English Questions

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

My coat's pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can't work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.

As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don't want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people "swanning in at all times," so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It's a god-awful day. They've been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can't just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?

What has been the problem with London trains lately?

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

While two judges in the majority said the practice was arbitrary and, therefore, unconstitutional, the third judge called it (legally).

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence

Before I met your brother I (have had) a poor opinion of him.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Internet providers would not block content because it would (not to be make economic sense) and consumers would not stand for it.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The young man (was carried by) the passionate appeal made by the social worker.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

One of the assistant(a) was(b) Alfred(c). No error.(d)

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

"I am the only man in the world who (can) paint a picture so true to life," he said.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The air hostess gave me a cup (which had) coffee.