→ d
16. All the articles of jewellery were beautifully arranged on a
of black
velvet.
a. ground
b. vicinity
c. background
d. terrace
→ c
17. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead New York’s
American
Museum of Natural History.
a. was associated with
b. associates with
c. is associated with
d. associated
→ a
18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the
Management,
closure became because of the cancellation of several
major orders.
a. irreplaceable
b. inevitable
c. responsible
d. impossible
→ b
19. Our neighbours complained to us the noise we made
last night.
a. for
b. about
c. on
d. with
→ b
20. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most
notable
in our town.
a. characteristics
b. features
c. statements
d. figures
→ d
21. He's a and so he always votes for the Labour Party.
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. socialist
d. socialite
→ c
22. the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water
surrounding it.
a. Whollly
b. Whole
c. As a whole
d. A whole as
→ c
23. My doctor me to take up swimming as it is such good
exercise.
a. suggested
b. proposed
c. advised
d. said
→ c
24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is
usually
celebrated on in most states.
a. thirtieth May
b. the thirtieth May
c. May thirty
d. the thirtieth of May
→ d
25. Phone me before ten; I'll be too busy to talk to you.
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
→ c
26. Fortunately the machine was not when it caught fire.
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
→ b
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n)
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
→ c
28. I disapprove people smoking in public places.
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
→ a
29. They haven't replied to the letter we sent two months
ago.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
→ a
30. She found it hard to up to the fact that she would
never be famous.
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
→ c
31. Please leave this space on the enrolment form.
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
→ b
32. Come and see me after you your report.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
→ a
33. The factory my father works in is in the centre of
the city.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. how
→ c
34. I never forget the village I was born.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
→ b
35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she
began to fall
a. out
b. through
c. back
d. off
→ c