Choose the answer to each sentence
1. One ……………… of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
a. disadvantage b. disadvantaged c. disadvantageous
d. disadvantageously
2. Full ……………… by all members is compulsory.
a. participate b. participation c. participator d. participant
3. There are many places of ……………… to visit in London and Paris.
a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interestingly
4. Those students volunteered to care ……………… the sick and the aged.
a. on b. with c. in d. for
5. Did you learn news ……………… Janet?
a. with b. for c. since d. from
6. I often take part ……………… social activities every weekend.
a. in b. for c. against d. over
7. More than 70 people were killed in the ………………, caused when a dam burst.
a. flood b. drought c. vacation d. war
8. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
a. suburb b. central c. faraway d. natural
9. New-born children always need special ………………
a. help b. care c. look d. interest
10. These cars are in a bad state. They need ………………
a. looking after b. taking care of c. repairing d. organizing
11. It is necessary to enable the audience to sit in ……… while they are watching the shows.
a. care b. suffer c. disadvantage d. comfort
12. A ……………… is a very hard accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.
a. disaster b. drought c. flood d. war
13. The local authorities are conducting ……… campaign to help ……………… disabled.
a. a/ the b. the / no article c. no article/ no article d. no article/ the
14. Martin denied ……………… the accused man on the day of the crime.
a. to see b. of having seen c. to have seen d. having seen
15. She often thinks carefully ……………… any question.
a. before answering b.before having answered c.by answering d.having answering
16. He never admits ……………… wrong.
a. to being b. of being c. to be d. to have been
17. ………… from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation.
a. When falling b. As he was fallen c. After having fallen d. To fall
18. I regret ……………… at his side during his illness last winter.
a. was not b. have not been c. not being d. not to be
19. I tried ……………… the window, but it seemed ………………
a. having opened/ not working b. opening/ not to work
c. having opened/ did not work d. opening/ was not working
20. She must ……………… for me after realizing I’d gone missing.
a. having looked b. to have look c. look d. have looked
21. John no longer wants to live in the city. He decides to move to the countryside.
a. no sooner b. no more c. no less than d. no end of
22. ……………… a child. He has really grown up and needs a room of his own.
a.No longer Ken is b.No longer is Ken c.Ken is any longer d.No longer isn’t Ken
23. We are taking ……………… Canada for our vacation next month.
a. about having gone b. going c. about going d. to go
24. Sue is in charge ……………… the meeting.
a. to organize b. to have organize c. of organizing d.for having organized
25. I am interested ……………… the new course next week.
a. in learning b. in having learnt c. to learn d. on having learnt
26. To do the work for a humane society is ......................... .
A. friendly B. mutual C. voluntary D. thoughtless
27. Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.
A. play a role of B. take a place of C. participate D. are a part of
28. There is a special fund for the severely ....................... .
A. orphan B. volunteer C. aged D. handicapped
29. The ...................... of this society in to provide community education for street children.
A. mission B. work C. job D. duty
30. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ......................... .
A. action B. activity C. donation D. organization
31. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
32. Shy people often find it difficult to ........................ group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in
33. I am ...........to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.
A. capable B. excused C. unable D. disliked
34. ..................... it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
35.......................... that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew
36....................... photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. Saw D. Having seen
37.I hate ....................... a child ........................ .
A. see/ crying B. see/ cry C. seeing/ to cry D. seeing/ cry
38. I notice the lorry ........................ down the hill.
A. to come B. came C. coming D. having come
39. I observed a blue car ...................... very fast towards the motorway.
A. having driven B. driven C. driving D. to drive
40. They left the restaurant, ......................... two hours over lunch.
A. spending B. spent C. after spend D. having spent
41.The police accused him of..................... fire to the building but he denied ....................... in the area on the night of the fire.
A. setting/ being B. setting/ having been C.set/be D.having set/ having been
42. Will you give Mary my message when she ______ to her office?
A. is returning B. will be returning C. will return D. returns
43. "What are you doing here so early?" - "I came ________ some extra work done."
A. so that to get B. so to get C. for to get D. to get
44. I hope you're having a good time and _______ your meal.
A. you enjoying B. enjoying C. to enjoy D. enjoy
45. This house is _________ the others we've seen.
A. far more expensive than B. further more expensive
C. farther more expensive than D. far most expensive
46. "You put on some weight, haven't you?" - "Yes, It's because I've stopped
_______."
A. to dieting B. dieting C. diet D. to diet
47. I don't like _______ what to do.
A. is told B. was told C. being tell D. being told
48. "I called earlier, but no one answered the phoned." - "I know. I was out _______ care of my roses."
A. for taking B. taking C. to take D. to taking
49. Ann pretended ______me as she passed me in the street.
A. not to see B. not see C. not seeing D. not to seen
50. Farmers look forward to _______ every summer.
A. participate in the country fairs. B. participating in the country fairs.
C. be participating in the country fairs D. have participated in the country fairs.
