TYE - Adult Learners - Answers

1. When can we meet again?

• When are you free?
• It was two days ago.
• Can you help me?

2. My aunt is going to stay with me.

• How do you do?
• How long for?
• How was it?

3. When do you study?

• at school
• in the evenings
• in the library

4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?

• Have you got anything else?
• If you like.
• Are you sure about that?

5. Let's have dinner now.

• You aren't eating.
• There aren't any.
• Tom isn't here yet

6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

• dropping
• landing
• falling
• descending

7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.

• can
• must
• ought
• would

8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.

• miss
• lose
• fail
• drop

9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.

• opinion
• advice
• knowledge
• information

10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.

• habit
• custom
• way
• system

11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.

• getting
• doing
• making
• taking

12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.

• attitude
• behaviour
• manner
• style

13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.

• has had
• has
• is having
• had

14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?

• among
• between
• beside
• with

15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......

• as usual.
• in general.
• typically.
• usually.

16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.

• Although
• Provided
• As
• Unless

17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.

• contribute
• supply
• give
• produce

18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.

• found
• set
• put
• placed

19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.

• convenient
• fitting
• handy
• suitable

20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.

• arrives
• has arrived
• arriving
• arrived

21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.

• fancy
• desire
• prefer
• want

22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.

• involve
• engage
• undertake
• enlist

23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.

• annoyance
• insult
• offence
• indignation

24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.

• prepared
• adapted
• arranged
• decided

25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......

• current.
• supply.
• grid.
• power.