TOEFL Grammar
With Answer Key
Part I: Beginner
1300 multiple-choice items
Daniel B. Smith
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Table of contents
Introduction
Set I
Set II
Set III
Set IV
Set V
Set VI
Set VII
Set VIII
Set IX
Set X
Set XI
Set XII
Set XIII
Answers
Conclusion
Introduction
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Set I
1. Choose the right answer: “Who are all ... people?”.
a) those
b) them
c) this
2. Choose the right answer: “I don’t know ... people”.
a) few
b) a lot
c) many
3. Choose the right answer: “They live near ... the river”.
a) from
b) –
c) by
4. Choose the right answer: “She says the she must have ...”.
a) it all
b) all it
c) the all of it
5. Choose the right answer: “Nicholas is a good worker: he works very
...”.
a) hardly
b) many
c) hard
6. Choose the right answer: “Let’s ... a party!”.
a) make
b) have
c) do
7. Choose the right answer: “The radio’s much too loud: please turn it
...”.
a) down
b) out
c) low
8. Choose the right answer: “Would you like some sugar? Yes, please,
just ...”.
a) a little
b) little
c) a few
9. Choose the right answer: “They say she has ... money”.
a) plenty
b) lots
c) a lot of
10. Choose the right answer: “How much time do you ... your
homework?”.
a) make at
b) spend on
c) bring to
11. Choose the right answer: “My father is ... man.”.
a) an old
b) not young
c) a old
12. Choose the right answer: “Millions of cigarettes ... every month.”.
a) are smoking
b) are smoked
c) are smoke
13. Choose the right answer: “Gold, as well as silver ... in price, she
said.”.
a) are falling
b) have fallen
c) has fallen
14. Choose the right answer: “They quarreled ... the choice of a house.”.
a) over
b) on
c) for
15. Choose the right answer: “Ben was a really silly boy when we were
in high-school. I still remember ... very stupid questions”.
a) asking him
b) his asking
c) his being asked
16. Choose the right answer: “ ... I like the Scorpions”.
a) Don’t need to say
b) Needless saying
c) Needless to say
17. Choose the right answer: “Are you sorry that you didn’t take
pictures? Yes, I regret ... any.”.
a) not taking
b) not to take
c) to not taken
18. Choose the right answer: “If she had not given me advice, I ...
again.”.
a) wouldn’t fail
b) would fail
c) would have failed
19. Choose the right answer: “What ...! The rain has not stopped all
day.”.
a) the weather
b) weather
c) a weather
20. Choose the right answer: “Which of the two boys is a boy scout? ...
of them is.”.
a) Neither
b) None
c) All
21. Choose the right answer: “My cousin ... bank manager”.
a) he is
b) makes
c) is a
22. Choose the right answer: “Jean is ...”.
a) a French
b) Frenchman
c) a Frenchman
23. Choose the right answer: “She smokes ...”.
a) very heavily
b) very heavy
c) much
24. Choose the right answer: “She’s talking to you. Please listen to ...”.
a) hers
b) her
c) she
25. Choose the right answer: “This isn’t Brian’s car. ... is a sports car.”.
a) His
b) He’s
c) He
26. Choose the right answer: “Jack and Tom ... go to school yesterday.”.
a) don’t
b) didn’t
c) aren’t
27. Choose the right answer: “Jack always ... to his office by car.”.
a) is going
b) go
c) goes
28. Choose the right answer: “... tall are you?”.
a) How
b) Which
c) What
29. Choose the right answer: “I speak French ... Marry”.
a) better as
b) better than
c) more well that
30. Choose the right answer: “Dan remembered to phone the doctor”.
a) He remembered phoning the doctor.
b) He didn’t forget to phone the doctor.
c) He forgot to remember to phone the doctor.
31. Choose the right answer: “These are my ... four children”.
a) brother Tim
c) brother is Tim
c) brother Tim’s
32. Choose the right answer: “What would you like for your birthday?
... will do.”.
a) Anything
b) None
c) Something
33. Choose the right answer: “What’s your proposal? I propose that the
meeting ...”.
a) to be postponed
b) be postponed
c) postpones
34. Choose the right answer: “Here’s the money I promised, he said. I
always ... my promises”.
a) agree
b) keep
c) follow
35. Choose the right answer: “The boy suffered ... a very bad
headache.”.
a) of
b) by
c) from
36. Choose the right answer: “Always ... honest in whatever you do.”.
a) be
b) to be
c) are
37. Choose the right answer: “Did you ... your pocketbook?”.
a) loosen
b) lose
c) loose
38. Choose the right answer: “I preferred that she ... here.”.
a) have stayed
b) staying
c) stay
39. Choose the right answer: “If you had locked the fate properly, the
robbers ... into the house.”.
a) should not have break
b) would not have broken
c) would not break
40. Choose the right answer: “Your friend speaks English very well,
doesn’t he? Yes, he ... English since he was a little boy.”.
a) has been speaking
b) spoken
c) used to speak
41. Choose the right answer: “It is ... question.”.
a) not an hard
b) an easy
c) not hard
42. Choose the right answer: “...? Ten past three.”.
a) What’s the time
b) How the time
c) What our are they
43. Choose the right answer: “The oranges are ...”.
a) each one ten pence
b) each ten pence
c) ten pence each
44. Choose the right answer: “I’m no good ... German.”.
a) at
b) on
c) by
45. Choose the right answer: “The old man tripped and fell ... the
stairs.”.
a) under
b) down
c) from
46. Choose the right answer: “... you fond of jazz?”.
a) Is
b) Have
c) Are
47. Choose the right answer: “Why ... a car?”.
a) haven’t you got
b) don’t you got
c) haven’t got you
48. Choose the right answer: “Is that Dan’s wife? No. Dan ... married.”.
a) isn’t be
b) he isn’t
c) isn’t
49. Choose the right answer: “... the bus to work.”.
a) She always catches
b) Always she catches
c) She does always catches
50. Choose the right answer: “I asked him ...”.
a) to not go away
b) not to go away
c) go not away
51. Choose the right answer: “What ... your friend? Was she at the
party?”.
a) time
b) was
c) about
52. Choose the right answer: “I always go shopping ... Monday
morning.”.
a) on
b) by
c) next
53. Choose the right answer: “Of course she would come to the meeting
if you ... her.”.
a) will ask
b) asked
c) have been asked
54. Choose the right answer: “I wouldn’t believe what she says. She
sounds very convincing but she’s just a fast ...”.
a) talker
b) eyes
c) one
55. Choose the right answer: “I’ve never heard such a load of cock and
... in my life.”.
a) fishy
b) bull
c) pack
56. Choose the right answer: “The ... built onto the back of the house
provided valuable extra space.”.
a) expansion
b) development
c) extension
57. Choose the right answer: “The bank is on ... side of the street.”.
a) the other
b) another
c) other
58. Choose the right answer: “Before it was sold, the broken machine
was cleaned and ...”.
a) looked for
b) put right
c) given back
59. Choose the right answer: “We are not used to ... in a cold climate.”.
a) living
b) lived
c) live
60. Choose the right answer: “I live ... 42 Uranus Road.”.
a) in
b) c) at
61. Choose the right answer: “Dave’s very short: ... sisters are taller.”.
a) both his
b) both of them
c) his both
62. Choose the right answer: “When ... dinner.”.
a) have you
b) you have
c) do you have
63. Choose the right answer: “Kate is the best ... the three”.
a) from
b) of
c) than
64. Choose the right answer: “Are you ready? ...”.
a) Already not
b) Not quite
c) Yet not
65. Choose the right answer: “Leave your dirty shoes ... the door.”.
a) out from
b) out of
c) outside
66. Choose the right answer: “He ... swim very well.”.
a) cannot
b) not can
c) doesn’t can
67. Choose the right answer: “Sarah works in London. ...”.
a) She goes there by train.
b) She there goes by train.
c) She goes by train there.
68. Choose the right answer: “Maria had her house painted white
yesterday.”.
a) She painted her house yesterday.
b) Her house was not blue last week.
c) They painted her house white for her yesterday.
69. Choose the right answer: “The hotel is ...”.
a) sell
b) for sale
c) for sell
70. Choose the right answer: “Can we begin the test? We can’t unless
the teacher ... so.”.
a) says
b) will say
c) shall say
71. Choose the right answer: “You are late, she said. I think the bus ...
already.”.
a) went
b) has gone
c) was going
72. Choose the right answer: “We wondered who was going to pay for
the ... window.”.
a) breaking
b) broke
c) broken
73. Choose the right answer: “The pond near your house is full ... white
lilies.”.
a) of
b) with
c) –
74. Choose the right answer: “His landlady doesn’t ... of his having
parties.”.
a) support
b) approve
c) appreciate
75. Choose the right answer: “I drink ... coffee than you.”.
a) little
b) few
c) less
76. Choose the right answer: “I bought her a new pencil sharpener ...”.
a) which was very expensive
b) it is very expensive
c) it will be very expensive
77. Choose the right answer: “The news ... as soon as possible.”.
a) release
b) will release
c) will be released
78. Choose the right answer: “The book is ...”.
a) Sam’s
b) belong to Sam
c) of Sam
79. Choose the right answer: “She told ... the whole story.”.
a) to me
b) me
c) my
80. Choose the right answer: “It’s a small shop and you may have some
difficulty ... it.”.
a) to find
b) in finding
c) of finding
81. Choose the right answer: “... a crowd in the street.”.
a) It’s
b) That’s
c) There is
82. Choose the right answer: “Our house has four bedrooms: I have the
...”.
a) smallest
b) smaller
c) most smallest
83. Choose the right answer: “Her son has a car, but he prefers to use
...”.
a) her
b) hers
c) his mother
84. Choose the right answer: “What do you think ... this new record?”.
a) from
b) on
c) of
85. Choose the right answer: “They are all ... ready for the party.”.
a) getting
b) going
c) doing
86. Choose the right answer: “Steve is out: he’s ... a pint of milk.”.
a) gone to
b) went for
c) gone for
87. Choose the right answer: “The pen is ... the book and the file.”.
a) under
b) between
c) inside
88. Choose the right answer: “You must get ... the bus here.”.
a) off
b) of
c) out
89. Choose the right answer: “Are these books ...?”.
a) your or John’s
b) yours or John’s
c) yours’ or Johns’
90. Choose the right answer: “Mr. Smith’s friends ... interested in your
work.”.
a) have
b) has
c) are
91. Choose the right answer: “Someone offers you a drink. You don’t
want it. What do you say? ”.
a) Please
b) No, thank you
c) No please
92. Choose the right answer: “She speaks English very well ... she’s
only 15.”.
a) whereas
b) in spite of
c) although
93. Choose the right answer: “Sarah ... to clean the car at the weekend.”.
a) doesn’t have
b) hasn’t have
c) don’t have
94. Choose the right answer: “... patient, and you will succeed.”.
a) Be
b) Being
c) To be
95. Choose the right answer: “Brody is not the sort of person to trust.
He’s a bad ...”.
a) snake
b) eel
c) egg
96. Choose the right answer: “She died ... hunger and cold.”.
a) with
b) of
c) for
97. Choose the right answer: “Steven now rides his bike to work instead
of ... by bus.”.
a) travelling
b) to travel
c) travel
98. Choose the right answer: “The reason ... he’s late is that he had an
accident.”.
a) that
b) which
c) why
99. Choose the right answer: “The boy ... is here.”.
a) whose sick sister
b) whose sister is sick
c) who his sister is sick
100. Choose the right answer: “This is the first time I ... the experiment
on plant breeding.”.
a) have done
b) do
c) would do
Set II
101. Choose the right answer: “Dick and Mary greeted ...”.
a) himself
b) herself
c) each other
102. Choose the right answer: “Come tomorrow and ... your books with
you.”.
a) bring
b) fetch
c) hold
103. Choose the right answer: “It’s very dark here: please switch the
light ...”.
a) off
b) on
c) up
104. Choose the right answer: “Is the day sunny? No, ... is dark.”.
a) it
b) they
c) it’s
105. Choose the right answer: “Marry is my friend. She is a friend of
...”.
a) me
b) mine
c) my
106. Choose the right answer: “When do you go ... bed?”.
a) to the
b) in
c) to
107. Choose the right answer: “Brian is ... a jacket.”.
a) wearing
b) having
c) holding
108. Choose the right answer: “Samuel went abroad last year. ... abroad
before.”.
a) He has never been
b) He had never been
c) He never went
109. Choose the right answer: “Would you mind ... the door?”.
a) to open
b) opening
c) open
110. Choose the right answer: “... your glasses on the table?”.
a) This
b) These
c) Are
111. Choose the right answer: “... you? Yes, please get my luggage from
the car.”.
a) Do I help
b) Have I help
c) Can I help
112. Choose the right answer: “... form of transport is as popular as the
private car.”.
a) No other
b) No others
c) none other
113. Choose the right answer: “Yesterday we did nothing but ...”.
a) talked
b) talk
c) talking
114. Choose the right answer: “We haven’t heard ... the result was.”.
a) when
b) what
c) that
115. Choose the right answer: “This is the second time that you have
been here, ...?”.
a) isn’t it
b) haven’t you
c) is it
116. Choose the right answer: “They gave ... looking for her when it
grew dark.”.
a) off
b) in
c) up
117. Choose the right answer: “This year the farmers were just able to
gather in the ... before the fine weather came to an end.”.
a) seed
b) harvest
c) plant
118. Choose the right answer: “There are many ... on television where a
team of people have to answer questions.”.
a) riddles
b) quizzes
c) inquiries
119. Choose the right answer: “... you angry with him?”.
a) Are
b) Why
c) Have
120. Choose the right answer: “I just can’t ... to the cold weather.”.
a) have used
b) be used
c) get used
121. Choose the right answer: “I suggest that you should ... them about
their plans.”.
a) speak to
b) say with
c) tell to
122. Choose the right answer: “I know somebody ... can play the
guitar.”.
a) what
b) that he
c) who
123. Choose the right answer: “Did you ask your mother ... some
money?”.
a) after
b) for
c) on
124. Choose the right answer: “Do you like Greek food? Yes, ...”.
a) I do
b) is good
c) it’s very well
125. Choose the right answer: “You look ... in red!”.
a) too nice
b) most nicely
c) very nice
126. Choose the right answer: “We know their address, but they don’t
know ...”.
a) ours
b) our’s
c) our
127. Choose the right answer: “I’d rather be a millionaire.”.
a) I’d prefer to be a millionaire
b) I’ve been a millionaire
c) I’d better be a millionaire
128. Choose the right answer: “Can you use ... computer?”.
a) one
b) a
c) two
129. Choose the right answer: “Under no circumstances ... or
exchanged.”.
a) goods should be returned
b) can goods be returned
c) are goods being returned
130. Choose the right answer: “David ... when he noticed a large
packing case lying on the floor.”.
a) is about to leave
b) has about to leave
c) was about to leave
131. Choose the right answer: “He ... newspapers for ten years.”.
a) has been selling
b) is selling
c) sells
132. Choose the right answer: “This luggage is quite similar to ...”.
a) those
b) that one
c) that
133. Choose the right answer: “Mary, as well as Jane, ... here since last
week.”.
a) were
b) has been
c) was
134. Choose the right answer: “The doctor showed the new nurse ... to
do.”.
a) what
b) that
c) as
135. Choose the right answer: “Freddy came to the meeting but Charles
...”.
a) didn’t
b) hasn’t
c) wasn’t
136. Choose the right answer: “What does she ... for a living?”.
a) make
b) does
c) do
137. Choose the right answer: “Brian was ... of all his money.”.
a) stolen
b) robbed
c) removed
138. Choose the right answer: “The murderer was ... yesterday.”.
a) hanging
b) hanged
c) hang
139. Choose the right answer: “Don’t let your brothers ... the present.”.
a) see
b) to see
c) seeing
140. Choose the right answer: “No, thank you. I don’t ... sugar in tea.”.
a) drink
b) take
c) eat
141. Choose the right answer: “They .. last weekend.”.
a) had swim
b) were swim
c) went swimming
142. Choose the right answer: “I’m no good ... mathematics.”.
a) on
b) for
c) at
143. Choose the right answer: “Which ...?”.
a) is your house
b) your house is it
c) it is your house
144. Choose the right answer: “I don’t need ... to help me.”.
a) no one
b) anyone
c) nobody
145. Choose the right answer: “Airplanes ... and land every minute.”.
a) get off
b) take off
c) fly up
146. Choose the right answer: “I ... a lot of work to do today.”.
a) have
b) can
c) am
147. Choose the right answer: “I’d like ... you tomorrow morning.”.
a) seeing
b) to seeing
c) to see
148. Choose the right answer: “I think the boy ... football now.”.
a) is playing
b) plays
c) has played
149. Choose the right answer: “She always ... to her friend when she is
abroad.”.
a) is writing
b) writes
c) had written
150. Choose the right answer: “If Sarah had come, she would have
won.”.
a) If she hadn’t won, she’d have come.
b) When Sarah came she always won.
c) Sarah didn’t win because she didn’t come.
151. Choose the right answer: “Will you be ... kind as to help me with
this heavy box?”.
a) so
b) as
c) very
152. Choose the right answer: “... the price, we are prepared to pay.”.
a) However
b) Whatever
c) Whoever
153. Choose the right answer: “The fund-raising drive was a success.
Yes, Mr. Smith gave a thousand dollars and ...”.
a) I did so
b) I did give too
c) so did I
154. Choose the right answer: “Why didn’t you attend the concert? I
would have gone if I ... time.”.
a) had had
b) have had
c) have
155. Choose the right answer: “... heat from the sun there would be no
life on Earth.”.
a) Except
b) Without
c) Despite
156. Choose the right answer: “They said they had the European rights
for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false ...”.
a) eel
b) wool
c) pretences
157. Choose the right answer: “You father usually has lunch at home, ...
he?”.
a) doesn’t
b) hasn’t
c) did
158. Choose the right answer: “What instructions did your boss give
you? He required that Bill ... the meeting.”.
a) would attend
b) attend
c) attended
159. Choose the right answer: “The mother looked ... at her naughty
child.”.
a) angrily
b) anger
c) angered
160. Choose the right answer: “The best animals in the show were the ...
dogs.”.
a) dancer
b) danced
c) dancing
161. Choose the right answer: “This bread is stale. Why don’t you ... it
away?”.
a) do
b) throw
c) have
162. Choose the right answer: “If you come, ... your friends with you.”.
a) bring
b) take
c) lift
163. Choose the right answer: “Give ... some money.”.
a) them
b) for them
c) to them
164. Choose the right answer: “The children have gone ...”.
a) to shop
b) for shopping
c) shopping
165. Choose the right answer: “My father is very happy ... my exam
results.”.
a) about
b) for
c) by
166. Choose the right answer: “It’s Sarah’s book. It’s ...”.
a) his
b) hers
c) she
167. Choose the right answer: “Brian ... Susan to dinner at least three
times this week.”.
a) is taking
b) takes
c) has taken
168. Choose the right answer: “... is your birthday?”.
a) When
b) Whose
c) Why
169. Choose the right answer: “He took .. .cheese.”.
a) all of
b) all of the
c) the all
170. Choose the right answer: “I have got two brothers. ... names are
David and Albert.”.
a) Their
b) There
c) They
171. Choose the right answer: “We live in the ... on the corner.”.
a) brick house old large
b) large old brick house
c) old brick large house
172. Choose the right answer: “The first ... of a book is sometimes very
valuable.”.
a) edition
b) copy
c) type
173. Choose the right answer: “My sisters doesn’t like to go shopping,
but she wishes she ...”.
a) likes
b) will like
c) did
174. Choose the right answer: “It’s a lovely day, but I ... staying at home
with you.”.
a) haven’t mind
b) don’t mind
c) wasn’t minding
175. Choose the right answer: “There are two medalists entered in the
competition. How could Dave ever hope ...?”.
a) winning
b) to win
c) that he win
176. Choose the right answer: “Who ... that horrible noise? It’s Sam
practising the violin.”.
a) is making
b) has made
c) made
177. Choose the right answer: “I wish you ... me to put these things
away, he said.”.
