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MEC2. Final Review. Choose the right options: I got a raise last month because my boss knows I ______ at work. ( ) am on the ball ( ) drop the ball ( ) give a ball 2. I loved the hotel I stayed in L A. I enjoyed the health club, the pool and _______.
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MEC2 Final Review
Choose the right options: • I got a raise last month because my boss • knows I ______ at work. • ( ) am on the ball ( ) drop the ball • ( ) give a ball • 2. I loved the hotel I stayed in L A. I enjoyed • the health club, the pool and _______. • ( ) the worth ( ) the works ( ) the weight ● ●
3. Oh, that’s _______! Look at Meg! She’s eating a pizza with a lot of flies above it. ( ) guilty ( ) garish ( ) gross 4. I can’t _______ Sally’s bad mood. ( ) be about ( ) put up with ( ) put with 5. I hate it when Jim starts _______ about how good he is at math. ( ) claiming ( ) dragging ( ) gloating ● ● ●
6.Don’t you think you should _______ for being rude to your boyfriend. ( ) customize ( ) authorize ( ) apologize 7. As it’s raining a lot, you can stay _______ if you want to. ( ) overnight ( ) nightstand ( ) night-night 8. I love all Jane Austen’s ______. ( ) stories ( ) soap operas ( ) novels ● ● ●
9. He became very _______ when he heard he had robbed the company. ( ) confused ( ) indignant ( ) chastened 10. Thomas got _______________ when he discovered that he was too late. ( ) farfetched ( ) mad ( ) chagrined 11. Don’t _______ the cup or you’ll spill the tea. ( ) tilt ( ) pat ( ) poke ● ● ●
12. Anthony’s father is such a _____: he never gives Anthony any money. ( ) gross ( ) indignant ( ) cheapskate 13. Roger ______________ anyone to prove he had cheated on his wife. ( ) defied ( ) gloated ( ) partied 14. Jim ______ books at a publishing house. ( ) clips ( ) proofreads ( ) edit ● ● ●
15.Our new supervisor’s theory is too _______ to be considered. ( ) nonchalant ( ) overqualified ( ) farfetched 16. Hot and ______, John decided to turn on the air conditioner in order to sleep better. ( ) seduced ( ) perspiring ( ) sprayed ● ●
17. It wasn’t an impossible task, but they failed ______. ( ) ultimately ( ) nonetheless ( ) afterwards 18. Greg wanted to call Sue, but he ______ and ended up calling his own house. ( ) misdialed ( ) demanded ( ) cheated ● ●
19. He tried to appear ______, but we all knew how worried he was. ( ) chagrined ( ) nonchalant ( ) stuck-up 20. Gilbert divorced his wife because she was ______ him. ( ) cheating ( ) cheated ( ) cheating on 21. Don’t use ______, use dental floss instead. ( ) lipsticks ( ) toothpicks ( ) sticks ● ● ●
22. After a while, she said as an ______, “I couldn’t do that.” ( ) bathrobe ( ) bellboy ( ) afterthought 23. They use so much professional _______ that I can’t understand anything. ( ) plaque ( ) stock market ( ) jargon ● ●
24. Saturday, we gave a party at Lisa’s house to celebrate our good grades at college. ______, we all helped with the cleaning up. ( ) Afterwards ( ) Closely ( ) Readily 25. Although he was ______ by the defeat, he was determined to work harder in future. ( ) excited ( ) bored ( ) chastened ● ●
26. The kangaroo's _______ is the place where the offspring is kept and fed. ( ) belly ( ) pouch ( ) stomach 27. After _______ around the campsite for about one hour the panther was caught by the rangers. ( ) visiting ( ) watching ( ) roaming ● ●
28.The news that clones of humans would be used as organs donators ______ the entire world. ( ) tilted ( ) rocked ( ) broke 29. The prices have been ______, despite the President’s public statement that said that there was no inflation in our country. ( ) rocketing ( ) skyrocketing ( ) raising ● ●
Match the columns: 1.be in a slump 2. bubble with 3. kick up one’s heels 4. cover up 5. cut sb off (phone) 6. make a splash 7. follow in sb’s footsteps ( ) disconnect ( ) be in the center of people’s attention ( ) follow sb’s example ( ) decline in one’s performance ( ) have a good time ( ) hide ( ) be full of 5 6 7 1 3 4 2
Match the columns: • have one’s hands • full • 2. keep at sth • 3. a kick to the gut • 4. make a killing • 5. poke fun at • 6. put up with • 7. raise a racket • 8. throw in the towel ( ) make a lot of noise ( ) make a large profit easily ( ) tolerate ( ) have a lot of work ( ) give up ( ) persist ( ) make fun of ( ) insult; rejection 7 4 6 1 8 2 5 3
Choose the correct verb tense • I demand that you ______ a doctor right now. • I’m not feeling well. • ( ) calls ( ) call ( ) to call • 2. Tim turned his head trying to avoid _______ • hit by the ball. • ( ) be ( ) being ( ) been ● ●
3. Dennis isn’t feeling well. I told him he ______ so much chocolate. ( ) could have eaten ( ) might not eat ( ) shouldn’t have eaten 4. Julie, I wish you ______ your room without making so much noise. I want to sleep. ( ) cleaned ( ) had cleaned ( ) would clean ● ●
5. I was stupid to go out in the rain. I ______ sick. ( ) might have gotten ( ) had gotten ( ) should have gotten 6. Gary, get out of here right now. I won’t have anybody ______ my house into a mess. ( ) to turn ( ) turns ( ) turning ● ●
7. Never in my life ________ Alice treating her mother so aggressively. ( ) I have seen ( ) have I seen ( ) I see 8. The boss requested that we _______ after hours. ( ) work ( ) working ( ) worked 9. I wish Bill _______ here. How I miss him! ( ) was ( ) would be ( ) were ● ● ●
10. Chris didn’t need new clothes, but I insisted _______some. ( ) that she buy ( ) for her to buy ( ) for her buying 11. Never _______ so unfriendly! ( ) she has been ( ) has she been ( ) she was ● ●
Complete the sentences with the right tense: 1. If Cristina had studied harder, she ______ __________ better grades. (get) 2. By the time I get home, Martha ________ ____________ for two hours. (seep) 3. By the time I got home Jim _____________ dinner. (already; have) would have gotten will have been sleeping had already had
4. At this time next month, I _____________ on the new project. (work) 5. Not only ______ beautiful, she’s also very intelligent. (be) 6. If Peter _____________ to me yesterday, I _________________ with him. (apologize) ( not; break up) will be working is she had apologized wouldn’t have broken
7. Would you mind _______ down the air conditioner. It’s freezing in here. (turn) 8. If I pass the S.A.T., Dad _______ me a car. (give) 9. Sally ______________ with her boyfriend on the phone for hours. Won’t she ever cut the gab? (talk) turning will give has been talking
10.Lucy _______________ for her money for one hour before she found it in her pocket. (look) 11. Before _____ bed, Lucy always _____ to God. (go; pray) 13. Mom wishes she ___________ so much money at the supermarket yesterday. Now, she doesn’t have any left. (not; spend) had been looking going prays hadn’t spent