THE BIG CHALLENGE 6E 2009



THE BIG CHALLENGE 2009

LEVEL 2

1. Emily ........... an English girl.

A. are

B. is

C. am

D. do

The correct answer is B

Emily is an English girl.

2. ........... you at school today?

A. Are

B. Am

C. Is

D. Have

The correct answer is A

Are you at school today?

3. “.............................” “It's my brother.”

A. What's his name?

B. Where is he?

C. Who's that boy?

D. How is she?

The correct answer is C

“Who's that boy?” “It's my brother.”

4. My cousins ................ in a big house in the country.

A. has got

B. lives

C. live

D. go

The correct answer is C

My cousins live in a big house in the country.

5. ................... isn't part of the United Kingdom.

A. Wales

B. Canada

C. England

D. Scotland

The correct answer is B

Canada isn't part of the United Kingdom.

6. My dog ............. got long brown ears.

A. have

B. does

C. has

D. is

The correct answer is C

My dog has got long brown ears.

7. The children ................... to bed at 9 o'clock.

A. is going

B. sometimes going

C. doesn't go

D. always go

The correct answer is D

The children always go to bed at 9 o'clock.

8. Queen Elizabeth is Prince Charles's .....................

A. aunt

B. mother

C. sister

D. wife

The correct answer is B

Queen Elizabeth is Prince Charles's mother.

9. “Do tigers eat lions?” “No, of course ..........................”

A. they do

B. tigers aren't

C. they don't

D. it's not

The correct answer is C

“Do tigers eat lions?” “No, of course they don't”

10. We can't have our picnic now because it .................. hard.

A. isn't sunny

B. is raining

C. rains

D. can rain

The correct answer is B

We can't have our picnic now because it is raining hard.

11. Your English friend speaks very quickly and you don't understand. You say: “...............................”

A. I can't remember.

B. Can you repeat, please?

C. It isn't easy.

D. Don't speak slowly.

The correct answer is B

Can you repeat, please?

12. Mrs Harrison teaches English, .........................?

A. doesn't she

B. isn't it

C. isn't she

D. does he

The correct answer is A

Mrs Harrison teaches English, doesn't she?

13. Harry ......... swimming in the lake because the water's too cold for him.

A. hates

B. loves

C. always

D. is never

The correct answer is A

Harry hates swimming in the lake because the water's too cold for him.

14. ...................... people are coming to the party?

A. Are there

B. How many

C. Is a lot of

D. How much

The correct answer is B

How many people are coming to the party?

15. Helen .................... babysit this evening because she's ill in bed.

A. doesn't like

B. can't

C. doesn't want

D. hasn't

The correct answer is B

Helen can't babysit this evening because she's ill in bed.

16. I'd .............. a new mobile phone for my birthday.

A. wants

B. having

C. like

D. for

The correct answer is C

I'd like a new mobile phone for my birthday.

17. Complete the family of words: tie, socks, shirt, ....................

A. cupboard

B. scarf

C. clock

D. printer

The correct answer is B

scarf

18. Ten pounds is about ............................ euros.

A. a hundred and two

B. eleven

C. fifty-five

D. a thousand

The correct answer is B

Ten pounds is about eleven euros.

19. You are lost in London. You see a policeman and you say: “.........., can you help me please?”

A. Hey you

B. Policeman

C. Excuse me

D. How are you

The correct answer is C

Excuse me

20. “Could” rhymes with “....................”

A. gold

B. cloud

C. good

D. called

The correct answer is C

“Could” rhymes with “good”.

21. It ................. too hot on the beach yesterday.

A. was

B. makes

C. had

D. need

The correct answer is A

It was too hot on the beach yesterday.

22. When the door opened, we ............... an old man.

A. was

B. saw

C. listen

D. find

The correct answer is B

When the door opened, we saw an old man.

23. “Nice” is not the opposite of “...............”

A. awful

B. attractive

C. nasty

D. bad

The correct answer is B

“Nice” is not the opposite of “attractive”.

24. My friends and I are going to the country. Do you want to come with ................... ?

A. us

B. them

C. him

D. our

The correct answer is A

My friends and I are going to the country. Do you want to come with us?

25. High vehicles can't go .................... that bridge: it’s very low.

A. under

B. over

C. up

D. between

The correct answer is A

High vehicles can't go under that bridge: it’s very low.

26. What does the weather forecast say? Is ......... be sunny tomorrow?

A. it say it

B. it going to

C. that will

D. the weather will

The correct answer is B

What does the weather forecast say? Is it going to be sunny tomorrow?

27. You are in a restaurant and you want to pay. You call the waitress and say: “Can I ........................, please?”

A. see the menu

B. get the money

C. have the bill

D. pay the fare

The correct answer is C

You are in a restaurant and you want to pay. You call the waitress and say: “Can I have the bill, please?”

28. You .............. touch anything in the museum: it's forbidden.

A. are never

B. mustn't

C. can sometimes

D. don't have to

The correct answer is B

You mustn't touch anything in the museum: it's forbidden.

29. “................... do you see your grandparents?” “Once a week.”

A. How many

B. What time

C. How often

D. Where

The correct answer is C

“How often do you see your grandparents?” “Once a week.”

