T ES T 1 2 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. a. ear b. pear c. fear d. hear  b 2. great b. heat c. cheat d. meat  a 3. row b. cow c. show d. mow  b 4. a. molecule b. pure c. business d. value  c 5. a. worry b. wonder c. discover d. note  d 6. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question  d 7. a. sure b. this c. ask d. stop  a II. Find the mistake: 8. We have to start early because we won’t be late. a. have to b. early c. because d. won’t be late > c 9. Don’t let a good chance going by. a. Don’t let b. a c. going d. by > c 10. Being good for agricultural purposes, soil must have in it the minerals plants require. a. Being good b. must have c. it d. require > a III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. My brother has just bought a new …… near the shopping center. a. accommodation b. housing c. flat d. rental >c 12. What he says makes no …………. to me. a. reason b. truth c. sense d. matter  c 13. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, …………… by the male mosquito. a. not b. however c. despite d. instead >a 14. He said that he ……… badly sick since he returned from abroad. a. had been b. has been c. was d. would be  a 15. We’ll never to get there by nine. The roads are quite busy today. a. manage b. arrive c. succeed d. able >a 16. How did you this document? a. come into b. come by c. come to d. come at  b 17. He wasted …… time searching for the door key. a. priceless b. costly c. expensive d. valuable > d 18. High schools offer a wide of subjects. a. field b. scope c. list d. range  d 19. Sometimes we use language in communication. a. hand b. gesture c. head d. signal  d 20. It’s a foregone that Jim will be top of the class again. a. concept b. conclusion c. proposal d. prediction >b 21. I like to wear a beautiful of pearls round my neck. a. string b. ring c. band d. bracelet >a 22. My shoes need a. to clean b. clean c. cleaning d. be cleaned  c 23. The judge her never to do it again. a. warned b. explained c. threatened d. said >a 24. When he came , he found himself in the bed. a. round b. off c. over d. out  a 25. Our family has gone on a of the Alps for our holiday. a. turn b. route c. tour d. round > c 26. Don't worry about next interview. It's just a a. form b. format c. formation d. formality  d 27. This is my business and you have no right to . a. intervene b. interfere c. interrupt d. disturb >b 28. The of the motor car on TV last night attracted many viewers. a. approach b. inauguration c. initiation d. advert  d 29. The taxi up by the kerb. a. turned b. stopped c. came d. drew > d 30. You can choose an idea place for your holidays after browsing these a. booklets b. yellow pages c. brochures d. propaganda  c 31. We began early to miss the worst of the traffic. a. so that b. in so far c. in order d. as long as >c 32. We shouldn't live beyond our a. income b. earning c. gaining d. attainment  a 33. After a day of hard work I am totally . a. weak b. exhausted c. strained d. dull >b 34. She was in the film on TV and didn't hear the phone. a. engrossed b. submerged c. gripped d. distracted  a 35. We could cut the grass if it would stop raining for an afternoon. a. ever b. just c. only d. even >c 36. He will phone if he his mind. a. has changed b. changes c. changed d. will change  b 37. The students were warned sailing alone on the lake by the instructor. a. not b. about c. from d. out of > b 38. I suggested going to the seaside but they turned it down. a. made (it) shorter b. refused c. threw (it) to the floor d. rejected  d 39. All of us would be very …… to go to China one day. a. hopeful b. enjoyable c. fond d. interested > a 40. She is certainly a very girl, she can make up an interesting story for a short time. a. imaginary b. imaginable c. imaginative d. imagining  c 41. The wheels as the car went over an icy patch. a. skipped b. skidded c. slid d. slipped >b 42. They have me to buy their house. a. suggested b. persuaded c. argued d. resulted  b 43. Most of the double rooms are the size. a. same b. similar c. equal d. like >a 44. The police the thief and then took him to the police station. a. chased b. looked c. captured d. hunted  c 45. The army defeat at the hands of its enemies. a. tolerated b. suffered c. bore d. supported > b 46. In the of success, you must entertain us. a. event [...]... appeared and it started to rain a Suddenly b At times c Occasionall y d Immediatel y a 49 He sport to keep fit, not because he likes it a plays b makes c practises d trains >a 50 There have been protests from animal rights group about on animals a experience b experiment s c expiration d trials b . roads are quite busy today. a. manage b. arrive c. succeed d. able >a 16. How did you this document? a. come into b. come by c. come to d. come at  b 17. He wasted …… time. bought a new …… near the shopping center. a. accommodation b. housing c. flat d. rental >c 12. What he says makes no …………. to me. a. reason b. truth c. sense d. matter  c 13. Malaria,. note  d 6. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question  d 7. a. sure b. this c. ask d. stop  a II. Find the mistake: 8. We have to start early because we won’t