T es t 1 9 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. practise b. exercise c. advise d. revise > a 2. a. chorus b. chat c. chalk d. chip > a 3. a. beer b. steep c. jeep d. beef > a 4. a. cheat b. chief c. chef d. cheap > c 5. a. machine b. magic c. tragic d. logic > a 6. a. mail b. tail c. airline d. sailor > c 7. a. focus b. fossil c. boss d. loss > a II. Find the mistake: 8. The twins look so alike their grandmother. a. The twins b. look c. so d. alike > d 9. Barbara’s appearance at the reception with the late Mayor’s window cause something of a rumor. a. appearance b. at the reception c. cause d. of >c 10. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. a. difficult b. to sleep c. having d. bed to lie on > b III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. Someone who prefers not to join in with everyone else is a a. deviant b. individual c. loner d. pervert > c 12. The manager had me his paper for him last night. a. to type b. type c. to have typed d. typed  b 13. I didn’t take up his recommendation, as he sounded so about it. a. half-baked b. half-hearted c. half- timbered d. half-witted >a 14. How did you out your work? a. carry b. carries c. carried d. carrying  a 15. He turned to a life of crime he had had a normal, happy childhood. a. as long as b. despite c. even though d. provided that >c 16. Betty has had a new baby but she is not used to early. a. be awakened b. being awakened c. awaken d. awake  b 17. Emma ……………. every school holiday in Scotland. a. spends b. spend c. spent d. will spend >a 18. They don't let me take a taxi. They insist in their car. a. me to come b. on my coming c. on me coming d. for me to come  b 19. Why are you under the table? …………… you ………… for something? a. Do / look b. Are / looking c. Did / look d. Have / looked > b 20. Susan since she was four so she dances beautifully. a. has been dancing b. has been danced c. is dancing d. was danced  a 21. In my country, we ………… lessons on Mondays. a. didn’t have b. haven’t had c. don’t have d. isn’t having > c 22. My mathematics teacher is person that all of us like his period. a. a such funny b. a so funny c. such funny d. such a funny  d 23. My sister …………… football, but I ………… it. a. isn’t liking / love b. doesn’t like / love c. didn’t like / loved d. doesn’t likes / love >b 24. The manager the workers to return to work immediately. a. insisted b. suggested c. demanded d. ordered  d 25. She ………… a new pair of shoes yesterday. ……… you ……… them? a. bought / Do / like b. buys / Do / like c. bought / Did / like d. bought / Don’t / like >a 26. The order to abandon the ship was given and hundreds of people into the icy water. a. drowned b. emerged c. plunged d. repulsed  c 27. My brother ……… to stay with me by the end of this month. a. has come b. shall come c. is coming d. came >c 28. She is now she used to. a. more busy than b. busier than c. more busier than d. busier that  b 29. Don’t depend on him, he’s a very person. a. rely b. reliable c. reliability d. unreliable > d 30. He was the first foreigner I saw in this town. a. what b. which c. who d. that  d 31. Don’t be so , we’ve only been waiting a few minutes. a. patient b. impatient c. patiently d. impatiently >b 32. This play is than the one we saw last week. a. as good b. gooder c. more good d. better  d 33. 7.30 a.m on a Saturday is a rather time for an appointment. a. inconvenient b. convenient c. conveniently d. convenience >a 34. Active: You ought to hand in your paper on time. (Change into Passive voice) a. Your paper on time ought to be handed in. b. You ought to be handed in your paper on time. c. Your paper ought to handed in on time. d. Your paper ought to be handed in on time.  d 35. Please don’t be so , I can’t do all the work by myself. a. reason b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. inreasonable >c 36. Would you like milk? a. many b. some c. a d. a few  b 37. Sorry about the mistakes, I the instructions you gave me. a. understand b. misunderstand c. misunderstood d. understood > c 38. He noticed two thieves out of a house. a. to come b. are coming c. in coming d. come  d 39. Ian Flemming ………… as a stockbroker before the Second World War ………… a. worked / started b. had worked / started c. have worked / starts d. all are incorrect > b 40. Although most cats hate to swim, if necessary. a. can they do so b. so can they do c. they do so can d. they can do so  d 41. Yesterday Tim ……… late because he ………… a. was / had been shopping b. was / have been shopping c. was / shopped d. was / was shopping >a 42. This is the ballet-dancer at the theatre last night. a. perform b. performing c. performed d. had performed  b 43. He ………… when I ………. in, and he obviously ………. for a long time, because he ……… very tired. a. worked / came / had been working / was b. was working / came / had been working / was c. was working / came / has been working / was d. worked / came / had worked / was > b 44. "What do you want, Dad?" "Peter, I wish you that radio." a. turn down b. have turned down c. would turn down d. having turned down  c 45. He said “Good morning” in a most [...]... shameful c shameless d shamefull y -> a 48 "This is one of the oldest trees in the world." " such a big tree." a Never I have seen b I haven't never seen c Never have I seen d I have seen never c 49 We suggested ………… in hotels but the children were anxious ………… out a sleep / to camp b sleeping / to camp c to sleep / to camp d sleeping / camping -> b 50 "What do you think about my friends?" "They are . didn’t take up his recommendation, as he sounded so about it. a. half-baked b. half-hearted c. half- timbered d. half-witted >a 14. How did you out your work? a. carry b. carries. to come b. on my coming c. on me coming d. for me to come  b 19. Why are you under the table? …………… you ………… for something? a. Do / look b. Are / looking c. Did / look d. Have / looked. saw in this town. a. what b. which c. who d. that  d 31. Don’t be so , we’ve only been waiting a few minutes. a. patient b. impatient c. patiently d. impatiently >b 32. This