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Exercises I. Choose the best answer for each question. Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving becomes worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car. 1. Who have an effect on the driver? A. Journalists B. Children C. Passengers D. Policemen 2. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident? A. Young and old drivers. B. Young and inexperienced drivers. C. Old and inexperienced drivers. D. Young and experienced drivers. 3. When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, they drive A. better B. more slowly C. faster D. worse 4. The word "opposite" in the second last sentence is closest in meaning to _____. A. contrary B. similar C. important D. different 5. Young men often choose A. expensive cars. B. slow cars with big engines. C. fast cars with big engines. D. fast cars with small engines. II. Find out the mistake in the following sentences. 6. (A) The most you (B) learn, (C) the more knowledge (D) you get. 7. You are reminded (A) once again (B) of the author's love (C) of (D) a sea. 8. They (A) can speak English and (B) use a computer (C) so as to they (D) can easily get a good job. 9. (A) It is no use (B) to tell him about (C) our problem because he is never (D) willing to help us. 10. (A) The last time (B) my father (C) played tennis (D) were in 1990. 11. We'd like (A) to have taken a vacation, (B) but we (C) didn't have (D) too much money. 12. (A) Would you prefer (B) to have dinner now (C) and (D) later? 13. He (A) said with his mother (B) that he had just got a job and (C) he would start (D) the next day. 14. (A) Carbon dioxide (B) rushes into the atmosphere (C) and affect (D) climatic conditions. 15. (A) Neither the apples not the plums (B) was (C) ripe enough for us (D) to eat. III. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 16. A. bet B. kettle C. pretty D. rest 17. A. means B. meat C. clean D. great 18. A. sometimes B. close C. stove D. moment 19. A. hereby B. exhaust C. home D. horrible 20. A. collection B. invention C. pollution D. question 21. A. committed B. destroyed C. deceived D. raised 22. A. design B. history C. site D. lost 23. A. snatch B. charge C. cheek D. scheme 24. A. north B. support C. torch D. forget 25. A. ply B. manly C. empty D. party IV. Grammar: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 26. That man needs help. He doesn't know _____ to stop the machine. A. whose B. how C. what D. which 27. She walked home by herself, _____ she knew that it was dangerous. A. because of B. although C. because D. despite 28. _____ is very simple. A. What do I want B. I want what C. I do want what D. What I want 29. _____ I get, _____ I am. A. The older/ the more happy B. The more old/ the happier C. The older/ the happier D. The more old/ the more happy 30. Susan's doctor insists _____ for a few days. A. her resting B. that she rest C. her to rest D. that she is resting 31. Hurry up! It's time we _____ for next week's examination. A. have studied B. had studied C. will study D. studied 32. The bus always _____ here to pick up more passengers. A. stops B. is stopping C. will stop D. has stopped 33. Since your room-mate is visiting her family this weekend, _____ you like to have dinner with us tonight? A. shall B. do C. will D. would 34. Since they aren't answering their telephone, they _____ the house. A. can have left B. need have left C. should have left D. must have left 35. When dining with friends in a restaurant, you may be _____ to pay for your own meals. A. expect B. expecting C. expectancy D. expected Page 1 7/7/2014 Exercises 36. In restaurants and hotels you should give _____ waiter or bellboy who has served you a tip. A. a B. the C. an D. its 37. If you wish to learn a language, you _____ classes regularly. A. have attended B. have had C. must have attended D. must attend 38. Let's go to the office now, _____? A. shall we B. let we C. will we D. do we 39. The Robinsons arrived in Vietnam when their _____ Liz was in grade 9. A. old daughter B. oldest daughter C. elderly person D. eldest daughter 40. This old custom _____ hundreds of years in Poland. A. will date back B. dates back C. was dating back D. is dating back 41. They are going to build a school for _____ in this area. A. the blinding B. blinder C. the blinder D. the blind 42. There are different kinds of material _____ from various sources. A. to be collected B. will be collected C. collecting D. being collecting 43. The size and shape of a nail depend on the function _____ intended. A. which it is for B. for which it is C. which it is D. for which is 44. She has looked for her notebook, but she couldn't find it _____. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere 45. My computer, _____ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now. A. while B. because C. whose D. which V. Grammar: Choose the best option to fill in the gaps. How are things (46) you? Since I last (47) you, I have been ill (48) the time I arrived home after (49) you on Monday. I felt (50) awful headache. I thought that perhaps my eyes were (51) as I had been working so hard, so I (52) some aspirins and went to (53) bed. However, when I woke up the next morning, my headache was (54) than ever and my throat was sore. I tried (55) up but my arms and legs lay stiff. 