Practice test 12

Practice test 121.I’m sure they were……….lies!. A.source B.cause C.reaction D.reason 3.Banks only………..money if they are sure it will be paid back.. A.borrow B.lend C.interest D.charge 4……

Practice test 12

1.I’m sure they were……….lies!

A.telling B.making C.doing D.saying

2.Nobody knows what the ………of the explosion was

A.source B.cause C.reaction D.reason

3.Banks only……… money if they are sure it will be paid back

A.borrow B.lend C.interest D.charge

4……….of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation

A.according B.On behalf C.Together D.In addition

5.Don’t forget to……… the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning

A.put B.ring C.set D.wind

6.Give me a word………with S

A.beginning B.begins C.began D.begin

7.After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great………

A.agony B.suffering C.hurt D.pain

8.There was nothing special about his clothes………from his flowery tie

A.but B.except C.other D.apart

9.Her excellent…… in the exams helped her to find a job

A.notes B.reports C.marks D.degrees

10…………stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home

A.At all costs B By all means C.In all D.On the whole

11……… the step when you go in

A.Consider B.Mind C.Attend D.Look

12.She went………….a bad cold just before Christmas

A.down with B.in for C over D.through

13.It was clear that the young couple were…… of taking charge of the restaurant

A.responsibleB.reliable C.capable D.able

14.She used to…… her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels

A.earnB.gain C.get D.win

15.I’m absolutely no good at all…………any kind of sport

A.withB.on C.at D.for

16.That sweater looks……… small for a five-year-old

A.bit B.much C.rather D.even

17.Since I moved house,I haven’t had much………with those friends

A.connection B.contact C.business D.meeting

18.I wish you………to her why we can’t go

A.would explain B.to explain C.explained D.will explain

19.I looked up their number in the telephone…………

A.guide B.list C.directory D.catalogue

20.I’d have told you if I……… the book

A.had seen B.should have seen C.saw D.would have seen

21.In the old days, people believed that the world was flat and ships would fall off the……

A.boundary B.edgeC.border D.limit

22.They had never come…… such a beautiful little village before

A.off B.along C.at D.across

23.There weren’t any………in the factory for bilingual secretaries

A.situations B spaces C.vacancies D.offers

24.Unfortunately his illness turned out to be extremely………… so he was kept in isolation

A.influential B.infectious C.individual B.inoffensive

25.What………of milk shake do you want-strawberry, chocolate,or orange?

A.taste B.kind C.flavour D.type

26.She always……… the crossword in the paper before breakfast

A.makes B.writes C.doesD.works

27.When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut……… the gas supply to the flat

A.down B.out C.across D.off

28.His parents agreed to…… him their car while they were away on holiday

A.borrow B.lend C.hire D.let

29.Several items of………were found on the river bank

A.clothes B.dress C.costume D.clothing

30.She had no……… od selling the clock-it had belonged to her grandfather

A.intention B.meaning C.interest D.opinion

31.The lake contained…… Thousands of fish

A.much B.one C.many D.few

32.Cut the cake into six……….pieces.

A.same B.like C.alike D.equal

33.You can use my bicycle……….you bring it back tomorrow

A.as long as B.although C.nevertheless D.in spite of 34.My brother always………at cards No wonder he won every game A.cheated B.lied C.tricked D.deceived

35.He was so tired that he wasn’t capable……….driving himself home

A to B.for C.of D.from

36.Fill in the form as indicated and return in the envelope………

A.provided B.offered C.prepared D.given

37.If we hurry, we might get there……….to catch the early train

A.right B.in time C.on time D.before time

38.Our neighbors are very…………on camping holidays

A.eager B.enthusiastic C.interested D.keen

39.The mosquito bite made my eyelid……… and I couldn’t open my eyes A.swell B.grow C.stretch D.spread

40.I had to wear…………uniform when I worked in the hotel

A.a B.some C.any D.an

41.I tried to………them from going, but they wouldn’t take any notice A.warn B.refuse C.forbid D.prevent

42.The doctor advised me not to take…… so much work in future

A.after B.on C.over D.to

43.If he phones,……….him to buy some potatoes on the way home

A.remember B.recall C.remind D.recollect

44.Who was the first person……… The South Pole?

A.reaching B.who reaches C.to reach D reached

45.The……… of the murderer lasted six weeks

A.process B.trial C.charge D.conviction

46.A chicken can…………up to three eggs a day

A.lie B.lay C.put D.place

47.The nurse was on……… in the hospital all night

A.work B.alarm C.duty D.service

48.I suggest we……… outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30

A.meeting B.meet C.met D.will meet

49……… playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis

A.Besides B.Moreover C.Apart D.Together

50.She……him of lying to her

A.threatened B.blamed C.criticised D.accused