c. may be triggered d. stressful → d 398. They asked us, Henry and I, whether we thought that the statistics had been presented fairly and accurately. a. Henry and I b. thought c. had been presented d. accurately → a 399. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important for trying it on with heavy clothing underneath. a. In b. for trying c. on d. underneath → d 400. What happened in New York were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been laid off from their jobs. a. happened b. were c. including d. had been laid → b TEST 1 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. country b. fun c. summer d. truth → d 2. a. trouble b. flu c. tooth d. shoe → a 3. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third → a 4. a. song b. one c. long d. gone → b 5. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught → c 6. a. full b. push c. but d. put → c 7. a. deal b. heal c. stealth d. steal → c II. Find the mistakes: 8. At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying English part-time. a. at b. which c. am studying d. English part-time → b 9. One of the girl who worked in that company died. a. the girl b. who c. worked d. died → a 10. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes. a. is b. such c. that d. have written → b III. Grammar and vocabulary: 11. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a against the government in Transylvania. a. relevant b. revolting c. revolution d. revolver → c 12. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are a. astronomical b. aeronautical c. astrological d. atmospherical → a 13. Does that newspaper the government or oppose it? a. advantage b. assist c. encourage d. support → d 14. It’s distressing to see small children in the streets. a. pleading b. imploring c. begging d. entreating → c 15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription you renew your membership by the end of January. a. unless b. however c. were d. provided → d 16. Most of my friends are reporters. a. newspapers b. newspaper c. newspaper’s d. newspapers’ → b 17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ……. a. promises b. vows c. aspirations d. offers → a 18. Mark Twain is a famous American a. physicist b. poet c. chemist d. writer → d 19. The ship broke and the people were drowned. a. out b. out of the sea c. into pieces d. to pieces → c