Revison Test 42 doc

Revison Test 42

1. The only thing I don't like about this house is that it faces north, so it is difficult to
heat it in winter.
A. I'm completely satisfied with this house, apart from its facing north, which means
that it isn't easily heated in winter.
B. This house would be perfect if it didn't face north, because then we wouldn't spend so
much trying to heat in winter.
C. I don't really like this house because it faces north and thus it is very expensive ti heat
during the winter.
D. The reason why I don't like this house is that it is not very easy to heat in winter
because it faces north.
2. Some of the football fans began to riot when the referee awarded their rival team a
dubious penalty.
A. A riot was almost started by the football fans when the opposing team was given a
questionable penalty by the referee.
B. Although their team had been awarded a dubious penalty decision, some of the
football fans still tried to start a riot.
C. The referee granted a doubtful penalty to the opposing team, so some of the football
fans started to riot.
D. A number of football fans found the referee's penalty decision to the rival team so
dubious that they protested violently.
3. I'd recommend you to hire a professional to do the decoration of your house instead
of doing it on your own.
A. Of course, a professional may do a better job on your house, though it is not too
difficult for you to do it yourself.
B. I can't see why you didn't hire a professional instead of trying to decorate the house
by yourself.
C. In my opinion, the result would be much nicer if you were to employ a professional
to paint your house.
D. I think you ought to have your house decorated by a professional rather than do it by

yourself.
4. What surprised her was that her painting was chosen the best out of the over fifty
entries in the competition.
A. She was amazed how quickly they had evaluated the fifty entries at the competition,
with hers being chosen the best.
B. Of all the paintings taking part in the competition, about fifty were chosen to be
further considered, and surprisingly, hers was selected as well.
C. Among the more than fifty paintings taking part in the competition, hers was selected
as the best, and yet she was not actually expecting this.
D. She was stunned when her painting was declared the best, as they'd already evaluated
fifty entries before hers.
5. I guess most people hate doing the ironing more than any other housework.
A. I strongly believe that ironing is one of the most unpleasant household duties.
B. It's my belief that most people do not detest doing any housework as much as they do
ironing.
C. Compared to other housework, ironing is the least preferable for most people.
D. Doing housework is generally tedious, especially when it involves ironing.
6. The hotel barely had any of the facilities we were promised by the travel agent when
we made our reservations.
A. We were hoping to use as many facilities as we could at the hotel as, according to the
travel agent, there were plenty there.
B. We expected, as we had been promised by the travel agent, that there would be many
facilities at the hotel, but there were none.
C. None of the facilities at the hotel that the travel agent had promised us while booking
our holiday were actually what we had been led to believe.
D. Thew facilities the travel agent promised us while booking our holiday were
practically non-existent at the hotel.
7. No one said anything when the coach shouted at the footballers.
A. The footballers waited for the coach to finish shouting before they said anything.
B. Everyone remained silent when the coach shouted at the footballers.

C. There was a great silence among the footballers after the coach had shouted.
D. The footballers were listening to the things that the coach was shouting at them.
8. It was of my owm free will that I decided to withdraw from the race.
A. My withdrawal from the race was a voluntary decision.
B. I was willing to complete in the race, but then I withdrew voluntarily.
C. They freely accepted my application for a withdrawal from the race.
D. I'd already decided that I wanted to withdraw fromthe race.
9. Martin will no longer be able to attend the university now that the tuition fees have
increased so much.
A. It will be difficult for Martin to continue attending the university with these costly
tuition fees.
B. The university should never have made the tuition fees so expensive, as now Martin
will have to drop out.
C. After the raise in the tuition fees, they become unaffordable for Martin, who will
now have to leave the university.
D. With the tuition fees being so high after the recent increase, Martin is thinking of
quitting the university.
10. The first time he caught the attention of the critics was after his appearance in his
third film.
A. Despite the failure of his first two films, his third one made him a famous actor.
B. His third film made him famous in the film industry as soon as it was released.
C. Film critics did not even know that there was an actor by that name before he
appearance in his third film.
D. He failed to make an imprssion on the critics with his first two films, but he
succeeded with his third.
Answer Key

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C D C B D B A C D

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