3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE b p23

a. directory
b. catalogue
c
13. The company is not ................... It is owned by a much larger company.
a. depend
b. independent
c. dependent
d. independence
b
14. I'd have told you if I ..................... the ruler.
a. had seen
b. should have seen
c. saw
d. would have seen
a
15. He used to fall asleep without ................. his shoes off.
a. taking
b. take
c. to take
d. taken
a
16. Unfortunately, his illness turned out to be extremely .................... so he had to
stay in bed.
a. influential
b. infectious
c. individual
d. inoffensive
b
17. She finds it .................. to play the piano well.
a. impossible
b. impossibly

c. is impossible
d. impossibility
a
28. "......................... do you go home?" "Once a month."
a. When
b. How long
c. How often
d. How
c


29. Mary ....................... a beautiful long dress at the moment.
a. is wearing
b. wears
c. was wearing
d. has worn
a
30. ...................... old furniture!
a. What
b. What a
c. How
d. How a
a
31. Some people were waiting calmly; ............... were shouting and screaming
wildly.
a. another
b. another people
c. other people
d. others
d

32. I did my homework ......................
a. with hurry
b. in a hurry
c. in hurry
d. hurryingly
b
33.Daisy's father, .............. words you can rely on, is always willing to help you.
a. whose
b. which
c. what
d. that
a
34. A soldier has to learn to carry .................. orders as soon as they are given.
a. out
b. on
c. to
d. by
a
35. You should ask for your doctor's advice before ................... a new sport.
a. practice
b. to practice


c. practicing
d. practiced
c
36. He ..................... very quickly from his illness.
a. discovered
b. recovered
c. uncovered

d. covered
b
37. As she ...................., the doctor said she had to stay out of crowds.
a. coughed and sneezed
b. coughs and sneezes
c. had coughed and sneezed
d. has coughed and sneezed
a
38. I am not sure, but ................... I know he has decided to accept the new job in
London.
a. as little as
b. as soon as
c. as long as
d. as far as
d
39. No one wants to eat at that restaurant ................. the food is very awful.
a. because
b. although
c. even though
d. so
a
40. "When did you come home?" "I ............... here since last Sunday."
a. had been
b. was
c. have
d. have been
d
41. Tom could not go to sleep last night because of .................
a. the fright
b. the frightening

c. the frightened
d. the frighten
a


42. After the water workers went on strike, there was a ............. of water.
a. drain
b. shortage
c. loss
d. decrease
b
43. Mary is very good at literature. She wants to take the ............... exams next year.
a. internally
b. internationally
c. internal
d. international
d
44. As far as I'm ................., it's quite all right for you to leave tomorrow.
a. concerned
b. regarded
c. consulted
d. bothered
a
45. This kind of plant only grows in ..................
a. blue-house
b. greenhouse
c. greenly-house
d. housing-green
b
46. No child ................ the age of sixteen will be admitted to this meeting.

a. before
b. except
c. lacking
d. below
d
47. Unless I approve of any .................. you make, you must not make any.
a. appointed
b. appointing
c. appointments
d. appoint
c
48. Mrs Young was ................... in a car accident.
a. wronged


b. wounded
c. injured
d. damaged
c
49. If he ................ that you had difficulty, he would have given you his help.
a. had known
b. have known
c. knew
d. knows
a
50. Shall we wait for a table at this restaurant or go .................... else?
a. anywhere
b. otherwise
c. somewhere
d. everywhere

c
Test 32
Pronunciation
1. a. living
--> a
2. a. thus
--> c
3. a. sun
--> b
4. a. try
--> d
5. a. you
--> a
6. a. bat
--> c

b. line

c. rice

d. nice

b. bus

c. busy

d. must

b. June

c. fun

d. gun

b. by

c. dry

d. very

b. out

c. loud

d. about

b. hat

c. hate

d. had

Find the mistakes
7. Mining is the most importantest industry in this state.
a. Mining
b. importantest
c. in
d. this
b
8. Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the

play.
a. the more


b. of the
c. who have
d. in the play
a
9. They played so good game of the tennis last night that they surprised their
audience.
a. played
b. so good game
c. that
d. their
b
10. Max would rather to be fishing from this boat in the lake than sitting at his
desk in the office.
a. to be fishing
b. from this boat
c. than
d. at his desk
a
11. Please give me a few coffee and some donuts if you have any left.
a. give me
b. a few
c. some donuts
d. if you have any
b
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. The car is fantastic. He wants to buy it.

