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A other, give B another, being given C other, being given D another, giving
5. I am glad I've explained __ you my reasons___ chang
ing.
A ___ , for C to, for
B to, of D for, to
6. The doctor says the sick boy____ He will have to stay
in bed for____ few days.
A must not go out, another B needn't go out, other C shouldn't go out, the other D shouldn't have gone out, others
7. When he went away, I wondered if he___ Mary when
he___ home.
A would telephone, came B would telephone, would come C telephoned, had come D telephoned, would come
8. He says he'd rather__ billiards____ tennis, but I'd
prefer___ fishing.
A to play, rather than, to go B play, than, go C to play, rather than, going D play, than, to go
9. ___ wicked always think that____ other people are as
bad as___ .
A___ , the, theirselves
B The, ___ , themselves
C A, an, they D The, the, them
10. He never apologizes ____ for his rudeness unless he
___ to please____ .
A before somebody, wants, anybody B to somebody, does not want, somebody C before anybody, does not want, somebody D to anybody, wants, anybody
11. She is not____ person to give____ secret
A the, away a C the, out the
B a, out a Da, away the
12.____ Milky Way consists_____ countless stars too faint
to be seen___ .
A The, from, separately
B ___ , of, separate
C The, of, separately
D____ , from, separate
13. We___ a lot more if we_ confidence in our mem-
ones and knew how____ them properly.
A remembered, would have, would use B had remembered, would have had, to use C would have remembered, had had, used D would remember, had, to use
14. In old age, intellectual functioning is_____ related____ .
physical health.
A closely, with a C closely, to
B close, from D close, with a
15.____ peppers were widely grown in______ Central and
South America in____ pre-Columbian times.
AThe, ___ , the CThe, the, ___
B ___, ___ , ___ D ___, the, ___
Test 29 |
1.Despite___ various assertions, you cannot learn when
you are___
A of, sleep C____ , asleep
B ___ , asleeping D of, sleeping
2. ___ the night of October 7, a major fire broke___
in Chicago's timber yards and spread rapidly, thanks
___ high winds and many wooden buildings that exist
ed newer stone structures.
A On, out, to, among
B At, in, to, between
C In, off, with, through
D___ , out, to, between
3. One of___ legends says that trees hold up the sky;
and if they____ ,___ a catastrophe.
A American's Indians', are cut down, there will be B American Indian's, will be cut down, it will be C American Indians*, are cut down, there will be D American's Indians, will cut down, it will be
4. ___ you are proficient in the Japanese language, you
are sure____ a communications problem_____ you visit
Japan.
A If, to have, after
B When, having, would
C As, have, before
D Unless, to have, should
5. For the sake of___ visit in Great Britain, it would not be
reasonable for you___ months trying to learn English.
A two or three-weeks, to spend B a two or three-week, to spend C two or three week's, spending D two or three weeks', having spent
6. ___ winter is the coldest season of_____ year, between
___ autumn and____ spring.
A ___ , a, the, the
B The, the, the, the
C _, the, ___ , ___
D A, a, an, a
7. "Remember____ those shoes while I am having my
hair___ ," she said to her husband.
A to repair, doing C to have repaired, made
B repairing, do D to repair, done
8. Two days after our arrival____ New York he phoned
from Boston and said that he___ to stay there for____ .
A to, had decided, better B in, decided, all C at, would decide, best D in, had decided, good
9. While he was in ___ prison, his wife sold all their
possessions and went to live somewhere in_____ west.
She did not even go to___ prison before the departure
to say good-bye to him.
A the, the, the C ___ , the, the
B ___ , ___ , _________ D ___ , the, ___ ,
10. I realize that___ wrong has happened to you, but you
can't live without belief in____ these days. You should
pull___ together.
A nothing, something, __
B something, something, your C something, anything, yourself D nothing, anything, oneself
11. The deck stewards took care___ the door to the dining
room closed because the smell of food made some of
the passengers____ they____ dead.
A to keep, to wish, were B of keeping, wish, were
C having kept, wishing, would be D keeping, to wish, had been
12. He suddenly remembered____ a boy____ fire to some
petrol that had been spilt on the pavement.
A to see, to set C seeing, set
B see, setting D seeing, to set
13. He was standing at____ arm's length keeping silence.
Not knowing what to do I took____ my specs and be
gan to rub___ .
