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to ___ much trouble.
A to go, had put, so B going, put, such C to go, didn't put, such D going, hadn't put, so
11. The ___ period between_____ Games was called_____
Olympiad.
A four-years, the, the
B four year' __, an
C four years', ___, the
D four-year, the, the
12. For three_______ man has tried to map his world
A millennium, ____, exact
B millenniums, a, exact
C millennia, ____, exactly
D millennias, a, exactly
13. I am going to retire next month and I am looking for
ward to___ quiet life after the pressure I______ under
for so many years.
A having a, have been B have, had been C have, was D having a, had been
14. There are____ books in this box. Though he is a______
youth, he seems____ to lift it.
A quite a lot, fifteen-years, strong enough B quite a few, fifteen-year, strong enough C quite a lot of, fifteen years', enough strong D quite a few, fifteen year's, enough strong
15. Do you hear the wind___ and the Tain____? Many
trees are reported____ down.
A howling, pouring, to have been blown -
B howl, pour, to be blown
C howling, pouring, to have blown
D to be howling, to be pouring, having been blown
Test 34
1. ___ wind was like____ ice, it had been snowing hard
since___ morning.
A The, the, _________ C The, ___, ___
B ___, ___ s the D A, an, the
2. I used___ with boys in my childhood and I remem
ber Granny____ me when I came home with a black
eye.
A fighting, reprimanding B to fight, to reprimand C to fight, reprimanding D fighting, to reprimand
3. Near the centre of___ City stand ___ St. Paul's
Cathedral, _ Bank of England, ______ Royal Ex
change, ___ Stock Exchange, and the rest of___
London's financial district.
A the, the, the, the, the, the
B the, ____, the, the, the, ___
C , ___, the, ___, ___, the
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4. She____ and, looking_____ in his face, said, "What
right do you have to question me?_____ is nothing to
tell you."
A rose, straightly, There
B raised, straight, It
C rose, straight, There
D raised, straightly, It
5. The situation is becoming____. The main thing to do
now is getting___ as soon as possible.
A threatening, in C threatened, through
B threatened, out D threatening, away
6. Where is John? I___ for him for ages! — Don't wait for
him. When I came home an hour ago he____ his things.
A have been waiting, was still packing
B had been waiting, has been still packing
C am waiting, had been still packing
D have waited, had still packed
7. I am sure____ fresh air and exercise will make me____
well. By studying early in the morning I will save____
of time.
A ___, to sleep, plenty
B the, sleep, a great number
C ___, sleep, a great deal
D the, sleeping, a lot
8. The news____ so unexpected that the boy was made
___ his story twice.
A was, repeat C were, repeat
B were, to repeat D was, to repeat
9. Do you see a woman_____ the street? She is said_____
a famous actress in____ 1950s.
A having crossed, to be, ____
B crossing, to have been, the
C to cross, to have been, the
D cross, to be, ___
10. Mr. Jones seems____ all about illnesses. He said that
mumps___ not a serious disease and_____ was noth
ing to worry about.
A to be knowing, were, there B to know, was, there C knowing, was, it D to know, were, it
11. There___ no scenery at all, but the costumes, the sound
and lights effects made the audience__ on the acting.
A were, concentrate C were, to concentrate B was, concentrating D was, concentrate
12. I admit not__ this turn of events. But I_____.
A to foresee, must have foreknown
B to foreseeing, ought to foreknow
C foreseeing, should have foreknown
D to have foreseen, need have foreknown
13. My Dad said one____ have a rest after a day of hard
work. And you have to go there twice a week,__ you?
A must, haven't you C must, don't B had to, haven't D will, don't
14. Something____. She____ by 9.
A must happen, must come
B should have happened, was to come
C must have happened, was to have come
D need have happened, had to come
15. The area of___ British Isles is about_____ of Russia.
A ___, seventy
B the, a seventies
C____, the seventieth
D the, a seventieth
Test 35
1. Nick suggested ____ there for two weeks. It was a
brilliant idea. I wished I____ of it myself.