30. ..................... beautiful garden you've got! You're so lucky.

A. This is

B. How much

C. What a

D. So very

The correct answer is C

What a beautiful garden you've got! You're so lucky.

31. An elephant isn't ...................... as a giraffe.

A. higher

B. heavier

C. bigger

D. as tall

The correct answer is D

An elephant isn't as tall as a giraffe.

32. ......................... is in the south of England.

A. Manchester

B. Stonehenge

C. Edinburgh

D. Liverpool

The correct answer is B

Stonehenge is in the south of England.

33. Your results are very, very bad this year. They're even ..... last year!

A. better

B. worse than

C. less than

D. as bad

The correct answer is B

Your results are very, very bad this year. They're even worse than last year!

34. Pronunciation: “fantastic” = o O o; “terrible” = ..................

A. O o o o

B. O o o

C. o O o

D. o o O

The correct answer is B

Pronunciation: “fantastic” = o O o; “terrible” = O o o

35. You are in a shop in England. You want to pay for a postcard. It costs 50p. The cashier says: “Have you got the right money?”

You say: “...............................................”

A. Yes, here's a pound.

B. Yes, I can pay in euros.

C. No, sorry. I've only got a £5 note.

D. No, I've only got 50p.

The correct answer is C

No, sorry. I've only got a £5 note.

36. The car didn't start because .................... petrol in the tank.

A. there wasn't any

B. they weren't

C. there isn't

D. it wasn't enough

The correct answer is A

The car didn't start because there wasn't any petrol in the tank.

37. “Can you wash my T-shirts for me?” “I haven't got time. Wash .... !”

A. them by you

B. yourself

C. them yourselves

D. them yourself

The correct answer is D

“Can you wash my T-shirts for me?” “I haven't got time. Wash them yourself!”

38. In 1666 there was a terrible ............. in London.

A. storm

B. famine

C. battle

D. fire

The correct answer is D

In 1666 there was a terrible fire in London.

39. I want some black trainers, just like ............ They're really nice.

A. for him

B. her

C. yours

D. trousers

The correct answer is C

I want some black trainers, just like yours. They're really nice.

40. They can't sell their house. ......................... wants to buy it.

A. Anyone

B. No one

C. People

D. Someone doesn't

The correct answer is B

They can't sell their house. No one wants to buy it.

41. At midnight, he stopped ............. the internet and went to bed.

A. surfing

B. for using

C. to try on

D. from having fun on

The correct answer is A

At midnight, he stopped surfing the internet and went to bed.

42. It's the end of term tomorrow so ....... have a party in the evening!

A. what about

B. let's

C. we do

D. how about

The correct answer is B

It's the end of term tomorrow so let's have a party in the evening!

43. Your bag is on the right. ............... on the left is mine.

A. The one

B. Those

C. That's

D. That

The correct answer is A

Your bag is on the right. The one on the left is mine.

44. The lights went out while she .................... dinner.

A. got the

B. had

C. ate

D. was having

The correct answer is D

The lights went out while she was having dinner.

45. Gordon Brown is ....................................

A. the British Prime Minister

B. the President of Ireland

C. the King of the United Kingdom

D. the President of the USA

The correct answer is A

Gordon Brown is the British Prime Minister .

46. Some people had to stand in the bus because there ................... seats for everybody.

A. weren't any

B. can't be a lot of

C. weren't enough

D. hadn't many

The correct answer is C

Some people had to stand in the bus because there weren't enough seats for everybody.

47. You're saying goodbye to some friends at the train station. They're going to Scotland for two days. What can you say to them?

A. “Have a nice trip.”

B. “Get well soon.”

C. “Drive carefully.”

D. “All my sympathy.”

The correct answer is A

“Have a nice trip.”

48. “Bear” doesn't rhyme with “............................”

A. there

B. stair

C. hair

D. dear

The correct answer is D

“Bear” doesn't rhyme with “dear”

49. ................... the volume on the television, please! It's too loud.

A. Put up

B. Switch

C. Put off

D. Turn down

The correct answer is D

Turn down the volume on the television, please! It's too loud.

50. “..................... the living-room like?” “It's quite big, with an old fireplace and antique furniture.”

A. How is

B. What is

C. How does

D. What does

The correct answer is B

“What is the living-room like?” “It's quite big, with an old fireplace and antique furniture.”

51. “Unhappily = o O o o; “Independent” = ...................

A. O o o o

B. o O o o

C. o o O o

D. o o o O

The correct answer is C

“Unhappily = o O o o; “Independent” = o o O o

52. Harry can't stand classical music ........................... I.

A. and neither can

B. just like

C. but don't

D. and so can

The correct answer is A

Harry can't stand classical music and neither can I.

53. You are in London and you see an accident in the street. Someone says “Call an ambulance!” What number do you call?

A. 192

B. 999

C. 555

D. 17

The correct answer is B

999

54. Bonfire Night is another name for ................................

A. Christmas Eve

B. Guy Fawkes' Night

C. Halloween

D. the night before Christmas

The correct answer is B

Bonfire Night is another name for Guy Fawkes' Night.

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