b
40. Chip out of the house as fast as his leg would carry him.
a. strolled
b. dashed
c. ambled
d. plunged
b
41. Mary promised to write
a. but
b. except
c. although
d. because
a
42. This is the second time I
a. do
b. did
c. have done
d. would do
c
. we never heard from her again.
. such a difficult exercise.
43. They're moving out soon because their house is going to be knocked
when the new supermarket is built.
a. off
b. out
c. down
d. away
c
44. He told me that it had taken him only a few hours to . the paper off
the wall.
a. paste
b. stroke
c. scrape
d. chip
c
45. Her uncle won't . her drive his car.
a. allow
b. let
c. leave
d. permit
b
46. Humid climate.
a. frigid
b. moist
c. perilous
d. sunny
b
47. What will I do if no one
a. meet
b. will meet
c. meets
d. met
c
48. Eliminate a problem.
a. perceive
b. wipe out
c. aggravate
d. create
b
49. Will his parents be able to
a. defeat
b. overcome
c. dismiss
d. overtake
b
me at the airport?
. all their financial difficulties?
50. Although blood a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always
be detected without the aid of a microscope.
a. let
b. leave
c. leaves
d. lets
c
Test 59
Pronunciation
1.
a. increase
b. inside
c. ink
d. indoor
> c
2.
a. hook
b. pull
c. brook
d. booth
> d
3.
a. must
b. busy
c. muscle
d. muscular
> b
4.
a. with
b. mathematics
c. thank
d. death
> a
5.
a. obtain
b. obstacle
c. obscure
d. observe
>b
6.
a. bull
b. full
c. pull
d. cull
d
Find the mistakes
7. He has done a valuable contribution to the independence of the country.
a. done
b. valuable
c. to
d. of
> a
8. While he watched TV last night, a cat ran across the floor.
a. watched
b. ran
c. across
d. the
> a
9. Children! It’s high time for you should tidy away those toys!
a. ’s high time
b. for you
c. should tidy
d. those toys
> c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. His house is
a. situated
b. placed
c. stood
d. put
a
. at the corner of a shopping street.
11. Waitresses and waiters who serve
tip.
a. in a courteous manner
b. courteously
c. with courtesy in their manner
d. courteous
b
deserve at least a 20 percent
12. The fisher saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines
a. failed
b. stood
c. struck
d. held
a
13. Choose the synonym of “Innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt”.
a. lack of certainty
b. lack of freedom
c. lack of vision
d. lack of courage
a
14. He was the last soldier left Vietnam.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
a
15. Slender forms.
a. round and curvy
b. bright and shiny
c. colorful and attractive
d. long and thin
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
Museum of Natural History.
a. was associated with
b. associates with
c. is associated with
d. associated
a
New York’s American
18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the Management,
closure became
a. irreplaceable
b. inevitable
c. responsible
d. impossible
b
. because of the cancellation of several major orders.
19. Our neighbours complained to us
a. for
b. about
c. on
d. with
b
the noise we made last night.
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;
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
c
. I'll be too busy to talk to you.
26. Fortunately the machine was not
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
b
. when it caught fire.
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n)
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
c
28. I disapprove
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
a
29. They haven't
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
a
30. She found it hard to
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
c
. people smoking in public places.
. replied to the letter we sent two months ago.
. up to the fact that she would never be famous.
31. Please leave this space
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
b
32. Come and see me after you
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
a
. on the enrolment form.
. your report.
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
36. The passport she carried was
a. artificial
b. imitation
c. untrue
d. false
d
37. I'm tired of my neighbours
a. to play
b. play
c. having played
d. playing
d
. their records at full volumn every night.
38. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in
a. dock
b. goal
c. jail
d. trial
c
39 many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone
messages.
a. Wherever
b. Whatever
c. However
d. Whenever
c
40. This sort of music was very . in the 1940.
a. preferred
b. liked
c. favourite
d. popular
d
41. They'll never
a. manage
b. arrive
c. succeed
d. able
a
. to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
42. The instructor warned the students
a. not
b. from
c. about
d. out of
c
. sailing alone on the lake.
43. The police have
murder.
a. arrested
b. captivated
c. imprisoned
d. punished
a
the man who is suspected of committing the
44. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ., thank
Goodness.
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
d
45. "You look tired." "I . all night."
a. have worked
b. had worked
c. have been working
d. had been working
c
46. Every student tries . hard to pass the examination.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
d. studied
b
47 the weather is warmer, you can go out.
a. However
b. Now that
c. No matter
d. So that
b
48. We're late, I expect the film
a. have started
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
d
49. I'm sure he was lies!
a. telling
b. making
c. doing
d. saying
a
50. He asked me what the
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
b
Test 60
Pronunciation
1.
a. break
b. sweater
c. bread
d. dread
> a
2.
a. health
b. length
by the time we get to the theatre.
of the explosion was.