PRACTICE TEST Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative He to make breakfast before his wife up A has already started / wakes B had already started / woke C will already start / is waking D is already staring / has waken The musician the guitar for about an hour A is playing B has been playing C will be playing D was playing When I home yesterday morning, my son and my wife to work A have arrived / slept / went B arrived / was sleeping / had gone C had arrived / had slept / has gone D was arriving / would sleep / could go It is Mary’s new house It a fortune! A shall cost B needn’t cost C will cost D must cost In the end Gary’s injury was not very serious We so much A could worry B will not have worried C should have worried D needn’t have worried we go out for dinner tonight? - Yes, let’s A Must B Shall C Should D Need Although Jack is only ten years old, he is well-known his verse A for B in C at D on I not care card games general A for / in B of / at C about / with D with / for C with D through The Pikes earn money raising poultry A by B on 10 He promised me some money but he failed his words A to lend / to keep B lending / for keeping C of lending / keep D to lend / keeping 11 I think she actually expects me the washing up for her A B to C done D doing 12 My friends asked me with them but I refused A to go shopping B for going to shop C going to shop D go shopping C times D a few time C a little D some C a lot of suit D much suit C wear out D go with 13 George’s advisor spends with him A many times B a lot of time 14 He does not know people in the class A many B much 15 Johnny does not have A many suit B many suits 16 You can your coat if you feel hot A go off B take off 17 The bomb and three people were killed A got in B put away C went off D stayed up C get together D go away from 18 Though I tried my best, I failed to them A keep up with B run out of 19 They could not find Peter because they knew the name of the street house A neither / nor B either / or C not only / but also number of his D hardly / than 20 He could not help, thought of his beloved wife A and B but C so D however 21 had he left the room an explosion was heard A No longer / than B Not only / but also C No sooner / and D Hardly / when 22 the message I gave you? A To who did you pass B To whom did you pass C To who you passed D To whom you passed 23 Peter has already come, ? A doesn’t he B hasn’t he C does he D has he 24 you meet each other? - Once or twice a month A How far B How long C How often D How much 25 A high percentage of the population for Mr Pike A were voting B have voted C is voting D vote C has been D that is 26 Either the director or the actors at fault A is B are 27 Each of the students responsible for doing his or her work in the library A is B are C seem to be D have been 28 Someone broke when we were on holiday last week A the window of the room B the window room C the window’s room D the window of the room’s 29 Your writing was not so convincing as A Peter B of Peter’s C Peter’s D Peter was 30 Presidential elections are due to be held in A three days time B three days’ time C time of three days D three days’s time 31 The man is the new manager A wears a traditional suit B wearing a traditional suit C that wearing a traditional suit D worn a traditional suit 32 , we ate a lot of sashimi A When in Japan B When to be in Japan C When was in Japan D Was in Japan 33 He seems to forget that there are a lot of things before he can graduate A to B doing C that doing D did 34 What was music you were playing when we came in? A a B an C the D Ø 35 It is best restaurant in Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often A the / a B a / an C Ø / the D the / Ø 36 I like weather in Florida in March A Ø / Ø B the / Ø C a / the D the / a 37 I think Jane deserved to be fired for her A totally behavior irresponsible B behavior totally irresponsible C irresponsible totally behavior D totally irresponsible behavior 38 appeared to be coming from the science lab next door A The unpleasant odor of burning plastic B The odor unpleasant of burning plastic C The unpleasant odor of plastic burning D The odor unpleasant of plastic burning 39 Some roses were planted A in the garden yesterday by Tommy B yesterday in the garden by Tommy C by Tommy yesterday in the garden D in the garden by Tommy yesterday 40 The books that are on the desk are A my B mine C me D myself 41 I like trousers are very fashionable A your / They B yours / Their C you / Theirs D you / Them 42 John invited David and Gill and two of friends A they B them C their D theirs 43 The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art having begun in the late 1880’s A is regarded as B is regarded C is regarding D regarded as 44 The vague and misleading instructions in two entirely opposite ways, A could easily been interpreted B could be easily interpret C could easily be interpreted D could easily interpreted 45 Successful applicants attracting salary, bonus and benefits A will pay B will be paid C will be paying D are paying 46 to explain the lesson the classroom A Hardly the teacher had started / when did the principal enter B Had hardly the teacher started / the principal entered C Hardly had the teacher started / when the principal entered D The teacher hardly had started / when entered the principal 47 most of us got poor results A So difficult was the test that B Was difficult so the test that C So difficult the test was that D So difficult was the test 48 such a talented singer A Have we enjoyed seldom B Seldom we have enjoyed C Seldom have we enjoyed D Have we seldom enjoyed 49 Mary said that she had been ill A yesterday B last day C the day before D the next day 50 Anne asked the shopping A if she had to B that she had to C if she must D whether she must 51 Justin asked me A what I was doing B what was I doing C what are you doing D what you are doing 52 knows no geographic borders, no age limits, and no ethnical boundaries A Poor B The poor C Poverty D Poorly C accuracy D accuration C interesting D interestingly 53 The contestant hit the target with great A accurate B accurately 54 He is very in plants and animals A interest B interested 55 The teacher did not know A why he was absent B why was he was absent C where he was absent D where was he absent 56 Can you please tell me ? A what time the next bus arrives B what