The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ...…….. Mark Twain is a famous American ....[r]
(1)
1500 TEST
(2)TEST 1
I Pronunciation:
1 a country b fun c summer d truth > d
2 a trouble b flu c tooth d shoe > a
3 a heart b turn c early d third > a
4 a song b one c long d gone > b
5 a fork b fall c wrong d caught > c
6 a full b push c but d put > c
7 a deal b heal c stealth d steal > c
II Find the mistakes:
8 At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying English part-time
a at b which c am studying d English part-time
b
9 One of the girl who worked in that company died a the girl
b who c worked d died
a
10 This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes a is
b such c that
d have written
b
III Grammar and vocabulary:
11 I read in the newspaper that there has just been a against the government in Transylvania
(3)12 You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are
a astronomical b aeronautical c astrological d atmospherical > a
13 Does that newspaper the government or oppose it? a advantage
b assist c encourage d support > d
14 It’s distressing to see small children in the streets a pleading
b imploring c begging d entreating > c
15 You’ll get a free month’s subscription you renew your membership by the end of January
a unless b however c were d provided > d
16 Most of my friends are reporters a newspapers
b newspaper c newspaper’s d newspapers’ > b
17 The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ……
a promises b vows c aspirations d offers > a
18 Mark Twain is a famous American a physicist
b poet c chemist d writer
(4)19 The ship broke and the people were drowned a out
b out of the sea c into pieces d to pieces > c
20 I have a car, I prefer to travel by train a In spite of
b Despite c Because d Although
d
21 My brother sang of all the pupils of the group a more beautifully
b the most beautifully c less beautifully d most beautifully > b
22 I wish he change his minds so often! a shouldn’t
b wouldn’t c mightn’t d couldn’t > b
23 Doctors advise people being deficient Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables
a in b of c from d for > a
24 Because I am terrified of spaces, I never go in lifts a contained
b compressed c constricted d confined > d
25 In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s hand back on
a cut b grazed c crushed d severed > d
(5)a on b over c up d through > c
27 “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening You be really hungry!” “I am.”
a might b will c must d can > c
28 Do most of the people who live along the shores of earn a living ?
a the Mediterranean / by farm b Mediterranean / by farming c the Mediterranean / to farm d the Mediterranean / by farming
d
29 I like books on literature a more than
b most of all c much more d not at all > b
30 It is no use to school if you to work hard a going / not ready
b to go / not ready c going / are not ready d go / are not ready
c
31 There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down into the water
a each other
b one after another c one another d a lot
> c
32 "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after three times for speeding."
a to be arrested b be arrested
c having been arrested d have been arrested
(6)c nick d brink
c
41 Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to his intelligence a devalue
b depreciate c minimize d underrate
d
42 Not only visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well a they plan to
b they must c will they
d are they paying
c
43 Joseph had become to scenes of human distress after many years as a doctor
a experienced b hardened c expert d unemotional
b
44 After the meeting, the staff went back to their offices a prospective
b respected c respective d perspective
c
45 Given the present economic situation, it be best to wait before making further wage demands
a seemed b should c might d ought
b
46 Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date with her holidays
(7)d clashed
d
47 I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has a gone out
b broken down c run down d worn out
b
48 David was unhappy his childhood a while
b for c during d as
c
49 Stopping racial simply by legislation is impossible a tendency
b prejudice c obsession d seclusion
b
50 Have we any contingency plans to back on if this one fails? a fall
b lean c turn d come