a) will help
b) help
c) would help
178. Choose the right answer: “Some parts of Asia are among the
crowded in the world. ... there are many forest area where few people live.”.
a) Otherwise
b) Never the less
c) Consequently
179. Choose the right answer: “We could have come earlier, ...?”.
a) couldn’t we
b) could we
c) haven’t we
180. Choose the right answer: “She has wasted ...”.
a) much time
b) many times
c) much times
181. Choose the right answer: “I think she ... to say a few words about
her experiments during the congress.”.
a) must invite
b) may be invited
c) will invite
182. Choose the right answer: “My son goes ... bed at nine o’clock.”.
a) to
b) at
c) on
183. Choose the right answer: “She has forgotten ... her coat.”.
a) of
b) from
c) –
184. Choose the right answer: “David ... in New York and I live in
Boston.”.
a) lives
b) is live
c) does live
185. Choose the right answer: “Please ask them ...”.
a) to wait
b) for waiting
c) wait
186. Choose the right answer: “It’s ... Give it to them.”.
a) their’s
b) there’s
c) theirs
187. Choose the right answer: “Do you know that woman? Yes, I know
...”.
a) hers
b) her
c) she
188. Choose the right answer: “... you got a transistor radio at home?”.
a) Have
b) Are
c) Do
189. Choose the right answer: “I ... to her since last Wednesday
morning.”.
a) don’t talk
b) didn’t talk
c) haven’t talked
190. Choose the right answer: “They ... in Warsaw for about ten years.”.
a) have lived
b) live
c) lived
191. Choose the right answer: “I won’t go to Budapest if it ...
tomorrow.”.
a) rains
b) rain
c) would rain
192. Choose the right answer: “He is my brother. ... name is Brian.”.
a) He
b) His
c) Him
193. Choose the right answer: “What do you think of his presence here?
The longer he stays, ... I dislike him.”.
a) the most
b) much more
c) the more
194. Choose the right answer: “I’m sorry, I didn’t see my cousin
yesterday. I wish ...”.
a) I had seen him
b) I saw him
c) I have seen him
195. Choose the right answer: “She’d rather stay at home than ...
shopping.”.
a) will go
b) going
c) go
196. Choose the right answer: “Which city did you like most? I enjoyed
all of the cities on the tour, but the city ... I enjoyed most was New York.”.
a) where
b) that
c) there
197. Choose the right answer: “This box is ... than that one.”.
a) heavier
b) the heavier
c) more heavy
198. Choose the right answer: “When did you go to work? As soon as
they came in, we ... to work.”.
a) were going
b) went
c) had gone
199. Choose the right answer: “If she ... call me, she could do so.”.
a) will want to
b) wanting to
c) wanted to
200. Choose the right answer: “He had a good ... of the examination
result when he saw his daughter’s face.”.
a) idea
b) report
c) thought
Set III
201. Choose the right answer: “He’s listening ... the radio.”.
a) at
b) to
c) on
202. Choose the right answer: “I’m looking ... my hat: I can’t find it
anywhere.”.
a) for
b) at
c) after
203. Choose the right answer: “John ... very hard.”.
a) he work not
b) doesn’t works
c) doesn’t work
204. Choose the right answer: “Kate hasn’t got ... friends.”.
a) any
b) some
c) a lot
205. Choose the right answer: “I have a lesson ... Friday.”.
a) in
b) by
c) on
206. Choose the right answer: “I’m sorry I ... see you yesterday.”.
a) can’t
b) couldn’t
c) cannot
207. Choose the right answer: “... much is it?”.
a) How
b) Who
c) Why
208. Choose the right answer: “My dog is as fat ... an elephant.”.
a) so
b) as
c) than
209. Choose the right answer: “I haven’t got ... sisters.”.
a) don’t
b) no
c) any
210. Choose the right answer: “This ... my favourite book.”.
a) isn’t
b) can’t
c) aren’t
211. Choose the right answer: “... you at school yesterday?”.
a) Were
b) Was
c) Are
212. Choose the right answer: “Several people were hurt in the accident
but only one ... to hospital.”.
a) has taken
b) was taken
c) was taking
213. Choose the right answer: “Did you get any mail? No, I haven’t
gotten a letter ...”.
a) a long time before
b) a long time after
c) for a long time
214. Choose the right answer: “Is that the picture ... you are looking
for?”.
a) b) what
c) that
215. Choose the right answer: “She is too foolish ... your words.”.
a) understand
b) to understand
c) understood
216. Choose the right answer: “I ... to London several times.”.
a) have been
b) have gone
c) go
217. Choose the right answer: “Nothing ... I do seems to please her.”.
a) that
b) who
c) whom
218. Choose the right answer: “There’s no need to be frightened of the
dog. He’s quite ...”.
a) happy
b) eager
c) harmless
219. Choose the right answer: “... went for a walk.”.
a) He and I
b) Him and me
c) I and him
220. Choose the right answer: “She can never keep still while her
photograph is ...”.
a) taking
b) being taken
c) took
221. Choose the right answer: “Why don’t you go to Dave? He ... the
answer.”.
a) may knew
b) ought know
c) may know
222. Choose the right answer: “Will you let me ... a photograph of
you?”.
a) do
b) make
c) take
223. Choose the right answer: “Do they have jobs? No, ... students.”.
a) they are both
b) they’ve both
c) the both are
224. Choose the right answer: “Let’s go to the beach, ...?”.
a) shall we
b) don’t we
c) isn’t it
225. Choose the right answer: “I’ll ...”.
a) see you tonight all
b) see you all tonight
c) tonight see you all
226. Choose the right answer: “Whose coat is this? It’s not ...”.
a) a my coat
b) of me
c) mine
227. Choose the right answer: “She ... still sitting in her room.”.
a) is
b) are
c) am
228. Choose the right answer: “... old are you?”.
a) When
b) What
c) How
229. Choose the right answer: “John ... to him on the phone.”.
a) spoked
b) spoke
c) speaked
230. Choose the right answer: “She would have known that if she ... the
meeting.”.
a) had attended
b) has attended
c) would attend
231. Choose the right answer: “He ... in London at this very moment.”.
a) will study
b) studies
c) is studying
232. Choose the right answer: “She was standing by an electric heater
and her nightdress ... fire.”.
a) caught
b) took
c) became
233. Choose the right answer: “The student’s room was so ...”.
a) untidy
b) calm
c) sensitive
234. Choose the right answer: “The old buildings were ... down to make
way for a block of flats.”.
a) put
b) knocked
c) hit
235. Choose the right answer: “The rise in house prices ... him to sell
his house for a large profit.”.
a) managed
b) achieved
c) enabled
236. Choose the right answer: “What about Peter? He said he ... not sure
he ... come.”.
a) was – could
b) did – could
c) was – can
237. Choose the right answer: “Children ... good food if they are to be
healthy.”.
a) have
b) need
c) receive
238. Choose the right answer: “The woman began to ... because her son
was late coming home.”.
a) worry
b) care
c) trouble
239. Choose the right answer: “I’m sure the answer to my letter ... by
next Monday morning.”.
a) is coming
b) was coming
c) will come
240. Choose the right answer: “In England it’s ... cold in December.”.
a) very
b) a
c) such
241. Choose the right answer: “This sad story made him ... about his
own tragedy.”.
a) to think
b) think
c) thought
242. Choose the right answer: “I ... hungry.”.
a) aren’t
b) don’t be
c) am not
243. Choose the right answer: “My parents ... got a car.”.
a) don’t
b) haven’t
c) isn’t
244. Choose the right answer: “What time did she wake ... this
morning?”.
a) up
b) down
c) out
245. Choose the right answer: “I’ve got a new love story. ...?”.
a) What its price
b) How many cost
c) How much was it
246. Choose the right answer: “She took her handkerchief ... her
handbag.”.
a) from
b) in
c) up
247. Choose the right answer: “... sisters are nurses.”.
a) Bill’s both
b) Both Bill’s
c) Bill both his
248. Choose the right answer: “... at Jane’s place during the coming
holiday?”.
a) Have you stayed
b) Did you stay
c) Are you going to stay
249. Choose the right answer: “Could you look ... the blackboard and
read what is on it?”.
a) on
b) at
c) for
250. Choose the right answer: “Go through the door ... front of you.”.
a) in
b) on
c) at
251. Choose the right answer: “If you can’t lend me the money, I think
I’ll ask Sam. Don’t bother. He has ... than I do.”.
a) less
b) fewer
c) little
252. Choose the right answer: “The boy had a ... escape when he ran
across the road in front of the bus.”.
a) good
b) fine
c) narrow
253. Choose the right answer: “I ... to work when I had a puncture.”.
a) drove
b) was driving
c) shall drive
254. Choose the right answer: “In my opinion, we ... got to talk with the
director.”.
a) must
b) will
c) have
255. Choose the right answer: “It’s clearly not true – just a ... and bull
story.”.
a) cock
b) fishy
c) teeth
256. Choose the right answer: “Please lock the door when you ...”.
a) will have left
b) will leave
c) leave
257. Choose the right answer: “You and I went there together ...?”.
a) didn’t you
b) didn’t we
c) did we
258. Choose the right answer: “Travelling by air is not cheap ... is it
interesting.”.
a) neither
b) and
c) also
259. Choose the right answer: “I can’t help ... him in spite of his
faults.”.
a) admiring
b) to admire
c) admire
260. Choose the right answer: “The police have already found the ...
jewels.”.
a) steal
b) stole
c) stolen
261. Choose the right answer: “... good news to me, said Tom.”.
a) That is
b) There are
c) Those are
262. Choose the right answer: “It’s very good ... you to help us.”.
a) in
b) of
c) from
263. Choose the right answer: “There’s a buffalo in the garden! ...”.
a) How?
b) What?
c) Excuse
264. Choose the right answer: “He doesn’t ... come here himself.”.
a) needn’t
b) need
c) need to
265. Choose the right answer: “I want him ... and buy these newspapers
right now.”.
a) going
b) to go
c) not go
266. Choose the right answer: “He made ... last year.”.
a) a lot of money
b) many money
c) much money
267. Choose the right answer: “Quiet please, I ...!”.
a) am doing a test
b) do a test
c) does a test
268. Choose the right answer: “In December he ... for us for 25 years.”.
a) will work
b) will have worked
c) will be working
269. Choose the right answer: “His theories were officially declared ...”.
a) false
b) being false
c) as false
270. Choose the right answer: “I saw him ... dead by the soldier.”.
a) shooting
b) to shoot
c) shot
271. Choose the right answer: “A football team ... of eleven players.”.
a) composes
b) is composed
c) has composed
272. Choose the right answer: “You shall have some ice-cream when
you ... your dinner.”.
a) finish
b) finished
c) will finish
273. Choose the right answer: “There are more ... in Boston than in any
other city I know.”.
a) footballs teams
b) football team
c) football teams
274. Choose the right answer: “Let her ... it herself”.
a) done
b) do
c) to do
275. Choose the right answer: “I called on her yesterday, she ... a meal
at the time.”.
a) was cooking
b) cooked
c) would cook
276. Choose the right answer: “Modern buildings should ... with the
surrounding area.”.
a) blend
b) join
c) suit
277. Choose the right answer: “His ... had always been to become an
architect.”.
a) study
b) want
c) ambition
278. Choose the right answer: “Be quiet! It’s rude to ... people when
they are speaking.”.
a) interfere
b) interrupt
c) prevent
279. Choose the right answer: “When I was a boy, I ... tea to coffee.”.
a) had preferred
b) preferred
c) prefer
280. Choose the right answer: “... is the 1-27-1 form that you requested
from the University.”.
a) Enclosed
b) Enclosing
c) Enclosure
281. Choose the right answer: “Kate is pretty, but not so pretty ...
Alice.”.
a) as
b) like
c) so
282. Choose the right answer: “We’re waiting ... an answer to our
letter.”.
a) to
b) after
c) for
283. Choose the right answer: “She never talks to ...”.
a) no one
b) anyone
c) nobody
284. Choose the right answer: “... if you’re not careful!”.
a) You’ll fall
b) You must fall
c) Will you fall
285. Choose the right answer: “I’m afraid I’ve broken your umbrella.
...”.
a) Not at all
b) Don’t worry about it
c) Don’t mention it
286. Choose the right answer: “Who are those people? Why are you
looking at ...?”.
a) they
b) these
c) them
287. Choose the right answer: “This is a letter ... my brother in France.”.
a) from
b) of
c) too
288. Choose the right answer: “He ... to drive a car.”.
a) am learning
b) is learning
c) are learning
289. Choose the right answer: “Don’t do that, I said. I ... him not to do
that.”.
a) talked
b) spoke
c) told
290. Choose the right answer: “Blue ... my favourite colour.”.
a) is
b) are
c) be
291. Choose the right answer: “Where are my shoes? ... in the
wardrobe.”.
a) There are
b) They are
c) It’s
292. Choose the right answer: “Which is the ... country in the world?”.
a) bigger
b) most bigger
c) biggest
293. Choose the right answer: “The air of the hills is cooler than ...”.
a) that of plains
b) the plains
c) one of the plains
294. Choose the right answer: “There is one TV programme which is
above all ... in popularity.”.
a) another
b) others
c) the other
295. Choose the right answer: “The weather has been bad this month.
Next month it will probably be even ...”.
a) worse
b) worst
c) worser
296. Choose the right answer: “She was not feeling well so we gave her
... to do than you.”.
a) few work
b) little works
c) less work
297. Choose the right answer: “Modern architecture, in many ... is
horribly ugly.”.
a) cases
b) means
c) examples
298. Choose the right answer: “It was in this house ...”.
a) where I was born
b) in which I was borned
c) I was born in
299. Choose the right answer: “Each of the boys ... a lot of toys.”.
a) have
b) has
c) having
300. Choose the right answer: “The children hurt ... when they fell.”.
a) themself
b) theirself
c) themselves
Set IV
301. Choose the right answer: “... a blackboard in the classroom?”.
a) Is
b) Is there
c) Are there
302. Choose the right answer: “Dave went back ... his keys.”.
a) to get
b) for getting
c) get
303. Choose the right answer: “The children wake ... early in the
summer.”.
a) out
b) off
c) up
304. Choose the right answer: “We go out ...”.
a) all Fridays
b) every Friday
c) all the Fridays
305. Choose the right answer: “This is my bike. This bike is ...”.
a) mine
b) my
c) mine’s
306. Choose the right answer: “Our friend’s sons ... come here very
often.”.
a) doesn’t
b) isn’t
c) don’t
307. Choose the right answer: “Look! Now they ... TV again!”.
a) to watch
b) watch
c) are watching
308. Choose the right answer: “What ...?”.
a) you write
b) are you writing
c) you are writing
309. Choose the right answer: “In some countries today there’s only one
party at elections. No ... at all!”.
a) choice
b) chose
c) choose
310. Choose the right answer: “Do you think we’re all created equal?
No, not ... all.”.
a) in
b) at
c) to
311. Choose the right answer: “Your explanation ... reasonable.”.
a) does not sound
b) is not sound
c) is not sounding
312. Choose the right answer: “I thought you said she was going away
this winter, ...?”.
a) didn’t I
b) wasn’t it
c) didn’t you
313. Choose the right answer: “Jupiter spins faster than ... planets.”.
a) any other
b) any others
c) any
314. Choose the right answer: “I left my pen at home. Can I borrow ...
for a moment?”.
a) the one of you
b) one of yours
c) one pen of your
315. Choose the right answer: “After closing the envelop, the secretary
... the stamps on firmly.”.
a) stuck
b) sticking
c) stucked
316. Choose the right answer: “The settlers lived on wild berries and
roots because they had ... to eat.”.
a) nothings
b) nothings else
c) nothing else
317. Choose the right answer: “She cannot swim and I can’t ...”.
a) either
b) too
c) neither
318. Choose the right answer: “He is going to ... down.”.
a) laid
b) lie
c) lied
319. Choose the right answer: “Are you going to see him? If the girls
goes, ...”.
a) so will I
b) I do so
c) so go I
320. Choose the right answer: “Of all the countries I visited, I like
France ...”.
a) best
b) much more
c) so much
321. Choose the right answer: “This car is ... for us to buy.”.
a) expensive enough
b) very expensive
c) too expensive
322. Choose the right answer: “Put ... money in your pocket!”.
a) this
b) those
c) there
323. Choose the right answer: “I went to Paris and stayed ... friends.”.
a) by
b) at
c) with
324. Choose the right answer: “I told them about it, but ... listened.”.
a) somebody
b) nobody
c) anyone
325. Choose the right answer: “I won’t let you ... there.”.
a) go
b) to go
c) going
326. Choose the right answer: “We live in this city. ... house is on High
Street.”.
a) We
b) Their
c) Our
327. Choose the right answer: “... walk-man is yellow”.
a) Her
b) She
c) He
328. Choose the right answer: “Why do you ... pass you the map?”.
a) want me
b) want me to
c) to want me
329. Choose the right answer: “... means has been considered.”.
a) All the
b) Both
c) All
330. Choose the right answer: “Those interested in the post are
requested to apply ...”.
a) in person
b) as a person
c) by person
331. Choose the right answer: “You can stay here ... you don’t make a
loud noise.”.
a) so long as
b) until
c) unless
332. Choose the right answer: “The final ... of the play will take place
on Friday.”.
a) action
b) view
c) performance
333. Choose the right answer: “Famine occurs when all the people in an
area have hardly ... food.”.
a) not
b) any
c) ever
334. Choose the right answer: “The disease ... widely, all over the
country.”.
a) sprang
b) spread
c) spilt
335. Choose the right answer: “When I see her in the street, she always
... at me.”.
a) smiles
b) was smiling
c) has smiled
336. Choose the right answer: “We visited a university ... in 1950.”.
a) was founded
b) founded
c) found
337. Choose the right answer: “Who should go to see him? I suggest
that Sarah ... to see him.”.
a) went
b) goes
c) go
338. Choose the right answer: “We are too late. The plane ... off ten
minutes ago.”.
a) took
b) has taken
c) had taken
339. Choose the right answer: “I can’t help you, and he can’t help you
...”.
a) either
b) neither
c) also
340. Choose the right answer: “Your friends won’t be here for long,
...?”.
a) do they
b) would they
c) will they
341. Choose the right answer: “What’s ... the radio this morning?”.
a) about
b) on
c) at
342. Choose the right answer: “What’s her job? ... nurse.”.
a) She’s
b) Hers a
c) She’s a
343. Choose the right answer: “Some people ... eat meat.”.
a) never
b) ever
c) not ever
344. Choose the right answer: “I can wear the blue socks or the ...”.
a) greys
b) grey ones
c) my grey ones
345. Choose the right answer: “How ...?”.
a) tall are you
b) much tall are you
c) you are tall
346. Choose the right answer: “Where ... been?”.
a) is he
b) did he
c) has he
347. Choose the right answer: “Close the door ...: it’s cold in here.”.
a) b) up
c) to
348. Choose the right answer: “Where ... last night?”.
a) did you go
b) have you been
c) were you been
349. Choose the right answer: “Her sister ... some very nice dresses.”.
a) have
b) has
c) are
350. Choose the right answer: “Maria and John ... to the Film Society
every Monday.”.
a) goes
b) have gone
c) go
351. Choose the right answer: “My sister won ... money in the lottery.”.
a) a lot of
b) much
c) many
352. Choose the right answer: “I ... the President’s speech very
carefully.”.
a) heard to
b) listened to
c) overheard
353. Choose the right answer: “... Dave got a rope?”.
a) Can
b) His
c) Has
354. Choose the right answer: “Let’s go to the new movie down town.
Thanks, but I ... it already.”.
a) have seen
b) had seen
c) was seeing
355. Choose the right answer: “... exhibitions are like huge market
places for the sale of goods.”.
a) A great many
b) Most of
c) Many of
356. Choose the right answer: “Is there any interesting ... in the paper?”.
a) new
b) pieces of news
c) news
357. Choose the right answer: “... a flat with someone is cheaper than
living in your own.”.
