A1 Use of English Test 5 – multiple choice gaps

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them in the blanks.

Exercise 1

Computers

When we first had computers, they were ………very……… big and they only added numbers. One computer was bigger (1)…………… a small bedroom! Now computers can do a lot more things and (2)…………… are some which you can carry in a bag or pick up in one hand! You can find computers in schools, (3)…………… work and in the home. Often you want to go on the computer in the evening and you (4)…………… to wait for your brother, sister, mum or dad to stop working, playing games, or writing to a friend in (5)…………… place.

Example         well             very             more

1                      but              or                 than

2                      there           their            they

3                      at                 in                  on

4                      can              must            have

5                      one              another      different

Exercise 2

Cities

There are cities in most countries. Cities are bigger ………than……… towns and villages. There are a lot of cars, buses, motorbikes and people in them, and (1)…………… are not quiet places. It is sometimes difficult to cross the roads and you (2)…………… to be careful. There are a lot of shops and markets. You can buy everything you need (3)…………… them. There are hospitals, banks and libraries. A lot of people (4)…………… in the city. In the evening they catch buses and trains (5)…………… take them home.

Example         than            or                 but

1                      that             there           they

2                      have            must           can

3                      in                 on                for

4                      work           works          working

5                      what           which          who