C lilies-of-the-valley, forgets-me-not, was

Part One
ELEMENTS OF GRAMMAR

Directions: Complete the sentences below using the correct

alternative from those marked A, B, C, or D.

The noun
Test 1 |
1. When I came into____cottage, the family_____sitting
round the table playing draughts. Draughts____their
favourite game. They like to play____in the evenings.
A the Holley's, were, are, it
B Holleys, was, are, them C
the Holleys', were, is, it D
Holleys's, was, is, them
2. When he was going through a narrow passage between
two ____, he heard ____, These were his neighbours,
two____girls.
A merrys-go-round, laugh, twenty-years old B
merry-go-rounds, a laugh, twenty-year old C
merry-goes-round, laughter, twenty-years old D
merry-goes-rounds, a laughter, twenty-year old
3. They decided to open a season. Though it was a fash
ionable party and the walls were decorated with____
and____, the majority of the guests____wearing jeans
and T-shirts.
A lilies-of-the-valley, forget-me-nots, were
B lily-of-the-valleys, forget-me-nots, were

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4. The____wife was wearing a plain white dress with a
string of pearls that cost more than my____salary.
A governor's-general, two years' B
governor-general's, two years' C
governor-general, two years D
governor's-general's, two-year
5. He pulled off his gloves and put____onto the dressing
table. She noticed that____brand new. So was his hat.
A it, it was B it,
they were C them,
it was D them, they
were
6. He conducted a lot of____into_____but_____a failure.
A researches, hay fevers, they were B
research, hay fever, it was C researches,
hay fever, it was . D research, hay
fevers, they were
7. The proceeds of the campaign____been spent on the
construction of the Children's Care Centre. Roadworks
____being held there to build a new_____crossing.
A has, are, pedestrian's
B have, are, pedestrian
C has, is, pedestrians
D have, is, pedestrians'
8. Look, Mary is playing with the scissors! Take_____
away from her,____may cut into her fingers.
A it, it B
them, it C it,
they D them,
they
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9. Here ____ the pocket money my uncle has sent me 15. The crossroads at our supermarket ____a dangerous
today. ___ will be enough to settle all my debts. place. The traffic lights will help both pedestrians and
A are, It C is, It drivers to avoid accidents. The police____to set_____
B is, They D are, They here.
A are, needs, them C are, needs, it
10. The criteria ____too vague. If there were a sharper B is, need, them D is, need, it
____to make our choice, I would be happy.
A is, criterion C is, criteria 16. Measles____a dangerous disease and a lot of children
B are, criterion D are, criteria catch____at an early age.
A is, them C are, them
11. The latest news from the Middle East countries _ B is, it D arc, it
disturbing. A close-up camera showed a man run
ning somewhere. His face was bruised and his clothes 17. This____the most effective means of production and
____torn. _ can be adjusted to your business in ___ time.
A was, was C was, were A is, it, two month's B are,
B were, were D were, was they, a two-months C is,
they, two-month D is, it,
12. The premises____big enough, but the inspection took two months'
them a lot of____, and they had to drive home at____.
A was, time, dusks 18. The Azores_____are dark blue species that require ___
B were, times, a dusk cultivation in temperate regions.
C was, times, dusk D A forget-me-nots, greenhouse B
were, time, dusk forgets-me-nots, greenhouse's C
13. The price for____has increased by ten_____in the last forget-me-not, greenhouse D
quarter. Lodgings____very expensive nowadays. forgets-me-not, greenhouse's
A an accommodation, per cent, is B 19. Reliable ____about everyday clothing from the past
accommodation, per cent, are C ____hard to obtain.
accommodations, per cents, is D A evidences, are C evidences, is
accommodation, per cents, are B evidence, is D evidence, are
14. That species of birds____migrant and_____found in 20. These species____protected in national parks and
Africa in winter. Our surroundings ____ too severe .
for such birds and they leave____early in September.
A is, game reserves B
A is, is, are, them C is, is, is, it B are, game's reserves C
are, are, are, them D are, are, is, it are, game reserves D is,
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Test 2
A is, It is C is, They are
1. ____depths are usually much greater than_____depths B are, They are D are, It is
because of____low density. 7. Bread and cheese____his usual meal and he has been
A Snow, rain, snow B living on____for two months.
Snow's, rain's, snow's C A was, them C is, it
Snow, rain, snow's D
B are, it D is, them
Snow's, rain, snow's
8. His____decreased because his salary was cut by 7____.
2. ____are tiny white bells hanging from a single erect
stem about 30 cm tall with the____as a red berry. A earnings, per cent B
earnings, per cents C
A Lilies-of-the-valley, fruit earning, per cents D
B Lilies-of-the-valley, fruits
earning, percentage
C Lily-of-the-valleys, fruit
D Lily-of-the-valleys, fruits 9. The producer presented his new_____film. The show
took____time.
3. There____a lot of machinery in the shop and skilled
workers operated____. A two-series, three hour's B
two-seria, three hours C
A was, them C were, it two-series, three hours' D
B were, them D was, it two-series', three hour's
4. The____was shaky and he decided to go to the sec 10. The story of the magnificent____castle the guide told
ondhand ____store. us about was exciting.
A leg's table, furniture's A five-centuries-old
B leg of the table, furniture's B five-century's-old
C leg of the table, furniture C five-century-old
D leg's table, furniture D five-century-old's
5. One hundred pounds_____a large sum for her and she 11. This is the_____cloakroom, and that one is for_____.
decided to put the money on her____account.
A ladies', gentlemen's B
A was, savings B lady's, gentlemen's C
was, saving's C ladies', gentlemen D lady,
were, savings D gentlemen
were, saving's
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12. The____at the_____talks made a deep influence on 17. She was well aware of her extraordinary good looks,
everybody. and was perfectly prepared to discuss_____, just as a
A Minister of Foreign Trade's speech, peace's B man seven____high might talk of advantages and in
Minister's of Foreign Trade' speech, peace C conveniences of being tall.
Minister of Foreign Trade's speech, peaceful D A them, foot C them, feet
Minister of Foreign Trade's speech, peace B it, foot D it, feet
13. The official_____is a table containing the holy days, 18. There_____enough_____to suggest that job stress may
___, and festivals of the church. increase a man's risk of dying from____disease.
A Christian church calendar, saints' days B A are, evidences, hearts
Christian's church calendar, saint days C B is, evidence, heart C
Christian church's calendar, saint's days D is, evidence, heart's D
Christian's church's calendar, saints' days are, evidence, heart
14. The most beautiful_____of carved jade in the form of 19. At its height in the early 1900s, the British Empire
ornamental pieces, such as vases, bowls, tablets, and
included over 20____of the_____land area and more
statues, many of which are now____, were made in China.
than 400____people.
A specimen, museum pieces B
specimens, museum pieces C A percents, world, million
specimen, museum's pieces D B percent, world's, millions
specimens, museum's pieces C percent, world's, million
D percents, worlds', million
15. Various____of the_____are cereals, cultivated for their
____, which is used as food. 20. The_____history goes back to 1808.
A species, grass family, seed A state's newspaper's B
B speci, grass family, seeds state's newspaper C state
C species, grass's family, seed newspaper's D state
D speci, grass's family, seeds newspapers'

16. The stone identified as a_____was the first step in

opening the____fields of that region, which have be
come the greatest in the world.
A 21-carats diamond, diamonds
B 21-carat diamond, diamonds C
21-carat diamond's, diamond's D
21-carat diamond, diamond
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 The Article 6. On the second day of our voyage, before we reached
____Zanzibar,_____ Camellia ran into ____ bad weath
Test 3 er, and____most of the passengers became seasick.
1. African cheetah is believed to be________fastest ani A the, the, the, the
mal on_____earth. B ____, the, ____, ____
C_____, ____, a, the
A An, the, the C_____, ____, ____
D the, the, a, ____
B The, ____, ____ D The, the, ____
2. ____most cats hunt in _____dim light, but they also 7. Until the nineteenth century,____carpet was usually con
hunt in____dark and in_____daylight. sidered ____work of____art and was made by_____hand.
A ____, ____, the, ____ A the, ____, ____, ____
B The, the, the, the B a, a, the, ____
C ______, ____, ____, ____ C the, a, ____, ____
D The, the, ____, the D a, ____, the, the

3. ____Captain Cook reached_____Cape of Good Hope 8. At last____war ended, but the transition from_____
in____spring of 1771 and sailed via_____St. Helena war to____peace was painful for both sides.
in the South Atlantic before arriving in England in July A the, the, the C a, a, a
1771,
B ____, ____, ____ D the, ____, ____
A The, the,____, the C The, ____, ____, the
B ____, the, the,____ D_____, ____, the, ____ 9. ____ morning after ____ morning of_____late he has
taken his walk in the same direction trying to see her
4. We must organize_____little dinner to celebrate_____ again.
event. Tell her to come and see me at_____noon. A A, a, the C ____, ____, ____
We'll speak about it. B The, the, ____ D A, a, ____
A ____, an, the C the, the, ____
B a, the, the D a, the, ____ 10.____common autumn phenomenon in_____central and
eastern USA and in___Europe is_______Indian sum
5. She remained on_____deck until _____midnight, and mer, a period of____unseasonably warm weather
____following day she was carried up there again early that sometimes occurs in____late September and Oc
in ____morning. tober.
A ____,____, the, the C_____, ____, ____, ____ A The, the, the, the, the, ____
B a, the, the, the D the, the, ____, ____ B A, the, ____, the, the, the
C A, ____, ____, ____, ____, the
D A, the, ____, ____, ____, ____
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11. By_____late 18th century and _____Captain Cook's D A, the, the, the, the
exploration of____southern Pacific, much of
_________________
world had been mapped.
A the, the, the, the
B ____, ____, ____ the
C the, ____, the, the
D the, ____, ____, ____
12. In 1620, _____group of Leyden Puritans, 101 men,
women and children, set out for____Virginia on_____
board ____Mayflower.
A the, the, the, the C a, ____, a, the
B a, ____, ____, the D a, the, a ____
13. At ____zenith of their power in _____ Middle Ages
craft guilds had____enormous power over their mem
bers.
A ____, the, ____ C a, ____, the
B the, the, an D a, the, ____
14. He was a page, that is____youth of_____noble birth
who left his family at_____early age to serve in the
family of____man of_____rank.
A ____, the, an, a, the
B a, _____, an, ____, ____
C the, the, the, the, the
D a, a, an, a, ____
15.____dinosaur is a reptile that was_____dominant land
animal during ____ most of_____ Mesozoic Era but
became____extinct at its close.
A The, the, the, the, the
B The, the, ____, the, ____
C A, a, ____, ____, ____
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16. Only____tiny percentage of_____plant species are di
rectly used by ____ humans for _____ food, shelter,
fiber, and drugs.
A ____,____, the, the C the, the, the, the
B a, ____, ____, ____ D a, the, _____, the

Test 4
1. ____ rice, wheat, corn, legumes, cotton, conifers,
and tobacco are____items on which_____whole econ
omies and nations depend.
A ____, the, the
B The, ____, ____
C The, the, the
D ____, the, ____
2. ____tiger lives in Asia and belongs to_____same genus
as ____lion, leopard, and jaguar.
A The, the, the C_____, the, ____
B A, ____, a D The, ____, ____
3. ____most of financial activities are crowded along_____
Threadneedle Street.
A The, the C_____, ____
B The, ____ D ____, the
4. The intersection is known as ____ Bank, which in
cludes ____huge Bank of England complex,_____Roy
al Exchange, and____Stock Exchange.
A the, the, the, the
B ____, ____, ____, ____
C ____, the, ____, ____
D the, ____, the ____

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such large department stores as ____Selfridges, 10. apple, peach, pear, and apricot trees are culti
_______________________________ vated in____valleys of the region.
John Lewis, and____Marks and Spencer are located. A ____, the C_____, ____
A _____, ____, _____, _____ B The, ____ D The, the
B the, the, the, the
C ____, ____, the, the 11. musk deer, wild sheep,________wild goats, wild don
D the, the, ____, ____ keys, yaks, and_____Tibetan antelopes are common
in mountainous areas.
6. ____East End, beyond_____City of London and_____
Tower, has long been____home of London's docks A ____, ____, ____ C The, the, the
and immigrants. B A, ____, ____ D The, ____, the
A The, the____,____ C The, the, the, the 12. On____typical summer day, the temperature can rise
B ____,____, the, the D The, ____, ____, ____ from 3°C before____sunrise to 27°C by_____midday.
7. ____centre of this educational establishment is_____ A the, the, the C the, ____, ____
University of London in____Bloomsbury, founded in B a, ____, ____ D a, the, the
1836.
13.____most common material for rugs and carpets has
A The, ____, the C_____, the, ____ traditionally been____sheep's wool, although in cer
B The, the, ____ D_____, ____, the tain regions____goat's or camel's hair is also used.
8. It is made up of_____number of colleges, schools, A The, the, the C_____, the, the
and attached institutes, which range from____Lon B The, ____, ____ D_____, ____, ____
don School of Economics and Political Science to_____
King's College and several medical schools. 14. At the end of the 16th century the first explorers of
____South Seas mapped_____southern sky, which was
A the, ____, ____ C a, ____, ____ largely unknown to____ancients.
B a, the, the D the, ____, the
A ____, the, ____ C the, the, the
9. With_____average elevation of more than 4000 m, B ____, a, the D the, ____, ____
Tibet is the highest region on____earth sometimes
called____Roof of_____World. 15. During_____ Renaissance, people thought that their
A ____, the, the, the own age and ____time of_____ancient Greece and
B the, ____, ____, ____ Rome were advanced and civilized.
C an, the, ____, the A the, the, the C the, the, ____
D an, ____, the, the B ____, ____, ____ D ____, the, ____

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of the monks' prayers echoed from one end of the 6. ____pearl is_____abnormal growth resulting from the
church to____. invasion of the body of the mollusk by ____ minute
A ____, the other C the, another particle of foreign matter, such as ____ fine grain of
B the, other D_____, others sand.
A The, an, a, a C_____, the, ____, the
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1. ____East End has frequently been characterized by____ 7. ____jade has always been prized by_____Chinese and
poverty, crime, and slums. Japanese as____most precious of all_____stones.
A The, the C_____, ____ A The, the, the, the C The, ____, the, ____
B The, ____ D_____, the B ____,____,____, the D ____, the, the, ____
2. The church calendar includes the fixed feasts, such as 8. Sir Henry Morgan is said to have been kidnapped at
_____ Christmas, and____movable feasts, which de
pend on the date of_____Easter. Bristol when____boy and sold as_____servant on_____
West Indian island of Barbados.
A the, the, the C_____, ____, ____
B ____, the, ____ D the, ____, the A ____, ____, ____ C the, the, ____
B a, a, the D a, the, a
3. In 1722 several thousand Polynesians inhabited the island,
but____diseases and raids by slave traders reduced_____ 9. wealth acquired from____trade enabled_________up
number to fewer than 200 by____late 19th century. per classes to live in____luxury.
A the, the, ____ C_____, the, ____ A The, the, the, the C_____, ____, the, ____
B the, a, the D_____, the, the B ____, ____, the, the D The, the, ____, ____
4. The island was named by_____ Dutch explorer who 10.____cotton is still a principal raw material for _____
landed here on____Easter Day in 1722. world's textile industry, but its dominant position has
A the, ____ C the, the been seriously eroded by____synthetic fibers.
B a, ____ D the, an A The, the, the C The, ____, ____
5. Born in Salinas, California, Steinbeck was educated B ____, ____the D ____, the, ____
at____Stanford University. As_____youth, he worked 11.____American inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander
as____ranch hand and fruit picker. Graham Bell applied for____patent on_____telephone
A ____, a, a C the, the, the on the same day.
B the, ____, ____ D ____, ____, a A The, a, the C_____, a, a
B ____, the, the D The, the, ____

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jewelry. The Pronoun
A The, the, ____ C_____, a, ____ Test 6
B ____, the, the D The, a, the
13.____porcelain was_____first made by_____Chinese. 1. He closed one eye, but_____eye looked at me with a
A The, ____, the C_____, ____, the strange expression as if he wanted to advise me of_____
B The, the, ____ D_____, the, ____ but was forbidden to say____.
14.____gold is extremely inactive. It is unaffected by_____ A another, something, something B
air, heat, moisture, and____most solvents. other, anything, anything C the
A ____, ____, the other, something, anything D the
B The, the, ____ another, anything, something
C_____, ____, ____
D The, ____, ____ 2. They covered_____three miles and came to a point
15.____optical phenomena, such as rainbows and halos, where they couldn't see____vegetation: ____was cov
ered with snow.
occur when____light shines through cloud particles.
A ____, ____ C The, the A other, any, all
B The, ____ D_____, the B another, any, everything
C the other, no, each
16.____stone picked up by_____child on the banks of D others, ____, the whole
____Orange River in_____South Africa in 1866 was a
big diamond. 3. He set____to one side, disassociating_____from what
A ____, a, the, the was going forward, watching____running calmly.
B A, a, ____, ____ A little, ____, the others
C_____, the, ____, the B a little, himself, another
D A, a, the, ____ C a little, himself, the others
D little, ____, the other
17. E-mail and________Internet are_____latest technolo
gies that are spreading____American English.
A ____,____,____, the 4. When I met her, ____her parents had perished and
B ____, the, the, ____ she was dependent upon____. She did not want____
C The, the, the, ____ help and lived on____own.
A either, her, anybody, her
B any of, hers, somebody's, hers
C both, herself, anybody's, her
D both of, oneself, everybody, oneself
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sure that she could not bring____to do it.
A Nobody, all, her
B Somebody, every, oneself
C No one, each, ____
D None, everybody, herself
6. I phoned her____day, but she refused to tell me
.'
A another, something B
another, anything C the
other, something D the
other, anything
7. She gave him a cold stare and told him _____sharp
words. He was taken aback at this behaviour of_____.
A quite a few, hers
B such a few, her C
so few, herself D too
few, her
8. Ann and Pete were trying their best, but_____of them
was helpful. They made____attempts but_____was in
vain.
A none, other a few, all
B neither, another few, everything
C nobody, the other few, all
D no one, another a few, everything
9. It was clear he was hungry. He ate a considerable
____of fried meat _____quicker than _____and asked
for____helping.
A number, lot, others, other
B amount, far, the others, another
C deal, a lot, the other, the others

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10. She goes to Cyprus ___ summer, ____ of them can
assure you of it. Shall I send you____details?
A each, every, some B
either, all, any C every,
everybody, any D every,
each, some
11. It is so noisy that ____can hear_____. If____keeps
talking, he will leave the room.
A none, anything, somebody B
nobody, something, anybody C
somebody, nothing, somebody D
no one, anything, anybody
12. There are three towers in the fortress, one with a big
clock, ____are decorated with glazed tiles. _____of
them remained intact.
A others, None C the others, None
B the others, No D others, Neither
13. Why are you afraid to ask for help?____of them will be
glad to solve your little problem, especially Jack. He
is goodness____.
A Everybody, himself
B Each, itself
C Every, itself
D Each, himself
14. She did not know what else to do. She had already had
breakfast, put her____clothes into the suitcase, and
was standing at the window with little hope to see Al
ice in this green tweed coat of____.
A few, hers C a lot of, herself
B a few, her D many, her

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15. I tried to concentrate ____, but as I felt_____cold I 4. One of the reasons why so____people are to be found who
could think only of a warm room with a fireplace and seem sensible and pleasant in conversation is that almost
an armchair in front of it where I can settle_____. ____is thinking about what he wants to say_____rather
A myself, myself, myself than about answering clearly what is being said to him.
B ____, _ , ____ A few, everybody, himself
C myself, ____, ____ B a few, anybody, ____
D____, ____, myself C little, nobody, himself
D many, everyone, themselves
16. Colonies were ____used as sources of raw materials
____as markets for products of the home country. 5. It is more shameful to distrust____friends than to be
A either, and C either, or deceived by____.
B neither, or D either, nor A their, theirs C his, themselves
B one's, them D our, ourselves
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6. ____action happens, but the subtle quality of the_____
1. They stood on____side of the bed looking at the sleep events and, more crucially, the characters' feelings
ing boy. His left hand was in plaster,_____clasped a about____, form the essence of the story.
toy. A Few, few, themselves B
A each, other C every, another Little, little, them C Few,
B either, the other D either, other little, its D Little, few,
them
2. Only____nations in the world export diamonds with
South Africa and Russia the biggest importers, while 7. The loads imposed on a building are classified as____
____are far behind them. "dead" or "live". Dead loads include the weight of the
A little, other C few, the others building____and_____major items of fixed equipment.
B a little, the other D a few, others A both, itself, each C either, itself, all
B both, ____, every D either, oneself, any
3. It refers to the ways ancient Greeks spoke, worshipped,
understood the nature of the physical world____, or 8. Identification is proof of identity: ____, especially a
ganized their governments, made ____livings, enter card or document, to prove that____is who he or she
tained ____, and related to____who were not Greek. claims to be.
A themselves, them, themselves, the others A everything, everybody B
B itself, their, itself, others something, somebody C
C itself, their, themselves, others anything, anybody D
D themselves, ____, themselves, the other something, anybody
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9. She learnt both classics and philosophy, but knows 14. He thought_____over and came to the conclusion that
____of them well. Though she can speak on_____sub it was not in____bad.
ject in general. A it, himself C its, oneself
A none, any C neither, either B it's, itself D it, itself
B nothing, some D either, neither
15. You and I may now consider____as tete-a-tete; Sir
10.____is waiting for the signal. _____two minutes and
Nicolas won't be much in our way. He hears and sees
the match will begin.____players are anxious to win.
____but_____.
A Everybody, Another, Every B
A yourselves, anything, his B
Anybody, Some, All C
Everybody, Another, All the D ourselves, nothing, himself C us,
something, hisself D ourselves,
All, Other, Each
somewhere, him
11. He was pleased with____because_____of them noticed
16. In the early part of the Modern English period the
A him, nobody, anything B vocabulary was enlarged by the widespread use of one
himself, any, nothing C them, part of speech for____and by increased borrowings
no one, nothing D himself, from____languages.
none, anything A the other, others
C other ones, another
12. husband________wife were responsible for the reli B another, other
gious development of theit household members. D others, another
A Either, or B
Neither, nor C
Both, and D The Adjective & the Adverb Test8
Every, and
1. One of____games is chess, which originated in India
13. He is diligence ____. But he forgets one thing: the
difference between a good worker and a bad worker or probably China. It is a game of____tradition and
is that one works with his heart and ____with his is____popular.
hands. A old, the oldest, international B the most
A himself, the other ancient, old, internationally C the more
B ____, another ancient, older, internationally D ancient, the
C itself, the other D oldest, the most international
himself, others
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2. You know still waters run____, but____I get to know 6. The almonds, which I bought in the shop ____our
him, ____ embarrassed I feel. I would like to have office, tasted_____. I threw away____half of them.
____information because I don't know what his_____ A nearly, bitterly, almost
move is going to be. B near, bitter, nearly
A deeply, the better, the more, farther, next B C next to, bitter, near
deep, better, more, further, nearest C deeper, D by, bitterly, all but
the best, the most, farther, near D deep, the
better, the more, further, next 7. ____had we got out of the car_____he and his_____
brother rushed to us. It was____how they could guess
3. She did not have to change trains and went to Glas where we were going.
gow ____. She felt____ and thought if Harry would be A No sooner, when, older, strange B
able to meet her. But____had she stepped on the Hard, and, elder, strangely C No
platform in Glasgow____she saw him with a bundle sooner, than, elder, strange D
of flowers. Hardly, when, eldest, strangely
A direct, lonely, hardly, when
B directly, alone, hardly, than 8. There was an obvious weakness in the argument____
C more directly, lonely, no sooner, when but they were too____to admit their mistake. The
D the most direct, alone, hardly,_____ most____thing was that Nick, the_____friend of theirs,
did not support them.
4. ____they hurried_____it was they would be in time to A presenting, alarming, embarrassing, old
see him off. They came____after his departure. B presented, alarmed, embarrassed, eldest
A The more, the less obvious, short B C presented, alarmed, embarrassing, oldest
The more, more obviously, shortly C D presenting, alarmed, embarrassed, elder
The more, the less obvious, shortly D
The most, the least obviously, short 9. It was far_____than he expected, so he made up his
mind to spend twice as____money as he had wanted.
5. She opened two bottles of perfume. The perfume in A more cheaper, more B
the oval bottle smelt____that reminded her of_____ more cheap, a lot C the
summer; but____ had a strange smell. cheapest, the most D
A so sweetly, last, latter cheaper, much
B so sweet, late, the latter
C such sweetly, the latest, the former
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15. Yesterday I got lost in the forest. I shouted_____and
____in any circumstances. His results are always____.
____ but nobody came. Suddenly I felt somebody
A challenging, calmly, pleased B watching me ____. I ran_____to the right and soon
challenging, calm, pleasing C found myself near the spring, which was_____to my
challenged, calm, pleased D home. This was the most____experience 1 had ever
challenged, calmly, pleasing
had.
11. When he saw them standing_____to each other, he A loudly, longly, close, fastly, closely, excited B
laughed____as though a weight had been lifted from loudly, long, closely, fast, close, exciting C loud,
him. But his wife cut him____saying his laughter was long, close, quickly, close, exciting D loud,
not to the point. longer, close, quick, closely, excitement
A closely, joyfully, shortly
B close, joyful, short 16. Many fruits taste_____and delicious, and have the ad
C closely, joyful, short vantage of being relatively_____in calories and_____in
D close, joyfully, short nutrients.
12. Why is he backing out? It is not____. He earns as____ A sweetly, lower, highly
money as I do, and maybe even a lot____than we both. B sweet, low, high
A fairly, much, much C more sweet, more low, more high
B fair, much, more C D sweeter, much more low, much more high
fair, more, many D
fairly, many, much 17. The most ____accepted theory of the origin of the
universe proposed that a huge explosion set____all
13.____after she left the village, she felt too tired to go the matter and energy in the universe.
any____. She took a nap lying____on the grass. A wide, free
A Shortly, further, flat B B widely, freely
Shortly, farther, flatly C C wide, freely
Short, further, flat D D widely, free
Short, farther, flatly
14. To the____,____child this task would be_____. 18. During the French and Indian War, several colonies
A brighter, more advanced, challenged B more had refused to cooperate____in the war effort when
bright, the most advanced, challenging C the their own borders were not____at risk.
most bright, the most advanced, challenged D A in full, immediately B
brighter, more advanced, challenging fully, immediately C in
fully, immediate D full,
immediate
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who was known for his____style. using fluids, can be ____erased.
A powerfully written A different, easily
B powerful written
B not like, easy
C powerful writing
D powerfully writing C unlike, easily
D unlike, easy
20. These colonies stayed____to the coastline, never pen
etrating far inland, and in fact each was linked____to 3. The name mountain is usually applied to region of land
England than to the other colonies. that is raised rather____above the surrounding ter
A close, more closely B rain. Temperatures in the mountains are generally____
closely, closely C than at sea level.
closely, more closely D A highly, much low B high,
close, more closer far lower C high, a lot more
lower D highly, more lower
21. Although the British considered the act to be____, many
American colonists saw it as a violation of their rights. 4. Mr Rochester, as he sat in his damask-covered chair,
A perfect fair B looked____to what I had seen him look before—not
perfectly fairly C quite so____, ____.
perfect fairly D A differently, stern, much gloomy B
perfectly fair differently, sternly, much more gloomy C
different, stern, much less gloomy D
22.____a land bridge between two continents, Panama different, stern, much more gloomier
developed plant and animal life____than almost any
where else on Earth. 5. Computerized tests adapt to the skill level of the indi
A As, more diverse C Like, diverselier vidual test-taker. Each correct answer given by a stu
B Being, diversely D As, diversely dent is followed by a____question, and incorrect an
swers are followed by___questions. ______the ques
Test9 tion, ____points the student can score.
A more difficult, less difficult, The more difficult,
1. He was a____promising student in Maths and Physics the more
at Cambridge and always felt a lingering interest in the B less difficult, less difficult, More difficult, more
___ subject. C more difficult, more difficult, More difficult, the most
A very, last C highly, latter D more difficult, less difficult, The more difficult,
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a single night in 286 BC. ____the mountain is _____ the nature of the soil and____geologic conditions and
than the legend asserts. modification by man of____of these factors.
A From a geological point of view, far more old B A essentially, underlied, both
Geologically, a lot elder B mainly, underlying, any
C From a geological point of view, quite more older C greatly, underlying, either
D Geologically, much older D in the shortly run, underlying, every

7. All members of the cat family are____in physical char 11. Books differ from periodicals and newspapers because
acteristics, ____vision and hearing, and claws and they are not published on a_____schedule.
teeth that are____for grasping and tearing. A strictly daily, weekly, or monthly B
A closely similarly, acutely, highly adapting B strict day, week, or month C strictly
close similar, acute, high adapting C closely day's, week's, or month's D strict
similar, acute, highly adapted D close similar, daily, weekly, or monthly
acute, high adapted
12. In the_____1990s several companies introduced elec
8. The islands were named after British explorer and nav tronic books, or e-books. These_____devices display
igator James Cook, who____sighted them in 1773. the text of books on a small screen designed to make
reading____.
A firstly
C at first A late, computerized, easily B
B first last, computerizing, easily C
D at the first late, computerized, easy D latest,
computerizing, easily
9. Unlike the_____regulated and financed education sys
tems of many other industrialized societies, American 13. People have_____climbed mountains for_____activities
public education is____the responsibility of the states such as retrieving lost animals and hunting, but tech
and____school districts. nical climbing as a sport has a much____history.
A nation's, firstly, individually A for long, necessarily day, shorter B
B national, chiefly, individual long, necessary daily, shorter C longly,
C nationally, primarily, individual necessary daily, shorter D long,
D nation, mainly, individually necessarily day's,-more shorter

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on the oil-importing countries just as____as the_____ In particular, evident, regular
depended on the____.
A much, latter, former B 19. The various islands gained their independence .
much, last, first C the same, and not always____, units.
first, former D great, latter, A like separate, viably B
first as separate, viable C as
separately, viably D like
15. She stretched herself out_____on the sofa and looked separate, viable
at the barometer. She knew that____falling pressure
usually meant a storm was approaching. 20. The____and most rural sections of Missouri are the
A flat, rapid C flat, rapidly Ozark Upland and the north central section of the
B flatly, rapidly D flatly, rapid Northern Plains.
A most thinly populated
16. Although some ____cigars are made _____by hand, B most thin populating C
most cigars are manufactured by machine. most thinly populating D
A highly-quality, entirely mostly thin populated
B high-quality, entire
C highly-quality, entire 21. The first schools in the area were opened by French
D high-quality, entirely settlers at St. Louis in the____part of the 18th centu
ry-
17.____, the results presented were not in accord with the A later C late
____precise calculations.
B latter D latest
A Interestingly enough, rather
B Interesting enough, prettily 22. The words cloth and clothing are related,_____meaning
C Enough interestingly, rather fabric or textile, and____meaning fabrics used to cover
D Enough interesting, pretty the body.
A the first, the latter B the
18. high mountain ranges, such as the Sierra Ne
vada in the U.S., the Andes in South America, and former, the latter C the
the Himalayas in Asia,____affect climate and weath former, the second D the
er patterns over vast areas of the earth because they first, the later
stand as barriers to____circulating air masses.
A Enough, distinctly, regular B
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pressed
Test 10 I D was coined, felt, were participating, had been ex-
pressed
1. A man who____in the compartment said that the place
____by a passenger who_____out to the diner. 5. It____that as a result of emigration and other fac
A was sitting, is taken, went B sat, tors, such as war losses and temporary decline in fertili
had been taken, has gone C was ty, the population____ by about 5 per cent between
sitting, was taken, had gone D had mid-1974 and 1977. The years since 1974 also_____by
been sitting, had taken, went an increase in persons leaving the island in search of
work, especially in the Middle East.
2. I cannot make up my mind if I_____them till I_____ A has been estimated, decreased, have been marked
when they____. B estimated, had decreased, mark C has estimated,
A join, will find out, leave B will join, has decreased, have marked D was estimated, was
find out, will be leaving C will join, will decreased, was marked
find out, are leaving D would join, would
find out, will leave 6. Raphael's greatest work, "The School of Athens",_____
in the Vatican at the same time that Michelangelo_____
3. Cyprus_____on major migration routes for birds, and on the Sistine Chapel.
in spring and autumn many millions ____ through.
Many species also____on the island, A had been being painted, worked B
was painted, was working C was
A is lying, are passing, will winter painting, had worked D has been
B lies, pass, winter painted, was working
C is lying, pass, wintered
D has lain, have passed, have been wintering 7. You_____nothing unless you_____a microscope. It is
4. The term Middle Ages____by scholars in the 15th the most interesting specimen I____.
century to designate the interval between the downfall A see, don't use, ever see B will see,
of the classical world of Greece and Rome and its re don't use, have ever seen C will see,
discovery at the beginning of their own century, a use, have ever seen D won't see,
revival in which they____they_____. Indeed, the no won't use, ever saw
tion of a long period of cultural darkness_____by
Petrarch even earlier. 8. Do you see a couple in the corner? Their dessert_____
A coined, had felt, participated, had expressed now. As soon as they____it, we_____their table.
B is coined, feel, are participating, has been expressed A is served, finish, will take

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D has been served, will have finished, will take D Had you ever been, had been, had been

9. What's the matter?____? — Yes, my mother____bad 14. Provided the dam ____by February, the flood ____
ly ill since yesterday. several towns.
A Have you cried, is A was built, will have struck B
B Have you been crying, has been has not been built, will strike C
C Did you cry, was won't be built, will be striking D
D Are you crying, had been won't have been built, strikes
15. When I_____to Riga, it was cold, a stiong northern
10. Where_____to? — My mother_____me to go to the
wind ____and it _____for a fortnight.
post office because they____a break in half an hour.
A parcel____to us. A came, blew, was raining B had come, had
been blowing, had rained C came, was
A are you going, has asked, will be having, has sent
blowing, had been raining D was coming, had
B do you go, asked, would have, was sent
blown, was raining
C are you go, asked, will have had, is sent
D are you going, has asked, will have, has been sent 16. In 1963 fiber-tip markers_____into the U.S. market
and since then____the ballpoint as the principal writ
11. She said that by the time you____to him for help they ing implement.
____the greater part of their research.
A were introduced, had challenged B
A had turned, will do B turn, had introduced, challenged C were
will have done C turned, introduced, have challenged D were
would have done D had introduced, challenged
turned, would do
17. The fishing industry, which traditionally____under
12. The librarian said that she____me another book unless developed, ____.
I____the one which I_____several weeks before. A had been, is expanding B
A would not give, did not return, had taken has been, had expanded C is,
B will not give, have returned, took had been expanding D has
C would not give, returned, had taken been, is expanding
D would not have given, did not return, had taken 18. China_____the technology of silk production secret;
13.____to London? — Yes, I_____there when there _ the ancient Greeks speculated that silk____on a spe
an exhibition of our goods cial tree in China.
A Have you ever been, was, was A had kept, would grow
B Have you ever been, have been, was B kept, grew
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D was keeping, grow ____more powerful.

