II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.

6. Radioactive pollution is increasing               the increased use of radioactivity.

     A. as                              B. since                        C. because of                D. because

7.   Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people                 the same language?

      A. spoke                      B. speak                       C. had spoken              D. will speak

8.   Unless you  all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.

      A. answered                 B. answer                     C. would answer           D. are answering

9. Singapore is famous for its …………. streets and green trees.

10. If someone                         into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”

      A. comes                      B. came                        C. come                       D. should come

11. It was said that the fish died              a powerful toxin in the sea water.

     A. because of                 B. because                    C. since                        D. as a result

12. “Here’s my phone number”.

      “Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I                    some help tomorrow”

      A. will need                  B. need                        C. would need              D. needed

13.                   is the festival celebrated?          – Every year.

      A. When                      B. How often                C. How                        D. What

14. The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions                         improved.

      A. was                          B. is                             C. were                        D. had been

15. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are _______ with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.

16. If she                      him, she would be very happy.

      A. would meet              B. will meet                  C. met                          D. should meet

17.  Nga is a beautiful girl; ______ , she’s kind - hearted.

      A. therefore       B. however       C. moreover       D. otherwise

18. If I had enough money, I                   abroad to improve my English.

      A. will go                     B. would go                  C. went                        D. should have go to

19. She has read                        interesting book.

      A. a                              B. an                            C. the                           D. Ø

20. If it              convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight.

      A. be                            B. is                             C. was                          D. were

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

I’m disappointed _________ people have spoiled this are

A. that

B. when

C. if

D. how

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. Chopin and Mozart __________ famous composers.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
2. __________ your mother born in India?
A. is B. be C. was D. were
3. Joan of Arc __________English. She was French.
A. doesn’t B. weren’t C. was D. wasn’t
4. He __________ yesterday because he __________ ill.
A. worked .... was B. didn’t work ... was
C. worked ... wasn’t D. didn’t work ... wasn’t
5. We __________ out very often.
A. do eat B. don’t eat C. didn’t ate D. eats
6. Mike __________ fit by playing tennis regularly.
A. keeps B. keeping C. don’t keep D. keep
7. My father __________ to smoke when he __________ young.
A. used ... did B uses ... was C. used ... were D. used ... was
8. He __________ me some flowers for my birthday.
A. bought B. buys C. didn’t bought D. is bought
9. When __________ mobile phones first __________?
A. do ... appear B. did ... appear C. did ... appeared D. do ... appeared
10. I __________ swimming two years ago.
A. didn’t liked B. like C. not like D. didn’t like
11. The concert features dancers and __________ of all nationalities.
A. musicians B. actors C. scientists D. painters
12. He went __________ a walk around the block to get some air.
A. out B. for C. up D. off
13. I __________ food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant.
A. took B. went C. got D. did
14. He’s the highest-paid __________ in Hollywood films.
A. explorer B. writer C. actor D. sailor
15. Why didn’t you wait __________ the bus?
A. to B. at C. in D. for

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)

1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms. 

​A. disentangle ​B. deride ​C. dwindle ​D. disseminate 

2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear. 

​A. moan​B. groan​C. whine​D. screech

3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements. 

​A. think​B. assume​C. take​​D. judge

4.  His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

​A. level​B. on a par​C. equal​D. in tune 

5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before. 

​A. out of the way​B. out of sight​C. off the way​D. off the track

6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head. 

​A. slender ​B. close ​C. near ​D. narrow​

7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish. 

​A. desire ​B. yearn ​C. deputize ​D. sue

8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night. 

​A. a wet blanket​B. a dead duck ​C. death warmed up   ​      D. a bear with a sore head 

9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date. 

​A. prevented​B. hindered​C. inhibited​D. deterred

10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. 

​A. makes​B. stands​C. leads​D. matches

11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______ 

​A. beggar ​B. miser ​C. mouse ​D. pauper

12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________. 

​A. head over heels                                     ​B. at a push 

​C. by the skin of my teeth                              ​D. first hand

13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.  

​A. white ​ B. blue ​C. green ​D. black

14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 

​A. hindrance                 B. oversight​C. negligence​D. transgression

15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning. 

​A. slow-witted​B. far-reaching​C. off-hand​D. top-heavy

16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village. 

​A. short ​B. low ​C. scarce ​D. limit 

17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

  ​A. clean​B. wide​C. fresh​D. peeled

18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion. 

​A. up in arms​B. keeping your hair​C. kicking herself​D. giving her a taste

19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement. 

​A. wide-eyed​           B. open-eyed ​            C. eagle-eyed​D. hawk-eyed

20. He was absolutely _______  with anger when he found that I had scratched his car. 

​A. burned​B. carmine​C. fickle​D. livid

Your answers

1. Choose the one word or phrase A, B or C- that best completes sentences.

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

(chemistry/ charity/ school)

2. Choose the word whose stress is pronounced differently from that of the others.

(provide/ listen/ invite)             

3. A: Let’s do something outdoor.

    B: (How about going swimming? / Not at all. / Proud of you!)

4. Nga often has toothache, (but/ so/ and) she stills eats a lot of sweets and cakes.

5. Ms Hoa enjoys (plants/ planting/ to plant) trees and flowers.

6. Eat (more/ less/ little) junk food. It makes you fat!

7. Lan: Hi doctor. I feel weak and sick.

     Dr Law: Did you have enough (health/ calories/sickness)? You should eat more and get more exercise, too.

