PRACTICE TEST 2

PRACTICE TEST Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative You _ on the bus since 10 a.m It _ now 10:40 a.m and you _ to your destination A are sitting / will be / have travelled B will have sat / has been / will travel C have been sitting / is / are still travelling D had been sitting / was / was still travelling I _ him these details, so he _ some research on his own A will not tell / would have done B have not told / would C not tell / could not have done D did not tell / must have done She _ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she _ to stop A is speaking / will not seem B will be speaking / is not seeming C has been speaking / does not seem D has spoken / did not seem The doctor said John _ keep on playing football A can B could C will I am afraid that I _ remember his name, but Jane A cannot / may B would not / will C needn’t / mustn’t D shall know D ought not to / would In the end it did not rain, so I _ my raincoat A shouldn’t bring B might be bringing C needn’t bring D needn’t have brought Most people know that smoking is harmful _ their health but they are addicted _ the practice A of / for B to / to C on / upon D at / of Tom apologized _ breaking Tina’s valuable pot He said that he did not it _ purpose A for / on B against / off C about / through D on / from _ the end _ next month, we will have completed our course A Through / via B On / for C After / from D By / of C speaking D spoken 10 They invited me _ at the conference A speak B to speak 11 I saw the customer _ in the hall He asked _ the manager A wait / seeing B to wait / for seen C waited / see D waiting / to see 12 We never forget _ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at university A to meet B meet C meeting D met 13 _ does not like learning history A A great deal of students B Many a student C Many students D Every students 14 She has _ business contacts in Las Vegas A a large amount of B much of C the number of D a number of C Every students D Each student C keep back D give up 15 _ must come to class on time A Most of students B All student 16 Barriers were built to _ the flood water A go through B put away 17 When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “ _ the grass” A Get on B Take In C Go up D Keep off C give away D bring out 18 I cannot wait until they _ the new model A send through B pick up 19 We will give you a bicycle _ you well on your exams A only if B until C because D though 20 _ you have lots of time to your homework, I have very little time indeed A Since B Whereas C Unless D If 21 The judge dismissed the case _ there was not enough evidence A so B so that C when D because 22 _ up at the airport? - John did A Whom picked you B Whose did you pick C Who picked you D Who did you pick 23 _ up early? - To morning exercise A Why did John get B How did John get C Why John got D How John got 24 Let’s go somewhere for lunch, _? A you B shall we C mustn’t you D won’t us 25 Everyone in the committee _ to express his/her ideas A allows B allow C are allowed D is allowed 26 It was the speaker, not his ideas, that _ the students to riot A has provoked B provoke C are provoking D were provoking 27 The students and instructor _ for a new facility by next year A are hoping B hope C hopes D were hoping 28 I am going to the _ to buy some medicine A chemists’s B chemists C chemist D chemist’s 29 When Jenny was a child, reading _ was her hobby A picture books B picture of books C books of pictures D books’ pictures C two years’ time D two-years time 30 The project may be finished in _ A two year’s time B two years time 31 We were unable to carry out the experiment _ A on account of a malfunction in the computer B being a malfunction in the computer C as the computer malfunction D there was a computer malfunction 32 It is colder and wetter _ A as in the north of Germany B in the north of Germany C it is in North Germany D of North Germany 33 _, they agreed to all our demands A My great surprise B To my great surprise C Surprising D It was surprise 34 _ Austria is a member of _ European Union A Ø / the B an / an C an / the D the / an 35 In my spare time, I play _ guitar and collect _ stamps A the / the B the / Ø C Ø / Ø D Ø / the 36 John is _ English He comes from _ United Kingdom A the / an B an / an C Ø / Ø D Ø / the 37 We will not spend _ A at home next year our holiday B our next year holiday at home C next year our holiday at home D our holiday at home next year 38 Old John sometimes goes out with _ A a dirty old cotton tie B a cotton dirty old tie C an old dirty cotton tie D an old cotton dirty tie 39 One of Jane’s favorite subjects in school is drama because _ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all A has really she B she really has C really she has D has she really 40 I think John is not strong enough to the work by _ A he B him C his D himself C hers D his 41 Their house has _ own swimming pool A their B its 42 I prefer the second option cheapness A It B Its _ advantages are simplicity C It’s D Itself C Is speaking D has spoken and 43 German _ in Austria A speaks B is spoken 44 Much of dangerous smoke goes into the air and _ by the clouds for great distances A carries B carrying C carried D is carried 45 The red button _ in case of emergency A should not push B should not pushed C should not be pushing D should not be pushed 46 _, he would have some good ideas A Unless were Peter here B If here were Peter C If were Peter here D Were Peter here 47 _ the priest started the ceremony A Had the couple no sooner arrived than B No sooner had the couple arrived than C No sooner the couple had arrived than D Had the couple arrived no sooner than 48 _ here A At no time is parking allowed B At no time is parking not allowed C At no time parking is allowed D Is parking allowed at any time 49 The teacher told his student _ to school late A does not go B did not go C not go D not to go 50 He asked me _ A where were you born B where I was born C where I had been born D where had I born 51 John said that he _ for that company for ten years A was working B has worked C has been working D had been working 52 Robots are growing in _ and their use in _ is becoming more widespread A complexity / industry B complex / industrial C complexly / industrialize D complex / industrially 53 Her _ in hearing resulted from a childhood _ A difficult / ill B difficulty / illness C difficultly / ill D difficultly / ill C tiring D tiredness 