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 - 72
Question: 1 Even though the situation was not ideal, they decided to ....... a go of things.
Correct Answer : 1 [make]
Notes: Even though the situation was not ideal, they decided to make a go of things.
Question: 2 She finally begged him to ....... a move in the very long and tiresome chess game.
Correct Answer : 2 [make]
Notes: She finally begged him to make a move in the very long and tiresome chess game.
Question: 3 He was so proud of his car yesterday because during the race it ....... 260 km/hr.
Correct Answer : 3 [did]
Notes: He was so proud of his car yesterday because during the race it did 260 km/hr.
Question: 4 She suddenly realized that she only had a few days left on her vacation so she decided to ....... the most of it.
Correct Answer : 4 [make]
Notes: She suddenly realized that she only had a few days left on her vacation so she decided to make the most of it.
Question: 5 I'm not quite ready yet — I have to ....... my hair.
Correct Answer : 5 [do]
Notes: I'm not quite ready yet — I have to do my hair.
Question: 6 His mother was late because she ....... the beds before she left the house.
Correct Answer : 6 [made]
Notes: His mother was late because she made the beds before she left the house.
Question: 7 No one knows why he ....... those terrible things in the past.
Correct Answer : 7 [did]
Notes: No one knows why he did those terrible things in the past.
Question: 8 He was confused and couldn't ....... up his mind about what to do next.
Correct Answer : 8 [make]
Notes: He was confused and couldn't make up his mind about what to do next.
Question: 9 The teacher had to ....... up a new syllabus because her old was outdated.
Correct Answer : 9 [make]
Notes: The teacher had to make up a new syllabus because her old was outdated.
Question: 10 They ....... up quickly after the silly argument.
Correct Answer : 10 [made]
Notes: They made up quickly after the silly argument.
Question: 1 Andrew doesn't ....... any more now.
Correct Answer : 1 [worry]
Notes: Andrew doesn't worry any more now.
Question: 2 He ....... calm.
Correct Answer : 2 [stays]
Notes: He stays calm.
Question: 3 The obvious time when people ....... him to start worrying was.
Correct Answer : 3 [expected]
Notes: The obvious time when people expected him to start worrying was.
Question: 4 during the wedding ....... in the village church just over two years ago.
Correct Answer : 4 [ceremony]
Notes: during the wedding ceremony in the village church just over two years ago.
Question: 5 As he says, "I know what everyone was ........ "
Correct Answer : 5 [thinking]
Notes: As he says, "I know what everyone was thinking."
Question: 6 They thought I would go to ........
Correct Answer : 6 [pieces]
Notes: They thought I would go to pieces.
Question: 7 But I was perfectly relaxed and I ....... it all to Sally. She is certainly a wonderful wife.
Correct Answer : 7 [owe]
Notes: But I was perfectly relaxed and I owe it all to Sally. She is certainly a wonderful wife.
Question: 8 She smiled at me when we were standing ....... the altar.
Correct Answer : 8 [at]
Notes: She smiled at me when we were standing at the altar.
Question: 9 and I stopped worrying from that moment ........
Correct Answer : 9 [on]
Notes: and I stopped worrying from that moment on.
Question: 10 You can see me ....... relaxed in the newspaper pictures especially that one with the caption: "ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND."
Correct Answer : 10 [looking]
Notes: You can see me looking relaxed in the newspaper pictures especially that one with the caption: "ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND."
Question: 1 The hunting dogs sensed the ....... danger way before the hunters were able to see the approaching predators.
Correct Answer : 1 [imminent]
Notes: The hunting dogs sensed the imminent danger way before the hunters were able to see the approaching predators.
Question: 2 Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten years in prison for dealing ....... drugs.
Correct Answer : 2 [illicit]
Notes: Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten years in prison for dealing illicit drugs.
Question: 3 The district attorney desperately tried to ....... a confession from the accused in the cross-examination. He really wanted to win the case because he believed the accused was guilty.
Correct Answer : 3 [elicit]
Notes: The district attorney desperately tried to elicit a confession from the accused in the cross-examination. He really wanted to win the case because he believed the accused was guilty.
Question: 4 Many people want to ....... from their native countries to other nations. However, nowadays, it's much more difficult than it was in the past.
Correct Answer : 4 [emigrate]
Notes: Many people want to emigrate from their native countries to other nations. However, nowadays, it's much more difficult than it was in the past.
Question: 5 "Dear Abby" is a column that ....... people who write in with problems. Some think the column is useful but others strongly disagree.
Correct Answer : 5 [advises]
Notes: "Dear Abby" is a column that advises people who write in with problems. Some think the column is useful but others strongly disagree.
Question: 6 There was an apple ....... lying on the floor. Tammy thought it was rude that someone left it lying on the kitchen floor like that.
Correct Answer : 6 [core]
Notes: There was an apple core lying on the floor. Tammy thought it was rude that someone left it lying on the kitchen floor like that.
Question: 7 Three months before the wedding, Laura brought her bridesmaid dress into a dress shop so that the seamstress had enough time to ....... it.
Correct Answer : 7 [alter]
Notes: Three months before the wedding, Laura brought her bridesmaid dress into a dress shop so that the seamstress had enough time to alter it.
Question: 8 After the odd outburst, the group of long time friends agreed that Carmela's behavior on the weekend trip was ........
Correct Answer : 8 [bizarre]
Notes: After the odd outburst, the group of long time friends agreed that Carmela's behavior on the weekend trip was bizarre.
Question: 9 A look of ....... came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced. She now wants tomeet with lobbyists whowork to change laws for the betterment of society.
Correct Answer : 9 [disgust]
Notes: A look of disgust came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced. She now wants tomeet with lobbyists whowork to change laws for the betterment of society.
Question: 10 The ....... saga lasted three hours. A lot of people in the theater enjoyed the film but most agreed that it was too long.
Correct Answer : 10 [epic]
Notes: The epic saga lasted three hours. A lot of people in the theater enjoyed the film but most agreed that it was too long.