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Which option best completes the following sentence?

I'm sorry, could you repeat that, please? I didn't quite ...

• understood what you said.

• understand what you said.

• understand what you say.

Answer explanation

After didn't, we use the verb in the infinitive.

e.g. I didn't understand. (not I didn't understood.)

Which option best completes the following sentence half?

Do you mind ...

• repeating that last part?

• say that last part again?

• repeat the ending, please?

Answer explanation

We use a verb in the ing form after the verb mind.

e.g. I don't mind walking to work. / Do you mind helping me with this?

Consider the following situation:

Sometimes it is a little difficult to understand your American friend. He speaks fast and connects some sounds in a way that you find confusing.

What can you say to him?

• Do you think you can speak more slow?

• Please, speak up.

• Could you please slow down a little bit?

Answer explanation

When people speak fast, we can ask them to slow down a little or to speak more slowly (not more slow).

Speak up is used when you want someone to speak more loudly.

Complete the following sentence with the correct option.

The classes were too difficult for me, so I ________ leaving the course.

• ended down

• ended for

• ended up

Answer explanation

We use the phrasal verb end up when we want to mean to end or arrive in a particular place or state.

End down and end for are not phrasal verbs.

Find more information about phrasal verbs on page 158 of your coursebook.

Consider the following sentence:

You want to know if you friend has a good relationship with his family.

How can you ask that?

• Do you really get along with everybody in your family?

• Do you really get into everybody in your family?

• Do you really get over everybody in your family?

Answer explanation

The correct phrasal verb in this case is get along.

When you get along with people, you have a good relationship with them.

Get into and get over are phrasal verbs too, but they don't work in this context.

Find more information about phrasal verbs on page 158 of your coursebook.

A mother is angry because her children are not behaving very well, so she says:

"Kids, I won't ask again! My patience is _____."

• running down

• running out

• running away

Answer explanation

When something is running out, it is almost finished.

Run down and run away are phrasal verbs, but they don't work in this context.

Find more information about phrasal verbs on page 158 of your coursebook.

Which option best completes the following sentence?

I think you will (1) _____ a lot of progress if you (2) _____ your best.

• (1) do / (2) do

• (1) make / (2) do

• (1) do / (2) make

Answer explanation

Make progress and do your best are natural-sounding collocations.

Which option best completes the following sentence half?

I got a terrible mark in my assignment ...

• ... because I made a lot of mistakes.

• ... because I did a lot of mistakes.

• ... because I took a lot of mistakes.

Answer explanation

The correct collocation is make mistakes.

Which option best completes the following sentence?

I don't think it's a good idea to do ...

• a promise I can't keep.

• business with family.

• dinner at this time.

Answer explanation

The correct collocation is do business.

The other options are wrong because the collocations would be make a promise and make dinner.

Complete the following sentence with the correct option.

I'll never forget that storm. It was the day when my house was _____.

• destroy

• destroyed

• destroying

Answer explanation

The sentence is an example of the past simple passive. The structure is:

was/were + past participle

(e.g. My house was destroyed during the storm.)

Find more information about the passive voice on page 158 of your coursebook.