a. fast
b. economical
c. marvelous
d. cheap
c
13. Do you know what time the train ............. to London?
a. reaches
b. gets
c. arrives
d. stays
b
14. Could you be more specific about what is ............. in this particular job?
a. enclosed
b. concentrated


c. presented
d. involved
d
15. You .................... go and see your form teacher.
a. ought to
b. ought
c. rather
d. better
a
16. This scientist studies the resemblances and differences between sons and
daughters and their parents. He is ........................
a. an engineer
b. a mathematician
c. a chemist

d. a geneticist
d
17. We don't know who wrote the letter. It's .....................
a. nameless
b. anonymous
c. empty
d. blank
b
18. ............. life has its excitement, but it is likely to cause tension, especially to
old people.
a. Rural
b. Country
c. Urban
d. Village
c
19. His argument was so ............. that his opponent was reduced to silence.
a. weak
b. funny
c. exciting
d. convincing
d
20. The rock star died in an accident, and his .................... was attended by
thousands of young people.
a. death
b. party
c. funeral


d. festival
c

21. You needn't take a taxi because it's only ................... from here to your hotel.
a. ten minutes walk
b. walk ten minutes
c. a ten-minute walk
d. a ten-minutes' walk
c
22. World War II ...................... in 1939 and ended in 1945 with the total defeat of
Fascism.
a. broke out
b. set out
c. set in
d. broke
a
23. Yesterday morning, he went to the ............... to do some experiments.
a. laboratory
b. library
c. office
d. device
a
24. Every step ............. to improve the living conditions in these slums only
attracts more migrants.
a. taken
b. held
c. matching
d. moving
a
25. He didn't do the assignment .................. he was urged to.
a. whenever
b. until
c. then

d. as soon as
b
26. Three of those we invited to the party didn't .....................
a. set off
b. set out
c. show up
d. show off
c


27. Henry ....................... I know is dependable.
a. who
b. whom
c. why
d. when
b
28.If I .................... to school today, I would meet many friends.
a. would go
b. would have gone
c. had gone
d. went
d
29. Is it necessary that I .................... here tomorrow?
a. were
b. will be
c. be
d. would be
c
30. They were playing football ...................... 4 p.m. to 6 p.m yesterday.
a. from

b. within
c. between
d. out of
a
31. He insisted that Susan .................... there immediately.
a. would leave
b. leave
c. leaves
d. left
b
32. I took Daisy's coat from the cloakroom by ......................
a. mistake
b. fortune
c. error
d. forgetfulness
a
33. Nancy and I have ................... to meet at the airport at 9 o'clock.
a. confirmed
b. combined


c. appointed
d. arranged
d
34. You're ...................... your time trying to persuade him, he'll never help you!
a. wasting
b. spending
c. losing
d. missing
a

35. It's time we ................... away with this old custom.
a. did
b. do
c. have done
d. shall do
a
36. We are ..................... him to arrive at our party.
a. waiting
b. hoping
c. expecting
d. wishing
c
37. That boy found learning to drive easy and ..................... his driving test the very first
time.
a. sat
b. succeeded
c. passed
d. made
c
38. .................... the wet weather, the performance went ahead.
a. Although
b. Owing to
c. However
d. In spite of
d
39. David was unemployed so he was financially dependent .................... his wife.
a. on
b. to
c. of
d. from

a