Test 11 A began, was developing, was growing B

had begun, is developing, is growing C has
1. Because they are relatively durable and portable, books begun, had developed, had grown D was
____for centuries to preserve and distribute informa beginning, developed, grew
tion. 6. Dictionary-making, since computers______the routine
A are used B are out of it, ____fun.
being used C are A have taken, has been becoming
been using D have B had taken, has become
been used C took, has become
2. They____married for seven years when their first son D are taking, had become
7. We____to give refunds on articles of clothing that
A have been, was born B .
had been, was born C had A can't, have been worn B are
been, had been born D were, unable, are wearing C can't, are
had been born being worn D are unable, have
3. Unless special actions_____, the case____. been worn
A won't be taken, will be lost B 8. I felt I____, but there was nobody in the sight.
will be taken, is lost C are taken, A had watched B was
will be lost D aren't taken, is lost watched C was being
4. The first English colony in North America_____by the watched D had been
Pilgrims, who ___ from the English city of Plymouth watching
in the Mayflower and ____in Massachusetts Bay in 9. Look at him! He____the same clothes for years.
1620.
A wears
A was founded, had sailed, had landed B B has been wearing
was found, sailed, landed C had been C had worn
found, sailed, landed D was founded, D had been wearing
sailed, landed
10. Coal plants __ one of the worst industrial polluters
since the Industrial Revolution____in the 19th century.
A had been, began
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D were, have begun speak, asked D was planning, he would break,
he would speak,
11. Rapid changes in technology in the last several decades would ask
____the nature of culture and cultural exchange.
A changed B 16. The afternoon was the longest Grace ____. She ____
have changed C for Tom.
had changed D A ever knew, was waiting
change B had ever known, was waiting
C ever knew, was expecting
12. The train____just as he_____the station. D had ever known, was expecting
A came, reached B had
come, reached C came, 17. Every year for sixteen years, since Ted_____three and
had reached D has Caroline one, it____the Christmas Eve custom of the
come, reached Carters' to hang up their children's stockings and fill
them with inexpensive toys.
13. He has said that____me if I____easily to do it by myself. A was, was C had been, was
A would not help, was able B was, had been D had been, had been
B would not help, would be able
C will not help, am able D will 18. How_____the citizens of Babylon or Ur actually_____
not help, will be able their bills, however, depended on who____.
14. I think we_____it on the shelf for Daddy to see when A did, pay, were they
B ____, paid, they were
he____home from work.
C did, pay, they were
A will put, will come B D____, paid, were they
will put, comes C put,
comes D put, will come
The Verbal
15. All the way home he ____ his tactics; how_____the
news to her, how____in puzzles until she_____him to' Test 12 |
let her have the whole story.
A had been planning, would he break, would he 1. He stood beside a bush of pale roses____the last bees
speak, asked B was planning, would he break, ____into the hive. He seemed not_____attention to
would he speak, Ann's cry.
would ask A watching, to crawl, to pay
B having watched, to be crawling, to be paying
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D watching, crawling, to have paid C to have been finishing, to go, to work D
2. I heard Uncle Henry____something to Paul. To my to be finishing, be going, be working
astonishment he seemed____what had happened to
7. He is afraid_____to Mrs. Priestly. In his place I would
me. Then he let me____to my room.
rather____her. He may depend on her_____the prob
A to whisper, to ask, to go B lem properly.
whisper, ask, go C whisper,
to be asking, go D A of speaking, trusting, understanding
whispering, asking, going B to speak, trust, understanding C of
speaking, to trust, understanding D to
3. breakfast on dry bread and________in his pocket an speak, to trust, to understand
other piece of bread____for dinner, he settled him
self at a desk of the reading room. He looked forward
to__his first book. 8. Let her_____it herself. She is considered_____a care
ful researcher and can't stand_____.
A Having, carrying, serving, take A do, being, to be helped B
B Having had, having carrying, to serve, take
to do, to be, to help C
C Having had, carrying, to serve, taking
doing, being, helping D do,
D Having, carried, serving, having taken
to be, being helped
4. Don't you remember____me at the Browns' last-sum
mer? We used_____at their place every Friday.
9. On____that she had just come in, he sent a maid to
A to see, to meet C to see, meeting
her room____her to go down though he realized that
B seeing, meeting D seeing, to meet
it was no use____to her again.
5. After____a few pages I felt like_____a break; I was
eager____so I laid my work aside for a time A telling, asking, to speak
B being told, to ask, speaking
A writing, having, to stroll C having told, to have asked, to have spoken
B having writing, have, strolling D being having told, to ask, speaking
C written, having, to stroll
D I have written, to have, strolling 10.____her about my problems I was ashamed_____such
6. You look rather tired. You are unlikely____the work a great mistake and did not mind____the subject but
in time. You had better_____ home now. It is not she kept____about my family and me.
worth____for another several hours. A Having told, at having made, changing, talking
A to have finished, going, working B B To have told, to make, to change, to talk
to finish, go, working C Telling, to have made, to have changed, on
talking D On telling, making, having changed, be
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ing point, she made him____in one of the comforta C wave, hearing, driving
ble chairs close to the fire.
A have trembled, Feeling, to sit B D to wave, having heard, to be driving
tremble, Feeling, sitting C
tremble, Feeling, sit D Test 13 |
trembling, Felt, sit
1. On the last night of my restraint, I was awakened_____
12. Remember_____them tomorrow. They are said______ my own name____in a whisper.
from their voyage. I'd rather____them in a couple of
days. A to hear, having spoken
B by hearing, spoken
A phoning, to be returning, meet C having heard, to speak
B to phone, to have returned, meet D on hearing, to be spoken
C to phone, to have been returning, to meet
D phoning, to return, meeting 2. It is silly of me, but I'd rather they____Aubrey.
A did not prosecute C would not prosecute
13. He was made_____the town and did not want to spend B not prosecuted D will not prosecute
the last money____an apartment in the suburbs; this
unexpected offer of shelter was too tempting _____. 3. Robert hated____Simon_____he couldn't answer any
A leaving, to rent, to resist of his questions.
B to leave, on renting, to be resisted A to let, to know C to let, knowing
C leave, on having rent, to resist B letting, to know D letting, know
D to have left, to have rented, being resisted
4. As a result, the British gave up ____India and fo
14. I can't help_____grateful to him for all he has done cused ____efficiently while_____in tandem with tradi
for me. I've got used____care of me. tional elements of Indian society.
A to be, him to take C being, to his taking
A trying to anglicize, on governing, work B a
B be, his to take D having been, him taking
try to anglicize, to govern, working C trying to
15. "I think you ought to do something to your hair. Why anglicize, on governing, working D to try
don't you have it____?" I asked. But Alice did not anglicizing, at governing, work
appear____me. She was going to the airport with
Erick____the car back. 5. The damage____to the house was extensive and he got
A waving, to hear, to have driven B them____for it.
waved, to have heard, to drive A having made, pay
B done, to pay C
having done, pay D
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fonvard to was____my pony every day. 11. Colonists appear_____the game to North America in
A While crossing, to ride B the 17th century and that meant____new golf links.
Crossing, ride C To cross, to A to bring, opening
ride D Cross, riding B to bring, to open
7. ____a picture, most of us look_____what our main C to have brought, opening
subject is doing, or whether everyone in the group D to have brought, to open
fits into the viewfinder.
12. He had her ____her name on a registration list and
A Having taken, on seeing B ____a seat in the waiting room until the nurse got a
When taking, to see C Taken, chance____her out.
to see D Taking, to seeing
A write, take, to check B
8. He made her____several times that she would never writing, taking, checked C
breathe a word about it, and finally, with many pauses to write, to take, to check D
and many groans, he let her____the whole wretched write, taking, checking
story.
13. The pre-1914 gold standard is considered by many_____
A promise, to know C to promise, know the golden age of international monetary arrangements
B to promise, to know D promise, know at the beginning of the 20th century.
9. A Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, was marooned
on one of the islands between 1704 and 1709, and his A to be C being
experiences are supposed____the novel Robinson Cru B to have been D having been
soe, by Daniel Defoe. 14. I only know that when a child of seven I was the
A to inspire C to have inspired proud owner of a pony and used to____riding with
B to be inspired D to have been inspired papa. I was not afraid of____at all.
10. At the beginning of the year, when supplies were plen A go, to fall C go, falling
tiful and the army could be led into the field, the king B going, falling D going, to fall
made up his mind____into Saxony and to hold there
a general assembly, as he was used to____every year 15. The slave____some very smart as well as impressive
in Francia. things in reply to his master.
A to go, do C going, do A made to say C was made to say
B to go, doing D going, doing B was made saying D made saying
16. The Greeks seem____papyrus as early as the begin
ning of the 5th century BC.
A to know C to have been knowing
B to have known D to have being known
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Laid, to notice them to gossip
1. You don't expect a man____more than the first three 6. They were considering where____the money, as they
lines of the first verse, and____these until it is time to
were afraid of____.
begin the chorus.
A to hide, to be robbed B to
A to never remember, to keep on repeating B hide, of being robbed C
will never remember, keeping to repeat C to hiding, to be robbed D
never not remember, to keep repeating D will hiding, of being robbed
remember, having kept repeating
7. She risks____everything if she follows his advice. It is
2. Though she showed no sign____, I was sure she re not worth____.
sented ____the centre of attraction.
A to lose, taking B
A to offend, him to be B to be losing, to take C
offended, his to be C of losing, taking D to
offending, his being D of being lose, to take
offended, his being
8. I can't help_____at his meanness. He again decided
3. They tried their best_____solutions to the problem, against____his old aunt. He says he can't afford_____
but finally they suggested____the building and .offered so much money on medicine.
____us.
A surprising, to help, to spend
A to find, restoring, to help B B being surprised, helping, to spend
finding, to restore, helping C C to be surprised, helping, spending
finding, to restore, to help D to D to surprise, to help, spending
find, restoring, help
9. Bill continued____the old man faithfully,_____in his will.
4. I don't feel like____him. He is said_____an attempt to
A serving, hope to remember B to
get in touch with Ann last month. serve, hoping to be remembered C
A to see, to have made B serving, hope to be remembered D to
seeing, to have made C serve, with a hope remembering
to see, to make D
seeing, to make 10. Rain forests also play a critical role in global climate
regulation ____ carbon dioxide, a gas _____partially
5. ____the table she pretended not_____about Martha. responsible for global warming.
A Having laid, noticing them to gossip A absorbing, is believed to be B
B Laying, noticing their gossiping by absorbing, believed to be
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D absorb, is believing to be more rigid in matters of grammar and syntax, but at
11. Grace sat_____for a few minutes, then got her heavy- the same time appears____more tolerant of the use of
coat and went down_____at the cottage. neologisms.
A to think, looking A being, being
B thinking, to look C to be, being
C having thought, having seen B to be, to be
D think, look D being, to be

12. She remembered____at the remark.

A to be surprised C surprising Modal Verbs
B to surprise D being surprised
Test 15
13.____of the Cape Colony from the Dutch during the
Napoleonic Wars allowed the British ____ a strong 1. It's because of Tom that we____late. We_____on an
presence in southern Africa. earlier train,
A Acquiring, establishing B The A could have been, should agree
acquisition, to establish C Having B would be, can't agree C may
acquired, establishing D Acquired, be, ought to have agreed D must
to establish be, can't have agreed
14. As a result, the British gave up_____India and fo 2. Granny evidently_____us, that's why we _____knock
cused ____efficiently.
loudly before she opened the door.
A to try anglicizing, to govern B A did not hear, had to
trying anglicizing, on governing C B must not have heard, must
trying to anglicize, on governing D C may not hear, were to
trying anglicizing, to govern D might not have heard, should
15. Native art seems____during the period of English dom
ination in the 19th century. 3. I pity her because she____that she has acted wrong.
She____it to everybody.
A to disappear
B being disappeared A must feel, must not have said B
C disappearing may feel, ought not have said C can't
D to have disappeared have felt, needn't say D must be
feeling, shouldn't have said
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at 5. — She____on the balcony, that's why she have changed, ought to have phoned
your call.
9 I ___ the work so carelessly. _____ I do it again? —
A can't go away, may sunbathe, can't have heard B
can't ha\e gone away, must be sunbathing, can't hear C Yes, it____by noon.
must not go away, need to sunbathe, should not hear D A can't do, Will, must be doing
should not go away, could have sunbathed, must not B can't have done, Shall, must be done
have heard C must not have done, May, may have done
D must not do, Will, must have been done
5. I_____to the beach. The sea was rough and no one
dared____. 10. We____at seven, but I_____come here in time. I think
he____till I came.
A needn't have gone, to swim
A had to meet, couldn't have, may wait B were to
B needn't go, swimming C
meet, was not able, should have waited C were to
can't have gone, swim D
have met, couldn't, might have waited D had to
couldn't go, to swim
have met, might not have, should wait
6. We_____meet Jack tomorrow. — You_____to him of 11. Why are you so upset? She____the dates. — She_____
the matter long ego. Why keep him in the dark? about our meeting. She fixed the day and time herself.
A should, must have spoken B A could have mixed up, might not have forgotten
have to, may speak C are to, B may have mixed up, couldn't have forgotten
should have spoken D might, C is able to mix up, can't forget
need to speak D must mix up, was not able to forget
7. He_____golf well, but today he_____it because he has 12. You____in their conversation. You_____silent when
a backache. they were talking.
A is not to play, can do A don't need to interfere, should keep B can't
B can play, is unable to do have interfered, may keep C needn't have
C ought not to play, should have done interfered, should have kept D don't have to
D might have played, must not have done interfere, could have kept
8. You____at the wrong station, that's why it took you 13.____he have got into an accident? He is such a careful
so long to get here. I____you yesterday to explain driver. — But other drivers are not. Somebody_____
everything to you in more detail. into his car.
A may change, ought to phone B A Can, may have crashed B
must have changed, may phone May, should have crashed
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Should, might have crashed 3 You____have a right to such very strong local attach
ment. You____at Longbourn.
14. When I came up to the post office, it was closed.
I____a bit earlier. A cannot, cannot have always lived B must
not, must not have always lived C should
A can't have come C has to come not, should not always lived D may not,
B must have come D ought to have come ought not always live
15. Your face seems familiar to me. We_____somewhere.
4. They ____an hour ago. That they _____without ill
A should have met C must meet
consequence is least probable.
B must have met D should meet
A had to come, should meet B
16. Washing dirty dishes and bathing in a stream, riv must have come, ought meet C
er, or Jake ____pollute water systems and______be had come, must have met D were
avoided. to come, might have met
A can, should C must, must 5. We never____to allow our instincts of justice to de
generate into mere revenge.
B may, ought D should meet
A should C have
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6. It is one of Harris's fixed ideas that he_____a comic
L She guessed she____an allergic reaction, buf she had song; the fixed idea, on the contrary, among those of
no idea what she was reacting to — she'd never had Harris's friends who have heard him try, is that he
allergies before, either.
____, and never____, and that he____to try.
A ought to have B must be
having C may have been A must have sung, must not, will have to, should not
having D should have had allow B can sing, can't, will be able to, ought
not to be
2. Some of my father's friends in Springfield had given allowed C will be able to sing, should not, must
him a bottle of good old brandy, which he agreed to not, should
drink at a certain hour of this day looking to the east, not be allowed D should, shouldn't, shouldn't,
while his friends in Illinois____a toast to his success must not be allowed
from a companion bottle with their faces turned west,
the difference in time being carefully estimated. 7. If we had not known it was a funny song, we____.
A must drink C were to drink A might have wept B
B had to drink D must have drunk could not have wept C
should weep D must
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14. Vou ____to prepare the room for our guests. They
had no accurate idea of the time, for I _________my
____arrive tomorrow or the day after.
watch, but I thought we____about four hours ago.
A was unable to see, had to start A must, must C can, can
B could not see, must have started C B may, may D need, may
did not see, would have started D was 15. You____to see your sister when she was in trouble.
not able to see, would start
Brother and sister____care of each other.
9.You______for anyone more regular than Peters. A might have gone, should take B
A must not have asked must go, ought to take C must
B should not C couldn't have gone, should take D could
have asked D must not go, ought take
10.________He my mother, and all his brothers 16. They____us for all we have done for them!
quarrelled A might have thanked B
with him because he did. must have thanked C
A must not marry B must may thank D can have
not have married C should thanked
not marry D did not have
to marry
11. It was impossible to get there. The police_____drivers
Subjunctives & Conditionals
of thick mist and blowing snow. Test 17
A can have warned C ought have warned B
might have warned D must have warned 1. I felt sorry for Jane. If anybody____such a thing to
12. I_____hard from morning till night. I_____our debts. me, I ____hurt.
A must work, may pay A would say, felt
B should have worked, might have paid B said, would feel
C am to have worked, could have paid C had said, would feel
D have to work, ought to pay D will say, will feel
13. Why are you crying? I____you about that
2. The orders are that three of you____here, the rest
A need not have told
____to the city centre.
B must not have told C
cannot have told D A will stay, will go B
might not have told should stay, should go C
would stay, would go D
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. He____differently, if he_____an answer two days ago 9. He behaves as if nothing____. But he forgets it is very
A will act, was given important that he____a chance of going there.
B would act, were given A has happened, will take B
C would have acted, would have been given had happened, take C was
D would have acted, had been given happened, should take D
4. Who was the first to suggest____the research, I can happened, takes
not well remember. 10. If she ____half an hour earlier, she _____to see him
A him to do C that he will do before the departure. He was eager to say good-bye to
B that he do D that he would do her.
A came, would be able
5. "I wish I_____your health and vitality. I_____a new
B would come, was able
life for myself," she said with a smile. C would have come, would have been able
A had, would make D had come, would have been able
B would have, made
C have, will have made 11. It is desirable that she_____at the conference. Our
D was having, would have made director demands that everybody____at 3 o'clock.
A is present, comes
6. Don't help my son, please. I ____ rather he _____ B will be present, will come
supper himself. He is an excellent cook. C be present, come
A would, will cook C would, cooked D would be present, would come
B had, cooks D had, had cooked
12. You were not attentive. If you_____so nervous, you
7. He wished he ____ her the money. She never re ____much better and_____so many mistakes
turned it. A had not been, would have spoken, wouldn't have
A had lent C did not lend made
B hadn't lent D lent B were not, would speak, wouldn't make C
wouldn't have been, had spoken, hadn't made D
8. If I_____you, I_____him. It's high time you_____his wouldn't be, spoke, didn't make
advice.
13.____ his letter, his life_____. I wish he____anything.
A were, would contact, would take
B had been, would have contacted, would have taken A Would the newspaper not print, wouldn't have ru-
C am, will contact, will take ined, had written
D were, would contact, took B Had the newspaper not printed, wouldn't have ru-
ined, hadn't written
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wrote D If the newspaper should not have
printed, hadn't
ruin, hadn't written
14. He speaks to me as though he____something on his
mind. It's time he____and_____everything to us.
A had had, had come, had explained
B had, came, explained
C has, will come, will explain
D had, should come, should explain
15. to the hustle and bustle of the city life, my annoy
ance ____.
A If I would return, would be over B
Should I return, would be over C Would I
return, would have been over D If I had
returned, had been over
16. Some simple vending machines require that the exact
amount of money for a particular item____.
A will insert C be inserted
B should insert D will be inserted
17.____themselves at Victoria or Vancouver they
_______
themselves a large amount of money.
A Had the miners outfitted, would have saved B
Should the miners have outfitted, would have saved C
If the miners outfitted, would have saved D If the
miners had outfitted, should save
18. Inspector Strickland, like myself, was suffering from
a severe attack of bronchitis, which threatened to be
come chronic if it____immediately relieved,
A were not C had been
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taxes more efficiently.
A would collect C collect
B collects D collected
20. National parks request that visitors____wild animals.
A not feed C would not feed
B did not feed D do not feed

Test 18

1. Since they were new to town and didn't yet have a

doctor, Matthew insisted that she_____a taxi to the
nearest hospital outpatient clinic.
A would take C took
B take D takes
2. I pretended not to be interested in what they said, and
treated them as if I____their speaking.
A would not have understood
B had not understood C did
not understand D do not
understand
3. He wished they____his embarrassment at the moment
she was introducing him.
A hadn't noticed B would
have noticed C would not
have noticed D didn't notice
4. At first, when we began to laugh, the expression of his
face was one of intense surprise; as if laughter_____the
very last thing he had expected to be greeted with.
A was C had been
B were D would be
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day, all ____well. days.
A must be earned, might be B A were made B
was earned, must have been C would be made C
were earned, should be D might should be made D is
be earned, might be made

6. Even if I_____down there in the middle of the night, 12. Put down the address lest you____it,
I____my way all over that little town. A would forget B
A would be put, would be able to find should forget C
B was put, could have found should not forget D
C were put, could find would not forget
D had been put, would be able to find 13. If I were you, I_____it_____yesterday.
7. But for his provisions they____of hunger. A would wish, had been done B
A have died C would have died would have wished, had been done C
B had died D would die wished, would have been done D had
wished, would be done
8. They considered it necessary that she____out-of-doors
14. The teacher required that everyone_____the meeting.
after 10 o'clock.
A attend C would attend
A would not be C were not
B attends D to attend
B be not D is not
15.____, they would lose everything.
9. But, lest you____, if I____home by ten, don't expect
me. A Would the contract be terminated
B Should the contract be terminated
A are alarmed, don't B would be C Had the contract been terminated
alarmed, wouldn't come C were D Could the contract be terminated
alarmed, hadn't come D should be
alarmed, don't come 16. If mother____him to the skating rink in his child
hood, he____two times Olympic champion.
10. We____the train if we_____faster.
A didn't take, would never have become
A would catch, had walked B had B hadn't taken, would never have become
caught, would have walked C would C wouldn't take, had never become D
have caught, had walked D would have wouldn't have taken, had never become
caught, walked
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17. But for your help we_____in time.
3 A little house stood_____the corner of the street._____
A hadn't finished C should not have finished a distance it seemed white and pink because____the
B would not finish D didn't finish bushes of roses surrounding it.
18. I_____anything for this not to have happened. A at, In, ____ C at, At, of
A would have given C will give B on, On, from D in, From, ____
B have given D give 4. A mountain river rushed____the bottom of the valley
19. Missouri now requires that all children ages 7 to 16 and the whistling of a train was heard____the far
____in school. distance.
A shall enroll C will enroll A at, in C in, from
B should enroll D enrolled B on, at D under, for

20. A young woman____odd if she_____the clothing that 5. Four cottages with cheerful green and white windows
her grandmother had worn when young. stood____an open place_____the big trees.
A would look, wore B would A at, between C at, beneath
look, had worn C would have B in, among D on, under
looked, wore D looked,
would wear 6. I am glad I've explained____you reasons_____chang
ing and hope you are not angry____me any longer.
A ____, of, with C for, for, to
The Preposition
B to, for, with D ____, of, ____
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7. They decided to go____their car, and I was looking
____our trip _____all my heart.
1. He was very fond_____his sister and meant always to
take care____her. She was glad_____his company too. A by, upon, by B in,
A of, of, with C of, of, of forward, with C into,
B for, for, of D with, for, for to, at D in, forward to,
with
2. He was very kind_____me, and took a great deal of
notice____me, and paid a good deal of attention_____ 8. She smiled_____me and said, "I don't mind___or
me and at last he proposed____me. ganizing the party if he has no objections____giving
A to, of, to, to C towards, to, to, ____ it."
B of, for, for, at D of, with, towards, for A at, to, ____ C for, from, upon
B to, ____, to D at, ,___, for
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14 He explained____me that a great deal might depend
chair____the piano and introduced him_____me.
my being able to answer____a few questions that
A with, on, beside, to
I maybe was not used____answering.
B to, in, at, for
C for, into, near, ____ A to, upon, to, ___
D with, in, at, for B ____, on, _____, for
C to, on, ____, to
10.____my opinion, he was always a little ahead_____ D for, of, for, to
me. But he was a snob: he was always interested_____,
and envious____those who had some sort of social 15. The Minister in charge____medical research, in re
position. ply ____questions, said, "We do not know the cause
____this new illness. We must find a way_____curing
A From, of, ____, for it, and there is a need____research. We must not act
B In, of, in, of ____a hurry. This is an international problem, and
C On, from, in, ____ we cannot act____ourselves."
D For, for, of, to
A for, to, of, for, for, in, by
11. They met_the British Museum and soon were en B of, to, of, of, for, in, by C
gaged ____examining its intensive collections; they had over, of, of, to, for, in, by D
often visited the Museum, but that did not prevent of, to, of, for, in, at, with
them____being surprised____the richness of the Egyp
tian collection. 16 He possessed a profound understanding of human na
A in, ____, ____, by C near, by, from, with ture that was matched____a brilliant technique—not
B at, in, from, at D close to, on, ____, in only____painting but also_____drawing.
12.____the whole, he never said much to me, but he A with, with, with C with, in, in
was never harsh____me. I don't remember his ever B by, by, by D by, with, in
shouting____me. 17. His work made an enormous impact____his contem
A For, at, to C On, with, at poraries and influenced ____the style of many later
B In, to, at D On, by, ____ artists.
13. He glanced ____ Mrs. Fang again. At that moment A on, on C on, ____
the lady old picked____her spoon again and helped B by, ___ D with, on
herself____the cherry jam.
18. Ireland is famous____its contributions_____world lit
A on, ____, with C at, ____, ____ erature.
B to, up, by D at, up, to
A for, in C for, to
B of, of D as, for

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________________________________________________ ____considerable rainy weather_____late, I tried some
nomination by the lower house. The government is photographic work.
responsible____the lower house of the national legis A from, ____, ____ C of, _____, for
lature.
B from, of, of D with, of, ____
A after, to C on, for
B with, for D before, before 6. The steamer arrived_____Thunder Bay early_____the
morning, and so ended the first half of our journey
Test 20 from Toronto to Fort Garry;____rail ninety-four miles,
____steamboat five hundred and thirty miles.
1. He knew Don Rodrigo only____sight and_____reputa A in, in, by, on C at, in, by, by
tion, and had never had anything to do ___him, B to, in, by, by D to, ____, on, on
beyond bowing his head____the few occasions when
he had met him. 7. He took no notice_____her, and so at last she spoke
A on, by, with, in ____him_____her friendly manner.
B by, on, about, on A for, with, with C from, with, by
C by, by, with, on B of, to, in D of, with, with
D in, on, ____, with
8. According_____the National Golf Foundation, which
2. It is so overwhelming that it can leave virtually every keeps statistics_____courses and players, more than
body system____a state of collapse, and so ferocious one____ten Americans now play the game.
that a patient can be dead_____minutes despite_____
A to, on, in C to, of, from
the best medical treatment.
B with, about, of D with, for, among
A in, in, of C with, through, of
B in, in, ____ D by, via, ____ 9. Seven_____our United States are vitally interested_____
the great Colorado River which has a length of more
3. The demand____passage was so great that old and than 1,700 miles and the phenomenal fall of 10,000
undersized ships were pressed____service. feet____its head waters in the Rocky Mountains and
A of, in C for, onto its mouth in the Gulf of California.
B on, on D for, into A from, in, among C in, with, among
B of, in, between D ____, by, between
4. She went and stood____him and watched_____him a
few moments____her cold way. 10. She was named____her grandmother.
A near, for, with C close to, with, in A to C for
B about, ____, by D beside, ____, in B with D from
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____his being innocence.
A for, of C with, for
B to, of D for, for
12. the 1960s the economy has been chronically de
pressed due_____declining fish stocks and slackened
world demand____the their products.
A For, ____, for C From, to, of
B Since, with, of D Since, to, for
13._______________________________The development
of machinery______________________paper high-speed
production has been largely responsible ____the in
crease ____literacy and the raising of educational levels
of people____the world.
A for, for, in, throughout
B to, for, of, in
C of, of, of, in
D for, of, in, throughout
14. Why couldn't she have them_____friends_____than the
silly boys she danced with and who came____Sunday
night supper?
A as, ____, on C_____, more, for
B for, rather, to D by, rather, by
15. They would get_____much better_____people like these.
A for, by C on, with
B over, with D off, by
16. She loved giving orders ____the servants, and they
loved____obeying her.
A ____, ____ C____, to
B to, ____ D to, to

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ture, and____the island of Newfoundland the poor
soil and a short growing season prevent____raising
most of crops.
A for, in, ____ C to, on, ____
B for, on, from D to, in, from
18. Farming is____only minor importance .____the pro
vincial economy.
A ____, for C of, in
B of, of D for, in
19.____the end of the 19th century_____particular, the
Western humanities and natural sciences split____var
ious disciplines.
A In, in, in C At, in, into
B At, at, at D In, in, into

Problem verbs & Phrasal verbs

Test 21

1. His father died a poor man and after that the family
split____.
A on C out
B up D in
2. "Ask me questions and I will____my best to answer
them," he said and burst____laughing.
A do, in C do, out
B make, out D make, in
3. Though it was clear that she was taken____, she____no
comment on it, except by a scornful movement of the lips.
A back, made C amiss, did
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know that I made____my mind to find it_____with Paul.
A say, on, out C talk, up, in
B tell, upon, off D tell, up, out
5. She ____awake all night thinking of what had hap
pened. She felt that Jean had taken____her from the
very start.
A laid, for C lain, from
B lay, against D was lying, upon
6. They looked____a roof to live under before the cow
weather set____.
A for, out
B looked forward to, on
C upon, off
D for, in
7. Trafalgar Square is ____to have been _____about a
hundred years ago.
A said, lain C said, laid
B told, lay D told, lied
8. Harrison who was laughing loudly suddenly broke
.
A out C in
B off D____
9. Don't worry, Mom, Nick will soon get____the disease.
A on C against
B over D after
10. Look, he is sleeping again! — Yes, he can't break_____
his habit of____a bit after dinner.
A off, laying C with, lying
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A ____, up C with, in
B to, out D_____, upon
12. He turns____to be a reserved person. I am sure he is
keeping something____.
A on, on C out, back
B out, out D on, down

