d. When it is
→ d
23. Michael Faraday made a great discovery that
electricity can be
made to flow in a coil of wire.
a. when he found
b. to find
c. was found
d. he found
→ a
24. You so much; we still have plenty of food.
a. don't have to buy
b. needn't buy
c. needn't have bought
d. shouldn't buy
→ c
25. Solid-fuel engines are simpler than liquid-fuel engines,
have important
uses.
a. both of them
b. so both
c. both however
d. but both
→d
26. My wife and I to Portugal last winter to see what that
was like.
a. had been
b. have been
c. went
d. will go
→ c
27. The city’s transport system, which is extremely old, prove
difficult to
modernize.
a. it might
b. and might
c. might
d. that might
→ c
28. I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the
speech
a. has been made
b. was made
c. would be made
d. was being made
→ d
29. Near the White House is another famous landmark the
Washington
Monument.
a. is which
b. which call
c. called
d. it is called
→ c
30. Can you get the teacher us less homework?
a. give
b. giving
c. to give
d. her giving
→ c
31. He was unable to mend the cup and saucer.
a. wash
b. repair
c. decorate
d. mold
→ b
32. "Why have you decided to apply for another job?" "I'm tired
as an
accountant."
a. for work
b. to work
c. of working
d. about working
→ c
33. That matter is so confidential that it must not be discussed
outside this office.
a. important
b. secret
c. interesting
d. alarming
→ b
34. "How did the prisoner escape?" "By attacking the gaoler and
someone's car."
a. steal
b. to steal
c. from stealing
d. stealing
→ d
35. The child has been relatively silent most of this evening.
a. sadly
b. strangely
c. remarkably
d. comparatively
→ d
36. My parents sent me to the U.S.A I could study
computer there.
a. in order to
b. so as to
c. so that
d. so as that
→ c
37. If you have time, drop me a line now and then while you are
abroad.
a. visit
b. send a postcard
c. write briefly
d. telephone
→ c
38. "Paul is a very excellent student." "He's good that he
has won the
scholarship many times."
a. definite
b. definitely
c. so
d. so much
→ c
39. The Browns have decided to buy a new house in the country.
a. in the nation
b. in a rural area
c. in a large city
d. in a nearby country
→ b
40. I think he's coming but I'm not quite sure it.
a. to
b. for
c. in
d. of
→ d
41. John soon learned that his time in the 100-metre race had been
quite an
accomplishment.
a. a cancellation
b. a complication
c. an achievement
d. an accompaniment
→ c
42. I can't ride my bicycle my tires are flat.
a. despite