I. Fill in the missing words. There are three words you do not need to use. spill the beans piece of cake jeweller’s flea market
pickled fussy grate fishmonger’s poached
with a pinch of salt loaves crying over spilt milk
mashed take great pride cup of tea
1. John is a bit of a liar. You should take everything he says …
2. I just have to … the cheese for pasta.
3. At our … you can find goods at very low prices.
4. I can’t stand … eggs. They are disgusting.
5. I don’t like people who … and tell my secrets to anyone.
6. She bought a kilo of salmon and half a kilo of shrimps at the … yesterday.
7. I’d like grilled chicken with … potatoes for dinner.
8. It’s a shame you got a bad mark for the test, but it’s no use… .
9. Swimming is my … .
10. We buy two … of bread for a week.
11. I bought this pair of earrings for my sister at the … .
12. Jane is such a … eater. She doesn’t like anything I serve.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
13. I prefer paying … credit card.
14. The soup smells awful. It must have gone … .
15. The books of this author are … great demand now.
16. She has been going … hard times since her parents died.
17. The dog went … the cat but it managed to escape,
18. This CD is … of stock at the moment.
19. How long can people go … water?
20. Old people prefer paying … cash.
21. Tim went … … the flu and missed the match.
22. The price of gas has gone … again.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous and explain your choice.
23. How long … (you / know) Alison?
24. Andrew and David … (work) in the garden for three hours.
25. Sally is upset because she … (lose) her bag.
26. I … (never / be) to Spain.
27. The children look tired. They … (run) for half an hour.
28. Fred … (open) a new shop.
29. We … (wait) for them for an hour.
30. They … (just / move) to the area.
31. Martha …(clean) the windows since 8 o’clock this morning.
32. Paul … (go) to London for a few days.

IV. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
33. She gave me a rectangular / wooden / lovely picture frame.
34. He’s got a lot of English / old / valuable books.
35. Where did you buy that glass / small / blue dish?
36. She gave me a polka dot / cotton / nice skirt as a birthday present.
37. He wants to buy a set of china / beautiful / white cups.

V. Fill in is or are
38. Maths … my favourite subject.
39. Dominos … his favourite game.
40. The scales … broken.
41. The news … interesting.
42. The traffic lights … red.
43. Your advice …very useful.
44. His clothes … dirty.
45. Money … on the table.
46. Her hair … fair.
47. The trousers ….too short.