A away, on, it
B ___ , off, them
C an, off, it
D the, ___ , them
14. It is____ how ideas come, like a_____ of lightening.
A funny, flash C funny, clap
B funnily, stroke D funnily, bit
15. He was not at all like____ other patients when he was
in___ hospital and though he often had___ sharp
pain in his side, he never complained.
A the, ___ , the C____ , ___ , a
B an, the, a D____ , an, the
Test 30
1. The birth of____ computer and its American operat
ing systems gave English language a nudge ahead;
that of__ Internet has given it a huge push.
A the, the, the B a, an, an
C __ , ___ , ___
D a, the, ___
2. There are no____ in your office — I know. The staff
___ on strike. The earnings of the company______ in
creased this year, and the employees want a pay rise.
A people, is, has B peoples, are, have C people, are, have D peoples, is, has
3. You needn't____ to me those lies of_____ .
A explaining, your B have explained, you C to explain, yours D explain, yours
4. Why aren't we staying at____ Jasmine Hotel? It's____
than this one, but the facilities and service_____ excel
lent.
A the, much more cheaper, are B __, much expensive, is
C___ , quite more cheaper, is
D the, much more expensive, are
5. Then he found___ in the room with a lot of white
roses. ___ other kind —_____ but white roses.
A himself, Not, no C himself, No, nothing
B ___ , No, not D ___ , Nothing, none
6. The sun___ so brightly and the sky was so blue that it
seemed to him May would never end. It was certainly
different from any spring he___ , for spring was within
him.
A was shining, had ever known
B shone, knew
C had been shining, has ever been known
D was shining, has ever known
7. The teacher couldn't bear____ and got everybody____
their seats. Then he suggested____ the test again.
A cribbing, changing, writing B to crib, to change, to write C cribbing, to change, writing D to crib, change, write
8. Before Guttenberg,____ books were largely_____ priv
ilege of___ monks and_ rich.
A the, the, the, the
B ___ , a, ___ , ___
C ___ , the, ___ , the
D the, ___ , ___ , ___
9. Hardly___ in his native town____ he phoned her; she
was busy, she____ at her book for several days.
A he arrived, when, was working B had he arrived, than, had been working C had he arrived, when, had been working D he had arrived, as, had worked
10. He got confused____ about the time of the meeting.
He fetched for his diary, but it was____ and not____ .
A himself, John's, his
B ___ , John's, himself s
C ___ , John's, his
D himself, John's, his one
11. She looked at him____ and her words sounded____ .
A cold, sharp C cold, sharply
B coldly, sharply D coldly, sharp
12. She was about____ a step, which, if___ , might lead
to___ complications.
A taking, mistaking, further B to take, to mistake, farther
C to taking, having mistaken, furthest D to take, mistaken, further
13. They___ their home the day before, and in spite_____
the excitements of the travel, they both wondered if
they had remembered____ the gas.
A left, of, turning off B had left, of, to turn off
C were leaving,____ , to turn off
D had been leaving, ____ , turning off
14. If a year ago he___ that he was to undertake a trip
of this sort he____ surprised.
A had told, would be B would have told, would have been C has been told, will have been D had been told, would have been
15. It is____ late morning already. It is ___ high time
they___ down to business.
A ___ ,___ , got
B a, a, will get
C the, ___ , get
D a, ___ , got
Test 31
1. The outskirts of our town_____ not worth looking at.
There is a factory_____ glossy paper and the scenery ,
___ dull.
A is, having manufactured, are B are, manufactured, is C are, manufacturing, is D is, to manufacture, is
2. ___ population of____ Venice of Marco Polo's times
was___ little more than 50,000 citizens.
A The, ___ , a C A, ___ , ___
B ___ , the, ___ D The, the, a
3. I___ my work urgently and I decided to have a stroll.
A shouldn't finish B did not need to finish C must not finish D can't have finished
4. I prefer____ there rather than_____ by train. — As for
me, I would rather__ there by car.
A driving, going, not going B to drive, going, not go C to drive, go, not go D driving, to go, not going
5. The path grew____ and the horses climbed_____ .
A steeply, slow C steeplier, slowly
B steep, slowly D steep, slow
6. As a little girl she used to____ in the grass making____
in the fields____ of her grandmother's house.
