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(1)TEST YOURSELF Week 9/ 2014 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions A: Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock? B: Well, actually, I earlier A will prefer it B would prefer it to be C am preferring D should prefer it will be This statue is a lifelike of Christ Jesus A presentation B presenting C representation D representative Mr Black: What shall I when I want to call you? Nurse: A You shall find the red button B Press the red button on the left C I’d come every ten minutes D Stay here and enjoy yourself My brother had his camera from his car in the office car-park A lost B robbed C missed D stolen We need to more of our waste and glass A tricycle B reuse C recycle D cyclone My teacher is very A unknowledged B knowledged C knowledgeable D known The police car collided with a fire A engine B enginer C engineer D engineering A: I'd like to change some money B: A Five tens, please B Which currency? C You haven't signed it D What's your account number? Customer: Can I have a look at that pullover, please? Salesgirl: A It's much cheaper B Which one? This one? C Sorry, it is out of stock D Can I help you? 10 They had to walk up a very hill every day A stepped B sharp C steep D straight 11 A: Can I help you, madam? B: A Yes, it's in our summer sale B It's very cheap C No, thanks I'm just looking D Right It looks a bit small 12 The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes for a cup of coffee A over B off C on D to 13 She was singing an old Spanish folksong, a favourite of A her B her own C hers D herself 14 The elderly tourists not find the thought of climbing the hill A appealed B appealing C unappealing D appeal 15 The hotel receptionist said she would what she could about the dripping tap immediately A look B find C try D see 16 A: Would you like to meet Mrs Bruce? B: A I can make an appointment with her B I'd love to C I find it very interesting D I don't know where she is living 17 Please accept this cheque as a of your services A recognizement B recognition C recognising D recognisation 18 The horse ran away from the fire A fright B frightful C frightened D Frightening 19 I think it’s a bit …… to hope that we can beat them They are much younger and better A reality B really C realized D unreal (2) 20 I ……… an important phone call from America Could you tell me when it comes? A had expected B have been expecting C expected D am expecting 21: You look so tired! You ………….out too late last night A had to be B should have been C had been D must have been 22: Each of the types of human ………… suited for a specific purpose A tooth are B teeth is C tooth is D teeth are 23: These people …………… for the most successful company in the town A are seeming to work B seem working C seem to be working D are seeming to be working 24: …………in the hospital for years, he has decided to give up his work A To work B Working C Being working D Worked 25: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for ……… half a hours A other B others C another D more 26: A few months ago I moved into a very small flat after …… for years with my parents A be living B having lived C being lived D have living 27: …………… down to dinner than the telephone rang again A No sooner I sat B No sooner had I sat C Not only I sat D Not only had I sat 27: Not until late 1960s _ on the moon A that Americans walked B did Americans walk C when did Americans walk D when Americans walked 28: _ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion A That the Moon B The Moon which C When the Moon D The Moon 29: Many political radicals that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex A rightly claimed C publicly said B publicly supported D openly criticized 30: On hearing the news, she fainted and it was half an hour before she came _ again A over B forward C up D round 31: The policeman _ him to appear as a witness A let B discouraged C made D compelled 32: I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, _ ? A didn't I B didn't you C wasn't it D wasn't she 33 : _ air is essential to man, so is water to fish A As B Just C Since D Like 36: If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties now A wouldn't have been B hadn't been C wouldn't be D won't be 37: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _ to be dead A to be appearing B to appear C have been appearing D by appearing 38: Jane “It's going to rain” Mary “ _” A I hope not B I hope not so C I don't hope so D I don't hope either 39: The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several _ A celebrates B celebrities C celebrated D celebrations 40: One's fingerprints are _ other person A different from B different from any C differ from any D different from those of any 41: John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account A statement B overdraft C cheque D Balance 42: migrate long distances is well documented A That it is birds B That birds C Birds that D It is that birds 43: I am not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my in work (3) A neck B nose C head D eyes 44: Doctors have accepted that acupuncture can work for pain _ A release B liberation C killing D relief 45: She hates those who are not _ for appointment She doesn’t want to wait A punctually B punctual C punctuality D punctuate 46: Many lists of “Wonders of the World” _ during the Middle Ages A said to be existed B are said to exist C said to exist D are said to have existed 47: It is difficult to _ identical twins _ A tell/ on B speak/ out C tell/ apart D speak/ over 48: Ivan: I have stacks of homework to Kyle: _ ! A Congratulations B Cheers C You poor thing D Oh bother 49: One of the of this