1. He was ill spoken ___among the people who knew his past.

a. for

b. from

c. to

d. of

2. I should like to___touch with old friends but I have so little time.

a. get into

b. be in

c. keep in

d. lose

3. I wandered through the cool___of the forest trees.

a. dark

b. shade

c. obscurity

d. shadow

4. You're late again-please try to be ___in future.

a. punctual

b. efficient

c. accurate

d. reliable

5. I ___forgetting her name. What's she called?

a. tend to

b. keep

c. am usually

d. always

6. He___on the bank fishing when he ___a man's hat floating down the river.

a. was sitting-saw

b. has sat-had seen

c. sat-was seeing

d. was sitting-has seen

7. I've ___a sport's club so that I can play regularly.

a. involved

b. enlisted

c. taken part in

d. joined

8. Suddenly___hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.

a. feeling

b. having felt

c. felt

d. feels

9. Last summer we went on___holiday to Turkey.

a. a packed

b. a package

c. a packer

d. an inclusive

10. ____drivers usually drive very slowly.

a. learner

b. student

c. learning

d.practice

11. After the race___, the celebration began.

a. has been won

b. is won

c. will be won

d. had been won

12. You can operate my new CD player by___control.

a. battery

b. gadget

c. remote

d. high-tech

13. You go ahead to the restaurant. I'll___you later.

a. accompany

b. unite with

c. come along with

d. join

1. She did not come to the party, though she___us she would.

a. promised

b. offered

c. agreed

d. swore

2. The homeless couple___at last in finding a flat to rent.

a. enabled

b. managed

c. succeeded

d. reached

3. We have already informed them___the decision.

a. of

b. in

c. to

d. with

4. The doctor allowed him to go home on___that he remained in bed.

a. order

b. condition

c. promise

d. account

5. He won't be able to pay for the car___his father's help.

a.until

b. except

c. unless

d. without

6. Let's go shopping___some new cooking utensils.

a. to

b. in

c.for

d.of

7. She wore a ___ring on her left hand.

a. bride's

b. wedding

c. bridal

d. marriage

1. I like that photo very much. Could you make an___for me?

a. increase

b. enlargement

c. extension

d. expansion

2. He was ___by all the people there.

a. listened to

b. to be listened

c. listened

d. listening

3. What is it___you really want to say?

a. what

b. how

c. that

d. where

4. The doctor told me he could___nothing wrong with my health.

a. discover

b. realise

c. notice

d. find

5. The two sisters are very much alike; I can never___them apart.

a. tell

b. decide

c. know

d. separate

6. You___go even if you don't want to.

a. can

b. must not

c. cannot

d. must

7. Could you___him to bring his camera?

a. recall

b. remind

c. remember

d. recognise

8. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he___seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.

a. attended

b. was attending

c. has been attending

d. had attended

1. The group had a___once, but none of their other songs was successful.

a. win

b. hit

c. success

d. achievement

2. He lives ___in his bachelor flat in Mayfair.

a. lonely

b. lone

c. himself

d. alone

3. This symphony is a real masterpiece. I think it's worth ___over and over again.

a. be listened to

b. listening to

c. to be listened to

d. to listen to

4. Have you finished eating, sir? Shall I bring you the___?

a. addition

b. ticket

c. cheque

d. bill

5. He ___his ambition to be famous.

a. managed

b. won

c. realised

d. succeeded

6. I'm afraid we'll have to take a taxi; the last train___.

a. left an hour ago

b. has just left an hour ago

c. has an hour ago left

d. is leaving an hour ago

7. There has been a huge increase___petrol prices.

a. of

b. to

c. in

d. by

8. We searched everywhere for the dog, but it was___.

a. not to find

b. not to be found

c. to be not found

d. to have not found

9. Make sure you____us a visit when you're in town again.a

a. pay

b. have

c. give

d. do

10. David___the 'No smoking' notice on the carriage window and proceeded to light his pipe.

a. disbelieved

b. ignored

c. rejected

d. avoided

1. ___everything before the visitors came?

a. Have they prepared

b. Were they preparing

c. Had they prepared

d. Were they prepared

2. I walked home in my new shoes and now my feet are___.

a. sore

b. hurt

c. pain

d. ache

3. This country's first Olympic-sized swimming pool (open) only three years ago. One more (build) at the moment.

a. was opened-is building

b. opened- is being built

c. was opened-is being built

d. was opened-is built

4. I made an___to see the doctor about my cough.

a.appointment

b. arrangement

c. examination

d. interview

5. The government asked the people to be sure to avoid___any water which had not been boiled.

a. to drink

b. drinking

c. having drunk

d. not to be drunk

6. They are getting married___the end of June.

a.on

b. in

c. at

d. during

7. No one was sure___Ron would come to the party or not.

a. why

b. when

c. what time

d. whether

8. The kilometer is___as the mile.

a. less short

b. the lesser length

c. not as long

d. much shorter

9. Our new house ___south.

a. faces

b. fronts

c. looks

d. positions

10. To reach the corner of Baker Street and Davison Street most directly from here, ___straight ahead for about two miles, before turning left at the fifth traffic light and then going on for two more blocks.

a. you're driving

b. drive

c. to drive

d. you go driving

1. While all birds are alike in that they have feathers and lay eggs, ___great differences among them in terms of size, structure, and color.

a. to be

b. but are

c. if there are

d. there are

2. Not only___places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational purposes as well.

a. are botanical gardens

b. botanical gardens to be

c. botanical gardens are

d. to be botanical gardens

3. ___are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century.

a. Diamonds

b. because diamonds

c. diamonds, which

d. that diamonds

4. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholde,___.

a. the United States was given the Statue of Liberty by the people of France

b. The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States.

c. the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the people of France.

d. the Franch people presented the United States with a gift, the Statue of liberty.

5. If you want to catch the last train, it's time you (leave).

a. had left

b. left

c. are leaving

d. should leave

6. We can't consider (buy) a new house before (sell) the old one.

a. buying-selling

b. to buy-selling

c. buying-having sold

d. Both A and B are correct

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