A lie, daisies-chains, in front
B lying, daisy-chains, at the front
C lie, daisy-chains, at the back
D laying, daisies-chain, in the back
7. early capital of China Kaifeng was in the elev
enth century the greatest city on_____ earth with the
population close to____ million.
A An, the, the
B The, ___ , a
C ___ , the, one
D The, ___ , ___
8. Though he____ the question thousands of times in his
numerous excursions looking for a job, now he______
tongue-tied.
A has asked, has felt B had asked, felt C was asking, was feeling D had asked, had felt
9. ___ much like a boot,_____ Italian Peninsula extends
generally southeast into____ Mediterranean Sea.
A Shaping, ____ , the
B Shaped, the, the
C Having shaped, ____ , ___
D Being shaped, the, __
10. Such institutions as____ Bank of England, ____ U.S.
Federal Reserve System, or____ Bank of France, are
charged ___ regulating the system of a___ money
supply.
A the, ___ , the, for, national
B the, the, the, with, nation's
C ___ , the, ___ , of, nation
D___ _, ____ , ___ , in, nation's
11. If London is a place__ influence and_____ money,
it is also____ leisure metropolis.
A winning, do, __ B for winning, do, a
C to win, make, a D to have won, made, _
12. Rain is very____ in these parts, but once____ , it won't
stop for days____ end.
A rare, having begun, on B rarely, begun, in C rare, beginning, at D rarely, to begin, for
13. We cannot wait till the mother____ up her mind
Find out please if it is necessary that the child____ this
question.
A doesn't make, answers B won't make, will make C makes, answer D will make, should answer
14. Until ___ 1960s the waters of___ London's rivers
were as polluted as____ air.
A the, the, the
B ___ , ___ , ___
C ___ , the, the
D the, ____ , its
15. No sooner____ the button than the message he___
for the whole week___ on the screen.
A he pressed, was expected, had appeared B he had pressed, was expecting, was appeared C had he pressed, had been expecting, appeared D he was pressing, expected, had been appearing
Test 32
1. I like travelling____ by train____ by car.____ of them
is attractive.
A either, or, Any B both, or, Each C either, and, Every D both, and, Either
2. waterway of_______ south-central China represent
ed a vast and largely safe network for___ inland trade.
A The, the, the B A, ___ , the
C The, ___ , ___ DA, the, a
3. ___ Milky Way Galaxy takes its name from____ Milky
Way, the irregular luminous band of stars and gas clouds
that stretches____ the sky.
A The, the, above B___ , ___ , in
C The, the, across D __ , the, through
4. Beside the spring the air smelled______ and____ with
the scent of____ cut grass.
A moistly, sweet, fresh B moist, sweetly, freshly C moist, sweet, freshly D moist, sweet, fresh
5. One evening, shortly after my arrival, we_____ over a
glass of beer, when Jones___ to talk about those hab
its of the natives which he__ to us before several
times.
A sat, was beginning, described
B has sat, was begun, has described
C had been sitting, had begun, was describing
D were sitting, began, had described
6. ___ time is needed to take care of him. Take ___
nurse, this one is not_____ .
A Much fewer, other, enough skilled B A lot less, another, skilled enough C Far few, the other, too skilled D Far little, other, so skilled
7. He was a___ person in the neighbourhood. The peo
ple thought there was not a man alive who could do
everything half as____ as he did.
A highly respecting, well
B high respected, fast
C highly respected, well
D highest respected, better
8. ___ City of Westminster, which stretches along______
River Thames, is one of the country's wealthiest bor
oughs and includes____ Westminster Abbey and_____
Westminster Cathedral.
A ___ , the, ___ , ___ B The, ___ , ___ , ___
C The, the,____ ,___ D ____ , ___ , the, the
9. We stopped___ some petrol and saw a strange man.
His clothes____ torn and dirty and needed____ .
A getting, has been, to wash B getting, have been, being washed C to get, were, washing D to get, was, to be washed
10. When raindrops fall through a cold layer of______ air,
they may freeze____ impact with the ground to form
___ very slippery and dangerous "glazed" ice that is
difficult___ because it is almost transparent.
A the, with, a, to see
B ___ , by, ___ , for seeing
C ___ , on, a, to see
D the, from, ___ , seeing
11. Never____ such difficulties, he was_____ a loss.
A experiencing, in
B having experienced, at
C experienced, by
D having experienced, near
12. I haven't seen her, she ___ standing in the shade.
She___ it all.
