Test 58 Pronunciatin 1. a. flirt b.skirt c. shirt d. irritate  d 2. a. niece b. piece c. client d. species  c 3. a. mail b. tail c. sailor d. airline  d 4. a. base b. bass c. vacant d. may  b 5. a. knife b. key c. kiss d. stick  a 6. a. bread b. break c. wake d. gate a Find the mistakes 7. Don’t be nervous about sitting for the exam. I know for certain you would pass. a. Don’t be b. sitting for c. know d. would pass > d 8. Tom seemed to enjoy himself on vacation, hadn’t he? a. to enjoy b. himself c. on d. hadn’t he > d 9. We have not seen our old teacher in 1980. a. not b. seen c. our d. in > d Grammar and Vocabulary 10. Many people in the world died AIDS. a. from b. for c. of d. about  c 11. I fail to understand this sentence. Can you ? a. explain to me this word b. explain me this word c. explain this word to me d. explain this word me  c 12. I object being kept waiting. Why can't you be time? a. for / on b. to / on c. of / on d. to / upon  b 13. I to music a lot but I don’t do any more. a. was listening b. was used to listen c. used to listen d. was used to listening  c 14. To get a passport, we must send in our birth and two photos. a. certificate b. licence c. paper d. card  a 15. Thomas doesn’t speak very clearly. a. It is difficult to understand him. b. He is difficult to understand. c. He is difficult to understand him. d. Both a and b are correct  a 16. The job was more difficult than I expected it to be. a. would b. had c. have d. might  b 17. My manager . He left last May. a. still doesn’t work here b. doesn’t still work here c. no more works here d. doesn’t work here any more  d 18. The burglar to open a store's window. a. succeeded b. managed c. forced d. discovered  b 19. If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something it. a. for b. about c. against d. with  b 20. Mrs White drive to work every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead. a. was used to b. had used to c. was using to d. used to  d 21. The path was so icy that we walked very carefully. We were afraid a. of falling b. from falling c. to fall d. to falling  a 22. Scientists have discovered a close between smoking and lung cancer. a. action b. connection c. union d. combination  b 23. she’s very busy, she’s agreeable to help me. a. Even b. Even though c. Even if d. Even when  b 24. "Who’s Charles Chang?" "I’ve no idea. I’ve never heard him." a. about b. from c. after d. of  d 25. She earned her money by developing a profitable travel a. commerce b. shop c. affair d. business  d 26. I didn’t hear you in. You must have been very quiet. a. come b. to come c. came d. All are wrong  a 27. We 2,000 English words by the end of this year. a. will learn b. will be learning c. will have learnt d. will have been learnt  c 28. “Could you arrive on time?” “I don’t know for certain. It depends the traffic.” a. of b. for c. from d. on  d 29. I went to that museum some famous pictures. a. to watch b. to see to c. to look at d. to visit  c 30. a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. a. Finding b. After finding c. Having found d. both b and c are correct  d 31. she is studying at a famous university. a. In a moment b. At this instant c. At present d. In the present  c 32. I prefer fish meat. a. to b. than c. against d. over  a 33. You should keep a box of matches in case the lights go out again. [...]... c fill in it d fill a 35 I couldn't make my son hard a to work b working c worked d work d 36 I hope this backache soon a goes out b comes away c wears off d passes always c 37 Rarely do we get an intelligent student as you a as b so c such d too c 38 The monitor is responsible ………… our form-master for the class a with b for c about d to d 39 In addition doing the cleaning, I make the coffee... 40 Chip out of the house as fast as his leg would carry him a strolled b dashed c ambled d plunged b 41 Mary promised to write we never heard from her again a but b except c although d because a 42 This is the second time I such a difficult exercise a do b did c have done d would do c 43 They're moving out soon because their house is going to be knocked when the new supermarket is built a off . about  c 11. I fail to understand this sentence. Can you ? a. explain to me this word b. explain me this word c. explain this word to me d. explain this word me  c 12. I object being. Test 58 Pronunciatin 1. a. flirt b.skirt c. shirt d. irritate  d 2. a. niece b. piece. managed c. forced d. discovered  b 19. If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something it. a. for b. about c. against d. with  b 20. Mrs White drive to work every day