13. The centre of the party was Mike who____everybody

laugh because he____and said many things for fun.
A made, did C did, did
B made, made D did, made
14. Don't get____and_____every minute, you are getting
____my nerves.
A up, down, on B
to, fro, to C to,
back, on D on,
off, upon
15. Her two-weeks' holiday in Greece_____her a world of
good. She came fresh and so tanned as if she had been
____in the sun for months.
A made, lying
B did, laying C
made, laying D
did, lying
16. The rebellion was put____by the British, but not be
fore extensive loss of life on both sides.
A through C out
B down D in
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timid, that they prefer to encourage the imposition by
1. Consumption of natural resources ____ dramatically giving____to it rather than put an end_____it by the
every year as the human population increases and stand exertion of a little firmness.
ards of living____. A away, for C in, to
A arises, raise C rises, rise B out, to D off, by
B arouses, rise D raise, raise 7. And he never sees what an ass he is____of himself,
2. It____great stress on the heart, and in an older per and how he is annoying a lot of people who never
son or someone with hypertension or a heart condi ____him any harm.
tion, it can____more harm than good. A doing, did C doing, made
A places, make B making, made D making, did
B puts, do 8. I have a little money put____for a rainy day.
C lays, make
D influences, do A down C away
B off D out
3. The number of golfers in the United States____from
17.5 million in 1985 to 24.8 million in 1992. - 9. He____awake looking at the tiles_____in a geometric
pattern.
A rose C aroused
B raised D lifted A lay, lain C lay, laid
B was laying, laid D was lying, lain
4. Although novels with scientific underpinnings had been
written before, Verne____the technique of scientific 10. The valley took me____to the time of his childhood
verisimilitude to a fine art. when my Grandpa____me on horseback and we rode
together to the river.
A rose C arouse
B raised D lifted A ____, sat C away, sat
B back, set D over, set
5. Their life was set_____forthcoming severe winter and
many attempts were____to cross the mountains, but 11. You will break____if you work too hard.
all who tried were driven back by the pitiless storms. A down C up
A with, made B over D ill
B on, done C 12. The police are attempting to put____violent crime in
upon, made D the city.
by, done
A down C away
B over D on
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A over C off Part Two
B down D away MISCELLANEOUS
14. Measles broke____in the village.
A down C off
B out D in Directions: Complete the sentences below using the correct
alternative from those marked A, B, C, or D.
15. You'd better paint the woodwork before rain sets_____.
A ____ C off Test 23
B out D in
1. He feels he ____responsible. He has never got_____
16. People began to_____sheep for wool about 6,000 years well with his____relatives.
ago. A may have been, on, daughter-in-law's B
A raise C arise must be, along, daughter's-in-law
B rise D arouse C might have been, ____, daughter-in-law's
D can't have been, on, daughter's-in-law
2. He was used to____because he was a good storyteller
and used to____tales about animals.
A being heard, telling
B be heard, tell
C being listened to, make up
D be listened to, making up
3. My marriage____in 1996_____me with three children.
A set up, leaving
B broke up, having left
C went up, left
D turned up, being left
4. While skating along_____full speed, they heard the
cars from Amsterdam coming____behind them.
A with, close C to, closely
B at, close D on, closely
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ring. She_____, listening to its rings, for several min what the money____.
utes. A mustn't have given, is
A come from, laid B may have given, are
B having come into, was laid C needn't have given, is
C to come in, laid D might have given, are
D coming into, lay
11. She had been sitting there so long that she_____quite
6. He believed that he had made the matter of the final ____, and so hungry that she could not help____into
cost____plain that the possibility_____the money had the kitchen.
really never entered____his mind. A raised, stiff, to go
A such, to lose, in B rose, stiffly, going
B such, of losing, ____ C raised, stiffly, to go
C so, to be lost, into D rose, stiff, going
D so, of losing, ____
12. I don't want to harm ____unless they_____me. I'd
7. I was____by hearing my own name_____a whisper. rather____by myself.
A awoken, having spoken by A somebody, harm, lived B
B awakened, spoken in C anybody, don't harm, live C
awaken, speaking with D somebody, don't harm, to live D
waken, speak with anybody, harm, live
8. Are you trying to make me____that I need not_____ 13. No, you_her beautiful. But she could get every
grateful____you? body ____about her appearance because she had a lot
A feel, to be, to of charm and was always____dressed.
B feeling, be, for A couldn't have called, forget, pretty
C to feel, to be, with B could have called, forget, prettily
D feel, be, to C couldn't have called, to forget, prettily
D might have called, to forget, pretty
9. Here you are at____. You____us a note at_____!
A last, must have sent, last B 14. Though he was_____busy_____a letter, he tried_____
last, might have sent, least C the discussion____.
least, could have sent, least D A pretty, having written, to follow, close B
least, should have sent, last prettily, to write, following, closely C
pretty, writing, to follow, closely D
prettily, written, following, close
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she got the letter____.
A had, written C was having, writing
B had had, to write D were having, write

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1. We____. He arrived____half an hour behind the_____

time.
A shouldn't have hurried, near, appointed B
mightn't have hurried, nearly, appointing C
needn't have hurried, nearly, appointed D
mustn't have hurried, near, appointing
2. She had a glimpse of____in the mirror hung rather
____on the opposite wall.
A hers, high C her, highly
B herself, high D herself, highly
3. Mr. Black, who seemed ____his own dinner, _____
down his fork and knife and drew his chair to the sofa,
A forgotten, lay C to have forgotten, laid
B to forget, laid D having forgotten, lain
4. He was the last man in the world____by_____consid
erations.
A to trouble, so C being troubling, such
B to be troubled, so D to be troubled, such
5. I don't feel sorry for her____. I can't entrust her____
any task though I____her for three months.
A being fired, with, have known
B firing, ____, had known
C having fired, by, have been knowing D
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let me____for myself.
A to sit near, to decide
B sit besides, decide C
to sit beside, decide D
sit by, to decide
7. She has made me____that I_____thoughtless and self
ish ____her yesterday.
A to feel, might be, to
B feel, might have been, of
C feeling, should have been, towards
D feel, may have been, to
8. I wish we____at_____house but they ordered that we
____here.
A was, Carter's, would stay B
were, the Carters', stay C had
been, the Carter's, stayed D have
been, Carter, should stay
9. The breakfast was delicious._____coffee was hot and
smelt __ and_____sandwiches were made_____new
bread and country butter.
A The, well, ____, of
B ____, good, the, from
C The, good, the, with
D____, well, ____, out of
10. It was no use_____of him. At last she_____her arms
____on the table and rested her forehead on them.
A thinking, lay, flatly
B to think, lain, flat
C to have thought, laid, flatly
D thinking, laid, flat
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11. If I could only have one flower, I would have____, the C The, ____, to have approved
small ones that grow____and smell so_____. D____, the, to be approved
A lilies-of-the-valley, wildly, nicely B
lily-of-the-valleys, wild, nice C lily's- 2. After leaving Constantinople, the way will be taken
of-the-valley, wildly, nicely D lilies- out through____beautiful Bosphorus, across____Black
of-the-valley, wild, nice Sea to ____Sebastopol, _____run.
A the, the, ____, a twenty-four hours
12. She was not used to____in any hurry_____. B ____, the, the, a twenty-four hours'
A to be, also C to be, neither C ____, ____, ____, a twenty-four hour's
B being, either D being, too D the, the, ____, a twenty-four hour
13.____evening I found a photo of_____taken_____after 3. scissors, owing to the special warning of Moth
1 came to live at Warley. er's, ____kept_____John's reach.
A Another, me, short B A This, were, out of B
Other, mine, shortly C The Those, is, from C
other, myself, shortly D The These, were, out of D
other, mine, short That, is, out of
14. The room was full____the bubble and squeak of con
versation. ____could hear_____that_____said. 4. I saw Herbert____the idle_____.
A of, Nobody, anything, no one B A is standing between, looker-ons
with, Anybody, nothing, anybody C B standing among, lookers-on C
with, Somebody, nothing, nobody D to stand, among lookers-on D
of, Nobody, anything, anybody stood among, lookers-ons

15. Mrs. Brown was a teacher who brought_____the best in 5. My hotel room looked____across the vast field where
her students — but their own best, not____copied best. no____feeding.
A up, anybody else C out, anybody's else B A into, sheeps were
out, anybody else's D in, somebody's else B out, sheep were
C upon, sheep was
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1. ____Mother and_____Uncle John are likely_____what 6. I was afraid____cold, but it was __ summer night,
1 have done. and____fine weather.
A ____, ____, to approve of A to be, a, a C to be, ____, ____
B The, the, approving of B being, the, the D of being, a,____
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jet brooch imous in____decision.
of her____.
A of, were, their C from, were, its
A a, ____, mother's C a, ____, mother B of, was, their D from, was, its
B the, the, mother's D a, the, mother
8.They went out into the wood that was flooded with 14. It is the first really____party that I_____, and I feel a
___, while____were in the path. little____.
A lily-of-the-valleys, forget-me-nots B A grown-ups, have invited, uncomfortably B
lilies-of-the-valley, forget-me-nots C lilies- growns-up, have invited, uncomfortable C grown's-
of-the-valleys, forgets-me-nots D lily-of- up, was invited to, uncomfortably D grown-up, have
the-valleys, forgets-me-not been invited to, uncomfortable
9. A cat,_____, crept from the shadow of the gigantic barn. 15. Hardly_____speaking_____she heard_____short laugh
A hunting field mices in the last row.
B hunted field's mouse A had she finished, than, ____
C having hunted field mouses B she had finished, when, a
D hunting field mice C had she finished, when, a
10. You_____better_____a slice of ham or an egg, or_____ D she finished, than, ____
with your tea. Test 26 |
A would, have, something B
had, to have, anything C 1. It's high time he____better. It is necessary he_____an
had, have, something D effort.
would, had, anything A studies, makes
11. I would be happier if there_____sharper_____to help B studied, made
____our choice. C would study, will make
D studied, make
A was, criteria, do B was,
criterion, make C had been, 2. His drawings are worth_____. I've got one ____and
criterius, choose D were, ____above my table.
criteria, make
A seeing, framed, hung B
12. The crew who_____all asleep forgot_____a lantern. to see, to frame, to hang C
A was, to rise C was, to raise seeing, framing, hanging D
B were, to raise D were, to rise to see, framed, hanged
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likely____for_____two weeks or more. C____, might be aware, will come
A leave, to stay, the other B D an, must have be awaring, would come
leaving, to stay, another C be 9. His face was quite expectant when I_____my answer,
left, to have stayed, other D but you____it when I finished.
being left, stay, others
A has begun, should have seen B
4. These islands are said____by_____. The Netherlands, began, should see C began,
their motherland, ____a sea-loving nation. should have seen D had begun,
A to be discovered, Danes, was used to be ought to see
B to have discovered, the Danish, used to being
C to discover, Hollanders, was used to being 10. Bob is the_____of the two brothers. But his younger
D to have been discovered, the Dutch, used to be brother is____taller than he is,
5. It was a chance______, so we made a list of things____. A oldest, much more C elder, much
A not to miss, be taken B eldest, more D older, more much
B not to be missed, to be taken C
11. He felt like____in the fresh air._____the garden en
of not missing, being taken D of
trance, he stopped____at the flowers.
not missed, to be taken
A to work, Having arrived at, to look
6. You_____very_____if you went to bed_____late. B working, Arriving to, looking C
A may feel, exhausted, such work, Arrived in, looking D working,
B could have felt, exhausting, so C On arriving at, to look
must have felt, exhausted, so D
might feel, exhausting, such 12. We____on Sunday but I feel as if I_____you all my
life. - So____I.
7. We_____for two hours; Jet's have a rest,_____?
A can be walking, do we A have met, had known, do
B ought to walk, don't we B met, have known, have C
C might have walked, shan't we met, had known, do D had
D must have been walking, shall we met, had known, had
8. What____ass I have been! I_____of that simple fact. 13.____number of students present at the meeting_____
Providing he____, I'll tell him everything. considerable, so I should say that_____great number
A an, ought to have been aware, comes of them____interested in the subject.
B the, should have been awaring, comes A The, was, a, were
B A, were, the, was
C The, were, a, was
D A, was, the, were
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____passed.
,
A tiring, exhausting, other, were B I won't stir a foot.
tiring, exhausted, another, were C A will go, consent, will refuse
tired, exhausting, another, was D B go, will consent, refuse
tiring, exhausting, the other, was C go, will consent, will refuse
15. Only____children can eat when_____the thoughts of D will go, consent, refuse
a journey. 5. ____twenty years and you'll_____all about it.
A few, exciting at B A Another, have forgotten
little, excited on C a B The other, forget
few, excited with D a C Other, be forgetting
little, exciting by D The others, have been forgetting
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the kind of understanding they____for a long time.
1. Without____to her, he began looking for a, flat near
her____house. A smiled, hadn't shared
B were smiling, haven't shared
A telling anything, parents B C were smiling, hadn't shared
speaking something, parents' C D had been smiling, haven't shared
talking something, parents D
saying anything, parents' 7. I woke, and looked at my watch; it was five o'clock.
I____ for four hours.
2. ____he felt,_____more silent he had always been.
A The more deeply, the A have been asleep C had been asleep
B The deepest,____ B was asleeping D had been asleeping
C More deeply,____ 8. He lost the case and was put into_____prison. I sup
D The deeplier, the pose he____his advisers.
3. The words flowed from his pen, though he broke____ A the, should not listen to
from writing frequently to look____definitions in the B ____, ought not to have heard
dictionary, C a, must not have heard
D____, ought not to have listened to
A up, upon C out, up
B off, up D in, for 9. Remember____your oil, water and lyres before you_____.
A checking, will set off
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having checked, will sit off
1. Nick and I had a walk____day, but_____of us_____
10. I can't help_____that he does so_____work. That is
pleased with it.
why he deserves____the exam.
A another, neither, were
A think, a little, failing
B the other, neither, was
B thinking, little, to fail C the other, none, was
C to think, little, to fail
D another, none, were
D thinking, few, failing
2. Though the cast ____all amateurs, the performance
11. The guidebook suggests____to the Sydney Tower where was a great success. There____loud applause for the
you can spend more time____the view over the city actors in the end.
A to go, to enjoy C to go, enjoying A were, were B
B going, to enjoy D going, enjoying were, was C
12. He met____of people but_____he knew. was, were D
was, was
A the number, neither B
a number, none C a 3. Mr. Chairman, ____discuss this question all day?
number, neither D the I don't think it is worth____so much time on this.
number, none A can we, spend
13.____mistakes are_____owing_____carelessness. B will we have to, spending
C shall we be able to, to spend
A ____, made, to C The, done, to D need we, being spent
B The, made, for D ____, made, for
4. He comes here every____day. He is looking forward
14. Quite____people were in the park as it was_____fine to____this vacancy.
weather.
A other, give B another,
A a few, ____ C a little, ____ being given C other,
B few, the D little, a being given D another,
giving
15. Would you like ____wine? — No, thanks. I used to
____a lot in my youth, but then I gave up_____. 5. I am glad I've explained __ you my reasons______chang
A any, drinking so, drinking B ing.
any, to drink too, drinking C A ____, for C to, for
some, to drink quite, to drink D B to, of D for, to
some, to drink quite, drinking
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6. The doctor says the sick boy____ He will have to stay 11. She is not____person to give_____secret
in bed for____few days. A the, away a C the, out the
A must not go out, another B B a, out a D a , away the
needn't go out, other C shouldn't
go out, the other D shouldn't 12.____Milky Way consists_____countless stars too faint
have gone out, others to be seen____.
A The, from, separately
7. When he went away, I wondered if he____Mary when B ____, of, separate
he____home. C The, of, separately
A would telephone, came B D____, from, separate
would telephone, would come C
telephoned, had come D 13. We____a lot more if we_confidence in our mem-
telephoned, would come ones and knew how____them properly.
A remembered, would have, would use B had
8. He says he'd rather____billiards_____tennis, but I'd remembered, would have had, to use C would
prefer____fishing. have remembered, had had, used D would
A to play, rather than, to go B remember, had, to use
play, than, go C to play, rather
than, going D play, than, to go 14. In old age, intellectual functioning is_____related
.
9. ____wicked always think that_____other people are as physical health.
bad as____. A closely, with a C closely, to
A____, the, theirselves B close, from D close, with a
B The, ____, themselves
C A, an, they D 15.____peppers were widely grown in_____Central and
The, the, them South America in____pre-Columbian times.
A The, ____, the C The, the, ____
10. He never apologizes ____for his rudeness unless he
____to please_____. B ____, ____, ____ D ____, the, ____
A before somebody, wants, anybody B to
somebody, does not want, somebody C before Test 29 |
anybody, does not want, somebody D to
anybody, wants, anybody 1. Despite____various assertions, you cannot learn when
you are____
A of, sleep C_____, asleep
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2. ____the night of October 7, a major fire broke______ C _ , t h e , ____, ____
in Chicago's timber yards and spread rapidly, thanks D A , a, an, a
____high winds and many wooden buildings that exist
ed _newer stone structures. 7. "Remember____those shoes while I am having my
hair____," she said to her husband.
A On, out, to, among
B At, in, to, between A to repair, doing C to have repaired, made
C In, off, with, through B repairing, do D to repair, done
D____, out, to, between
8. Two days after our arrival____New York he phoned
3. One of____legends says that trees hold up the sky; from Boston and said that he____to stay there for____.
and if they____,____a catastrophe. A to, had decided, better B
A American's Indians', are cut down, there will be in, decided, all C at, would
B American Indian's, will be cut down, it will be C decide, best D in, had
American Indians*, are cut down, there will be D decided, good
American's Indians, will cut down, it will be
9. While he was in ____prison, his wife sold all their
4. ____you are proficient in the Japanese language, you possessions and went to live somewhere in____west.
are sure____a communications problem_____you visit She did not even go to____prison before the departure
Japan. to say good-bye to him.
A If, to have, after A the, the, the C ____, the, the
B When, having, would B ____, ____, ____ D ____, the, ____,
C As, have, before
D Unless, to have, should 10. I realize that____wrong has happened to you, but you
can't live without belief in____these days. You should
5. For the sake of____visit in Great Britain, it would not be pull____together.
reasonable for you____months trying to learn English. A nothing, something, ____
A two or three-weeks, to spend B a B something, something, your C
two or three-week, to spend C two something, anything, yourself D
or three week's, spending D two or nothing, anything, oneself
three weeks', having spent
11. The deck stewards took care____the door to the dining
6. ____winter is the coldest season of_____year, between room closed because the smell of food made some of
____autumn and_____spring. the passengers____they_____dead.
A ____, a, the, the A to keep, to wish, were B
B The, the, the, the of keeping, wish, were
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keeping, to wish, had been 2. There are no____in your office — I know. The staff
____on strike. The earnings of the company_____in
12. He suddenly remembered_____a boy_____fire to some creased this year, and the employees want a pay rise.
petrol that had been spilt on the pavement. A people, is, has B
A to see, to set C seeing, set peoples, are, have C
B see, setting D seeing, to set people, are, have D
13. He was standing at____arm's length keeping silence. peoples, is, has
Not knowing what to do I took____my specs and be
gan to rub____. 3. You needn't____to me those lies of____.
A away, on, it A explaining, your B
B ____, off, them have explained, you C to
C an, off, it explain, yours D
D the, ____, them explain, yours
14. It is_____how ideas come, like a_____of lightening. 4. Why aren't we staying at____Jasmine Hotel? It's_____
A funny, flash C funny, clap than this one, but the facilities and service____excel
B funnily, stroke D funnily, bit lent.
15. He was not at all like____other patients when he was A the, much more cheaper, are B
in____hospital and though he often had_____sharp __, much expensive, is
pain in his side, he never complained. C____, quite more cheaper, is
D the, much more expensive, are
A the, ____, the C_____, ____, a
B an, the, a D_____, an, the 5. Then he found____in the room with a lot of white
roses. ____other kind —_____but white roses.
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A himself, Not, no C himself, No, nothing
1. The birth of____computer and its American operat B ____, No, not D ____, Nothing, none
ing systems gave_English language a nudge ahead;
that of____Internet has given it a huge push. 6. The sun____so brightly and the sky was so blue that it
A the, the, the B seemed to him May would never end. It was certainly
a, an, an different from any spring he____, for spring was within
C ___, ____, ____ him.
D a, the, ____ A was shining, had ever known
B shone, knew
C had been shining, has ever been known
D was shining, has ever known
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their seats. Then he suggested____the test again.
A cribbing, changing, writing B
to crib, to change, to write C
cribbing, to change, writing D to
crib, change, write
8. Before Guttenberg,_____books were largely_____priv
ilege of____monks and_rich.
A the, the, the, the
B ____, a, ____, ____
C ____, the, ____, the
D the, ____, ____, ____
9. Hardly____in his native town_____he phoned her; she
was busy, she____at her book for several days.
A he arrived, when, was working B had he
arrived, than, had been working C had he
arrived, when, had been working D he had
arrived, as, had worked
10. He got confused____about the time of the meeting.
He fetched for his diary, but it was____and not
_________________________________.
A himself, John's, his
B ____, John's, himself s
C ____, John's, his
D himself, John's, his one
11. She looked at him____and her words sounded_____.
A cold, sharp C cold, sharply
B coldly, sharply D coldly, sharp
12. She was about_____a step, which, if_____, might lead
to____complications.
A taking, mistaking, further B to
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D to take, mistaken, further
13. They____their home the day before, and in spite_____
the excitements of the travel, they both wondered if
they had remembered____the gas.
A left, of, turning off B
had left, of, to turn off
C were leaving,____, to turn off
D had been leaving, ____, turning off
14. If a year ago he____that he was to undertake a trip
of this sort he____surprised.
A had told, would be B would
have told, would have been C has
been told, will have been D had
been told, would have been
15. It is_____late morning already. It is _____high time
they____down to business.
A ____,____, got
B a, a, will get
C the, ____, get
D a, ____, got
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1. The outskirts of our town____not worth looking at.

There is a factory____glossy paper and the scenery
,
____ dull.
A is, having manufactured,
are B are, manufactured, is
C are, manufacturing, is D
is, to manufacture, is

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was____little more than 50,000 citizens. numerous excursions looking for a job, now he____
tongue-tied.
A The, ____, a C A, ____, ____
B ____, the, ____ D The, the, a A has asked, has felt B had
asked, felt C was asking, was
3. I____my work urgently and I decided to have a stroll. feeling D had asked, had felt
A shouldn't finish B did 9. ____much like a boot,_____Italian Peninsula extends
not need to finish C
generally southeast into____Mediterranean Sea.
must not finish D can't
A Shaping, ____, the
have finished
B Shaped, the, the
4. I prefer____there rather than_____by train. — As for C Having shaped, ____, ____
me, I would rather____there by car. D Being shaped, the, ____
A driving, going, not going
10. Such institutions as____Bank of England, _____U.S.
B to drive, going, not go C
Federal Reserve System, or____Bank of France, are
to drive, go, not go D
charged ____regulating the system of a_____money
driving, to go, not going
supply.
5. The path grew____and the horses climbed_____. A the, ____, the, for, national
A steeply, slow C steeplier, slowly B the, the, the, with, nation's
B steep, slowly D steep, slow C ____, the, ____, of, nation
D_____, ____, ____, in, nation's
6. As a little girl she used to____in the grass making_____
in the fields____of her grandmother's house. 11. If London is a place_____influence and_____money,
A lie, daisies-chains, in front it is also____leisure metropolis.
B lying, daisy-chains, at the front A winning, do, ____ B for winning, do, a
C lie, daisy-chains, at the back C to win, make, a D to have won, made, ____
D laying, daisies-chain, in the back
12. Rain is very____in these parts, but once_____, it won't
7. early capital of China Kaifeng was in the elev stop for days_____end.
enth century the greatest city on____earth with the A rare, having begun, on B
population close to____million. rarely, begun, in C rare,
A An, the, the beginning, at D rarely, to
B The, ____, a begin, for
C ____, the, one
D The, ____, ____
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Find out please if it is necessary that the child_____this Way, the irregular luminous band of stars and gas clouds
question. that stretches____the sky.
A doesn't make, answers B A The, the, above B____, ____, in
won't make, will make C C The, the, across D ____, the, through
makes, answer D will make,
should answer 4. Beside the spring the air smelled____and_____with
the scent of____cut grass.
14. Until ____ 1960s the waters of_____ London's rivers A moistly, sweet, fresh B
were as polluted as____air. moist, sweetly, freshly C
A the, the, the moist, sweet, freshly D
B ____, ____, ____ moist, sweet, fresh
C ____, the, the
D the, _____, its 5. One evening, shortly after my arrival, we____over a
glass of beer, when Jones____to talk about those hab
15. No sooner____the button than the message he_____ its of the natives which he__to us before several
for the whole week____on the screen. times.
A he pressed, was expected, had appeared B he had A sat, was beginning, described
pressed, was expecting, was appeared C had he B has sat, was begun, has described
pressed, had been expecting, appeared D he was C had been sitting, had begun, was describing
pressing, expected, had been appearing D were sitting, began, had described
6. ____time is needed to take care of him. Take _____
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nurse, this one is not____.
1. I like travelling____by train_____by car._____of them A Much fewer, other, enough skilled
is attractive. B A lot less, another, skilled enough
A either, or, Any B C Far few, the other, too skilled D
Far little, other, so skilled
both, or, Each C
either, and, Every D 7. He was a____person in the neighbourhood. The peo
both, and, Either ple thought there was not a man alive who could do
everything half as____as he did.
2. waterway of________south-central China represent
ed a vast and largely safe network for____inland trade. A highly respecting, well
A The, the, the B A, ____, the B high respected, fast
C highly respected, well
C The, ____, ____ DA, the, a
D highest respected, better
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8. ____City of Westminster, which stretches along_____ show it to Mary and he tned to climb the hill _
River Thames, is one of the country's wealthiest bor than____.
oughs and includes____Westminster Abbey and_____ A exhausted, steadily, usually B
Westminster Cathedral. exhausting, steadier, usual C exhausting,
A ____, the, ____, ____ B The, _____, ____, ____ more steadier, usually D exhausted, more
C The, the,____,____ D _____, ____, the, the steadily, usual
9. We stopped____some petrol and saw a strange man.
His clothes____torn and dirty and needed_____.
A getting, has been, to wash B 14. __into the room I saw John__at the window, but
getting, have been, being washed C to he appeared __in his papers. This man knew how
get, were, washing D to get, was, to ____what he wanted.
be washed A On coming, sitting, being absorbed, get B
After coming, sit, to absorb getting C Having
10. When raindrops fall through a cold layer of_____air, come, being sat, to be absorbed got D On
they may freeze____impact with the ground to form coming, sitting, to be absorbed, to get
____very slippery and dangerous "glazed" ice that is
difficult____because it is almost transparent. 15 The new _ has arrived. Where shall we put ___?
A the, with, a, to see A equipment, them C machineries them
B ____, by, ____, for seeing B machines, it D machinery, it
C ____, on, a, to see
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11. Never____such difficulties, he was_____a loss. 1 What __ joy it was for John in his childhood to climb
up___ top of the hill and s ee _ tow n and ___
A experiencing, in
B having experienced, at river at his feet below.
C experienced, by A __, the, a, a C t he , a , a , a
D having experienced, near B a, the, the, the D a, a, a, a
12. I haven't seen her, she ____standing in the shade. 2 They were _ with each other. They said things,
She____it all. which_____would have been_____insults.
A has been, must have heard A sharply, usually, brutalest
B was, may hear B sharp, ordinarily, the most brutal
C is, should hear C sharply, usual, awful
D had been, ought to have heard D sharp, ordinarily, the awfullest
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3. You____me about their arrival. It was a surprise for 8. He looked back. The____tops remained_____and_____
me. against the sky.
A must have told B A mountain's, sharp, densely
might have told C B mountains', sharply, dense
could have told D C mountain, sharp, dense
may have told D mountains, sharply, densely
4. I always regretted ____ Egypt. I can't help _____its 9. If I_____that you_____I certainly_____at home.
ancient civilization. A knew, came, would have stayed B had
A not visiting, admiring known, would come, would have stayed C had
B do not visit, admire known, would have come, would stay D knew,
C not to visit, to admire will come, will have stayed
D not having visited, to have admired
10. It was not worth_____there. I wish you_____yourself
5. I_____him up, he_____the clock. to ____much trouble.
A hadn't to wake, should have set B
A to go, had put, so B
needn't wake, could set C didn't have
going, put, such C to go,
to wake, must have set D needn't have
didn't put, such D going,
woken, may set
hadn't put, so
6. His____of the language enabled him to understand the
words of an old Italian: "Your wife took all the____ 11. The ____period between_____Games was called_____
and went away with____. Olympiad.
A knowledge, belonging, it B A four-years, the, the
knowledges, belongings, it C B four year' ____, an
knowledge, belongings, them D C four years', ____, the
knowledges, belonging, them D four-year, the, the

7. ____Milky Way Galaxy, sometimes simply called_____ 12. For three_________man has tried to map his world
Galaxy, is a spiral system consisting of several____
stars, one of which is____Sun. A millennium, ____, exact
A The, the, billion, the B millenniums, a, exact
B ____, ____, billions, the C millennia, ____, exactly
C ____, ____, billions, ____ D millennias, a, exactly
D The, the, billions, ____
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13. I am going to retire next month and I am looking for 3. Near the centre of____ City stand _____ St. Paul's
ward to____quiet life after the pressure I_____under Cathedral, _ Bank of England, _______ Royal Ex
for so many years. change, ____ Stock Exchange, and the rest of_____
A having a, have been B London's financial district.
have, had been C have, A the, the, the, the, the, the
was D having a, had B the, ____, the, the, the, ____
been C ____, ____, the, ____, ____, the
14. There are_____books in this box. Though he is a_____ D____, the, ____, ____, ____, ____
youth, he seems____to lift it. 4. She_____and, looking_____in his face, said, "What
A quite a lot, fifteen-years, strong enough B right do you have to question me?____is nothing to
quite a few, fifteen-year, strong enough C tell you."
quite a lot of, fifteen years', enough strong D A rose, straightly, There
quite a few, fifteen year's, enough strong B raised, straight, It
15. Do you hear the wind_____and the Tain_____? Many C rose, straight, There
trees are reported____down. D raised, straightly, It
A howling, pouring, to have been blown - 5. The situation is becoming____. The main thing to do
B howl, pour, to be blown now is getting____as soon as possible.
C howling, pouring, to have blown
A threatening, in C threatened, through
D to be howling, to be pouring, having been blown
B threatened, out D threatening, away
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6. Where is John? I____for him for ages! — Don't wait for
1. ____wind was like_____ice, it had been snowing hard him. When I came home an hour ago he_____his things.
since____morning. A have been waiting, was still packing
A The, the, ____ C The, ____, ____ B had been waiting, has been still packing
B ____, ____s the D A, an, the C am waiting, had been still packing
D have waited, had still packed
2. I used____with boys in my childhood and I remem
ber Granny____me when I came home with a black 7. I am sure____fresh air and exercise will make me_____
eye. well. By studying early in the morning I will save____
of time.
A fighting, reprimanding
B to fight, to reprimand A ____, to sleep, plenty
C to fight, reprimanding B the, sleep, a great number
D fighting, to reprimand C ____, sleep, a great deal
D the, sleeping, a lot
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8. The news____so unexpected that the boy was made 14. Something____. She____by 9.
____his story twice. A must happen, must come
A was, repeat C were, repeat B should have happened, was to come
B were, to repeat D was, to repeat C must have happened, was to have come
D need have happened, had to come
9. Do you see a woman_____the street? She is said_____
a famous actress in____1950s. 15. The area of____British Isles is about_____of Russia.
A having crossed, to be, ____ A ____, seventy
B crossing, to have been, the B the, a seventies
C to cross, to have been, the C_____, the seventieth
D cross, to be, ____ D the, a seventieth
10. Mr. Jones seems____all about illnesses. He said that Test 35
mumps____not a serious disease and_____was noth
ing to worry about. 1. Nick suggested ____there for two weeks. It was a
A to be knowing, were, there B brilliant idea. I wished I____of it myself.
to know, was, there C A to go, had thought
knowing, was, it D to know, B go, thought
were, it C going, had thought
D to have gone, would have thought
11. There____no scenery at all, but the costumes, the sound
and lights effects made the audience____on the acting. 2. She took____clean napkin from_____drawer and laid
A were, concentrate C were, to concentrate B it down at____plate.
was, concentrating D was, concentrate A ____, the, a C a, the, the
12. I admit not____this turn of events. But I_____. B a, a, the D the, the, the
A to foresee, must have foreknown 3. ____City of London and_____West End are linked by
B to foreseeing, ought to foreknow ____Strand, an avenue upon which are located two of
C foreseeing, should have foreknown London's oldest churches, ____St. Clement Dane's
D to have foreseen, need have foreknown and ____St. Mary-le-Strand.
13. My Dad said one____have a rest after a day of hard A The, the, the, ____, ____
work. And you have to go there twice a week,____you? B ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
A must, haven't you C must, don't B C The, ____, the, the, the
had to, haven't D will, don't D _____, the, ____, the, the

