II. Choose the best fit to fill in the blank

1. I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet, so I ran.......him, but I didn’t catch him.

   A. into                      B. over                        C. after                        D. near

2. I called on her yesterday: she......... a meal at the time.

  A. cooked                 B. has cooked                         C. was cooking           D. cook

3. My grandfather is.....to walk without a stick.

  A. enough old           B. old enough                         C. too old                    D. many ages

4. You will become ill.....you stop working so hard.

 A. until                       B. when                       C. if                             D. unless

5. Everyone .....Tom was invited to the party.

  A. but                        B. as                            C. from                        D. for

6. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really.....you?

  A. match                   B. fit                            C. suit                          D. measure

7. I don’t know..... to pronounce this word.

  A. what                     B. why                        C. when                       D. how

8. My sister is busy.....an exercise of English.

  A. in doing                B. to do                       C. at doing                  D. doing

9. Each of them ......answers very well.

  A. know his               B. know their              C. knows                     D. knows their

10. He has worked.....the manager in that company for nearly 15 years.

  A. like                       B. as                            C. the same                 D. different

11. Mary as well as David and Jane ...... ready for the exam tomorrow.

  A. is                           B. will                                     C. are                           D. being

12. You should have your car.........two days beíore you have a long trip.

  A. to check                B. checking                 C. checked                  D. check

13. Mummy, we only have.....rice for dinner tonight. You have to buy a few more kilos.

   A. a little                  B. a lot                        C. few                                     D. a few

14. They apologized.....late.

  A. in arriving             B. on arriving              C. for arriving                         D. their arriving

I. Choose the best fit to fill in the blank

31. I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet, so I ran.......him, but I didn’t catch him.

   A. into                      B. over                        C. after                        D. near

32. I called on her yesterday: she......... a meal at the time.

  A. cooked                  B. has cooked             C. was cooking           D. cook

33. My grandfather is.....to walk without a stick.

  A. enough old           B. old enough             C. too old                    D. many ages

34. You will become ill.....you stop working so hard.

 A. until                       B. when                       C. if                             D. unless

35. Everyone .....Tom was invited to the party.

  A. but                        B. as                            C. from                        D. for

36. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really.....you?

  A. match                   B. fit                            C. suit                          D. measure

37. I don’t know..... to pronounce this word.

  A. what                     B. why                        C. when                       D. how

38. My sister is busy.....an exercise of English.

  A. in doing                B. to do                       C. at doing                  D. doing

39. Each of them ......answers very well.

  A. know his               B. know their              C. knows                     D. knows their

40. He has worked.....the manager in that company for nearly 15 years.

  A. like                       B. as                            C. the same                 D. different

41. Mary as well as David and Jane ...... ready for the exam tomorrow.

  A. is                          B. will                         C. are                          D. being

42. There is a(n)...... to every rule.

  A. minus                   B. exception                C. abstract                   D. subtract

43. You should have your car.........two days beíore you have a long trip.

  A. to check                B. checking                 C. checked                  D. check

44. Mummy, we only have.....rice for dinner tonight. You have to buy a few more kilos.

   A. a little                  B. a lot                        C. few                         D. a few

45. They apologized.....late.

  A. in arriving            B. on arriving              C. for arriving                         D. their arriving

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10. Basil ............ an operation on his stomach last year.
A. have B. has C. had D. is having
11. ............ she ............ your books back last week?
A. Can/ bring B. Did/ bring C. Does/ bring D. Did/ brought
12. I ............ the window and ............ a deep breath before the exam yesterday.
A. can open/ can take B. open/ take C. am opening/ am taking D. opened/ took
13. A: Did you see my son?/ B: Oh, I ............ him over there 30 minutes ago.
A. see B. sees C. seed D. saw
14. Tom ............ a pair of gloves under the chair this morning.
A. found B. finds C. finded D. find
15. When she opened the door, the cat ............ out.

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A. ran B. run C. runs D. are running
16. It ............ warm, so I took off my coat.
A. is B. was C. were D. are
17. The film wasn't very good. I didn't ............ it very much.
A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. enjoys D. enjoying
18. The hotel was very cheap. It ............ a lot.
A. didn’t cost B. cost C. costs D. costing
19. I was in a hurry, so I ............ time to phone you.
A. had B. didn’t had C. didn’t have D. have
20. It was hard carrying the bags. They ............ very heavy.
A. is B. are C. was D. were

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

I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?"

 don't remember my reply - probably something like, “That wouldn't really be helping him”. Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don't know. But I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the way to the school. I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying goodbye, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity". Indeed, the proverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman's alone it was in our lives, too. Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes lor the homeless. Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years. I still wonder which of us has benefited more?

