d Hadn't it been b 41 The talks in the classroom, in the corridor and in the schoolyard not …… … a matter much b help much c take place d go to > c 42 Whenever he had an important decision to make, he to calm his nerves! a had smoked b would have smoked c would smoke d would be smoking c 43 One day a farmer and his son were to a town a on the road b on our path c on their way d by the way >c 44 If Elizabeth hadn't started smoking cigarettes, she a bad cough a would have got b wouldn't have got c would get d hadn't got b 45 A newspaper’s opinions are given in its a cartoons b editorial c reports d titles >b 46 They want to be independent …………… their parents a of b with c from d for a 47 The terrorists who hijacked the plane last night are still holding ten a casualties b hostages c pedestrians d victims >b 48 Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to in the stock market a splash b splatter c paddle d dabble d 49 Only a small number of countries possess nuclear a ammunition b equipment c guns d weapons >d 50 he had a bad cold, William still went to work a Although b However c In spite of d Instead of a TEST 15 I Pronunciation: a sound b a army c a orange a a sings c a invite d a barter b a worked d b country c mount d denounce b start c quarter d party b acquaint c arrange d change b comes c laughs d blows b site c decide d visit b banker c card d start b stopped c forced d wanted II Find the mistake: In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to when driving a car a riding b is c similar to d when > d The speaker is very well-acquainted of the subject a is b very c well-acquainted d of > d 10 If you burn the garbage, it will give off unpleased odour a If b burn c will give d unpleased > d III Grammar and Vocabulary: 11 I suggest we for the cheapest method a choose b decide c opt d select >c 12 He had to retire from the match, suffering from a ligament a torn b broken c slipped d sprained a 13 There has been a increase in the use of motorbikes in the last few years a noticed b seen c keen d marked >d 14 Have you ever seen telescopes? a astrologic b aeronautic c astronomic d atmospheric c 15 We live in a very populated area of India a sparsely b scarcely c hardly d barely >a 16 Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific a divisions b disciplines c matters d compartments b 17 Many children are afraid cats a by b for c about d of >d 18 Hardly had Tom eaten he felt hungry again a than b after c when d before c 19 Conversations you strike up an acquaintance usually tend to be a trivial b perverse c insufficient d imperative a 20 ………………., Mary spent her childhood in London a She was like her brother, Peter b Her brother, Peter, was like her c Like her brother, Peter d That she was like her brother, Peter c 21 ………… player tried his best, our team could win the match a Each b Since each c If each d Were each c 22 The first telephone was the of modern communications networks a ancestor b precursor c antecedent d premonition b 23 She’s always got well with young people a off b on c through d in >b 24 The accident while he was driving on the highway a was happening b happened c happening d were happening b 25 After several hours on the road, they became to the fact that they would never go home by nightfall a dejected b resigned c depressed d disillusioned b 26 Never a gift horse in the mouth a feel b catch c look d hold >c 27 Would you my switching the television on now? a disapprove b mind c want d object >b 28 When the police examined the house, they found that someone had with the cash a touched b tampered c broken d hindered b 29 You better be careful not to miss the flight! a would b had c should d did >b 30 By the end of last year he four Shakespeare plays a read b had read c has read d was reading b 31 What bird is the symbol of the United States? The a turkey b eagle c owl d bear >b 32 People no longer smoke cigarettes as they used to a so much b so many c such much d such many b 33 The American Civil War was a war between the a North and the South b East and the West c United States and Great Britain d colored and the white >a 34 Some improvements in the bus service in this town a have recently been made b has recently been made c were recently made d have been recently made a 35 It is imperative that this bridge …… before May a were built b built c be build d build >c 36 No sooner had Linda bought a new radio …… Daisy bought a better one a when b after c until d than d 37 He returned the borrowed book a the next very day b the next day very c the very next day d the very day next >c 38 Turn left into the third on the left and the second on the right a took b taking c taken d take d 39 Do you remember what I told me? I don’t recall about it a having told b having been told c to have told d to have been told >b 40 Please me a line or ring me at the office a take b let c drop d leave c 41 John appears some weight, has he been ill? a having lost b having been lost c to have lost d to have been lost >c 42 Is this hotel you could find? a best b the best c better d the better b 43 “Would you like to go to the cinema?” “No, thank you, I would stay home.” a better b like c rather d prefer >c 44 This building by the end of 2004 a will be finished b will have been finished c will finish d will have finished b 45 I suggest that the matter reconsidered a has b being c is d be >d 46 If I knew the answer, I you right away a would tell b will tell c told 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: a pardon c a stage a a good d a looked d a cast b a invitation a a acrobat b b hard c parent d park b manage c village d baggage b roof c foot d flood b missed c stopped d dreamed b tasteful c task d fast b blind c decide d provide b lane c animal d thanks II Find the mistake: 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 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 21 I'll have the mechanic my car this weekend a to repair b repaired c repairing d repair d 22 He money out of the old couple a deprived b swindled c robbed d extracted b