A to go, had thought
B go, thought
C going, had thought
D to have gone, would have thought
2. She took____ clean napkin from_____ drawer and laid
it down at____ plate.
A ___, the, a C a, the, the
B a, a, the D the, the, the
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3. ___ City of London and____ West End are linked by
___ Strand, an avenue upon which are located two of
London's oldest churches, _____ St. Clement Dane's
and ___ St. Mary-le-Strand.
A The, the, the, ___, ___
B ___, ___, ___, ___, ___
C The, ___, the, the, the
D ___ _, the, ___, the, the
4. The telegram said that she would have_____ trip anc
come at____ sunset. Her visit was_____ and he begai,
to plan her reception.
A three hour's, the, exciting B three-hour, the, excited
C three hours', ___, exciting
D a three-hour, ___, excited
5. They worked ____ day and __ night, and seemed
___ no progress.
A a, a, to do
B a, a, to have done
C the, the, to be making
D____, ___, to make
6. She was so lively and laughed so__ at oilier____
jokes that no one could help_____ her.
A merry, peoples', to like B merrily, people, to have liked C merrily, people's, liking D merry, peoples, to be liking
7. When he came to himself he saw people____ around as
if they___ something else to happen.
A standing, were expecting
B stood, had been expecting
C to stand, would be expecting
D stand, were expected
8. She had never learned the habit of____ command: her
habit was to ask___ permission.
A a, a
B ___, ___
C the, the
D __, a
9. Mr. Blacke had a__ modest opinion of his brain,
and even of his courage, but he was____ shocked too.
A sufficiently, deeply C sufficiently, deep
B sufficient, deep D sufficient, deeply
10. He never____ anything good to_____. If he ___, he
___ more support now.
A made, somebody, had made, would have had
B did, anybody, had done, would have
C did, someone, did, would have had
D made, anyone, would have made, would have
11.___ the door, Maggie found ___ facing a stranger.
She wanted to shut the door, but the stranger made a
quick movement, as if he_____ going to stick his foot
into the opening.
A Having opened, herself, were
B On opening, ___, was
C After opening, herself, had been
D Opening, ____, has been
12. I am afraid I don't understand you, Pete. I_ my
mind. Have you changed____?
A haven't changed, your one B didn't change, your C haven't changed, yours D didn't change, yourselves
13. In _ Northern hemisphere, ______ winter is com
monly regarded as extending from the year's shortest
day, December 22 or 23 to March 20 or 21, when
___ day and____ night are equal in__ length.
A the, the, the, the, ___
B ___, ___, a, a, the
C a, a, the, the, a
D the, ___, ___, ___, ___
14. As the front door was___, she could see____ through
the house.
A widely-open, straightly B widely-open, straight C wide-open, straight D wide-open, straightly
15. You are not a beginner, you ____ a car for four
years. It is high time you_____ the traffic regulations.
A have been driving, would know B are driving, would have known C have been driving, knew D had been driving, would have known
Test 36
1. ___ to the office, he found out that Harry had invested
the bigger part of his money into the construction of the
new hospital. He___ it without his solicitor's advice.
A Having come, may not do
B Coming, must not have done
C On coming, must not do
D Having come, could not have done
2. ___ canaries and _____ parrots are especially population
and easy___. Of these,____ parrot is widely kept and
has been bred for a variety of colour types.
A ___, ___, to keep, the
B The, the, keeping, a
C ___, ___, for keeping, a
D____, the, kept, the
3. He was___. He tried___, but couldn't follow what__.
A in the end of his wits, to hear, was being told B at his wit's end, to listen, was being said
C at himself s end, listening, was being saying D in his ends'wits, hearing, was telling
4. He___ on the phone when Emma came in.______ she
been listening?
A was speaking, Had C spoke, Was
B is speaking, Is D had been speaking, Has
5. ___ the photo he saw a group of people. Nick was
___ the front, with Mary___ him.
A In, in, close to C In, on, near
B On, at, beside D At, at, at
6. His feelings were too_____ for the words; he himself
had ruined his life and his family____ the money.
