a. more expensive than b. more expensive as c. most expensive than d. better expensive than → a 37. Fortunately I very quickly after my illness. a. discovered b. recovered c. uncovered d. covered →b 38. Every citizen may the protection of the law. a. accuse b. blame c. cause d. claim → d 39. The police were on in the streets all night. a. work b. alarm c. duty d. service →c 40. This watch is only made of plastic so it's quite a. valuable b. invaluable c. worthless d. priceless → c 41. I will keep your application ……… file for the time being. a. on b. with c. in d. at →a 42. He got an excellent grade in his examination he had not worked particularly hard. a. on account of b. because c. in spite of d. although → d 43. It’s necessary for you to have a passport and a visa. a. both b. as well as c. either d. each →a 44. He has recently his old building. a. reformed b. adjusted c. restored d. modified → c 45. This afternoon I was fined parking near a pedestrian crossing. a. for b. by c. with d. at →b 46. In order to buy his house, he had to ask the bank for a a. loan b. finance c. capital d. debt → a 47. Her political future is now hanging by a . a. thread b. cord c. string d. rope →a 48. Would you mind me a favour? a. making b. doing c. finding d. picking → b 49. The supermarket is … at the corner of a busy street. a. stood b. placed c. situated d. put → c 50. I think you ……… better not tell him the truth. a. will b. should c. would d. had → d TEST 12 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. a. ear b. pear c. fear d. hear → b 2. great b. heat c. cheat d. meat → a 3. row b. cow c. show d. mow → b 4. a. molecule b. pure c. business d. value → c 5. a. worry b. wonder c. discover d. note → d 6. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question → d 7. a. sure b. this c. ask d. stop → a II. Find the mistake: 8. We have to start early because we won’t be late. a. have to b. early c. because d. won’t be late → c 9. Don’t let a good chance going by. a. Don’t let b. a c. going d. by → c 10. Being good for agricultural purposes, soil must have in it the minerals plants require. a. Being good b. must have c. it d. require → a III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. My brother has just bought a new …… near the shopping center. a. accommodation b. housing c. flat d. rental →c 12. What he says makes no …………. to me.