Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or d for each numbered gap to complete
the passage.
In spite of the fact that foreigners are always grumbling about English cooking, it's (41).....
whether their (42) .... complaints are justifiable. It can be argued that this stream of criticism
tends to be based on rather (43). experience and that the proof of the pudding is in the
eating. Owing to the fact that these people are (44) ....... to be short of money, they seek out
the more (45) ....... restaurants rather than (46) ...... establishments. If your sole experience
of English cooking is (47) ..... to eating fish and chips, the (48) ..... of your leaving the
country with a (49). impression is (50) ...
41. A. debates
B. debate
C. debatable
D. debated
42. A. continuous
B. continual
C. continue
D. continuation
43. A. limited
B. limits
C. limit
D. limiting
44. A. inclining
B. inclines
C. incline
D. inclined
45. A. economic
B. economical
C. economy
D. economize
46. A. renown
B. renowned
C. renowns
D. renowning
47. A. confine
B. confined
C. confines
D. confining
48. A. likelihood
B. likeliness
C. liking
D. likeness
49. A. Favourable
B. favours
C. favoured
D. favourably
50. A. minimized
B. minimum
C. minimal
D. minimize
Fill each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.
1. Linda didn’t tell Charles the truth .......................................................... upsetting him.
2. It was so quiet that one ............................................. a pin drop.
3. My car is at .............................................. whenever you like.
4. The parcel .................................... to her house by the time Rossie arrived home from the shop.
5. Don’t get too down-hearted try and ............................................ bright side.
6. If only I ........................................ spent so much money yesterday.
7. Although we were ............................................. we decided to carry on up to the summit of the mountain.
8. With a new spell-check programme on my computer, it’s virtually .................................. make a spelling mistake.
9. As it turned out, we .................................................... the fire brigade because the fire went out by itself before they arrived.
10. I’ve been ringing her all morning but so far I .............................................. through.
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. The bank is on .................... side of the street. (another, other, the other, the rest)
2. Three pupils play here at 9 o’clock. .................. play here at 10 o’clock. (Three others, Others three, Another, Anothers)
3. ................... what he may, it is unlikely he will succeed. (To do, Doing, Do, In doing)
4. Think of yourself, if not of .................... (others, another, other, oneself)
5. He bought some cherries, two apples and an orange. But he ate all the big cherries and left me (one of those, little fruit, the rest, some big ones)
6. There is one television programme which is above all ................... in popularity. (another, other, the other, others)
7. Each of them................... to bring ............. own books to the next class. (are ……his, is …… their, is ……his, are ……its)
8. ..................... sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years. (Much great, So great a, As great as, How great a)
9. “I see the travel agency gave you a lot of information” “Yes, some of it is useful but .................... isn’t.” (the remain, another, the rest, the other one)
10. When asked which one of the metals he wanted - gold, silver or copper, he replied: “.................. will do”
(Each, All, Any, Every)
Change the following into the passive voice
1. In this chapter we are going to give you an intelligent test.
2. What would happen if the man hadn't left his newspaper behind?
3. I wish you had met me at the station.
4. I can assure you that I will arrange everything in time.
5. A leader should be a man that everyone can respect.
6. People saw that man climbing over the wall.
Put in the right form of the verbs
1. Do you know that man <sit> in the brown leather chair?
2. Many of the goods that <produce> since the beginning of the twentieth century are totally machine- made.
3. 1<know> Beth for six years. When I <meet> her, she <work> in a law office.
4. If you <be> there yesterday, you <meet> my parents.
5. <Be> an excellent researcher, Dr. Banes <respect> by the entire faculty.
6. Had I known Dan wouldn’t be here, I <not come>.
7. <Hear> that story many times before, I got bored when Jim began to tell it again.
8. Anna is grown up now. You shouldn’t speak to her as if she <be> a child.
9. Thank you for your help. I <never> be able to finish this work without it.
10. I recommended that he <apply> to at least three universities.
11. <Sit> on a park bench and <watch> the brightly coloured leaves fall gently to the ground, he fell at peace with the world.
12. Why didn’t you tell me about this before? I certainly wish I <inform> earlier.
13. Ever since I can remember. mathematics <be> my favourite subject.
14. It's a funny story, I’ll tell you the details when I <call> you tomorrow.
15. When the <puzzle> student could not figure out the answer to the <puzzle> problem, she demanded that I <give> her the correct answer, but I insisted that she <figure> it out for herself.
Complete these sentences with words which have the same roots as the words in italics
31. I appreciated Peter’s help very much, and expressed my ___________ to his parents.
32. I believe in preventing disease because ____________ is always better than cure.
33. I can’t become a member of that club yet, because ___________ is only open to people over eighteen.
34. I can’t say that work usually tires me, but this particular job is very ________ .
35. I congratulated Judy on her success, and she received ________ from a lot of other people too.
36. Thousands of people use that car park every day. __________ pay on leaving the car park.
37. I don’t like the way Peter boasts.... No, and his brother Jim is _____________ too.
38. If the ground isn’t flat enough, you can ___________ it with this.
39. If the sauce isn’t thick enough, you can ___________ it with flour.
40. If you agree on this proposal, we can prepare an _________ for signature.