I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. . Bicycles ________ in the driveway.

A. mustn’t leave

B. mustn’t be leaving

C. mustn’t be left

D. mustn’t have left

2. We can’t go along here because the road ________.

A. is repairing

B. is repaired

C. is being repaired

D. repairs

3. Why don’t you have your roof ________ by your brother?

A. repairs

B. repair

C. repaired

D. to repair

4. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? I don’t enjoy ________ at.

A. be laughed

B. to be laughed

C. laughing

D. being laughed

5. Do you get your heating _______ every year?

A. checking

B. check

C. be checked

D. checked

6. Claude Jennings is said _______ his memory.

A. to have been lost

B. to be losing

C. to have lost

D. to lose

7. The boy ______ by the teacher yesterday.

A. punish

B. punished

C. punishing

D. was punished

8. Her watch needs _______.

A. repairing

B. to be repaired

C. repaired

D. A & B are correct

9. He was said _______ this building.

A. designing

B. to have designed

C. to designs

D. designed

10. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.

A. is invented

B. is inventing

C. invented

D. was invented

11. Lots of houses ______ by the earthquake.

A. are destroying

B. destroyed

C. were destroyed

D. is destroyed

12. Today many serious childhood diseases _______ by early immunization.

A. are preventing

B. can prevent

C. prevent

D. can be prevented

13. Some film stars _____ to be difficult to work with.

A. are said

B. is said

C. say

D. are saying

14. All books ________ before transportation.

A. wrap

B. were wrap

C. were wrapped

D. wrapping

15. “Ms John, please type those letters before noon” – “They’ve already ________, sir. They are on the desk”.

A. typed

B. been being typed

C. being typed

D. been typed

41. In spite of …………………….., we decided to go out.

            A. we felt very tired             B. feeling tired          C. all of us felt tired             D. tired

42. When the firework ………………… off, the dog …………………… away.

            A. had gone/ran        B. went/had run        C. went/ran                D. went/was running

43. When we ……………………….. the bill, we left the restaurant.

            A. had paid                B. were paying          C. paid                        D. had been paying

44. He is interested in ………………….. . He is a …………………..

A. scientist/science  B. science/ scientist C. scientific/science            D. scientist/scientific

45. Because of financial problem, she could not go on her study at university.

            A. continue               B. examine                C. expect                    D. finish

46. His mother’s death is the greatest ……………………. event that she will never get rid of.

            A. successful             B. comic                     C. brilliant                 D. tragic

47. Without the pull of the Earth, we could not ………………… anything.

            A. weigh                     B. weight                    C. weightless             D. weightlessness

48. …………………………………….., Peter managed to arrive at the departure  spot on time to join the trip with his friends.

            A. Although of some troubles on the way                        B. Bcause of some troubles on the way

            C. Had some troubles on the way              D. Though he got some troubles on the way

49. When we were on the phone, the crossed line was ………………… because of a wrong connection.

            A. obtained                B. interrupted            C. specialized                       D. determined

50. Family …………………….. is very important for a child to form his personality.

            A. name                      B. background                      C. specialization       D. degree

51. A well- ……………….child often behaves quite differently from one who did not get good schooling.

            A. educate                 B. educated               C. education              D. educative

52. He took charge of the firm after his father had resigned , but he could not do the business well because of his lack of ……………………..

            A. experiment           B. experience                        C. service                   D. hobby

53. Sam not only works with enthusiasm ……………………. gets on with his colleagues.

            A. but as well            B. but also                 C. nor                         D. either

54. We have been working for more than eight hours. It is time to ………………… a rest.

            A. take                        B. make                      C. practise                 D. do

55. Planes often ………………on time and passengers have to arrive at the airport at least half an hour early.

            A. go off                     B. take off                  C. turn off                  D. keep off

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

What can you even see artists doing on the streets?

A. Playing the guitar on the streets

B. Singing songs on the streets

C. Painting pictures on the streets

D. Dancing on the streets

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

How many performances can people see this year?

A. Tens of thousands

B. Thousands

C. Some people

D. Over five hundreds

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

Question 2: How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?

A. Two months

B. Three months

C. Three weeks

D. For 3 weeks every August and September

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

How many people come to attend the Edinburgh Festival every year?

A. Thousand people

B. Thousands of people

C. Some people

D. Few people

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

How many people come to attend the Edinburgh Festival every year?

A. Thousand people

B. Thousands of people

C. Some people

D. Few people

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

How much are the tickets for these performances?

A. Very cheap

B. Very expensive

C. Not cheap

D. Not quite expensive

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!

How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?

A. Two months

B. Three months

C. Three weeks

D. For 3 weeks every August and September