a) Deviding
b) Sharing
c) Cutting
358. Choose the right answer: “Mr. Smith is the landlord ... we rent the
house.”.
a) from whom
b) who
c) whom
359. Choose the right answer: “Don’t ... slowly.”.
a) to walk
b) walk
c) walking
360. Choose the right answer: “The police haven’t yet found the car ...
was in the accident.”.
a) which it
b) which
c) it which
361. Choose the right answer: “Please have ... cup of tea.”.
a) another
b) an other
c) other
362. Choose the right answer: “David and I ... good friends.”.
a) am
b) it’s
c) are
363. Choose the right answer: “We ... understand this.”.
a) don’t can
b) can’t
c) don’t able to
364. Choose the right answer: “Let’s ... John.”.
a) go seeing
b) go and see
c) go for
365. Choose the right answer: “... me the time, please?”.
a) Can you tell
b) Can you telling
c) Do you can tell
366. Choose the right answer: “Ask the girl ... sitting over there.”.
a) whose
b) which is
c) who’s
367. Choose the right answer: “Which cinema ...?”.
a) do you want to go to
b) you want to go to
c) do you want to go
368. Choose the right answer: “I don’t know Daniel. Do you know ...?”.
a) her
b) him
c) me
369. Choose the right answer: “They’ve got three children, but I can’t
remember ... names.”.
a) their
b) them
c) its
370. Choose the right answer: “TV programmes and records usually ...
singers very popular.”.
a) makes
b) is making
c) make
371. Choose the right answer: “You must ... your work as soon as
possible.”.
a) started
b) start
c) to start
372. Choose the right answer: “This man has a ...”.
a) barber
b) face hair
c) beard
373. Choose the right answer: “You arrive at a party at 8 p.m. What do
you say? ...”.
a) Good evening
b) Good night
c) Good afternoon
374. Choose the right answer: “... TV last night?”.
a) Watched he
b) Does he watch
c) Did he watch
375. Choose the right answer: “Laura got a ... new stereo for
Christmas.”.
a) kind
b) brand
c) feel
376. Choose the right answer: “... usually have boiled rice for
breakfast?”.
a) Do you
b) Are you
c) Have you
377. Choose the right answer: “She’s a sharp cookie. There’s no way
anybody can pull the wool over her ...”.
a) eyes
b) truth
c) grass
378. Choose the right answer: “He was ... of all his money.”.
a) taken
b) stolen
c) robbed
379. Choose the right answer: “How long ... here by the end of next
year?”.
a) will have you been working
b) will you work
c) are you working
380. Choose the right answer: “... books are on the desk.”.
a) There
b) Their
c) Theirs
381. Choose the right answer: “I live about twenty km ... here.”.
a) away from
b) away of
c) near
382. Choose the right answer: “She spends ... time sleeping.”.
a) all
b) her all
c) all her
383. Choose the right answer: “Don’t talk to me now because I ... to
understand what I am reading.”.
a) am trying
b) to try
c) trying
384. Choose the right answer: “When do you usually arrive ... the
office?”.
a) to
b) at
c) on
385. Choose the right answer: “Sarah used to live ... London.”.
a) in
b) on
c) at
386. Choose the right answer: “Have you got a lighter? ...”.
a) That’s all right
b) Yes, I have
c) Yes, I have got
387. Choose the right answer: “Does Lisa ... computers?”.
a) drive
b) read
c) like
388. Choose the right answer: “... class rushed into the dining room.”.
a) The whole
b) The all
c) The every
389. Choose the right answer: “We hire out bicycles ...”.
a) for hour
b) by the hour
c) by hours
390. Choose the right answer: “The motorcar has had an enormous
effect ... in North America.”.
a) in daily life
b) to daily life
c) on daily life
391. Choose the right answer: “I don’t think we are on the right road.
We ... someone.”.
a) had better ask
b) should better ask
c) have better ask
392. Choose the right answer: “Is this pattern important? It’s ... to study
well.”.
a) too important
b) important enough
c) very important
393. Choose the right answer: “He owes you a lot of money, ...?”.
a) doesn’t he
b) isn’t it
c) has he
394. Choose the right answer: “... while the iron is hot.”.
a) Hit
b) Beat
c) Strike
395. Choose the right answer: “The fewer bags you take ... trouble you
will have.”.
a) the fewer
b) the less
c) the little
396. Choose the right answer: “He treats all his children ...”.
a) like
b) alike
c) similar
397. Choose the right answer: “You had your house repaired last month,
...?”.
a) isn’t it
b) hadn’t you
c) didn’t you
398. Choose the right answer: “She is looking forward to ... her old
friends.”.
a) meeting
b) meet
c) have met
399. Choose the right answer: “They were walking on tiptoe ... the
Director’s room.”.
a) pass
b) past
c) passed
400. Choose the right answer: “Thursday is the ... day of the week.”.
a) five
b) fiveth
c) fifth
Set V
401. Choose the right answer: “I’m expecting ... an answer to my letter.”.
a) of
b) for
c) –
402. Choose the right answer: “They ... married in church last year.”.
a) got
b) are
c) have
403. Choose the right answer: “I haven’t got anything for you. ...!”.
a) It isn’t the matter
b) Never mind
c) Not problem
404. Choose the right answer: “I often spend three hours ... my
homework.”.
a) doing
b) for do
c) to doing
405. Choose the right answer: “What does Mary do? She’s ... nurse in a
big hospital.”.
a) one
b) c) a
406. Choose the right answer: “Give it to ...! It’s my pencil.”.
a) me
b) I
c) mine
407. Choose the right answer: “I don’t think he ... flowers very much.”.
a) liking
b) likes
c) have liked
408. Choose the right answer: “I ... him today yet.”.
a) am not meeting
b) didn’t meet
c) haven’t met
409. Choose the right answer: “Where ... my pen?”.
a) is
b) it’s
c) is it
410. Choose the right answer: “She has a ... experience of marketing in
Europe.”.
a) grand
b) wide
c) large
411. Choose the right answer: “Have you read ... paper?”.
a) today’s
b) today
c) of today
412. Choose the right answer: “He has lived in Peru for five years but
he ... doesn’t understand Spanish.”.
a) already
b) anymore
c) still
413. Choose the right answer: “I’ll come home to give you the package
at eight. That will be too late because we ... by that hour.”.
a) have gone
b) will have gone
c) will go
414. Choose the right answer: “The development of new crop strains ...
greatly increased yields.”.
a) has
b) are
c) is
415. Choose the right answer: “She often wishes that she ... a bicycle.”.
a) can ride
b) could rode
c) could ride
416. Choose the right answer: “They went from one shop to ...”.
a) another
b) the rest
c) other
417. Choose the right answer: “Two of the boys in the art class were
doing self-portraits by looking at ... in the mirror.”.
a) themselves
b) oneself
c) one another
418. Choose the right answer: “They began this flight ... 1985.”.
a) from
b) in
c) since
419. Choose the right answer: “One of the windows of my car is very
hard ...”.
a) open
b) opener
c) to open
420. Choose the right answer: “It’s ... me.”.
a) too good to
b) good enough for
c) good enough to
421. Choose the right answer: “Steven and ... sisters live in Boston.”.
a) his
b) her
c) their
422. Choose the right answer: “John ... her yesterday.”.
a) don’t saw
b) didn’t saw
c) didn’t see
423. Choose the right answer: “What ...?”.
a) it means “mix”
b) does “mix” mean
c) is the meaning from “mix”
424. Choose the right answer: “Tell me what your dog is like. ...”.
a) Big, black and hairy
b) Very well, thank you
c) Very quickly
425. Choose the right answer: “I am the new receptionist. ...”.
a) Your servant
b) Not at all
c) How do you do?
426. Choose the right answer: “We know him and he knows ...”.
a) we
b) us
c) he
427. Choose the right answer: “This is for Dave and ... are for Mary.”.
a) there
b) that
c) those
428. Choose the right answer: “The last Olympic Games ... in China.”.
a) were held
b) were hold
c) were helded
429. Choose the right answer: “War stole his youth and his home.
Everything in his life changed ...”.
a) by no means
b) as a result
c) therefore
430. Choose the right answer: “Time is short, and the secretaries are
typing ...”.
a) with a pressure
b) to pressure
c) under pressure
431. Choose the right answer: “In China an ancient medical treatment ...
as acupuncture is sometimes used.”.
a) known
b) to know
c) knowing
432. Choose the right answer: “Do you have any pets? Yes, I have ...
kittens.”.
a) small two black
b) two black small
c) two small black
433. Choose the right answer: “What did you want to talk about, Bill?
I’m considering ... home.”.
a) go
b) going
c) to go
434. Choose the right answer: “The nations of the world desire ...”.
a) a peace
b) piece
c) peace
435. Choose the right answer: “This is the best play ... I have ever
seen.”.
a) that
b) which
c) what
436. Choose the right answer: “Listen! The telephone ...”.
a) ring
b) ringing
c) is ringing
437. Choose the right answer: “Is any one ... to fish in this river?”.
a) born
b) allowed
c) passed
438. Choose the right answer: “There may be as ... as eight guests to
dinner.”.
a) many
b) much
c) very many
439. Choose the right answer: “I have ... wheel in the back of my car.”.
a) others
b) the other
c) another
440. Choose the right answer: “It’s an hour since he ..., so he must be at
the office now.”.
a) is leaving
b) left
c) was leaving
441. Choose the right answer: “Is this you handbag? ...?”.
a) Forgive me
b) Please
c) My what
442. Choose the right answer: “Can I have a piece of cake? You can
have ...”.
a) all of it
b) all it
c) all
443. Choose the right answer: “Do you like tea? ...”.
a) Much
b) Yes, I do
c) Is so
444. Choose the right answer: “We were happy ... them.”.
a) to see
b) to seeing
c) for seeing
445. Choose the right answer: “There are no oranges left: we have eaten
...”.
a) every one
b) whole
c) all
446. Choose the right answer: “Steven and Sarah are here. ... are my
friends.”.
a) He
b) You
c) They
447. Choose the right answer: “This book belongs to me and this pen is
..., too.”.
a) me
b) mine
c) my
448. Choose the right answer: “Can you ... it for me?”.
a) to do
b) do
c) did
449. Choose the right answer: “Sarah and I are students. ... go to the
university together.”.
a) They
b) Our
c) We
450. Choose the right answer: “If students want a certificate ... have to
pass the final exam.”.
a) they
b) she
c) their
451. Choose the right answer: “They forced us ... their invitation.”.
a) accept
b) to accept
c) accepting
452. Choose the right answer: “I had my sister ... the newspaper to me
while I was abroad.”.
a) to send
b) sending
c) send
453. Choose the right answer: “Some work is better than ... at all.”.
a) some
b) none
c) not
454. Choose the right answer: “If we ... the plan you suggest, we are
more likely to be successful.”.
a) adopt
b) decide
c) vote
455. Choose the right answer: “They fooled me totally. They pulled the
... over my eyes.”.
a) snake
b) wool
c) egg
456. Choose the right answer: “I had my sister ... my hair this
morning.”.
a) to do
b) done
c) do
457. Choose the right answer: “They moved to Budapest ... May 18.”.
a) on
b) at
c) in
458. Choose the right answer: “The picture was ... in the museum.”.
a) hang
b) hung
c) hanged
459. Choose the right answer: “... study hard before an examination.”.
a) Almost the students
b) Most of the students
c) Most student
460. Choose the right answer: “She went to bed with ... bad cold.”.
a) an
b) some
c) a
461. Choose the right answer: “... loves her, she is so sweet.”.
a) Everybody
b) All people
c) Nobody
462. Choose the right answer: “She ... me.”.
a) isn’t love
b) doesn’t love
c) doesn’t loves
463. Choose the right answer: “I ... old clothes when I’m working in the
garden.”.
a) carry
b) dress
c) wear
464. Choose the right answer: “Tell me what your dog likes? ...”.
a) Biscuit and bones
b) Big, black and hairy
c) Like a Doberman
465. Choose the right answer: “We usually go there once ...”.
a) the week
b) a week
c) all weeks
466. Choose the right answer: “Have you been to Osaka? ...”.
a) Still not
b) Yet not
c) Not yet
467. Choose the right answer: “Don’t ask me for information: I haven’t
got ...”.
a) any
b) some
c) one
468. Choose the right answer: “I know you’ve got a walk-man, but I’m
sure this one isn’t ...”.
a) your
b) yours
c) you
469. Choose the right answer: “This professor ... his books to students.”.
a) lending
b) haven’t lent
c) doesn’t lend
470. Choose the right answer: “... is your name?”.
a) What
b) Which
c) Why
471. Choose the right answer: “Perhaps she is ...”.
a) business
b) on job
c) at work
472. Choose the right answer: “Do you believe ... ghosts?”.
a) at
b) to
c) in
473. Choose the right answer: “I failed the test. Frankly, it’s ... surprise
to me.”.
a) no
b) none
c) any
474. Choose the right answer: “What are you doing? ...”.
a) None
b) Nothing
c) Not
475. Choose the right answer: “His bank manager decided to give him
financial ... for his new shop.”.
a) pushing
b) lifting
c) backing
476. Choose the right answer: “When the telephone rang, she ... a
letter.”.
a) wrote
b) was writing
c) is writing
477. Choose the right answer: “I was tired ... watching the children
playing.”.
a) of
b) with
c) for
478. Choose the right answer: “The mother returned home as ... as he
could.”.
a) quicker
b) quickly
c) quick
479. Choose the right answer: “Neither of the two girls ... my student.”.
a) are
b) have been
c) is
480. Choose the right answer: “... sisters are nurses.”.
a) Dave’s both
b) Both Dave’s
c) Dave his both
481. Choose the right answer: “... a letter for you.”.
a) There’s
b) Theirs
c) It have
482. Choose the right answer: ”I get a letter ... my cousin every week.”.
a) of
b) out
c) from
483. Choose the right answer: ”Can I ... you a question?”.
a) make
b) ask
c) put
484. Choose the right answer: ”The manager wants ...”.
a) you to stay here
b) you stay here
c) for you staying here
485. Choose the right answer: ”There’s a river. Can you ...?”.
a) to swimming
b) swimming
c) swim
486. Choose the right answer: ”There is nothing very ... to do in that
small town.”.
a) enjoyed
b) enjoyable
c) enjoying
487. Choose the right answer: ”Don’t leave your clothes ... about on the
bedroom floor.”.
a) lie
b) lying
c) lay
488. Choose the right answer: ”When water freezes, it ... into ice.”.
a) turns
b) would turn
c) is turning
489. Choose the right answer: ”How about ... me a hand?”.
a) give
b) to give
c) giving
490. Choose the right answer: ”Mr. Smith ... a car if he had enough
money.”.
a) would buy
b) will buy
c) bought
491. Choose the right answer: ”The window was shut and he ... to open
it.”.
a) did even not try
b) didn’t even try
c) tried not even
492. Choose the right answer: ”There ... no rain here since last month.”.
a) is
b) was
c) has been
493. Choose the right answer: ”Sarah is the ... of the two sisters.”.
a) elder
b) older
c) oldest
494. Choose the right answer: ”He ... you now, but he won’t believe you
tomorrow.”.
a) is believing
b) has believed
c) believes
495. Choose the right answer: ”The airplane ... down at Cairo on its way
to China.”.
a) remained
b) touched
c) stayed
496. Choose the right answer: ”My father went out of the house ...
ago.”.
a) half an hour
b) an hour's half
c) a half hour
497. Choose the right answer: ”After lunch the old man went to his
room to ...”.
a) lie along
b) lie over
c) lie down
498. Choose the right answer: ”I wonder ... we shall catch the last bus.”.
a) weather
b) what
c) whether
499. Choose the right answer: ”It is rude to laugh ... other people.”.
a) at
b) to
c) against
500. Choose the right answer: ”Did you like my friend? Very much.
She’s ... charming as you said she was.”.
a) very
b) as
c) more
Set VI
501. Choose the right answer: ”... that!”.
a) Don’t do
b) Do not
c) Does not
502. Choose the right answer: ”... my friend Mari.”.
a) I present you
b) I introduce
c) This is
503. Choose the right answer: ”Two gunmen entered ... the bank.”.
a) b) to
c) at
504. Choose the right answer: ”... you see him tomorrow?”.
a) Have
b) Will
c) Did
505. Choose the right answer: ”Jack ... to Paris twice this year.”.
a) be
b) has been
c) is
506. Choose the right answer: ”Either teacher knows the answer.”.
a) No teachers know the answer.
b) Any teacher can answer.
c) Both teachers know the answer.
507. Choose the right answer: ”They bought a ticket for the train at the
... station.”.
a) lorry
b) railway
c) bus
508. Choose the right answer: ”The more he tried to help her, ... she
seemed to appreciate it.”.
a) the less
b) lesser
c) the lesser
509. Choose the right answer: ”How will you be able to get there in
time for the meeting? I’ll fly ... will only take 40 minutes.”.
a) and such
b) which
c) and therefore
510. Choose the right answer: ”When he ... his cup he broke it.”.
a) had dropped
b) was dropping
c) dropped
511. Choose the right answer: ”The girl you ... yesterday is waiting for
you in the drawing room.”.
a) told me
b) told me about
c) told me about her
512. Choose the right answer: ”Please help yourself ... whatever you
like.”.
a) over
b) on
c) to
513. Choose the right answer: ”Mark wasn’t there last night. No, ...”.
a) I wasn’t either
b) either was I
c) neither I was
514. Choose the right answer: ”As it had nor rain for several months,
there was a ... of water.”.
a) waste
b) shortage
c) drop
515. Choose the right answer: ”It was a fine day for a picnic ... rather
cold.”.
a) if
b) therefore
c) though
516. Choose the right answer: ”I’d be careful in my dealings with her.
I’m sure she’s up to no ...”.
a) good
b) pretences
c) eel
517. Choose the right answer: ”Michael is the ... member of the team.”.
a) youngest
b) more young
c) most young
518. Choose the right answer: ”The man felt ... again after a sound
sleep.”.
a) strength
b) strengthly
c) strong
519. Choose the right answer: ”He swam ... the river yesterday.”.
a) cross
b) across
c) crossing
520. Choose the right answer: ”The boat ... in the river last night.”.
a) drowns
b) drowned
c) sank
521. Choose the right answer: ”Mary ... play tennis.”.
a) doesn’t able
b) can’t
c) doesn’t can
522. Choose the right answer: ”They never do ... homework on time.”.
a) their
b) they’re
c) they
523. Choose the right answer: ”Tell the boy ... outside.”.
a) not going
b) for not going
c) not to go
524. Choose the right answer: ”I don’t like salmon. ...”.
a) So do I
b) So I don’t
c) Neither do I
525. Choose the right answer: ”Which sister is ..., Chris or Kate?”.
a) more taller
b) taller
c) the most tall
526. Choose the right answer: ”It’s the most beautiful building ... the
world.”.
a) of
b) in
c) on
527. Choose the right answer: ”I’m talking to you. Please listen to ...”.
a) me
b) him
c) mine
528. Choose the right answer: ”I will ... find this address for you in the
afternoon.”.
a) have tried
b) tried
c) try to
529. Choose the right answer: ”I remember ... him in London.”.
a) of meeting
b) meeting
c) to meet
530. Choose the right answer: ”But I saw her in Paris ...”.
a) 4 years ago
b) for 4 years
c) before 4 years
531. Choose the right answer: ”Are ... your glasses?”.
a) the
b) this
c) those
532. Choose the right answer: ”... her motorbike to school every
morning?”.
a) Are Lisa ride
b) Does Lisa ride
c) Is Lisa riding
533. Choose the right answer: ”Steve gradually became ... in the
discussion.”.
a) absorbed
b) to absorb
c) absorbing
534. Choose the right answer: ”There is water below the earth’s surface
... everywhere.”.
a) most of
b) almost
c) in
535. Choose the right answer: ”Students should answer minimum five
of the ... ten questions.”.
a) below
b) under
c) following
536. Choose the right answer: ”The assembly hall is almost full. There
are ... seats left.”.
a) only little
b) only a few
c) only a little
537. Choose the right answer: ”The book describes adventures that
happened ...”.
