Onthionline.net Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in the blank in each sentence Excuse me! I’m doing my homework not making too much noise? A Would you please B Can you C Could you D Would you mind I’d prefer to go to the football field rather be in class today A than B to C for D as Would you like to eat out this evening? A Yes, I would like B Yes, I like C Yes, please D I’d love to I couldn’t find Jimmy at the party last night If I him, I’d have been very happy A meet B met C had met D have met How _ can you run every morning, Jack? About two kilometers A many B much C fast D far Can you see anybody in that classroom? Yes There _ a teacher and fifty students there A is B are C has been D have been Some marine creatures _ on others to survive A agree B act C depend D suggest The boy decided to go out _ it was raining very heavily outside A because B despite C even if D although Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: A various B chair C upstairs D failure 10 You are just too lazy If you did some exercise every morning, you _ much healthier A feel B will feel C might feel D are feeling 11 Why _ I smoke? Is it because of its harmful effects on my lungs? A needn’t B shouldn’t C haven’t D hadn’t better 12 - Your house looks so new and strange, doesn’t it? - Well, A it’s being painted B it’s just been painted C it’s painted D it was painted recently 13 Wildlife is being with extinction? A dealt B coped C feared D threatened 14 _ Do you feel like dancing now? _ _ A It’s a good idea B I feel good thanks to dancing C You are welcome D Maybe, it’s true 15 Janet is a beautiful but very arrogant girl She always looks other people A into B up to C after D down upon Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank Plant and animal species are dying (16) at an unprecedented rate Estimates range that from 4,000 to as many as 50,000 species per year become extinct The (17) cause of extinction is habitat destruction, particularly of the world’s richest ecosystems – tropical rain forests and coral reefs (18) the world’s rain forests continue to be cut down at the current rate, they may completely disappear by the year 2030 In (19) , if the world’s population continues to grow at its present rate and puts (20) more pressure on these habitats, they might well be destroyed sooner 16 A of; B out; C on; D away 17 A led; B lead; C leader; D leading 18.A Unless; B Because; C Whereas; D If 19 A addition; B general; C short; D turn 20 A mostly; B almost; C even; D so GRADE 11 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence The girl spent almost two hours up new words in the dictionary A look B to look C looking D looked If he a little later yesterday, he couldn’t have met her at the airport to see her off A had come B came C was to come D had to come He is absorbed his present job A of B at C in D upon Hung doesn’t take good care himself A for B about C in D of All students should build their good ability of Math A of B for C in D up hard tests the teacher gave, that student managed to get good scores A Whatever B Whenever C However D Wherever They couldn’t finish it the lack of support A because B because of C why D the reason _ does it take you to the washing? _ About an hour or so A How fast B What length C How long D What time He was once again _ in his final attempt What a pity for him! A successful B successive C unsuccessful D success 10 He is _; he needs to eat less A weightless B weighting C underweight D overweight 11 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: A weather B ready C whatever D fat 12 Choose the word that has the main stress on the second syllable: A social B competitor C politics D algebra 13 They were able to finish it the lack of support A because B thanks to C reason for D thanks for 14 Some students major in natural sciences, in social sciences A others B some other C the other D each other 15 Everyone in our class with his opinion A agree B agrees C agreeing D to agree Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (1) and important inventions of the twentieth century Boring or timeconsuming jobs (2) , in the past, would have been carried out by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer However, the introduction of the computer has not been entirely problem-free Many people feel that we are already too dependent (3) computers They think that computers themselves are (4) too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can break down If a computer is affected, then the information it is storing can be lost If a computer program has a(n) 5. in it, the computer’s calculations can be seriously affected A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could cause terrible mistakes A Shocking ; B Amazing ; A What ; B Which ; C When ; A Of ; B In ; C On ; D for B Getting ; C Running A Becoming ; A Foul ; C Astonishing ; D liking D where ; D turning B Abnormality ; C Wrongdoing ; D error GRADE 12 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: A job B mother C lover D but Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: A great B steak C breakfast D danger Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable: A pollution B industry C politician D importance Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: Five millions of people take A B part in the recycling campaign B C for a world without pollution D Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: The light bulb is said to be A B C invented by the famous C D scientist Thomas Edison Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: If he _ for the revision session, he might have no difficulty doing the test right now A had come B came C was to come D had to come He is quite enthusiastic his present job A of B with C for D about Hung doesn’t take his matters _ good consideration A for B about C Into D of The custom was born because the practice was spread the nation A Of B out of C throughout D over 10 Women are now independent _ men A Of B On C Against D at 11 Tom Cruise, career excelled in the film industry, is one of the leading figures in Hollywood A That B whose C Whom D who 12 They couldn’t finish it there was no adequate support A because B because of C why D so long 13 Everyone in our class his suggestion A agrees with; B agree to; C agrees to; D agree with 14 You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the _ of wildlife A extinct; B extinctive; C extinctions; D extinction 15 He is boasting; what he is saying is just a(n) _ A statement B understatement C overstatement D restatement Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr Peter Baum, an expert in the environment and natural (16) division of the council, (17) he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the council’s diploma for nature reserves of (18) highest quality, and Dr Baum had come to present it to the park once again He was afraid that public opinion was turning (19) national parks, and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today But Dr Baum clearly remained a (20) supporter of the view that natural environments needed to be allowed to survive in peace in their own right 16 A source; B resource; C rich; D property 17 A what; B which; C when; D where 18 A the; B a; C some; D any 19 A away; B from; C against; D for 20 A fit; B healthy; C weighty; D strong ... good consideration A for B about C Into D of The custom was born because the practice was spread the nation A Of B out of C throughout D over 10 Women are now independent _ men A Of B On. .. population continues to grow at its present rate and puts (20) more pressure on these habitats, they might well be destroyed sooner 16 A of; B out; C on; D away 17 A led; B lead; C leader; D... _ a teacher and fifty students there A is B are C has been D have been Some marine creatures _ on others to survive A agree B act C depend D suggest The boy decided to go out _ it was