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 - 85
Question: 1 If I ....... you, I wouldn't risk it.
Correct Answer : 1 [were]
Notes: If I were you, I wouldn't risk it.
Question: 2 If they had waited another month, they could probably ....... a better price for their house
Correct Answer : 2 [have got]
Notes: If they had waited another month, they could probably have got a better price for their house
Question: 3 It's quite simple really. When it's cold, water ........
Correct Answer : 3 [freezes]
Notes: It's quite simple really. When it's cold, water freezes.
Question: 4 If he decides to accept that job, he ....... it for the rest of his life.
Correct Answer : 4 [will regret]
Notes: If he decides to accept that job, he will regret it for the rest of his life.
Question: 5 If you ....... of applying for that job, my advice is: forget it.
Correct Answer : 5 [are thinking]
Notes: If you are thinking of applying for that job, my advice is: forget it.
Question: 6 If he hadn't been driving so fast, he ....... have hit the motorcyclist.
Correct Answer : 6 [wouldn't]
Notes: If he hadn't been driving so fast, he wouldn't have hit the motorcyclist.
Question: 7 ....... he been more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.
Correct Answer : 7 [Had]
Notes: Had he been more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.
Question: 8 If she goes on passing her exams, ....... soon be qualified to practise as a lawyer.
Correct Answer : 8 [she'll]
Notes: If she goes on passing her exams, she'll soon be qualified to practise as a lawyer.
Question: 9 If I pay you twice as much, will you ....... to finish by Tuesday?
Correct Answer : 9 [be able]
Notes: If I pay you twice as much, will you be able to finish by Tuesday?
Question: 10 If only I'd invested in that company, I'd ....... a millionaire by now.
Correct Answer : 10 [have become]
Notes: If only I'd invested in that company, I'd have become a millionaire by now.
Question: 1 Don't worry about her, she always gives herself airs and graces — means: ........
Correct Answer : 1 [She always thinks she's very important]
Notes: Don't worry about her, she always gives herself airs and graces — means: She always thinks she's very important.
Question: 2 I honestly think the time has come to clear the air — means: ........
Correct Answer : 2 [to make things simpler]
Notes: I honestly think the time has come to clear the air — means: to make things simpler.
Question: 3 There's a lot of discussion in the air about it — means: ........
Correct Answer : 3 [that's not definite]
Notes: There's a lot of discussion in the air about it — means: that's not definite.
Question: 4 I don't know about you but I feel like taking the air at the moment — means: ........
Correct Answer : 4 [going for a walk]
Notes: I don't know about you but I feel like taking the air at the moment — means: going for a walk.
Question: 5 Our holiday plans are up in the air at the moment — means: ........
Correct Answer : 5 [indefinite]
Notes: Our holiday plans are up in the air at the moment — means: indefinite.
Question: 6 When I told him the news, he went up in the air — means: ........
Correct Answer : 6 [he became angry]
Notes: When I told him the news, he went up in the air — means: he became angry.
Question: 7 You know what they're like. They just talked a lot of hot air — means: ........
Correct Answer : 7 [empty promises]
Notes: You know what they're like. They just talked a lot of hot air — means: empty promises.
Question: 8 As soon as they heard the news, they were walking on air — means: ........
Correct Answer : 8 [were very happy]
Notes: As soon as they heard the news, they were walking on air — means: were very happy.
Question: 9 The radio play is on the air later tonight — means: ........
Correct Answer : 9 [being broadcast]
Notes: The radio play is on the air later tonight — means: being broadcast.
Question: 10 The concert is being played in the open air on Sunday — means: ........
Correct Answer : 10 [outside]
Notes: The concert is being played in the open air on Sunday — means: outside.