46. A. to B. on C. about D. with 47. A. was seeing B. have seen C. saw D. see 48. A. during B. on C. at D. by 49. A. see B. seeing C. to see D. have seen 50. A. the B. any C. a D. an 51. A. tire B. tired C. tiring D. tiredly 52. A. take B. have taken C. had taken D. took 53. A. the B. any C.  D. a 54. A. hard B. painful C. worse D. more 55. A. to get B. getting C. got D. get VI. Vocabulary: Choose the best option to fill in the gaps. My husband and I had a problem (56) our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday (57) . I was tired and needed to relax. I love lying in the (58) , drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert (59) busy, cultural holidays. He likes (60) museums and art galleries. He (61) sunbathing because he always goes red, not brown. The travel agency (62) to help us and suggested Greece. I said I would live to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he would like to stay (63) Athens. It was easy to decide (64) to do. We flew to Athens together, Robert stayed (65) and I travelled to the island of Kos! 56. A. to B. about C. with D. on 57. A. although B. because C. and D. but 58. A. moon B. waterfall C. lake D. sun 59. A. likes B. takes C. has D. dislikes 60. A. seeking B. collecting C. travelling D. visiting 61. A. has B. likes C. takes D. hates 62. A. wanted B. had C. took D. asked 63. A. in B. from C. at D. on 64. A. what B. when C. where D. how 65. A. there B. abroad C. ashore D. broad VII. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 66. It's hark work teaching a class of _____ children. A. living B. live C. lively D. alive 67. _____ is a long period of time during which no rain falls. A. Storm B. Drought C. Rainy season D. Summer 68. Tracy and I like spending time together because we share many _____. A. disapprovals B. disagreements C. interests D. arguments 69. Mr Brown like his job because it is _____-paid. A. high B. well C. good D. great Page 2 7/7/2014 Exercises 70. The parents of those disabled children _____ believe that their children couldn't learn anything. Now they have realized that they were wrong. A. used to B. never C. once D. did not 71. He stood on one leg, _____ against the wall, while he took off his shoe. A. staying B. supporting C. stopping D. leaning 72. Computers can help you _____ with people around the world. A. community B. interact C. connect D. collect 73. _____ young like playing computer games. A. The B. A C. An D. Some 74. Carl was working hard all day. He was exhausted when he went to bed. A. very tired B. very confused C. very amazed D. very sleepy 75. What do I think of your shoes? Well, they're certainly _____. A. differently B. differ C. difference D. different 76. The _____ camera is changing the way that people take pictures. A. number B. picture C. digital D. symbol 77. Meeting you here is _____ good chance. A. an B. no article C. the D. a 78. Pollution is _____ to living things. A. harmful B. harm C. harmed D. harmless 79. She _____ me if it would rain that night. A. said B. reported C. told D. asked 80. The first factory in this city was put into _____ in 1950. A. work B. control C. use D. operation I. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one. 1. The bicycle was so expensive that I didn't buy it. A. If the bicycle had been cheaper, I would have bought it. B. I was rich enough to buy the bicycle. C. I couldn't afford to buy the bicycle. D. The bicycle was too expensive for me to buy. 2. We couldn't drive fast because of the fog. A. The fog made it impossible for us to drive fast. B. Although it was foggy, we drove fast. C. It was foggy, so we couldn't drive fast. D. The fog prevented us from driving fast. 3. The tidal wave swept away the village. A. The village was swept away by the tidal wave. B. The village was destroyed completely by the tidal wave. C. The village disappeared after the tidal wave. D. The village was swept away after the tidal wave. 4. Tom must be having a bath. A. Tom has got to have a bath. B. There is no doubt Tom is having a shower. C. It's certain Tom is having a shower. D. I am sure Tom is having a shower. 5. My friends are good at drawing. I am good at drawing. A. My friends are good at drawing and so am I. B. Neither my friends nor I am good at drawing. C. Both my friends and I are good at drawing D. My friends are good at drawing and I am too. 6. You're the worst guitarist in the world. A. You cannot play the guitar so well as anyone else in the world. B. No one in the world is a worse guitarist than you. C. No one in the world plays the guitar worse than you. D. No one in the world is better at playing the guitar than you. 7. The water was very cold, so we couldn't swim. A. The water was too cold for us to swim. B. We couldn't swim because the water was very cold. C. The water was very cold but we still went swimming. D. The water was very cold; therefore, we couldn't swim. 8. He didn't remember anything about it. You didn't remember anything about it, too. A. He didn't remember anything about it, and neither did you. B. He forgot everything about it, and so did you. C. Neither he nor you remembered anything about it. D. Both he and you remembered everything about it. 9. In spite of his age, he often plays badminton. A. He often plays badminton although he is old. B. His age doesn’t stop him playing badminton. C. He often plays badminton because he is old. D. Despite the pact that he is old, he often plays badminton. 