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4. The telegram said that she would have____trip anc 9. Mr. Blacke had a____modest opinion of his brain,
come at____sunset. Her visit was_____and he begai,
and even of his courage, but he was____shocked too.
to plan her reception.
A sufficiently, deeply C sufficiently, deep
A three hour's, the, exciting B
B sufficient, deep D sufficient, deeply
three-hour, the, excited
C three hours', ____, exciting 10. He never____anything good to_____. If he ____, he
D a three-hour, ____, excited ____more support now.
5. They worked ____day and __ night, and seemed A made, somebody, had made, would have had
____no progress. B did, anybody, had done, would have
C did, someone, did, would have had
A a, a, to do D made, anyone, would have made, would have
B a, a, to have done
C the, the, to be making 11.____the door, Maggie found _____facing a stranger.
D____, ____, to make She wanted to shut the door, but the stranger made a
quick movement, as if he____going to stick his foot
6. She was so lively and laughed so_____at oilier_____ into the opening.
jokes that no one could help____her.
A Having opened, herself, were
A merry, peoples', to like B B On opening, ____, was
merrily, people, to have liked C C After opening, herself, had been
merrily, people's, liking D D Opening, ____, has been
merry, peoples, to be liking
12. I am afraid I don't understand you, Pete. I____my
7. When he came to himself he saw people____around as mind. Have you changed____?
if they____something else to happen.
A haven't changed, your one
A standing, were expecting B didn't change, your C
B stood, had been expecting haven't changed, yours D
C to stand, would be expecting didn't change, yourselves
D stand, were expected
13. In __ Northern hemisphere, ________winter is com
8. She had never learned the habit of_____command: her monly regarded as extending from the year's shortest
habit was to ask____permission. day, December 22 or 23 to March 20 or 21, when
A a, a ____day and_____night are equal in__length.
B ____, ____ A the, the, the, the, ____
C the, the B ____, ____, a, a, the
D __, a C a, a, the, the, a
D the, ____, ____, ____, ____
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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

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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
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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, ____
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D_____, the, the, the, the, ____
1. The hard disease prevented him____ doing anything at
10. I propose the chairman and secretary_____. all. I often saw him lying____on the sofa.
A to elect C be elected A from, flatly
B to be elected D elect B off, flat
11. That evening she felt____better that she insisted_____ C from, fiat
D ____, flatly
sitting____a while in the high-backed armchair_____
the window. 2. We used ____to the valley at_____dawn and there
A so much, upon, in, near enjoyed the scenery that changed every time when the
B so more, ____, for, beside sun____.
C so much, on, for, by D A to go, ____, rose
such more, on, for, at B going, the, stood
C to go, ____, raised
12. Why, have you come_____me?_____was no need for
D going, the, lifted
you____.
A to meet, There, to bother B 3. People who had never before cared_____the Browns
meeting, There, bothering C to now became familiar____every moment of their life.
meet, It, bothering D meeting, A of, to C with, with
It, to bother B for, with D for, of
13. I____him about it; he knew it already. 4. You can't have good crops unless you____the soil.
A mustn't have told C needn't have told ____usually poor without care and fertilizing.
B can't have told D may not have told A don't cultivate, It is
14. They could____recognize us in_____dark, that's why B will cultivate, They are
they did not stop____to us. C cultivate, They are
D won't cultivate, It is
A hard, the, talking C ever, ____, talking
B hardly, the, to talk D never, ____, to talk 5. I guessed what mystery____about. So_____ Mary, but
Pete____.
15. The epidemic of typhoid fever broke____in the poor
est district of the town. The authorities__unable to A were they talking, was, was not
cope____it. B they were talking, was, was not
C were they talking, did, did not
A off, was, by C out, were, with
D they were talking, did, did not
B out, was, of D in, were, to
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followed upon____month with_____little difference in 11, "A real change of air and___would be very_____for
____sky. your son if you____it," the doctor said.
A the, _____, A, a, a, ____ A surroundings, helping, would arrange B
B a, the, The, the, the, the surrounding, helpful, arrange C
surroundings, helpful, could arrange D
C a, _____, ____, ____, ____ the
surrounding, of much help, arranged
D the, a, ____, ____, a, the
12. Whatever you do, don't do it_____the spot. But re
7. He stared_____me as if I were_____from_____world. member: you shouldn't do everything_____purpose,
A ____, anyone, another
something must be said____chance, it will be more
B on, somebody, the other C at,
probable.
anybody, the other D at,
someone, another A for, for, for
B on, on, on
8. We arrived_____the station_____sunset. Nobody was C in, by, on D
meeting us. It was so impolite____John to forget about on, on, by
his guests that we were____a loss not knowing what to
do. 13. I did not want to wait_____the lift. I climbed the
stairs, three ____, to the fourth floor.
A in, by, for, in
B at, at, of, at A for, at a time C for, on time
C at, at, of, with D B ____, in time D_____, in the time
by, by, from, by 14. When a large vessel wants to pass____Tower Bridge,
a policeman halts the heavy traffic passing over it,
9. The speaker____a short pause to stress his words.
and____powerful machinery slowly_____the roadway,
The audience____him with great attention.
half to one side and half to____.
A did, was listening to B made,
was hearing C did, were hearing A beneath, a, raises, another
D made, were listening to B under, ____, raises, the other
C down, a, rises, others
10. I would not think____moment if I_____. D below, ____, rises, the other one
A another, were to choose
B the other, was choosing C no 15 You are a fool_____all his stories. He has made them
another, were choosing D any all____.
other, will be to choose A to listen, out B to
hear, on C to listen
to, up D to listen to,
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 Test 38 | 7 After you have set your objectives, remember_____
them in a list. Anything that is worth____should go
1.____________________________________The resorts on this list.
at the Red Sea are sard__________________ones of the A to enter, doing C entering, to do
best in Africa. Imagine____there in winter, B by entering, doing D having entered, have done
A to be, to go C to be, going
B being, going D being, to go g. It was difficult____me to think these were her real
reasons____to get rid_____me.
2. If you______the road sign, you_____with that car.
A had noticed, would not have collided A for, to want, from C for, for wanting, of B
B would have noticed, hadn't collided to, of wanting, of D of, to want, with
C noticed, would not have collided D 9. Though the girls are young, the majority of them____
notice, would not collide reached the stage of caring____comfort and decora
3. It is no good______ a car in such nasty weather. tions.
A to use C using A have, for C has, for
B to have used D use B have, of D has, of
4. The borough includes_____Buckingham Palace, the 10. It used_____that oil-exporting countries depended on
principal government offices, important shopping cen the oil-importing countries just as much as_____de
tres, luxury hotels, ____Tate Gallery and _____ Na pended on____.
tional Gallery. A to be said, the first, the former B
A the, the, the C the, ____, ____ being said, the latter, the second C to
B ____, ____, ____ D ____, the, the say, the first, the second D to be
5. He had already got up and was about_____. He was an said, the latter, the former
old friend of____. 11. Ann____quietly and seemed_____.
A to leave, ours C to have left, ours A breathed, to be asleeping B
B leaving, us D having left, us was breathing, to be asleeping C
6. But there was no_____way out: he was_____in debt. was breathing, to be asleep D
breathed, to be asleep
A another, deeply
B other, deeply C the 12. He felt it sounded____and kept_____.
other, deep D other,
A unnaturally, silent B
deep
unnaturally, silence C
unnatural, silent D
unnatural, silently
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13. English theatre director Peter Brook is________found D to promise, accepting
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

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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
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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
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11. He looked forward to____the position but soon he C world's, a, earth, ____
realized that decision-making is____art and meant D world's, a, earth's, a
____hard work.
2. During____Age of Discovery (____late 15th and early
A get, an, ____ C get, ____, an, a ,
16th centuries), Spain and Portugal produced ____
B getting, ____, a D getting, an, ____ number of explorers whose discoveries of new lands
12. He____after me since my mother_____. and peoples expanded the horizons — and borders —
of these nations.
A has looked, died C looked, has died B
has looked, has died D looked, died A the, the, a C_____, ____, a
B ____, ____, the D the, the, the
13. If anybody____me I_____them what had happened.
3. Fleshy fruits that will be eaten_____typically are har
A had asked, would tell B
vested ____hand to ensure that they will be free from
asked, must tell C had
blemishes, a quality____by most consumers.
asked, could have told D
asked, would have told A freshly, on, preferable
B fresh, with, preferred
14. He behaved as though there____nothing_____. C fresh, by, preferred D
A was, to be ashamed B freshly, by, preferable
were, to be ashamed of C
4. Although____called lead pencils, they do not contain
had been, being ashamed D
____^ of that metal but are composed of a mixture of
were, being ashamed of
____graphite and clay.
15 Her white dress and a lace umbrella made her____ A common, some, the
as though she____to a garden party. B commonly, any, the
A to look, had come C look, had come C commonly, any, ____
B looking, came D look, would come D common, some, ____
5. The rise and spread of Christianity increased the de
Test 40 mand ____permanent_____religious documents.
A on, writing C for, writing
B for, written D on, written
1. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the__four
oceans, covering more than____third of the_____surface 6. Rainbows are seen when_____sunlight from behind the
and containing more than____half of its free water. observer strikes the raindrops acting____tiny prisms.
A world's, a, earth, a A ____, as C an, as
B world, ____, earth's, a B a, as D a, like
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7. The family performed____number of functions that 11. If governments required that all oil tankers ____with
larger institutions now provide. The father, ____head double-layered hulls, the damage____fisheries and wild
of the family, educated his sons, servants ancd appren life from the many oil spills of the 20th century ..
tices. Women instructed their daughters_____a house A fit, of, may reduce
hold. B should be fitted, to, must be reduced
A the, like, how to run B a, C would be fitted, towards, must have been reduced
like, in how running C a, as, D be fitted, to, may have been reduced
in how to run D the, as, how
running 12. Chronic water shortages exist in____Africa and drought
is common over much of the globe.
8. The Olympic Games____in Athens, Greece , in 1896, A the most B
two years after French educator and thinker Pierre de the majority C
Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of an most of D
cient Greece____to promote a more_____world. majority of
A had begun, to be revived, peace
B began, revive, peace-loving C 13.____man is_____a worshipper of idols and a lover of
began, be revived, peaceful D kings.
began, to revive, peace-mined A ____, natural C_____, naturally
B A, naturally D The, natural
9. ____in 1891 with a single area in Wyoming, by_____
late 1980s the National Forest System had expanded to 14. These colonies stayed____the coastline, never pene
more than 77____in 44 states, Puerto Rico, and the trating far inland, and in fact each was linked____to
Virgin Islands. England than to____colonies.
A Beginning, the, million hectares A near, more closer, the other
B Having begun, ____, million hectares B close, closer, other
C Beginning, the, millions hectare C about, nearer, others
D Begun, ____, million hectare D close to, closer, the other
10. Between 1950 and 1990 the world population doubled 15. In addition to using taxation____money, governments
to 5.3____, with____80_____living in developing, or may change taxes____social and economic objectives,
poorer, nations. or political popularity____certain groups.
A billions, near, percents A to have, achieving, from B by
B billion, almost, percentage collecting, to achieve, on C on
C billion, nearly, percent rising, having achieved, of D to
D billions, close to, percent raise, to achieve, with
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were, our, lately taken
1. The war left Britain____in debt, however, and the
6. He sniffed it again; it made him feel____somewhere
British Parliament insisted that the prosperous colo inside, because it reminded him of something, but he
nies____pay for the cost of protecting them. couldn't remember what.
A deep, should help C sharp, should help
B deeply, help D sharply, would help A deeply uneasy C deep uneasy
B deeply uneasily D deep uneasily
2. If you are going to be taking flash pictures, remember
that ____the film, _____the distance at which your 7. She stood____looking_____the window.
flash will operate successfully. A motionlessly, into C motionless, out from B
A the faster, the greater B motionless, out of D motionlessly, in
the fastest, the greatest C
faster, more greatly D the 8. The living room looked as if an army_____through.
fast, the greatly The Murdocks____all their friends and_____, judging
from the results.
3. the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC consid
ers_number of factors, chief among them which A had just passed, must have brought, everybody else's
city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and B just passed, may have brought, everybody else C
was just passing, must bring, everybody' else D was
which organizing committee seems most likely_____ just passing, may have brought, everybody's else
the Games effectively.
A Selecting, the, to stage 9. He had____his Christmas shopping_____and brought
home____package.
B Having selected, a, to have staged
C In selecting, a, to stage A done, late, a C made, late, a
D Selected, the, to have staged B made, lately, the D done, lately, a
4. ____ten minutes of thought got me no____to an answer. 10.____halos are seen when_____sunlight or moonlight in
A Still, closer C Another, closer front of the observer strikes ice crystals and then passes
B Other, close D The other, close ____high, thin clouds.
5. Most of our party____old friends of_____, but among A The, the, over C ____, the, away
them was a newcomer — a young man with a beard, B ____, ____, through D The, ____, by
who____charge of the local museum. II. Jack said that unless I ____his advice they _____my
A was, us, has lately taken B business.
were, ours, had lately taken A would not take, ruined
B would take, would have ruined

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C had taken, would ruin D make, well-exposed, sharply
hadn't taken, had ruined
12. Matthew Carey wrote in the early 1800s that in his opin 2. A good husband will always regard his wife ____his
ion man should always treat his wife ____equal, but equal and never address her with an air of authority,
today's feminists would shudder at____of his advice. as if she____a mere housekeeper.
A like, many C like, a great number A to be, were C as, were
B as, many D as, much B be, was D being, are
13. This ____letter shows that, while the emphasis on
religion was greater____now, many of the other pa 3. He was elected_____president to a_____term.
rental concerns expressed are timeless. A the, five-years B
A nearly 300-year-old, than then a, five-year's
B near 300-years-old, then than C ____, five-year
C nearly 300-year-old, then than D____, five-years
D near 300-years-old, than then
4. The Committee____of opinion that nothing would be
14.____differences arise between husband and wife, the gained by attempting to____down a Constitution for
contest ought to be, not who will display the'most the British Empire.
spirit, but who will____the first advances.
A When, do C Providing, make A are, lay C are, He
B Unless, do D While, make B is, lay D is, lie
15.____with travel and greatly discouraged, we reached 5. We____so accustomed_____the concept of liberty that
____the shore of the Great Salt Lake. It had taken an
we are completely ignorant of what is meant____to
entire month, instead of a week, and our cattle____
not fit to cross the desert. slavery.
A Wearing, to, was C Being worn, to, were A had become, to, to submit
B Worn, ____, were D Having worn, ____, was B have become, to, by submitting
C became, of, by submitting
Test 42 D have become, for, on submitting
1. Modern cameras, film, and processing____it easier 6. When I say nothing,____I mean nothing,_____I mean
than ever to create____, ____focused photographs. ____I can't talk about.
A makes, good-exposing, sharply B A neither, nor, anything B
make, good-exposed, sharp both, and, something C
either, or, something D
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7. ___in these thoughts, he reached his house, which not to, feet, nowhere
was at the end of the village, and hastened to
unlock the door with the key that he __ in his hand 12. You will be free as soon as you____twenty-one, but I
am a slave____life.
as he walked along.
A Having lost, was holding readily A will be, to C will be, for
B Lost, had been holding ready B are, for D are, to
C Being lost, held readily 13. The number of the boats and the names of the crews
D Losing, has been holding ready and passengers ____kept, so that in the event of a
8 If he could not help _ sides, he always sided with of boat____, or a person____from it, we would be able
the two contenders - very circumspectly, how-ever to get and give a clear account of everything.
and making every effort to show ___ party that he A were, being wrecked, missing B
had no real feelings of enmity towards him. A to take, were, wrecked, missed C was,
the strongest, the weakest B take, the strongest, the being wrecked, missing D was,
weaker C taking, the stronger, the weaker D taking, wrecked, missed
the strongest, the weakest
14. My mother, though a young woman, was not strong
9 But above all he used to __ against those of his col- and____in delicate health for many years, yet when
leagues who took the risk of supporting — and op- sorrows and dangers came upon her she was_____brav
pressed against a powerful bully. A declaiming, weak est of____brave.
C declaiming, the weak B declaim, the weak D
A was, the, ____ C had been, the, the
declaim, weak
B has been, the, the D was, ____, ____
10 She in front of him with hands on hips and el-'
bows pulled forward, glaring at him as if she _ to 15. The family_____all asleep, so we children_____down
tear the secret out of his heart. A was standing, wanted on the ground.
B was standing, has wanted C stood, was wanting D A was, lay C were, lay
stood, wants B was, laid D were, laid
11 I'd rather you __ go there. The snow is many ___in Test 43
depth, not less than seven or eight___.
A would not, foot, somewhere B 1. Let the husband treat his wife, and the wife____her
did not, feet, anywhere husband with____much respect and attention, as he
____a strange lady, and she a strange gentleman.
A treated, as, would treat B
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D to treat, so, to treat and comfort for____beggar that came within her reach.
2. An important agreement was reached____the United A ____, ____, every C the, ____, each
Kingdom and its former colonies, which were known B the, the, every D_____, the, each
as dominions. These self-governing portions of_____
British Commonwealth included Australia, Ireland, 8. I loathed them as being____as_____as_____of men.
____South Africa, and Canada. A the most meanest, same, the most wicked B
A among, the, the C between, the, ____ the meanest, too, the wickedest C the meanest,
B between, ____, ____ D among, _____, the well, the most wicked D the mean, so, the
wicked
3. Practically,_____old have no_____very important ad
9. I was fond of these stories and____evening after_____
vice to give____young. evening would go into grandma's room, sitting with
A ____, ____, ____ C the, ____, the my back____against the wall so that no warrior could
B the, a, the D ____, ____, the slip behind me with a tomahawk.
4. Generally,_____the film's speed or sensitivity to_____ A an, an, close C the, the, closely
light,____the quality you'll get in terms of color-and B ____, ____, close D ____, an, closely
fine detail. 10. Their party____so tired and____with the day's la
A the lowest, the, the highest bour that they declared they____another step.
B lower, ____, higher A was, exhausted, would not take B
C the lower, the, higher were, exhausted, would not take C
D the lower, ____, the higher was, exhausting, should not take D
5. Early evidence_____that cattle_____used for draft, milk, were, exhausting, could not take
sacrifice, and, in some instances, for meat and sport. 11. The cattle____killed, and the meat was placed into____
A indicate, was C indicate, were deep snow for preservation.
B indicates, were D indicates, was A was, the C was, ____
6. ____a recreational activity, pony trekking seems_____ B were, ____ D were, a
in the western United States in the first half of the 19th 12. He seemed_____dissatisfied, so we asked him if there
century. was____that we could do for him.
A Like, to have originated A to be, something farther
B As, to originate B to have been, anything far
C Being, to have been originating C to be, anything further
D As, to have originated D to have been, something farther i
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13. At last my father arrived________house with the little ____ in our faces.
ones, and our family_____again united.
A harder, direct C as hard, directly
A to, Mr. Sinclair, were B as harder, directly D hard, direct
B at, Mr. Sinclair's, were
C in, Mr. Sinclair's, was 4. ____people realize just how common depression is,
D to, Mr. Sinclair's, was how____it can be and that it is_____among worry
14. It was a long while before I could get him____a_____ A A few, severely, the most prevalent B
view of the subject. A few, severe, the most prevalent C
A take, more fairer C to take, fairer B Few, severe, most prevalent D Few,
to take, more fairer D take, fairer severely, most prevalent
15. I never saw a party ____up so _____, and with_____ 5. She had____dark and abundant hair,_____glossy that
little fuss. ____threw off the sunshine with a gleam.
A break, quietly, so B A a, such, they C the, so, it
breaking, quietly, such C B ____, so, it D ____, such, they
breaking, quiet, such D
6. She ____before she _____to the altar that she would
break, quiet, so
never allow herself to flirt and she____.
Test 44 A resolved, had gone, had never flirted
1. Can I ever forget that night in the desert, when we B had resolved, went, had never flirted
walked____in_____darkness, every step seeming to be C had resolved, had gone, never flirted
D resolved, went, never flirted
the very last we could____!
A a mile after a mile, the, make 7. He liked_____, to be petted and____, to be well fed and
B male after mile, ____, take caressed.
C mile after a mile, ____, make A to be kindly treated, praised B
D mile after mile, the, take to kindly treat, to praise C being
2. The young men said it was the funniest song that____, kindly treated, praising D be
kindly treated, praised
and that they would get Mr. Brown, whom they knew
very well, ____it. 8. Newspapers were filled____the accounts of men who
A had ever been written, to sing B have claimed to have become rich overnight by picking gold
ever been written, sing C had ever been out of____wondrous earth.
writing, sing D have ever been written, A of, California B
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of, California's D had, large enough, men-of-war
9. The police____right to raider headquarters and_____ 14. He told us we____a long night drive ahead of us, and
their arrests. ____better_____on the hike.
A go, make C goes, make A would have, would, were
B goes, makes D go, makes B would have, had, to be C
had, had, be D had had,
10. It made her____that it was curious how much_____a would, were
person looked when he smiled.
A thinking, more nicer B 15. There were____of the signs of spring for which I used
think, nice C to think, ____in Virginia.
more nice D think, nicer A nothing, to watch C no, watching B
none, to watch D some, watching
11. The ice was broken; ladies and gentlemen, who ____
aloof all the week, addressed each other____, and all
began now to express sorrow that they____part so soon. Test 45
A had been keeping, free, had to 1. We started in the evening, travelled all that night, and
B had kept, free, must the following day and night—two nights and one day of
C had kept, freely, were to suffering____thirst and heat_____day and piercing cold
D had been keeping, freely, should ____night.
12. In the morning we arose early to view our_________ A from, by, by C from, in, at
daylight and were pleased to find the camp in_____ B of, by, by D of, during, during
good condition as we had left it a year ago.
2. He was a man who_____, but he was____a man for
A surrounding, in, such
love.
B surroundings, by, so
C surroundings, by, as A must be loved, hard B
D surrounding, in, as should love, hard C
might be loved, hardly D
13. The commerce on Lake Superior is increasing every may love, harder
year; and it is desirable that the Americans____a ca
nal ____for_____and the largest steamers. 3. She walked back into the first kitchen garden she_____
A have, enough large, man's-of-war and found the old man____there.
B would have, enough large, man-of-wars A had entered, dug C entered, having dug
B entered, to dig D had entered, digging
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4. ____ was the first voyage ____ which the fall of the 9. "It_____a trial for our mothers," said Helen, "com
rapids of the lower Colorado canyons____measured ing out here and having to do everything ____. My
with precise instruments. mother had always lived in town."
A Our, during, were C Our, in, were A should be, differently B must have
B Ours, on, was D Ours, by, was been, in a different way C may have been,
in a differently way D may be, different
5. I do not remember_____the Missouri River, or any
thing about a_____journey through_____Nebraska. 10. Cowboys keep the cattle together, guide____to pasture
A crossing, days*, the and prevent____from being mixed with other herds.
B to cross, day's, _____ A it, it C it, their
C crossing, day's, ____ B it, its D them, their
D to cross, days', the
11. The day passed____, for, as progress____in the right
6. When I was little I used ____down there to hear direction, all the passengers willingly____.
them____beautiful talk,_____what I never hear in this A pleasant, was made, enjoyed
country. B nice, was been made, enjoyed themselves
A to go, talk, like C to going, talking, as B to C pleasantly, was being made, enjoyed themselves
go, to talk, like D to going, talking, like D nicely, was being making, enjoyed

7. You____those slippers any more. They're too small 12. The time____when the wealthy men of our great North
for your____. You'd better____them to me for Mary. west ___their summer residences on these hills and shores.
A oughtn't wear, foot, give A will come, will have B
B should not have worn, feet, to give C will come, have C
should not wear, foot, to give D comes, will have D
oughtn't to wear, feet, give comes, have

8. ____ Saskatchewan, one of the larger rivers of_____ 13. "How____you look!" I called. "So_____!" they shout
North America, takes its source in the rugged fast ed altogether, and broke into peals of laughter.
nesses of____Rocky Mountains, and flows eastward A pretty, are you C pretty, do you
over the sparsely inhabited plains of____southern Cana B prettily, you are D prettily, you do
da till it reaches____Lake Winnipeg.
14. In summer, when the trees were ____, he used ____
A The, the, the, the, ____
there with his friend that played____trombone.
B The, ____, the, ____, ____
C ____, the, ____, the, the A in bloom, sitting, ____
D____, ____, the, ____, ____ B in blossom, sitting, the

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D in bloom, to sit, the other respects the old ways live____in Provence.
A Few, in, on C A few, with, ____
15. After my father____, my grandmother never let my B Few, on, on D A few, by, ___
mother____into her house again.
A married to her, to come B 5. Jake____me and took me by_____hand.
married her, come C got married A rose, the C roused, the
her, come D got married to her, B arose, ____ D awoke, ____
to come
6. Mrs. Shimmer____grandfather ten dollars for a milk
cow, and____him_____fifteen as soon as they harvest
Test 46 ed their first crop.
A had paid, was to give, another B
1. It's high time we____. At____daybreak we'll walk down paid, had to give, other C had paid,
the bank of the river, on a little sandy beach, ____a had been to give, more D had paid,
view of a new feature in the canyon. had to give, the other
A will start off, the, to make
B start off, ____, making 7. I remember____up and down my sunny little room____.
C started off, ____, to take A to pace, morning after morning B
D should start off, the, taking pacing, morning after morning C to
pace, from morning to morning D
2. Nick looked as if he_____something, but_____afraid pacing, the morning by the morning
8. The family_____now_____to begin their struggle with
A liked to say, was, of starting B felt
the soil.
to say, were, to start C felt like
saying, were, of starting D liked A have been, fair equipping
saying, was, to start B is, fairly equipped
C has been, fairly equipping
3. Sometimes the police_____failure and_____to retreat D have been, fairly equipped
when____not successful. 9. ____them with about _____provisions, he started out
A experiences, has, it is with a party of seventeen, all that____able to travel.
B experience, have, they are A Leaving, a seven-day, were B
C experience, must, they are Having left, seven days', were C
D experiences, is, it is Left, seven day's, was
D Leaving, a seven-day, was
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15. Despite ____this new assessment, however, many
Breathless from the altitude, my legs______from the scholars still agree that Schliemann_____invaluable
climb, I muttered____, "Unbelievable! What____glo
rious, incredible sight!" contributions____the field of archaeology.
A trembled, aloudly, a A of, made, in C ____, made, to
B trembling, aloud, a B ____, did, into D of, did, to
C trembled, loudly, ____
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D trembling, in a loud voice, ____
11. On his first dive, a_____shark swam out of_____dark 1. Correspondence courses are especially suitable for_____
and made off with it, trailing a foam float. physically handicapped and homebound. Special pro
grams are designed for____blind and for parents of
A 12-foot-long, _____
____deaf children.
B 12-feet-long, the
C 12-foot-long, the A ____, the, the C the, the, the
D 12-feet length, _____ B the, the, ____ D_____, ____, ____
12. There were several places where it was possible for a 2. For 800 years ____University of Oxford _____minds
boat to____into trouble; but with_____good luck and and confounding outsiders in____equal measure.
____handling there did not appear enough risk.
A the, has been polishing, roughly
A get, reasonably, careful B B ____, has been polished, rough
put, reasonable, carefully C C the, had polished, roughly
catch, reasonably, careful D D____, had been polishing, rough
keep, reasonable, carefully
3. Accustomed to__on his master and________the con
13. I was used to_____the old people at home_____about versation of____refined and educated gentlemen, he
it. They said he____her money to get rid of her. had very little of the dialect of____Negro.
A hear, whispering, must have paid
A wait, listen, a, ____
B hearing, whisper, might have paid B waiting, hear, the, a
C hear, whisper, had to pay C wait, listen to, _____, the
D hearing, whispering, ought have paid D waiting, hearing, _____, the
14. But since the 1960s they____by a new type of invad
er, less brutal but more relentless:____. 4. The history of sea power is____, though____no means
A have ever more overrun, a tourist solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mu-
tual rivalries, of violence frequently resulting_____war.
B are being more and more overrun, the tourist
C are increasingly overrun, tourists A large, by, to C large, with, to
D have been increasingly overrun, the tourist B largely, without, in D largely, by, in
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5. The feature which the steamer and the galley have 10. But now don't let anyone____that, like the common
____common is the ability to move in_____direction lot of speech-makers, I'm going to begin with a defini
independent____the wind. tion and then go on____up mv tonic — that least of all.
A in, both, of C in, any, of A to expect, to divide
B on, the same, on D on, each, on B expect, to divide
C expect, dividing
6. For the past 20 years, city policy_____to discourage D to expect, dividing
people ____ driving to the centre by reducing _____
number of parking spaces, and____fees. 11. The role of the oceans as____early highways_____me,
A had been, ____, a, raising and I have spent the better part of my life trying to
B has been, on, the, rising disprove that the sea was a barrier to human travel
C was, to, a, arising and cultural exchange.
D has been, from, the, raising A mens', always fascinated B man's,
has always fascinated C men's, had
7. Schliemann's career as an archaeologist_____late in always fascinated D man's, has always
his life, after he____wealth in business. been fascinated
A has begun, has accumulated B 12. She_____this name of Bovary, which was_____, to be
began, had accumulated C had illustrious, to see it displayed at the____, repeated in
begun, accumulated D had
the newspapers, known to all France.
begun, had accumulated
A would wish, her, bookseller's
8. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, ____Ohio. He B wished, of her, booksellers'
and Wilbur attended high school in Dayton, but_____ C was wishing, of hers, bookseller's
boy formally graduated____high school. D would have wished, hers, booksellers'
A the, none of, from 13. She kept____they must be economical_____they were
B ____, each, ____
not rich.
C_____, neither, from
D the, no, ____ A on saying, though
B say, till
9. ____, Bullfinch ____a farmer in _____Hudson Valley C saying, since
for the past 50 of his 65 years. D to say, as
A Graying and tanned, has been, the
B Graying and tanning, has been,_____ 14. I have called you to give you____words of_____advice
C Grayed and tanned, is, the and to tell you the reason____my present purpose.
D Grayed and tanning, was, ____ A several, the, of C a few, ____, for
B few, ____, for D some, the, of
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15. I remember____to a colleague, after I_____here for C ____, research, costly
a few months, that I didn't think I was ever going to 0 _____, researches, costly
understand how____.
5. ____steam engine transformed the industrial world as
A remarking, was, did it all work B ____other technologies have as this invention liberated
remarking, had been, it all worked C people from the limitations of their own muscles and
to remark, have been, it all worked D made____the factories that drove the Industrial Revo
to remark, was, did it all wort lution.
Test 48 A The, a few, possibility C
A, a few, possible B The,
1. People____to devise printing methods for centuries few, possible D A, few,
before____breakthrough. possibility
A had been trying, Gutenberg 15th-century's B 6. ____how important electricity is to everyday life, think
have been trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century's C of what____when the power_____ in a storm.
had tried, Gutenberg 15th-century D had been
trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century A Having understood, happens, will go out B
To understand, happens, goes out C To
2. champagne is a sparkling wine ________by a tradi understand, will happen, will go out D To have
tional method in the Champagne region in____north understood, will happen, goes out
eastern France.
7. After____horses and later_____steam engine came the
A The, produced, the
B ____, produced, ____ telegraph, and the world____the same since.
C The, to be produced, the A the, the, was never
D_____, to be produced,_____ C_____, ____, had never been
B ____, the, has never been
3. ____their Web sites, Internet booksellers allow buyers D the, a, had never been
____from an enormous selection of books.
A Through, to choose C Via, choosing 8. Only about 700____the 2,220 passengers of the Titan
ic were rescued, but the number of survivors________
B Through, choosing D Because of, to choose
if other ships had not arrived when they did.
4. ____computers are used extensively in scientific_____ A from, must have been, low B in, could
to solve mathematical problems, display complicated have been, more lower C of, might have
data, or model systems that are too____or impracti been, much lower D out of, ought to have
cal to build. been, far lower
A The, researches, cost
B The, research, cost
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9 There is____evidence that people from Iceland landed covered ____Moon's craters,_____Jupiter's largest four
in what is now____northeastern Canada around 1000 satellites, ____sun spots, and the phases of __ Ve
AD, but experts believe this fact was unknown in_____ nus.
medieval Europe. A the, ____, the, the, the, the
A an, the, the C_____, ____, the B the, _____, the, ____, ____, ____
B the, the, ____ D ____, ____, ____ C ____, the, ____, ____, the, the
D____, the, ____, the, ____, ____
10. Columbus never set ____ on ___ North American
mainland. 15. After distinguishing himself____for the British army
A foot, ____ C foot, the during the French and Indian War, Washington was
elected ____commander-in-chief of the _____Conti
B feet, ____ D feet, the nental Army.
11. The artist spent four years____on his back_____on a A to fight, a, colony's
scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to complete the master B having fought, the, colonies'
piece ____on the ceiling. C fighting, ____, colonies'
A flat, high, painting B D having fought, ____, colony's
flatly, highly, painted C
flat, highly, painting D Test 49 I
flatly, high, painted
1. Beethoven____studied with Mozart_____in his teens.
12.____ considered the greatest artist of his own time, A shortly, during C a little, meanwhile
Michelangelo is still seen as a key____the flowering of B briefly, while D deeply, ____
the Renaissance and is the standard____which all sub
sequent artists are measured. 2. The two composers____contemporary rivals if Mozart
A Widely, of, on C Widely, to, against ____in 1791 at the age of 35.
B Wide, to, of D Wide, towards, to A must have become, did not die B
should become, had not died C could
13. indulgence was a monetary payment that prom become, did not die D might have
ised the____release from punishment after death for become, had not died
sins committed during a____lifetime.
A The, soul, person's C ____, souls', person's 3. Until the 19th century, a married woman_____hold
B An, soul's, personal D The, soul's, person's property in her own name. And, of course, women
were not allowed____.
14. Galileo built the first telescope for astronomical pur A must not, voting
poses, observed that____Milky Way consisted of stars, B was not able, for voting
articulated the laws of bodies in____motion, and dis-
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D should not, being voted
4. "I am afraid I_____," he murmured, "and before I
,
I insist on your answering a question I put____you
some time ago."
A should go, am going, for
B must be going, go, to
€ ought to go, would go, to
D must go, am going, ____
5. After I____in the room about ten minutes, talking to
these tedious academicians, I suddenly____conscious
that someone____at me.
A have been, have become, looked B
was, became, had been looking C had
been, became, was looking D was,
become, has been looking
6. Henry tried_____me as if we_____each other for- the
first time.
A treating, saw C to treat, have seen
B to treat , had seen D treating, had seen
7. ____of us could help_____, and we became friends at
once.
A Neither, laughing C None, to laugh B
Neither, to laugh D Nobody, laughing
8. I wish I ____it was your friend. I _____ in a more
friendly way.
A had not known, would behave
B had known, would have behaved
C knew, would behave
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be bad and result____our breaking off.
A on, in C on, to
B ____, to D____, in
10. In 1887 the____Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived
the idea ____the Olympic Games and spent seven
years_____public opinion in France, England, and
the United States to support his plan.
A 24-year-old, of reviving, preparing B
24-years-old, to revive, preparing C 24-
year's-old, of reviving, to prepare D 24-
years'-old, reviving, to prepare
11. He saw her hand coming out to_____, and she looked
at him____in the eyes as she shook hands, frankly,
____ a man.
A him, straightly, like
B his, straightly, as
C his, straight, like
D him, straight, as
12. He waved his hand and muttered that_____was nothing
at all, what he had done, and that any fellow_____it in
his place.
A there, will have done
B there, would do C it,
would have done D it,
will do
13. He was evidently unused to_____stiff collars and she
repressed a smile at____sight of the red line that marked
the collar rubbing against his neck.
A wear, the C wearing, ____
B wearing, the D wear, the
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accidents. The tendency is____. care of you____life any more.
A will do, threatening B A ought, will be employed, in B
should do, threatened C are, will employ, with C have,
do, threatened D did, are employed, for D ought,
threatening employ, on
15. I think somebody is following____us. — Don't look 5. For nearly ten minutes he stood there,____, with parted
back, go on____as if you_____nothing. lips and eyes____.
A for, to walk, saw A motionless, strangely bright B
B ____, walking, saw motionlessly, strangely brightly C
C towards, walking, had seen motionless, strange bright D
D____, to walk, see motionlessly, strange brightly

