This test lasts for 30 MINUTES.

Read the following conversations carefully. ONE word is missing in each conversation. Type the missing word in the empty field.

Example 1.
A: “Good morning, Cyril!”
B: “Good , sir!”

“Isn’t”, or “can’t”, or “I’m”, or “he’s”, or “haven’t”, etc. are each ONE word.

Example 2.
A: “Are you Italian?”
B: “No, not.”

Now find the missing words in the conversations below, and type them in the EMPTY FIELD.

1.
A: “The princess is attractive”
B: “Yes – she is beautiful than her sister.”

2.
A: “he work in a bank?”
B: “No, he works in a library.”

3.
A: “does he go to work?”
B: “By bus.”

4.
A: “Do you like my new car?”
B: “Yes, I like it very .”

5.
A: “Is Sylvia a good student?”
B: “Yes, Sylvia’s good, and Susan is also good. In fact Susan is than Sylvia.”

6.
A: “Have you been crying?”
B: “No, I .”

7.
A: “you ever had a car accident?”
B: “Yes I have.”

8.
A: “You were not at home yesterday.”
B: “That’s right, I staying with my friends yesterday.”

9.
A: “How long you been in England?”
B: “Since last year.”

10.
A: “ you ever eaten Sushi?”
B: “No, never. What’s Sushi?”

11.
A: “Have you been to Sweden?”
B: “Yes – I lived there two years!”

12.
A: “What does she look ?”
B: “She has thick, curly hair and brown eyes.”

13.
A: “Do you play tennis?”
B: “Yes, I’ve playing since I was a boy.”

14.
A: “Your father looks tired.”
B: “Yes he has working hard lately.”

15.
A: “I went to Singapore in April."
B: “you often go abroad?”
A: “Yes – about ten times a year.”

16.
A: “Had the play already started when you arrived?”
B: “No, it .”

17.
A: “I weigh a hundred and forty pounds.”
B: “No…no. me the truth.”

18.
A: “Why can’t she walk?”
B: “She broken her leg.”

19.
A: “What you do if you had a million pounds?”
B: “I’d stop working.”

20.
A: “My son like school.”
B: “Neither does mine.”

21.
A: “Can you run fast?”
B: “Not now. But I when I was young.

22.
A: “Have you enjoyed yourself?”
B: “Yes, it been a lovely day.”

23.
A: “My book is than yours.”
B: “No it isn’t, it’s more expensive.”

24.
A: “So you want to be a journalist. Can you tell me which newspaper you would like to work ?”
B: “Er… for the Independent, I think.”

25.
A: “Did you hear the weather forecast?”
B: “Yes. They say it definitely rain later.”

26.
A: “I like skiing.”
B: “Oh yes! do I!”

27.
A: “Do you if I smoke?”
B: “Not at all. Go ahead.”

28.
A: “What are the hotels in Rome ?”
B: “Elegant and comfortable!”

29.
A: “If I were you, I go to see him.”
B: “OK – I will.”

30.
A: “Why didn’t you tell me?”
B: “I would have told you if I known.”

31.
A: “Is it true that you come from a very poor family?”
B: “Yes. Life very easy for us when I was young.”

32.
A: “When it happen?”
B: “In 1879.”

33.
A: “I’ve got three brothers.”
B: “have I!”

34.
A: “Is Rosemary tall or short?”
B: “She’s tall nor short – she’s just medium.”

35.
A: “There hasn’t been rain for weeks.”
B: “Really? None at all?”

36.
A: “That radio is very loud! Could you turn it a bit?”
B: “Of course. Is that better?”

37.
A: “the milkman brought the milk?”
B: “Yes, it’s in the fridge.”

38.
A: “The train already left by the time we got to the station.”

39.
A: “Would you helping me with this?”
B: “Of course not – it will be a pleasure!”

40.
A: “It’s raining. Don’t we need to put the garden party?”
B: “No, you shouldn’t cancel it.”

41.
A: “Is the party still going to be on Saturday?”
B: “No – they’ve it off till Sunday.”

42.
A: “I get headaches when I read.”
B: “It’s probably your eyes. I think you see an optician.”

43.
A: “When I was young, I to be shy.”
B: “You certainly aren’t now!”

44.
A: “That’s a strange machine – what is it ?”
B: ”It cuts holes in roads.”

45.
A: “What will Anne be ?”
B: “A white blouse and a blue skirt. Yes, look – there she is!”

46.
A: “If known you were coming, I’d have cooked something.”

47.
A: “Are you coming to Southampton with us?”
B: “I wish I the time to come with you.”

48.
A: “He have gone away – nobody has seen him for weeks.”
B: “Yes, I agree. I’m sure he’s gone away.”

49.
A: “Can I give you a with the cooking?”
B: “That’s very kind. Could you wash the vegetables?”

50.
A: “How’s Ron these days?”
B: “He’s in Japan, and is Sue.”

51.
A: “What have you done to your hair?”
B: “I’ve it cut, that’s all.”

52.
A: “Where’s your dishwasher?”
B: “It’s repaired.”

53.
A: “Let’s go to the cinema.”
B: “I won’t go you come with me.”
A: “OK – I’ll come.”

54.
A: “What was it like, coming from Edinburgh by bus?”
B: “Not bad. But it longer than I had expected.”

55.
A: “When will my meal be ready?”
B: “It will be ready the time you get home.”

56.
A: “Do you want tea?”
B: “Not really – I’d have coffee.”

57.
A: “If people on the ship seen him, he would have drowned.”

58.
A: “What was your childhood like?”
B: “I remember very happy as a teenager.”

59.
A: “Why are you going to the Napa Valley?”
B: “To see the wine made. And to taste it!”
A: “Yes – they make excellent wine there.”

60.
A: “How did you get on?”
B: “Very well, thanks, But if it been for Alan, I would have failed.”
A: “Why? What did he do?”