time arrives the next bus C when arrives the next bus D when does the bus arrive 57 is a mystery I wish that I could ask him A How did it B What he did it C How he did it D When did it 58 I was too tired to continue my work A Though I was tired, I would try to continue my work B I was so tired that I could not continue my work C My work was continued despite my tiredness D I was tired enough to continue my work 59 “I will it for you, Mary”, Peter said A Peter advised Mary to it B Peter advised Mary not to it C Peter promised to it for Mary D Peter wanted Mary to it 60 This course will take us six months to complete A In six months’ time, this course will be completed B We will take a course in six months C To complete this course will last over six months D Six months is not enough to complete this course 61 The victims injured in the disaster are recovering in hospital A were B which were C who were D whose were 62 A guide is a person tourists around a place A shows B who shows C whom shows D which is showing 63 Love is a feeling A difficult to describe B which is difficult to describe C whom is difficult to describe D is difficult to describe 64 Ann was waiting for me A so I arrived B when I arrived C after I had arrived D since I arrived 65 Jake will have finished the report A for the boss needs it B up to the time the boss will need it C before the boss will need it D by the time the boss needs it 66 we were having the picnic, it started to rain A While B After C Till D As long as 67 We can go A wherever you like B what you like C you like wherever D how you like 68 Today is it was yesterday A hotter than B as hot than C more hot than D many hotter than 69 The results are not we have ever expected A as better as B more better than C better as D as good as 70 Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most he becomes, he is A The more rich / the more happy B The richest / the happiest C The richer / the happier D Richer and richer / Happier and happier 71 The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got A more panicked B the more panicked C more than panicked D more and more panicked 72 I had learned harder when I was at university A If B Provided C Unless D If only 73 he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him A Unless B If only C Even if D If 74 at home, I would enjoy my favorite show A Suppose I am B Unless were I C Were I D If were I 75 , they would not have sold their house A If they had had financial difficulty B But for their financial difficulty C Unless their financial difficulty D Providing that they did not have financial difficulty 76 , she stopped to help the blind woman A As in a hurry B Even though she hurried C Despite of her hurry D In spite hurrying 77 she was afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he had gone A Despite the fact that B Despite C In spite of D In spite the fact that 78 They had a lovely holiday A though it rained everyday B even though the rain C as though the rain D in spite it rained everyday 79 You should behave toward others A as you would like to be treated B as would you like to be treated C as being treated D as though being treated 80 Jack smiled - a private joke A as though enjoying B as he is enjoying C as if he would be enjoying D as though he had been enjoying 81 It looks the train would be late A as B though C as though D although 82 It was interesting novel that I stayed up all night to finish it A such an B a such C so an D so 83 Mary has her phone rings constantly A so many friends that B so much friends that C such many friends that D many so friends that 84 Carol wrote her essay carefully she did not make any mistakes A such / that B very / enough C not only / but also D so / that 85 Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector the students would be able to see the chart more clearly A such that B so as to C in order to D in order that 86 Sarah went to the computer lab out her research report A so that could print B in order printing C as to print D to print 87 The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early the students could come and ask him questions A so that B such that C such as D in order as 88 They did not tell her the truth they did not want to sadden her A because B because of C due to D thanks to 89 He could not understand he did not learn French very well A for B since C due to D because of 90 Because , they decided to study astronomy A of the fact that their interest in comets B for their interest in comets C of their interest in comets D their interest in comets Error Identification 91 The number of people living in poverty have grown to 1.2 million people A B That is about one in every five people C D 92 Every second, a hectare of the world rainforest is destroyed That is equivalent to two A B C football fields D 93 Recycling helps reducing greenhouse gas emissions that affect global climate A B C D 94 The Games’ organizers faced significant bed shortages because the record number of A B C more than 13,000 athletes and officials who attended the 2006 Games D 95 The big grow in the population is affecting the developmental activities and demand A B C for foodstuffs D 96 As the highest mountain on Earth, the Mount Everest represents the ultimate challenge A B C for mountain climbers D 97 Coal has provided the majority of our electricity and was a principal source of energy A B C since the Industrial Revolution D 98 The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people not notice them A B C D 99 Because human eyes are not very good for determining speeds of approaching objects, A B radar can show a pilot how fast nearly planes are moving C D 100 Not only knowledge and skills or attitudes need to be cultivated for students’ future A B C adjustment to society D ... of us got poor results A So difficult was the test that B Was difficult so the test that C So difficult the test was that D So difficult was the test 48 such a talented singer A Have we enjoyed... away C went off D stayed up C get together D go away from 18 Though I tried my best, I failed to them A keep up with B run out of 19 They could not find Peter because they knew the name... interest in comets D their interest in comets Error Identification 91 The number of people living in poverty have grown to 1. 2 million people A B That is about one in every five people C D 92