Test 50 6. ____detective story is distinguished from other forms

of____fiction by the fact that it is_____puzzle.
1. At____first sight the answer_____this question seems A The, ____, a C A, ____, ____
B A, the, a D The, the, the
A the, for, obvious
B ____, on, obviously 7* They accused the author____not playing _____with
C the, to, obviously the reader.
D_____, to, obvious A for, fairly C of, fair
B of, fairly D for, fair
2. Money____anything that is_____used_____payments.
A are, widely, to do B is, 8. The first Sherlock Holmes' novel, A Study in Scarlet,
widely, for making C is, ____in 1887 and_____by a series of short stories.
wide, to make D are, wide, A was appeared, was followed B
for doing appeared, followed C appeared,
was followed D was appeared,
3. Richard Knight substituted the name of the company
followed
to Nike____the Greek goddess of victory, and a logo
9. Her first marriage,_____Archibald Christie, ended_____
A for, added C on, had been added divorce in 1928.
B after, was added D from, had added A with, by C with, with
B to, in D to, with
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10. The Ramayana is_____of the two great Sanskrit epics B ____, ____, ____ D_____, the, ____
of ancient India, ____being the Mahabharata.
A shortest, another C shorter, the other B
shortest, the other D shorter, the others
11. Rich____its descriptions and poetic language, it con
sists ____seven books and 24,000 couplets and has
been translated____many languages.
A by, from, in C with, of, in
B in, of, into D by, in, from
12. Alaska____to the United States since 1867, when it
____from Russia by Secretary of State William H.
Seward.
A has belonged, was bought B
belonged, has been bought C had
belonged, has been bought D has
been belonged, was bought
13. It occupies the extreme northwestern region of____North
American continent and is separated from Asia by____.
A the, the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
B ____, the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
C the, 82-km-width Bering Strait
D____, 82-km-wide Bering Strait
14. A quake in 1908 resulted____the loss of_____least
84,000 lives in Messina and____villages,
A to, in, nearly C in, at, nearby
B to, at, near D in, in, near
15. Sicily is the largest island in____ Mediterranean Sea,
separated from ____mainland Italy by_____ Strait of
Messina.
A the, the, the C the, ____, the

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1. Tourism is____important; the country_____1.2 million

visitors in 1998.
A increasingly, has had
B more increasingly, had
C increasingly, had
D the most increasing, has had
2. There is no____valley in South America that has_____
varied beauties and____many charms.
A a, so, so C_____, such, so
B ____, such, such D the, so, such
3. Mozart had an unsuccessful career and died____young,
but he ranks as one of the great____of Western civilization.
A when, genii
B ____, genii
C when, genius D
while, geniuses
4. Countries with_____populations and_____resources risk
____into what demographers call the demographic trap.
A raised, limited, to fall
B risen, limiting, falling
C rising, limiting, to fall
D rising, limited, falling
5. Five short piano pieces composed by Mozart when he
____six years old_____still frequently_____.
A had been, are, playing B was,
are, played C has been, has
been, played D had been, had
been, playing

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6. They were designed to serve____all-inclusive textbooks 11.____divers know that seawater is so blue that all __
and thus differed ____modern encyclopedias, which red light is absorbed within 20 metres of the surface.
serve chiefly____reference sources.
A Experienced, ____
A as, in, as C like, in, like B Experiencing, the
B like, from, like D as, from, as C Experiencing, ____
7. The fall of an apple led Newton____that the attractive D The experiencing, the
gravitational force acting on the apple_____the same 12. When I found that some promises of support ____,
force acting on the Moon. I approached __ several gentlemen and suggested that
A thinking, may be they____me at the bank.
B to think, might be A had failed, to, should guarantee
C think, should have been B had been failing, ____, would guarantee
D to thinking, could have been C failed, to, guaranteed
8. ____accumulated by a few thousand people (New D had failed, ____, should guarantee
Russians, or the New Rich) through an odd combi 13. Before the winter set____, several members of the par
nation of cronyism, hard work, and theft____nearly ty climbed to the summit of____Mount Erebus.
everyone.
A out, ____ C in, the
A The rich, has astonished B B in, ____ D out, the
Rich, astonished C The
riches, have astonished D The 14. We____our best at the American Museum of Natural
riches, has astonished History to answer____hundreds of questions daily.
9. The people were tanned and ____skinned, but_____ A make, to C do, to
most were no darker than sunburned, brown-haired B do, ___ D make, ____
Englishmen.
15. In the 1890s the species_____on Stephens Island in
A brown, ____ C brown, the New Zealand not by an ornithologist, but by a light
B brownly, ____ D brownly, the house keeper's cat who brought home nearly a dozen
10. The captain handed me his binoculars. Through____ ____before the supply ran out. Forever.
1 could see three small boats____and_____on the long A was discovered, specimens B
Pacific swells. were discovered, specimen C was
A it, to rise, to fall B discovered, of specimen D were
them, to rise, to fall C discovered, of specimens
them, rising, falling D it,
rise, fall
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animals, depending instead ____the natural replace
1. We had to realize that____flying weather in the Ant ment of resources, they travelled_____light.
arctic may occur only one day____month. A of, at C of, ____
A the, in a C the, the B on, by D on, ____
B a , a D____, a
8. For a while he lay____, then began muttering to himself,
2. Only one____in his_____collection appeals to me. folded his arms,____his head down upon them, and_____.
A specie, bird C specie, bird's A motionlessly, lay, must have been asleeping B
B species, birds D species, bird motionless, lay, might be asleeping C
motionless, laid, might have been asleep D
3. 1 found it ____ to believe that Dr. Brown officially motionlessly, laid, must have been asleep
retired from the museum 20 years ago, and is approach
ing ____his ninetieth birthday. 9. For_____most of human history, the primary means
of communication across long distances was not____
A hardly, ____ C hardly, to
computer, telephone or telegraph, but_____letter.
B hard, ____ B hard, to
A ____, the, the C ____, a, a
4. But ____in the Gobi, in a raw, eroded region that B the, the, the D the, ____, ____
the party named the Flaming Cliffs, ____the-most
sensational discoveries of all. 10. What should you do if you see someone____to take his
book when he____a restaurant?
A deep, laid C deep, lay
B deeply, lies D deeply, lain A forget, wiil leave C forget, leaves
B forgetting, left D to forget, leaves
5. In 1865 Bickmore sailed for____Spice Islands and in
three years he traveled 40,000 miles through_____East 11. The reports of Cook and Banks suggested that an Aus
tralian colony_____a valuable source of both flax and
Indies, Asia, and Europe, collecting____shells, birds,
and other specimens. timber for the British Navy.
A was C would be
A the, the, the C the, ____, ____
B were D could be
B the, the, ____ D ____, the, ____
12. I naturally asked if Sir James ____him any further
6. These original inhabitants, or ____Aborigines, claim
instructions as to proper behaviour in America, and
____in Australia since time immemorial.
he seems____so.
A the, have being C the, to be
B ____, to have been D ____, being A would be giving, to do B
had given, to do
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D would give, would do
13. By 1830 wool____the principal_____commodity and
____raising occupied most of the country's arable space.
A had become, export, sheeps' B
has become, export's, sheep's C
became, export's, sheep D had
become, export's, sheep
14. Postcards were more than____of communication._____
stamps, they became collector's items____, ____, and

A a mean, As, for buying, selling, trading B

mean, Like, to buy, sell, trade C a means,
Like, to be bought, sold, traded D the means,
As, to buy, sell, trade
15. A man never sees ail that his mother____to him till
it's too late to let her____that he sees it.
A has been, know C had been, to know
B is, knowing D had been, know

Test 53
1. Italy is poor____natural resources, as_____of the land
is unsuitable for agriculture due____mountainous ter
rain or unfavourable climate.
A in, the most, of C with, a lot, with
B of, most, to D in, most, to
2 On about March 21 and September 23, ______hemi
spheres are the same distance from the sun and the sun
___ at an equinox.
A both, ip said to be C both, says to be B
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threat ____people, property, and agriculture.
A populated, to C populated, of
B populating, for D populating, to
4. The city lies in a picturesque highland region between
____Tiber River and_____Lake Trasimeno.
A ____, ____ C the, ____
B the, the D ____, the
5. ____and_____are the principal economic activities on
the Falklands.
A Sheep raising, wool processing B
Sheep's raising, wool's processing C
Sheeps' raising, wools' processing D
Sheep's raising, wool processing
6. Excursions take at____one day and sometimes_____.
A least, much more longer B
last, more longer C least,
much longer D last, longer
7. ____e-mail came into widespread use in _____ 1990s
and ____a major development in business and per
sonal communications.
A The, the, became
B ____, the, has become
C_____, ____, has become
D The, ____, became
8. The first animal ____was almost certainly_____dog,
which was bred from wolves.
A domesticating, a
B to be domesticated, the

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D having domesticated, the tronic equipment.
A The, an C_____, ____
9. Cook organized____conducted tours throughout Europe B The, ____ D ____, an
and the success of the guided excursion led to the for
mation of a____agency bearing his name. 15. Although people____for about 5,000 years, the sport
A personal, travels' did not become a popular form of recreation until the
B personal, travel's 20th century.
C personally, travel A are skiing C ski
D personally, travels'
B have skied D have been skiing
10.____number of beach resorts on the Atlantic coast,
particularly Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville Beach, Test 54
___fishing, swimming, boating, golf, and tennis.
A The, provides C The, provide 1. If the ice sheet in Antarctica____, the oceans of the
B A, provides D A, provide world____by 60 m.
11. In addition to____a regional highway_____, the city is A would melt, would rise B
a railway hub, with Amtrak ____service and several would melted, rose C melted,
freight routes would rise D melted, rose
A be, crossroad, passenger's B 2. In the 16th and early 17th centuries, Spain, ____its
being, crossroads, passenger C empire in South and Central America, began a____
be, crossroads, passengers' D of expeditions from Peru into the South Pacific.
being, crossroad, passengers's A established, series
12.____mayor and the 19 councillors are elected to_____. B having established, series
C establishing, serie
A The, four-year terms D to have established, serie
B The, four-year's terms
C A, four-years terms D 3. In 1768 ____Captain James Cook left England on
A, four-years' terms ____expedition to the Pacific that also took him to
Australia.
13. The settlement was named Sydney for Britain's home
secretary, Lord Sydney, who was responsible for the A the three-year B
colony. a three-year C the
three-years' D
A home's, for C home, to three-years
B home, for D home's, to
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4. Earnings from meat, hides, and live animal exports in C discovered, has remained D
the late 1980s____about $1.4 billion_____. discovering, had remained
A were, annually C was, annual 11. Tsunamis can destroy low-lying coastal areas and can
B was, annually D were, annual be____if people living in such areas_____.
5. Average____density in 1999 was 10 people_____sq km, A deadly, are not evacuated B
A population, per C population, in fatally, are not evacuated C
B population's, in D population's, per fatal, will not be evacuated D
dead, are not evacuated
6. white birch is the official tree of________New Hamp
12. They required that the_____council_____elected by the
shire and is found throughout the state.
people.
A A, the C A, ____
A five-members, was B five-
B The, _ D_____, ____ member, were C five
7. Privacy includes____freedom from government inter member, be D five-members,
ference in private or family matters____confidential would be
ity of such things___personal correspondence, tele 13.____most people celebrate_____Thanksgiving Day_____
phone calls, and financial information.
with family or friends for a holiday feast.
A either, and, as C both, and, as
A The, the, to gather
B either, or, like D both, or, like
B ____, ____, by gathering
8. Since the beginning of agriculture, the human popula C ____, the, gathering
tion ____more than two thousand times. D The, ____, having gathered
A had increased on C has been increased by 14. Skiing as a form of recreation is much____in origin,
B increased for D has increased by although____some evidence that it may have existed
9. The white-tailed deer____the most numerous of the as early as the first half of the 18th century.
large animals. A recent, there is B
A are C have been more recent, there is C
B were D is recenter, there is D
recent, there are
10. The last continent ____, Antarctica ____ hidden be
hind barriers of fog, storm, and sea ice until it was 15.____wild animals found in Missouri include_____deer,
first sighted in the early 19th century. squirrel, opossum, raccoon, rabbit, and skunk.
A having been discovered, has remained B A ____, ____ C_____, the
to be discovered, remained B The, a D_____, a
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Sea and ____ Sea of Marmara, separates ____ Istan
1. It is required that both senate and house members_____ bul's European and Asian sections.
to____terms. A The, the, ____ C_____, the, the
A are elected, two years' B will B ____, ____, ____ D The, the, the
be elected, two year's C should be 7. lake is a large, inland body of fresh or salty stand
elected, two-year D be elect, two ing water and is distinguished_____some seas, which
years have an interchange ____the ocean and are subject
2. Innovations in_____technology have improved pagers, ____tides.
making them____smaller, more affordable, and loaded A The, from, to, with
with new features. B ____, with, with, to
C ____, of, to, for
A computer, much more
B computer's, much C D The, from, with, to
computer, much D 8. Weather is measured by thermometers, rain gauges,
computer's, more barometers, and____other instruments, but the study
of climate relies____statistics.
3. The Tour de France, ____race covering about 3,200
km, is____most prestigious bicycle race in the world. A the, of C an, upon
B ____, on D the, from
A a 30-day, the C 30 days', ____
B a 30 days, the D 30 day, ____ 9. Tobogganing is popular____ winter resorts throughout
the world where, ____special toboggan runs, riders
4. ____e-mail enables computer users_____messages and
____reach speeds of about 145 km per hour.
data quickly through a local area network or beyond
through a nationwide or worldwide communication A with, in, must C at, upon, are able
network. B at, on, may D with, with, ought
A ____, sending C_____, to send 10.____the land needed for growing food and housing
B The, to send D The, sending people, large areas of the earth's landscapes_____com
5. __ Saint Valentine's Day is celebrated on February pletely transformed.
14 by the custom____greeting cards or gifts to express A Providing, had
affection. B Having transformed, has been
C To provide, have
A ____, sending C_____, of sending
D To provide, have been
B The, to send D The, sending
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11. Antarctica is the coldest, ____, highest, ____, and____
discovered continent. Part Three WORD-
A most windy, remotest, most recent B BUILDING (1)
windiest, most remote, most recently C
windiest, remotest, recentlier D most windy,
most remote, much recently
Directions: Read the texts below and decide what part of speech
12. The general proportion that____between certain groups in A, B, C or D best fits each gap in the sentences.
of animals is readily seen. Large animals____so abun
dant as small ones. Test 56
A must be obtained, cannot be
B should have been obtain, might not be In 332 BC Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia,
C is to be obtained, cannot have been (1) ____Egypt. In 305 BC Alexander's general Ptolemy
D must have been obtained, must not have been became king of Egypt, and for almost 300 years his (2)
____, the Ptolemies, ruled Egypt. Although Ptolemy was
13. The earth is____to the sun in January and_____away Macedonian by birth and the Ptolemies remained (3)_
in July, so the summer is____than the winter in the to Greek culture, they were (4)____for one of the great
northern hemisphere. est periods of building and decorating temples in Egypt.
A closest, furthest, longest The Ptolemies did so to win (5)____for their rule from
B closer, further, the longest their Egyptian (6)____. The Ptolemaic dynasty ended when
C closest, farthest, longer Cleopatn, queen of Egypt, (7)____suicide after the Ro
D closest, further, longest mans (8)____her forces at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
The Roman victory marked the end of ancient Egypt as an
14. The total volume of the ice sheet____Antarctica is (9) ____power.
estimated____29 million cu km, or about 90_____of
the world's ice. 1. A conquered C conquering
A covering, being, percents B conquer D conquest
B covered, be, per cents
2. A descend C descendible
C to cover, to be, percentage
B descending D descendants
D covering, to be, percent
3. A ties C tier
15. Sheep _____ probably domesticated about 11,000 years
B tied D tiring
ago in what is now northern Iraq.
A was C has been 4. A responsible C responsibility
B have been D were B responsibly D responsive
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1. A accept C acceptance 4. A fortunate C fortune
B accepted D acceptability B fortunated D fortunately
2. A subjects C subjacent
B subjective D subjectify 5. A heirloom C heiress
B heirs D heirless
3. A commitment C committing
B committed D committal 6. A founding C founded
B foundation D to found
4. A defeatism C defeating
B defeat D defeated 7. A diffusion C diffuse
B diffusible D diffusing
5. A depend C independent
B independence D depending
8. A little C a little
B least D less

Test 57
Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an
Test 58
American enterprise, its (1)____He in the bequest of an
A number of individual diamonds have become (1)_____,
Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the Unit
(2)____because of their size. The largest of all (3)_____
ed States. In October 1826, James Smithson (2)_____his
diamonds is the Cullinan, which was discovered in South
will, (3) ____his vast (4) _____to his nephew with one
Africa in 1905 and was (4)_____to Edward VII, king of
proviso: if the nephew died with no (5)____, Smithson's
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire-
estate was to be given "to the United States of America,,
land, by the government of the Transvaal. The Cullinan
(6)____at Washington, under the name of the Smithso
weighed 3,106 carats before cutting and was pronounced
nian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and
by crystallographers to be a fragment of a (5)____larger
(7) ____of knowledge among men". His nephew died,
stone. When the stone was cut, a total of 105 gems were
heirless, (8)____than seven years after his uncle.
produced, (6)____1,063 carats in all. The largest of these
was a stone called the Star of Africa, the biggest cut dia
1. A origins C originality
mond in (7) ____, and now set in the British (8) ____
B original D originally
scepter.
2. A writing C wrote
B written D writer 1. A famed C famously
B famous D fame
3. A left C leave
B leaving D leaves 2. A primacy C prime
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B known D knowledge B celebrated D celebrate

4. A present C presented 3. A occasion C occasionally

B presence D presenting B occasional D occasionalism

5. A considerably C considering 4. A feast C festivity

B considerable D considered B feasted D feasting

6. A weight C weighed 5. A evident C evidence

B weigh D weighing B evidently D evidenced

7. A exist C existed 6. A participate C participants

B existing D existence B participating D participated

8. A royally C royalty 7. A Grade C Graded

B royal D royals B Gradually D Gradual

Test 59 8. A prevailed C prevailing

B prevalence D prevalent
(1) ____to tradition, the first American Thanksgiving
was (2) ____in 1621 by the English Pilgrims who had 9. A annual C annualize
founded the Plymouth Colony. The Pilgrims marked the B annum D annually
(3) ____by (4) _____with their Native American guests
who brought gifts of food as a gesture of goodwill. Al Test 60 |
though this event was an important part of American colo
nial history, there is no (5)____that any of the (6)_____ During an (1)____700 years ago, the England's King
thought of the feast as a thanksgiving celebration. Two Edward I took the 181 kg Stone of Destiny from central
years later, during a period of drought, a day of fasting Scotland. According to ancient prophecy, whoever had
and prayer was changed to one of thanksgiving because (2)____the stone would have (3)_____over Scotland. Ac
rains came during the prayers. (7)____the custom (8)____ cording to legend, during coronations, the stone would
among New Englanders to (9)____celebrate Thanksgiving make a (4) ____noise if the person sitting on it was of
after the harvest. royal (5)____, and it would remain (6)_____if the person
was not of royal family. (7) ____ for a brief period of
1. A Accordingly C According time, the stone has remained under the coronation (8)_____
at Westminster Abbey in London, England, for the last
B Accordance D Accordant
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700 years. (9)____English and British monarch has been (3)____radically from the Greek games in several respects.
crowned on the Stone of Destiny since Edward brought it In Greece the people were often (4)____, whereas in Rome
to Westminster Abbey in 1296. they were mere spectators, and only professional athletes,
slaves, and (5) ____usually took part. Also, the Greek
1. A invade C invaded games (6)____for their entertainment (7)_____chiefly on
B invasive D invasion (8)____ among athletes, whereas the Roman games were
often characterized by the staging of battles (9)____to the
2. A owning C ownership death and (10)____large numbers of human beings and
B owned D own also beasts.
3. A powerfully C power 1. A spectacularly C spectacled
B powerful D powered B spectacle D spectacular
4. A groaning C groaningly 2. A featured C feature
B groan D groaned B featuring D featureless
5. A blooded C bloody 3. A differed C differ
B bloodily D blood B different D difference
6. A silently C silent 4. A participation C parts
B silence D silencing B participants D participate
7. A Exception C Except 5. A prison C imprisonment
B Excepting D Excepted B imprisoned D prisoners
8. A seat C seater 6. A dependence C depended
B seated D seating B depending D dependent
9. A Everyone C Everywhere 7. A value C values
B Each D Every B valuable D valued
Test 61 8. A competed C compete
B competition D competing
The ancient games are athletic contests and other types
of public (1)____that were a (2)_____of the religious and 9 A fighting C fightingly
social life of ancient Greece and Rome. The Roman games B fighter D fought
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B involving D involve

Test 62
Cereals are various species of the grass family, (1)_____
for their seed, which is used as food. The name is (2)_____
from Ceres, the Roman goddess of grains and agriculture.
Although the cereals do not belong to any (3)_____tribe of
the grasses, the use of particular species as bread plants
seems to have been determined chiefly by the (4)____size
of the seed or by the (5)____of obtaining it in (6)_____
quantity and of freeing it from its (7)_____covering. The
most (8) ____cultivated grains are wheat, barley, rye,
oats, rice, corn or maize. These have all been cultivated
since ancient times. Maize is the only grain that (9)____
in America; the others were developed in Europe, Asia,
and Africa.

1. A cultivation C cultivated
B cultivable D cultivar

2. A derived C derivation
B derivative D deriving

3. A particularly C particularized
B particularity D particular

4. A superiority C superiorly
B superior D super

1. A easy C ease
B easily D easement

6. A suffice ' C sufficiency

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B edibly D edibility

8. A extensively C extent
B extensive D extensible

9. A origin C origination
B original D originated
Test 63

Periodic floods (1) ____ naturally on many rivers,

forming an area known as the (2) ____ plain. These
river floods often result from heavy rain, sometimes com-
bined with melting snow, which causes the rivers to
overflow their banks; a flood that rises and falls rapidly
with little or no (3)____warning is called a flash flood.
Flash floods are usually caused by (4)_____rainfall over
a (5) ____ small area. Coastal areas occasionally are
flooded by unusually high tides (6) ____by (7) _____
winds over ocean surfaces, or by tsunamis caused by
undersea earthquakes. Floods not only damage proper
ty and (8) ____the lives of humans and animals, but
have other (9) ____as well.

1. A occurred C occur
B occurrence D occurring

2. A flow C flowed
B flood D flooding

3 A advance C advances
B advanced D advancing

4 A intensity C intensify
B intense D intensely
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5. A relative C relate 3. A constituent C constituency
B relativity D relatively B consists D consisting

6. A induced C inducement 4. A length C longer

B induce D inducing B lengthen D long

7. A severely C severe 5. A wide C width

B severity D severing B widen D widening

8. A danger C in danger 6. A equipment C equipped

B endanger D dangerous B equipping D equips

9. A effectiveness C effective 7. A mature C maturating

B effects D effectively B maturate D maturely

Test 64 | 8. A grind C ground

B grinding D grindable
Although several cane-cutting machines have been used
with some (1)____, most of the sugarcane in the world is Test 65
(2)____ by hand. The cutting instrument most common-
ly used (3) ____of a large steel blade 50 cm (4) _______and Quebec has several problems with (1) . Because of
about 13 cm (5)____, (6)_____with a small hook on the its location at the northeast corner of North America,
back, and set into a wooden handle. Cane is cut at or winds from the southwest carry pollution to the (2)_____.
near the surface of the ground, stripped of its leaves by Acid rain has (3) ____damaged (4) _____lakes and some
the knife hook, and trimmed at the top near the last forestlands, with maple trees the hardest hit. About half of
(7)____joint. The cane is then piled in rows along the the sulfur compounds that (5)____acid rain originate at
ground until picked up by hand or machine, tied in bun power plants and industrial sites in the United States, a
dles, and transported by cart or truck to the sugar facto quarter originate in Ontario, and a quarter originate within
ry, where the (8)____mill extracts the sugar from the cane. Quebec. In (6)____, large parts of the St. Lawrence Riv
er are polluted by fertilizer runoff and toxic industrial dis
1. A succeed C success charges despite federally (7) ____regulations to improve
B successful D succeeding the (8)_____of the water.

2. A harvesting C harvested 1 A pollute C polluting

B harvester D harvest B polluted D pollution

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2. A provincialism C province 1. A commonly C commonness
B provincial D provincially B common D commoner
3. A seriously C seriousness 2. A guided C guidance
B serious D more serious B to guide D guideline
4. A numerously C numerous 3. A sailer C sails
B numerate D numerated B sailor D sailing
5. A causality C causative 4. A enter C entrances
B causally D cause B entrant D entered
6. A additional C add 5. A identify C identification
B addition D added B identifying D identified
7. A enforced C force 6. A potentially C potency
B forcing D enforce B potential D potent

8. A qualitative C qualifying 7. A notifying C notify

B quality D qualify B notification D notified

Test 66 8. A nearer C nearness

B nearly D near
A (1)____lighthouse is a structure from which light
is projected at night, or which serves as a marker by 9. A living C alive
day, (2) ______ships (3) _____ in coastal waters. Light B live D life
houses are constructed at important points on a coast
line, at (4) __ to harbours and estuaries, on rocky 10.A requirement C required
ledges or reefs, on islands, and even in the water. Light B require D requiring
houses help (5) ____a ship's location, warn ships of
(6)____hazards, and (7)_____them that land is (8)_____. Test 67
Lighthouses differ from smaller beacons in that a light
house includes (9)_____quarters for a lighthouse keeper. In 1963 the ZIP (Zoning Improvement Program) code
Today, however, most lighthouses use automatic elec system was (1)____to simplify the patterns and (2)_____of
tric lights that do not (10)_____a full-time resident op mail (3)____. The ZIP code is a five-digit number used
erator. on the last line of the address (4)____the name of the city
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and state. The first (5)____, from 0 to 9, stands for one B specification D species
of the ten main geographical areas into which the United
States and its (6) ____ are (7) ____. The next four digits
mark off (8)____farther by subdividing the main area; the
first three digits together (9)____a sectional or metropol
itan area, with the next two numbers (10)____an (11)
___________________________
or branch post office. Use of ZIP codes is (12)____.

1. A introduced C introduce
B introduction D introducing

2. A procedural C procedures
B procedurality D procedurally

3. A distribution C distribute
B distributor D distributed

4. A follow C followed
B following D follower

5. A digitalization C digital
B digitally D digit

6. A possessive C possessions
B possesses D possess

7. A divide C dividing
B divided D division

8. A local C locally
B localities D localized

9. A represent C representation
B representative D represents

10. A specify C specifying

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B association D associated

12. A voluntary C volunteer

B voluntarily D voluntarism
Test 68
The first globes were built by ancient Greeks. The
earliest known globe was said to have been (1)_____by
the (2) ____Crates about 150 BC. An ancient celestial
globe that still (3)____was made about 150 AD as part
of a (4)____, called the Farnese Atlas, in the Naples
Museum, Italy. The oldest (5)_____terrestrial globe was
built in Germany, in 1492. This globe does not show
the Americas. As new (6) ____were discovered in the
16th and 17th centuries, globes became more (7) ____.
The world's largest globe is the Unisphere, which was
built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. This (8)_____
steel globe is 37 m (9) ____ and weighs 408,000 kg,
including its base.

