b. did well at c. left d. lived near → c 43. He joined the party as an idealistic young man, but was totally by the cynicism he found there. a. disinterested b. contemptuous c. disillusioned d. disbelieving → c 44. This cake is made …………… flour, sugar and eggs. a. of b. from c. by d. with → b 45. Don’t forget to the dog? a. eat b. milk c. give d. feed → d 46. The first steam engine was by James Watts. a. invented b. discovered c. uncovered d. detected → a 47. They meet for dinner every Saturday. a. hourly b. up to date c. at the same time d. in good time → c 48. Gibraltar has been called the key the Mediterranean. a. of b. for c. to d. at → c 49. My grandparents had always liked the sea and they moved to the South Coast when they retired. a. as b. since c. such d. so → d 50. This book was written by a famous writer. It is worth a. read b. reading c. to read d. have read → b TEST 29 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. own b. down c. power d. tower → a 2. a. whistle b. cattle c. settle d. battle → a 3. a. humour b. flour c. rumour d. honour → b 4. a. bush b. rush c. push d. pull → b 5. a. socket b. regret c. bullet d. rocket → b 6. a. matter b. sad c. barn d. catch → c II. Find the mistake: 7. One of history's most spectacular executions were that of Damiens, the unsuccessful assassin of Louis XV of France. a. One of b. most spectacular c. were d. unsuccessful → c 8. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills. a. Studying b. science of c. way to d. reason → d 9. A farmer's tractor is like a powerful horse, as it plows field, pulls trailers, and moves heavy loads. a. is like b. as it c. field d. moves → c III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 10. In some schools, the teaching quality is worse than used to be. a. they b. it c. them d. that → b 11. You can go into this part of the building in case you have a special a. permission b. allowance c. permit d. agreement → c 12. Mary is to understand it. a. too young b. too intelligent c. enough ability d. very pretty → a 13. “How can we out together what we’re to do if we never talk about it frankly?” she cried in desperation. a. test b. find c. search d. work → d 14. It is city that we have got lost. a. a such big b. such big c. such a big d. a very big → c 15. When the front door bell rang, my sister was of making a cake. a. at the center b. on her way c. halfway through d. in the middle → d 16. My father is working in a. a thirty-stories building b. a building with thirty stories