a) at a long time
b) in the very old
c) a long time ago
538. Choose the right answer: ”She pointed to number 8 and said:
That’s the house he lives ...”.
a) in
b) in it
c) where
539. Choose the right answer: ”It’s dark in here. Please turn ... the
light.”.
a) out
b) on
c) off
540. Choose the right answer: ”They don’t’ have much in their house
yet. ... they are planning to live here only until Bob gets his degree, they
don’t want to buy much furniture.”.
a) Even
b) However
c) Since
541. Choose the right answer: ”There isn’t ... bread in the house.”.
a) any
b) some
c) nothing
542. Choose the right answer: ”... many students in your class?”.
a) Have there
b) Are they
c) Are there
543. Choose the right answer: ”Are the best schools ... of France?”.
a) at the south
b) in the south
c) at south
544. Choose the right answer: ”They never do ... homework on time.”.
a) their
b) they’re
c) there
545. Choose the right answer: ”Who is that old man ... the big nose?”.
a) of
b) near
c) with
546. Choose the right answer: ”Chinese people ... a lot of rice.”.
a) eating
b) eat
c) are eating
547. Choose the right answer: ”... far is it to the station?”.
a) How
b) Why
c) Whose
548. Choose the right answer: ”Do you know ...?”.
a) there address
b) their address
c) the address from the,
549. Choose the right answer: ”I spoke slowly, but he ... understand
me.”.
a) didn’t can
b) didn’t could
c) could not
550. Choose the right answer: ”Sometimes advertising signs ... down
during a storm.”.
a) are blown
b) blew
c) were blown
551. Choose the right answer: ”Sam bought ...”.
a) leather belt
b) a leather belt
c) leathered belt
552. Choose the right answer: ”... does it take to get to the river from
here?”.
a) How far
b) How much
c) How long
553. Choose the right answer: ”She is a miserable person. She is jealous
... everyone.”.
a) to
b) about
c) of
554. Choose the right answer: ”He ... to the last meeting, but he didn’t.”.
a) should have gone
b) must go
c) had gone
555. Choose the right answer: ”When he failed ... us, we left without
him.”.
a) not to meet
b) to meet
c) to be met
556. Choose the right answer: ”Daniel has been trying for an hour, but
his car still ... start.”.
a) wouldn’t
b) didn’t
c) won’t
557. Choose the right answer: ”Do you believe that ghosts ...?”.
a) are existed
b) are existing
c) exist
558. Choose the right answer: ”She then stood up and said a few words
... to the visitors.”.
a) of welcome
b) for welcome
c) of welcomes
559. Choose the right answer: ”Soldiers must have ... to face danger.”.
a) courageous enough
b) enough courage
c) such enough courage
560. Choose the right answer: ”Try again. Don’t give ... hope.”.
a) out
b) on
c) up
561. Choose the right answer: ”What ... got in that bag?”.
a) have you
b) do you
c) you have
562. Choose the right answer: ”Is Elizabeth ...?”.
a) yours old friend
b) an old friend of yours
c) an old friend of you
563. Choose the right answer: ”We travelled from Paris ... Madrid
without stopping.”.
a) after
b) for
c) to
564. Choose the right answer: ”My house is opposite ... the park.”.
a) b) to
c) from
565. Choose the right answer: ”Is John in? No, he ...”.
a) is yet at work
b) is still at work
c) works yet
566. Choose the right answer: ”... are your glasses?”.
a) When
b) Whose
c) Where
567. Choose the right answer: ”This is ... when I was young.”.
a) a photograph of me
b) the my photograph
c) mine photograph
568. Choose the right answer: ”The committee held a ... last week.”.
a) meeting
b) gathering
c) sitting
569. Choose the right answer: ”If you see Dave ... you mind ... him to
get in touch with me?”.
a) will/to remind
b) will/reminding
c) would/reminding
570. Choose the right answer: ”She found it difficult to adjust to Libya.
For one thing ... is a difficult language to learn.”.
a) Arabic
b) the language Arabic
c) Arabics language
571. Choose the right answer: ”She chose cushions of a colour which
would ... her carpet.”.
a) equal
b) match
c) help
572. Choose the right answer: ”There ... some good news about our
school lately.”.
a) is
b) were
c) has been
573. Choose the right answer: ”I ... in the café having a drink when the
police arrived.”.
a) was sitting
b) sat
c) have sat
574. Choose the right answer: ”One third of the oranges ... spoilt.”.
a) is
b) are
c) has been
575. Choose the right answer: ”If they don’t ... their ways. they’ll end
up in trouble.”.
a) mend
b) correct
c) restore
576. Choose the right answer: ”If you want a good flat in this city, you
have to pay through the ... for it.”.
a) mouth
b) nose
c) ear
577. Choose the right answer: ”He always gets very annoyed if he can’t
get his own ...”.
a) wish
b) object
c) way
578. Choose the right answer: ”... do you visit your hometown? Once a
year.”.
a) How often
b) How far
c) How long
579. Choose the right answer: ”She speaks ... good English that is a
pleasure to talk to her.”.
a) such a
b) very
c) so
580. Choose the right answer: ”I have promised to stop ... but I don’t
believe so much.”.
a) smoke
b) smoking
c) to smoke
581. Choose the right answer: ”Is the tall man ... husband?”.
a) your sisters’
b) your sister’s
c) your sister his
582. Choose the right answer: ”This is a photo ... my dog.”.
a) of
b) by
c) about
583. Choose the right answer: ”Have ... had something to eat?”.
a) them all
b) all they
c) they all
584. Choose the right answer: ”Please go and ... a bath.”.
a) have
b) wash
c) make
585. Choose the right answer: ”The boys left ... school before lunch.”.
a) in the
b) c) at
586. Choose the right answer: ”There are two men ... waiting outside.”.
a) b) who
c) they
587. Choose the right answer: ”Do you know these people? No, I don’t
know ...”.
a) they
b) their
c) them
588. Choose the right answer: ”The girls are ... the discotheque.”.
a) at
b) on
c) to
589. Choose the right answer: ”... you ride a motorbike?”.
a) How
b) Can
c) Have
590. Choose the right answer: ”Just a moment. I’m putting you ...”.
a) under
b) up
c) through
591. Choose the right answer: ”He will not be ... to vote in this year’s
election.”.
a) as old enough
b) enough old
c) old enough
592. Choose the right answer: ”It is not very easy to study a foreign
language all by ...”.
a) itself
b) himself
c) oneself
593. Choose the right answer: ”You can ... my surprise when I heard the
news.”.
a) imagine
b) think
c) see
594. Choose the right answer: ”She ... book the tickets, but she had no
time to call at the cinema.”.
a) might
b) could
c) was going to
595. Choose the right answer: ”A taxi collided with his car five minutes
ago but the police ...”.
a) don’t come
b) haven’t come yet
c) didn’t come yet
596. Choose the right answer: ”Her hands were so cold ... she could not
type.”.
a) for
b) as
c) that
597. Choose the right answer: ”I want some sugar, but there is ... in the
bowl.”.
a) none
b) no
c) any
598. Choose the right answer: ”The lady you ... yesterday is waiting for
you downstairs.”.
a) tell
b) told me about
c) told me
599. Choose the right answer: ”London is ... of England.”.
a) a capital
b) the capital
c) an capital
600. Choose the right answer: ”Read ... on the board please.”.
a) a first sentence
b) first sentence
c) the first sentence
Set VII
601. Choose the right answer: ”The cyclist ... he crossed the main street.”.
a) looked with caution after
b) had looked cautiously before
c) looks cautious when
602. Choose the right answer: ”Although dissimilar in almost every
other respect, birds and insects have both evolved efficient ... capabilities.”.
a) flying
b) fly
c) is flying
603. Choose the right answer: ”She arrived with ... beautiful creature
that looked like a small tiger.”.
a) the
b) some
c) a
604. Choose the right answer: ”Because the first pair of pants didn’t fit
properly, she asked for ...”.
a) another pair
b) others pants
c) another pants
605. Choose the right answer: ”Having been served lunch, ...”.
a) the committee members discussed the problem
b) it was discussed by the committee members the problem
c) a discussion of the problem was made
606. Choose the right answer: ”California has not yet ratified the
amendment and ...”.
a) several other states hasn’t either
b) some other states also have not either
c) neither have several other states
607. Choose the right answer: ”Weathering ... the action whereby
surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.”.
a) is that
b) is
c) being
608. Choose the right answer: ”Although she had several assistants, the
bulk of the research was done by ... alone.”.
a) she
b) her
c) hers
609. Choose the right answer: ”Generic medications are just as ... and
much less expensive.”.
a) effective as brand-name products
b) effectively brand-name products
c) brand-name products as effective
610. Choose the right answer: ”... professional baseball is played, the
more certain it becomes that his record will never be beaten.”.
a) How long
b) The longer than
c) The longer
611. Choose the right answer: ”Just off the coat ... a popular summer
resort area.”.
a) is Martha’s Vineyard
b) is where Martha’s Vineyard
c) Martha’s Vineyard is
612. Choose the right answer: ”Benjamin West contributed a great deal
to American art: ...”.
a) painting, as a teacher and lecturer
b) painting, a teacher, and a lecturer
c) painting, teaching and lecturing
613. Choose the right answer: ”... in the cultivation of a forest, trees
need more careful planning than any other crop does.”.
a) For the time and area involving
b) Because of the time and area involved
c) As a cause of the time and area involved
614. Choose the right answer: ”The Copper Age lasted ...”.
a) about 5000 BC to about 3700 BC
b) for about 5000 BC to 3700 about
c) from about 5000 BC to about 3700 BC
615. Choose the right answer: ”The vegetation in temperate zones all
around the world is ...”.
a) same
b) similar
c) like
616. Choose the right answer: ”Oil paints are ... they have become the
most popular painter’s colors.”.
a) so versatile and durable that
b) such versatile and durable as
c) such versatile and durable
617. Choose the right answer: ”... on clear days one can see the snowcap
of Mount Oliver from the city.”.
a) Somestime
b) Some
c) Sometimes
618. Choose the right answer: ”Hydrogen peroxide ... as a bleaching
agent.”.
a) is using
b) is used
c) that it uses
619. Choose the right answer: ”The first nuclear-powered ship in the
world ... by the U.S. Navy in 1954.”.
a) launched
b) that was launched
c) was launched
620. Choose the right answer: ”... to develop immunity to rheumatic
fever.”.
a) It is not possible
b) Not possible
c) Is not possible
621. Choose the right answer: ”In technical sense, speed is not always ...
velocity.”.
a) the same as
b) alike
c) similar
622. Choose the right answer: ”In order for people to work together
effectively, they need ... each other’s needs.”.
a) is sensitive for
b) sensitive
c) to be sensitive to
623. Choose the right answer: ”In preparation of fibrous material for
production uses, stiff woody fibers from plants ... fibers from animal
sources.”.
a) than more heat needed
b) the most heat the
c) need more heat than
624. Choose the right answer: ”The salary of a bus driver is much
higher ...”.
a) in comparison with a teacher
b) than that of a teacher
c) to compare as a teacher
625. Choose the right answer: ”The serval hunts like a dog ... like other
members of the cat family.”.
a) so
b) rather than
c) instead
626. Choose the right answer: ”Here ... notebook and report that I
promised you last week.”.
a) are the
b) was the
c) has been a
627. Choose the right answer: ”The committee members resented ... ”.
a) the president that he didn’t tell them about the meeting
b) the president not to inform them of the meeting
c) the president’s not informing them of the meeting
628. Choose the right answer: ”A telephone recording tells callers ...”.
a) the movie starts what time
b) what time does the movie start
c) what time the movie starts
629. Choose the right answer: ”Napoleon ... the West Indian island in
1801.”.
a) attacked
b) has attacked
c) was attack
630. Choose the right answer: ”Both liquids and gases flow freely from
a container because they have ...”.
a) not definite shape
b) no definite shape
c) none definite shape
631. Choose the right answer: ”Declared an endangered species in the
United States, ...”.
a) the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction
b) people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of
extinction
c) gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
632. Choose the right answer: ”In partnership with Rockefeller, he ...
the Standard Oil Company.”.
a) helping to form
b) helped form
c) helped forming
633. Choose the right answer: ”According to communications theory,
after the message leaves the sender, he ... controls it.”.
a) not longer
b) longer doesn’t
c) no longer
634. Choose the right answer: ”Business partners can usually sell their
mutually owned property without consulting ... unless they have agreed to a
separate contract.”.
a) other one
b) one the other
c) each other
635. Choose the right answer: ”Harvard ... a school for men.”.
a) used to be
b) was used to be
c) was used to
636. Choose the right answer: ”... at 212 degrees F and freezes at 32
degrees F.”.
a) The water boils
b) Water boils
c) Waters boils
637. Choose the right answer: ”The U.S. Weather Bureau obtained
information about the weather from ... to box kites.”.
a) attached devices
b) devices attached
c) devices were attached
638. Choose the right answer: ”The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ..., is
growing in industrially advanced societies.”.
a) an eating disorder which
b) is an eating disorder
c) an eating disorder
639. Choose the right answer: ”... more susceptible to bacterial
contamination than other types of meat.”.
a) Ground meat being
b) Ground meat that is
c) Ground meat is
640. Choose the right answer: ”Research in the work place reveals that
people work for many reasons ...”.
a) besides money
b) money beside
c) money besides
641. Choose the right answer: ”Those students do not like to read novels
... test books.”.
a) in any case
b) much less
c) forgetting about
642. Choose the right answer: ”The new professor would have been
easier to understand if he ... some examples on the board.”.
a) gave
b) has given
c) had given
643. Choose the right answer: ”Sarah ... to take part in the seminar after
all.”.
a) should
b) has
c) will
644. Choose the right answer: ”The professor said that ...”.
a) the students could hand in their reports on Friday
b) the students can turn over their reports on the Friday
c) the report on the Friday could be received from the students
645. Choose the right answer: ”There has not been a great response to
the sale, ...?”.
a) does there
b) has there
c) hasn’t it
646. Choose the right answer: ”As a safety precaution, all city taxi
drivers carry only enough money to make change for a ... bill.”.
a) ten-dollars
b) tens-dollar
c) ten-dollar
647. Choose the right answer: ”... to use pigeons for observation
purposes on sea-rescue missions.”.
a) It is planned
b) Has been planned
c) Is planned
648. Choose the right answer: ”... the news from war zones is inevitably
censored.”.
a) Many of
b) Much of
c) Assuming many of
649. Choose the right answer: ”People all over the world are starving
...”.
a) in most numbers
b) in greater numbers
c) greater in numbers
650. Choose the right answer: ”Students don’t ... to read novels”.
a) liking
b) like
c) liked
651. Choose the right answer: ”... growing awareness of social ills, she
wrote increasingly more somber poetry during her later years.”.
a) A
b) When a
c) Due to her
652. Choose the right answer: ”... fuel that is used today is a chemical
form of solar energy.”.
a) Most
b) Almost the
c) Most of
653. Choose the right answer: ”Blue-green algae are found ... there is
ample moisture.”.
a) wherever
b) ever
c) there ever
654. Choose the right answer: ”This National Park commemorates the
time that Washington ... in Valley Forge with his troops.”.
a) spend
b) spent
c) was spent
655. Choose the right answer: ”Efforts to provide equal opportunity for
minorities in the US ... from the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”.
a) dating
b) may say to date
c) may be said to date
656. Choose the right answer: ”In practice, this can be a very
complicate task, ... it involves the interaction of real human beings.”.
a) because of
b) how
c) as
657. Choose the right answer: ”Over the past several decades, radio
telescopes ... of the universe.”.
a) have given scientists quite a different view
b) have quite a different view given scientists
c) have they given scientists quite a different view
658. Choose the right answer: ”Copper tubing is the preferred choice of
plumbers ... noncorrosive.”.
a) because of
b) it is
c) since it is
659. Choose the right answer: ”... when a person doesn’t eat enough
fruit and vegetables.”.
a) Depleting gradually, potassium can occur
b) Gradual potassium depletion can occur
c) Since gradually depleting potassium can occur
660. Choose the right answer: ”They are now ... methods for studying
color vision in infants than there once were.”.
a) sophisticated
b) much more sophisticated
c) more sophisticated than
661. Choose the right answer: ”The geographic position of North
America, ... in the early days of the settlement.”.
a) lying between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, isolated it
b) lying between the Atlantic and the Pacific
c) laying between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, isolating it
662. Choose the right answer: ”Often a team of engineers are ...”.
a) to working on one project
b) working on one project
c) work on one project
663. Choose the right answer: ”Most insurance agents would rather you
... anything about collecting claims.”.
a) do
b) don’t
c) didn’t do
664. Choose the right answer: ”Only one mammal, ... is known to bear
routinely four identical young.”.
a) it is the armadillo
b) the armadillo
c) being the armadillo
665. Choose the right answer: ”The Appalosa horse was later brought to
the United States and today...”.
a) by American ranchers is prized
b) American ranchers prized it
c) is prized by American ranchers
666. Choose the right answer: ”Cuba is ... sugar-growing areas in the
world.”.
a) one of the largest
b) largest
c) one of largest
667. Choose the right answer: ”Not every pearl that is found ...”.
a) to be valued
b) is valuable
c) of value
668. Choose the right answer: ”The bacteria in milk is destroyed when
... to at least 65 degrees.”.
a) it be heated
b) it will be heated
c) it is heated
669. Choose the right answer: ”The growth of two-income families in
this country ... of people moving to a new social class.”.
a) has resulted in millions
b) results of millions
c) resulting in millions
670. Choose the right answer: ”Although it is difficult ..., the boy chose
right.”.
a) distinguish a frig and a toad
b) to distinguish between a frig and a toad
c) between a frog and a toad distinguish
671. Choose the right answer: ”... fall naturally into two classes, which
can be further subdivided into several subclasses.”.
a) There are vitamins
b) After vitamins
c) Vitamins
672. Choose the right answer: ”Not until the Triassic Period ...”.
a) the first primitive mammals develop
b) did the first primitive mammals develop
c) did develop the first primitive mammals
673. Choose the right answer: ”... planet from the sun, Mars, has a year
of 687 days.”.
a) The fourth
b) The four
c) Four
674. Choose the right answer: ”The city council is empowered not only
to enact new laws, ... select a new mayor between elections if necessary.”.
a) and to
b) and
c) but also to
675. Choose the right answer: ”Bamboo may reach a height of 120 feet
and ...”.
a) its diameter is one foot
b) a diameter of one foot
c) there is a diameter of one foot
676. Choose the right answer: ”The sea mammal medusa is popularly
called a jellyfish because it ... jelly.”.
a) looks like rather
b) looks rather like
c) which looks rather like
677. Choose the right answer: ”The white whooping crane ... four and a
half feet tall.”.
a) stands
b) which stands
c) standing
678. Choose the right answer: ”... extensively by people who cannot
speak or hear, the sign language is widely used.”.
a) To rely on it
b) Relying on it
c) Relied on
679. Choose the right answer: ”North America was vast and
unconquered, ... only at great cost.”.
a) it promised riches but yielded its bounty
b) promising riches but yielding its bounty
c) by promising riches but by yielding its bounty
680. Choose the right answer: ”By the twenty-first century, the
computer ... a necessity in every home.”.
a) will have become
b) became
c) has become
681. Choose the right answer: ”Farmers look forward to ... every
summer.”.
a) be participating in the country fairs
b) participate in the country fairs
c) participating in the country fairs
682. Choose the right answer: ”Hollywood ... of Los Angeles a century
ago.”.
a) quiet suburb only was
b) was only a quiet suburb
c) only quiet suburb was
683. Choose the right answer: ”The Library of Congress houses is one
of the largest ... collections of books in the world.”.
a) and finest
b) yet fine
c) or finest
684. Choose the right answer: ”A home computer ... an opportunity for
convenient and efficient work at home.”.
a) providing it
b) to be providing
c) provides
685. Choose the right answer: ”After ... in his application form, he went
to pay the membership fee.”.
