a. uncontrollable b. uneven c. temperamental d. dispirited c 37. Why doesn’t he feel ashamed when living at his wife’s ………… ? a. charge b. price c. amount d. expense > d 38. She hasn't had much success finding a job. a. on b. about c. in d. for c 39. I don’t feel well but I don’t know what’s the matter me. a. of b. for c. to d. with >d 40. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary him. a. to marry b. marry c. marrying d. married a 41. Some people think it is bad luck to break …… a. a window b. a mirror c. a glass d. a chopstick > b 42. This is the horse has competed four times. a. that b. who c. whom d. whose a 43. Ms. is the title used before the last name of a. only married women b. only unmarried women c. married and unmarried women d. all are correct > c 44. The music aroused an feeling of homesickness in me. a. intense b. intentional c. intensive d. intended a 45. The most popular pet in the United States is the a. chicken b. rabbit c. dog d. cat >c 46. What are the main of measles? a. traces b. symptoms c. emblems d. tokens b 47. The weekend is a. Saturday and Sunday b. Sunday c. Saturday d. Friday > a 48. She can't work because she has a in her head. a. agony b. pain c. suffering d. hurt b 49. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy were created by a. Mary Poppins b. Mother Goose c. Walt Disney d. All are wrong >c 50. The buses, most of were already full, started at 6 a.m. a. whom b. which c. that d. who b TEST 9 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. chorus b. cherish c. chaos d. scholar b 2. a. three b. thanks c. think d. father d 3. a. measure b. pleasure c. treasure d. ensure d 4. a. absent b. present c. descent d. sing b 5. a. pudding b. put c. puncture d. pull c 6. a. why b. myth c. type d. psychology b 7. a. cure b. tube c. amuse d. pull d II. Find the mistake: 8. They said that the custom has dated back to the feudal period. a. said b. has dated c. back d. feudal > b 9. He had been teaching since twenty-five years before he retired last year. a. had been teaching b. since c. before d. retired > b 10. In a few hours, we have finished the test, and we’ll go home and rest. a. a few b. have finished c. the test d. rest b III. Grammar and vocabulary: 11. The president of the United States is elected for a. two years b. four years c. six years d. five years > b 12. The old man lives next door has just died. a. which b. whom c. whose d. who d 13. What is the capital of the United States? a. Washington b. Mississippi river c. Washington DC d. New York > c 14. Her husband disapproves of her to work. a. go b. to go c. going d. went c 15. The president of the United States lives in the a. Green House b. Gold House c. White House d. House’s Parliament >c 16. That country was brought to disaster. a. closer b. more closely c. more closedly d. closelier a 17. Neil Armstrong was the first American to a. visit Alaska b. land on the moon c. discover gold in California d. all are correct >b 18. They to everybody that they were getting married. a. talked b. spoke c. announced d. told c 19. The American flag has a. a sun, a moon and stars b. a maple leaf c. stars and stripes d. both a and b are correct >c 20. They said, " while the iron is hot". a. Strike b. Beat c. Hit d. Pound a 21. Please my luggage to the airport tomorrow morning. a. ask / will be taken b. get / being taken c. let / to be taken d. have / taken > d 22. He receives 500-dollar every month. a. allow b. allowance c. allowable d. allowably b 23. Never her at the first time. a. I will forget to meet b. will I forget to meet c. will I forget meeting d. will I be forgotten meeting > c 24. He in drug across the border when the police caught him last Sunday. a. was trafficked b. was trafficking c. had been trafficking d. trafficked b 25. The decision was postponed, was exactly what he wanted. a. that b. which c. who d. none is correct > b 26. This book is rather too long at one setting. a. being read b. to read c. to be read d. read c 27. It is imperative that he the school regulations. a. obey b. obeys c. would obey d. will obey >a 28. He used to rise dawn until he was old. a. on b. in c. at d. into c 29. Had I known she was sick, I her. a. visited b. would visit c. had visited d. would have visited >d 30. Without transportation, our modern society could not a. stay b. remain c. exist d. live c 31. The year 1732 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard’s Almanac, …………… Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard. a. there b. in which c. in it d. which in b 32. They don't buy butter, do they buy cheese. a. or b. nor c. neither d. either b 33. You will feel better after you a rest. a. will have b. are having c. will have had d. have had > d 34. It's not wise as to say so. a. so b. too c. quite d. very a . exist d. live c 31. The year 17 32 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard’s Almanac, …………… Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard. a. there b. in which c. in it d. which in b 32 House c. White House d. House’s Parliament > ;c 16 . That country was brought to disaster. a. closer b. more closely c. more closedly d. closelier a 17 . Neil Armstrong was the first American. on the moon c. discover gold in California d. all are correct >b 18 . They to everybody that they were getting married. a. talked b. spoke c. announced d. told c 19 . The American flag has