Test 60
Pronunciation
1.
a. break
b. sweater
c. bread
d. dread
> a
2.
a. health
b. length
c. thus
d.
thumb
> c
3.
a. project
b. progress
c. provide
d.
pronounce
> b
4.
a. pronounce
b. cough
c. amount
d. ground
> b
5.
a. hob
b. cob
c. comb
d. grab
> c
6.
a. prefer
b. better
c. labour
d.
doctor
> a
Find the
mistakes
7. How about taking some time off, Jim? You were working too hard lately.
Take a short vacation.
a. about
b. some time
off c. were
working d.
Take
> c
8. Unless his candidate had won the election, he would be happy
now. a. Unless
b. had won
c. would
be d. now
> a
9. Alfred’s eyes burned and his shoulders ached. He has been sitting at the
computer for 6 straight hours. Finally, he took a
break. a. burned
b. ached
c. has been
sitting d. took
> c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. My solicitor has advised take legal
action. a. me to not
b. me not to
c. to me not to
d. me against to
b
11. want to visit this part of the
town. a. The most tourists
b. Most of
tourists c. Most
tourists
d. Most tourist
c
12. I must go now. I promised
late. a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. not to being
b
13. "One of these days there'll be a terrible accident on this corner." "I
!"
a. don't hope it
b. don't hope
so c. hope not
d. hope no
c
14. Our teacher makes us very
hard. a. to work
b. work
c.
working
d. be
work
b
15. Children are made their breath by the acrobat
show. a. hold
b. to hold
c.
holding
d. held
b
16. You have to let your children their own way in the
end. a. to go
b.
going c.
go
d. be
going
c
17. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter her once a
week. a. doesn't ring
b. didn't
ring c. not
ring
d. don't
ring
a
18. To be honest, whether he’ll come or not is anybody’s
. a. guess
b. question
c. instinct
d.
feeling
a
19. I bought a for my mum when I visited
Dalat. a. recollection
b.
reminiscence c.
souvenir
d.
recall
c
20. John asked me to marry him but I turned him
. a. over
b.
down c.
off
d. aside
b
21. I separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp
. a. punch
b. slap
c. poke
d. pinch
b
22. She wasn’t offered the job by the manager because of her untidy
. a. sight
b. appearance
c. presence
d. view
b
23. While we’re on vacation, we always lots of
photos. a. make
b. take
c. catch
d. do
b
24. He told a because he didn’t want to upset his
mother. a. good lie
b. kind lie
c. black
lie d.
white lie
d
25. Good luck at the interview, Fred, I hope you the
job. a. got
b. get
c. have got
d. would
get
b
26. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just your file
on the computer screen.
a. pull
down b.
call up
c. bring
in d. pick
up
b
27. When Grace returned home, he discovered his horror that the
pipes had burst and the entire house was flooded.
a. to
b. of
c. at
d. by
a
28. Before you sign the contract, in mind that you won’t be
able to
change anything
later. a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
b
29. All my money is up in the new car I have
bought. a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d.
limited
c
30. It was so hot that the in the wood actually dried up last
summer. a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
d
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to to play
the piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d.
discover
b
32. The building of the new bridge will …………. as
planned. a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
b
33. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it
in a few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d.
Wherever
a
34. We must tell you about our when we first arrived in
Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
d
35. What a nice coat! And the color
you. a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows
c
36. The traffic in town was very and I got home earlier than
expected. a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
a
37. I was to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the
table. a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
b
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and out of
the house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
a
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to her children
behind. a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
b
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the
of time.
a. tick
b.
wink
c. nick
d.
brink
c
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to his
intelligence. a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
d
42. Not only visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as
well. a. they plan to
b. they
must c. will
they
d. are they paying
c
43. Joseph had become to scenes of human distress after many
years as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
b
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their
offices. a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
c
45. Given the present economic situation, it be best to wait
before making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
b
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date with
her holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
d
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has
a. gone out
b. broken
down c. run
down
d. worn out
b
48. David was unhappy his
childhood. a. while
b. for
c.
during
d. as
c
49. Stopping racial simply by legislation is
impossible. a. tendency
b. prejudice
c. obsession
d. seclusion
b
50. Have we any contingency plans to back on if this one fails?
a. fall
b. lean
c. turn
d. come
a