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TEST
1. We cannot tell you when we … because we don’t know it ourselves.
a. will return
b. return
c. would return
d. returning
2. This isn’t my tie, … is blue.
a. mine one
b. mine
c. my
d. mine tie
3. I slept really soundly last night.
a. I slept like a log last night.
c. I slept like a lamb to the slaughter last night
4. I wish I … a child again.
a. would
b. will be
5. He could do nothing but … our plan.
a. accept
b. to accepting
b. I slept like a bull in a china shop last night.
d. I slept like a trooper last night.
c. were
d. have been
c. accepted
d. would accept
6. She doesn’t mind ….at by her boss. He threatened …. her last week, but then he apologized …
her sincerely.
a. shouting; sacking; for
b. being shouted; to sack; to
c. being shouted; sacking; with
d. to be shouted; to sack; before
7. I’m afraid that we don’t have any … sizes in stock, madam.
a. higher
b. larger
c. greater
d. taller
8. It sounded … a baby crying but it was our cat.
a. like
b. as
c. so
d. if
9. I am not going to discuss it, it’s … of my business.
a. no
b. not
c. none
d. neither
10. Hardly … to bed when the phone rang.
a. did I go
b. I went
c. I have gone
d. had I gone
11. You should insure your car … stolen.
a. in case it is
b. or else it will be
c. in case it will be
d. as long as it is
12. Suppose we … a pool for all those years?
a. hadn’t had
b. didn’t have
c. haven’t had
d. don’t have
13. … you we would have failed to do this work. Thank you very much!
a. But for
b. Because of
c. Although
d. Though
14. It’s a new anti-drug … which I’m going to support.
a. company
b. campany
c. compaign
d. campaign
15. The zookeeper was amazing – he calmly walked … the lion and took the bag out of its
mouth.
a. near
b. up to
c. towards
d. next to
16. When Paul fainted, his friends splashed him with cold water to bring him … .
a. round
b. out
c. up
d. about
17. I’m … - I think I’d better go to bed.
a. flat out
b. sound asleep
c. out of work
d. out of practice
18. The chemical gives … a strange smell.
a. out
b. back
c. off
d. away
19. Ben went … the competition and won first prize.
a. in for
b. round
c. through
d. on
20. Our hotel is … walking distance of the sea.
a. close
b. inside
c. near
d. within
21. He said if he … her address, he … write her.
a. will find out; will
b. found out; would
c. finds out; would
d. find out; will
22. Two metres … particularly tall these days.
a. aren’t
b. wasn’t
c. weren’t
d. isn’t
23. He quickly found a person who would … him in the post.
a. follow
b. change
c. succeed
d. go after
24. Nobody was pleased, … ?
a. were they
b. didn’t they
c. wasn’t he
d. weren’t they
25. They had …walk in the morning. Actually they were …, because the day was …. .
a. ten miles; tired; tiring
b. a ten-mile; tired; tiring
c. ten-mile’s; tiring; tired
d. the ten miles; tired; tired
TEXT
Friendship, like love affairs, can run out of steam. As we grow up, sometimes we grow apart.
Recently, a good friend and I parted company. There was no scandal, no crashing dishes, no
dramatic pie-in-the-face. Just a gradual loss of mutual interests, complicated by geographical
distance and the demands of our careers, our new lives we are leading require changes.
Women are more often prepared for the end of a love affair than that of a friendship. We
have endless advice books on how to recover when your lover's left you, but little seems to be said
about friends who break each other's hearts. Maybe it's because we never think of our relationships
with other women as being passionate or deep. But a woman can be as emotionally dependent on a
friend as she is on a lover, and when the relationship ends, it can leave both women hurt and angry,
wondering what went wrong.
I've learned from experience that good friendships are based on a delicate balance. When
friends are equal, professionally and personally, it's easier for them to support each other. It's taken
me a long time to realize that not all my "friends" wish me well. Someone who wants what you
have may not be able to cope with your good luck: if you find yourself apologizing for your hardearned rise or getting your long-awaited promotion, it's a sure sign that the friendship is off
balance. Real friends are secure and steady enough in their own lives to share each other's
successes - not envy them.
If a good-looking boyfriend or a new friend appears, it can also be a test of your old
friendship. It's not uncommon for friends to try unconsciously to destroy these new relationships
if they feel threatened by them and ignored by you. But if that happens often, it may be time to
reevaluate your friendship. A frank discussion can work wonders in this situation - in my case, I
found out that my friend and I were not as close as we'd once been. My life had taken a different
direction since we'd first met, and I'd expected her to follow with the same speed and enthusiasm.
We finally agreed that we are not as alike as we had once thought, nor should we be. We decided
that it was time to take a leave of absence from each other. Putting each other "on hold" for an
indefinite period is hard, but sometimes it's the wisest thing to do. It never hurts to put some distance
between friends if the relationship is strained, and it may even prevent a final break. Sometimes,
friendships can be renewed on their own; unlike love affairs, which demand a certain degree of
commitment and effort to stay alive, a little healthy neglect can be good for a friendship and it may
even lead to restoring relations that might not have taken place without it. And if that happens, you'll
likely find yourself in a more honest, and certainly more balanced, relationship.
1. Why did the author and her friend part with each other?
A Their lives became very different.
B They had had a dramatic quarrel.
C Their relations were complicated.
D They had been demanded to do it.
2. According to the text, the problem women often have is how to...
A end their love affair.
B face the end of their friendship .
C get advice on friendship.
D recover after the break with the lover.
3. The author believes that real friends are those who ...
A never ask you to apologize.
B do not envy you.
C differ from you in their social position.
D want the same things that you do.
4. What can help if your friends try to spoil your new relations?
A Discussing everything frankly with them.
B Threatening them with a break.
C Ignoring them.
D Becoming closer with them.
5. If two friends grow apart it's better for them ...
A to terminate their friendship.
B to make efforts to keep their friendship alive.
C to take a pause in their relations.
D to change nothing in their lives.