48. I should like to thank you, ……… my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us. a. on account of b. on behalf of c. because of d. instead of → b 49. She wouldn’t go swimming her father went too. a. except b. but c. also d. unless → d 50. It's no use …… a language if you don't try to speak it too. a. to learn b. learned c. learning d. learn → c Test 50 Pronunciation 1. a. pleasure b. sit c. say d. best → a 2. a. bare b. dare c. fare d. barred → d 3. a. birth b. with c. both d. seventh → b 4. a. think b. ink c. banner d. sing → c 5. a. leaf b. off c. of d. knife → c 6. a. foot b. pool c. noon d. cool → a 7. a. who b. while c. what d. which → a Find the mistakes 8. She got the job like a model because of her good looks. a. got b. like c. because of d. looks → b 9. You’d better cut down on your intake of sugar to avoid problems of your teeth. a. 'd better b. cut down on c. to avoid d. of → d 10. It was said that the world will be suffering from an energy crisis by the 2010s. a. was said b. will be suffering c. energy crisis d. by the 2010s → a Grammar and Vocabulary 11. Is anyone to smoke here? a. let b. allowed c. admitted d. passed → b 12. His parents told him to keep ……… sweets and chocolate to lose weight. a. at b. back c. up d. off → d 13. It’s necessary for you to a more serious attitude toward your work. a. develop b. grow c. become d. grow up → a 14. As long as Peter …… stay for more than a month, he can sleep at my flat. a. doesn't b. didn't c. won't d. wouldn't → a 15. people take part in the traditional games now than twenty years ago. a. Less b. Lesser c. Fewer d. Few → c 16. According ……. the map we should take the second left. a. to b. as c. on d. by → a 17. Please take into the fact that I have been dissatisfied. a. consider b. considerable c. considerably d. consideration → d 18. Would you please ……… me to the post-office? a. aim b. turn c. direct d. signal → c 19. Would you be to help me finish my homework?