1. A construct C constructing
B constructive D constructed

2. A scholarship C scholar
B scholarly D scholastic

3. A existing C existence
B exists D existed

4. A sculptor C sculpt
B sculpture D sculptural

5. A existing C exists
B existed D existence
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 6. A land C lands
B landless D landed 4. A Add C Additions
B Adds D Adding
7. A accuracy C accurately
B accurate D accuracies 5. A regal C reigned
B reigns D regale
8. A stain C staining
6. A monarchic C monarch
B stained D stainless
B monarchal D monarchy
9. A cross C crossing
7. A completing C complete
B crossed D across
B completion D completed
Test 69 8. A covering C covered
The Louvre, the national art museum of France and B cover D coverage
the palace in which it is (1)____, is located in Paris, on
the right bank of the Seine River. The structure, until 1682 Test 70
a (2) ____of the kings of France, is one of the largest
Children's games are recreational (1)____especially
palaces in the world. It (3)____the site of a 13th-century
enjoyed by children. Any attempt (2)_____ them is diffi
fortress. The building of the Louvre was begun in 1546.
cult because of their great number and (3)____— chil
(4)____were made to the structure during the (5)_____of
dren enjoy active games as well as passive ones, games
almost every French (6) ____. Under Henry IV, in the
of skill and those of chance, games (4)____indoors or
early 17th century, the Grande Galerie, now the main
outdoors, and games for one child alone or for two or
picture gallery, which borders the Seine, was (7)____. By
more. Some games are structured, that is, played ac
the mid-19th century the vast complex was built; (8)_____
more than 19 hectares, it is a masterpiece of architectural cording to formal rules and generally with (5) ____equip
design. ment; others are unstructured, "made up" (6) _as
the game progresses (and often prefaced with the sug
1. A house C housed gestion, "Let's (7) ____"). Word games and guessing
B home D homeland games — (8) ____lotto, questions, and charades — are
also popular.
2. A residence C resident
B residential D residence 1. A active C activities
B activists D activism
3. A occupies C occupancy
B occupying D occupant 2. A classifying C to classify
B classification D classified
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1. A variant C varies but may (5)____to a week or longer. The rash usually fades
B variety D varying in (6)____a week, and at that time the skin begins to peel.
Scarlet fever may be (7) ____by other diseases, for
2. A playing C playable example, by pneumonia. Since the (8) ____of penicillin,
B play D played however, most instances of scarlet fever can be (9) ____
without the (10)____of permanent after-effects.
3. A prescribable C prescribed
B prescription D prescribe 1. A infectious C infect
B infection D infected
4. A spontaneously C spontaneous
B spontaneity D spontaneousness 2. A affection C affects
B affected D affecting
7. A pretence C to pretend
B pretend D pretending 3. A initials C initialize
B initial D initialized
8. A inclusive C included
B include D including 4. A emerged C emerging
B emerge D emergence
Test 71
5. A extent C extended
Scarlet fever is an (1)____disease, caused by bacteria, B extending D extend
which usually enter the body through the nose or mouth; it is
transmitted from person to person by direct contact, that is, 6. A approximately C approximation
by sprays of droplets from the respiratory tract of an infected B approximate D approximated
person, or by indirect contact through the use of utensils
previously handled by an infected person. The disease most 7. A complication C complicated
commonly (2)____children between the ages of two and ten B complicate D complicating
The typical (3)____symptoms of the disease are head
ache, sore throat, chills, fever, and general malaise. From
8. A introduce C introduced
two to three days after the first appearance of symptoms, red
B introducing D introduction
spots may appear on the palate; bright red papilla (4)____
on the tongue, giving it an appearance commonly called straw-
berry tongue. A characteristic skin eruption appears on the 8. A cure C curing
chest and usually spreads over the entire body except the B cured D cureless
face. The rash fades on pressure. The fever, which frequently
runs as high as 40° to 40.6°C, generally lasts only a few days 10. A occurrence C occurred
B occur D occurring
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 Test 72 3. A unemployment C employ
B unemployed D employee
The Great Depression in the United States, the worst
and longest (1)____collapse in the history of the modern 4. A charitable C charity
industrial world, lasted from the end of 1929 until the early B charitably D charities
1940s. Beginning in the United States, the depression spread
to most of the world's industrial countries, which in the 5. A survival C survive
20th century had become economically (2) ____on one B survived D surviving
another. The Great Depression saw rapid declines in the
production and sale of goods and a sudden, severe rise in 6. A weaknesses C weaken
(3) ____. Businesses and banks closed their doors, people B weak D weakly
lost their jobs, homes, and savings, and many depended
on (4)____to (5)_____, In 1933, at the worst point in the 7. A prosperity C prosperously
depression, more than 15 million Americans — one-quarter B prosperous D prosper
ef the nation's workforce — were unemployed.
The depression was caused by a number of serious 8. A earnings C earning
(6)____in the economy. Although the 1920s appeared on B earn D earned
the surface to be a (7) ____time, income was unevenly
distributed. The wealthy made large profits, but more and 9. A contribution C contributed
more Americans spent more than they (8)____, and farm B contribute D contributing
ers faced low prices and heavy debt. The lingering effects
of World War I caused economic problems in many coun 10. A catastrophic C catastrophically
tries, as Europe struggled to pay war debts and repara B catastrophe D catastrophist
tions. These problems (9)____to the crisis that began the
Great Depression: the (10)____U.S. stock market crash 11. A confidence C confidential
of 1929, which ruined thousands of investors and destroyed B confide D confidentially
(11) ____ in the economy. Continuing throughout the
1930s, the depression ended in the United States only when 12. A mass C massively
(12) ____spending for World War II began. B massiveness D massive
Test 73
1. A economize C economically
B economy D economic Periodicals are publications released on a (1) ____
basis that feature articles, poems, stories, and other types
2. A depend C dependence of writing. Many periodicals also (2) __ photographs
B dependent D dependably and drawings. Periodicals that are aimed at a general
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magazines. Those with a more (3) ____ audience, such 4. , A scholarly C scholarship
as publications of (4) ____organizations, can be termed B scholar D scholastic
journals.
5. A History C Historic
(5)____, the difference between periodicals and news B Historically D Historical
papers has been a matter of format, publication sched
ule, and content. Most newspapers deal with the news of 6. A issue C issued
the day and are (6)____daily on pulp paper with relative B issuance D issuing
ly large, unbound pages. Periodicals focus on more (7)____
material, and when they deal with the news they tend do
7. A specialize C specialized
so in the form of (8)____or commentaries. For centurie
B specialization D specializing
periodicals generally (9)____on finer paper than newspa
pers, with smaller (10)_____pages, and at intervals long
er than a day (weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quar 8. A summarize C summaries
terly, or even annually). B summarizing D summarized
In the 1990s, with the (11) ____of the Internet,
publishers began to release newspapers and periodicals on 9. A appear C appearing
line. This development (12) ____the line between the B appearance D appeared
two forms because the general format of online newspa
pers and periodicals is (13)____, and the publication sched 10. A bind C binding
ule of both forms became more (14)____. For example. B bound D binder
many newspaper publishers update their online versions
throughout the day, and some online periodicals do the 5. A growth C grow
same Despite these technological changes, the two forms B growing D grown
differing emphasis in choice of content remains a (15)_____
factor. 12. A blur C blurry
B blurring D blurred
1. A regularity C regularly
B regular D regulate 13. A similarity C similar
B similarly D similize
2. A inclusion C including
B inclusive D include 14. A flex C flexibility
B flexible D flexibly
3. A narrow C narrowing
B narrowed D narrowness 15. A distinguish C distinguished
B distinguishing D distinguisher

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 Test 74 1. A fascination C fascinated
B fascinating D fascinate
Throughout history, people have been (1)____by life
underwater, and the Professional Association of Dive In 2. A estimating C estimates
structors (2)____that there are now 6 million active divers B estimation D estimated
worldwide. They (3)____in many different types of div
ing, of which wreck, cave, (4) ____, and military diving 3. A engage C engaging
are just a few. The most common form of diving is sport B engagement D engaged
diving, or (5)____diving, which is practiced at depths of
less than 130 ft. From these depths, divers can make a 4. A commerce C commercialise
(6) ____ascent to the surface. Diving beyond this limit B commercial D commercially
requires (7) ____training.
Because popular dive sites such as coral reefs and wrecks 5. A recreation C recreated
are (8)____not near land, most diving is done from boats. B recreate D recreational
In some locations, however, divers can enter the watei
from shore. On a typical outing, the divers decide before 6. A straightforward C straightened
hand how long they will remain underwater and how (9) B straighten D straight
________________________________________________
they will descend. While the divers are underwater, at 7. A advance C advancement
least one person serves as a spotter by remaining on the B advanced D advancing
boat or on shore. All groups, whether diving from a boat
or from shore, are (10) ____ to fly a diver down flag (a
8. A typically C typical
red flag with a white diagonal slash) to alert boaters that
B type D typifying
people are underwater.
In general, divers seek locations where the water is
9. A deep C depth
clear, the temperatures warm, and the marine life (11)_____.
Divers often choose to visit areas with coral reefs because B deeply D deepen
they are colourful and (12) ____with life, and provide
shelter for many types of fish. The Caribbean is the most 10. A require C requirement
popular (13) ____in the world. Parts of the region are B required D requiring
designated as marine parks or sanctuaries. Because they
are protected from fishing and other human activity, these 11. A plenty C plentiful
locations boast abundant aquatic plant and animal life. B plenteously D plentifully
Similar protected areas (14) ____throughout the world,
and the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Red 12. A densely C densing
Sea are common dive destinations. B density D dense

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13. A destine C destination 1. A autonomy C autonomic
B destined D destiny B autonomist D autonomous

14. A exist C existing 2. A comprise C comprisal

B existence D existed B comprised D comprising
Test 75 | 3. A respect C respectively
B respective D respecting
The Canary Islands or Canaries is the group of is
lands, the (1)____region of Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean,
off the north-western coast of Africa, (2)____the provinces 4. A alter C altering
of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Their capitals B alternative D alteration
are, (3) ____, Las Palmas on Grand Canary and Santa
Cruz de Tenerife on Tenerife Island; the cities also serve as 5. A descending C descendant
dual and (4)____capitals of the region. The chief islands B descend D descender
of the group, in (5) ____order of size, are Tenerife,
Fuerteventura, the (6)____to the African mainland, Grand 6. A near C nearest
Canary, Lanzarote, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro. In B next D nearer
addition, several barren islets are (7) ____in the group
The Canary Islands are of volcanic (8)____and are noted 7. A included C inclusion
for their scenery and mild, dry climate, which makes B inclusive D including
them an ideal site for astronomical (9) ____. Precipitation
(10)____mainly during the winter season. In areas below. 8. A originate C origin
about 400 m elevation, the (11)____is typically northern B original D originally
African; characteristic (12)____are the date palm, dragon
tree, and cactus. Growing at higher levels are laurels. 9. A observer C observed
holly, myrtle, eucalyptus, pine, and a variety of flower B observation D observational
ing plants. Farming and fishing are the principal indus
tries. The volcanic soil of the Canaries is extremely (13) 10. A occurrence C occurred
________________________________________________
. B occurs D occurring
The islands have no rivers, however, and severe drought.'
are common; (14)_____irrigation is therefore a (15)_____ 11. A vegetable C vegetables
in most cultivable areas. Among important crops are ba- B vegetation D vegetate
nanas, citrus fruits, sugar cane, peaches, figs, wine
grapes, grain, tomatoes, and potatoes. (16)_____products 12. A vary C various
include textiles and fine (17)____. (18)____is also impor B varied D varieties
tant, and the islands are a (19)_winter-resort area.

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13. A fertilizer C fertile
B fertilize D fertilized
Part Four WORD-
14. A artificial C artificially BUILDBNG (2)
B artificiality D artificials

15. A necessity C necessaries

Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the adjec-
B necessary D necessarily
tives derived from the nouns in brackets accord-
ing to the model.
16. A Manufacture C Manufactured
B Manufacturing D Manufacturable Model: Latin is the language of (ancientry) ancient Rome and
the (neighbour) neighbouring territory of Latium.
17. A embroider C embroiderer
B embroidered D embroideries | Test 76 j
18. A Tourist C Tour Latin is the language of (ancientry) ____ Rome and
B Tourism D Tourer the (neighbour)____territory of Latium. With the spread
of Roman power Latin was carried to every part of the
19. A fashionable C fashionably known ancient world and became the (dominancy) ___
B fashion D fashioner tongue of western Europe. It was the language of scholar-
ship and diplomacy until the 18th century and of the
Roman Catholic liturgy until the late 20th century.
The colloquial speech of (culture) __ Romans ap
peared in the works of (variety) ____writers, notably in
the comedies of Plautus and Terence, the letters of Cice
ro, the Satires and Epistles of Horace, and the Satyricon of
Petronius Arbiter. It is characterized by freedom of syn
tax, by the presence of (numeration) ____ interjections,
and by the (frequency)____use of Greek words. This (col
loquialism) ____speech of polite society is not to be con
fused with the language of the (poverty)____and unedu
cated classes, which shows a greater disregard for syn
tax, a love of new words, and a striving for simplicity,
especially in word order.
Latin was the language of letters in (west)____Europe
in the Middle Ages. Even for the people in (generaliza-
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 ____to the head; a deep chest; a (density) _____ water-
tion) ____, Latin continued to be a living language, be resistant double coat, usually dull black in colour; and a
cause the church provided a (hugeness)_____mass of ec broad (strength) ____tail.
clesiastical literature in both prose and poetry. The feet are large, strong, and webbed, for traversing
The language, however, underwent many (essence) marshlands and shores. Powerful swimmers, Newfound_
____ changes. lands are known to have rescued human beings from drown-
The syntax was further simplified, new words were ing and to have carried lifelines from shore to ships in
adopted from various sources, and new meanings came distress. Today they are used primarily as watchdogs and
into existence; nevertheless, Latin changed far less durint companions, but they were once used to draw carts and
this period than did either French or English. carry burdens. Because of their being (loyalty) ____(in
In the 15th and 16th centuries New Latin, also callec telligence)____, and (tractability)____, Newfoundland dogs
Modern Latin, came into being. The writers of the Ren
are ideal pets.
aissance produced a new and (brilliancy)____Latin liter
ature that was closely (imitation) ____of Latin classica
writers and especially of Cicero. Almost all books of im Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the adjec-
portance, (science) ____, (philosophy) ____, and (reli tives derived from the nouns in brackets accord-
gion) ____, were written in Latin at this time, including ing to the model
the works of the (Holland)____scholar Desiderius Eras Model: The epitaph on the tomb of the greatest artist in
mus, the English philosopher Francis Bacon,-and the history summarizes his life (simplicity) simply 'll
English physicist Isaac Newton, and Latin was the medi Divino Michelangelo."
um of diplomatic intercourse among (Europe) _____na
tions. Test 73
Not until the end of the 17th century did Latin cease
to be an (internationalism)_____tongue. During the 18th The epitaph on the tomb of the greatest artist in histo
and 19th centuries, however, it remained the language of ry summarizes his life (simplicity) ____: "II Divino
classical school, and even in the 20th century (scholar Michelangelo."
ship) ___ treatises are sometimes composed in Latin. The Indeed, Michelangelo Buonarroti was held to b e di
Roman Catholic church still uses Latin as the language of vine by his contemporaries — it was the only way to ex-
its (officiahty) ____documents. Dlain his (tremendousness)____genius. Even though Le
onardo's Mona Lisa arguably ranks as the millennium's most
Test 77 recognizable painting, Michelangelo's (totality) _ body
of work — his sculptures, paintings, and frescoes — is
The Newfoundland male is about 71 cm (height)____ unequalled.
at the shoulder and weighs from 64 to 68 kg; the female Michelangelo's (popularity)____fame may rest on the
stands 66 cm high and its weight is from 50 to 54 kg. The sculpture masterpiece David and the Sistme Chapel ceil
Newfoundland has a (breadth)_____, massive head; small, ing, but the Italian artist had a (length) ____and (vari-
deeply set, dark-brown eyes; small ears lying (closeness)
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ant) ____ career. He was born in 1475 in the village of percomputers and databases of information. The Internet
Caprese and grew up in Florence, which was the art cap- has made it (possibility)____for people all over the world
ital of the early Renaissance. His early success came as a to (effectiveness) ____and rather (cheapness) _____com
sculptor, but he also excelled at painting, architecture and municate with each other.
even poetry. The (fame) ____dome on the top of Saint Unlike (tradition) ____broadcasting media, such as
Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is a Michelangelo design. radio and television, the Internet is a decentralized sys-
Michelangelo seemed to thrive on challenge and diffi tem. Each connected individual can communicate with
culty in his work. David, perhaps the most famous sculp anyone else on the Internet, can publish ideas, and can
ture in the world, was completed using a block of discard sell products.
ed marble. The artist spent four years (flatness) ____on The Internet has brought new opportunity for busi-
his back (height)____on a scaffold in the Sistine Chapel nesses to offer goods and services online. In the future, it
to complete the masterpiece painting on the ceiling. Al- may have an (equality)____dramatic impact on (height)
though ceiling paintings were usually considered unimpor- ____education as more universities offer Internet-based
tant and were reserved for figures because of their distance courses.
from the viewer, Michelangelo produced biblical scenes ol In 1989 English computer scientist Timothy Berners-
power and subtlety on the chapel ceiling. Lee introduced the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee (ini
Michelangelo's best work offers a combination of de tials) ____designed the WWW to aid communication be
tail and (exquisiteness) ____beauty that is unmatched tween physicists who were working in different parts of the
according to art historians. His attention to the (technique, world for the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.
____aspects of human anatomy, especially the male nude As it grew, however, the WWW revolutionized the use
is (brilliancy) ____and (influence) _____. of the Internet. During the early 1990s (increase) ____
The artist's work is also (intellect) ____stimulating large numbers of users who were not part of the scientific
grounded in mythology, religion, and other reference or (academy) ____communities began to use the Inter
(Wideness) ____considered the greatest artist of his owr net, due in large part to the ability of the WWW to (easi
time, Michelangelo is still seen as a key to the flowering ness) ____handle multimedia documents. One survey
of the Renaissance and is the standard against which a! found that there were 61 million Internet users worldwide
(subsequence)____artists are measured. at the end of 1996, 148 million at the end of 1998, and an
(estimate)____320 million in 2000. Analysts estimate that
Test 79 more than 700 million people will use the Internet in 2001.
The Internet is the computer-based worldwide infor Test 80 [
mation network. The Internet is composed of a larg.
number of smaller interconnected networks. These net In the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century the
works may link tens, hundreds, or thousands of comput church suffered an (enormity) ____blow to its authority.
ers, enabling them to share information with each other One man was at the heart of that split: German theologian
and to share various resources, such as (power) ____su- Martin Luther.
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 Luther, who was born in 1483, succeeded perhaps ued to (violence)____agitate against the Roman Catholic
because he attacked the (notoriety)____corruption of the Church for the rest of his life. He was also the (principal
medieval Catholic Church from the inside. A priest, Luther ity) ____figure behind translating the Bible from the ancient
began questioning some of Catholicism's main tenets after Hebrew and Greek into German; this translation was impor-
becoming a professor of theology at the University of Wit- tant in opening religious scholarship to those without train-
tenberg in 1508.
ing in the ancient languages. Luther died in 1546, but his
Although many others had condemned the corruption (influence) ____heritage lives on in the religious world.
of the papacy and the church before, Luther focused his Protestantism stands beside Roman Catholicism and Ortho-
disputes (direction)_____on certain church doctrines. doxy as one of the three main divisions of Christianity.
(Basis)____among these was his belief that only God,
not the Catholic Church, could grant redemption from
sin. This conflicted (straightness) ____with the church's Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the nouns
policy of selling indulgences. The indulgence was a (mon derived from the adjectives in brackets according
etarist) ____payment that promised the soul's release from to the model.
punishment after death for sins committed during a per Model: An iceberg is a (massive) mass of freshwater ...
son's lifetime. It was a (popularity) ____and (success)
____way for the church to raise money. In 1517 Luther Test 81 |
(publicity) ____attacked this and other church practices
that had become corrupted in his Disputation on the Power An iceberg is a (massive)____of freshwater ice that is
and Efficacy of Indulgences, (commonality)____known as broken off from a (glacial)_____or an ice shelf and that
the Ninety-Five Theses. floats in the ocean or in a lake. Ice floats because its
Thanks to the new printing technology of the time, (dense)____is less than that of water.
Luther's writings were (wideness) ____distributed, dis A typical iceberg shows only about one-fifth of its total
cussed, and debated. mass above the water; the other four-fifths is submerged.
Historians consider his (revolution)____ideas the sin Icebergs can be large. The largest iceberg ever sighted
gle most important contribution to the Reformation, a was 335 km in (long)____and 97 km in (wide)_____, about
movement that finally shattered Catholicism's 1,200-year the size of Belgium. It was seen in November 1956 by the
dominance in Europe and gave rise to Protestantism. crew of a United States Coast Guard icebreaker in the
Luther's defiance touched off more than a century of Ross Sea, off Antarctica. Icebergs pose a (hazardous)
religious warfare and nurtured an (emergency)____spirit of ____to shipping and to offshore (active) _____in polar and
nationalism throughout the continent as governments reject subpolar waters.
ed the authority of Rome and established their own (nation Icebergs can have Thany different forms, depending on
ality) ____churches. In 1534, for example, England's King their (original)____and age. They are usually classified as
Henry VIII passed a law that created an (independence) tabular, i.e. resembling a flat tabletop, rounded, or ir-
___Church of England, with himself as its head. regular and present magnificent sights in the polar and
Luther was excommunicated in 1521, but he contin- subpolar seas.
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 Icebergs were known to early mariners and (explorato In 1985 Turner purchased MGM/UA Entertainment Com
ry) ____and to sealers and whalers who hunted their prey pany, which was the (ownership) ____of the Metro-Gold-
in the Arctic and Antarctic waters. Beginning in the 20th win-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists (UA) film studios.
century, icebergs have been used as stabilized platforms Within months Turner sold most of the company, but
for scientific stations. Some people have suggested towing he retained MGM's massive library of films, which included
icebergs to places where is (scarce)____of water and melting such classics as Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
them there, but this idea has not yet been implemented. In 1988 he launched Turner Network Television (TNT),
on which many of the movies were shown. In 1996 enter-
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the nouns tainment giant Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcast-
derived from the nouns in brackets according to ing System (TBS), the parent company for all of Turner's
the model businesses, in a deal valued at $7.6 billion.
Model: Ted Turner is an American business (execution) The (acquirer)____made Time Warner the world's larg
executive ... est media and entertainment company. Turner became vice
(chairmanship) ____of Time Warner's board of directors and
head of the (divider)____containing TBS businesses.
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In 1997 Turner pledged to donate $1 billion to the
Ted Turner is an American business (execution)____ United Nations, one of the largest single charitable (do
and sports (enthusiasm)____, one of the most influential nor) ____in history. He designated the money for UN
television (administration)____of the late 20th century. humanitarian causes. Turner is also the (foundation)____
Bom Robert Edward Turner III in Cincinnati, Ohio, of the Goodwill Games, a quadrennial international sports
he was educated at Georgia Military Academy and Brown (competitor) ____. His generous (sponsor) ____is known
University. After his father committed suicide in 1963, to many companies.
Turner turned out the only heir and his (inheritor) ____
was the family billboard-advertising business.
In 1970 he bought a failing television station in Atlanta
and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first "super- Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the nouns
station" by transmitting low-cost sports and (entertainer)_____ derived from the verbs in brackets according to
programs via satellite to cable systems throughout the coun the model.
try. This was a highly profitable (innovator)____that accel Model: In the history of American (entertain) entertain-
erated the spread of cable television nationwide. ment no subject has been more popular than . .
In 1980 Turner launched Cable Kews Network (CNN),
the first 24-hour television news station. Its live (cover) Test 83
____of fast-breaking news around the world helped it to
become a highly respected news organization, and it even In the history of American (entertain)____, no subject
tually achieved a global (view)____. has been more popular than the Civil War. Whether in
novels, television shows, or movies, some of the most be-

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 loved and durable works of popular culture have used the
war as a point of (refer) ____, (depart)____, or focus. But him to use three different directors. Shooting began before
no work about the Civil War has attained the place of Gone the script was even complete.
With the Wind. It first won praise as a novel by Margaret Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta on Decem-
Mitchell. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Mitchell grew up ber 15, 1939. The film became an even bigger (succeed)
among (relate) ____who had first-hand memories of the ____than the book and won nine Oscars, including Best
war and the 1864 (invade)____that burned their city to the picture.
ground. After a brief, disastrous (marry) ____, she began By the 1970s an estimated 90 percent of the American
supporting herself by writing for an Atlanta newspaper. public had seen the film in a theatre or on television.
Ailing from a (vary)____of ills that plagued her until
her (die)____in 1950, Mitchell retired from journalism in
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the verbs
the mid-1920s and began writing her novel. She refused
derived from the nouns in brackets according to
repeated requests to show her manuscript to a curious (edit) the model.
____when he visited Atlanta on a scouting trip in 1935.
But when an (acquaint)_____expressed surprise that Mitch Model: Today it is generally (recognition) recognized that...
ell was capable of writing fiction, she angrily presented it to
the agent as he was about to leave the city. He read the
novel on a train, and knowing he had discovered a classic, Test 84
he offered Mitchell a book contract. Published in June 1936.
Gone With the Wind became an instant publishing phenom Today it is generally (recognition) ____that Italian-
enon. It sold 50,000 copies in one day, a million within si\ Spanish navigator Christopher Columbus did not "(dis
months, and an average of 3700 copies a day for the rest of covery) __" the Americas, which were already (inhabit
the year. In 1937 the novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fic ancy) ___by native peoples. However, he did (instiga
tion. By 1997 it had sold approximately 30 million copies, tion) ____the European exploration of these lands at the
periodically returning to the best-seller list. end of the 15th century. This single act of courage and
Even before the book was released there was a feverish skill, thought foolish or suicidal by many at the time, set
fight for the movie rights. David O. Selznick, a Holly in motion global population shifts and advances in human
wood mogul who had recently created his own studio, paid knowledge that profoundly changed history. Europeans
Mitchell $50,000, an astounding amount for that time. (finding) ____a new land to inhabit and (exploitation)
But despite Selznick's wishes, Mitchell refused to write a .___; however, Columbus's discovery also began a clash of
script or to have anything at all to do with the film's (pro cultures that (proof)____disastrous for the aboriginal peo
duce) ____. ples of the Americas.
Making of the film version, which took more than three Based on his studies of contemporary maps and accounts,
years,was an epic in itself. Technical difficulties abound as well as on his sea travels to various European ports,
ed, and editing of enormous amounts of film footage slowed Columbus (belief) ____that he could reach East Asia —
the process. In (add) ____, Selznick's (perfect) ____led what he called "the Indies" — by sailing west from Europe.
Finding royal backing for such a plan was not easy,
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 however, and it was almost ten years before King Ferdi-
nand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile (agreement) - by the Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano. In 1609
____to support his voyage in 1492. the English traveller Henry Hudson made an extensive
Columbus was foremost a navigational genius and (com exploration of the area, and the Dutch laid claim to the
pletion) _____four successful trips from Spain to the is island on that basis. In 1624 the Dutch established trading
post on southern Manhattan Island. To secure the claim,
lands now known as the West Indies. On the other hand,
Peter Minuit, (appointment)____by the director general
as many scholars have since pointed out, his motives were
of the Dutch colony of New Netherland by his govern
primarily financial and personalized — he was seeking new ment, purchased the island from the Native Americans in
lands for Spain and riches and glory for himself. Another 1626 for goods (value) ____at about 60 guilders, or ap
aim was to (conversion)____the native peoples he (en- proximately $24.
counter)____to Christianity. He even forced several na
The permanent settlement began the same year at the
tives to return to Spain with him to (testimony)_____to outpost, which Minuit named New Amsterdam, and it
Ferdinand and Isabella of the riches of this new land. became the administrative centre of New Netherland.
However, scholars (consideration) ____that in these In 1664 Charles II of England granted his brother, the
actions and views Columbus was no better or worse thar
other Europeans of his time. duke of York a large area (inclusion)____Manhattan Is
Columbus died in 1506, just a few years after his las 1 land. A fleet of English warships (armament) ____to the
voyage. He never set foot on the North American mainland teeth seized New Amsterdam in the same year, and the
settlement was renamed New York in honour of the duke.
The many explorers who followed him opened up the
The town was retaken by the Dutch in 16 73, but a year
continent for European colonization and (alteration)_____ later they ceded it back to England.
humanity's view of the world. Columhus's achievements
were key in the transition from the Middle Ages to the During the 18th century, New York City became one
modern age. of the fast (development)_____commercial centres of the
British colonies in North America. It subsequently be-
came a centre of revolutionary activities by American pa-
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the forms of triots. In 1776, American troops were forced to evacuate
the verbs derived from the nouns in brackets ac-
cording to the model. the city, which remained under British occupation until
the end of the American Revolution.
Model: The name Manhatten (derivative) derived from an From 1785 to 1790 New York was the seat of the U.S.
Indian word means ...
government. With the first stock exchange (foundation)
____in 1792 New York soon became the nation's (leader)
Test 85 ____financial and commercial centre.
The name Manhattan (derivative)____from an Indian
word means "island of hills". In 1524 the island, then ~Test86 |
(inhabitancy)____by Native Americans, was probably seen
Although it is not known how humans and dogs first
learned to exist, people soon discovered the many ways
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dogs could (riches)____their lives. Dogs have been used of Pisa, Galileo began to conduct experiments testing Ar
to hunt for food, herd animals, (guardian)_____livestock istotle's (theorize)____that the speed of a fall is (depend
and property, (destroyer) ____rats and other pests, pull ence) ____on the (weigh)_____of the falling object. Oth
carts and sleds, (performance) ____rescues, and (appre ers had questioned the theory in the past, but Galileo was
hension) ____lawbreakers. They have been used during the first to use scientific experiments to disprove it — by
wartime as sentinels and message carriers. Today trained dropping objects of different weights from the Tower of
dogs are used to alert deaf people to common household Pisa, legend has it.
sounds, such as the ringing telephone or doorbell; (guid This method of developing a hypothesis and then per
ance) ____the blind; or (retrieval)_____objects for para forming an experiment to see if the hypothesis was true or
lytics. Perhaps the most common of the many roles served false established physics as a (precision)____science, bring
by the domesticated dog, however, is that of companion ing science as a whole out of the realm of natural philoso
As animals with strong social tendencies, dogs typically phy and into the modern era.
(longing) ____for close contact with their owners. And Galileo's (contribute)____to scientific knowledge were
people (tendency)____to form loving bonds with dogs. also (significance)____.
This companionship often helps to (easiness)____the pain He built the first telescope for astronomical purposes,
and isolation of the elderly or people whose physical or mental observed that the Milky Way consisted of stars, articulated
health (requirement)____long-term period of recovery. the laws of bodies in (move)____and discovered the Moon's
The Newfoundland is a breed of working dog, that craters, Jupiter's largest four satellites, sun spots, and the
(origin)_____in Newfoundland from the crossbreeding ol phases of Venus.
native strains with foreign breeds, the latter possibly the Galileo's ideas (generation)____much controversy at
Great Pyrenees or the boarhound. Must pedigree New the time, none more than his support for trie then hereti
foundlands of today are (descendance)____from dogs bred cal notion that the Earth was not the centre of the uni
in England. verse. In his book Dialogue on the Two Chief World Sys
tems, Galileo (argument) ____for the Copernican theo
ry, which held that the Sun was the centre of the solar
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the appropri- system.
ate derivatives of the words in brackets according After the book was published, Galileo was charged
to the model. with and found guilty of (heretical) ____by the Roman
Model: .. Shakespeare was born and Michelangelo (death) Catholic Church.
died He died in 1642, but the (fireplace)____of scientific
revolution that he started still burn bright.
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Test 88
Galileo was born near Pisa in 1564 — the same year
Shakespeare was born and Michelangelo (death)____. In Born in Bonn in 1770, Beethoven is often linked with
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Mozart as a chief figure of the Viennese classical style Stanton was the (drive)____force behind the first wom
Beethoven (briefing)____studied with Mozart while in his en's rights (convene) ____in the United States, held in
teens, and the two might have become contemporary (ri 1848.
valry) ____if Mozart had not died in 1791 at the age of 35 A Declaration of Sentiments, based on the famous lan
Beethoven moved (permanence)____to Vienna, Aus guage of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, was (sig
tria, in 1792 to study with Haydn, and he remained then nature) ____at the end of the meeting. The statement
the rest of his life. The student soon (surpassingly)____ called for property and custody rights for women, criti-
the teacher. cized men for barring women from higher education and
Beethoven's life and career were coloured by an unu most professions, and (proposition)____that women should
sual tragedy that gave him no (choose)____but to change have the right to vote — an (incredibility) ____radical
and adjust: he gradually (loss)____his hearing in the earh idea at that time.
1800s and remained deaf for the rest of his life. Although Stanton and her group, the National Woman (Suffer)
he could no (longing) ____perform in public and for a ____Association, began winning some battles as states
time even contemplated suicide, Beethoven could still (com changed their property laws so that women could own prop-
position) ____. Some of his greatest works were written erty.
during and after the time of his hearing loss. In (factual) A constitutional (amend)____guaranteeing U.S. wom
.___, some scholars believe that the composer's (great) en the right to vote was first (introduction)____in 1878.
____came not in spite of his deafness but becauseof it, as Stanton and her cohorts also helped women in other coun-
it (freedom)____him to experiment with new forms. Ex tries in their struggles to win rights such as the vote.
perts say that much of the work Beethoven composed dur However, Stanton did not believe that winning the
ing his last period was (farthermost)____ahead of its time vote alone would change the plight of women, and cer
tainly not overnight. History has basically justified her (be
Text 89 lieve) ____.
Although the battle for equal rights continues today in
Until the 19th century, women were (large)____pow many places around the world, in 1920, 18 years after
erless before the law. For example, a married woman her death, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
could not hold (proprietary)_____in her own name, and was finally (passage)____, giving U.S. women the vote.
in divorce proceedings men were commonly awarded per
manent (legalization)____custody of any children. And, Test 90
of course, women were not (allowance)____to vote. Then.
in the rnid-19th century, the unthinkable happened: brave Venice is the city and seaport in northeastern Italy.
women began speaking up about the (equal)____in their Venice is situated on 120 islands (formation)____by 177
lives. (Slowness)_____, 50 percent of the world's popula canals in the lagoon between the mouths of the Po and
tion won largely equal (stand)____under the law. Piave rivers, at the northern (extreme)____of the Adriatic
One of the most vocal and important of these women Sea. Because of its historic role as a naval (powerful)_____
was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. and (commerce) ____centre, the city is known as the
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"Queen of the Adriatic". A railroad and highway causeway of seven independent states located in the southeastern cor-
connects Venice with the mainland. Long sand bars, or
barrier beaches, on the outer side of the lagoon serve as
(protectionist)____against the sea. The islands on which
the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges.
The Grand Canal, about 3 km (lengthen)____, winds
through Venice from northwest to southeast, (division)
____the city into two (near)_____equal portions. No mo
tor vehicles are (permissive)____on the narrows winding
lanes and streets that (penetration)____the old city, and
the bridges are for (pedestrianized)____only.
For centuries the most common method of transpor-
tation was by gondola, a flat-bottomed boat propelled by
a single oar. Today, the gondolas are used mainly bj
tourists; motor launches carry almost all the freight and
passenger traffic in Venice.
Modern Venice has faced many challenges, including
(lose)____of population to other areas and physical dam
age from flooding, (sink) ____, air and water (pollute)
____, and age.
After severe flooding in 1966, an international effort
to (preservation)____historic Venice was coordinated by
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), and many structures were ren
ovated and preserved. Flooding has (occurrence)
________________________________________________
throughout the history of the city; it is caused when high
tides combine with storm winds. The sinkage of buildings
and other structures, caused by the (drain)____of under
ground aquifers, has been addressed by limits on ground
water usage and the construction of an aqueduct from the
nearby Alps.

