Package 1 - Introduction and Pre-course test

Section 1

In this section, you should choose the word which best completes the sentence.

1. You must be _________; I was just about to telephone you when you called me!
   1. ◯ telephonic ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ telegraphic ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ psychopathic ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ telepathic ✔ ✘
2. Charlie was an accomplished tennis player; he could play equally well with both hands because he was ____________ .
   1. ◯ ambidextrous ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ ambivalent ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ ambiguous ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ amiable ✔ ✘
3. When writing an academic essay, you should not use ___________or slang as this is not good style.
   1. ◯ shortages ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ abbreviations ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ synonyms ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ shortcomings ✔ ✘
4. After the accident, the child lay in a __________ for 6 months.
   1. ◯ faint ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ blackout ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ coma ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ concussion ✔ ✘
5. Mark and Jenny settled down to __________ a family in their early thirties.
   1. ◯ grow ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ raise ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ rise ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ plant ✔ ✘
6. The doctor recommended that I _________ medicine for my chronic cough.
   1. ◯ drink ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ swallow ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ eat ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ take ✔ ✘
7. When deciding on the best course of action, you should first draw up a list of the ______________ .
   1. ◯ pros and cons ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ ups and downs ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ highs and lows ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ aches and pains ✔ ✘
8. Edith is well suited to a career in social work because she is such a ___________ person.
   1. ◯ desirable ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ concessionary ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ controversial ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ compassionate ✔ ✘
9. A good manager knows when to _________ to his staff.
   1. ◯ distribute ✔ ✘
   2. ◯ order ✔ ✘
   3. ◯ delegate ✔ ✘
   4. ◯ obey ✔ ✘
10. If you attend a university summer programme in an English speaking country, your knowledge of _________ English will improve dramatically.
    1. ◯ chatty ✔ ✘
    2. ◯ colloquial ✔ ✘
    3. ◯ collocation ✔ ✘
    4. ◯ easy ✔ ✘
11. The old lady was __________ about being burgled as she lived in a very dangerous part of town.
    1. ◯ paranoid ✔ ✘
    2. ◯ frightening ✔ ✘
    3. ◯ shy ✔ ✘
    4. ◯ embarrassed ✔ ✘
12. The third year students were totally lacking in enthusiasm and their teacher was dismayed by their __________.
    1. ◯ feeling ✔ ✘
    2. ◯ apathy ✔ ✘
    3. ◯ sympathy ✔ ✘
    4. ◯ empathy ✔ ✘

Section 2

Choose the right verb from the box and put it in the right form to complete the sentences.

Section 3

Drag the word on the left and drop it in the box to match the correct definition on the right.