8. If you spend most of your free time making vases or bowls from clay, your hobby is (making models/ making pottery/ collecting).

9. (Obesity/ flu / temperature) is a problem – people are putting on weight.

10. They have decided to clean up the neighbourhood because it is full of (rubbish / flowers / green trees).

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. The mother cat and __________ kittens napped in the sunshine.
A. his B. yours C. hers D. her 2. This dessert is ___________ but you can have it
A. my B. mine C. yours D. delicious 3. Please return _________ money at once.
A. mine B. your C. my D. its 4. When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in ______ tracks.
A. my B. its C. his D. hers 5. If the TV isn't loud enough, turn it _______ a little A. of B. up C. down D. on 6. Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it A. throw up B. throw in C. throw away D. throw out
7. I´ve been looking _____ my car keys for half an hour. Have you seen them anywhere?
A. up B. for C. after D. at
8. Can you __________ me with this question?
A. talk B. wait C. help D. tell
9. I ________ four languages, but I love Italian above all
A. talk B. speak C. talks D. tell
10. We like ________ our grandmother on Sundays
A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits
11. We don’t speak French. They don’t understand ________
A. it B. its C. it's D. them
12. This book’s __________. Look! Here’s your name.
A. yours B. mine C. its D. hers
13. How many students in your class __________ from Korea?
A. comes B. come C. came D. is coming
14. Those boys look like _____ fathers
A. his B. them C. their D. they
15.That young man _____ play football.
A. never B. not C. is not D. does not

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. The mother cat and __________ kittens napped in the sunshine.
A. his B. yours C. hers D. her 2. This dessert is ___________ but you can have it
A. my B. mine C. yours D. delicious 3. Please return _________ money at once.
A. mine B. your C. my D. its 4. When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in ______ tracks.
A. my B. its C. his D. hers 5. If the TV isn't loud enough, turn it _______ a little A. of B. up C. down D. on 6. Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it A. throw up B. throw in C. throw away D. throw out
7. I´ve been looking _____ my car keys for half an hour. Have you seen them anywhere?
A. up B. for C. after D. at
8. Can you __________ me with this question?
A. talk B. wait C. help D. tell
9. I ________ four languages, but I love Italian above all
A. talk B. speak C. talks D. tell
10. We like ________ our grandmother on Sundays
A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits
11. We don’t speak French. They don’t understand ________
A. it B. its C. it's D. them
12. This book’s __________. Look! Here’s your name.
A. yours B. mine C. its D. hers
13. How many students in your class __________ from Korea?
A. comes B. come C. came D. is coming
14. Those boys look like _____ fathers
A. his B. them C. their D. they
15.That young man _____ play football.
A. never B. not C. is not D. does not

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. What color ________car?
A. is you B. your C. you are D. is your
2. One of the ________is from Canada
A. English teachers B. teachers English C. English teacher D. teacher English 3. How many times ________the biology class meet each week?
A. are B. is C. does D. do 4. A young girl who is away from her mother and father for the first time often _____.
A. miss her B. misses them C. misses her D. miss them 5. How many car accidents _____ at night? A. happens B. do they happen C. does it happen D. happen 6. An airplane’s doors are always _____ before the plane takes off A. close B. closes C. closing D. closed
7. I am driving a friend’s car because I couldn’t start _____ this morning.
A. my B. it C. mine D. his
8. The door was so _____ that the x-ray machine would not go through it.
A. thin B. close C. minor D. narrow
9. The girl doesn’t feel good. She must be _____ a cold
A. taking B. getting C. holding D. becoming
10. Ahmed studies _____ midnight. At midnight he goes to bed and sleeps.
A. after B. from C. on D. until
11. On most days, Sara is late for class. Sara is _____ late for class.
A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. frequently
12. Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar
A. buy B. go shopping C. want D. come
13. A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory?
B: Because they earn much money.
A. What B. When C. Why D. Whom
14. _____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays.
A. in/in B. at/on C. in/on D. at/in
15. He hates _____ football _____ television.
A. watching/on B. to watch/ in C. watch/on D. watching/in

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. What color ________car?
A. is you B. your C. you are D. is your
2. One of the ________is from Canada
A. English teachers B. teachers English C. English teacher D. teacher English 3. How many times ________the biology class meet each week?
A. are B. is C. does D. do 4. A young girl who is away from her mother and father for the first time often _____.
A. miss her B. misses them C. misses her D. miss them 5. How many car accidents _____ at night? A. happens B. do they happen C. does it happen D. happen 6. An airplane’s doors are always _____ before the plane takes off A. close B. closes C. closing D. closed
7. I am driving a friend’s car because I couldn’t start _____ this morning.
A. my B. it C. mine D. his
8. The door was so _____ that the x-ray machine would not go through it.
A. thin B. close C. minor D. narrow
9. The girl doesn’t feel good. She must be _____ a cold
A. taking B. getting C. holding D. becoming
10. Ahmed studies _____ midnight. At midnight he goes to bed and sleeps.
A. after B. from C. on D. until
11. On most days, Sara is late for class. Sara is _____ late for class.
A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. frequently
12. Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar
A. buy B. go shopping C. want D. come
13. A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory?
B: Because they earn much money.
A. What B. When C. Why D. Whom
14. _____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays.
A. in/in B. at/on C. in/on D. at/in
15. He hates _____ football _____ television.
A. watching/on B. to watch/ in C. watch/on D. watching/in