b. decide c. opt d. select >c 12. He had to retire from the match, suffering from a ligament. a. torn b. broken c. slipped d. sprained a 13. There has been a increase in the use of motorbikes in the last few years. a. noticed b. seen c. keen d. marked >d 14. Have you ever seen telescopes? a. astrologic b. aeronautic c. astronomic d. atmospheric c 15. We live in a very populated area of India. a. sparsely b. scarcely c. hardly d. barely >a 16. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific a. divisions b. disciplines c. matters d. compartments b 17. Many children are afraid cats. a. by b. for c. about d. of >d 18. Hardly had Tom eaten he felt hungry again. a. than b. after c. when d. before c 19. Conversations you strike up an acquaintance usually tend to be . a. trivial b. perverse c. insufficient d. imperative a 20. ………………., Mary spent her childhood in London. a. She was like her brother, Peter b. Her brother, Peter, was like her c. Like her brother, Peter d. That she was like her brother, Peter c 21. …………. player tried his best, our team could win the match. a. Each b. Since each c. If each d. Were each c 22. The first telephone was the of modern communications networks. a. ancestor b. precursor c. antecedent d. premonition b 23. She’s always got well with young people. a. off b. on c. through d. in >b 24. The accident while he was driving on the highway. a. was happening b. happened c. happening d. were happening b 25. After several hours on the road, they became to the fact that they would never go home by nightfall. a. dejected b. resigned c. depressed d. disillusioned b 26. Never a gift horse in the mouth. a. feel b. catch c. look d. hold >c 27. Would you my switching the television on now? a. disapprove b. mind c. want d. object >b 28. When the police examined the house, they found that someone had with the cash. a. touched b. tampered c. broken d. hindered b 29. You better be careful not to miss the flight! a. would b. had c. should d. did >b 30. By the end of last year he four Shakespeare plays. a. read b. had read c. has read d. was reading b 31. What bird is the symbol of the United States? The a. turkey b. eagle c. owl d. bear >b 32. People no longer smoke cigarettes as they used to. a. so much b. so many c. such much d. such many b 33. The American Civil War was a war between the a. North and the South b. East and the West c. United States and Great Britain d. colored and the white >a 34. Some improvements in the bus service in this town. a. have recently been made b. has recently been made c. were recently made d. have been recently made a 35. It is imperative that this bridge …… before May. a. were built b. built c. be build d. build >c 36. No sooner had Linda bought a new radio …… Daisy bought a better one. a. when b. after c. until d. than d 37. He returned the borrowed book . a. the next very day b. the next day very c. the very next day d. the very day next >c 38. Turn left into the third on the left and the second on the right. a. took b. taking c. taken d. take d 39. Do you remember what I told me? I don’t recall about it. a. having told b. having been told c. to have told d. to have been told >b 40. Please me a line or ring me at the office. a. take b. let c. drop d. leave c 41. John appears some weight, has he been ill? a. having lost b. having been lost c. to have lost d. to have been lost >c 42. Is this hotel you could find? a. best b. the best c. better d. the better b 43. “Would you like to go to the cinema?” “No, thank you, I would stay home.” a. better b. like c. rather d. prefer >c 44. This building by the end of 2004. a. will be finished b. will have been finished c. will finish d. will have finished b 45. I suggest that the matter reconsidered. a. has b. being c. is d. be >d 46. If I knew the answer, I you right away. a. would tell b. will tell c. told d. had told a 47. in an electric typewriter is the ability to correct spelling errors. a. There are many new features b. New features c. The new features d. One of the new features >d 48. Once the air warms up, the snow should start to a. dissolve b. defrost c. liquefy d. thaw d 49. Ballet dancer, actors, must spend many hours a day practising before a performance. a. alike b. likely c. like d. same >c 50. Peter looks so much like someone I knew years ago. It's quite . a. unlikely b. uncanny c. unspeakable d. unnatural b Test 16 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. pardon b. hard c. parent d. park c 2. a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage a 3. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood d 4. a. looked b. missed c. stopped d. dreamed d 5. a. cast b. tasteful c. task d. fast b 6. a. invitation b. blind c. decide d. provide a 7. a. acrobat b. lane c. animal d. thanks b II. Find the mistake: 8. John and Lan have different cultures; that was why they often have different ways of living. a. have b. cultures c. that was why d. have > c 9. You have to study hardly to keep pace with your classmates. a. have to b. study c. hardly d. to keep pace with > c . Peter c 21. …………. player tried his best, our team could win the match. a. Each b. Since each c. If each d. Were each c 22. The first telephone was the of modern communications networks. a. ancestor b sparsely b. scarcely c. hardly d. barely >a 16. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific a. divisions b. disciplines c. matters d. compartments b 17. Many children are afraid cats. a in the last few years. a. noticed b. seen c. keen d. marked >d 14. Have you ever seen telescopes? a. astrologic b. aeronautic c. astronomic d. atmospheric c 15. We live in a very populated