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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.
1 
She was eating popcorn all through the film and now 9 
Theres no need to make sandwiches for lunch; we
shes lost her . can have yesterdays instead.
a appetite a leftovers
b cuisines b cuisines
c appetising c servings
d ravenous d scraps
2 
Careful! The coffees very hot, so you must it slowly. 10 
Where is the ? I want to dry these plates and put
a sip them away.
b poach a napkin
c munch b dishcloth
d brew c topping
3 
You shouldnt have any drinks because theyre too d covering
high in sugar. 11 
Have you seen the size of the individual in
a culinary American restaurants? Theyre huge!
b salty a spreads
c fizzy b banquets
d mouldy c portions
4 
Jimmy thinks video games are the best thing since d suppers
sliced . 12 
Shes her food because she has lost her
a bread appetite.
b cake a packing away
c toast b warming up
d food c whipping up
5 
Let the sauce in the pot until it is reduced by half. d picking at
a poach 13 
You broke Dads new computer? Youre !
b blanch a toast
c simmer b stew
d bake c eggs
6 
I cant stand this diet! Ive eaten very little food and d beans
Im . 14 
Once the wheat has grown, it is by the farmers.
a edible a cultivated
b bland b extracted
c famished c harvested
d bitter d consumed
7 
These biscuits are ; theyre no longer crunchy. 15 
Theres less fat in milk than in the regular kind.
a sour a skinned
b stale b skimmed
c stunted c slimmed
d sharp d skilled
8 
Jack ate too much spicy food and now hes got . 16 
Well, whats done is done; theres no use crying
a appetite over spilt now.
b hunger a coffee
c malnutrition b milk
d indigestion c drink
d beverage

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 17 
No one in government wants to deal with the 19 
If your body is low in vitamins, you might need a
unemployment issue; its a real hot . dietary .
a carrot a supplement
b pepper b ingredient
c potato c enhancement
d cabbage d portion
18 
I tried to eat the broccoli soup my sister made, but I 20 
Hey! Who the cake? I only had one slice!
just couldnt it. a dined out
a nibble b lived on
b gobble c polished off
c swallow d tucked in
d feed

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1
They dont like cooking at home, ? 9
The chef prepared a souffl; she in no time.
a they dont a whipped up it
b do they b whipped it up
c dont they c it whipped up
d they do d up whipped it
2
Please before you serve it. 10 
I dont suppose you could make me a
a the soup warm up sandwich, ?
b warm it up the soup a couldnt you
c warm the soup up b could you
d the soup warm it up c you could
3
You give me the recipe, could you? d you couldnt
a wouldnt 11 
The doctor has advised me to , but its so hard!
b couldnt a cut sweets down on
c shouldnt b cut down sweets on
d mustnt c cut on sweets down
4
MasterChef is the best show ever, ? d cut down on sweets
a is it 12 Put the candles on the cake, ?
b isnt it a dont you
c it isnt b havent you
d it is c wont you
5
My sister still hasnt . d arent you
a her cold got over 13 
Who ate all the biscuits? Who ?
b got her cold over a polished them off
c got over her cold b polished off them
d got her over cold c them polished off
6
This cheese can be added to the dish, ? d off them polished
a it cant 14 
Olive oil is the best ingredient; I when Im
b cant it cooking.
c it can a cant do it without
d can it b cant do without it
7
She really too much coffee, Chrissy does. c cant without do it
a drinks d cant without it do
b is drinking 15 He thinks thats acceptable, ? Well, hes wrong.
c doesnt drink a he does
d drank b does not he
8
Everyone knows how boil an egg, ? c he doesnt
a he does d doesnt he
b they do
c doesnt he
d dont they

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 16 Sam drank a lot of hot tea with lemon when he . 19 
We had high expectations for the new restaurant,
a came down with the flu but it didnt .
b came down the flu with a live up to
c came the flu down with b live them up to
d the flu came down with c live up to them
17 So a caf, have you? Wonderful! d live up them to
a you open 20 So Im a terrible chef, ? Ill show you!
b youre opening a I am
c you opened b are I
d youve opened c arent I
18 Dont overcook the fish or . d am I
a you will dry it out
b you will dry out
c you will dry out it
d will it dry out
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