work is that you can experience A advantages/ have B opportunities/ learn C profits/ become D benefits/ gain 50: When I called them, they didn’t answer They pretended already A to sleep B sleeping C having slept D to have been sleeping 51: Laser disc provide images of _ either television signals or video tapes A better than B better quality than C better quality than those of D better quality than of 52: No one knows how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can’t be off the mark A wide B far C broad D distant 53: Barry: Were you involved in the accident? Daniel: Yes, but I wasn’t to _ for it A charge B accuse C blame D Apologize 54: We didn’t want to say him in the meeting He was too good to us A to B for C with D against 55: How long have you attended your training? A military B militarize C militarism D militaristic 56: Thanks to the help of his teacher and classmates, he made great _ and passed the end-term exam with high marks A work B progress C experience D fortunes 57: Hemingway used the experience and knowledge during World War I as the material for his best-known novel For Whom the Bell Tolls A gain B gaining C gained D to gain 58: When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help A fell in with B fell upon C fell behind D fell back on 59: Tessa was determined to become wealthy and to that _ she started her own company A view B aim C end D object 60: I can’t understand why you have to make such a _ about something so unimportant A mess B stir C fuss D bother Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 61: One of the greatest factors hindering efficient farming and agricultural development since A B C the war have been the lack of information D Question 62: A number of large insurance companies has their headquarters in the capital city A B C D Question 63: Happy people find it easily to get to sleep and they sleep soundly A B C D Question 64: The professor decided to allow the students taking the exam a second time because of the A B C D low score (4) Question 65: New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions Question 66: A pioneer B destination C artificial D essential Question 67: A diplomatic B disappear C memorial D presidential Question 68: A percent B courtesy C doctor D weather Question 69: A perfect B hopeful C burglary D detective Question 70: A dramatic B inconsistent C amazing D resemble Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the one that best completes each sentence Question 71: We got on well when we shared a flat, A although the difference in our age B in spite that fact that I was much older than her C despite her being much older than me D in spite of the different in our old Question 72: My English is progressing A ends and odds B bounds and leaps C leaps and bounds D odds and ends Question73: Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him C the members congratulated him D he gave a short acceptance speech Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions 74 There were over two hundred people at Carl's trial, most of whom believed that he was not guilty of the crime A Carl had not committed the crime, and so more than 200 people came to his trial to show their support B When it was announced that Carl had been found not guilty of the crime, there were over 200 people in the audience at his trial C Over 200 people coming to Carl’s trial must have influenced the fact that he was not found guilty of the crime D The majority of the more than 200 people at Carl’s trial didn’t think that he had committed the crime 75 It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is on holiday in Vermont at the moment A I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night B Right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont, so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night C Are you sure it was Mary who shouted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment? D If it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment 76 Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded A As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious B Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time I saw her C It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured D Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad 77 It is much easier to walk home from here than get on a crowded minibus A If the minibus is full, I will probably just choose to walk home from here B While it’s not easy to get on a crowded minibus, it’s better than going home on foot C It is a lot more difficult to squeeze into a full minibus than to go home from here on foot D People generally walk home from here rather than use the minibuses, because they are always (5) full 78 Despite having few passengers, the coach to Dover will still leave according to schedule A The coach that goes to Dover only carries a small number of passengers B There are quite a few people traveling on the bus to Dover, so it will be departing soon C The coach to Dover is going to depart as planned, even though there aren’t many people on it D If the bus for Dover leaves right now, there won’t be a lot of people traveling on it 79: I'd rather stay home than go out with him A I'd prefer to stay home to going out with him B I'd better stay home than go out with him C I don't want to go out with him so I choose to stay home D I decide to stay home instead going out with him 80: I wish we had gone somewhere else for the holiday A If only we went somewhere else for the holiday B It's a pity we didn't go there for the holiday C If we had gone for a holiday, I would have gone somewhere else D I regret not having gone somewhere else for the holiday (6)