d. the more → d 42. My sister's tooth still gives her some pain. She gone to the dentist yesterday. a. must be b. would have c. should have d. could be → c 43. At four o'clock, Mr. David still had some to do in the garden. a. work b. job c. effort d. task → a 44. Nam go fishing with his father when he was young. a. used to b. is use to c. has used to d. was used to → a 45. Chemists are not sure a. how precisely can cold fusion occur b. cold fusion can occur precisely how c. precisely how cold fusion can occur d. can cold fusion occur precisely how → c 46. Most of the iceberg is the water. a. on b. under c. in d. below → b 47. The train will be leaving in five minutes so you better hurry up. a. had b. should c. will d. would → a 48. He was an writer because he persuaded many people to see the truth of his ideas. a. ordinary b. influential c. unlimited d. accurate → b 49. If we had known your new address, we to see you. a. came b. will come c. would come d. would have come → d 50. A: Where would you like to go for a holiday? B: I'd like to go to Hong Kong of all. a. much b. more c. most d. best → c Test 17 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. unlucky b. sun c. June d. fun → c 2. a. missed b. stopped c. looked d. invited → d 3. a. young b. about c. account d. sound → a 4. a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule → c 5. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque → d 6. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease → c 7. a. kitchen b. chip c. lichen d. chicken → c II. Find the mistake: 8. A free educating is guaranteed to every citizen. a. A b. educating c. is guaranteed d. every → b 9. Whenever students asked for help or guidance, the counselor would advise them or refer them to someone who will. a. for help b. would advise c. them or refer them d. will → d 10. Her coat was laying on the floor. a. Her coat b. was c. laying d. on → c III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. Not until the late Middle Ages a major construction material. a. glass did become b. did glass become c. did become glass d. glass did → b 12. When crossing the room, the night nurse happened to notice the old lady to get out of bed. a. has tried b. to try c. trying d. tried → c 13. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire’s syndrome, and doctors don’t know a. what is the cause b. the cause is what c. is what the cause d. what the cause is → d 14. He being given a receipt for the bill he had paid. a. asked to b. insisted on c. demanded d. required → b 15. It is usually lava but gas that kills people during volcanic eruptions. a. not only b. not c. neither d. no →b 16. He retired early ill-health. a. on behalf of