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ner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the Persian
Gulf to the north, Saudi Arabia to the south and west,
and Oman and the Gulf of Oman to the east. Before the
(discover)____of oil in the 1950s, the UAE was a group
of largely undeveloped emirates under the (protect)
of the British. Oil brought rapid (grow)____and modern
ization to the area, and the emirates became independent
as the UAE in 1971.
The city of Abu Dhabi, (location)____in the emirate
of the same name, is the federal capital and the largest
city.
The UAE's (prove)_____oil reserves make up almost
one-tenth of the world's (totality) ____, with about 90
percent in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and significant amounts
in Dubai. (Estimation) ____natural gas reserves amount
to about 3 percent of the world's total, with Abu Dhabi
again (possession)____the largest share.
Other mineral resources include (modesty) ____de
posits of chrome, iron, copper, and uranium.
Since the 1960s the UAE has progressed from a largely
subsistence (economic)____to a developed one that pro
vides one of the world's highest (standardization)____of
living. The main engine for the extraordinary growth and
development of the economy has been the oil sector, al
though non-oil trade has played a (significance)____role
and all the emirates have begun to diversify their econo-
mies.
A unique feature of the UAE's economy is its (depend
ent) ____on foreign labour. More than 90 percent of the
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 8. I was used (A) to coming to (B) the bank of the
Part Five j river (C) after covering (D) a two-miles walk in
FIND A MISTAKE (1) the wood.

9. He would not (A) listen to the project of (B) hers

(C) accompanying him (D) as far as Leeds.
Directions: Identify one word or phrase marked A, B, C.
or D and underlined that must be changed to 10. (A) The (B) stay-at-homes mothers stood (C) gossip
make the sentence correct. What's the correct var- ing (D) at the corners of the alley.
iant?
11. His house (A) was close (B) bv hand, a very pleasant
Test 92 little cottage, (C) painted white with (D) green tiled
roof.
1. He did not understand (A) their speak because (B) his
knowledge of German (C) was derived (D) from his 12. He was so tired and (A) depressed that he felt he couldn't
public school. move (B) any longer: so he (C) laid on his back in the
old grass (D) looking UP.
2. He (A) was surprised. Both (B) window and ,(C) door
(D) was open. 13. You are trying (A) to make me (B) feel that I need not
(C) be grateful (D) for you,
3. (A) Though he tried (B) hard, he couldn't open the
window (C) despite of all his (D) efforts. 14. As soon as Ann and (A) her suitcase (B) was in the
taxi, Mike told the driver (C) to go to the station
4. Sam (A) as well as Nick and Mary (B) were enjoy- (D) as fast as possible.
ing the valley (C) beneath them at the crack of
(D) dawn. 15. She (A) couldn't help (B) to overhear them, because
they (C) were speaking too (D) loudly about Keith.
5. (A) A sudden thought (B) struck him and he suggested
(C) to search all (D) the other rooms in the house. Test 93
6. The letter was (A) hers, and she (B) wouldn't wish I. (A) How seems to be (B) the greatest injustice of all,
(C) anybody else but Mum (D) reads it. however, is that (C) the new lands that Columbus
discovered (D) were never given his name.
7. The plan of the rooms was (A) not familiar w ith
me and I felt (B) a little (C) uncertain which way 2 Why (A) are you standing (B) in the doors? Come in
( D) to go. and (C) make (D) oneself at home.
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3. She was (A) wearing a (B) plain white dress and (C) was 14. My brother (A) as well as I (B) am ready (C) to ac-
helding a red rose (D) in her hand . company you (D) to the station.

4. He was (A) in a great hurry and had no time to (B) think 15.The wedding party (A) was forced to abandon their
it over . Otherwise he (C) had found (D) another
cars and (B) literally to fight C) their way into the
way out.
Old Town Hall (D) on foot-
5. I want (A) to ask him what decision (B) will he take Test 94
and (C) also I'd like (D) to find out the date.
1. (A) As your arguments are (B) strong, they (C)
6. Her father did not want (A) her to make friends with cannot convince me (D) in the least .
Pete and Sally (B) because they (C) influenced on her
badly, (D) to his mind . 2. Though he failed to find (A) a new route to Asia,
Columbus made the lands and peoples of the western
7. But why (A) should he (B) take all her perpetual nui hemisphere (B) to know to Europeans, (C) setting in
sance (C) on himself? It was not (D) fairly. motion a chain of events that altered human history
(D) on a global scale.
8. It is (A) silly_(B) from me, but I can't help (C) think
ing of the letter. I remember (D) seeing it on the table. 3. My next task was (A) to approach (B) to the
shore with my things, and I found it (C) by no
9. He (A) made it (B) clear once more that (C) the missed means (D)easy.
books were (D) to be received and brought to him.
4. Now (A) listen to me!" he said, (B) I'll speak to
10. He (A) wondered now (B) weather Harris was (C) the you (C) a few things that you (D) might have asked
man he ought to work (D) for, before starting out."

11. (A) After all. (B) there was no (C) doubt as to (D) that 5. He (A) hasn't visited us (B) for a long time . He
he meant. (C) must not have been told that we have already re-
turned (D) home.
12. (A) The Colossus of Rhodes was (B) a bronze 30 -
metre statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected about 6 (A) While our trip we had (B) an accident (C) in
280 BC (C) to guard the entra nce to the harbor a which I had my leg (D) badly hurt.
Rhodes; it was destroyed about (D) 55 years later.
7. He (A) is dependent (B) of his parents' aid though
13. He (A) awoke (B) with a start . He stretched his he tried (C) his best to become (D independent of
(C) cramped body and wondered (D) what time was it them.
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8. (A) Mrs. H enley's nightmare (B) has begun the 2. The works of (A) this Scottish and Irish authors who are
(C) previous Saturday afternoon while she (D) was play- (B) closely identified (C) with English life and letters
ing with her sons in the park, are also considered (D) part of English literature,
9. (A) The air pressure in the balloon is (B) much more
3. James Clerk Maxwell (A) was considered one of (B) the
greater than (C) the air pressure (D) in the jar. 19th century's most important scientists was (C) the
10. He was (A) a third-year student , just (B) begun his first to demonstrate that light (D) consists of electro
(C) in-hospital training and willing to learn (D) as magnetic waves.
much as possible.
4. (A) This piece of land is (B) much larger than (C) the
11- (A) Instead of delivering key points from my (B) stand- Alaska and California combined and has (D) a total
ard lecture on medical education, I decided to keep population of only 26,000 people.
(C) quietly and let Henry and the other students
(D) learn that lesson from a patient instead. 5. It seems (A) at the first sight (B) natural to explain the
facts (C) by assuming the existence of something
12. Mrs. Ludlow was (A) an attractive woman in her (D) either at rest or in motion in each body.
(B) mid-thirties , but she looked as if she (C) could
use (D) a good nights' sleep . 6. Managing to get (A) within about a hundred yards
(B) of the shore I saw (C) a native and asked him
13. (A) Until she looked (B) fine, she behaved as if she (D) what was the name of the place .
(C) were in a world (D) of her own .
7. (A) It seems to me that this statement is (B) primarily
14. (A) His 12-volumes series of novels, grouped undci a declaration of love (C) of the land , in which the
the title A Dance to the Music of Time, is a (B) highly several elements — (D) the woman, the dress, and
readable account of the lives and careers of people in this plain — are at last become one reality.
the arts and politics (C) from before World War II to
many years (D) afterward. 8. (A) The lake region is a very stormy one, and a day
never passes (B) without thunder , while a storm
15. John Le Carre (A) won popularity for (B) ingeniously (C) can always be seen somewhere, although (D) they
complex espionage tales, (C) losely based (D) on his never last long.
own experience in the British foreign service.
9. (A) I seemed to see the sailor, wandering (B) from a
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point to a point . (C) crossing and recrossing . going
1. She got me (A) use this (B) shade of colour although (D) from some island to some headland .
I (C) strongly objected (D) to it.
10. I (A) could not help admiring the scene, and I seemed
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 to see (B) as in a vision (C) what would happen (D) in 4. As I waited to see if the treatment (A) would ease
the days come. (B) William's pain. I thought about what (C) he would
face if (D) he would lose the use of his right hand.
11. It was only (A) another day I (B) received a letter
from a man at Mengo (C) saving (D) there were 50C 5. (A) For centuries this species (B) have been a famil
children in the Mengo school every day. iar sight (C) in southern Spain , in Africa, and in the
(D) warmer parts of Asia.
12. It has been (A) slow work and they have often felt
(B) depressed. (C) broke-hearted, and (D) dispirited 6. These essays (A) are distinguished by (B) a very justly
appreciation of the merits and (C) demerits of Poe
13. While (A) congratulating ourselves on (B) that has beet (D) as a writer.
accomplished during (C) the last twentv-seven years
we should remember (D) gratefully the services of many 7. (A) At age 33 Michelangelo (B) had already made his
people. reputation (C) as a sculptor (D) equal to any ancient
Greek or Roman.
14. I (A) took (B) a close look at his right hand. (C) Except
for some mild swelling of the fingertips, it looked (D) jus; 8. He (A) made a recommendation (B) regarding to the
as his left hand. opening up of additional sources of (C) cold milk and
(D) liquid yogurt.
15. (A) Entirely ignorant of the (B) published process but.
(C) determined to be published, she sold the first ston 9. (A) The sole reason of publishing a complete edition
(D) she submitted. of (B) the works of Shelly , as of any other writer,
must be (C) to increase the facilities for the student of
Test 96 | the particular period in which (D) he lived.
1. As we began (A) our two-and-a-half-hour (B) dead 10. Albright graduated (A) with honors (B) Welleslev Col
fall (C) toward the bottom, we discovered the sonar lege, near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1959 with a
(D) was not working. (C) bachelor's degree (D)
in political science.
2. When we burn (A) our skin by touching something
(B) extremely hot, it is (C) the high temperature that
(D) kill the cells. 11. Electronics (A) was born 55 years ago when Lee De
Forest (B) invented the first (C) three-electrodes vac
3 The planet that (A) circles (B) the sun most rapidly is uum tube — (D) the "audion".
(C) the Mercury , which makes (D) a full circuit_ in
87.6 days. 12. I didn't believe it (A) would happ en until I (B) saw
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11. His days (A) are filled (B) of a succession of surpris 6. Seats are also (A) much harder to get in (B) Australia
es, usually disagreeable, and (C) constant happenings spring, when the wild flowers are (C) in bloom in West
of (D) the unexpected, ern Australia and the journey becomes (D) especially
popular.
12. (A) Among this mountainous region and (B) the Car
ibbean shore stretches a low level country, (C) cov 7. The products of the country are (A) numerous (B) de
ered with a dense forest . (D) rich in rubbe r, cedar, spite the fact that its resources are (C) as yet almost
and dye woods. entirely (D) undevelop.
13. The foreigners (A) on the board quickly discover that 8. (A) The coffee is grown (B) in large quantitie s in the
their Australian (B) travelling companions are an hilly region in the northwest; (C) sugar, tobacco, cot
(C) essentially friendly (D) breed. ton, rice, indigo and cacao plantations abound
(D) between the lakes and the Pacific.
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1. But (A) deep inside I still had this feeling that there 9. The crew (A) was made up (B) largely of (C) experi
was a place where I could breathe (B) more free enced seamen and (D) few government officials.
and where (C) my own hard work would be (D) the
10. My father, James F. Reed, was (A) the originator of
measure of my success and the source of my exist the party, and (B) the Donner brothers . George and
ence, Jacob, who lived just (C) a little way out of Springfield,
(D) decided to join them.
2. (A) Each journey for a man or a woman is (B) v
small achievement (C) in himself, an exercise (D) in 11.In the (A) winter long evenin gs Grandma Keyes
conquering a continent. (B) used (D) to tell me Indian stories which (D) fasci
nated and astonished me.
3. (A) Having booked two weeks or so (B) in advance is
usually (C) sufficient to guarantee a seat (D) on the 12. Her sons (A) tried to dissuade her (B) from the long
Indian Pacific train . and (C) fatiguing journey, but (D) for vain.
4. Preparations for (A) each year's race , held (B) early 13. (A) The knowing that books were always (B) scarce in
March, begin as soon as the last one (C) is over — a new country, we (C) also took a good library of
with careful review of (D) any mistakes. (D) standard works.

5. Draining (A) nearly a third of (B) the European Rus 14. We (A) children were afraid (B) of the oxens. thinking
sia. the river flows 2,300 miles from (C) the Valdai they could go (C) wherever they (D) pleased as they
Hills (D) northwest of Moscow to the Caspian Sea. had no bridles.

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15. (A) Could we have looked into the future and (B) have 8. A new route (A) had just been opened by L. W. Hast
seen the misery (C) before us . these lines (D) had ings, which (B) passed (C) along the eastern shore of
never been written . (D) Mediterranean .

Test 98 9. (A) The central plateau region runs for (B) approxi
mately 1210 miles and the passage (C) is said to short
1. I watched them (A) closely . (B) hardly dare to draw ened the distance (D) bv three hundred miles .
my breath, and (C) feeling sure they (D) would sink
the boat in the middle of the stream. 10. To prevent (A) the Portuguese (B) from attempting to
claim his discoveries, Columbus sent a letter to Pope
2. (A) Stretching out before us (B) as far as the eye could Alexander VI, (C) himself a Spaniard , as soon as
reach was (C) a valley as green as emerald , dotted (D) he arrived to Spain .
here and there with flowers of (D) each imaginable
colour. 11. My father (A) was so eager to reach California that
(B) he was quick (C) at taking advantage (D) of any
3. (A) As the river (B) remained high and there was (C) no means to shorten the distance.
prospect of fording it . the men (D) went working to
cut down trees. 12. We (A) were sure by Brown and his party that the
(B) only bad part was the (C) forty-mile drive through
4. Exercise (A) in the open air under bright skies, and the desert (D) by the shore of the lake.
(B) freedom of danger (D) combined to make this par
of our journey (D) an ideal pleasure trip. 13. After a brief meeting (A) aboard ship, arrangements
were made for (B) another meeting, this one (C) at
5. At night when we (A) drove into camp , our wagon - Christmas Day. December 25, at the chiefs residence
(B) were placed (C) so as to form a circle, into which in a (D) nearby village .
(D) our cattle was driven .
6. (A) The Pharos of Alexandria (circa 280 BC), locat 14. (A) But for (B) the advice of these people we (C) should
continue (D) on the old Fort road.
ed (B) on an island (C) in the harbour of Alexandria,
was a famous ancient lighthouse standing (D) more
than 134 m in tall: it was destroyed in the 14th centuo 15. The water (A) in these wells was pure and cold,
(B) enough welcome after the alkaline pools (C) from
7. (A) Although viruses cannot be treated (B) with anti
which we (D) had been forced to drink -
biotics. which are effective only (C) against bacterial
the body's immune system has many natural defenses Test 99
against (D) virus infections.
. 1- We crept (A) closer together, and, when we (B) com-
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 plained on the cold, papa placed all five of our dogs 10.In May 1505 (A) King Ferdinand finally granted Co
around us, and (C) only for the warmth of these lumbus an audience in which the explorer (B) was
faithful creatures we should (D) doubtless have per- allowed to present his claims to his titles and (C) the
ished. rich of (D) the Indies .

2. (A) Worn with (B) travel and (C) greatly discouraged 11. At night, radiation lowers (A) water
we (D) reached to the shore of the Great Salt Lake. temperature
3. These types of (A) athletic injuries typically (B) result (B) comparatively slow , but land cools rapidly,
(C) becoming cooler than the air above it; (D) conse
in twisting , (C) such as when a gymnast lands quently a fog is formed.
(D) improperly

4. The committee (A) raised numerous objection?, 12.I don't want to be (A) like James. He works (B) hard
because he is (C) anxiously (D) to succeed.
(B) asked many questions , and, (C) in the end .
(D) rejected to the plan . 13. (A) Have you found the book (B) of which we (C) were
speaking (D) another day?
5. (A) Initially Columbus (B) had difficulty (C) to recruit
a crew because many sailors (D) feared a voyage into 14. Micronesia is one of the three major divisions of (A) the
the unknown. Pacific, Islands , encompassing (B) more than 2.000
islands in the Pacific Ocean east of (C) the Philip
5. (A) Between (B) the Pacific and these lakes there is
pines, and (D) on the most part north of the equator.
(C) a narrow strip of land, from twelve to thirty miles
(D) width. 15. (A) Highly cultured, he wrote poetry (B) either in Persian
and his Turkic (C) mother tongue, and he also left a
7. (A) Navigation in the 15th century was far from (B) an volume of memoirs that has been (D) widely translated.
exact science , (C) as several navigational tools and
aids (P) were available. Test 100
8. (A) Since quite different, all three variants of chess are
believed (B) to have evolved from (C) a common an
cestor — either a 6th-century game played in India 1 (A) Having surprised and puzzled. I (B) slowly turned
or (D) an earlier game played in China. my head and saw Robin, (C) Naomi's two-year-old
9. (A) Saving Ben's hand (B) might also save his fairly daughter, (D) grooming the thin cotton of my shirt.
because he was (C) the sole breadwinner for his large 2 Aesop is (A) an ancient Greek writer of (B) fables ,
family and (D) ailment parents who is supposed (C) to_be a (d) freed slave from Thrace,
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 who (C) made a fortune in the early 1900s by providing 11. (A) Released in 1985, Back to the Future is a (B) hit
(D) a financial information _and analysis to investors. motion picture about a teenager transported back (C) in
the time to (D) the 1950s.
4. Babylon is one of (A) the most important cities of the
ancient world, (B) who is location today is marked by 12. When (A) out of sight of land, ancient seafarers de
a (C) broad area of ruins just east of (D) the Euphra rived clues about their location (B) by having meas
tes River. ured water depth, monitoring (C) wind pattern and
wave shape, and observing the position of the Sun as it
5. Tell (A) that brother of yours that he (B) had better moved (D) across the sky.
(c) to get out of here if he does not want (D) to be
hurt. 13. Jordan boosted the popularity of the Nike (A) shoe
company and other sponsors (B) with his sincere,
6. (A) Alexander the Great captured the city in 330 BC plainspoken endorsements and his appeal (C) as a bas
and planned to rebuild it and (B) make it the capital of ketball player and spokesperson was (D) strong espe
his vast empire, (C) but he was died before he could cially among children and teenagers.
(D) carry out his plans.
7. Seven Wonders of the World are (A) works-of art and 14. Most scientists agree that life (A) on Earth (B) is now
faced (C) the most severe extinction episode since the
architecture (B) regarded by ancient Greek and Ro
event that drove the dinosaurs (D) extinct,
man observers (C) to be (d) the most extraordinary
structures of antiquity. 15. Bacon wrote letters of (A) a sound advice to Elizabeth
8. The plains (A) were alived with buffalo, and herds I, Queen of England, but his suggestions (B) were
never implemented , and he completely lost favour
(B) could be seen every day (C) coming to the Platte
(C) with the Queen in 1593, when he opposed a bill
(D) to drink. for (D) a royal subsidy .
9. Institutions of (A) higher learning (B) have granted
degrees since the 12th century and the Academic De Test 101
gree is a title granted by (C) a college or university,
usually signifying completion of (D) an establishing course 1 We (A) have harvested the fish and shellfish of the
of study. (B) world's largest lakes and oceans in volumes that
(C) makes it impossible for populations to recover fast
10. People dive as a way (A) to enter the water, but they enough (D) to meet our harvesting needs.
also dive (B) in fun and (C) in competition , attempt'
ing to perform airborne acrobatics before coming into 2 (A) The Chinese possessed the wealth and the seafaring
the water (D) gracefully . skills that (B) would enable them (C) to explore, but
they had (D) little interest in the world outside of China.
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3. And everywhere we go, whether (A) by purpose or 11. The company wanted to repeat (A) the success of (B) the
(B) by accident , we have brought along species that Spanish: the colonists were to (C) look after gold and
(C) disrupt local ecosystems and, in many cases, drive silver, for a passage to Asia, and for other discover
native (D) species extinct. ies that (D) would quickly reward investors.

4. The city is noted chiefly (A) by hot mineral springs 12. I want (A) to hear (B) what the piano sounds (C) like.
which (B) were known in the time of (C) the Roman just in case (D) I will be asked to sing this afternoon.
Empire : remains of Roman baths (D) have been dis
covered here. 13. Although some people spend one or two years there
(A) at a time , the majority of them (B) visits just
5. In 1873 the duke of Beaufort (A) had introduced the (C) for the summer months when (D) good weather
game (B) to royalty (C) at his country estate, Bad facilitates fieldwork.
minton House, and the sport became known a
(D) badminton. 14. (A) Formed in 1959, the Beatles (B) were composed
(C) from four musicians born in Liverpool; the drum
6. (A) The polar bear . (B) the only marine bear , is also.. mer Peter Best in 1962 (D) was replaced by Ringo
known as the ice bear in some languages because of its Starr.
(C) prefer for hunting (D) on sea ice .
15. (A) The Pyramids of Egypt, built at Giza during the
7. Like (A) the short story . (B) the novel tells (C) the 4th Dynasty are the oldest (B) of Seven Wonders of
story, but unlike (D) the short story , it presents more the World and the only (C) ones remaining (D) intact-
than an episode. ly today.

8. The last continent (A) to be discovered . Antarctic

(B) remained hiddened behind barriers of fog, storm,
and sea ice (C) until it was first sighted in (D) the
early 19th century.

9. Many advertisements focused (A) on Michael Jordan

determination (B) to succeed and (C) encouraged kids
to "be (D) like Mike".

10 (A) Because the extreme cold and (B) the lack of native
peoples, forests, land animals, and (C) obvious natu-
ral resources, the continent remained (D) largely ne-
glected for decades after discovery.
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Part Six FIND A before Scott's team began their journey.
MISTAKE (2) 9. Trucks are usually larger and more heavier than auto
mobiles and differ in basic construction.
10. Double trailers resemble two smaller trailers linked to
gether and can maneuver through tight turns more
Directions: There is one erroneous word or phrase in each easily than standard trailers do.
sentence below. Identify the mistakes and correct 11. Some of today's dolls walk and have facial expressions
them. that change, hairs can be repeatedly washed and styled
because each strand is firmly embedded in the scalp.
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12. There was something in his low, languid voice that
1. Cultural historians point out that acquisition of con was absolutely fascinated.
sumer goods, which had been scarce during wartimes 13. In the United States the cabinet consists of the presi
became a central feature of postwar life. dent's advisers, each of whose is a department head.
2. From Montreal to Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Rive; 14. Firstly cultivated in South America, the cacao tree
was introduced Into Europe during the 16th century.
rises 68 m in elevation and has several regions of rap 15. Because you have the most marvelous youth, and youth
ids. is the one thing worth to have.
3. In the 19th century, Canada constructed canals and
locks to allow commercial vessels navigating this par.
of the river, and by 1900 all of the component water
ways had a minimum depth of 4 m. 1 During War II, Miami has served as a major military
4. Lack of food forced the party turn back within 179 km training area, and thousands of soldiers settled in the
of the pole. area after the war ended in 1945.
5. No one knows exactly how many species are being lost 2. The strongest tornadoes may sweep houses from their
because nobody of us knows exactly how many species foundations, destroy bricks buildings, toss cars and
exist on Earth. school buses through the air, and even lift railroad
6. They became the chief European traders with theIro cars from their tracks.
quois, supplying them with firearms, blankets, metal 3. The moment I met you I saw that you were quite un
tools, and other European trade goods for exchange consciously of what you really are, of what you really
of furs. might be.
7. Amundsen originally sought the North Pole, but when 4 If a cabinet lacks either legislative or popular sup-
that had been conquered in 1909 he set his sights on port, the government said to fall, and the executive
must form a new cabinet capable of winning the re-
the South Pole. quired support.
8. He together with his companions were ready for the
5 But she felt afraid of him, and ashamed being afraid.
journey; they set out from the Bay of Whales on the
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6. If caught outside by a hurricane, a person should lie 6. As he took his first steps on the lunar surface, Arm
flatly in a ditch and cover his or her head for protec strong could have been seen in remarkably clear tele
tion from flying debris. vision pictures taken by a camera.
7. I never talk when I am working, and never listen too, and 7. A cabinet of the British type typically comprises of mem
it must be dreadfully tedious for my unfortunate sitters. bers of the party that has a decisive majority in the
8. In 1642 Pascal created a machine to get free his fa legislature.
ther, who was a tax collector, from the tedious task ol g. The means of forecasting natural disasters, such as
adding columns of numbers. floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis, and of
9. Let us have something icing to drink, something with communicating disaster information to the public, has
strawberries in it. improved immensely as science and technology have
10. She could not help to like the tall, graceful youn^ advanced.
man who was standing by her. 9. He seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning
11. For nearly ten minutes he stood there, motionlessly over the pages of a volume of Schumann's "Forest
with parted lips, and eyes strangely bright. Scenes".
12. The captain handed me his binoculars. Through it 10. Popular character dolls include teenage "Barbie" dolls,
I could see three small boats rising and falling on the launched in 1959, for which a variety of clothing are
long Pacific swells. available.
13. Unless they don't resign, cabinet members serve foi 11. He was certainly wonderful handsome, with his fine
the duration of the term or terms of the president who ly-curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crisp
appoints them. gold hair.
14. He felt as if a hand of ice had been lain upon his heart 12. Maximum trailer height and width are dictated by state
15. It is rather late, and, as you have to dress, you would law and vary from a state to a state.
better lose no time. 13. In the 15th century a new technological development
— the paper — revolutionized the production of Euro
Test 104 pean books.
14. He is a professional brother of yours, and yours pres
1. "Just turn your head a little more to the right, Dori ence may be of assistance to me.
an, as a good boy,*' said the painter, deep in his work. 15. "If you ever go to India, Miss Verinder, don't take
2. As the calculator is a very modern invention, ma your uncle birthday's gift with you," he said.
chines able to perform addition and subtraction have
existed for centuries. Test 105
3. A look of joy came into his eyes, as if he recognized
himself for the first time. 1. There was something in his face that made one trust
4. You should not go away when I asked you. oneself at once.
5. Both of you have made me to hate the finest piece of 2. The painter was busy mixed his colours and getting his
work I have ever done, and I will destroy it. brushes ready.
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1. All the innocence of youth was there, as well as a) 2. It was paper Europeans learned about from the Islamic
youth passionate purity. world which acquired it from China.
2. For more than a century, doll collecting has been 3. "You are an enthusiast in your line of thought, I per
popular hobby, and collections have exhibited in mu ceive, sir, because I am in mine," said he.
seums throughout the world. 4. A good-natured Indian family who had been living here
3. Would you think it awfully rude from me if I asked you for three or four years gave us welcome and lay before
to go away? us gourds full of cool, delicious water and a few cold
4. Trucks come in many different varieties and are classi boiled sweet potatoes.
fied by weigh, type, and the job they perform. 5. The ruins of buildings were made of blocks of granite,
5. Sailboat competitions are governed by strictly, inter some of which was beautifully fitted together in the
nationally recognized racing rules. most refined style of Inca architecture.
6. Renaissance books were established the convention o 6. 50 cents for his day's labour were not unreasonable,
the title page and the preface, or introduction. although it was two and one-half times his usual day's
7. The tea brewed from the dried leaves of this plant has wage.
been drink in China since perhaps the 28th century 7. Gradually the table of contents, illustrations' list,
BC. explanatory notes, bibliography, and index were
8. We found in the midst of a tropical forest, beneath added,
the shade of whose trees we could make out a maze of 8. Perceval, a mythical figure of traditional Welsh tales,
ancient walls. is said to have been a member of King Arthur's legen
9. He offered to show me the ruins, which he had once dary nights of the Round Table.
visited if I would pay him well for his services.
10. The accident gave Bell insight how voices could be been forgotten, however.
reproduced at a distance. 10. Although her parents were more concerned with mak
11. One felt that he had kept oneself unspotted from the ing sure she knew to knit and sew, she always wanted
world. to be a writer.
12. The rarity and value of a book are determined by cer 10. You are much more better than you pretend to be.
tain criterion, many of which are, in fact, irrelevant 11.I told her that I loved her, and she said she was not
to the literary merit of the work. worthy being my wife.
13. He was a very tall, thin man, with a long nose, which 12.Women, as some witty Frenchman once put it, in
shot out between two keen, grey eyes, sat closely together spire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always
prevent us to carry them out.
Test 106 13. The wide rooms seemed too narrow for his gait, and
to himself he was in terror lest his broad shoulders
1. The most important rules for sailboat competitions are collide with the doorways.
aimed on the avoidance of collisions between compet- 14. He did not know how was she was dressed, except that
ing boats. the dress was as wonderful as she.
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 15. He watched the easy walk of the other in front of him,
Test 107 and for the first time realized that his walk was differ-
ent from that of another men.
1. He had seen oil paintings in the show windows of shops
but the glass of the windows had prevented his eage, Test 108
eyes to approach too near.
2. He waved his hand and muttered that it was nothing a 1. We went ashore in one of their boats, and could not
all, what he had done, and that any fellow would do n help congratulating them heartily with the beauty of
3. For 25 years I have dealt with those species, and I havs the site they had chosen.
come to the conclusion that a few members of the an 2. Colleges seem to have set down at random and to have
imal kingdom are so difficult to keep in captivity. grown in erratic, unpredictable directions.
4. Shortly before the United States entered into the wa 3. A house for sale looks wonderfully in the summer sun
Peters made a speech at a meeting of the Civic Leagu- shine, and it seems cheap compared with prices in
in his hometown. Britain or Holland or especially Paris.
5. He was evidently unused to wear stiff collars. 4. 1 objected strongly, but at the end I agreed to under
6. Of course such an enthusiast became known to all oi take the mission.
the board. 5. Several years ago we would be denied entry into Mus
7. He saw her hand coming out to his, and she lookec cat, for the country was closed to outsiders.
him straightly in the eyes as she shook hands, frankly 6. In rising, the air cools and this is the cause for various
like a man. meteorological phenomena: clouds, rain, snow,
8. I have been looking forward to meet you ever since storms.
Arthur told us, 7. Since Grasse has long been associated with the crea
9. Those who have never seen Lake Superior get an in tion of high-class perfumes, much of the real money
adequate, even inaccurate idea, by hearing its spoke.i today lies in the production of aromas and flavours for
of as a "lake". more common product.
10. You have such a scar on your neck, Mr. Eder. 8. He made a great fortune, but, what was more, he
How did it happen? I am sure it must be some adven used it nobly, not for hisself, but for his country and
ture. his Empire.
11. Everything was ready and we had only to wait favour 9. The problem is so difficult and the road travels so long,
able weather conditions. however, that the work cannot be undertaken too soon.
12. I wish father had such bad luck with his farm machinery 10. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about
13. Why are you keeping silent? Would you rather I wouldn't everything, wouldn't it?
talk? 11. Matthew was not used to decide on the colours of ladies'
14. Each of the girls pointed out to me the direction in dresses, but in tiiis case there couldn't be much doubt.
which her father's farm lay, and told me how many 12. She knew only that no man had ever affected on her
acres were in wheat that year and how much in corn before as this one had.
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13. A few provincial cities anywhere are more crowded with 13. They gave us a great number of advice in exchange
incident and achievement. for our confidence.
14. The scenery of the bay is of the grandest description 13. If we could take off then, all would have been well.
There is nothing as it elsewhere in Ontario. 14. Calculations show that the energy liberated from the
15. That time is in the last hours of the night or the twi modification of atoms containing in six drops of water
light that procedes dawn. would be sufficient to light up one of the world's great
cities for several hours.
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Test 110
1. Other arrests are making today, and occasionally a
big fight. 1. Found in 1621, the botanic garden is the oldest garden
2. It is no snow, or rain, or fog, or frost, and there in Britain and third oldest in the world.
can be no deposits of ice on the plane. 2. The balloon was ready and we planned to take from
3. Every morning she had coffee, an orange juice, and a very early in the morning, just before sunrise.
bagel with cream cheese or grape jam. 3. It was a surprise me to see them there; so I stood
4. This time I reached in safety to the farther side; but wondering what was going on.
there a difficulty arose which we had not foreseen. 4. Naturalists have been staggered by the Amazon's di
5. When the morning of the 5th dawned we were' covered versity ever since the first European researchers set feet
deep in snow, a storm had bursted in the night, and all in the South American rain forest more than 200 years
around was hidden in a dense sheet of driving snowflakes ago.
6. Large flocks of wild goose were seen passing over the 5. The Prime Minister Macdonald promised the residents
country. of British Columbia that if they joined the dominion,
7. Hard life has left deep wrinkles on his face and work- a railway would be built across the whole of Canada.
worn hands, making him look older than his 51 years 6. The deeper into the park I drive, the visible is the
8. But despite the recognition that the Amazon is one of human impact.
Earth's great centres of biodiversity, the underlying 7. She kept staring at me; finally, concluding I must be
causes of its richness remains unknown. asleeping, she eased away
9. My momma was home from work when I got there 8. It was a rich, beautiful country, although the snow
that afternoon and I told her about missed school. laid some inches deep.
10. The water carries to the fields through channels, but 9. These are cosmic rays that present a number of prob
it is barely enough and must be carefully divided. lems of high interest to physicists.
11. Dreams don't often come true, do they? Wouldn't it 10. Matthew's companion stopped to talk, partly because
be nice if they would? she was out of breath and partly because they had
12. Every line of the really great poets is filled with beauti reached the car.
ful true, and calls to all that is high and noble in the 11. When we got on the train I felt as if everybody must
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which represent 90 percents of the world's plant fam I the Namib Desert, gives South-West Africa its new
ilies. 1 name, Namibia.
12. Is Venice still sinking? This is the question everybody
13 Those rocky shores may turn to be the richest part of outside Venice seem to ask.
' the whole Dominion. 13. Was he die of thirst and hunger on this high solitude
14 I tried going to sleep, but the jolting made me bite my before he could recover sufficiently to climb down?
' tongue and * * soon be£an t0 acne a^ over- 14. As a host, he treated us cheerfully, and friendly.
15 She'll ttf tne **rs* Scandinavian girl to get a position 15. It is necessary that he will be there at 5 sharp.
' in the h^ scno °l- We ought to have been proud of
her!
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1 The win*' C011^ prevent us from taking off, so we had

to choos^ tne ^me wrien tnere was last probability of
having v^n"-
2 We eathere(* fartner data about the nature of cosmic
ravs that c°uld not have been obtained with an un
manned^110011-
3 He by n° means said s°> or hinted so, in words; bin
on the ^°' e *l was a'^ ^ gathered from him in thi-.
consider^ e tete-a-tete of us.
4 Would IP t0 stU(ty at Oxford, I would be happy.
5° At noon $ March 5, the sun just rose above the hori
I * zon for 3 few mmul:es> and then disappeared again
It was the first time I saw it since October 1.
I ^ £ ven ^g natives complained of the bitter air tha
evening. 'l was s0 ^een as fr°zen steel.
7 In this v^d of sand there lives animal species tin/
1
" flourish tftn-out ever seeing a living plant.
8 Another3 ^ew n0UIS' sleep and we were on the tra I
again.
9 Venice cov'ers a mere three-square miles. You couU
walk fromone enc^t0 another in an hour.
10 I had ntf er seen a coast that looked so much like
' ' southern England's one.
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Test 16
ancient, neighbouring, dominant, cultured, various, numerous, frequent, colloquial, poor, western, general, huge, essential,
brilliant, imitative, scientific, philosophical, religious, Dutch, European, international, scholarly, official