A deeply, stealing C deeply, having stolen
B deep, by stealing D deep, to steal
7. Oh, Mr. Limon, I___ when I____ you again. I have
one or two points to take_____ with you.
A was wondering, will see, in B have been wondering, see, on C am wondering, will see, up D had been wondering, saw, off
8. Though____ is a bit too___ pepper, the meat tastes
rather ___.
A it, many, well C there, little, well
B there, much, good D it, few, good
9. ___ Middle Eastern countries of_____ Iran, ____ Iraq
and___ Kuwait have____ number of super giant oil
fields, all of which are located in____ Arabian-Iranian
basin.
A ___, ___, ___, ___, a, ___
B The, the, the, the, the, the
C The, ___, ___, ___, a, the
D____, the, the, the, the, ____
10. I propose the chairman and secretary____.
A to elect C be elected
B to be elected D elect
11. That evening she felt____ better that she insisted_____
sitting___ a while in the high-backed armchair______
the window.
A so much, upon, in, near
B so more, ___, for, beside
C so much, on, for, by D such more, on, for, at
12. Why, have you come_____ me?____ was no need for
you___.
A to meet, There, to bother B meeting, There, bothering C to meet, It, bothering D meeting, It, to bother
13. I___ him about it; he knew it already.
A mustn't have told C needn't have told
B can't have told D may not have told
14. They could____ recognize us in_____ dark, that's why
they did not stop____ to us.
A hard, the, talking C ever, _, talking
B hardly, the, to talk D never, ____, to talk
15. The epidemic of typhoid fever broke____ in the poor
est district of the town. The authorities__ unable to
cope___ it.
A off, was, by C out, were, with
B out, was, of D in, were, to
Test 37
1. The hard disease prevented him____ doing anything at
all. I often saw him lying____ on the sofa.
A from, flatly
B off, flat
C from, fiat
D ___, flatly
2. We used ___ to the valley at____ dawn and there
enjoyed the scenery that changed every time when the
sun___.
A to go, ___, rose
B going, the, stood
C to go, ___, raised
D going, the, lifted
3. People who had never before cared_____ the Browns
now became familiar____ every moment of their life.
A of, to C with, with
B for, with D for, of
4. You can't have good crops unless you_ the soil.
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A don't cultivate, It is
B will cultivate, They are
C cultivate, They are
D won't cultivate, It is
5. I guessed what mystery___ about. So____ Mary, but
Pete___.
A were they talking, was, was not
B they were talking, was, was not
C were they talking, did, did not
D they were talking, did, did not
6. This was_____ year of____ long sunshine. ____ month
followed upon___ month with____ little difference in
___ sky.
A the, ____, A, a, a, ____
B a, the, The, the, the, the
C a, ____, ___, ___, ___ the
D the, a, ___, ___, a, the
7. He stared____ me as if I were_____ from____ world.
A ___, anyone, another
B on, somebody, the other C at, anybody, the other D at, someone, another
8. We arrived____ the station_____ sunset. Nobody was
meeting us. It was so impolite___ John to forget about
his guests that we were___ a loss not knowing what to
do.
A in, by, for, in B at, at, of, at
C at, at, of, with D by, by, from, by
9. The speaker____ a short pause to stress his words.
The audience____ him with great attention.
A did, was listening to B made, was hearing C did, were hearing D made, were listening to
10. I would not think____ moment if I____.
A another, were to choose
B the other, was choosing C no another, were choosing D any other, will be to choose
11, "A real change of air and_ would be very____ for
your son if you____ it," the doctor said.
A surroundings, helping, would arrange B surrounding, helpful, arrange C surroundings, helpful, could arrange D surrounding, of much help, arranged
12. Whatever you do, don't do it__ the spot. But re
member: you shouldn't do everything__ purpose,
something must be said____ chance, it will be more
probable.
A for, for, for B on, on, on C in, by, on D on, on, by
13. I did not want to wait___ the lift. I climbed the
stairs, three ___, to the fourth floor.
