TEST I PRONUNCIATION 1. A smoker B comic C focus D hostess 2. A status B rate C basic D stack 3. A shout B sugar C share D surgery 4. A bones B courts C drills D hands 5. A stored B ploughed C laughed D smiled II STRESS 6. A accuse B admire C enter D deny 7. A disease B design C moustache D aspect 8. A ceremony B technology C community D autography 9. A piano B policeman C museum D souvenir 10.A element B eleven C elephant D evidence III CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER: 11.Don’t let the chance go______ A on B off C by D over 12.The result was quite different ________ what I expect. A with B as C to D from 13.Leave it ____ it is A as B that C like D so 14.She can’t afford that book because she has _____ money A a lot of B few C a little D little 15.______ of the students in the class could finish the assignment yesterday. A Neither B None C Either D Not much 16.Of my classmates and _____ , Tom is _____ intelligent. A I/ more B Me/ the most C I/ the more D me / more 17.Try______ so many mistakes. A not to make B not making C to make not D making not 18.Take _____ actions you think you should. A however B wherever C whenever D whatever 19.Don’t forget______ me a call when you arrive. A give B given C giving D to give 20.He doesn’t work ______. A As hard as he didn’t last year. B As hard as he did last year. C As hard as he does last year. D As hardly as he did last year. 21.When______ in international trade , letters of credit are convenient. A are used B used C using D they used 22.The house ______ A they used to live in is very old B where they used to live in is very old C which they used to live in is very old D at where they used to live is very old 23.No longer_____ to spend all her free time doing housework because we now own some new labor - saving devices. A my mother has C has my mother B does my mother has D does my mother have 24.I have no money now . If I ______ some, I _____ a computer A have / would buy B had / bought C have / will buy D had / would buy 25._____ they are tropical birds , parrots can live in temperate or even cold weather. A Despite B Even though C Nevertheless D But 26._____ charming shops and restaurants, Old Town is the most picturesque section of Albuquerque. A With its B Its C Because its D For its 27. They have proved that_____ teeth healthy. A to keep B keep C it keeps D keeps 28.Some Asian people said that ______ business with Americans over lunch at restaurants. A they had often done B they often had done C had they often done D often they had done 29.When was that book_____? A made B produced C published D created 30.He looked thin, but _____ he is very healthy. A also B naturally C actually D consequently 31.Please _____ your cigarette; I’m allergic to smoke. A put out B put down C put up D put aside 32.He was only nine , but he ate _____ his father did A much than B more than that C as much as D as much than 33._____ were carried out on animals before the drug was tested on humans A Investigation B Research C Experiments D Testing 34.I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ______ A was being watched B have been watched C be watched D am watched 35.When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me _______ he had read my mind A although B like C as though D as 36.The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write ________ thinking in your own language. A without B except C unless D apart from 37.I have told her that I am not going to go ahead with my plans_______ she may think. A whether B despite C however D whatever 38.How could you let the baby climb the stairs? I am surprised ______ you A at B on C for D with 39.Travelers ______ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays A had better to get B had better get C had to get better D had better got 40.I don’t swim as well as they A They are better swim than me B They are better swimmer than me C They are better swimmers than me D I am better swimmer than they 1. 2. . over lunch at restaurants. A they had often done B they often had done C had they often done D often they had done 29.When was that book_____? A made B produced. make not D making not 18.Take _____ actions you think you should. A however B wherever C whenever D whatever 19.Don’t forget______ me a call when you arrive.