A has been, must have heard
B was, may hear
C is, should hear
D had been, ought to have heard
13. He felt _ the last couple of days, but did not want to show it to Mary and he tned to climb the hill _
than___ .
A exhausted, steadily, usually B exhausting, steadier, usual C exhausting, more steadier, usually D exhausted, more steadily, usual
14. __into the room I saw John__at the window, but
he appeared __in his papers. This man knew how
___ what he wanted.
A On coming, sitting, being absorbed, get B After coming, sit, to absorb getting C Having come, being sat, to be absorbed got D On coming, sitting, to be absorbed, to get
15 The new _ has arrived. Where shall we put ___?
A equipment, them C machineries them
B machines, it D machinery, it
Test 33
1What __ joy it was for John in his childhood to climb
up___ top of the hill and see _ town and ___
river at his feet below.
A __, the, a, a C the, a, a, a
B a, the, the, the D a, a, a, a
2 They were _ with each other. They said things,
which____ would have been_____ insults.
A sharply, usually, brutalest
B sharp, ordinarily, the most brutal
C sharply, usual, awful
D sharp, ordinarily, the awfullest
3. You___ me about their arrival. It was a surprise for
me.
A must have told B might have told C could have told D may have told
4. I always regretted ____ Egypt. I can't help ___its
ancient civilization.
A not visiting, admiring
B do not visit, admire
C not to visit, to admire
D not having visited, to have admired
5. I____ him up, he____ the clock.
A hadn't to wake, should have set B needn't wake, could set C didn't have to wake, must have set D needn't have woken, may set
6. His___ of the language enabled him to understand the
words of an old Italian: "Your wife took all the______
and went away with___ .
A knowledge, belonging, it B knowledges, belongings, it C knowledge, belongings, them D knowledges, belonging, them
7. ___ Milky Way Galaxy, sometimes simply called_____
Galaxy, is a spiral system consisting of several_______
stars, one of which is_____ Sun.
A The, the, billion, the
B , ___ , billions, the
C , ___ , billions, ____
D The, the, billions, ___
8. He looked back. The____ tops remained____ and____
against the sky.
A mountain's, sharp, densely
B mountains', sharply, dense
C mountain, sharp, dense
D mountains, sharply, densely
9. If I___ that you____ I certainly____ at home.
A knew, came, would have stayed B had known, would come, would have stayed C had known, would have come, would stay D knew, will come, will have stayed
10. It was not worth_____ there. I wish you_____ yourself
to ___ much trouble.
A to go, had put, so B going, put, such C to go, didn't put, such D going, hadn't put, so
11. The ___ period between_____ Games was called_____
Olympiad.
A four-years, the, the
B four year' __ , an
C four years', ___ , the
D four-year, the, the
12. For three_______ man has tried to map his world
Amillennium, ____ , exact
B millenniums, a, exact
C millennia, ____ , exactly
D millennias, a, exactly
13. I am going to retire next month and I am looking for
ward to___ quiet life after the pressure I______ under
for so many years.
A having a, have been B have, had been C have, was D having a, had been
14. There are____ books in this box. Though he is a______
youth, he seems____ to lift it.
A quite a lot, fifteen-years, strong enough B quite a few, fifteen-year, strong enough C quite a lot of, fifteen years', enough strong D quite a few, fifteen year's, enough strong
15. Do you hear the wind___ and the Tain____ ? Many
trees are reported____ down.
A howling, pouring, to have been blown -
B howl, pour, to be blown
C howling, pouring, to have blown
D to be howling, to be pouring, having been blown
Test 34
1. ___ wind was like____ ice, it had been snowing hard
since___ morning.
A The, the, _________ C The, ___ , ___
B ___ , ___ s the D A, an, the
2. I used___ with boys in my childhood and I remem
ber Granny____ me when I came home with a black
eye.
A fighting, reprimanding B to fight, to reprimand C to fight, reprimanding D fighting, to reprimand
3. Near the centre of___ City stand ___ St. Paul's
Cathedral, _ Bank of England, ______ Royal Ex
change, ___ Stock Exchange, and the rest of___
London's financial district.
