Identify the one underlined word or phrase. A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. If Monique had not (A) attended the party, she never would meet (B) her old friend Dan, whom (C) she had not seen (D) in years.
A. Had not
B. Never would meet
C. Whom
D. Had not seen
Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one
“Could you please wait here until your name is called?” she said.
A. She wanted to know if I could wait there until my name was called.
B. She asked me to wait there until my name was called.
C. She advised me to wait there until my name was called.
D. She reminded me to wait here until my name was called.
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
He said that if he has more time, he would come to see us.
Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. She said she would go to the police unless she was given her money back.
A. She went to the police because she hadn’t got her money back
B. She hasn’t yet got her money back or gone to the police
C. She wasn’t given her money back because she had gone to the police
D. She was given her money back and then went to the police
“Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” she said to me.
A. She suggested me to have lunch with her on Sunday.
B. She offered me to have lunch with her on Sunday.
C. She reminded me to have lunch with her on Sunday.
D. She invited me to have lunch with her on Sunday.
1. Many a candidate …… unsuccessful in the oral test. A. was B. aren’t C. weren’t D. were 2. The number of learners …….. not large; therefore, a number of headphones …… available to them in the lab. A. are- is B. is – are C. are – are D. is –is 3. A number of students …… playing table-tennis now. A. are B. was C. were D. is 4. John , as well as I , ……a student. A. was B. are C. is D. has been 5. Each of the reference …… available in the school library. A. books on that list is B. books on that list are B. book on that list is D. book on that list are 6. You have to pay extra if you take too …. with you. A. much luggages B. many luggages C. much luggage D. many luggage 7. The English …….. strong traditions. A. has many B. have much C. have many D. has much 8. Under the tree…… full of food. A. a basket was B. was a basket B. are a basket D. were a basket 9. Twenty dollars …… the price. A. are B. is C. being D. were 10. He made the soup by mixing ……meat with some rice. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 11. Neither Mary nor her friends….. going to the party. A. is B. are C. was D. A & B 12. My new pair of pants …..at the cleaner’s. A. is B. are C. be D. have been 13. His knowledge of languages and international relations …… him in his present work. A. aids B. aid C. have aid D. had aid 14. Both the whale and the manatee …… federal protection. A. needs B. need C. is needed D. needing 15. What ….. you used in picking a winner in the art contest? A.is the criteria B. are the criteria C.are the criterion D. are the criterions
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
All over the country, young people are entering a world of homelessness and poverty, according to a recent report by the housing group, Shelter.
Nearly 150,000 young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five will become homeless this year, says Shelter. Some of the young homeless may sleep out in the open in such places as the "cardboard city” in London, where people of all ages sleep in the open air in their only homes - cardboard boxes. Others may find accommodation in shelters run by voluntary organisations or get a place in a hostel, which gives them board up to ten weeks.
But who are these people? Those who are seeking a roof over their heads are mostly not runaways but “throwaways" - people who have been thrown out of their homes or forced to leave because of parental divorce, an unsympathetic step-parent or one of many other reasons.
Take the case of one sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, Alice. She did not come from a poor home and had just passed her exams with good results. The Shelter team met her in a hostel where she was doing her physics homework. Her parents had thrown her out of her home for no other reason that she wanted to do Science Advanced Level Exams - which her parents refused her permission to do, saying that studying sciences was unladylike!
Shelter says that the government's laws do nothing to help these youngsters. Rising rents, the shortage of cheap housing and the cut in benefits for young people under the age of twenty-five are causing a national problem, according to Shelter. The recent changes in the benefit laws mean that someone aged between sixteen and twenty-five gets less than older people and they can only claim state help if they prove that they left home for a good reason.
Shelter believes that because of the major cuts in benefits to young people, more and more are being forced to sleep on the streets. Shelter also points out that if you are homeless, you can't get a job because employers will not hire someone without a permanent address; and if you can't get a job, you are homeless because you don't have any money to pay for accommodation. It's an impossible situation.
Question. According to a recent report by Shelter, it appears that ____.
A. hostels are too full to offer accommodation to homeless young people
B. more and more young people all over the world are finding themselves homeless
C. nearly 150,000 young people live out in the open
D. young homeless people live in places like "cardboard city”
Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank
If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in the United States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.
Question 30:
A. protest
B. make
C. protect
D. prevent
Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank
If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in the United States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.
Question 28:
A. bundle
B. hand
C. bunch
D. handful