a) handing
b) his name
c) immediately
686. Choose the right answer: ”The spectators were sitting quietly in the
stand ... had just been completed.”.
a) who
b) which
c) it
687. Choose the right answer: ”The soldier, ... crept slowly through the
underbrush.”.
a) being remote from the enemy
b) not involving himself in the enemy
c) trying to avoid the enemy
688. Choose the right answer: ”... William Shakespeare is the most
widely known.”.
a) Of all writers in English
b) All writers in English
c) All of the writers in English
689. Choose the right answer: ”The Earth spins on its axis and ... 23
hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one complete rotation.”.
a) needed
b) needs
c) needing
690. Choose the right answer: ”A pet can act as a barometer ...”.
a) it measures anxiety in a family
b) that which measures anxiety in a family
c) by which anxiety in family may be measured
691. Choose the right answer: ”Thomas Jefferson ... the two-term
tradition, with but a few exceptions to the present day.”.
a) to help establish
b) helped to establish
c) in helping to establish
692. Choose the right answer: ”Uranus is just ... to be seen on a clear
night with the naked eye.”.
a) bright enough
b) enough brightly
c) bright as enough
693. Choose the right answer: ”Arizona ... a very dry climate.”.
a) having
b) being
c) has
694. Choose the right answer: ”Iron ... for weapons and tools in the
Bronze Age.”.
a) is generally used
b) was generally used
c) used generally
695. Choose the right answer: ”The general public ... a large number of
computers now, because prices are beginning to decrease.”.
a) must be buying
b) must buy
c) must have bought
696. Choose the right answer: ”Football teams don’t play in this
championship ... either the National or the Regional Conference.”.
a) but they win
b) unless they win
c) but to have won
697. Choose the right answer: ”The foreign policies ... the Hoover
administration undertook in 1929 were marked by good will and peaceful
purpose.”.
a) where
b) on which
c) that
698. Choose the right answer: ”Antarctica is larger ..., but it has no
native human population.”.
a) Europe or Australia
b) than Europe or Australia
c) of Europe and Australia
699. Choose the right answer: ”Carl Sandburg ... was expelled from
West Point Military Academy because of deficiencies in English.”.
a) poet and literary genius
b) his poetry and literary genius
c) whose poetry and literary genius
700. Choose the right answer: ”... the catfish is prized for its taste.”.
a) It is ugly-looking
b) With ugly-looking
c) Ugly-looking
Set VIII
701. Choose the right answer: ”Workers who do not obey the safety
regulations will be ... immediately.”.
a) refused
b) dismissed
c) rejected
702. Choose the right answer: ”The prisoner ran ... down the hill and
escaped.”.
a) in full swing
b) full length
c) at full tilt
703. Choose the right answer: ”Her grandmother ... born in France.”.
a) was
b) is
c) been
704. Choose the right answer: ”An art student acted as our ... when we
visited the National Gallery.”.
a) coach
b) guide
c) lead
705. Choose the right answer: ”Would you ... some onions for me,
please?”.
a) chop
b) hack
c) split
706. Choose the right answer: ”She was ... TV when the phone rang.”.
a) seeing
b) looking
c) watching
707. Choose the right answer: ”Sarah ... visits her mother every
Friday.”.
a) often not
b) usually
c) ever
708. Choose the right answer: ”She went shopping. ... I did some
gardening.”.
a) Between
b) Interval
c) Meanwhile
709. Choose the right answer: ”To make a good omelette, you must ...
the eggs very well.”.
a) beat
b) knock
c) bang
710. Choose the right answer: ”Is there somewhere I can ... this
jumper?”.
a) look out
b) try on
c) look over
711. Choose the right answer: ”The policeman who stopped him asked
him if ... been drinking.”.
a) he had
b) had he
c) has he
712. Choose the right answer: ”They caught her cheating. Her chances
of passing are ... destroyed now.”.
a) completely
b) seriously
c) hardly
713. Choose the right answer: ”I don’t know her well, only by ...”.
a) figure
b) accident
c) sight
714. Choose the right answer: ”The teacher ... them the answer to the
question.”.
a) said
b) told
c) discussed
715. Choose the right answer: ”She stroked her cat’s silky fur and the
cat ... contentedly.”.
a) growled
b) purred
c) snored
716. Choose the right answer: ”I wrote to the company ... them for a
catalogue.”.
a) asking
b) enquiring
c) applying
717. Choose the right answer: ”We played the game ... the rules.”.
a) on account of
b) according to
c) apart from
718. Choose the right answer: ”The ... listened attentively to every word
the vicar said.”.
a) audience
b) spectators
c) congregation
719. Choose the right answer: ”Although a solemn tone was appropriate
to the seriousness of the occasion, the speaker lapsed into ... which was
depressing rather than moving.”.
a) reverence
b) levity
c) morbidity
720. Choose the right answer: ”The officer refused to be drawn into
answering ... questions.”.
a) hypothetical
b) imaginary
c) speculative
721. Choose the right answer: ”I’m very busy, so please don’t disturb
me ... it’s urgent.”.
a) while
b) unless
c) since
722. Choose the right answer: ”The new factory ... next week by the
Prime Minister.”.
a) will be opened
b) will open
c) will be opening
723. Choose the right answer: ”Thieves will be ...”.
a) liable
b) lifted
c) prosecuted
724. Choose the right answer: ”In a break-in last week the burglars ... all
my jewellery but left the pictures.”.
a) took
b) take
c) have taken
725. Choose the right answer: ”The interference on the radio was ... by
weather conditions.”.
a) caused
b) made
c) due
726. Choose the right answer: ”I’ll be very surprised if you ... the
exam.”.
a) won’t pass
b) wouldn’t pass
c) don’t pass
727. Choose the right answer: ”Will you ... me to go to the bank in the
morning?”.
a) suggest
b) remind
c) propose
728. Choose the right answer: ”The children did not know the ... by
which the game was played.”.
a) rules
b) facts
c) orders
729. Choose the right answer: ”It’s a very nice drink. I’m sure you
would like it if you ... it.”.
a) tested
b) proved
c) tried
730. Choose the right answer: ”Jim, you’re a stupid little boy! Stop ...
like that.”.
a) doing up
b) showing off
c) making up
731. Choose the right answer: ”The woman who lives opposite us
sometimes comes ... for a cup of coffee.”.
a) over
b) on
c) to
732. Choose the right answer: ”You can’t miss my house: it’s ... the fire
station.”.
a) against
b) across
c) aside
733. Choose the right answer: ”If no one ... to the plan, we will start
next week.”.
a) minds
b) argues
c) objects
734. Choose the right answer: ”Children should be prohibited ...
smoking.”.
a) from
b) of
c) in
735. Choose the right answer: ”How much did they charge you ...
that?”.
a) at
b) with
c) for
736. Choose the right answer: ”Although it is only a small business, its’
... is surprisingly high.”.
a) turn-up
b) turn-out
c) turn-over
737. Choose the right answer: ”As there was no transport of any kind,
he had to make the journey ... foot.”.
a) by
b) on
c) at
738. Choose the right answer: ”I doubt ... the company will make any
profit at all this year.”.
a) whether
b) since
c) so that
739. Choose the right answer: ”She thinks she is really important but
she is only really a big ... in a small pond.”.
a) fish
b) pack
c) market
740. Choose the right answer: ”Since the evidence of the manuscript’s
... is ..., its publication will be postponed.”.
a) veracity/indubitable
b) truthfulness/tarnished
c) authenticity/inconclusive
741. Choose the right answer: ”You’re looking very pale, do you ...
sick?”.
a) feel
b) fall
c) become
742. Choose the right answer: ”This is a challenging position in the car
industry for a qualified ...”.
a) engine
b) engineer
c) machinery
743. Choose the right answer: ”They ... to live next door to each other at
one time.”.
a) had used
b) were used
c) used
744. Choose the right answer: ”She is fluent ... five languages.”.
a) at
b) in
c) with
745. Choose the right answer: ”Maria has never really ... from her
nervous breakdown.”.
a) recovered
b) cured
c) mended
746. Choose the right answer: ”Brian sent ... from Spain.”.
a) her a card
b) card to her
c) to her a card
747. Choose the right answer: ”She ... to work a little bit harder if she’s
going to pass the exam.”.
a) must
b) needs
c) had
748. Choose the right answer: ”I met him ... his bicycle along the
pavement.”.
a) pulling
b) rolling
c) wheeling
749. Choose the right answer: ”The manager expected the team ...
because they hadn’t done enough training.”.
a) to lose
b) have lost
c) by losing
750. Choose the right answer: ”He asked her so many times to do it that
... she did so.”.
a) at the end
b) in the end
c) by the end
751. Choose the right answer: ”While the builders were repairing the
roof they ... the bathroom window.”.
a) break
b) broke
c) was broken
752. Choose the right answer: ”You really can’t ... a thing that woman
says!”.
a) rely
b) count
c) believe
753. Choose the right answer: ”I tried to sew the button on myself, but I
couldn’t thread the ...”.
a) pin
b) nail
c) needle
754. Choose the right answer: ”He ... the letter carefully and put it in the
envelope.”.
a) folded
b) bent
c) curved
755. Choose the right answer: ”Has it occurred ... you that they must
have arrived at the airport by now?”.
a) for
b) to
c) in
756. Choose the right answer: ”You must comply ... the rules of the
game.”.
a) to
b) in
c) with
757. Choose the right answer: ”The man confessed ... me that he had
just been converted to some strange religion.”.
a) to
b) on
c) in
758. Choose the right answer: ”I am sure he would have liked your
sister if he ... her.”.
a) meet
b) had met
c) has met
759. Choose the right answer: ”In order to ... the deadline for submitting
the research paper, the student tried to ... additional time from the
professor.”.
a) postpone/forego
b) sustain/imagine
c) extend/wheedle
760. Choose the right answer: ”He says he doesn’t like his new school
because he feels like a ... out of water there.”.
a) fish
b) boat
c) duck
761. Choose the right answer: ”Children will work hard if the lessons
are ...”.
a) inquiring
b) interesting
c) expressing
762. Choose the right answer: ”We have agreed ... the need for firm
action.”.
a) for
b) in
c) on
763. Choose the right answer: ”I walked ... Piccadilly Circus and then
caught a bus.”.
a) until
b) as far as
c) till
764. Choose the right answer: ”I’ll cook the potatoes if someone will ...
them first.”.
a) strip
b) skin
c) peel
765. Choose the right answer: ”Can you divide 30 ... 6?”.
a) by
b) in
c) of
766. Choose the right answer: ”I didn’t realize everyone was going to
wear formal clothes and I felt ... in my jeans and jumper.”.
a) insulted
b) embarrassed
c) annoyed
767. Choose the right answer: ”I intend to leave ... Paul is ready.”.
a) until
b) while
c) as soon as
768. Choose the right answer: ”The colours in some of the photos we
took two years ago have begun to ...”.
a) fail
b) light
c) fade
769. Choose the right answer: ”The only feature ... to these two flowers
is their preference for sandy soil.”.
a) common
b) same
c) shared
770. Choose the right answer: ”I ... go now or I’ll be late for the
lesson.”.
a) may
b) must
c) need
771. Choose the right answer: ”Now that I have retired, I live partly on
my pension and partly on the ... on his post office savings account.”.
a) income
b) wages
c) interest
772. Choose the right answer: ”They were delighted ... to come to the
party.”.
a) with being asked
b) with having been asked
c) at having been asked
773. Choose the right answer: ”With the breakdown of the latest round
of talks, a strike must obviously be ...”.
a) on the cards
b) on the spot
c) on the dole
774. Choose the right answer: ”At the end of the winter, the price of
winter clothes in the shops usually ...”.
a) sinks
b) drops
c) reduces
775. Choose the right answer: ”This company has always ... to a strict
no-smoking policy.”.
a) acted
b) adhered
c) attended
776. Choose the right answer: ”This is such a boring job to do. It’s a real
pain in the ...”.
a) way
b) feathers
c) neck
777. Choose the right answer: ”The car skidded to a halt after ... its
headlights smashed in the crash.”.
a) having
b) letting
c) doing
778. Choose the right answer: ”Try and ... on the bright side – the worst
may never happen!”.
a) look
b) see
c) consider
779. Choose the right answer: ”Companies have to consider the age of
the population when they are ... new staff.”.
a) enrolling
b) recruiting
c) raising
780. Choose the right answer: ”... through the attic and see if you can
find anything for the jumble sale.”.
a) Ravage
b) Forage
c) Rummage
781. Choose the right answer: ”Could you please tell me if you have
any electric typewriters ...?”.
a) in stock
b) in order
c) in store
782. Choose the right answer: ”Please come round this evening. I ... to
see you urgently.”.
a) could
b) need
c) beg
783. Choose the right answer: ”My younger sister is very ... and so she
loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home.”.
a) funny
b) pleasing
c) lively
784. Choose the right answer: ”Can you ... me a good pill against
airsickness?”.
a) recommend
b) propose
c) advise
785. Choose the right answer: ”They were really ... about my idea of
joining them in Spain.”.
a) keen
b) willing
c) enthusiastic
786. Choose the right answer: ”We were all taken ... surprise when they
announced their engagement.”.
a) in
b) by
c) to
787. Choose the right answer: ”I can’t possibly lend you any money. It
is quite out of the ...”.
a) order
b) question
c) practice
788. Choose the right answer: ”I wish you’d stop comparing my
cooking ... your mother’s.”.
a) with
b) to
c) for
789. Choose the right answer: ”The bank will ... you the money if you
are prepared to pay them ten per cent interest on it.”.
a) borrow
b) make
c) lend
790. Choose the right answer: ”He is intent on passing the examination,
but I’m doubtful ... his chances.”.
a) about
b) on
c) in
791. Choose the right answer: ”Beware ... the dog.”.
a) from
b) on
c) of
792. Choose the right answer: ”The waiter’s tip is included ... the bill.”.
a) on
b) of
c) in
793. Choose the right answer: ”If you fail in this attempt, don’t count ...
me for help.”.
a) for
b) on
c) to
794. Choose the right answer: ”I insist ... your telling me the truth.”.
a) of
b) in
c) on
795. Choose the right answer: ”Do you mean to say you have never
heard ... Beethoven?”.
a) of
b) in
c) from
796. Choose the right answer: ”Even though he was more than sixty, he
had very few ... on his face.”.
a) spots
b) wrinkles
c) dimples
797. Choose the right answer: ”The cat showed her ... for the stale fish
by turning her back on it.”.
a) despair
b) disgrace
c) disgust
798. Choose the right answer: ”In about a week Tom ... his summer
holiday.”.
a) start
b) will start
c) has started
799. Choose the right answer: ”An Indian summer = ...”.
a) A hot summer
b) A sunny day in winter
c) A period of fine weather in early autumn
800. Choose the right answer: ”I ... you that I had no intention of
offending you.”.
a) assure
b) convince
c) persuade
Set IX
801. Choose the right answer: ”Take this road and you will ... at the hotel in
five minutes.”.
a) come
b) arrive
c) reach
802. Choose the right answer: ”Oh no! When I was cooking these
vegetables, I must have forgotten ... any salt in.”.
a) to give
b) giving
c) to put
803. Choose the right answer: ”They talked for five days before finally
... to a decision.”.
a) coming
b) arriving
c) reaching
804. Choose the right answer: ”My uncle is great. In our family, he’s ...
his cooking.”.
a) famous about
b) famous in
c) famous for
805. Choose the right answer: ”The new manager explained to the staff
that he hoped to ... new procedures to save time and money.”.
a) restore
b) establish
c) control
806. Choose the right answer: ”The accident was your fault – you ...
have been driving so fast.”.
a) mustn’t
b) shouldn’t
c) couldn’t
807. Choose the right answer: ”Do you really believe in the ... of the
evil eye?”.
a) being
b) realism
c) existence
808. Choose the right answer: ”Tell me ... what happened after Jennings
hit the Minister.”.
a) full time
b) in full
c) to the full
809. Choose the right answer: ”Several of the trees in the park were ...”.
a) diseased
b) ill
c) sick
810. Choose the right answer: ”My parents ... that they will move to the
seaside when my father retires next year.”.
a) think
b) will think
c) thinking
811. Choose the right answer: ”Are you telling me that this shirt costs
200 euros? You ... be joking!”.
a) must
b) should
c) will
812. Choose the right answer: ”At a dinner to mark his retirement, the
man was ... with a silver clock.”.
a) given
b) gifted
c) provided
813. Choose the right answer: ”Scientists everywhere are trying to ... a
cure for AIDS.”.
a) conclude
b) discover
c) make
814. Choose the right answer: ”This passport is valid ... all countries
except China.”.
a) on
b) for
c) at
815. Choose the right answer: ”He congratulated me ... having got
engaged.”.
a) on
b) in
c) of
816. Choose the right answer: ”Don’t write ... the desk!”.
a) by
b) to
c) on
817. Choose the right answer: ”Don’t blame me ... the accident!”.
a) for
b) with
c) by
818. Choose the right answer: ”We are fortunate ... having sufficient
supplies of fuel for the winter.”.
a) on
b) in
c) with
819. Choose the right answer: ”When I came in he ... to repair his TV
set.”.
a) tries
b) was trying
c) tried
820. Choose the right answer: ”The falling inflation rate is ... to a
decrease in the amount of borrowing.”.
a) referred
b) pertinent
c) attributed
821. Choose the right answer: ”When I went to talk to the manager, he
told me he could only ... me a few minutes.”.
a) spare
b) hear
c) provide
822. Choose the right answer: ”There was a big hole in the road which
... the traffic.”.
a) kept down
b) sent back
c) help up
823. Choose the right answer: ”The factory paid ... nearly a million
pounds to their employees who were injured.”.
a) out
b) in
c) off
824. Choose the right answer: ”I’m so out of ... that I can’t run ten
meters without puffing.”.
a) health
b) condition
c) fitness
825. Choose the right answer: ”She went out of bed and took a few ...
but couldn’t go any farther.”.
a) starts
b) actions
c) steps
826. Choose the right answer: ”You will have to repeat the course
because your work has been ...”.
a) unsatisfactory
b) unusual
c) unpleasant
827. Choose the right answer: ”... the BBC news, the plane crash was
caused by engine failure.”.
a) Because of
b) Owing to
c) According to
828. Choose the right answer: ”I tried ... the bus, but I missed it.”.
a) catch
b) to catch
c) catch up
829. Choose the right answer: ”She showed a lot of ... in her fight
against the illness.”.
a) courage
b) discourage
c) courageous
830. Choose the right answer: ”I’ve ... for a job in Mexico. I hope I get
it.”.
a) implied
b) presented
c) applied
831. Choose the right answer: ”Prevention is better than ...”.
a) cure
b) solution
c) answer
832. Choose the right answer: ”The class failed to respond ... the
teacher’s new methods.”.
a) with
b) at
c) to
833. Choose the right answer: ”I am sorry ... having asked him.”.
a) with
b) for
c) at
834. Choose the right answer: ”He turned ... me for help.”.
a) for
b) on
c) to
835. Choose the right answer: ”Are you interested ... opera?”.
a) in
b) on
c) with
836. Choose the right answer: ”How do you account ... this?”.
a) with
b) for
c) on
837. Choose the right answer: ”Has it occurred to you that those twins
are quite different ... each other in many ways?”.
a) on
b) from
c) to
838. Choose the right answer: ”I left the meat on the table and as the
weather was very hot, it ...”.
a) went bad
b) went down
c) broke down
839. Choose the right answer: ”We don’t get on. We rub each other up
the wrong ...”.
a) teeth
b) back
c) way
840. Choose the right answer: ”If you have finished your homework,
you ... check through it carefully.”.
a) will
b) should
c) were to
841. Choose the right answer: ”... down the High Street, Brian bumped
into Steven.”.
a) Walking
b) Walked
c) On walk
842. Choose the right answer: ”Let us know as soon as possible so that
we can start ... arrangements.”.
a) doing
b) fixing
c) making
843. Choose the right answer: ”It took about twenty minutes ... to the
station.”.
