c. would obey
d. will obey
-->a
28. He used to rise .............. dawn until he was old.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. into
c
29. Had I known she was sick, I .................... her.
a. visited
b. would visit
c. had visited
d. would have visited
-->d
30. Without transportation, our modern society could not .................
a. stay
b. remain
c. exist
d. live
c
31. The year 1732 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard’s Almanac,
…………….. Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard.
a. there
b. in which
c. in it
d. which in
b
32. They don't buy butter, ................ do they buy cheese.
a. or
b. nor
c. neither
d. either
b
33. You will feel better after you ....... a rest.
a. will have
b. are having
c. will have had
d. have had
--> d
34. It's not ................ wise as to say so.
a. so
b. too
c. quite
d. very
a
35. Theatrical ........ and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look
realistic.
a. get-together
b. make-up
c. look-out
d. go-between
-->b
36. ……………. all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.
a. That the belief
b. The belief that
c. To believe that
d. It is believed that
d
37. He feels that his rise in ..... is well worth the loss of money.
a. situation
b. environment
c. status
d. circumstance
--> c
38. She's doing ................ into the spread of AIDS.
a. an examination
b. a poll
c. research
d. a survey
c
39. They were amazed to find that the goddess ........ to be a very modern-
looking woman.
a. turned into
b. turn down
c. turned over
d. turned out
--> d
40. He looked ................ he had seen a ghost.
a. as
b. like as
c. as if
d. if
c
41. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog. He’s quite ...................
a. happy
b. eager
c. weak
d. harmless
d
42. The mother will be happy if her children are healthy and well-..............
a. balanced
b. formed
c. thought
d. meant
a
43. His ........ has always been to become an architect.
a. study
b. want
c. ambition
d. imagination
-->c
44. She often takes a ………. before going to bed.
a. creep
b. crawl
c. stride
d. stroll
d
45. Susan’s face has rather a sad .................
a. look
b. aspect
c. visage
d. light
--> a
46. The ................ of his paintings will be open next week.
a. demonstration
b. spectacle
c. exhibition
d. show
c
47. I .......... some unusual educational beliefs.
a. keep
b. carry
c. hold
d. take
--> c
48. The ................ reviews make us pay attention to the film.
a. favorite
b. favorable
c. preferable
d. preferred
b
49. .............. from anything else, his younger sister is always late for school.
a. Not only
b. As well
c. Except
d. Apart
--> d
50. She has had a ................ of disasters.
a. success
b. continuation
c. repetition
d. succession
d
TEST 10
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. corn b. cup c. can d. cede
d
2. brother b. breathing c. either d. death
d
3. a. here b. bere c. there d. here-in
c
4. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame
c
5. a. count b. sound c. found d. should
d
6. a. last b. fast c. taste d. task
c
7. a. caught b. laugh c. draught d. aunt
--> a
II. Find the mistake
8. What will you do when you leave for school?
a. will you do
b. when
c. leave
d. for
--> d
9. The result was quite different with what I expected.
a. was
b. different
c. with
d. expected
--> c
10. What seems easy for you seems difficult to me.
a. seems easy
b. for
c. seems difficult
d. to
--> b
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
11. I liked the dress but was rather ............. off by the price.
a. shaken
b. put
c. set
d. held
-->b
12. We wish you ................ old enough to come with us.
a. was
b. were
c. would be
d. be
b
13. A torrential rainstorm ...... away the best soil.
a. gushed
b. flowed
c. washed
d. flooded
-->c
14. I'm not sure, but ................ I know he will stay at home on holiday.
a. according
b. on the whole
c. as far as
d. as long as
c
15. I am not ............. run the business by myself.
a. capable of
b. good at
c. able to
d. used to
-->c
16. No member of the family ............ wiser than Mrs. Smith.
a. are
b. has been
c. have been
d. is
d
17. A ruby .............. temporarily lose its color if it is heated.
a. would
b. will
c. does
d. has
-->b
18. Never ............... that she was so successful.
a. she had expected
b. did she expected
c. had she expected
d. she expected