21. Before she left for Australia she promised her parents that she would drop them …………… at least once a month.   3

     A. a note                    B. a word                    C. the news                    D. a line

22. I was all set to take the job in Tokyo, but at the last minute I …………… and decided to stay in Britain.

     A. pulled my finger out                              B. got cold feet

     C. held my horses                                       D. called it a day

23. "What I've got to say to you now is strictly …………… and most certainly not for publication,” said the government official to the reporter.

     A. beside the point                                      B. for the time being

     C. by the way                                             D. off the record

24. I've never enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ……

     A. piece of cake                                         B. chip off the old block

     C. biscuit                                                    D. cup of tea

25. What's wrong with Tom today? He's unusually quiet." “He’s got something on his …………… I expect.’

     A. brain                     B. mind                      C. thoughts                     D. brow

26. He was wearing very shabby, dirty clothes and looked very ……………

     A. easy-going        B. down to earth        C. out of shape        D. down at heel

27. Since he started his own business he has been making money hand over ……

     A. list                           B. heel                         C. head                        D. palm

28. I can’t see us beating them at tennis this year - we’re so out of ……………

     A. step                    B. practice                     C. fitness                      D. breath

29. I'm not surprised that Tom is ill. He’s been ………… for a long time. It was

bound to affect his health sooner or later.

     A. having his cake and eating it      B. burning the candle at both ends

     C. playing with fire                         D. going to town

30. I just couldn’t remember her name even though it was on the …………… of my tongue.

     A. edge                          B. tip                            C. top                          D. front

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Her parents insisted that she ________ until she ________ her degree

A. stayed / finished    

B. would stay / finished

C. stayed / had finished

D. stay / finished

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

Question 01. Lan’s parents have promised that she _________ a long vacation if she passes the 10th grade entrance examination next month .

       A. has                               B. had                          C. have                        D. will have

Question 02. Please turn _________ the light. It’s getting dark here. 

       A. on                                B. out                          . Off                            D. in

Question 03. You like watching sports, _________, Peter?

       A. do you                         B. aren’t you               C. don’t you                D. doesn’t he

Question 04. You shouldn’t eat too fast . It’s not good for your________.

       A. habbit                          B. health                     C. study                       D. style

Question 05. When I was young, it used to _________ a lot of time to go to school on foot.

       A. spend                           B. use                          C. take                         D. save

Question 06. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

      A. although                       B. so                            C. but                          D. and

Question 07. This is the worst food I _________tasted. 

      A. had never                     B. have ever                C. was                         D. have never

Question 08. He has been described as the ________of the technology world.

      A. create                           B. creatively                C. creator                    D. creative           

Question 09. Excuse me, could you please tell me ______________?.

      A. is it what time              B. what time it is         C. It is what time        D. what time is it

Question 10. The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.

       A. punish                           B. punished                       C. punishing         D. was punished

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in thefollowing questions.

She is so attractive. Many boys run after her.

A. So attractive is she many boys that run after her. 

B. So attractive is she that many boys run after her. 

C. So attractive she is that many boys run after her. 

D. So that attractive she is many boys that run after her.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

She demanded that she _____________ allowed to meet her son in prison

A. was 

B. were 

C. be 

D. would be  

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She really treasures the ______ car that she inherits from her grandfather.

A. big old green antique

B. green old big antique

C. green big old antique

D. old big green antique