a) that he got
b) for him to get
c) to him to get
844. Choose the right answer: ”Yesterday the naval authorities ... the
report in Friday’s newspapers that they had exploded bombs near an
unknown submarine.”.
a) confirmed
b) agreed
c) published
845. Choose the right answer: ”He couldn’t make the radio ...”.
a) work
b) to work
c) working
846. Choose the right answer: ”I don’t believe a word you’re saying. I
think you’ve made the whole thing ...”.
a) out
b) for
c) up
847. Choose the right answer: ”The man was arrested because he had
forgotten ... for his shopping.”.
a) having paid
b) to pay
c) pay
848. Choose the right answer: ”I felt a sharp ... when I put my hand in
the boiling water.”.
a) pain
b) hurt
c) ache
849. Choose the right answer: ”One ... of their new house is that it has
no garden.”.
a) complaint
b) disadvantage
c) pity
850. Choose the right answer: ”We are properly prepared ... it this
time.”.
a) about
b) at
c) for
851. Choose the right answer: ”Do you know anyone who’s interested ...
having a kitten?”.
a) in
b) at
c) for
852. Choose the right answer: ”Psychiatrists spend a lot of time
studying the mind. So ... psychologists.”.
a) does
b) did
c) do
853. Choose the right answer: ”The firemen brought several long ... to
try to reach those trapped on the roof.”.
a) ladders
b) steps
c) stairs
854. Choose the right answer: ”Be careful! Here’s a wasp nest. Don’t ...
it.”.
a) blast
b) disturb
c) thrill
855. Choose the right answer: ”The brothers are so alike I cannot ... one
from the other.”.
a) say
b) mark
c) tell
856. Choose the right answer: ”She wanted to borrow the record ... me
but she was shy of asking.”.
a) from
b) on
c) by
857. Choose the right answer: ”She is tall and slim, but her mother is
fat. She ... her father.”.
a) takes off
b) looks to
c) takes after
858. Choose the right answer: ”As the service charge is included in the
bill, any further tipping is ...”.
a) unnecessary
b) unforgivable
c) unpleasant
859. Choose the right answer: ”Many ... crafts such as weaving are now
being revived.”.
a) habitual
b) ordinary
c) traditional
860. Choose the right answer: ”In a six-hour operation, surgeons
managed to sew the boy’s ... hand back on.”.
a) severed
b) cut
c) grazed
861. Choose the right answer: ”I lost too much money betting at the
races last time, so you won’t ... me to go again.”.
a) impress
b) persuade
c) urge
862. Choose the right answer: ”It’s not long until the exam. You ought
to stop ... so much television.”.
a) watching
b) and watch
c) to watch
863. Choose the right answer: ”In the ... left-hand corner of the picture
there is a white mark.”.
a) up
b) high
c) top
864. Choose the right answer: ”Their aim is to ... up a new political
party.”.
a) show
b) set
c) stand
865. Choose the right answer: ”He could not have known what was in
the letter ... he had written it himself.”.
a) unless
b) in only
c) if
866. Choose the right answer: ”He found learning to drive easy and ...
his driving test the very first time.”.
a) made
b) passed
c) sat
867. Choose the right answer: ”The Finance Minister will be making a
... today about new rates of income tax.”.
a) talk
b) notice
c) statement
868. Choose the right answer: ”I know nothing about televisions, so
when mine broke down, I took it to the shop to ...”.
a) have it repaired
b) have had it repaired
c) having had it repaired
869. Choose the right answer: ”Don’t ... up yet. You will soon be able to
play the trumpet well.”.
a) turn
b) catch
c) give
870. Choose the right answer: ”The train will be leaving in five minutes
so you ... better hurry up.”.
a) should
b) had
c) would
871. Choose the right answer: ”He ... me to buy my air ticket
immediately or it would be too late.”.
a) advised
b) insisted
c) convinced
872. Choose the right answer: ”People are turning more and more to the
... bicycle.”.
a) historical
b) elderly
c) old-fashioned
873. Choose the right answer: ”I have forgotten to ... today and I’ll have
to go to the bank tomorrow.”.
a) pay in
b) pay up
c) paid in
874. Choose the right answer: ”She wrote everything that ... about it.”.
a) might have been written
b) could be written
c) may have been written
875. Choose the right answer: ”She works very hard, as she is ... all our
students’ affairs.”.
a) in a sole charge of
b) in the sole charge to
c) in sole charge of
876. Choose the right answer: ”It takes years to ... as a doctor.”.
a) pass
b) complete
c) qualify
877. Choose the right answer: ”The ... of the air by toxic gases is one of
the major problems of this century.”.
a) pollution
b) corruption
c) damage
878. Choose the right answer: ”Although her work was often ... and ...,
she was promoted anyway.”.
a) predictable/careful
b) incomplete/imprecise
c) negligent/creative
879. Choose the right answer: ”They sent a sample of pottery they had
found to the laboratory so that a date could be ... on it.”.
a) placed
b) set
c) put
880. Choose the right answer: ”This school ... for the summer holidays
on 10th June.”.
a) breaks up
b) breaks down
c) breaks off
881. Choose the right answer: ”Good ...! I hope you win.”.
a) chance
b) luck
c) run
882. Choose the right answer: ”The police-officer asked us what ...
doing.”.
a) we had
b) we did
c) we were
883. Choose the right answer: ”She decided to go to the enquiry desk ...
out when her train left.”.
a) to find
b) finding
c) for finding
884. Choose the right answer: ”The company ... the right to cancel this
agreement.”.
a) reserves
b) serves
c) deserves
885. Choose the right answer: ”Just as we were sitting down for the
picnic it ... began to rain.”.
a) soon
b) in a moment
c) suddenly
886. Choose the right answer: ”I had run out of money but luckily I was
able to ... enough to get home.”.
a) lend
b) borrow
c) loan
887. Choose the right answer: ”All students leaving college at the end of
term must leave their addresses so that letters can be sent ...”.
a) on
b) forward
c) through
888. Choose the right answer: ”My mother was ... of making a cake
when the front door bell rang.”.
a) at the centre
b) on her way
c) in the middle
889. Choose the right answer: ”Could you be more specific about what
is ... in this particular job?”.
a) involved
b) enclosed
c) presented
890. Choose the right answer: ”From the hotel there is a good ... of the
mountains.”.
a) vision
b) view
c) picture
891. Choose the right answer: ”... the weather forecast it will rain
heavily later this morning.”.
a) Due to
b) According to
c) On account of
892. Choose the right answer: “She heated the chocolate until it ... then
poured it over the cake.”.
a) formed
b) flooded
c) melted
893. Choose the right answer: “Sarah ... over a stone and fell flat on her
face.”.
a) dripped
b) tripped
c) walked
894. Choose the right answer: “I have been looking for this book for
months, and ... I have found it.”.
a) in time
b) at present
c) at last
895. Choose the right answer: “Children remain dependent ... their
parents for a long time.”.
a) on
b) to
c) for
896. Choose the right answer: “Jones was dismissed ... the company.”.
a) of
b) in
c) from
897. Choose the right answer: “The continents have been drifting slowly
...”.
a) away
b) apart
c) far
898. Choose the right answer: “We will have to call the doctor. The
baby is ...”.
a) running temperature
b) having a temperature
c) running a temperature
899. Choose the right answer: “He said that the plane had already left
and that I ... arrived an hour earlier.”.
a) should have
b) had to
c) must have
900. Choose the right answer: “Mr. Smith is ... his holiday with friends
in the country.”.
a) doing
b) spending
c) making
Set X
901. Choose the right answer: “This town ... by Queen Elizabeth.”.
a) was found
b) found
c) was founded
902. Choose the right answer: “At what time ...?”.
a) does the lesson start
b) the lesson starts
c) starting the lesson
903. Choose the right answer: “I live ... my mother and father.”.
a) to
b) by
c) with
904. Choose the right answer: “We all went ... cinema last night.”.
a) at the
b) to the
c) for
905. Choose the right answer: “Frank ... up at 5 o’clock this morning.”.
a) got
b) arose
c) stayed
906. Choose the right answer: “He wants to ... a phone call to his
family.”.
a) have
b) make
c) do
907. Choose the right answer: “Tell me, where am ...?”.
a) me
b) my
c) I
908. Choose the right answer: “I’d like him ... me a packet of
cigarettes.”.
a) bring
b) to bring
c) bring to
909. Choose the right answer: “... long is the film?”.
a) How
b) When
c) What
910. Choose the right answer: “... sports do you play?”.
a) Where
b) What
c) When
911. Choose the right answer: “What ... to see him at the stadium.”.
a) surprise
b) a surprise
c) the surprise
912. Choose the right answer: “Comets are rarely bright enough to be
seen with ...”.
a) nake eyes
b) naked eyes
c) the nake eye
913. Choose the right answer: “What exactly do you want? I would like
to see you ... a good job on this project.”.
a) to do
b) having done
c) do
914. Choose the right answer: “They will certainly come ... them.”.
a) do you call
b) if you call
c) when calling
915. Choose the right answer: “I ... for class.”.
a) am never late
b) am late never
c) never
916. Choose the right answer: “I’m going to the market but I can’t think
of ... to buy for dinner.”.
a) which
b) where
c) what
917. Choose the right answer: “He directed that everyone ... eat before
sunset.”.
a) mustn’t
b) should
c) did
918. Choose the right answer: “The cattle move off quickly, stopping ...
to eat some grass.”.
a) probably
b) here and there
c) nowadays
919. Choose the right answer: “She has her own friends. She doesn’t
want ...”.
a) our’s
b) ours
c) our
920. Choose the right answer: “Those workers are skillful, so they have
... difficulty in their work.”.
a) less
b) at all
c) fewer
921. Choose the right answer: “Since the beginning of the storm several
trees ... down.”.
a) fell
b) have felt
c) have fallen
922. Choose the right answer: “Can you ... French?”.
a) to speak
b) speak
c) speaks
923. Choose the right answer: “I have a sister but ... brothers.”.
a) some
b) no
c) any
924. Choose the right answer: “Tell me, are ... letters for me?”.
a) those
b) this
c) them
925. Choose the right answer: “Where are the ...?”.
a) books’ children
b) children their books
c) children’s books
926. Choose the right answer: “... coat is this?”.
a) Who
b) Whom
c) Whose
927. Choose the right answer: “I don’t speak Japanese, but Jenny ...”.
a) does
b) speaks
c) do
928. Choose the right answer: “I ... to go now.”.
a) am got
b) have got
c) got
929. Choose the right answer: “Can you see any people in the shop? ...”.
a) Only a little
b) Only a few
c) Not much
930. Choose the right answer: “I can’t find ...”.
a) me the hat
b) the my hat
c) my hat
931. Choose the right answer: “Sarah and I live quite near ... each
other.”.
a) from
b) as
c) –
932. Choose the right answer: “She can hardly see it.”.
a) She cannot see it very well.
b) She sees very hard.
c) It is hard to see her.
933. Choose the right answer: “How do you ... that, please?”.
a) spells
b) spell
c) spelling
934. Choose the right answer: “The headmaster ... several
announcements.”.
a) did
b) made
c) said
935. Choose the right answer: “Have you read his new book? Yes, it’s ...
interesting than his first two books.”.
a) the most
b) the more
c) much more
936. Choose the right answer: “You look tired. Well it was ... that I feel
like going to bed.”.
a) such a long test
b) very long test
c) a long test
937. Choose the right answer: “After years of war the nation wanted to
make ... with their enemies.”.
a) pace
b) peace
c) pair
938. Choose the right answer: “The thief was ... to six months
imprisonment.”.
a) given
b) sent
c) sentenced
939. Choose the right answer: “Do you like your new job? Yes, but my
employer insists that I ... on time.”.
a) be
b) was
c) am
940. Choose the right answer: “Maria is sick but John is ...”.
a) good
b) so
c) well
941. Choose the right answer: “He’s ... intelligent than his sister.”.
a) lesser
b) not so
c) much less
942. Choose the right answer: “I ...”.
a) always leave early half an hour
b) always leave half an hour early
c) leave always early half an hour
943. Choose the right answer: “... of my friends can speak French very
well.”.
a) None
b) No
c) No one
944. Choose the right answer: “They went ... ship from Liverpool to
Dublin.”.
a) by
b) on
c) in
945. Choose the right answer: “He ... like table tennis at all.”.
a) has
b) doesn’t
c) hasn’t
946. Choose the right answer: “Stop ... such a terrible noise, please!”.
a) to make
b) making
c) made
947. Choose the right answer: “This man has dark ...”.
a) heads
b) head
c) hair
948. Choose the right answer: “She is sitting at her ...”.
a) desk
b) chair
c) office
949. Choose the right answer: “Shall I take you to the station? ...”.
a) Must I take you?
b) Would you like me to take you to the station?
c) Did I take you before?
950. Choose the right answer: “They should talk more slowly. ...”.
a) Talking is not fast.
b) They might have slower talks.
c) They talk too quickly.
951. Choose the right answer: “Ask him ... tea.”.
a) if he likes
b) he likes
c) does he like
952. Choose the right answer: “Who’s ... in my bed?”.
a) sleep
b) been sleeping
c) been slept
953. Choose the right answer: “Thunder often ... small girls.”.
a) fears
b) frightened
c) frightens
954. Choose the right answer: “You had better ... harder.”.
a) work
b) to work
c) worked
955. Choose the right answer: “When he got home, he ... the radio.”.
a) was turning on
b) turned on
c) had turned on
956. Choose the right answer: “She ... for a neighbour to look after the
house while she was away.”.
a) designed
b) organised
c) arranged
957. Choose the right answer: “The man ... the boy to swim.”.
a) touch
b) taught
c) learnt
958. Choose the right answer: “We hear you ... to Bristol three days
ago.”.
a) have gone
b) going
c) went
959. Choose the right answer: “Most students ... hard for the last few
weeks.”.
a) have been working
b) were working
c) worked
960. Choose the right answer: “... your house painted last year?”.
a) Did
b) Was
c) Had
961. Choose the right answer: “I ... you.”.
a) loving
b) loves
c) love
962. Choose the right answer: “She was ill, so she had to go ... home.”.
a) to
b) c) for
963. Choose the right answer: “Do not get ... the bus when it is still
moving.”.
a) out
b) form
c) off
964. Choose the right answer: “We’ve only got ... butter.”.
a) a little
b) few
c) not much
965. Choose the right answer: “The students ... a party this evening.”.
a) get
b) make
c) are having
966. Choose the right answer: “Were you at school yesterday? Yes, ...”.
a) I were
b) we were
c) there we were
967. Choose the right answer: “I went ... hospital for an operation.”.
a) with
b) on
c) into
968. Choose the right answer: “I was ...”.
a) all day at home yesterday
b) at home all day yesterday
c) yesterday at home all day
969. Choose the right answer: “... since I came back to the office?”.
a) Has she telephoned
b) Did she telephone
c) Was she telephoning
970. Choose the right answer: “Are you going to visit him? If she goes,
...”.
a) I do so
b) so will I
c) so I do
971. Choose the right answer: “... ourselves, his brother is a drug
addict.”.
a) For
b) Among
c) Between
972. Choose the right answer: “Although now ... to Africa, yellow fever
is still deadly.”.
a) limited
b) limiting
c) limit
973. Choose the right answer: “There’s a leak in my water pipe. I’ll
have to call the ...”.
a) builder
b) plumber
c) carpenter
974. Choose the right answer: “Now I am used to ... at night.”.
a) working
b) work
c) worked
975. Choose the right answer: “... the moon last night?”.
a) Did you see
b) Did you saw
c) Have you seen
976. Choose the right answer: “May I watch the game ... we are having
lunch?”.
a) during
b) between
c) while
977. Choose the right answer: “I suggest that the matter ...
reconsidered.”.
a) be
b) has
c) being
978. Choose the right answer: “Wedding rings are usually made of ...”.
a) a gold
b) golds
c) gold
979. Choose the right answer: “I don’t want ... milk today.”.
a) some
b) any
c) no
980. Choose the right answer: “I have drunk ... today.”.
a) four bottles of beer
b) four beer-bottles
c) beer four bottles
981. Choose the right answer: “There isn’t ... left.”.
a) few sugar
b) enough of sugar
c) enough sugar
982. Choose the right answer: “... fruit is very dear.”.
a) Those
b) This
c) There
983. Choose the right answer: “I’m tired ... waiting for him.”.
a) by
b) from
c) of
984. Choose the right answer: “Where ...?”.
a) did he go
b) did he went
c) he did go
985. Choose the right answer: “She walked ... the road without
looking.”.
a) by
b) long
c) across
986. Choose the right answer: “... your brother spend Christmas with
you?”.
a) Has
b) Does
c) Do
987. Choose the right answer: “I think she ... letters in her room now.”.
a) is typing
b) typed
c) types
988. Choose the right answer: “... do you do?”.
a) Where
b) When
c) How
989. Choose the right answer: “Can you ... on the light, please?”.
a) to switch
b) switch
c) switching
990. Choose the right answer: “Daniel is very ... of his new car.”.
a) feel
b) proud
c) happy
991. Choose the right answer: “Think of yourself, if not of ...”.
a) another
b) others
c) oneself
992. Choose the right answer: “That ... in 1939.”.
a) happened
b) was happened
c) had happened
993. Choose the right answer: “... corner, a brick fell on his head.”.
a) Turn
b) Turning
c) When he turned
994. Choose the right answer: “If you don’t want this ball point pen,
take ... There were some self in that box.”.
a) others
b) another
c) anothers
995. Choose the right answer: “I will get off ... the next bus stop.”.
a) at
b) on
c) in
996. Choose the right answer: “The bad weather ... the plane being
delayed.”.
a) made
b) created
c) resulted in
997. Choose the right answer: “Dave likes watching TV. ... does Dana.”.
a) So
b) Either
c) Neither
998. Choose the right answer: “Vasco da Gama ... the sea route to
India.”.
a) invented
b) discovered
c) invent
999. Choose the right answer: “Before we finished the exercise, he told
us to ... our books.”.
a) go away
b) put away
c) get away
1000. Choose the right answer: “She hasn’t ... up her mind yet.”.
a) stood
b) found
c) made
Set XI
1001. Choose the right answer: “In the Smoky Mountains, one can see ...
150 different kinds of trees.”.
a) as many to
b) up as
c) more than
1002. Choose the right answer: “Everybody congratulated the young
teacher for the ... seminar.”.
a) extremely well-organized
b) extreme well-organized
c) well-organized extreme
1003. Choose the right answer: “Mr. Smith is a noted chemist ...”.
a) and too a very efficient teacher
b) as well as an effective teacher
c) however he teaches very good also
1004. Choose the right answer: “As a safety measure, the detonator for
a nuclear device may be made of ... each of which is controlled by a
different employee.”.
a) two equipments
b) two pieces of equipment
c) two equipment pieces
1005. Choose the right answer: “... physicist, Fahrenheit, invented the
mercury thermometer in 1714.”.
a) The
b) There is
c) It is the
1006. Choose the right answer: “... is the cause of most small-business
failures is virtually an economic truism.”.
a) Undercapitalization
b) Where undercapitalization
c) That undercapitalization
1007. Choose the right answer: “... unknown quantities is the task of
algebra.”.
a) Finding
b) To found
c) The find
1008. Choose the right answer: “An abstract painter and a pioneer of
Surrealism, ... and symbolic images.”.
a) bright colors characterize the works of him
b) he is famous for works characterized by bright colors
c) his works are characterized by bright colors
1009. Choose the right answer: “Chosen as the nation’s capital at the
end of the American Civil War, ... a city of over a million people.”.
a) for Washington, D.C.,
b) to Washington, D.C.,
c) Washington, D.C., is now
1010. Choose the right answer: “Although they are smaller, chipmunks
are ... most other ground squirrels.”.
a) like to
b) like
c) like as
1011. Choose the right answer: “... earth might be experiencing a global
warming trend which could have devastating climatic effects.”.
a) The
b) In the
c) Whole
1012. Choose the right answer: “According to estimates by some
botanists, there are ... of plants.”.