10. The Chinese bicycle is $100. The Japanese one is $250. A. The Chinese bicycle has the same price as the Japanese one. B. The Japanese bicycle is more expensive than the Chinese one. C. The Japanese bicycle cost more than the Chinese one. D. The Chinese bicycle is cheaper than the Japanese one. II. Choose the best answer to fill in each gap. Mark Twain is a famous (11) writer. His name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his (12) . He was born in a small town (13) the Missouri river in the USA. The boy had (14) friends at school and (15) he became a writer, he described them in his stories. Samuel always (16) to be a sailor and at the (17) of twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he (18) the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short stories (19) the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The (20) loved his stories very much. Page 3 7/7/2014 Exercises 11. A. American B. English C. Australian D. Russian 12. A. pen-name B. given name C. surname D. nick-name 13. A. over B. in C. on D. under 14. A. many B. much C. a little D. lots 15. A. if B. when C. but D. so 16. A. interested B. enjoy C. wanted D. fond 17. A. year B. elder C. old D. age 18. A. left B. lived C. moved D. missed 19. A. in B. with C. for D. under 20. A. spectators B. readers C. viewers D. audiences III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 21. I suggest _____ different kinds of waste in different places. A. to put B. can put C. put D. putting 22. All of us were _____ that he was successful in the final exam. A. surprising B. surprisingly C. surprise D. surprised 23. It's the English phrasal verbs _____ puzzle me most. A. which B. it C. that D. they 24. Lam _____ that he could meet the aliens from outer space. A. hopes B. wants C. wishes D. likes 25. The boys are absorbed _____ working in the workshop. A. from B. away C. in D. onto 26. We've decided to interview only ten _____ for the job. A. applicants B. applicable C. appliances D. applications 27. Artificial satellites provide data on atmosphere temperatures, solar radiation and _____ the earth's surface. A. reflect B. the reflection C. can reflect D. reflecting 28. At this moment, the team _____ discussing the game among themselves. A. have been B. has been C. are D. is 29. The water is _____. You can't drink it. A. polluted B. pollution C. polluting D. pollutant 30. This year is _____ the year of DOG. A. not any longer B. any more C. no longer D. not any more 31. I don't think that film is _____. A. boringly B. bore C. bored D. boring 32. What did you have for _____ breakfast? A. the B. not article C. an D. a 33. Radium was _____ by Marie Curie. A. discoverer B. discover C. discovery D. discovered 34. Several of my friends are _____ reporters. A. newspapers' B. newspaper's C. newspapers D. newspaper 35. _____ the rain, the stadium was full of football fans. A. Because B. In spite of C. Although D. Despite of 36. _____ few species that live on the ground, most monkeys live in trees. A. A B. There are C. All but D. Except for 37. _____ and they are separated from one another by vast distances. A. Millions of galaxies B. Being millions of galaxies C. Of the millions of galaxies D. There are millions of galaxies 38. _____ is another language besides the first language officially used in a community. A. native language B. Second language C. Mother tongue D. Foreign language 39. Willia Cather, _____ a prominent American writer, grew up in Nebraska during the early farming years. A. became B. who became C. she became D. it is she who became 40. If I _____ wings, I _____ take an airplane to fly home. A. have/ won't have to B. had/ wouldn't have to C. had/ didn't have to D. have/ will have to 41. They have no _____ for help. A. expectation B. expect C. expectative D. expectancy 42. A new style of jeans _____ in the USA. A. has just introduced B. were just introduced C. has just been introduced D. have just been introduced 43. There's a law that says you _____ throw trash on the street. A. don't have to B. must not C. might not D. couldn't 44. Boys and girls may behave _____ in this situation. A. difference B. differing C. different D. differently 45. They try to _____ the problem. A. fail B. succeed C. gain D. solve V. Find the mistake - A, B, C or D. 51. We (A) do not know (B) of how the general (C) employment situation is (D) likely to develop in the future. 52. Mark (A) went on (B) working (C) despite he (D) felt unwell. 