TEST FOR SELF-EVALUATION I/ English sounds: 1. a. manure b. pasture c. adventure d. measure 2. a. supposed b. collected c. admired d. posed 3. a. quiet b. activity c. title d. quite 4. a. butter b. put c. sugar d. push 5. a. few b. new c. threw d. knew 6. a. pretty b. get c. send d. well II/ English stress: 7. a. actually b. educate c. organism d. contaminate 8. a. commune b. momentary c. elaborate d. modesty 9. a. accurate b. customer c. computer d. exercise 10. a. contaminate b. supervisor c. investigate d. convenient III/ Grammar and Cultural tips: 11. “What did you hear?” – “We heard…………… long lecture that we were falling asleep.” a. such a b. a very c. so d. such e. a too 12. “What do you want to drink?” – “Let’s have the waiter……………some milk.” a. to bring b. bring c. brought d. will bring e. brings 13. “The ceremony has just started.” – “ look, the flag is ……………now.” a. risen b. rising c. rose d. being raised e. being risen 14. “What can you do?” – “ We can do nothing unless she ………… to come next week.” a. will consent b. consent c. shall consent d. is consenting e. consents 15. We searched for the two boys everywhere, but ……… was to be found. a. both b. either c. neither d. each e. none 16. Hurry up if you want to buy something because there’s…………… left. a. hardly little b. hardly something c. hardly other d. hardly one e. hardly anything 17. It was…………… a hundred people looked lost in it. a. so a large room b. such large room that c. such large room d. not so large a room that e. so large a room that 18. ………………I’m sure he would have eaten it. a. Had he been hungry b. Unless he had been hungry c. As if he were hungry d. However he had been hungry e. Were he hungry 19. We’ve been working very hard since early morning; let’s stop…………… a. have a rest b. having a rest c. to have a rest d. having rested e. being rested 20. We’re going to have a day off next Monday, come………… with us. a. for sail b. sailing c. sail d. sailed e. will sail 21. Of course, I was not annoyed at you………… that. a. say b. saying c. to say d. said e. had said 22. Your health has been deteriorating lately; you…………smoke so much. a. shouldn’t b. couldn’t c. can’t d. mayn’t e. mightn’t 23. The keys are not in my pocket: I………… them at home. a. may leave b. might leave c. could leave d. should leave e. may have left 24. An unmarried and single woman is called…………… a. a bachelor b. a spinster c. a bridesmaid d. a widow e. a widower 25. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting to night because…………………… a. he must to teach a class b. he will have teaching a class c. of he will teach a class d. he will be teaching a class 26. I don’t suppose you like pineapples,………………? a. do b. do you c. don’t I d. don’t you 27. I’d prefer to stay at home tonight……………… to the cinema. a. rather than go b. rather than would go c. rather than will go d. rather than went 28. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ……………… a. meet b. beat c. compare d. balance 29. My younger sister is very………………… and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home. a. enjoyable b. lively c. pleasing d. funny 30. You don’t pronounce………………’S’ at the end of Arkansas or Illinois. a. an b. such c. that d. the 31. All Mike’s friends felt sorry……………… him when he had to give up playing football. a. with b. about c. for d. at 32. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling…………… a. errors b. mistakes c. tricks d. faults 33. I saw a giant stuffed crocodile yesterday. It …………to the museum. a. has been carried b. would be carried c. was being carried d. was carried 34. The boy ………… unless he apologised sincerely. a. be not forgive b. would not be forgiven c. had not been forgiven d. would be forgiven 35. We could call the TV stations and ………… the opening of our new store. a. publicity b. publicize c. public d. publish 36. She isn’t at home. She doesn’t go to school. - Nor…………… a. she doesn’t go to school b. ……………goes she to school c. …………doesn’t she go to school d. ………… does she go to school 37. We had to worry about the shortage of coal and oil stocks. - No longer……………………… a. ………………we did have to worry………………… b. ………………we had to worry…………………… c. ………………did we have to worry………………… d. …………………had we to worry…………………… 38. 