1) Grammar test 1. was a very course, but we managed to get through it. a) strong b) heavy c) strict d) demanding 2. My boss has decided to send me to China to do a course in Mandarin. It's very intensive - 8 hours every day for 10 days. a) crash b) fast c) speed d) high-speed 3. I read the newspaper every day to keep up with events. a) real b) actual c) current d) actually 4. If you apply to a university in the UK or Australia, you might get a offer of a place on the course; the university may require you to pass the IELTS exam or go on a short English language course. a) condition b) conditional c) conditioned d) conditioning 5. Excuse me, I wonder if you could help me? Do you Business English courses at your school? a) run b) give c) study d) all of the above answers 6. Universities are now running more courses than they did in the past; that is, courses that prepare you for a particular job or career path. I even saw a course for golf course management! a) vocation b) vocational c) vacation d) vocational 7. This book is so good – soon people will be describing it as a novel. a) class b) classic c) classical d) classically 8. I thought for a long time, and the end I decided to take the job. a) in b) on c) at d) to 9. I’ve been given a really exciting to go and study in China. a) chance b) opportunity c) possibility d) probability 10. I sometimes find it difficult to social gatherings with my wife’s family. a) fit to b) fit in at c) suit d) suit myself to 11. He was an extremely child; he would get upset very easily. a) sensible b) sensate c) sense d) sensitive 12. New Orleans is a city still with the task of rebuilding itself. a) dabbling b) plying c) putting up d) grappling 13. She's recently experienced a number of personal problems but seems to be taking it all in her and shows the same enthusiasm for life as ever. a) pride b) stride c) - d) hand 14. I have no idea how they will react to the news, so we'll just have to play it. a) off by heart b) from memory c) by ear d) safe 15. They were finally forced to up to the truth. Their marriage was a failure. a) live b) give c) make it d) face 16. Three of the words below go together with 'HEAD' to make a new word. Which word does not make a new word? a) ache b) line c) master d) man 17. Three of the words below go together with 'NEWS' to make a new word. Which word does not make a new word? a) reader b) magazine c) paper d) flash 18. Three of the words below go together with 'BIRTH' to make a new word. Which word does not make a new word? a) day b) mark c) control d) baby 19. Three of the words below go together with 'AIR' to make a new word. Which word does not make a new word? a) conditioning b) mail c) port d) pilot 20. Three of the words below go together with 'BOOK' to make a new word. Which word does not make a new word? a) shop b) worm c) maker d) library