IELTS free practice tests and answers
Prepare for IELTS with our free practice tests and answers. Use these tests to carry out timed practice sessions and develop your test technique.
We strongly advise test takers to practice IELTS. By taking our free practice tests, you will get to know the test format, experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake, test yourself under timed conditions and review your answers and compare them with model answers.
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Exercise - 51
Question: 1 Waiter: What would you like to ....... with, sir?
Correct Answer : 1 [start]
Notes: Waiter: What would you like to start with, sir?
Question: 2 Diner: I was thinking I ....... try the soup.
Correct Answer : 2 [might]
Notes: Diner: I was thinking I might try the soup.
Question: 3 Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's ........
Correct Answer : 3 [off]
Notes: Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's off.
Question: 4 Diner: In that ....... I'll try the roast beef.
Correct Answer : 4 [case]
Notes: Diner: In that case I'll try the roast beef.
Question: 5 Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any ........
Correct Answer : 5 [left]
Notes: Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any left.
Question: 6 Diner: Oh that's a ....... . Perhaps I could have the pork.
Correct Answer : 6 [shame]
Notes: Diner: Oh that's a shame. Perhaps I could have the pork.
Question: 7 Waiter: It's really not your ....... . We don't have any pork now.
Correct Answer : 7 [day]
Notes: Waiter: It's really not your day. We don't have any pork now.
Question: 8 Diner: Oh this is ........ Do you have anything at all?
Correct Answer : 8 [ridiculous]
Notes: Diner: Oh this is ridiculous. Do you have anything at all?
Question: 9 Waiter: Now sir it's not worth ....... your temper. You could take the last thing on the menu.
Correct Answer : 9 [losing]
Notes: Waiter: Now sir it's not worth losing your temper. You could take the last thing on the menu.
Question: 10 Diner: Right then. If it's not too much ........ Please bring me a cup of coffee.
Correct Answer : 10 [trouble]
Notes: Diner: Right then. If it's not too much trouble. Please bring me a cup of coffee.
Question: 1 This castle has been here since the 16th century and hasn't really changed — it has stood the test of ........
Correct Answer : 1 [time]
Notes: This castle has been here since the 16th century and hasn't really changed — it has stood the test of time.
Question: 2 The law that has just been passed may be useful but we don't know until we've ....... it to the test.
Correct Answer : 2 [put]
Notes: The law that has just been passed may be useful but we don't know until we've put it to the test.
Question: 3 I think you're wise to find out first before you agree and believe it's a good idea to test the ....... first.
Correct Answer : 3 [waters]
Notes: I think you're wise to find out first before you agree and believe it's a good idea to test the waters first.
Question: 4 No-one knows whether he'll succeed in his attempt to get compensation as it's a bit of a test ....... .
Correct Answer : 4 [case]
Notes: No-one knows whether he'll succeed in his attempt to get compensation as it's a bit of a test case.
Question: 5 Obviously before you buy a car, you'll be allowed to test ....... it first.
Correct Answer : 5 [drive]
Notes: Obviously before you buy a car, you'll be allowed to test drive it first.
Question: 6 These are indeed ....... times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election.
Correct Answer : 6 [testing]
Notes: These are indeed testing times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election.
Question: 7 He was one of the most experienced of the company's test ....... who decided whether a plane was safe to fly.
Correct Answer : 7 [pilots]
Notes: He was one of the most experienced of the company's test pilots who decided whether a plane was safe to fly.
Question: 8 In the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde we see the hero mix something up in a test ....... and then drink it.
Correct Answer : 8 [tube]
Notes: In the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde we see the hero mix something up in a test tube and then drink it.
Question: 9 The aircraft engine had to be placed in a test ....... to make sure that it worked properly.
Correct Answer : 9 [bed]
Notes: The aircraft engine had to be placed in a test bed to make sure that it worked properly.
Question: 10 In order to make sure that your television is tuned properly there is a coloured test ....... on the screen.
Correct Answer : 10 [card]
Notes: In order to make sure that your television is tuned properly there is a coloured test card on the screen.
Question: 1 We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact ....... from apes.
Correct Answer : 1 [descended]
Notes: We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact descended from apes.
Question: 2 Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the house with ....... to burgle it.
Correct Answer : 2 [intent]
Notes: Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the house with intent to burgle it.
Question: 3 Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he ....... provided them with spending money.
Correct Answer : 3 [also]
Notes: Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he also provided them with spending money.
Question: 4 I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is ....... to sleeping in a tent.
Correct Answer : 4 [preferable]
Notes: I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is preferable to sleeping in a tent.
Question: 5 I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being ....... of him.
Correct Answer : 5 [suspicious]
Notes: I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being suspicious of him.
Question: 6 You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't ....... to your situation.
Correct Answer : 6 [apply]
Notes: You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't apply to your situation.
Question: 7 The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and ....... that he had acted correctly.
Correct Answer : 7 [concluded]
Notes: The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and concluded that he had acted correctly.
Question: 8 They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not ....... from one another in attitude.
Correct Answer : 8 [different]
Notes: They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not different from one another in attitude.
Question: 9 Like all good philosophers in ....... of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
Correct Answer : 9 [search]
Notes: Like all good philosophers in search of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
Question: 10 Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem ....... a challenge to our efforts.
Correct Answer : 10 [as]
Notes: Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem as a challenge to our efforts.