Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
“Were you chosen for the team?”
“No, I’m too small – the _______ height required is six foot two.”
A. maximum
B. tallest
C. minimum
D. smallest
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
Newspapers should _______ printing statements that they cannot check.
A. decide
B. refuse
C. avoid
D. neglect
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
Nobody knows exactly there is how much ________ left in the world.
A. power
B. natural resources
C. saving
D. beauty resources
I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.
a. flew b. to fly c. flown d. fly
Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.
a. believe b. can never c. use away d. mineral
2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.
a. plants b. live c. to d. when
3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.
a. learning b. enables c. develop d. culture
4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.
a. with b. her cousins from c. are d. attend
5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.
a. often b. work c. for d. of subjects
6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.
a. the b. report c. contained d. many
lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
Though..................................................................................
2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.
Because of.............................................................................
3 They had no intention of travelling around the world
They didn’t intend..........................................................................
4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.
Some of my books..........................................................................
5 Can you close window, please?
Would you mind........................................................................................
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.A. Cloure B. Pleasure C. Conclusion D. Pressure (gạch chân s )
II. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 “___________ send this document to my office by fax? ” - “Certainly .”
a. Would you like b. Would you mind c. Could you d. Why not
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1.(A)It is the room (B)that (C)cleans every day (D)by my sister.
a. It is b. that c. cleans d. by
IV. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
1. “I am sorry that I broke the glass” said Jim.
Jim apologised.........................................................
2. I really think you ought to take some exercises.
It is high time........................................................
3. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner...................................................................................................
4. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
The sooner..................................................................................................
5. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So.......................................................................................................................
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
I’m still looking (A) for a job (B) but I hope finding (C) something (D) soon.
Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
She's made friends _______ a little girl who lives next door.
A. of
B. by
C. with
D. to
I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 When the sky is blue and the sun is shining, you may say to your friends - "_______________"
a. It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
b. What a beautiful day, is it?
c. It's not a beautiful day.
d. A beautiful day, is not it?
2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: Having missed too many lessons _________________.
a. he was not allowed to take the final test
b. he was not allowed taking the final test
c. they didnot let him take the final test
d. he was not able to allow taking the final test.
I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 Jack: “__________.” - John: “I’ll make my collection richer and richer”
a. What is your hobby, David?
b. How do you organize your collection, David?
c. What do you plan to do next, David?
d. How do you collect your books, David?
2 .Jack: “The movie _________last night was terrible.” - John: “Oh, really! What is it about?”
a. I went b. I went to it c. I went to d. that I went