1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences. I’m 65 next year so I’m coming up to . I’m a bit worried about how I’ll cope with all the free time.
a) senior citizen
b) retirement
c) the wrong side
d) employment
e) adjustment
2. I like helping people so I don’t mind if I think I can do some good.
a) going out of my way
b) changing my ways
c) working my way up
d) to continue
e) take off
3. I’m so sorry I’m late. I must have .
a) overtired
b) overworked
c) overslept
d) over
e) overtaking
4. Although I’m getting on a bit, I’m still full of and love to take risks.
a) enthuse
b) enthusiastic
c) enthusiasm
d) synthetic
e) synthetically
5. I’m not giving you any more money, you’ll only on unnecessary things.
a) fritter it away
b) donate it
c) spend it wisely
d) write down
e) speak up
6. People say I’m forty, but I don’t feel any different than I did ten years ago.
a) coming of age
b) the wrong side of
c) getting on for
d) going on
e) running up
7. Sitting here with you is all sorts of memories.
a) bringing back
b) getting on for
c) running up
d) take care
e) go on
8. You like complaining, you?
a) aren’t
b) does
c) don’t
d) is
e) weren’t
9. He’s rich, he?
a) aren’t
b) isn’t
c) won’t
d) was
e) were
10. You aren’t nervous, you?
a) are
b) is
c) isn’t
d) will
e) won’t
11. Don’t panic, you?
a) does
b) will
c) won’t
d) hadn’t
e) have
12. She hardly ever cries, she?
a) does
b) doesn’t
c) won’t
d) will
e) did
13. So he got the job, he?
a) haven’t
b) won’t
c) didn’t
d) hadn’t
e) don’t
14. You’re feeling ill, you?
a) aren’t
b) don’t
c) won’t
d) isn’t
e) doesn’t
15. She was by her younger sister.
a) looked down
b) overshadowed
c) overstretched
d) heartbreaking
e) looked after