a) seven thousand type
b) types seven thousand
c) seven thousand types
1013. Choose the right answer: “Some retirement communities will not
sell property to new residents unless they are about ... the rest of the
residents.”.
a) the same age as
b) the same old
c) the same old as
1014. Choose the right answer: “Cupid, one of the ancient Roman gods,
...”.
a) a little winged child
b) was represented as a little winged child
c) were a little winged child
1015. Choose the right answer: “If services are increased, taxes ...”.
a) probably up
b) probably go up
c) will probably go up
1016. Choose the right answer: “Projective tests ... as the Rorschach
Test have no right or wrong answers.”.
a) such
b) similar
c) like
1017. Choose the right answer: “... in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge
spans the channel at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.”.
a) Completes
b) Completed
c) Completing
1018. Choose the right answer: “The electric eel uses its electric shock
to capture food and ...”.
a) for protection
b) protect itself
c) it protects itself
1019. Choose the right answer: “Baboons eat a variety of foods, ... eggs,
fruits, grass, insects, plant leaves and roots.”.
a) among
b) they include
c) including
1020. Choose the right answer: “Both historically and ..., Ontario is the
heartland of Canada.”.
a) geographically
b) in its geography
c) geography
1021. Choose the right answer: “Our flight from Amsterdam to London
was delayed ... the heavy fog.”.
a) because
b) as result
c) because of
1022. Choose the right answer: “Despite claims that filters and low-tar
tobacco make smoking somewhat safer, in fact they only marginally reduce,
... eliminate, the hazards.”.
a) none
b) no
c) not
1023. Choose the right answer: “Jellyfish are probably ... on Earth.”.
a) the most numerous predators
b) most numerous predators
c) the most predators
1024. Choose the right answer: “This part of the country seldom ... such
hot weather.”.
a) experiencing
b) experiences
c) is experiencing
1025. Choose the right answer: “Before a person may drive a car on a
public highway, it is necessary that he ... driving test.”.
a) take
b) took
c) is taking
1026. Choose the right answer: “Not only the passengers ... were
frightened when the airplane entered the electrical storm.”.
a) or the crew
b) but also the crew
c) and the crew
1027. Choose the right answer: “Warning: ... or operate heavy
equipment while taking this medication.”.
a) please no drive
b) please don’t drive
c) have you please not driven
1028. Choose the right answer: “Write out the answers to the questions
at the end of ...”.
a) chapter eight
b) eight chapter
c) chapter the eight
1029. Choose the right answer: “Most accidents in the home can be
prevented by ... elimination of hazards.”.
a) that
b) the
c) there is a
1030. Choose the right answer: “The Puritans, ... percentage of the
earliest settlers in this area, were a pious, self-disciplined people.”.
a) which size
b) the sizable
c) a sizable
1031. Choose the right answer: “The common crow, ... one of the
hardiest birds in existence, can live up to eighty years.”.
a) is considered
b) considered
c) has been considered
1032. Choose the right answer: “... a busy city, Pompeii was virtually
destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.”.
a) It was once
b) Once it was
c) Once
1033. Choose the right answer: “The consistency of protoplasm and that
of glue ...”.
a) are similar
b) are similar to
c) the same
1034. Choose the right answer: “The famous architect, Frank Wright,
was greatly ..., who wanted him to study architecture.”.
a) from his mother’s influence
b) influenced by his mother
c) influencing for his mother
1035. Choose the right answer: “According to the Bible, when the
disciples saw Jesus after he had risen from the dead, they said, ...”.
a) it is him
b) it is he
c) it is his
1036. Choose the right answer: “Famous for his ... punctuation,
typography and language, Edward Cummings published many poems.”.
a) innovations in
b) new innovations for
c) newly approached
1037. Choose the right answer: “... is currently available to researchers
and physicians who study and treat acromegaly.”.
a) Few information
b) The little information
c) Little information
1038. Choose the right answer: “... trees is a custom that many people
engage in to celebrate Arbor Day.”.
a) The plant
b) Planting
c) To planting
1039. Choose the right answer: “... stone tools and animal remains
found with the human fossils, anthropologists have determined that
Neanderthal Man was a successful hunter.”.
a) When the
b) From the
c) Both the
1040. Choose the right answer: “Staying in a hotel costs ... renting a
room in a dormitory for a week.”.
a) twice more than
b) as much as twice
c) twice as much as
1041. Choose the right answer: “While staying in Florence, ... that she
had a talent for sculpture.”.
a) discovered by philanthropist Winfred Holt
b) philanthropist Winfred Holt discovered
c) there philanthropist Winfred Holt discovered
1042. Choose the right answer: “Some monkeys, ..., use their tails in a
way similar to a hand.”.
a) spider monkey likes
b) to the spider monkey
c) like the spider monkey
1043. Choose the right answer: “It is good form to use the name of the
person ...”.
a) you are greeting
b) who are greeting
c) greeting for you
1044. Choose the right answer: “Generally speaking, every person ... the
potential to be a teacher.”.
a) to have
b) having
c) has
1045. Choose the right answer: “Statistics have shown that early winter
... the worst time for traffic accidents.”.
a) is
b) it is
c) When
1046. Choose the right answer: “Some people think that studying is not
nearly as difficult as ...”.
a) living on one’s earnings
b) earning one’s living
c) to earn one’s living
1047. Choose the right answer: “Neptune is an extremely cold planet,
and ...”.
a) Uranus so
b) so does Uranus
c) so is Uranus
1048. Choose the right answer: “In many ways, riding a bicycle is
similar to ...”.
a) driving a car
b) the driving of a car
c) when driving a car
1049. Choose the right answer: “... on the environment for the
gratification of its needs.”.
a) Each organism to depend
b) Every organism depends
c) All organisms depending
1050. Choose the right answer: “I understand that the governor is
considering a new proposal ...”.
a) what would eliminate unnecessary writing in government
b) who wants to cut down on the amount of writing in government
c) that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in government
1051. Choose the right answer: “Although fish do not have any outer
ears, ... have a simple inner ear on either side of the head.”.
a) some varieties
b) which varieties
c) there are varieties
1052. Choose the right answer: “The observation deck at the World
Trade Center ... in New York.”.
a) is higher than any other one
b) is higher that any other one
c) is highest that any other one
1053. Choose the right answer: “Deserts are often formed ... they are cut
off from rain-bearing winds.”.
a) in spite of
b) because
c) due to
1054. Choose the right answer: “... are found on the surface of the
moon.”.
a) Craters and waterless seas that
b) Since craters and waterless seas
c) Craters and waterless seas
1055. Choose the right answer: “The terrain in North Carolina includes
both the Highlands and the Coastal Plain, ... the Piedmont Plateau.”.
a) also
b) as well as
c) and too
1056. Choose the right answer: “A good counselor would rather that the
patient ... his or her own decisions after being helped to understand the
situation.”.
a) will make
b) making
c) made
1057. Choose the right answer: “One of ... of the late Middle Ages was
Saint Thomas Aquinas.”.
a) the thinkers who was great
b) the great tinker
c) the greatest thinkers
1058. Choose the right answer: “One property of radioisotopes is that ...
decaying occurs in half-lives over a long period of time.”.
a) their
b) they
c) them
1059. Choose the right answer: “In an internal combustion engine, ...
and air are heated inside a cylinder.”.
a) and gasoline vapor
b) both gasoline vapor
c) besides gasoline vapor
1060. Choose the right answer: “Only ... special circumstances will you
manage to test out freshman composition and literature.”.
a) beside
b) under
c) besides
1061. Choose the right answer: “Last year Matt earned ... his brother,
who has a better position.”.
a) twice more than
b) twice as many as
c) twice as much as
1062. Choose the right answer: “The noise of the airplanes ... from the
airport over our house was unbearable.”.
a) taking off
b) which taking off
c) to take off
1063. Choose the right answer: “... the intermission, the kids all bought
popcorn.”.
a) At
b) On
c) During
1064. Choose the right answer: “Danny was one ...”.
a) of the happy childs of his class
b) of the happiest children in the class
c) child who was the happiest of all the class
1065. Choose the right answer: “Daniel ... he could improve his test
scores, but he did not have enough time to study.”.
a) knew how
b) knew to
c) knew how to
1066. Choose the right answer: “If it ... more humid in the desert, the
high temperatures would be unbearable.”.
a) is
b) be
c) were
1067. Choose the right answer: “Travelers ... their reservations well in
advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.”.
a) had better to get
b) had better get
c) had better got
1068. Choose the right answer: “Not until a student has mastered
algebra ... the principles of geometry.”.
a) can he begin to understand
b) begins to understand
c) he can begin to understand
1069. Choose the right answer: “The cosmopolitan flavor of San
Francisco is enhanced by ... shops and restaurants.”.
a) an ethnic
b) ethnicity
c) its many ethnic
1070. Choose the right answer: “... thirty-five African nations where the
elephant still exists.”.
a) There are
b) They are
c) Are
1071. Choose the right answer: “Starting some decades ago, lightning
fires in Yellowstone National Park ... to take their natural course unless they
threatened park facilities.”.
a) were allowed
b) allow
c) they allowed
1072. Choose the right answer: “Of the two new professors, one is
experienced and ...”.
a) the others are not
b) other lacks experience
c) the other is not
1073. Choose the right answer: “The Consumers Price Index lists ...”.
a) how much costs every car
b) how much does every car cost
c) how much every car costs
1074. Choose the right answer: “Nerve impulses ... to the brain at a
speed of about one hundred yards per second.”.
a) sending sensations
b) send sensations
c) to send sensations
1075. Choose the right answer: “80 percent of the UN’s budget is used
... the economic development of member nations.”.
a) to support
b) the support
c) support
1076. Choose the right answer: “Bacterial spores germinate and sprout
... favorable conditions of temperature and food supply.”.
a) when encountering of
b) when they encounter
c) when the encounter of
1077. Choose the right answer: “In the 1960s, the population of the
United States ... a dramatic geographical shift southward.”.
a) experiencing
b) to experience
c) experienced
1078. Choose the right answer: “One of the most influential Virginians
of colonial times, ... in England.”.
a) the education received by him
b) he was educated
c) the education that he received
1079. Choose the right answer: “High and low atmospheric pressure
systems are ... cause changing weather patterns.”.
a) the
b) which
c) what
1080. Choose the right answer: “Jupiter ... the largest planet in the Solar
System.”.
a) is
b) which
c) being
1081. Choose the right answer: “Manufacturers often sacrifice quality
...”.
a) in place of to earn more money
b) to gain more quantities of money
c) for a larger profit margin
1082. Choose the right answer: “A well-known large natural lake is
Lake Tahoe, ... straddles the border.”.
a) and
b) which
c) for
1083. Choose the right answer: “Total weight of all the ants in the world
is much greater than ...”.
a) that of all human beings
b) to all human beings
c) is of all human beings
1084. Choose the right answer: “Elephants scratch themselves with
sticks ...”.
a) held in their trunks
b) in their trunks holding
c) holding in their trunks
1085. Choose the right answer: “Her milling machine remained
unchanged for a century and a half because ... was so efficient.”.
a) of
b) it
c) its
1086. Choose the right answer: “I don’t know if ... in my essay.”.
a) is there a mistake
b) there is a mistake
c) a mistake is there
1087. Choose the right answer: “Alcohol abuse is a problem that can
lead to ill health, loss of employment and ...”.
a) one’s family can break up
b) the family is broken up
c) the break up of one’s family
1088. Choose the right answer: “... the operation costs were rising so
fast, the organization decided to reduce personnel by half.”.
a) As a result
b) Because
c) If
1089. Choose the right answer: “A dolphin six ... length can move as
fast as most ships.”.
a) foot in
b) foot of
c) feet in
1090. Choose the right answer: “... spotted owl is in danger of soon
becoming extinct.”.
a) The
b) This
c) Which
1091. Choose the right answer: “In carpentry ... ‘ceiling joists’ refers to
boards hung down from unfinished ceilings.”.
a) is termed
b) the term
c) to term
1092. Choose the right answer: “The bank sent a notice to its customers
which contained ...”.
a) a remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month
b) to remember that the interest rates was going up next month
c) a reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month
1093. Choose the right answer: “Dave’s going to be nominated to
receive the Academy Award for best director, ...?”.
a) isn’t he
b) won’t he
c) didn’t he
1094. Choose the right answer: “The overall efficiency of a system can
be ... that of its weakest element.”.
a) less greater
b) no greater than
c) not the greater
1095. Choose the right answer: “After seeing the movie, ...”.
a) the book was read by many people
b) many people wanted to read this book
c) the reading of the book interested many people
1096. Choose the right answer: “Composing more than forty percent of
the diet, fats are ... by the body for energy.”.
a) used specifically
b) specific use
c) the use specific
1097. Choose the right answer: “Therapists are using mental imagery in
the hope that it might prove ... in the treatment of cancer.”.
a) for help
b) with the help
c) helpful
1098. Choose the right answer: “... as the most important crop in Hawaii
is sugar cane.”.
a) What ranks
b) It ranks
c) The rank
1099. Choose the right answer: “The life of Benjamin Franklin, a
practical man ... many stories have been told, was unusually productive.”.
a) about
b) about whom
c) of which
1100. Choose the right answer: “Her son went to Yale University, while
her daughter went to ...”.
a) University of Georgia
b) a University of Georgia
c) the University of Georgia
Set XII
1101. Choose the right answer: “Our house is ... the church.”.
a) close of
b) near from
c) next to
1102. Choose the right answer: “Are these ... books?”.
a) your
b) you’re
c) yours
1103. Choose the right answer: “... eggs for breakfast.”.
a) Have we always
b) We always have
c) Always have we
1104. Choose the right answer: “There isn’t ... in the cupboard.”.
a) anything
b) nothing
c) no thing
1105. Choose the right answer: “Do you .. .German?”.
a) to speak
b) speak to
c) speak
1106. Choose the right answer: “This morning, I ... in cold water.”.
a) did my wash
b) had a wash
c) washed me
1107. Choose the right answer: “What ...?”.
a) are you doing
b) are you do
c) do you
1108. Choose the right answer: “It’s cold outside, so put your coat ...”.
a) on
b) off
c) to
1109. Choose the right answer: “... you speak English or Spanish?”.
a) Does
b) Have
c) Do
1110. Choose the right answer: “He ... there about seven o’clock every
morning.”.
a) is going
b) goes
c) went
1111. Choose the right answer: “There are two ... in the bag.”.
a) torch
b) torches
c) torchs
1112. Choose the right answer: “Whenever we meet, we stop ...”.
a) to talk
b) talking
c) talk
1113. Choose the right answer: “Did you enjoy the film strip? Yes, it
was very ...”.
a) informing
b) information
c) informative
1114. Choose the right answer: “He has worked in Paris for four years
and speaks French ...”.
a) very well by now
b) very by well now
c) by very well now
1115. Choose the right answer: “The next ... of the school play will be
on Monday at 5.30pm.”.
a) drama
b) exposition
c) performance
1116. Choose the right answer: “Mr. Smith has ... painting since he
retired.”.
a) taken of
b) taken down
c) taken up
1117. Choose the right answer: “I suggested ... to the party.”.
a) that he should go
b) him in going
c) to make him go
1118. Choose the right answer: “Cathy ... head-mistress of the school
yesterday.”.
a) had made
b) was made
c) is made
1119. Choose the right answer: “When students are sixteen, they can ...
school if they wish.”.
a) go out of
b) leave
c) put away
1120. Choose the right answer: “Have you every heard this song ... in
Thailand?”.
a) singing
b) sing
c) sung
1121. Choose the right answer: “I must go ... the bank this morning.”.
a) in
b) to
c) on
1122. Choose the right answer: “I don’t want ... to eat.”.
a) some more
b) no more
c) anything more
1123. Choose the right answer: “Tell me, is ... your coat?”.
a) there
b) here
c) that
1124. Choose the right answer: “... the light on: it’s dark in here.”.
a) Put
b) Do
c) Push
1125. Choose the right answer: “What ... next?”.
a) you did
b) did you
c) did you do
1126. Choose the right answer: “We don’t need .... money.”.
a) a few
b) much
c) much of
1127. Choose the right answer: “... size are your shoes?”.
a) What
b) Where
c) When
1128. Choose the right answer: “They are sisters and Dave is ...
brother.”.
a) hers
b) their
c) her
1129. Choose the right answer: “The train arrives ... 4:30.”.
a) on
b) in
c) at
1130. Choose the right answer: “Daniel is ... penfriend from Austria.”.
a) Kate’s
b) Kate
c) Kate is
1131. Choose the right answer: “The judge ... the criminal to twenty
years in prison.”.
a) condemned
b) punished
c) sentenced
1132. Choose the right answer: “Charles ... a box of chocolates.”.
a) given often Kate
b) often gives Kate
c) to Kate often gives
1133. Choose the right answer: “The animals were afraid, but their
keeper soon got them ... control.”.
a) out of
b) over
c) under
1134. Choose the right answer: “No sooner ... the news than she
fainted.”.
a) had she heard
b) she heard
c) as she heard
1135. Choose the right answer: “He ... very badly at her birthday
party.”.
a) looked
b) behaved
c) conducted
1136. Choose the right answer: “It ... everyday so far this week.”.
a) is raining
b) has rained
c) rained
1137. Choose the right answer: “Whose belt is it? It’s my ...”.
a) sister’s
b) sister
c) sister’
1138. Choose the right answer: “Who actually saw the accident ...?”.
a) to happen
b) happens
c) happen
1139. Choose the right answer: “Jane ... that she had seen the robber.”.
a) denied
b) refusing
c) denying
1140. Choose the right answer: “Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain
...”.
a) since many years
b) many years since
c) for many years
1141. Choose the right answer: “They owe me ...”.
a) nothing
b) nobody
c) anything
1142. Choose the right answer: “It’s late. I want to go ... home now.”.
a) at
b) c) for
1143. Choose the right answer: “This is ...”.
a) John’s car
b) car of John
c) John his car
1144. Choose the right answer: “... train until 3 o’clock.”.
a) It isn’t
b) There gives no
c) There isn’t a
1145. Choose the right answer: “Tell us something ... your holiday.”.
a) over
b) about
c) on
1146. Choose the right answer: “The book’s ... the pen.”.
a) the left of
b) to the left of
c) to the left from
1147. Choose the right answer: “She is ... a piece of paper.”.
a) holding
b) wearing
c) having
1148. Choose the right answer: “While he ... to London he saw an
accident.”.
a) drives
b) was driving
c) had driven
1149. Choose the right answer: “That woman has lived nearly 115
years.”.
a) She was very old
b) She has many more years
c) She died when she was nearly 115
1150. Choose the right answer: “The pirate is looking at a ship ... his
telescope.”.
a) through
b) near
c) under
1151. Choose the right answer: “Anyone who ... his work cannot go.”.
a) finished not
b) hasn’t finished
c) not finish
1152. Choose the right answer: “Our flat is very small. We wish we ...
another bedroom.”.
a) had
b) have
c) have had
1153. Choose the right answer: “The whole story is made up. It’s
nothing but a ... of lies.”.
a) good
b) business
c) tissue
1154. Choose the right answer: “Have you finished your homework
...?”.
a) still
b) yet
c) then
1155. Choose the right answer: “The train will arrive ... Paris ... 8:30
pm.”.
a) at/on
b) at/at
c) in/in
1156. Choose the right answer: “David is ... I am.”.
a) as old as
b) so old as
c) older as
1157. Choose the right answer: “... I say, please treat it in confidence.”.
a) That
b) Which
c) Whatever
1158. Choose the right answer: “She got so ... while watching the game
that she began shouting.”.
a) exciting
b) excited
c) excitedly
1159. Choose the right answer: “... either of the sisters coming to the
party?”.
a) Is
b) Are
c) Be
1160. Choose the right answer: “... us about their dog was a big help.”.
a) Your warn
b) Your warning
c) You warn
1161. Choose the right answer: “There’s ... milk in the fridge.”.
a) some
b) any
c) a lot
1162. Choose the right answer: “Maria and Sarah have a brother. ...
Dave.”.
