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 …… a. accommodation b. housing c. flat d. rental >c 12. What he says makes no …………. to me. a. reason b. truth c. sense d. matter c near the shopping center. 13. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, …………… by the male mosquito. a. not b. however c. despite d. instead >a 14. He said that he ……… badly sick since he returned from abroad. a. had been b. has been c. was d. would be a 15. We’ll never a. manage b. arrive c. succeed d. able >a 16. How did you a. come into b. come by c. come to d. come at b to get there by nine. The roads are quite busy today. this document? 17. He wasted …… a. priceless b. costly c. expensive d. valuable > d time searching for the door key. 18. High schools offer a wide a. field b. scope c. list d. range d 19. Sometimes we use a. hand b. gesture c. head d. signal d of subjects. . language in communication. 20. It’s a foregone a. concept b. conclusion c. proposal d. prediction >b that Jim will be top of the class again. 21. I like to wear a beautiful a. string b. ring c. band d. bracelet >a 22. My shoes need a. to clean b. clean c. cleaning d. be cleaned c of pearls round my neck. 23. The judge her never to do it again. a. warned b. explained c. threatened d. said >a 24. When he came , he found himself in the bed. a. round b. off c. over d. out a 25. Our family has gone on a a. turn b. route c. tour d. round > c of the Alps for our holiday. 26. Don't worry about next interview. It's just a a. form b. format c. formation d. formality d 27. This is my business and you have no right to a. intervene b. interfere c. interrupt d. disturb >b 28. The . of the motor car on TV last night attracted many viewers. a. approach b. inauguration c. initiation d. advert d 29. The taxi up by the kerb. a. turned b. stopped c. came d. drew > d 30. You can choose an idea place for your holidays after browsing these a. booklets b. yellow pages c. brochures d. propaganda c 31. We began early a. so that b. in so far c. in order d. as long as >c to miss the worst of the traffic. 32. We shouldn't live beyond our a. income b. earning c. gaining d. attainment a 33. After a day of hard work I am totally a. weak b. exhausted c. strained d. dull >b 34. She was . in the film on TV and didn't hear the phone. a. engrossed b. submerged c. gripped d. distracted a 35. We could cut the grass if a. ever b. just c. only d. even >c 36. He will phone if he a. has changed b. changes c. changed d. will change b . it would stop raining for an afternoon. his mind. 37. The students were warned a. not b. about c. from d. out of > b . sailing alone on the lake by the instructor. 38. I suggested going to the seaside but they turned it down. a. made (it) shorter b. refused c. threw (it) to the floor d. rejected d 39. All of us would be very …… a. hopeful b. enjoyable c. fond d. interested to go to China one day. > a 40. She is certainly a very for a short time. a. imaginary b. imaginable c. imaginative d. imagining c . girl, she can make up an interesting story 41. The wheels . as the car went over an icy patch. a. skipped b. skidded c. slid d. slipped >b 42. They have . me to buy their house. a. suggested b. persuaded c. argued d. resulted b 43. Most of the double rooms are the size. a. same b. similar c. equal d. like >a 44. The police . the thief and then took him to the police station. a. chased b. looked c. captured d. hunted c 45. The army defeat at the hands of its enemies. a. tolerated b. suffered c. bore d. supported > b 46. In the . of success, you must entertain us. a. event b. condition c. chance d. fact a 47. In an attempt to get to the of the problem, he took his car engine to bits. a. root b. gist c. base d. centre > a 48. All at once, black clouds appeared and it started to rain. a. Suddenly b. At times c. Occasionally d. Immediately a 49. He sport to keep fit, not because he likes it. a. plays b. makes c. practises d. trains >a 50. There have been protests from animal rights group about . on animals. a. experience b. experiments c. expiration d. trials b TEST 13 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. weight b. height c. straight d. late b 2. a. jumped b. smiled c. picked d. looked b 3. a. forget b. forty c. former d. fortunate a 4. a. blew b. flew c. new d. crew c 5. a. thank b. thick c. they d. thin c 6. a. either b. neither c. height d. leisure d 7. a. chief b. of c. leaf d. thief b II. Find the mistake: 8. He had to explain the lesson very clear so that his students could understand it. a. had to b. clear c. so that d. could > b 9. Doctors are using laser beam to remove of bone in ear surgery. a. are using b. to remove c. of d. in > c 10. We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature. a. was b. so that c. could spend d. in the country > a III. Grammar and vocabulary: 11. The students left the room a. while b. soon c. once d. during >c they had finished their exam. 12. Direct speech: "Why did he move to San Francisco?" (Change into Indirect speech) a. I wondered that why he had moved to San Francisco. b. I wondered that why he hadn't moved to San Francisco. c. I wondered that why he moved to San Francisco. d. I wondered that why he would move to San Francisco. a 13. The brothers are so alike that I cannot a. say b. notice c. tell d. mark >c one from the other. 14. Nancy was on her own when she lived in London. a. free b. alone c. sick d. uncommitted b 15. The tallest bird on the North American continent, the white whooping crane, ………… four and a half feet tall. a. stands b. which stands c. it stands d. standing > a 16. It was that I couldn't eat it. a. such a hard cake b. such hard cake c. so a hard cake d. so hard cake a 17. The prisoner a. refused b. declined c. denied d. rejected >c that he had assaulted a policeman. 18. Robert opened the drawer and …… a knife. a. taking out b. taken out c. took out d. take out c 19. Do you mind a. controlling b. checking c. assuring d. knowing > c . that everyone has got a ticket? 20. "I have bought this washing machine for two months but now, it is out of order." "Don't worry. Your car is being " a. stopped b. broken c. serviced d. rented c 21. With every he took, he got more and more tired. a. walk b. march c. step d. foot >c 22. The robber made the bank manager . the money. a. hand over b. to hand over c. handing over d. handed over a 23. I wish I could give you the a. answer b. conclusion c. reply d. end >a 24. How long is it since you a. has seen b. saw c. had seen d. see b . to your problems. Mary? 25. His youngest brother intends to take a. to b. up c. on d. in > b skating next winter. 26 his old age, Mr. Johnson runs seven miles before breakfast. a. Though b. Although c. In spite of d. Instead of c 27. The fire was a. finished b. off c. away d. out >d 28. I remember countryside. a. to send b. sending c. sent d. to have sent b . by the time the firemen arrived. . the package a few days before going to the 29. My teacher was very conscious his bald head. a. of b. with c. about d. for >a 30. Seeing all that food made me very a. hunger b. hungry c. hungrily d. hurry b 31. It took us five hours of negotiation to a compromise. a. make b. do c. arrive d. reach > d 32. You have to run or a. instead b. else c. therefore d. though b 33. The police car a. persisted b. ensued c. sued d. pursued >d 34. He was brought a. back b. down c. up d. in c . you will miss the train. the suspect for over 100 miles. . in the spirit of communism. 35. The offer of a place at a good university is not to be at. a. coughed b. sneezed c. laughed d. rejected >b 36 the time you reach the airport, the plane will have taken off. a. At b. On c. By d. In c 37. It never his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered. a. crossed b. came