a. order
b. date
c. assignment
d. appointment
d
20. Sue ...................in Chine for five years. Now she lives in France.
a. lived
b. has lived
c. has been living
d. had lived
a
21. The nurse ............... a rare disease when she was working in the hospital.
a. took
b. suffered
c. infected
d. caught
d
22. It’s late. It’s time ................. home.
a. to go
b. to going
c. for going
d. going
a
23. Papermaking began in China and from there it ................. to North Africa and
Europe.
a. sprang
b. spilled
c. carried
d. spread
d
24. I’m thinking .................... a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?
a. to buy
b. of to buy
c. of buying
d. about buy
c
25. When we heard his joke, we burst into loud ......................
a. smiles
b. laughter
c. amusement
d. enjoyment
b
26. What time ................... on television?
a. is the news
b. are the news
c. is news
d. are news
a
27. The traffic lights ............... to red, and the pedestrians crossed the street.
a. exchanged
b. turned
c. removed
d. shone
b
28. The bus service is very good. There’s a bus .................. fifteen minutes.
a. each
b. every
c. all
d. most
b
29. It is a good idea to be ............... dressed when we go for an interview.
a. finely
b. boldly
c. smartly
d. clearly
c
30. The story was really boring. It was ................ I’ve ever read.
a. most boring story
b. the more boring story
c. the story more boring
d. the most boring story
d
31. The plane .................... down at Cairo on its way to India.
a. remained
b. landed
c. visited
d. touched
d
32. Why were you so unfriendly ................ Susan? Have you had a row with her?
a. of
b. for
c. to
d. with
c
33. Many accidents in the home could be ............... if householders gave more
thought to safety in their houses.
a. avoided
b. excluded
c. protected
d. preserved
a
34. The boy sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he
........................ before.
a. hasn’t flown
b. didn’t fly
c. hadn’t flown
d. wasn’t flying
c
35. Smoking is a very bad habit but many people find difficult to .................. it.
a. break
b. beat
c. breathe
d. cough
a
36. I’m sure you’ll have no ......................the exam.
a. difficulty to pass
b. difficulties to pass
c. difficulties passing
d. difficulty passing
d
37. Who is most likely to swing a club?
a. a golfer
b. a tennis player
c. a basketball player
d. a cricket player
a
38. It took me quite a long time to get there. It was ................. journey.
a. three hour
b. a three-hours
c. a three-hour
d. three hours
c
39. He was told to eat all his rice or ................ he would get no ice-cream.
a. in case
b. else
c. instead
d. in fact
b
40. My brother likes walking . .................................. .
a. Every morning he walks to work.
b. He walks to work every morning.
c. He walks every morning to work.
d. both a and b are correct
d
41. ................ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go to school.
a. Although
b. Provided
c. As
d. Unless
c
42. He’s not very good ............. translating documents.
a. at
b. for
c. in
d. about
a
43. ................ the time you get to the cinema, the film will have finished.
a. Until
b. In
c. By
d. On
c
44. .......................a villa when they were living in London?
a. Had they
b. Did they have
c. Were they having
d. Have they had
b
45. Since his mother died, his aunt ……………. him.
a. brought up
b. brought in
c. brought on
d. brought after
a
46. My close friend phoned ...............me to a fare-well party.
a. for invite
b. to invite
c. for inviting
d. for to invite
b
47. They took him to the police when he was caught with his hand in the
...............
a. register
b. till
c. accounts
d. books
b
48. Could you tell me where ....................... is?
a. the manager office
b. the manager’s office
c. the office of the manager
d. the office of the manager’s
b
49. Have you any objections ................ this plan?
a. with
b. for
c. at
d. to
d
50. .......................a long time for the train.
a. Always we have to wait
b. We always have to wait
c. We have always to wait
d. We have to wait always
b
Test 58
Pronunciation
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