Test 38
Pronunciatio
n
1.
a. great
b. cheap
c. sea
d. plead
a
2.
a. station
b. kation
c. notion
d. nation
b
3.
a. plough
b. cough
c. lough
d. hough
a
4.
a. ago
b. ashamed
c. assign
d. atom
d
5.
a. servant
b. service
c. verse
d. very
d
6.
a. subject
b. stupid
c. mute
d. music
a
7.
a. pie
b. die
c. client
d. piece
d
Find the mistakes
8. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people
don’t notice them.
a. symptoms
b. the
c. too
d. them
c
9. “Gone with the Wind” written after Margaret Mitchell quit her job as a
reporter because of an ankle injury.
a.
written
b. quit
c. as
d. of
a
10. Air pollution becomes a particular serious problem, however, when
smoke soot, fumes and other man-made pollutants are dispersed into the
air in large amounts.
a. becomes
b.
particular
c. however
d. are dispersed
b
Grammar and
Vocabulary
11. The singer was supported by his
. a. assassin
b.
conservative
c. patron
d.
radical
c
12. He decided with the police no matter what they
said. a. didn't co-operate
b. wouldn't co-
operate c. not to co-
operate
d. to not co-
operate
c
13. He thinks he hears someone the
door. a. trying open
b. trying to
open c. try
opening
d. try to
opening
b
14. Mathematics is one of the subjects he is keen
studying. a. on
b. in
c. about
d. with
a
15. Our company will need some financial to enable us to buy
more stock.
a. assistance
b. income
c.
remittance
d. award
a
16. They store a lot of food the
winter. a. of
b. for
c. in
d. about
b
17. John fainted and it was at least two hours before he came
to. a. passed away
b. passed out
c. crossed out
d. revived
d
18. This kind of work calls great patience and
determination. a. for
b. in
c.
off
d. about
a
19. It is detrimental our
health. a. of
b. to
c. in
d. on
b
20. tools are screwdrivers, hammers and
saws. a. The usefulest
b. The most
useful c. The
more useful d.
The best useful
b
21. After a great deal of difficulty, she to open the
door. a. managed
b. succeeded
c. obtained
d.
realized
a
22. My sister you the technique of weaving if you ask
her.
a. would
show b.
shows
c. will
show d.
showed
c
23. Only when you become a mature man the
truth. a. you know
b. do you
know c. you
will know d.
will you know
d
24. Remember some yards of
cloth. a. buying
b. to
buy
c. for
buying d. of
buying
b
25. "Perhaps Ken will bring me good news about my tests." "I
wish he
”
a. does
b. will
c. brings
it d.
would
d
26. Seldom such an interesting
film. a. saw
b. I have ever seen
c. have I seen
d. was ever seeing
c
27. She me that it had rained heavily in her town the week
before. a. said
b.
told
c. spoke
d. asked
b
28. They in London for over a span of six
years. a. have lived
b.
lived
c. has
lived
d. has been
living
a
29. She accepted the job which was well-paid and had good
. a. confederations
b.
prerequisites c.
products
d. prospects
d
30. He lives in a house remote any town or
village. a. from
b. in
c. on
d.
off
a
31. The tobaccos were in drums on board a
ship. a. slaughtered
b. probed
c.
smuggled
d. accused
c
32. She is miserable because she is always jealous
everyone. a. about
b.
with
c. to
d. of
d
33. What time does she get through her housework every
day?
a. finish
b. begin
c. go to
d. come back
from
a
34. He continued loving his girlfriend his family's
protests. a. owing to
b. because
c. in spite
of d.
instead of
c
35. "Is Jean mad at me?" "I think he’s jealous your
success."
a. at
b. for
c.
with
d. of
d
36. This is an instrument that measures alcohol there is in the
blood. a. how many
b. how
c. how
much d.
much
c
37. The novel will come out next
week. a. be torn up
b. be edited
c. be
published d.
be revised
c
38. B comes A and C in the English
alphabet. a. between
b. among
c. for
d. with
a
39. After lunch, Mary cleared the
table. a. cleaned the table
b. took the table away
c. removed the tableware from the
table d. all are correct
c
40. It is high time we left here, ?
a. isn't it
b. didn't
it
c. should
we d. aren't
we
a
41. He stood you up
yesterday. a. met you on a
corner
b. wrote to you
often c. waited for
you
d. failed to meet you at an appointed place
d
42. They haven't called me for a long
time. a. on
b. for
c. off
d. with
a
43. My brother shall be back again a
month. a. for
b.
during c.
within d.
to
c
44. If you hurry, you will overtake her. She has only just left here and
far.
a. mustn't go
b. can't have gone
c. couldn't go
d. can't be going
b
45. We brought almost everything in the window. We brought
everything. a. nearly
b. scarcely
c. hardly
d. already
a
46. USA's economy is in of a recession at
present. a. danger
b. dangerous
c. endanger
d. dangerously
a
47. Would you mind telling me what time the doctor’s closes?
a. office
b. surgery
c.
hospital
d. ward
a
48. Colonies have to on the protector for any decision.
a. depend
b. dependent
c.
dependence
d.
dependency
a
49. My assignment is so badly written that I think I should do
it over. a. correct it
b. repair it
c. write it
again d.
damage it
c
50. Don't to bring a comb. I’ll lend you
mine. a. mind
b.
bother
c.
forget
d.
worry
b