b. detest
c. detect
d. deter
-->c
22. Hardly ................ me when he greeted.
a. he had seen
b. did he saw
c. has he seen
d. had he seen
d
23. I wish your children .............. making that noise. It’s disturbing me.
a. would stop
b. are going to stop
c. stop
d. can stop
-->a
24. "Do you still remember my name?" - "Yes." - He asked me if I still
remembered his name, and ..................
a. I hadn't.
b. I said I did.
c. I said I wouldn't.
d. I answered I had.
b
25. It is ....................... impossible to tell the twins apart.
a. realistically
b. virtually
c. closely
d. extremely
-->b
26. Many companies participated ............... the trade fair.
a. on
b. in
c. with
d. about
b
27. The delay to the flight was brought ................. by bad weather.
a. about
b. in
c. down
d. up
-->a
28. It was only ................ he told me his address that I realised that we were
neighbors.
a. then
b. until
c. as soon as
d. when
b
29. For thousands of years, people have used vast amounts of wood for building
and ………………. their homes.
a. they heat
b. to heat
c. heating
d. heat
c
30. I don't know how to tell you ................... I have to say.
a. what
b. which
c. when
d. that
a
31. He said that the plane had already left and that I .............. arrived an hour
earlier.
a. must have
b. had to
c. should have
d. was supposed to
-->c
32. I advise you ............... your money in the bank.
a. to put
b. put
c. putting
d. be put
a
33. Thousands of people use the .............. of footpaths across these hills.
a. grid
b. network
c. circuit
d. channel
-->b
34. Dick's business must be going rather well, ................ by the house he has
just bought.
a. deducing
b. deciding
c. inferring
d. judging
d
35. We never go into the classroom .............. the window.
a. out of
b. over
c. under
d. through
--> d
36. It turned out that he ................ rushed to school as the teacher came to class
late.
a. hadn't
b. should have
c. needn't have
d. mustn't
c
37. I want to thank you for your letter .............. you told me about the weather in
England.
a. in which
b. where
c. that
d. within which
-->a
38. This contract is now .................
a. pointless
b. worthless
c. meaningless
d. hopeless
b
39. You may say .............. you like.
a. as far as
b. as long as
c. as much as
d. so far
-->b
40. ................ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have
helped with the project.
a. If it had been
b. If it had not been
c. Had it been
d. Hadn't it been
b
41. The talks in the classroom, in the corridor and in the schoolyard do not
……............…..
a. matter much
b. help much
c. take place
d. go to
--> c
42. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ................... to calm his
nerves!
a. had smoked
b. would have smoked
c. would smoke
d. would be smoking
c
43. One day a farmer and his son were .............. to a town.
a. on the road
b. on our path
c. on their way
d. by the way
-->c
44. If Elizabeth hadn't started smoking cigarettes, she ................ a bad cough.
a. would have got
b. wouldn't have got
c. would get
d. hadn't got
b
45. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its ............. .
a. cartoons
b. editorial
c. reports
d. titles
-->b
46. They want to be independent …………….. their parents.
a. of
b. with
c. from
d. for
a
47. The terrorists who hijacked the plane last night are still holding ten ............
a. casualties
b. hostages
c. pedestrians
d. victims
-->b
48. Mr. Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to ................... in the stock
market.
a. splash
b. splatter
c. paddle
d. dabble
d
49. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ............. .
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
-->d
50. ................. he had a bad cold, William still went to work.
a. Although
b. However
c. In spite of
d. Instead of
a
TEST 15
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. sound b. country c. mount d. denounce
b
2. a. army b. start c. quarter d. party
c
3. a. orange b. acquaint c. arrange d. change
a
4. a. sings b. comes c. laughs d. blows
c
5. a. invite b. site c. decide d. visit
d
6. a. barter b. banker c. card d. start
b
7. a. worked b. stopped c. forced d. wanted
d
II. Find the mistake:
8. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to when driving a car.
a. riding
b. is
c. similar to
d. when
--> d
9. The speaker is very well-acquainted of the subject.
a. is
b. very
c. well-acquainted
d. of
--> d
10. If you burn the garbage, it will give off unpleased odour.
a. If
b. burn
c. will give
d. unpleased
--> d
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
11. I suggest we ............ for the cheapest method.
a. choose