d. had told → a 47. in an electric typewriter is the ability to correct spelling errors. a. There are many new features b. New features c. The new features d. One of the new features →d 48. Once the air warms up, the snow should start to a. dissolve b. defrost c. liquefy d. thaw → d 49. Ballet dancer, actors, must spend many hours a day practising before a performance. a. alike b. likely c. like d. same →c 50. Peter looks so much like someone I knew years ago. It's quite . a. unlikely b. uncanny c. unspeakable d. unnatural → b Test 16 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. pardon b. hard c. parent d. park → c 2. a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage → a 3. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood → d 4. a. looked b. missed c. stopped d. dreamed → d 5. a. cast b. tasteful c. task d. fast → b 6. a. invitation b. blind c. decide d. provide → a 7. a. acrobat b. lane c. animal d. thanks → b II. Find the mistake: 8. John and Lan have different cultures; that was why they often have different ways of living. a. have b. cultures c. that was why d. have → c 9. You have to study hardly to keep pace with your classmates. a. have to b. study c. hardly d. to keep pace with → c 10. After you graduate from the university, you still have to go on study. a. graduate b. from c. have to d. study → d III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. I suppose you just went to the disco improve your conversational skills. a. so as b. for c. in order to d. too →c 12. You will not be fined if you with the rules. a. comply b. adhere c. observe d. abide → a 13. John eats very little put on weight. a. so as to b. so as not to c. in order to d. so that → b 14. the monthly salary, he has no income. a. Leaving aside b. Not counting c. Let alone d. Apart from → d 15. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it. a. broadcasting b. circulation c. concern d. coverage → d 16. His salary was decreased because he …………… his responsibility. a. cancelled b. postponed c. delayed d. omitted → d 17. The life of Uncle Ho, a great man …………. many stories have been told, was very simple. a. of b. about whom c. about d. of which → b 18. His noise interrupted my of thought. a. chain b. series c. line d. train → d 19. The soup was beautifully cooked, I agree, but the meat was a bit too salty for my a. appetite b. desire c. liking d. favor → c 20. Her accusation left him rage. a. dumb b. silent c. speechless d. mute → c