1. Although the dog appeared harmless, it, in fact, was quite dangerous. a. Although b. harmless c. in fact d. quite > c 2. Nobody whom was at the meeting will say anything to the press. a. Nobody b. whom c. will d. to > b 3. Thanks in Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project. a. Thanks b. in c. was d. finish > b 4. Not many of the person in Britain speak a single word of my language. a. many b. person c. single d. of > b 5. I will be sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here is the key. a. will be b. didn’t c. front d. is > a 6. Keeping calmly is the secret of passing your driving test. a. Keeping b. calmly c. passing d. driving > b 7. The fox was unsuccessful on reaching the grapes. a. was b. on c. reaching d. the > b 8. It is believed for that the man escaped in a stolen car. a. It is b. for c. escaped d. in > b 9. I think that you are drawn up some excellent plans. I must congratulate you. a. think b. are c. some d. must > b 10. The critics were strong impressed by her performance. a. critics b. strong c. by d. performance > b 11. They had to be dismantle the vehicle to get them across the gorge. a. be b. vehicle c. to get d. across > a 12. I do wishes you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. a. wishes b. would c. biting d. annoys > a 13. Sarah wore dark glasses so to that no one would recognize her. a. wore b. to c. would d. her > b 14. I found it when I was looking through some old paper. a. it b. when c. was looking d. paper > d 15. I think you should tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. a. think b. should tolerant c. other d. weaknesses > b 16. The cost of living has increasing so much that he finds it difficult to live within his income. a. living b. increasing c. much d. within > b 17. Uncle Ho’s earnest desire was that our country might progress at equality rate with other countries in the world. a. earnest b. might c. equality d. with > c 18. I am sure he shan’t fail to keep his words. a. am b. shan’t c. to keep d. words > b 19. He very much surprised me when he said he was loving me. a. very much b. me c. said d. was loving > d 20. Throughout his speech, the boys were deeply attention. a. Throughout b. speech c. deeply d. attention > d 21. The old man is expecting with pleasure the visit of his grandchildrens. a. old b. expecting c. pleasure d. grandchildrens > d 22. My friend was crazy although he was informed of the news of his mother’s death. a. crazy b. although c. informed d. death > b 23. The soldier leaped into the water so soon as the ship touched the shore. a. leaped b. into c. so soon as d. touched > c 24. His fondness for the game increase with his proficiency. a. fondness b. for c. increase d. proficiency > c 25. Her handwriting is so badly that I can’t read. a. handwriting b. so c. badly d. can’t > c 26. Although he is industrious, he hasn’t successed. a. Although b. is c. industrious d. successed > d 27. Winning that prize have made him very conceited. a. Winning b. have c. him d. conceited > b 28. When he was a child, he loves dismantling things to see how they worked. a. When b. loves c. to see d. how > b 29. English people in general don’t like complaining on public. a. people b. in c. don’t d. on > d 30. We are moving to Bristol next week but we are promising to stay in contact with you. a. are moving b. but c. are promising d. with > c 31. It was hard not to start laughing when she started to singing. a. hard b. laughing c. started d. singing > d 32. If you will go to the party with us, I will pick you up. a. If b. will go c. with d. will pick > b 33. More people are infecting with HIV this year than they were 5 years ago. a. More b. infecting c. this d. were > b 34. I expect you will be surprised to get a letter from my. a. expect b. will c. to get d. my > d 35. Last Wednesday I had an accident when I was driving to the work. a. had b. an c. when d. the > d 36. A child run out in front of my car, and I had to stop such suddenly that the car behind crashed into me. a. out b. such c. behind d. into > b 37. It is very bored, and I would be pleased to see you if you had any spare time. a. bored b. would c. had d. any > a 38. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repair. a. pointless b. have c. that d. repair > d 39. The sea was so rough that the ferry can’t sail. a. The b. was c. that d. can’t > d 40. He lives for the others and he finds his life meaningfully. a. for b. others c. finds d. meaningfully > d 41. You needn’t to make an appointment to see the bank manager. a. needn’t b. to make c. to see d. bank > b 42. If you don’t want Sally to be angry with you, I suggested you apologise. a. If b. don’t c. to be d. suggested > d 43. It was careful of you to leave the window open last night. a. was b. careful c. to leave d. open > b 44. The train journey from London to Bristol take two hours. a. journey b. to c. take d. hours > c 45. George is not nearly as energetic than he used to be. a. nearly b. as c. than d. be . congratulate you. a. think b. are c. some d. must > b 10. The critics were strong impressed by her performance. a. critics b. strong c. by d. performance > b 11. They had to be dismantle the vehicle. sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here is the key. a. will be b. didn’t c. front d. is > a 6. Keeping calmly is the secret of passing your driving test. a. Keeping b. calmly c. passing d tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. a. think b. should tolerant c. other d. weaknesses > b 16. The cost of living has increasing so much that he finds it difficult to live within his income. a.