A for, at a time C for, on time
B ___, in time D____, in the time
14. When a large vessel wants to pass____ Tower Bridge,
a policeman halts the heavy traffic passing over it,
and___ powerful machinery slowly____ the roadway,
half to one side and half to____.
A beneath, a, raises, another
B under, ___, raises, the other
C down, a, rises, others
D below, ___, rises, the other one
15 You are a fool____ all his stories. He has made them
all____.
A to listen, out B to hear, on C to listen to, up D to listen to, off
Test 38 |
1. The resorts at the Red Sea are sard___ ones of the
best in Africa. Imagine____ there in winter,
A to be, to go C to be, going
B being, going D being, to go
2. If you_____ the road sign, you_____ with that car.
A had noticed, would not have collided
B would have noticed, hadn't collided C noticed, would not have collided D notice, would not collide
3. It is no good_____ a car in such nasty weather.
A to use C using
B to have used D use
4. The borough includes______ Buckingham Palace, the
principal government offices, important shopping cen
tres, luxury hotels, _____ Tate Gallery and ___ Na
tional Gallery.
A the, the, the C the, ___, ___
B ___, ___, _________ D ___, the, the
5. He had already got up and was about____. He was an
old friend of___.
A to leave, ours C to have left, ours
B leaving, us D having left, us
6. But there was no____ way out: he was____ in debt.
A another, deeply
B other, deeply C the other, deep D other, deep
7 After you have set your objectives, remember_
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on this list.
A to enter, doing C entering, to do
B by entering, doing D having entered, have done
g. It was difficult____ me to think these were her real
reasons___ to get rid_____ me.
A for, to want, from C for, for wanting, of B to, of wanting, of D of, to want, with
9. Though the girls are young, the majority of them_____
reached the stage of caring____ comfort and decora
tions.
A have, for C has, for
B have, of D has, of
10. It used____ that oil-exporting countries depended on
the oil-importing countries just as much as_______ de
pended on___.
A to be said, the first, the former B being said, the latter, the second C to say, the first, the second D to be said, the latter, the former
11. Ann___ quietly and seemed____.
A breathed, to be asleeping B was breathing, to be asleeping C was breathing, to be asleep D breathed, to be asleep
12. He felt it sounded____ and kept____.
A unnaturally, silent B unnaturally, silence C unnatural, silent D unnatural, silently
13. English theatre director Peter Brook is_______ found
er of the company.
A The, the C____, the
B ___, ___ D The, a
14. They regarded___ manual work____ degrading.
A a, as C____, to be
B ___, as D a, being
15. In some households the man was referred_______ "the
master".
A for, like C to, as
B ___, as D on, as
Test 39 I
1. He was just a year___ than John, but was alread\
___ and much_____.
A younger, as taller, strong B as younger, taller, stronger C younger, as tall, stronger D as young, as tall, more stronger
2. She regarded it____ her duty to come and read___
me___ dusk when I could not make_____ lines in the
book.
A ___, ___, in, out C like, to, in, off
B as, to, at, out D to be, ___, at, through
3. She remembered____ that she would try, so she did
not regret____ his offer.
A promising, accepting B to promise, to accept C promising, to accept D to promise, accepting
4. She was _____ at___ so early and insisted that Jim___ _.
A irritating, awakening, would leave
B irritated, being awakened, leave
C being irritated, being awakened, should leave
D irritated, being awakened, left
5. She __ rather____ alone.
A had, to leave C had, leave
B would, to be left D would, be left
6. ___ general education is perhaps more important than
___ exact knowledge of some particular theory.
A ___, ______________ C ______ an
B A, an D A, _
7. They had three little boys, __ one is a baby, ____
others twins of nine.
A ___, the C____, ___
B the, ___ D the, the
I. She stretched____ out____ on the sofa.
A her, flat C herself, fiat
B ___, flatly D herself, flatly
?. Nobody gets___ unless they____ it.
A something, ask C anything, don't ask for
B anything, ask for D something, don't ask
10. Sensible,___ mothers play ____ big part in their chil
dren's life despite____ working and having a full-time
nanny.