5. In the past , most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used…………… a. up b. all c. whole d. at all 39. Many countries have …………………… laws restricting hunting and fishing. a. crossed b. passed c. observed d. obeyed 40. Sharks much swim all the time to avoid sinking. a. swiftly b. rarely c. precisely d. constantly 41. Only one-third of boys and girls had a reasonable sound knowledge of the tasks. a. great b. important c. based on reason d. of high education 42. Some boys and girls sanguine about their future. a. optimistic b. horrible c. fearsome d. straight 43. Will they be sacked on the spot? a. rewarded b. punished c. honoured d. dismissed 44. Even were the sun cool enough, structures like our bodies…………… to move along it. a. could not b. would not have been able c. would not be able d. none are correct 45. He is very brave. He dare ………… such a work. a. doing b. do c. to do d. done 46. She was seen ……………her car to her office. a. driven b. to be driven c. drive d. to drive 47. She is reading a letter ………………in English. a. written b. writing c. to write d. is written 48. I have some dear friends here. a. few b. a few c. many d. a lot of 49. I wonder……………the English………………on the left-hand side of the road. a. if……………drive b. why……………… drive c. when ………………drive d. where………………drive 50. The new cowboy-film catches the fancy of chidren. a. amuses b. surprises c. satisfies d. attracts 51. It was when I my last job, I felt very unhappy. a. came b. lost c. gamed d. succeeded 52. from the flowers may cause allergy to some people who cannot stand strange smell. a. Leaves b. Root c. Plant d. Pollen 53. They decided to their differences and become friends. a. take on b. put aside c. give away d. go over 54. is a person who is concerned with the protection of environment. a. Environmentalist b. Specialist c. Communist d. Psychologist 55. The to go to work to help Mum with some money impulse me to apply for that job. a. tiredness b. happiness c. keenness d. sadness 56. Daisy said to Peter, “ sit down.” a. Do b. Does c. Can d. Be 57. After we our work, we for lunch. a. having finished/ went b. have finished/ went c. had finished / went d. had finished/ going 58. The government to take action against the rate of unemployment. a. to be expected b. to expect c. is expected d. be expected 59. I would rather be a teacher a manager. a. than b. more than c. better d. better than 60. John rarely goes to church on Sundays. a. Rarely goes John to church on Sundays. b. Rarely John goes to church on Sundays. c. Rarely does John goes to church on Sunday. d. Rarely does John go to church on Sundays. IV/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. HOPES AND DREAMS Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that she really wanted to do was (1)_________ round the world, so she was looking (2)_________ the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (3)___________ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (4)___________in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good (5)___________ to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to (6)__________for the job. The reply (7)___________ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she (8)__________ go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately (9)____________ in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (10)__________ doing what she had set out to do. A (11)__________days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she (12)_____________ birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (13)___________ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might (14)__________. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to sure her that it only symbolized her (15)__________ to do well in the interview. 1. a. journey b. travel c. voyage d. trip 2. a. up b. over c. into d. round 3. a. notices b. posters c. advertisements d. announcements 4. a. interested b. keen c. attracted d. enthusiastic 5. a. path b. route c. manner d. way 6. a. claim b. inquire c. request d. apply 7. a. was b. took c. spent d. passed 8. a. should b. would c. must d. will 9. a. got b. came c. went d. became 10. a. of b. from c. in d. about 11. a. some b. several c. few d. little 12. a. made b. had c. gave d. produced 13. a. bored b. worried c. offended d. annoyed 14. a. intend b. mean c. interpret d. realize 15. a. desire b. request c. want d. demand . 34. The boy ………… unless he apologised sincerely. a. be not forgive b. would not be forgiven c. had not been forgiven d. would be forgiven 35. We could call the TV stations and ………… the opening. TEST FOR SELF-EVALUATION I/ English sounds: 1. a. manure b. pasture c. adventure d. measure 2. a impulse me to apply for that job. a. tiredness b. happiness c. keenness d. sadness 56. Daisy said to Peter, “ sit down.” a. Do b. Does c. Can d. Be 57. After we our work, we for lunch. a.