54 We could not continue due to our _ A tired B tired 55 The company will comply with _ A whatever the board of directors decides B whatever does the board of directors decide C the board of directors decides whatever D however the board of directors decides 56 I think _ A that Dr Pike is a good instructor B is that Dr Pike a good instructor C if that Dr Pike is a good instructor D whether is Dr Pike a good instructor 57 I’ll bet you can’t guess _? A that what is my occupation B how is my occupation C what my occupation is D what is my occupation 58 There will be someone meeting you on arrival A When you arrive, someone will meet you B Arriving, someone will meet you C You will not be met when arriving D No one will meet you as you arrive 59 The last time I saw him was in 2001 A Since 2001, I have often seen him B I did not see him in 2001 C In 2001, I saw him many times D I haven’t seen him since 2001 60 We are studying Unit in this book A We have completed two units in this book so far B Three units in this book have been studied up to now C We have already studied three units in this book D Unit in this book has been completed 61 We invited the boy _ Tom had met the week before to the party A whom B whose C why D where 62 The world’s first satellite was called _ was about the size of a basket ball A Sputnik I, which B Sputnik I, that C Sputnik I which D Sputnik I, whose 63 That is the building _ they shot the film ‘Vanilla Sky’ A which B that C in that D where 64 Agatha was making coffee _ I was cooking the bacon A while B as soon as C as long as D until 65 _, I have been lonely A Since my grandfather dies B Whenever my grandfather died C Since my grandfather died D Whenever my grandfather dies 66 We will wait _ A when finishing his homework B before he finishes his homework C no sooner he finishes his homework D until he finishes his homework 67 _ I always seem to bump into him A I go B Wherever I go C I go where D Whatever I go 68 The faster we finish, _ A the sooner we can leave B we can leave sooner and sooner C the sooner can we leave D we can leave the sooner 69 This is _ car in the garage A so expensive B more expensive than C as expensive as D the least expensive 70 _ live in Shanghai _ in any other city in China A Many people/than B More people / than C As much people / as D Less people / as 71 The summer is coming It gets _ A hot and hot B the more hot C the hotter D hotter and hotter 72 If he _ well on the training courses last year, he _ offered the promotion now A did / were B did / would be C had done / would have been D had done / would be 73 _ I would take the opportunity to talk to the boss today A I were you B If I were you C If I had been you D Had I been you C provided D supposed 74 You will fail _ you study harder A if B unless 75 We’ll go to Kelly’s to celebrate _ A if you win B if you will win C supposed you won D providing you would win 76 _, we got up early and started the trip A Tired as we were B Despite we were tired C Even though were we tired D In spite we were tired 77 They went swimming _ the coldness of the water A Even if B As though C In spite of D Despite of C if he were D as if were he 78 They managed to work together _ A In spite their differences of opinion B Although they have different opinion C Despite the fact their differences of opinion D Even if their differences of opinion 79 He speaks about the subject _ an expert A as he were B as if he were 80 It looks _ we would not be able to leave until the next day A as though B even though C as D if as C as D as if 81 Do the homework _ the teacher said A as like B as though 82 There was _ we were unable to find our way A such many smog that B so much smog that C so much smog than D such many smog as 83 My hometown has changed _ I hardly recognize some places A rapidly such that B rapidly so that C such rapidly that D so rapidly that 84 He was _ he was often willing to share all of what he had got A such a generous man as B such a generous man that C so a generous man that D a so generous man that 85 Leave the keys out _ I remember to take them with me A because B so that C in order to D so as to 86 I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself _ our two friends A so as not to worry B so that did not worry C so as to I did not worry D not in order to worry 87 I always keep fruit in the fridge _ insects off it A order to keep B as to keep C so as to keep D so as to keeping 88 _ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised at his good results A Since B For C Because of D Due to 89 We will be staying for an extra week, _ we have not yet finished A because B as C for D due to 90 _ the students had successfully completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts by giving them a trip to Paris A Due to the fact that B Thanks to C Because of D Due to Error Identification 91 If your friend tells you something in confident, not tell anyone else about it A B C D 92 Scientists have said that global production of oil is set to peak in the next four year A B C D 93 The world’s demand has grown faster in the past five years as in the second half of the 1990s A B C D 94 Like all industrial processes, nuclear power generation has by-product wastes, so as A B C D used fuels, radioactive waste, and heat 95 The United States is a highly developed and industrializing society A B C D 96 We use lot of energy - in our homes, in businesses, in industry, and for traveling between A B C different places D 97 Ancient people burned wood to keep them warm and cooking their food A B C D 98 In any parts of the world, wood is still the main source of energy A B C D 99 The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousand of years before the Spanish arrived in A B C D the 1500s 100 Teachers at the schools work hardly for at least twelve years to train their students to A B C become good readers D ... The last time I saw him was in 20 01 A Since 20 01, I have often seen him B I did not see him in 20 01 C In 20 01, I saw him many times D I haven’t seen him since 20 01 60 We are studying Unit in... got 24 Let’s go somewhere for lunch, _? A you B shall we C mustn’t you D won’t us 25 Everyone in the committee _ to express his/her ideas A allows B allow C are allowed D is allowed 26 It... evidence A so B so that C when D because 22 _ up at the airport? - John did A Whom picked you B Whose did you pick C Who picked you D Who did you pick 23 _ up early? - To morning exercise