It’s funny when ....       [some, any, all, whole] the actors come in dressed up in their costumes.

Match phrasal verbs with their definitions

Choose the correct option with phrasal verb look

Catherine is looking _        [after, for, around]________ a new house because her flat is far too small.

Choose the correct option with phrasal verb look

-“Don’t look __         [up to, into, down on]_______ on Richard; he’s as good as you are!”

Choose the correct option with phrasal verb look

-Peter asked me to look __       [after, for, ahead]_________ his cat while he was away.

Choose the correct option with phrasal verb look

I look ___         [at, up to, down on]____ my Mathematics teacher, she‘s great!

Choose the correct option with phrasal verb look

The police is looking _       [up to, over, into]______ Mr. Smith’s missing money

For each question, choose the correct answer..

The First Chess Champion of the World

Most chess historians agree that the first chess world championship (1)……      [took, went, laid, set]……….. place in 1886 in the United States. On one side was an Austrian chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz, who for many years was (2)…         [held, thought, placed, looked]………….. to be one of the best in the world. Playing against him was Johannes Zukertort from Poland, living in the UK, and another player who many believed at the time was one of the world’s greats. According (3)…      [for, in, with, to]………….. the contract, the match would be for the championship of the world and would (4)……         [contain, consist, make, include]……….. of 20 games played in three different cities: New York, St Louis and New Orleans. Steinitz won 10-5 and was world champion until 1894. Steinitz was (5)……            [interested, excited, keen, attracted]……….. in how the game should be played and many of his ideas had a big influence (6)…    [to, in, on, at]………….. the modern game.

Complete the sentences with the words : professional, lonely, annoyed, rude, delighted.

1 The train was an hour late. I was really ………!

2 It’s ………………. not to say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’.

3 I don’t feel ………………. when I’m on my own at home.

4 Thanks for inviting me to the party. I’d be ………………. to come.

5 It’s important to look ………………. when you go to a job interview. Always wear smart clothes and arrive on time.