A the, the, the, the, the, the
B the, ____ , the, the, the, ___
C , ___ , the, ___ , ___ , the
D___ , the, ___ , ___ , ___ , ___
4. She____ and, looking_____ in his face, said, "What
right do you have to question me?_____ is nothing to
tell you."
A rose, straightly, There
B raised, straight, It
C rose, straight, There
D raised, straightly, It
5. The situation is becoming____ . The main thing to do
now is getting___ as soon as possible.
A threatening, in C threatened, through
B threatened, out D threatening, away
6. Where is John? I___ for him for ages! — Don't wait for
him. When I came home an hour ago he____ his things.
A have been waiting, was still packing
B had been waiting, has been still packing
C am waiting, had been still packing
D have waited, had still packed
7. I am sure____ fresh air and exercise will make me____
well. By studying early in the morning I will save____
of time.
A ___ , to sleep, plenty
B the, sleep, a great number
C ___ , sleep, a great deal
D the, sleeping, a lot
8. The news____ so unexpected that the boy was made
___ his story twice.
A was, repeat C were, repeat
B were, to repeat D was, to repeat
9. Do you see a woman_____ the street? She is said_____
a famous actress in____ 1950s.
A having crossed, to be, ____
B crossing, to have been, the
C to cross, to have been, the
D cross, to be, ___
10. Mr. Jones seems____ all about illnesses. He said that
mumps___ not a serious disease and_____ was noth
ing to worry about.
A to be knowing, were, there B to know, was, there C knowing, was, it D to know, were, it
11. There___ no scenery at all, but the costumes, the sound
and lights effects made the audience__ on the acting.
A were, concentrate C were, to concentrate B was, concentrating D was, concentrate
12. I admit not__ this turn of events. But I_____ .
A to foresee, must have foreknown
B to foreseeing, ought to foreknow
C foreseeing, should have foreknown
D to have foreseen, need have foreknown
13. My Dad said one____ have a rest after a day of hard
work. And you have to go there twice a week,__ you?
A must, haven't you C must, don't B had to, haven't D will, don't
14. Something____ . She____ by 9.
A must happen, must come
B should have happened, was to come
C must have happened, was to have come
D need have happened, had to come
15. The area of___ British Isles is about_____ of Russia.
A ___ , seventy
B the, a seventies
C____ , the seventieth
D the, a seventieth
Test 35
1.Nick suggested ____ there for two weeks. It was a
brilliant idea. I wished I____ of it myself.
A to go, had thought
B go, thought
C going, had thought
D to have gone, would have thought
2. She took____ clean napkin from_____ drawer and laid
it down at____ plate.
A ___ , the, a C a, the, the
B a, a, the D the, the, the
3. ___ City of London and____ West End are linked by
___ Strand, an avenue upon which are located two of
London's oldest churches, _____ St. Clement Dane's
and ___ St. Mary-le-Strand.
A The, the, the, ___ , ___
B ___ , ___ , ___ , ___ , ___
C The, ___ , the, the, the
D ___ _, the, ___ , the, the
4. The telegram said that she would have_____ trip anc
come at____ sunset. Her visit was_____ and he begai,
to plan her reception.
A three hour's, the, exciting B three-hour, the, excited
C three hours', ___ , exciting
D a three-hour, ___ , excited
5. They worked ____ day and __ night, andseemed
___ no progress.
A a, a, to do
B a, a, to have done
C the, the, to be making
D____ , ___ , to make
6. She was so lively and laughed so__ at oilier____
jokes that no one could help_____ her.
A merry, peoples', to like B merrily, people, to have liked C merrily, people's, liking D merry, peoples, to be liking
7. When he came to himself he saw people____ aroundas
if they___ something else to happen.
A standing, were expecting
B stood, had been expecting
C to stand, would be expecting
D stand, were expected
8. She had never learned the habit of____ command: her
habit was to ask___ permission.
A a, a
B ___ , ___
C the, the
D __,a
9. Mr. Blacke had a__ modest opinion of his brain,
and even of his courage, but he was____ shocked too.
A sufficiently, deeply C sufficiently, deep
B sufficient, deep D sufficient, deeply
10. He never____ anything good to_____ . If he ___ , he
___ more support now.
A made, somebody, had made, would have had
B did, anybody, had done, would have
C did, someone, did, would have had