a) His name
b) Their name is
c) His name is
1163. Choose the right answer: “... was happy.”.
a) All the people
b) Everybody
c) Whole of people
1164. Choose the right answer: “He took a note ... of his pocket.”.
a) out
b) off
c) in
1165. Choose the right answer: “He’s the man ...”.
a) who I spoke
b) I spoke to
c) which I spoke to him
1166. Choose the right answer: “Is the Eiffel Tower taller ... Big Ben?”.
a) then
b) of
c) than
1167. Choose the right answer: “... Mr. Smith’s friends ever been
here?”.
a) Have
b) Do
c) Does
1168. Choose the right answer: “A train is ... a bus.”.
a) more quickly
b) quickly
c) quicker than
1169. Choose the right answer: “He can fly ... airplane.”.
a) some
b) those
c) an
1170. Choose the right answer: “She has been studying in the library
every night ... the last two months.”.
a) for
b) until
c) before
1171. Choose the right answer: “She said that you had read the book
three times. Yes, I found it very ...”.
a) amuse
b) amused
c) amusing
1172. Choose the right answer: “English is spoken all ... the world.”.
a) above
b) over
c) on
1173. Choose the right answer: “Alan Clarke was an interesting man but
sometimes he was a bit economical with the ...”.
a) cock
b) business
c) truth
1174. Choose the right answer: “... the moon last night?”.
a) Did you see
b) Did you saw
c) Have you seen
1175. Choose the right answer: “Is that city ... away from Bangkok than
Pet Buri?”.
a) further
b) farther
c) farthest
1176. Choose the right answer: “If you could take a trip to the moon,
...?”.
a) what will you do
b) what would you do
c) what can you do
1177. Choose the right answer: “She finally decided ... her children
alone in the house.”.
a) not leaving
b) not leave
c) not to leave
1178. Choose the right answer: “He seldom goes to the market, ...?”.
a) does he
b) is he
c) doesn’t he
1179. Choose the right answer: “You have tea for breakfast, ...you?”.
a) won’t
b) don’t
c) haven’t
1180. Choose the right answer: “... shall I do? You ought to consult your
parents.”.
a) What
b) How
c) Whom
1181. Choose the right answer: “It’s ...”.
a) half one
b) thirty past twelve
c) half past twelve
1182. Choose the right answer: “... that radio? Thirty pounds.”.
a) What’s the price of
b) How much is it
c) What you want for
1183. Choose the right answer: “Jane is ...”.
a) a my old friend
b) an old friend of me
c) an old friend of mine
1184. Choose the right answer: “I think Real Madrid is a great team.
...”.
a) And I so
b) So do I
c) So am I
1185. Choose the right answer: “We arrived back ... London last week.”.
a) at
b) in
c) to
1186. Choose the right answer: “I never drink coffee. ...”.
a) Neither do I
b) Me too
c) I don’t too
1187. Choose the right answer: “I was in Rome ... two weeks.”.
a) during
b) since
c) for
1188. Choose the right answer: “Where were you ... the weekend?”.
a) in
b) at
c) by
1189. Choose the right answer: “I must go to bed early, because I ...
very sleepy.”.
a) am
b) is
c) am not
1190. Choose the right answer: “He is ... school.”.
a) on
b) at
c) on the
1191. Choose the right answer: “It’s seven ... nine.”.
a) to
b) for
c) minutes to
1192. Choose the right answer: “She ... going to work.”.
a) likes not
b) doesn’t like
c) not like
1193. Choose the right answer: “... early in the morning?”.
a) Does he get up
b) Gets he up
c) Do he get up
1194. Choose the right answer: “You don’t have to do this test.”.
a) You mustn’t do it
b) You can’t do this test
c) You can choose not to do this test
1195. Choose the right answer: “Can the kid play ... piano?”.
a) the
b) a
c) not
1196. Choose the right answer: “She told me I would have an accident if
I .... more care.”.
a) won’t take
b) didn’t take
c) am not taking
1197. Choose the right answer: “... ‘Good morning’ to your new
professor, please.”.
a) Speak
b) Talk
c) Say
1198. Choose the right answer: “One of the girls ... in that company
died.”.
a) who worked
b) whose work
c) worked
1199. Choose the right answer: “I ... Tom for a long time.”.
a) knew
b) have known
c) had known
1200. Choose the right answer: “This is the second time that you have
been here, ...?”.
a) don’t you
b) is it
c) isn’t it
Set XIII
1201. Choose the right answer: “The customs officer made her ... her
suitcase.”.
a) unpacking
b) to unpack
c) unpack
1202. Choose the right answer: “My doctor will not let me ... animal
fats any more.”.
a) eat
b) eating
c) to eat
1203. Choose the right answer: “By the end of the month, he ... lessons
for a full month.”.
a) will have
b) will have been having
c) will be having
1204. Choose the right answer: “... the terrible weather, the tennis
tournament was cancelled.”.
a) However
b) Owing to
c) In spite of
1205. Choose the right answer: “The plate was right on the ... of the
table.”.
a) border
b) edge
c) tip
1206. Choose the right answer: “Scientists had never met this problem
before: it was ...”.
a) unique
b) alone
c) sole
1207. Choose the right answer: “I was ... about to ring up the office
when he arrived home.”.
a) still
b) nearly
c) just
1208. Choose the right answer: “We would ... to stay at home this
evening.”.
a) approve
b) rather
c) prefer
1209. Choose the right answer: “We had to ... our roof repaired after the
violent storm.”.
a) let
b) have
c) make
1210. Choose the right answer: “I’m afraid it didn’t ... my mind that
they weren’t ready.”.
a) cross
b) fill
c) pass
1211. Choose the right answer: “The child hurt himself ...”.
a) good
b) badly
c) bad
1212. Choose the right answer: “The hardest thing I ... to do was to look
after some children for a week.”.
a) had never
b) yet have
c) have ever had
1213. Choose the right answer: “She has had a bad day – in addition ...
being late for school, she forgot her homework.”.
a) to
b) with
c) for
1214. Choose the right answer: “After a lot of difficulty, he ... to open
the door.”.
a) realized
b) managed
c) obtained
1215. Choose the right answer: “Don’t lean ... that wall! You’ll regret
it.”.
a) against
b) of
c) by
1216. Choose the right answer: “It was very kind ... him.”.
a) from
b) at
c) of
1217. Choose the right answer: “The production ..., we suffered
considerable losses lately.”.
a) falling down
b) having fallen off
c) falling down
1218. Choose the right answer: “After his uncle’s death, my husband ...
a lot of money.”.
a) came up to
b) came into
c) came to
1219. Choose the right answer: “The police are looking for a man of ...
height.”.
a) medium
b) tall
c) extra
1220. Choose the right answer: “As dumb as ... = stupid.”.
a) a mule
b) a horse
c) a fish
1221. Choose the right answer: “The vase is definitely not ..., but just a
very good imitation.”.
a) real
b) genuine
c) true
1222. Choose the right answer: “A wedding is a wonderful opportunity
for ... off new clothes.”.
a) showing
b) putting
c) carrying
1223. Choose the right answer: “These figures show a ... in the number
of unemployed people in this country.”.
a) loss
b) lowering
c) reduction
1224. Choose the right answer: “You’ll need a visa ... as your passport
to go to the United States.”.
a) moreover
b) as well
c) besides
1225. Choose the right answer: “I’m afraid the lift is out of ... so we’ll
have to walk up the stairs.”.
a) order
b) practise
c) function
1226. Choose the right answer: “He has lost a lot of money these days.
He is a ... gambler.”.
a) impelled
b) compelled
c) compulsive
1227. Choose the right answer: “The hotel receptionist said she would
... what she could do about the dripping tap immediately.”.
a) try
b) see
c) look
1228. Choose the right answer: “The driver had to ... quickly when the
child stepped into the road.”.
a) pull out
b) pull back
c) pull up
1229. Choose the right answer: “To ... to obey orders is a serious
offence in the army.”.
a) refuse
b) deny
c) ignore
1230. Choose the right answer: “How can we ... out together what we’re
to do if we never talk about it frankly?”.
a) work
b) search
c) test
1231. Choose the right answer: “Two or three people were involved ...
the accident.”.
a) at
b) in
c) on
1232. Choose the right answer: “She may pride herself ... her abilities,
but she’s not capable of bringing up children.”.
a) with
b) about
c) on
1233. Choose the right answer: “As the clouds drifted away an even
higher peak became ... to the climbers.”.
a) visible
b) obvious
c) in sight
1234. Choose the right answer: “They lay almost flat and ... through the
tube-like underground passage.”.
a) crouched
b) crawled
c) glided
1235. Choose the right answer: “They ... her the truth.”.
a) didn’t dared to tell
b) didn’t dared telling
c) dared not tell
1236. Choose the right answer: “Not all that ... happened.”.
a) could have taken place
b) may take place
c) might take place
1237. Choose the right answer: “I told him to stop but he went on ...”.
a) is singing
b) singing
c) sing
1238. Choose the right answer: “You are making too much noise! Stop
... at once.”.
a) to talk
b) talked
c) talking
1239. Choose the right answer: “He was forced to leave his job but he
got a very generous golden ...”.
a) cats
b) handshake
c) fish
1240. Choose the right answer: “The spitting image of someone means
...”.
a) the exact likeness of someone
b) the best friend of someone
c) the person one hates most
1241. Choose the right answer: “I don’t ... what people think about the
way I dress.”.
a) matter
b) concern
c) care
1242. Choose the right answer: “Everyone ... from Daniel has accepted
our invitation.”.
a) except
b) apart
c) away
1243. Choose the right answer: “After going for a long walk in the
morning everyone ... very hungry at lunch-time.”.
a) was
b) got
c) has
1244. Choose the right answer: “I haven’t seen the film yet and ...”.
a) neither saw Mary
b) neither has Mary
c) neither Mary
1245. Choose the right answer: “Steak for breakfast and eggs for supper
is ..., to say the least.”.
a) erratic
b) eccentric
c) egoistic
1246. Choose the right answer: “The car had a ... tyre, so we had to
change the wheel.”.
a) broken
b) bent
c) flat
1247. Choose the right answer: “Because it rained very heavily all day ,
they had to ... the event.”.
a) postpone
b) preserve
c) pre-arrange
1248. Choose the right answer: “There has been a considerable ... in his
English since he came to England.”.
a) improvement
b) advantage
c) promotion
1249. Choose the right answer: “Do you know ... you call this in
England?”.
a) how
b) as
c) what
1250. Choose the right answer: “I don’t ... to get married because I like
being a bachelor.”.
a) risk
b) intend
c) insist
1251. Choose the right answer: “Her rudeness upset him and it took him
a long time to ... it.”.
a) get over
b) put off
c) come from
1252. Choose the right answer: “The plane crashed into a bridge
because it was flying too ...”.
a) deep
b) shallow
c) low
1253. Choose the right answer: “He drove too fast ... too often and was
fined 300 euros.”.
a) once
b) very
c) many
1254. Choose the right answer: “The girl carefully ... left and right
before crossing the road.”.
a) watched
b) looked
c) stared
1255. Choose the right answer: “A new study group has been ... by the
United Nations.”.
a) set down
b) set up
c) set to
1256. Choose the right answer: “The man was found guilty of murder
and condemned ... death.”.
a) to
b) for
c) at
1257. Choose the right answer: “When he heard the bad news, he broke
... completely.”.
a) away
b) in
c) down
1258. Choose the right answer: “The Opposition cannot afford to ... in
such an important matter.”.
a) be in the bag
b) be at large
c) sit on the fence
1259. Choose the right answer: “I’ve never seen her so angry. She’s
walking round with a face like ...”.
a) ceiling
b) thunder
c) bend
1260. Choose the right answer: “Surprisingly, the frontier guards
seemed ... at our presence.”.
a) uncritical
b) unconcerned
c) uninterested
1261. Choose the right answer: “This ticket ... one person to the
museum.”.
a) admits
b) enters
c) permits
1262. Choose the right answer: “I must tell you about my ... when I first
arrived in London.”.
a) incidents
b) happenings
c) experiences
1263. Choose the right answer: “It’s the ... in this country for the father
of the bride to pay for the wedding.”.
a) custom
b) habit
c) normal
1264. Choose the right answer: “... people go to football matches now
than twenty years ago.”.
a) Less
b) Fewer
c) Few
1265. Choose the right answer: “Maria and her sister are so ..., they
could almost be twins.”.
a) likeness
b) the same
c) alike
1266. Choose the right answer: “In court, she was so upset that she
broke ...”.
a) up
b) down
c) out
1267. Choose the right answer: “I wish you ... put your clothes on the
floor all the time. I dislike that.”.
a) wouldn’t
b) don’t
c) would
1268. Choose the right answer: “You asked me to ... you to post that
letter.”.
a) remember
b) remark
c) remind
1269. Choose the right answer: “It’s time we ... away with our oldfashioned prisons.”.
a) did
b) do
c) shall do
1270. Choose the right answer: “Going to the pub too often can easily
become a bad ...”.
a) use
b) habit
c) tradition
1271. Choose the right answer: “Perhaps some other boys will come ...,
too.”.
a) at
b) of
c) along
1272. Choose the right answer: “He says he’s sorry for what he did, so
you need not get angry ... him.”.
a) with
b) at
c) to
1273. Choose the right answer: “He persisted ... asking questions.”.
a) of
b) with
c) in
1274. Choose the right answer: “Mary ... her hair were straight.”.
a) wants
b) wishes
c) asks
1275. Choose the right answer: “When are you eligible for ...?”.
a) a raise in salary
b) raise in a salary
c) a raise in the salary
1276. Choose the right answer: “I wouldn’t have written a letter to him
if I ... he would go away.”.
a) know
b) had known
c) have known
1277. Choose the right answer: “I would go and see him if he ... away.”.
a) weren’t
b) isn’t
c) hadn’t been
1278. Choose the right answer: “This is ... the most difficult job I have
ever tackled.”.
a) by rights
b) by all means
c) by far
1279. Choose the right answer: “You have to be rich to send a child to a
private school because the fees ...”.
a) astronomical
b) astrological
c) aeronautical
1280. Choose the right answer: “The murdered man is thought to ...
known the identity of his killer.”.
a) be
b) have
c) being
1281. Choose the right answer: “Because the picture was not genuine, it
was completely ...”.
a) priceless
b) worthless
c) valuable
1282. Choose the right answer: “Please would you ... me where the
railway station is?”.
a) say
b) point
c) tell
1283. Choose the right answer: “You’ll have to use the stairs: the lift is
out of ...”.
a) order
b) work
c) running
1284. Choose the right answer: “The company is aiming to push ... its
share of car sales to 35% over the next three years.”.
a) out
b) up
c) through
1285. Choose the right answer: “They got the bill three weeks ago, but
they ... haven’t paid it.”.
a) yet
b) already
c) still
1286. Choose the right answer: “When there are small children around,
it is better to put breakable ornaments out of ...”.
a) reach
b) hold
c) place
1287. Choose the right answer: “No, It’s no good. I’ve ... my time in
trying to make it work.”.
a) spoiled
b) wasted
c) consumed
1288. Choose the right answer: “The ... of gold has fallen slightly in the
last year.”.
a) rate
b) currency
c) value
1289. Choose the right answer: “There are several ways of saving
money if you travel ... train.”.
a) by
b) with
c) on
1290. Choose the right answer: “If we had set off earlier, we ... our
plane.”.
a) didn’t miss
b) wouldn’t have missed
c) hadn’t missed
1291. Choose the right answer: “We ... an excellent concert last night.”.
a) visited
b) saw
c) heard
1292. Choose the right answer: “She complained ... when she heard that
she had to work on Saturday.”.
a) nicely
b) bitterly
c) cold
1293. Choose the right answer: “I expect you to use your ability ... and
then write a report about what you did.”.
a) to the full
b) in full
c) into the full swing
1294. Choose the right answer: “I consulted my lawyer on the matter
and I shall act ... his advice.”.
a) with
b) by
c) on
1295. Choose the right answer: “Do you object ... my smoking?”.
a) at
b) with
c) to
1296. Choose the right answer: “She remained faithful ... the firm even
after she had been dismissed.”.
a) to
b) with
c) at
1297. Choose the right answer: “Food is said ... in price these days.”.
a) to go up
b) to be going up
c) to be gone up
1298. Choose the right answer: “Dentists recommend brushing teeth
with a fluoride toothpaste to ... them from decay.”.
a) defend
b) arm
c) protect
1299. Choose the right answer: “I am not a serious investor, but I like to
... in the stock market.”.
a) dabble
b) splatter
c) splash
1300. Choose the right answer: “If only everything ... out as we wanted
it to in life!”.
a) works
b) worked
c) is working
Answers
1.a
11.a
21.c
31.c
41.b
51.c
61.a
71.b
81.c
91.b
101.c
110.c
119.a
128.b
137.b
146.a
155.b
164.c
173.c
182.a
191.a
200.a
209.c
218.c
227.a
236.a
245.c
254.c
263.b
272.a
281.a
290.a
299.b
308.b
317.a
326.c
335.a
2.c
12.b
22.c
32.a
42.a
52.a
62.c
72.c
82.a
92.c
102.a
111.c
120.c
129.b
138.b
147.c
156.c
165.a
174.b
183.c
192.b
201.b
210.a
219.a
228.c
237.b
246.a
255.a
264.c
273.c
282.c
291.b
300.c
309.a
318.b
327.a
336.b
3.b
13.c
23.a
33.b
43.c
53.b
63.b
73.a
83.b
93.a
103.b
112.a
121.a
130.c
139.a
148.a
157.a
166.b
175.b
184.a
193.c
202.a
211.a
220.b
229.b
238.a
247.b
256.c
265.b
274.b
283.b
292.c
301.b
310.b
319.a
328.b
337.c
4.a
14.a
24.b
34.b
44.a
54.a
64.b
74.b
84.c
94.a
5.c
15.b
25.a
35.c
45.b
55.b
65.c
75.c
85.a
95.c
104.a
113.c
122.c
131.a
140.b
149.b
158.b
167.c
176.a
185.a
194.a
203.c
212.b
221.c
230.a
239.c
248.c
257.b
266.a
275.a
284.a
293.a
302.a
311.a
320.a
329.c
338.a
6.b
16.c
26.b
36.a
46.c
56.c
66.a
76.a
86.c
96.b
105.b
114.b
123.b
132.c
141.c
150.c
159.a
168.a
177.c
186.c
195.c
204.a
213.c
222.c
231.c
240.a
249.b
258.a
267.a
276.a
285.b
294.b
303.c
312.c
321.c
330.a
339.a
7.a
17.a
27.c
37.b
47.a
57.a
67.a
77.c
87.b
97.a
106.c
115.a
124.a
133.b
142.c
151.a
160.c
169.b
178.b
187.b
196.b
205.c
214.a
223.a
232.a
241.b
250.a
259.a
268.b
277.c
286.c
295.a
304.b
313.a
322.a
331.a
340.c
8.a
18.c
28.a
38.c
48.c
58.b
68.c
78.a
88.a
98.c
107.a
116.c
125.c
134.a
143.a
152.b
161.b
170.a
179.a
188.a
197.a
206.b
215.b
224.a
233.a
242.c
251.a
260.c
269.a
278.b
287.a
296.c
305.a
314.b
323.c
332.c
341.b
9.c
19.b
29.b
39.b
49.a
59.a
69.b
79.b
89.b
99.b
108.b
117.b
126.a
135.a
144.b
153.c
162.b
171.b
180.a
189.c
198.b
207.a
216.a
225.b
234.b
243.b
252.c
261.a
270.c
279.b
288.b
297.a
306.c
315.a
324.b
333.b
342.c
10.b
20.a
30.b
40.a
50.b
60.c
70.a
80.b
90.c
100.a
109.b
118.b
127.a
136.c
145.b
154.a
163.a
172.a
181.b
190.a
199.c
208.b
217.a
226.c
235.c
244.a
253.b
262.b
271.b
280.a
289.c
298.a
307.c
316.c
325.a
334.b
343.a
344.b
353.c
362.c
371.b
380.b
389.b
398.a
407.b
345.a
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