After reading the newspaper article about volunteers who helped the elderly, the writer ____.

A. paid no attention

B. went to work

C . signed him and his daughter up

D. took his daughter to school

- But for this father's early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.

A/ Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.

B/ Richard didn't take over the family business because his father didn't retire early.

C/ His father retired early but he still ran the family business.

D/ Richard's father didn't want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.

Complete using the correct past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Ted ______ (play) his guitar at half past seven .

2. At midnight, I _______ (sleep), but Jane ________ (listen) to music.

3. Luke __________ (stand) outside the bank when suddenly two robbers ran past him.

4. I know Doug _________ (work) late at the office because I saw him when I ___________ (leave).

5. _______ you _______ (have) a shower when the earthquake happened?

6. Penny _________ (run) to catch the bus when she slipped and fell.

7. When you saw Eugene _______ he _____ (go) home?

8. At midnight? Erm ... we ___________ (watch) a DVD, I think.

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1.I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library

2.I _________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I _____ (sleep)

3.It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

4.My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into the room.

5.Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6.The little boy ____________ (fall) asleep while his mother_________ (read) him a story.

7.I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______________ (shine) in Florida.

8.While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9.John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He _______________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry _____________ (hit) his car from behind.

10. Ten years ago, the government __________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______(starve) due to several years of drought.

11. They ________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station (arrive)

12. She ___________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)

13. _________they___________(play) tennis when it ____________ raining (start)?

VIII. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from the rest.

1. A. return B. believe C. emigrate D. reward

2. A. character B. addition C. sociable D. medical

3. A. behavior B. message C. curly D. wardrobe

4. A. select B. exchange C. conclude D. detail

5. A. memory B. together C. different D. stationary

6. A. yourself B. furniture C. chemical D. injure

7. A. electricity B. include C. repair D. machine

8. A. experiment B. arrange C. transmit D. message

9. A. furniture B. invention C. machine D. assistant

10. A. admire B. responsible C. complete D. difficulty

IX. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. These shoes .................... to me. A. belong B. belongs C. are belonging D. all of these

2. I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet so I ran ................ him, but I didn’t catch him.

A. into B. over C. after D. near

3. She asked ...................... of young people to come to her party.

A. quite too many B. quite a lot C. so very many D. a very lot

4. I called on her yesterday; she ................. a meal at the time.

A. cooked B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cook

5. Is there anything wrong .............. your car? A. in B. about C. of D. with

6. Nothing ................. I do seems to please her.

A. which B. that C. who D. whom

7. They forced us ................. their invitation.

A. accept B. accepted C. accepting D. to accept

8. She loves ____________ stamps.

collect B. collects C. collecting D. to collecting

9. She tells stories to the children ................ before they go to bed.

A. at night B. in the night C. at every night D. in every night

10. My grandfather is ................. to walk without stick.

A. enough old B. old enough C. quite old D. too old

11. You will become ill .................. you stop working harder.

A. until B. when C. unless D. if

12. When I woke up this morning, it .....................

A. rains B. rained C. was raining D. had rained

13. Everyone ................ Tom was invited to the party.

A. as B. but C. from D. for

14. I tried ................ the bus, but I missed it.

A. catching B. catch C. to catch D. catch up

15. Playing video games ................ popular among children nowadays.

A. is B. was C. had been D. will be

16. .................he cannot afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle.

A. Because B. As C. Since D. All are correct

17. My boss will have a meeting ……………. 7 a.m to 14 p.m .

A. at B. from C. in D. till

18. We like to watch the stars …………… night.

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

19. Everyone in he world ................ to lead a happy life.

A. wants B. want C. is wanting D. are wanting

20. We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ................ own solution to the problem.

A. his B. her C. one’s D. their

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

I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?"

 don't remember my reply - probably something like, “That wouldn't really be helping him”. Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don't know. But I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the way to the school. I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying goodbye, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity". Indeed, the proverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman's alone it was in our lives, too. Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes lor the homeless. Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years. I still wonder which of us has benefited more?

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Lesson in Caring

B. Volunteer Opportunities

C. An International Voluntary Organisation

D. A Beautiful Sunday