Test 77
high, broad, close, dense, strong, loyal, intelligent, tractable

Test 78
simply, tremendous, total, popular, long, varied, famous, flat, high, exquisite, technical, brilliant, influential,
intellectually, Widely, subsequent

Test 79
powerful, possible, effectively, cheaply, traditional, equally, higher, initially, increasingly, academic, easily, estimated

Test 80
enormous, notorious, directly, Basic, straight, mon etary, popular, successful, publicly, commonly, widely, revolutionary,
emergent, national, independent, violent ly, principal, influential

Test 81
mass, glacier, density, length, width, hazard, activity, origin, explorers, scarcity

Test 82
executive, enthusiast, administrators, inheritance,

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sponsorship

Test 83
entertainment, reference, departure, relatives, invasion, marriage, variety, death, editor, acquaintance, production,
addition, perfectionism, success

Test 84
recognized, discover, inhabited, instigate, found, exploit, proved, believed, agreed, completed, convert, encountered,
testify, consider, altered

Test 85
derived, inhabited, appointed, valued, including, armed, developing, founded, leading

Test 86
enrich, guard, destroy, perform, apprehend, guide, retrieve, long, tend, ease, requires, originated, descended

Test 87
died, theory, dependent, weight, precise, contributions, significant, movement, generated, argued, heresy, fires

Test 88
briefly, rivals, permanently, surpassed, choice, lost, longer, compose, fact, greatness, freed, far

Test 89
largely, property, legal, allowed, equality, Slowly, standing, driving, convention, signed, proposed, incredibly, Suffrage,
amendment, introduced, beliefs, passed

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4. C found
formed, extremity, power, commercial, protection 5. B he will take
long , dividing, nearly, permitted, penetrate, pedestn 6. C influenced her
ans, loss, sinkage, pollution, preserve, occurred, drain
age 7. D fair
8. Bof
9. C the missing books
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10. B whether
federation, discovery, protection, growth, located 11. Dwhat
proven, total, Estimated, possessing, modest, economy 12. B a 30-metre bronze statue
standards, significant, dependence
13. D what time it was
14. B is ready
15. A were forced
Part Five Find a
Mistake (1) Test 94
1.A Although
Test 92
2.B known
1. A them speak
3.B the shore
2. D were open
4.B I'll tell you
3. C despite
5.C may/might not have been told
4. B was enjoying
6.A During
5. C searching
7. Bon
6. D read it
8.B had begun
7. A not familiar to
9.B much greater
8. Da two-mile walk
10. B beginning
9. C to accompany
11. C quiet
10. B stay-at-home mothers
12. D a good night's sleep
11. Bat hand
13. A Although
12. C lay
14. A His 12-volume series of novels
13. D to you
15. C loosely
14. B were
15. B overhearing
Test 95
1. A to use
Test 93
2. A these Scottish and Irish authors
1. A What
, 3. A considered
2. D yourself
f 4. C Alaska and California
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7. C for the land 8. A Coffee
8. D it never lasts long 9. Da few government officials
9. B point to point 10. D decided to join him
10. D in the days to come 11. A long winter evenings
11. A the other day 12. D in vain
12. C broken-hearted 13. A Knowing
13. B what has been accomplished 14. B of the oxen
14. D just like his left hand 15. D would never have been written
15. B publishing process
Test 98
Test 96 1. B hardly daring to draw
1. B deadly fall 2. D every imaginable colour
2. D kills 3. D went to work cutting down trees
3. C Mercury 4. B freedom from danger
4. D he lost 5. D our cattle were driven
5. B has been 6. D more than 134 m tall
6. B a very just appreciation 7. C against bacteria
7. A By age 33 8. D the Mediterranean
8. B regarding 9. C is said to shorten
9. A The sole reason for publishing 10.D he arrived in Spain
10.B from Wellesley College 11.C to take
11. C three-electrode vacuum tube 12. A were assured
12. C coming 13.C on Christmas Day
13. B with a succession 14.C should have continued
14. A Between this mountainous region 15. B welcome enough
15. Aon board
Test 99
Test 97 1. B complained of the cold
1. B more freely 2. D reached the shore
2. C in itself 3. B result from twisting
3. A Booking 4. D rejected the plan
4. B in early March 5. C recruiting
5. B European Russia 6. D in width
6. B Australia's spring 7. C although
7. D undeveloped 8. A Although
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2. B comparatively slowly 12. D I am asked
3. C anxious 13. B visit
4. D the other day 14. C of four musicians
5. D for the most part 15. D intact
6. B both in Persian and
Part Six Find a
Test 100 Mistake (2)
1. A Surprised and puzzled
2. C to have been Test 102
3. D financial information 1. ... which had been scarce during wartime....
4. B whose location 2. From Montreal to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence
5. C get out of River ...
6. C but he died 3. ... to allow commercial vessels to navigate this part
7. Cas of the river...
8. A were alive 4. Lack of food forced the party to turn back within
9. D an established course of study 179 km of the pole.
10. B for fun 5. ... because none of us knows exactly how many
11. C in time species exist on Earth.
12. B by measuring 6....... and other European trade goods in exchange
13. D especially strong for furs.
14. B is now faced with 7. ... but when that was conquered in 1909 ...
15. A sound advice 8. He together with his companions was ready for the
journey ...
Test 101 9. Trucks are usually larger and heavier than auto
1. C make it impossible mobiles ...
2. B would have enabled 10. ... can maneuver through tight turns more easily
3. A on purpose than standard trailers can.
4. A for 11. ... hair can be repeatedly washed ...
5. A introduced 12. ... that was absolutely fascinating .
6. C preference 13. ... each of whom is a department head.
7. C a story 14. First cultivated in South America, ...
8. B remained hidden 15. ... and youth is the one thing worth having.
9. A on Michael Jordan's
10. A Because of the extreme cold Test 103
11. C look for 1. During War II, Miami served as a major military
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3. The moment I met you I saw that you were quit
unconscious ... 1. ... that made one trust him at once.
4. ... the government is said to fall, ... 2. The painter was busy mixing his colours ...
3. ... as well as all youth's passionate purity .
5. ... and ashamed of being afraid.
4. ... and collections have been exhibited in museums ...
6. ... a person should lie flat in a ditch ... 5. ... it awfully rude of me if ...
7. ... and never listen either, ... 6. ... and are classified bv weight , type, ...
8. In 1642 Pascal created a machine to free his fa
ther, ... 7. ... are governed by strict, internationally recog
9. Let us have something iced to drink, ... nized racing rules.
8. Renaissance books established the convention ...
10. She could not help liking ... 9. The tea ... has been drunk in China ...
11. For nearly ten minutes he stood there, motion
less, ... 10. We found ourselves in the midst of a tropical for
12. The captain handed me his binoculars. Through est, ...
them ... 10. ... if 1 paid him well for his services.
13. Unless they resign, ... 11. The accident gave Bell insight into how voices ...
14. ... as if a hand of ice had been laid upon his heart 12. One felt that he had kept himself unspotted ...
15. ... you had better lose no time. 11. .... are determined by certain criteria, many of
which are, ...
Test 104 12. ... between two keen, grey eyes, set closely to
1. ... to the right, Dorian, like a good boy,... gether.
2. While the calculator is a very modern invention, .
3. ... as if he had recognized himself ... Test 106
4. You should not have gone awav when I asked you 1. ... are aimed at the avoidance of collisions ...
5. Both of you have made me hate ... 2. ... the Islamic world which had acquired it from
6. ... Armstrong could be seen ... China.
7. ... typically comprises members of the party ... 3. ... I perceive, sir, as I am in mine . ...
8. The means ... have improved immensely ... 4. ... gave us welcome and laid before us gourds ...
9. He was seated at the piano, ... 5. ... some of which were beautifully fitted ...
10. ... for which a variety of clothing is available . 6. 50 cents for his day's labour was not unreasona
11. He was certainly wonderfully handsome. ... ble, ...
12. ... and vary from state to state . 7. Gradually the table of contents, list of illustrations. ...
13. ... a new technological development — paper — ... 8. ... of King Arthur's legendary knights of the Round
14. He is a professional brother of yours, and vour Table.
p resence ... 9. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck has never
15. ... don't take your uncle's birthday gift ... been forgotten , however.
fc 10. ... making sure she knew how to knit and sew. ... k

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12. ... she was not worthy to be my wife. nomena...
13. ... and always prevent us from carrying them out 7. Though Grasse has long been associated ,..
14. ... lest his broad shoulders should collide with tht 8. ... not for himself. ...
doorways. 9. ... and the road to travel so long, ...
15. He did not know how she was dressed . ... 10. ... if we knew all about everything, would it?
11. Matthew was not used to deciding on the colours ...
Test 107 12. ... that no man had ever affected her before ...
1. ... had prevented his eager eyes from approaching 13. Few provincial cities anywhere ...
too near. 14. ... There is nothing like it elsewhere in Ontario.
2. ... and that any fellow would have done it.
15. ... or the twilight that precedes dawn .
3. ... that few members of the animal kingdom ...
4. Shortly before the United States entered the war ..
5. He was evidently unused to wearing stiff collars. Test 109
6. ... became known to all on board . 1. Other arrests are being made today, ...
7. .., and she looked him straight in the eyes ... 2. There is no snow, or rain, ...
8. I have been looking forward to meeting you .... 3. Every morning she had coffee, orange mice . ...
9. ... by hearing it spoken of as a "lake". 4. This time I reached in safety the farther side : ...
5. ... a storm had burst in the night, ...
10. ... I am sure it must have been some adventure.
6. Large flocks of wild geese ...
11. ... we had only to wait for favourable weathei
7. A hard life has left deep wrinkles ...
conditions.
12. I wish father didn't have such bad luck ... 8. ... the underlying causes of its richness remain un
13. ... Would you rather I didn't talk? known.
14. ... how many acres were in wheat that year and 9. ... and I told her about missing school .
how many in corn. 10. The water is carried to the fields ...
15. ... that his walk was different from that of othei 11. Wouldn't it be nice if they did ?
men. 12. ... is filled with beautiful truth . ...
13. They gave us a great deal of advice ...
Test 108 14. If we could have taken off then . ...
1. ... congratulating them heartily on the beauty of the 15. ... liberated from the modification of atoms con
site ... tained in six drops ...
2. Colleges seem to have been set down ...
3. A house for sale looks wonderful in the summer Test 110
sunshine, ... 1. Founded in 1621. ...
4. I objected strongly, but in the end ... 2. ... we planned to take off very early ...
5. ... we would have been denied entry ... 3. It surprised me to see them there...
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2. ... the more visible is the human impact.
3. ... finally, concluding I must have been asleep . ...
4. ...although the snow lay some inches deep.
5. It is cosmic rays that present ...
10.Matthew's companion stopped talking . ...
11. ... as if everybody must be looking at me and pitving mp TecT 2000
12.... which represent 90 percent of the world's plant
families.
13.Those rocky shores may turn out to be ...
14. I tried to go to sleep . .,.
15.... We ought to be proud of her!

Test 111
1. ... when there was least probability of having wind Then and Now
2. We gathered further data about the nature of cos "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Jima, un-
mic rays ... common valor was a common virtue."
3. ... I gathered from him in this considerable tete-a- These words, spoken years ago by Fleet Admiral Ches-
tete of ours. ter W. Nimits, then Commander in Chief of the United
4. Should 1 go to study at Oxford, ... States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, are inscribed
5. ... It was the first time I had seen it since October ] on a plaque beneath an American flag that flies day and
6. ... It was as keen as frozen steel . night — an unusual tribute — over the jagged summit of
7. In this world of sand there live animal species that Mount Suribachi.
flourish ... To the Marines who fought their way to this spot on
8. Another few hours' sleep ... February 23, 1945 — D-plus-4 in the invasion of Iwo
9. ... You could walk from one end to the other in ai Jima — it would no doubt seem strange to return today
hour. and ride in a comfortable station wagon over a paved,
10. ... that looked so much like southern England's two-lane road. The cliffs that they would remember as
11. A great sand sea along Africa's South Atlantic mottled brown, pocked with Japanese pillboxes and cave
coast. ... positions spitting death, are green now and the mood is
12. ... everybody outside Venice seems to ask. one of peace, disturbed only occasionally by the drone of
13. Was he to die of thirst and hunger ... an approaching plane.
Today the flag that flies over the 546-foot cone of
14. ... treated us cheerfully, and in a friendly way.
Suribachi is still ruffled by breezes that often bear a faint
15. It is necessary that he (should) be there at 5 sharp
tinge of sulphur from the live volcanic cracks and fuma-
roles below.
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only the Japanese name is ever used here — that is what mid-ocean flight.
the Marines always called it, and that is what 92,000,000
Japanese, to whom this eight-square-mile black dot in the 1. The Japanese forces were finally forced to yield as a
western Pacific is equally a monument to the valor of result of____.
their fighting men, have always called it. A bayonet charge
For the Japanese forces in the Pacific also had tht. B aerial bombardment and naval shelling
finest hour on this lonely, ever-smoking heap of cinders C the suicide of their own commanding general
about midway between Tokyo and Guam. Under General D direct land attack on their hidden positions
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, who committed suicide with E
short sword in the traditional Japanese warrior's way when 2. The picture of the island today is one of_____.
all hope was gone, more than 20,000 fought to the enc A hope for the future
and only 1,083 prisoners yielded. B devastation and ruin
Man-made caves had been the key to the Japanese C calm and quiet
defense. Connected in many cases by lateral tunnels, and D despair
impervious to bombing and shelling except in the event ol
a lucky direct hit, they provided the defenders with inter- 3. American forces now on Iwo are there____.
locking fields of fire covering virtually every inch of the A to present Iwo from falling into the hands of enemy
island. B to maintain a large cemetery
But, on the twenty-sixth day of the battle, the men oi C so that the native population may be helped back to
the Third, Fourth and Fifth marine Divisions, pressing normalcy D to assist airplanes and monitor
forward without regard for casualties that left some units navigation
with hardly any of the men who had participated in the
initial assault, eradicated all opposition. 4. We learn that the Japanese in their defense of the is
The 400 or so men of the U.S. Air Force and Coast land ____.
Guard who occupy Iwo Jima today find the island a place A dug into the cliffs of the mountains B
of serenity, peace — and monotony. They are assigned relied heavily on natural advantages C used
here for twelve-month terms. The fourteen Coast Guard trickery and ingenuity D made remarkable
men run a LORAN — long-range air navigational station; use of a secret airfield
the Air Force contingent operates an emergency landing
strip and weather and communication services on the site 5. Food for the American forces on Iwo Jima_____.
of the former Motoyama Airfield No.2. Fresh food comes
A is raised by the natives B
to the island from Japan twice a week by plane.
comes from Japan C is
Iwo Jima is still strategic in the sense that it serves as
delivered by many ships D is
a refuge for pilots in difficulty. Two or three planes a
shipped from America
month, on the average, set down on the 9,600-foot as-
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II. whole shelf of cups he ____in tournaments since he
____eleven years old.
6. "It's a sad story. We_____to be married, but he_____
in a car crash." A won, had been B had been
winning, turned C has won,
A ought, was killed has been D had won, was
B were, was killed
C wanted, killed 11. Minnie had a gift for mathematics and probably could
0 are going, has been killed get____teaching in the department if she_____it upon
graduation.
7. He had written his address down the last morning, she
A a job, wanted
remembered, and said that if she____to Paris he_____
B work, will have wanted
happy to see her again. C job, wished
A had ever come, will feel B D a position, wants
comes, will be C would
come, may be D ever came, 12. Then he was suddenly on the steps of the city hall and
would be ____a lot of police around.
A it was B
8. Girls called Rosemary get married in white veil there was C
and take_____from their_____and wait in the eve there were D
nings in green suburbs for their commuting hus
bands. has seen
A advices, mothers-in-law B some 13. If_____ David or Jane comes, she or he will want a
advice, mother-in-laws C an drink.
advice, mother's-in-Iaw D advice, A neither
mothers-in-law B both C
9. Her hands were shaking. He leaned over and took either D
____lighter from her hands, steadily held_____flame
none
to her cigarette. 14. We had _____dinner at______Alfredo's. It wasn't______
A the, the bad dinner, but I cannot say I remember what we ate.
B a, a C a , A ____, ____, ____
- D her, her B the, the, a
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three____wives: two of them were only two years old I watched him, wondering what his_____move was
er than I am now, and____was younger." to be.
A other, another B A motionless, the next B
others, the other C motionlessly, next C
another, other D motionlessly, further D
other, the other motionless, next
16. She finally said, "I'm going on vacation in_____time 21. The building in the middle of the village is a super
I won't be seeing you then for a month." market, but it_____ a cinema.
A two weeks A used to being B
B a weeks' was used to be C
C two week's used to be D was
D a couple of weeks' used being
17.____I stood hesitating, I saw a fishing boat_____slowly 22. "I am sure," said Holmes, "he_____through the door.
into the little bay below me. The window doesn't open."
A As, come A could to enter
B During, coming B must have entered
C When, to come C ought have entered
D While, to have come D should have been entered
18. By the time 1 ____the garden gate, I _____over th 23. You see my dilemma._____I must find the man who
first shock of her death and my mind was functionin stole the examination papers____the examination must
again. be postponed until new papers____prepared.
A had reached, got A Either, or, are
B reached, had been getting B Either, nor, must be
C reached, had got C Neither, nor, will have been
D have reached, have got D Either, or, will be
19. There is no____,____or_____driver in the world thai 24. He stood stiff and impotent with anger. She stared
an Italian. into the mirror as if he_____.
A more wild, more mad, more dangerous A doesn't exist B
B wilder, madder, dangerouser C wilder, didn't exist C hadn't
madder, more dangerous D wilder, more existed D won't
mad, more dangerous exist
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the stomach. It was the first time he____a touch of B get on D match
indigestion during these anxious weeks.
30. A alike C same
A has had
B likely D similar
B had C
had had D 31. A height C highness
has Bhigh D tall
32. A alike C like
B common D similar
33. A dark hair C hair dark
III. B dark-haired D haired dark
34. A many C most
B more D much
My Friend Lucy
My best friend's name is Lucy. She is also a (26)_____ 35. A encountered Cgot to know
by marriage because (27)_____brother, William, married B knew D met
my sister, Ruth. Lucy is (28)____than me but we (29)_____
very well because we have (30)_____tastes and interests. 36. A alone C only
We are about the same (31)____but we don't look very B lonely D single
much (32) ____ because she is (33) _____while my skin
and hair are (34) ____ fairer than hers. 37. A few C little
We first (35)_____at my sister's wedding. She is the Bgirl Dlot
(36)_____girl in her family so I thought she would be a 38.A each other C ourselves
(37)____spoilt. But we liked (38)_____from the (39)_____ B one other D the other
moment and I soon (40)_____friends with her.
39. A first C prime
26. A familiar C partner Bone D principal
B parent D relative
40. A got C made
27. A her C their B grew D went
B his D your
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 TecT(2001 first actual teaching on any level. Today the University has
much the same form of organisation adapted to accommo-
date its increased size and complexity. It is governed by a
Vice-Chancellor, a Court, and a Senate. The Senate
composed of representatives of the constituent colleges and
school nominees of the crown, the London Country Coun-
cil, certain professional bodies and graduates, is the su-
preme academic authority. The Court, also broadly repre-
On History of the University of London sentative body, allocates to the colleges money derived from
In the early 19th century Oxford and Cambridge were the national government and the London Country Coun-
the only two universities in England. The cost of education cil. In brief, the University of London is a federation of
at these universities was so high that only the sons of the colleges, each largely independent, and the whole inde-
wealthier classes could afford to attend. But more restric- pendent of the British Parliament in academic matters.
tive still were the religious tests; only Church of England In many ways the University has departed from the
members could attend. It was to overcome these limitation* traditions of Oxford and Cambridge. London University
that in 1827, in Gover Street, London, a non-denomina- was the first to abolish religious tests, to grant degrees
tional college — "University College" — was founded. Its without residence. Recently the Senate abolished — not
first years were years of struggle for survival against hostile without a stir — the requirement of being English for
forces of the Church and State. The "godless" college was entrance. The cap and gown are missing here, but the
opposed by Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Robert Peel and tradition of schooling is strong.
the Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington, who opened
a rival institution — King's College. 1. According to the text in the 1st half of the 19th century
In 1836 these two institutions, University College and
King's College, joined forces through a typically English
compromise. Each retained the control of its own internal A Oxford and Cambridge were founded B there were
organisation, faculty and teaching; a separate body, the only two universities C the history of the University
University of London, was created to "conduct the exam- of London began D the University College and the
ination of and confer degrees upon their students". Thus King's College were closed
was born the University of London. 2. In 1836 the King's College and the University College
The long reign of Victoria saw many changes in the lost the following privilege:_____.
University. Medical schools of the various teaching hospi-
tals, Bedford College for women, Imperial College of A to have their own internal structure
Science and Technology, and many others. The famed B to have their own buildings
London School of Economics was a new-comer in 1895. C to hold examinations for the University degree
Up until 1900 the University was only an examining D to provide modern teaching
body, but in that year an Act of Parliament allowed the
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sity of London could best be described as_____. g. She looked at me____, but didn't say____.
A a struggle for survival B an A kindly, anything C kindly, nothing
opposition to the Church C an B kind, something D kind, anything
opening of a rival institution D a
compromise 9. Mark was sure to get acknowledged as he worked .
4. Among the forces opposing the University College the A hardly C too hardly
author fails to mention_____. B hardly enough D hard enough
A the Church C the Queen 10. Before her marriage, she lived in London, where she
B the State D the Head of the Government worked for____National Gallery in_____Trafalgar Square.
5. Among the traditional requirements abandoned by the A the, the C____ , _____
University of London the reader does not find the re
quirement ____ . B ____, the D the, ____
A to be English 11. Agatha Christie is____master of_____detective story.
B to have a religious background A a, the C____ , _____
C to admit men only B a, a D the, a
D to be a resident of the UK
12. You haven't____time if you want to catch the train.
A many C much
B plenty D a lot
II.
13. Average life expectancy in Europe____dramatically over
6. At the examination she demonstrated_____ excellent the last hundred years.
knowledge of English. A had risen C rises
A hers C the B has risen D is rising
B an D its 14. At first the authorities thought the athlete____drugs, but
7. A massive green space — Osterley Park — centres around they soon realised they____up the results of the tests.
a Tudor Mansion by the same name, built as a coun A had taken, had mixed
try home for Sir Thomas Gresham,_____man in 16th B took, have mixed
century. C taking, mixed
D has been taken, had mixed
A the most wealthiest C the wealthiest
B wealthiest D the more wealthy 15. I really hate those cartoons where Tom____Jerry.
A has always chasing C always chase B
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in the Bank. 22. She took______of her father's good mood and asked if
her boyfriend could stay for dinner.
A be put, being left C to be put, being left
B put, to be left D have put, to be left A use B benefit C advantage
17. He suggested ____go rowing on the river and_____ 23. The United Kingdom is very small______many coun
take a picnic lunch with them. tries in the world.
A to, to A compared with B
B that they should,____ depending on C
C____ , ____ taking
D that they will, to
24. Whether you are a flower fanatic, or simply love
18. It's time that team_____a match. They haven't won a ____outdoor attractions, London and its outlying ar
match for ages. eas offer gardens for all tastes.
A has won C won A exploiting B exploring C exploding
B wins D will win
25. My aunt Emily likes reading and gardening, and she
19. If you_____some money, you_____so hard up now, goes for long____over the hills with her dog, Buster.
A have saved, won't be
B save, wouldn't have been C A walks B steps C voyages
had saved, wouldn't be D 26. If people planned their holidays- they would always be
haven't saved, haven't been ____ with their rest.
20. She gave_____waiting_____the landlord to repair the A satisfactory B satisfied C fond
roof and paid for it.
A up, for C with, for 27. She won't take_____in the bridge tournament as she
B in, to D up,____ goes away in April.
A place B part C round

28. In Scotland, where there are good ____ for winter

sports, skiing and climbing are very popular.
21. Sometimes when his aunt sent him off to school he A conventions B circumstances C conditions
would go part of the way and then turn and so to
the river to swim or fish instead. 29. A vast array of artefacts and treasures are available to
A aside B outside C inside all museum____.
A applicants B visitors C workers
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look forward to Valentine's day, hoping to____many
cards.
A receive B initiate C revise Seneca Falls
31._______________________________The ceremony The early American feminist, Cady Stanton, found
an ally in Lucretia Mott, an ardent abolitionist, when the
would be televised___________________. The BBC agreed
two met in 1840 at an anti-slavery conference in London.
to do it. Once the conference began, it was apparent to the two
A irrationally B nationally C exceptionally women that female delegates were not welcome. Barred
32. The speed and efficiency of a TV technology______that from speaking and appearing on the convention floor, Cady
when something happens on the other side of the world, protested by taking other female delegates with them. It
we can hear about it within hours. was then that Cady Stanton proposed to Mott a women's
rights convention that would address the social, civil and
A expresses B means C makes
religious rights of women. The convention had to wait for
33. Last year a profit of two million pounds was_____in eight years, when the two organized the first women's rights
the first six months but this was cancelled by a loss of convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.
seven million pounds. At the meeting, Cady Stanton presented a "Declara-
A done B made C put tion of Sentiments", based on the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and listing 18 grievances against male suppres-
34. Since the 1930s Oxford had developed_____as an in sion of women. First, married women had no right to
dustrial and commercial centre. their children if they left an abusive husband or sought a
A funnily B rapidly C rarely divorce. Second, if a woman was granted a divorce,
there was no way for her to make a professional living
35. More_____needs to be carried out so that we can cut
unless she chose to write or teach. Third, women could
down the use of harmful chemicals in agriculture. not testify against her husband in court. Then, married
A knowledge B experience C research women who worked in factories were not entitled to keep
their earnings, but had to turn them over to their hus -
bands. When a woman married, any property that she
had held as a single woman automatically became part of
her husband's estate. In addition, single women who owned
property were taxed without the right to vote for the law-
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Britain. 3. The text states that among existing women's rights the
Convention attendees passed the resolutions "Declaration of Sentiments" mentioned the right____.
unanimous-ly with the exception of the one for women's A to grant a divorce
suffrage (the right to vote). Only after an impassioned speech B to become a professional teacher
in favour of women's right to vote by Frederick Douglass, the C to leave their children
black aboli tionist, did the resolution pass. Still, the majority D to keep their earnings
of those in attendance could not accept the thought of
women voting 4. It is clear from the text that in Seneca Falls the Con
At Seneca Falls, Cady Stanton gained national prom- vention attendees were_____.
inence as an eloquent writer and speaker for women's A unanimous
rights. Years later, she declared that she had early realized B against women's right to vote
that without the right to vote, women would never achieve C in majority male
their goal of becoming equal with men. Taking the aboli- D all abolitionists
tionist reformer William Lloyd Garrison as her model,
she saw that the key to success in any endeavour lay in 5. According to the text Cady Staton followed the exam
changing public opinion, and not in party action. By awak- ple of_____.
ening women to the injustices under which they laboured, A her own C Frederick Douglas
Seneca Falls became that catalyst for future change. Soon
B Lucretia Mott D William Lloyd Harrison
other women's rights conventions were held, and other
women would come to the forefront of the movement for
II. B&sGepiire eAHHCTBeHHMH npasigiJibfibiH Bapnairr H3 npejj-
political and social equality.
jio%emibix AJIJI sanGJiHeHfra nponycKa (^aiaiiHH 6-20).
1. According to the text the agenda of the first women's
6. Hamburger and chips_____not_____very healthy lunch.
rights convention wasn't supposed to include____.
A civil rights A is, a C are, the
B the right to self-defence B are, ____ D is, ____
C social rights 7. At first he enjoyed the job. But after_____days getting
D religious right up at six did not seem____good idea.
2. It follows from the text that the American colonies broke A several, so C few, very
away from Great Britain because_____. B a few, such a Da little, to be a
A lawmakers levied taxes in the US 8. Geese and pigs wandered____through the muddy streets
B property was under taxation of medieval towns.
C they paid heavy taxes without a right to vote
A freely C very free
D they owned property without taxation
B free D rather free
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little girls and____boy.
A the, a C____, ____
B a, a D the, the
10. horn is one of________most difficult orchestral in
struments to play.
A A, a C____, ____
B The, the D ____, the
11. She refused to have_____to do with her family now.
A anything C nothing
B something D many
12. Reality continues to demonstrate that some social groups
and individuals are not as free as_____.
A the other C the others
B another D others
13. I was so worried about my garden while I was in hospi
tal, but I have very good neighbours. When I got home
I could see that the vegetables____every day and the
grass_____regularly.
A were watered, was cut
B are watered, is cut
C had been watered, had been cut
D have been watered, has been cut
14. He really objects to_____so much noise.
A she makes C her making
B she is making D her to make
15. Paul____from earache since the weekend. He_____to
the doctor twice, but it's still no better.
A suffers, was

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D is suffering, was
16. Mary_____ in Japan for two years. She is working
there and____it very much.
A was, likes C is, is liking
B has been, likes D has been, is liking
17. Your money could_____to good use instead of_____
idle in the Bank.
A be put, being left B
put, to be left C to be
put, being left D have
put, to be left
18. Tom Sawyer was not always as good as a boy as he
.
A has been C ought to be
B might have been D should be
19. We have a burglar alarm____somebody tries to break in.
A so as C if it is
B unless D in case
20. I hope Grace isn't going to spend the rest of her life
longing_____that redhaired boy.
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garden____her husband and with him a boy of sev
enteen or so.
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the fresh and objective news. 31. Political risk is the projection of possible losses that
A tell B provide C divide ___from political and social sources.
A return B result C refer
23. Most people accept that something has to be_____about
over-population. 32. There must be the right for people to_____about their
A made B done C produced future for themselves, rather then let a colonial pow-
er do it for them.
24. Olympic Airways announces the arrival of_____OA 269 A decide B regret C tell
from Athens.
A route B plane C flight 33. In Summerhill school the children have classes usually
____to their interests.
25. Sometimes there are____on stamps.
A due B owing C according
A mischances B misuses C mistakes
26.____________________Food is a form of . It gives 34. There are some_____ nursery schools, which parents
us energy, helps us to pay for.
grow, resist decease and form strong teeth and bones. A voluntary B private C free
A petrol B fuel C liquid
35. Our environment is being____but we still have time
27. The British Museum is officially_____as being the Na to do something about it.
tional Library and Museum of History, Archaeology,
Art and Ethnography. A defeated B destroyed C suffered
A depicted B described C prescribed
28. Many European museums are home to______works of art
such as the Mona Lisa in the Louvre museum in Paris A
unthinkable B valueless C priceless
29. In recent decades, the development and_____of ne
information technologies have raised many debates about
the consequences of their use.
A spread B split C sprint
30. This newspaper has a long____of attacking corrup
tion and mismanagement.
A tradition B intention C extradition

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