A interesting, ____, ___
B interested, a, ____
C interesting, a, of
D interested, ____, of
11. He looked forward to____ the position but soon he
realized that decision-making is_____ art and meant
___ hard work.
A get, an, ___ C get, ___, an, a,
B getting, ____, a D getting, an, ___
12. He___ after me since my mother______.
A has looked, died C looked, has died B has looked, has died D looked, died
13. If anybody___ me I____ them what had happened.
A had asked, would tell B asked, must tell C had asked, could have told D asked, would have told
14. He behaved as though there____ nothing____.
A was, to be ashamed B were, to be ashamed of C had been, being ashamed D were, being ashamed of
15 Her white dress and a lace umbrella made her__
as though she____ to a garden party.
A to look, had come C look, had come
B looking, came D look, would come
Test 40
1. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the four
oceans, covering more than___ third of the____ surface
and containing more than__ half of its free water.
A world's, a, earth, a
B world, ___, earth's, a
C world's, a, earth, ___
D world's, a, earth's, a
2. During___ Age of Discovery (___ late 15th and early
16th centuries), Spain and Portugal produced _
number of explorers whose discoveries of new lands and peoples expanded the horizons — and borders — of these nations.
A the, the, a C____, ___, a
B ___, ___, the D the, the, the
3. Fleshy fruits that will be eaten_____ typically are har
vested ___ hand to ensure that they will be free from
blemishes, a quality____ by most consumers.
A freshly, on, preferable B fresh, with, preferred C fresh, by, preferred D freshly, by, preferable
4. Although___ called lead pencils, they do not contain
___ ^ of that metal but are composed of a mixture of
___ graphite and clay.
A common, some, the B commonly, any, the
C commonly, any, ___
D common, some, ___
5. The rise and spread of Christianity increased the de
mand ___ permanent____ religious documents.
A on, writing C for, writing
B for, written D on, written
6. Rainbows are seen when____ sunlight from behind the
observer strikes the raindrops acting____ tiny prisms.
A ___, as C an, as
B a, as D a, like
7. The family performed___ number of functions that
larger institutions now provide. The father, ___ head
of the family, educated his sons, servants ancd appren
tices. Women instructed their daughters____ a house
hold.
A the, like, how to run B a, like, in how running C a, as, in how to run D the, as, how running
8. The Olympic Games___ in Athens, Greece, in 1896,
two years after French educator and thinker Pierre de
Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of an
cient Greece____ to promote a more_____ world.
A had begun, to be revived, peace B began, revive, peace-loving C began, be revived, peaceful D began, to revive, peace-mined
9. ___ in 1891 with a single area in Wyoming, by_______
late 1980s the National Forest System had expanded to
more than 77____ in 44 states, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands.
A Beginning, the, million hectares
B Having begun, ___, million hectares
C Beginning, the, millions hectare
D Begun, ___, million hectare
10. Between 1950 and 1990 the world population doubled
to 5.3____, with____ 80____ living in developing, or
poorer, nations.
A billions, near, percents
B billion, almost, percentage
C billion, nearly, percent
D billions, close to, percent
11. If governments required that all oil tankers _____ with
double-layered hulls, the damage__ fisheries and wild
life from the many oil spills of the 20th century..
A fit, of, may reduce
B should be fitted, to, must be reduced
C would be fitted, towards, must have been reduced
D be fitted, to, may have been reduced
12. Chronic water shortages exist in___ Africa and drought
is common over much of the globe.
A the most B the majority C most of D majority of
13.____ man is____ a worshipper of idols and a lover of
kings.
A ___, natural C____, naturally
B A, naturally D The, natural
14. These colonies stayed____ the coastline, never pene
trating far inland, and in fact each was linked_____ to
England than to____ colonies.
A near, more closer, the other
B close, closer, other
C about, nearer, others
D close to, closer, the other
15. In addition to using taxation___ money, governments
may change taxes___ social and economic objectives,
or political popularity____ certain groups.
A to have, achieving, from B by collecting, to achieve, on C on rising, having achieved, of D to raise, to achieve, with
Test 41 j
1. The war left Britain__ in debt, however, and the