53. (A) It was an (B) extremely (C) frightened experience (D) in my life. 54. We (A) are flying to Paris, (B) where is the (C) capital city of (D) France. Page 4 7/7/2014 Exercises 55. The bank (A) lent us money (B) with a low interest, so now we (C) owned the house we (D) used to rent. 56. (A) Have you (B) forgotten (C) locking the back door (D) frequently? 57. I like (A) lying (B) on the beach, so I (C) always spend my holiday (D) to sunbathe. 58. (A) As soon as the alarm clock (B) had gone off, she (C) woke up and (D) got out of bed. 59. (A) A lot of discoveries (B) have made (C) in the (D) fields of chemistry and physics. 60. Linda has (A) such many things (B) to do that she has (C) no time (D) to go out. VI. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rests. 61. A. ocean B. overeat C. decrease D. treatment 62. A. general B. luggage C. bargain D. fragile 63. A. widen B. excitement C. whirl D. biography 64. A. Wednesday B. handsome C. dependent D. grandchild 65. A. chamber B. researcher C. chemist D. cheering 66. A. gold B. guide C. goose D. gist 67. A. none B. phone C. stone D. zone 68. A. fasten B. listen C. often D. castle 69. A. dairy B. energy C. modify D. gravity 70. A. exported B. enjoyed C. existed D. crowded VII. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. 71. My father hasn't smoked for two years. A. My father gave up smoking two years ago. B. My father started smoking two years ago. C. The first time my father smoked was two years ago. D. It's two years since my father started smoking. 72. Jane is too short; she can't apply for the job. A. Jane could apply for the job if she were taller. B. Jane is short of money, so she can't apply for the job. C. Jane would be taller if she could apply for the job. D. If Jane could apply for the job, she wouldn't be short. 73. We spent half an hour walking to the river. A. Spending half an hour, we walked along the river. B. It took us half an hour to walk to the river. C. We walked to the river spending half an hour. D. Walking to the river took us half an hour. 74. They are repainting the fence at the moment. A. At the moment something is being repainted in the garden. B. The fence will be repainted in a moment. C. The fence is going to be repainted. D. The fence is being repainted at the moment. 75. If you don't water these plants, they will die. A. Unless you water these plants, they won't die. B. Watering these plants will make them die. C. These plants will die unless you water them. D. These plants will die even if you water them. 76. Learning English is not easy. A. English is so difficult that you can't learn it. B. It is too difficult to learn English. C. It is difficult to learn English. D. English is easy enough for you to learn. 77. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor soil. A. Why don't you grow roses in such poor soil? B. It is impossible for rose to grow in such poor soil. C. You are advised to grow roses in such poor soil. D. You shouldn't grow roses in such poor soil. 78. His grandmother is very weak. She can't even sit up. A. His grandmother is too weak to sit up. B. His grandmother is very weak, but she can't sit up. C. His grandmother should sit up although she is very weak. D. His grandmother can't sit up, even though she is not so weak. 79. Will you lengthen these trousers for me? A. Will you make these trousers larger for me? B. Can you make these trousers longer for me? C. Will these trousers be too long for me? D. Do you think these trousers are too long for me? 80. I would tell you the answer if I knew. A. I knew the answer and wished to tell you. B. When I know the answer, I'll tell you. C. I do know the answer but I am not going to tell you. D. I don't know the answer so I can't tell you. I. Grammar: Choose the best word, phrase or sentences. 1. No longer _____ here. A. John works B. John does work C. does John work D. so John works 2. His parents could not help _____ angry when he admitted _____ the exam. A. getting/ failing B. got/ failed C. to get/ to fail D. get/ to fail 3. Hundreds of animals are reported _____ killed in the forest fire yesterday. A. that to be B. to be C. to have been D. that to have been 4. Her idea about _____ special class for _____ disabled at first met with opposition from their parents. A. a/a B. a/ these C. a/ the D. the/  5. I am always nervous when taking an exam. A. Taking an exam always makes me nervous. B. I am taking a nervous exam. C. The exam I am taking is nervous. D. It is a nervous exam that I am taking. 6. Since the end of the 20th century, English _____ the most widely used language around the world. A. had become B. became C. becomes D. has become Page 5 7/7/2014 Exercises 7. Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US. A. Because they are expensive B. Due to they are expensive C. They are too expensive D. Although they are expensive 8. Both televisions and computers _____ an enormous impact on our lives. A. have B. had had C. have has D. have had 9. The teacher recommended _____ the book but I do not have enough money _____ it. A. buy/ to buy B. bought/ buying C. buying/ to buy D. to buy/ buy 10. They suggest that beer _____ on TV should be banned. A. advertising B. advertised C. advertise D. to advertise II. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question. Up to now, there are still many people wrongly thinking that films are made to be shown on screen for entertainment. There are many other kinds of films that are made for other purposes. For example, educational films are made for schools. They are about certain subjects that pupils and students are learning. Especially for people learning foreign languages, educational films are very useful. Industrial branches need training films which introduce new. machines and modern pieces of equipment and show how to operate and work on them. Documentary films present factual events and record social, political and historical events. It is films that help us widen our knowledge of countries, cultures and people around the world. Sitting on the armchair in front of a TV set, a viewer can enjoy the beauty of nature all over the world, see many historic spots and meet a lot of interesting people. A film, either good or bad, is the result of the collaboration of many individuals. 11. Educational films are made A. for learning and money. B. for training manual workers. C. for entertainment and money. D. for teaching and learning. 12. A film A. is made by actors and actresses. B. is made by the viewers. C. is the result of the collaboration of many individuals. D. is the result of the cinema photographer. 13. Films can help us A. make friends with people from foreign country. B. teach our children everything. C. sit comfortably in an armchair. D. entertain and widen our knowledge. 14. All films are made A. for entertainment. B. for education. C. for money. D. for entertainment, money or education. 15. Industry A. needs training films. B. needs love stories. C. has no relation with films. D. always pays attention to every kind of films. III. Vocabulary: Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the gap. Music, artful arrangement of sounds (16) time. this definition is obviously very broad, but a narrower one would exclude (17) much. Music is part of virtually every culture on (18) , but it varies widely among cultures in style and structure. Definitions of music can (19) dramatically over a short time, as they have across the world during the 20th (20) . Can music exist without (21) ? Some philosophers argue that music should be defined as a kind of "mental (22) " and that the physical aspects of sound are simply by-products of this image. If you (23) you can have a musical experience by imagining the sound of a piece of music, then you think (24) can exist without sound. But most musical experiences involve producing or (25) to physical characteristics of sound such as pitch and timbre (quality comparable to texture or colour in sight). Is the tape-recorded sound of a large metal-stamping machine music? Are 4 minutes (26) 33seconds of silence music? Is the activity of reading a (27) of hundreds of seemingly unrelated objects, activities, and states of mind music? Each of these " (28) ", as well as many other sounds (or non-sounds), has been copyrighted (29) a musical composition, performed, and recorded in the 20th century. One of the legacies of 20th-century music is to have blurred the definition of music as (30) before. 16. A. through B. over C. across D. along 17. A. very B. too C. enough D. so 18. A. Earth B. the sun C. stars D. the moon 19. A. vary B. change C. stay D. remain 20. A. century B. year C. month D. decade 21. A. sound B. accent C. noise D. voice 22. A. image B. picture C. drawing D. painting 23. A. say B. know C. think D. see 24. A. images B. people C. culture D. music 25. A. listening B. speaking C. writing D. reading 26. A. but B. and C. or D. so 27. A. book B. list C. title D. menu 28. A. words B. phrases C. works D. letters 29. A. as B. for example C. like D. such as 30. A. seldom B. ever C. not D. never Page 6 7/7/2014 Exercises 31. Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work. A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. B. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. C. That he was Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. D. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. 32. The man asked me how old I was. A. The man asked me if I knew his age. B. The man told me that he was old. C. The man knew how old I was. D. "How old are you?" the man asked me. 33. If only I had not seen him. A. He wishes he had come to see me. B. I have not seen him for ages. C. I wish I had seen him. D. I wish I had not seen him. 34. She told me she had to be home by six o'clock. A. She told me that she would be going home at six o'clock. B. She told me she was at home at six o'clock. C. She said it was necessary for her to get home before six o'clock. D. She said that she usually reached her home before six o'clock. 35. They did not take my advice and they got the troubles. A. Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles. B. Unless they had taken my advice, they would have got the troubles. C. Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles? D. Unless they had taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles. 36. The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have. A. The family managed to earn enough money. B. It is difficult for the family to get by on the money they have. C. The family could manage on the money they have. D. It is difficult for them to earn money. 37. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday. A. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday. B. I did not forget your birthday. C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthdays. D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday. 38. I won't finish the report because it is too long. A. The report is so long for me to finish. B. The report isn't long enough for me to finish. C. The report is too long for me to finish. D. The report is so long that I can't finish. 39. Do they advertise cigarettes widely in your country? A. Are cigarettes advertised widely in your country? B. Are they advertised cigarettes in your country? C. Do cigarettes be advertised in your country? D. It is cigarettes advertising in your country? 40. Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true. A. The news she gave us was good, but of course it wasn't true. B. We couldn't easily believed the news because it was very good. C. It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true. D. Our coach told us that true news is always good news. 51. (A) Because of his mother (B) has been (C) seriously ill, she (D) can't come to the party. 52. It was not (A) until 1937 (B) when the southernmost source of (C) the Nile River (D) was discovered. 53. It is said (A) that it is (B) such polluted air that we (C) can't breath, (D) isn't it? 54. The tongue is the (A) principal organ (B) of taste, and (C) is crucial for chewing, (D) swallowed, and speaking. 55. (A) Because of habitat (B) loss, there are (C) less Asian elephants than African (D) elephants. 56. He could remember (A) to drive (B) along the road (C) just before the accident happened, (D) but he couldn't remember the accident itself. 57. I'd love (A) to have gone (B) to the party, (C) but it was (D) possible. 58. (A) The water wasn't (B) warm enough for these (C) young children (D) to swim. 59. "I can't come (A) in Friday." "That's (B) too bad - I've (C) already bought the tickets (D) so you'll still have to pay." 60. A traveller can (A) reach some of (B) the village along the Amazon (C) only by (D) riverboat. VII. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 61. A. about B. thousand C. around D. should 62. A. character B. action C. rapid D. decade 63. A. films B. trucks C. tips D. lifts 64. A. cause B. clause C. pause D. loose 65. A. rough B. laugh C. cough D. plough 66. A. writer B. edit C. script D. public 67. A. actually B. acute C. active D. actor 68. A. pursue B. studio C. minute D. purity 69. A. threat B. though C. theatre D. thought 70. A. culture B. picture C. purpose D. nature 71. Her natural _____ made this one of the most enjoyable concerts of the year. Page 7 7/7/2014 Exercises A. musicality B. musical C. musician D. music 72. A _____ diet includes lots of green vegetables. A. healthful B. health C. health D. healthily 73. They _____ believe their children should make choices for themselves. A. strongly B. strength C. strengthen D. strong 74. Dr Fox is a well-known _____ professor. A. learning B. learnt C. learn D. learned 75. _____ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe. A. After which B. When C. Since D. Unless 76. You can leave the money with him; he's totally _____. A. trusting B. trustful C. trustworthy D. trusty 77. _____ me if I'm wrong, but I think we arranged the meeting for the 12th of December. A. Correctly B. Correction C. Correct D. Corrective 78. The blue curtains began to _____ after they had been hanging in the sun for two months. A. dissolve B. melt C. die D. fade 79. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too _____. A. narrow B. low C. shallow D. deep 80. The _____ of the poetry competition will be known today. A. decision B. effect C. choice D. result Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 4. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. certain 5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account 7. A. anchor B. disposal C. adverb D. welfare 8. A. solidity B. supervisor C. perversity D. impudence 9. A. birthmark B. anthem C. guidance D. immense 10. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical 11. He made too_______ mistakes in his writing. A. little B. much C. few D. many 12. She hasn’t written to me _______ we met last time. A. before B. sinceC. ago D. for 13. I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 14. He is bored_______ doing the same thing every day. A. of B. to C. for D. with 15. This question is _______ difficult for me. A. enough B. to C. such D. too 16. Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the city. A. on B. to C. with D. for 17. He said he _______ for five hours. A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. had been working 18. They were_______ when they read the result. A. disappointed B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointing 19. I am very _______ in the news. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. exciting 20. There is always_______ traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour. A. full B. heavy C. strong D. big 21. I usually wear skirts but today I _______ trousers. A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears 22. Preserving natural resources_______ of great importance A. is B. are being C. have been D. are 23. _______ books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens. A. All the B. The all C. All D. Every 24. We avoid_______ our environment. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute 25. The factory has a _______ to choose young, qualified people for the job. A. trend B. preference C. privilege D. tendency 26. Peter was too ill to get up. A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up Peter was very ill for getting up B. Peter was not strong enough for getting up Peter was not very well to get up 27. It has been a long time since they met A. They haven’t met since a long time B. They haven’t met for a long time C. They didn't meet for a long time D. They didn’t meet a long time ago 28. This flat is too small for my family. A. This flat is not big enough for my family B. This flat is not rather big for my family C. This flat is not enough big for my family D. This flat is not very big for my family Page 8 7/7/2014 Exercises 29. "Where are you going?" he asked her. A. He asked her where she is going B. He asked her where you were going C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going 30. Getting a good job doesn't interest him. A. He isn’t good at getting a good job B. He isn't interested in getting a good job C. He is good at getting a good job D. He is only interested in getting a good job 31. Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the sea. 32. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had (D) remembered it. 33. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of our Company. 34. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D) on Mathematics. 35. Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D) carefully. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Other are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and mathematics… and English. In England or America, or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics,… and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish…. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 36. According to the writer. A. English is popular in much of the world B. Only adults learn English. C. English is useful only to teenagers. D. No children like learning English 37. Many people learn English by A. taking with the film stars B. hearing the language in the office C. watch video only D. working hard on their lessons. 38. Many boys and girls learn English because A. they have to study their own language B. their parents make them C. English can give them a job D. It is included in their courses 39. Many adults learn English because. A. Most of their books are in English B. It helps them in their work C. Their work is useful D. They want to go abroad 40. In America or in Australia, many schoolchildren study A. Their own language and no foreign language B. English and mathematics only. C. Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish D. English as a foreign language There’s now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (41)_______. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (42)_______ all the present (43)_______ of oil and gas. The world's coal (44)_______ should last longer but, once used, these can not be (45)_______ It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (46)_______ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (47)_______ (classed as (48)_______ energy). Until these energy (49)_______ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (50)_______ as much as possible 41. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 42. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust 43. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources 44. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents 45. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 46. A. traditional B. alternative C. surprising D. revolutionary 47. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion 48. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous 49. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials 50. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption Page 9 7/7/2014 Exercises Page 10 7/7/2014 . ago 28. This flat is too small for my family. A. This flat is not big enough for my family B. This flat is not rather big for my family C. This flat is not enough big for my family D. This flat. didn't remember anything about it. You didn't remember anything about it, too. A. He didn't remember anything about it, and neither did you. B. He forgot everything about it, and. daughter 40. This old custom _____ hundreds of years in Poland. A. will date back B. dates back C. was dating back D. is dating back 41. They are going to build a school for _____ in this area.