V. Choose the best answer:

1. His sister was full of ___ for the way in which he had so quickly learned to drive a car.

A. pride B. admiration C. surprise D. jealous

2. You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on ___ said the Australian.

A. soil B. world C. earth D. ground

3. The bus only stops here to ___ passengers.

A. get off B. pick up C. alight D. get on

4. Will you _______ me your pen for my examination this afternoon ?

A. borrow B. lend C. allow D. permit

5. He has very good manners and is very ___ when he speaks to people.

A. polite B. discourteous C. simple D.proud

 6. The doctor ______ him to smoke a few cigarettes each day.

A. let B. make C. stopped D. allowed

7. After some years, the curtains ______ in the sunlight.

A. melted B. faded C. dissolved D. disappear

8. We are tired ______ hearing your excuses

A. from B. at C. off D. of

9. I feel tired. I think I’ll have a ______ sleep before dinner.

A. rapid B. speedy C. quick D. fast

10. A serious burn can stun and weaken the victim.

A. injure B. infuriate C. daze D. exhaust

11. At the age of 65, Geoff retired and lived off his ______.

A. allowance B. salary C. grant D. pension

12. David has never been ______ in football. He prefers rugby.

A. keen B. eager C. fond D. interested

13. Can you lend me some money ? I’ve ______ my wallet at home.

A. let B. forgotten C. left D. taken

14. The accident investigators are looking ______ the cause of the crash very thoroughly.

A. for B. into C. out D. after

15. ______ the lights went out, I was having a maths test.

A. During B. While C. As soon as D. When

16. Neither my friend nor I _____ to blame.

A. is B. are C. am D. have

17. Miss Helen Smith is beauty _____.

A. herself B. itself C. in itself D. in herself

18. He gave a cry and fell dead on the _____.

A. place B. lime C. instant D. spot

19. Please help yourself _____ what ever you like.

A. on B. over C. in D. to

20. The blind _____ unable to see anything.

A. is B. are C. am D. have

1. The house was burgled while the family was in a card game.

A. buried B. busy C. absorbed D. helping

A. take B. except C. agree D. accept

3. what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

A. Following B. According to C. Hearing D. meaning

4. he has impressed his employers considerably and he is soon to be promoted.

A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. yet D. eventually

5. He gave his listeners a vivid of his journey through Peru.

A. account B. tale C. communication D. plot

6. Will you be taking my precious experience into when you fix my salary?

A. possession B. account C. mind D. scale

7. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and him of speeding.

A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. arrested

8. His stomach began to because of the bad food he had eaten.

A. pain B. harm C. be hurt D. ache

9. If you money to mine, we shall have enough.

A. add B. combine C. unite D. bank

10. he was full of for her bravery.

A. energy B. admiration C. surprise D. pride

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

          Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32^nd President of the United States, was from a wealthy well-known family. As a child, he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe. He attended Harvard University, and afterward studied law. At age 39, Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full use of his legs for the rest of his life. Even though the worst of his illness, however, he continued his life in politics. In 1942 he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and thousands of people were out of work. Roosevelt took action. First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so no more could fail; then he reopened the banks little by little with government support. Roosevelt believed in using the full power of government to help what he called the “forgotten people”. And it was these workers, the wage earners, who felt the strongest affection toward Roosevelt. There were others, however, who felt that Roosevelt’s policies were destroying the American system of government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired him

          In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term. No president in American history had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit while the United States’ entry into World War II was looming in the future. He accepted the nomination and went on to an easy victory

The word “full” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. packed

B. loaded

C. overflowing

D. complete

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 31:

A. decided

B. regarded

C. counted

D. considered

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 34:

A. prepration

B. environment

C. upbringing

D. treatment

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 35:

A. credit

B. approval

C. trust

D. attention

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 33:

A. Since

B. Although

C. Because

D. Until

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 32:

A. discipline

B. order

C. behavior

D. effort

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

   From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (31)_______ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his full potential as a professional chess player.

   This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (32)_____ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion, (33)______ Magnus’s parents supported him that they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would sufer both physically and emotionally. They made it clear to him that thay had no intention on letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a rest time of his (34)_____ , when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf.

   Today, Magnus gives (35)______ to his parents for the way they raised him. They set rules, they never (36)_____ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the support and encouragement he needed to achieve his goals and still be a happy young man.

Question 36:

A. prevented

B. opposed

C. mistrusted

D. interfered