Stage D

Choose the best alternative:

Test 1.

1. Here – divide this bar of chocolate … yourselves.

A in B among C between

2. Would you like milk or water … the meal?

A with B for C to

3. I hate … oranges. I usually get my wife to do it for me since she has long nails.

A skinning B slicing C peeling D shaving

4. I can’t eat this meat: it’s too ….

A strong B soggy C tough D bad E tender

5. I’m afraid I really couldn’t eat any more. I’m ….

A full up B fed up C famished D satisfactory

6. Indian food’s too spicy for my ….

A appetite B desire C flavour D liking

7. You do the cooking and I’ll wash up ….

A in return B by return C in revenge D to reciprocate

8. Air, food and water are … to life.

A indispensable B inevitable C indisputable D indestructible

9. The inconvenience of going on a diet is … by the benefits.

A overbalanced B outranked C overthrown D outweighed

10. Chocolate cake’s an irresistible temptation for somebody who’s got a sweet ….

A appetite B palate C taste D tooth

11. If there is no coffee left, we’ll have to … tea.

A do up with B make do with C do away with

12. The tomatoes are still green – they aren’t … yet.

A developed B mature C ripe D seasoned

13. If there is one thing I can’t … it’s soggy vegetables.

A appeal to B bare C support D bear

14. The pudding was so delicious I had a second ….

A go B helping C plate D serving

15. There are only three of us. Why have you ordered …?

A so many foods B so much food

Test 2.

1. How … do you want?

A many toasts B much toast

2. You’d expect to be able to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in ….

A a market B a bazaar

3. You want some meat so you go to the ….

A butcher B butcher’s C butchers D butchers’

4. You would buy a tin of sardines at a ….

A shop B magazine C store D boutique

5. This egg smells awful. It’s ….

A baddened B gone bad C got bad

6. I … wandering about all day without any food.

A got hungry B hungered C made hungry

7. These apples have … and they are not very nice.

A softened B gone soft C made soft

8. I avoid eating cakes and biscuits because I don’t want to ….

A get fat B fatten

9. Could I have some more …?

A macaroni B macaronis

10. A lot of people don’t eat ….

A pig B pork C hog

11. While you are at the greengrocer’s, please get a ….

A greens B salad C lettuce

12. Could I try … please?

A one of this chocolate B one of these chocolates

13. I’ve never seen anyone eat … as quickly as you do!

A a bar of chocolate B some chocolate

14. You have finished a meal at a restaurant. You say: “Let’s … the bill.”

A ask for B ask C ask about D demand

15. You want some tea. You say: “… a cup of tea, please.”

A I like B I love C I’d like D I may like