English Exercises 11-Part 10

PART 10
A. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of
the other words:
1/ A. wou ld B. cou ld C. tough D. shou ld
2/ A. said B. mai n C. mai d D. aid
3/ A. mecha nic B. table C. ga rage D. ca lculate
4/ A. u nhappy B. constru ction C. fu ture D. hu rrying
5/ A. subordinate B. normal C. wor d D. corpse
6/ A. rou gh B. cou ple C. th ou gh D. dou ble
7/ A. colle ct B. the ory C. apprentice D. regre t
8/ A. e nrich B. pre serve C. re strict D. e lement
9/ A. pro duct B. co mmon C. co ncerned D. develo ped
10/ A. quanti ty B. mi neral C. ti mber D. particular
B. Select the correct prepositions, conjunctions or adverbs to complete the
sentences:
1/ Do you play any other sports _______ football and basketball?
A. beside B. besides C. between D. like
2/ There were huge advances _______ aviation technology _______ World War Two.
A. in- during B. in- in C. during- in D. during- during
3/ There's someone _______ the door (= someone is _______ the door and wants to come
_______).
A. by- inside- in B. by- outside- out
C. at- outside- in D. at- inside- out
4/ I've been having problems loading this software _______ my computer.
A. on B. onto C. in D into
5/ Well, I think that's _______ it _______ now (= we have almost finished what we are doing
_______ the present).
A. about- for- for B. for- from- at
C. of- by- in D. to- at- by
6/ I'm a different person when I'm _______ the wheel.
A. in B. on C. at D. behind

7/ I can't get _______ these trousers anymore. They're far too small _______ me.
A. in- to B. into- for C. out of- to D. over- for
8/ Getting a train _______ country _______ Cambridge _______ Chester can be difficult.
A. through- from- to B. across- to- from
C. across- from- to D. through- to- from
9/ She looked _______ _______ her book and smiled _______ me.
A. up- from- at B. down- for- to C. down- from- to D. up- for- at
10/ Everyone _______ the office is contributing money _______ his leaving present.
A. in- to B. in- for C. at- for D. at- to
C. Select the correct words to complete the sentences:
1/ A _______ is a famous cinema actor or actress.
A. filmgoer B. film director C. film maker D. film star
2/ A _______ is a book used in school containing text and questions and sometimes
having spaces for a student to write answers in.
A. notebook B. workbook C. exercise book D. reference book
3/ The _______ of the bay is approximately 200 miles.
A. long B. length C. lengthy D. lengthen
4/ She's an extremely competent and _______ worker.
A. industry B. industrial C. industrious D. industrialize
5/ The _______ between the original book and this new film is very faint.
A. relative B. relation C. relationship D. related
6/ Our prices are _______ with those in other shops.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparable D. comparably
7/ They didn't like my _______ that we should all share the cost.
A. suggest B. suggestion C. suggestive D. suggestible
8/ "Am I _______ you?" she asked anxiously.
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. boredom
9/ The restaurant turned out to be _______ cheap.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
10/ There's no _______ what she'll do if she finds out about this.

A. know-how B. knowledge C. knowable D. knowing
D. Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentences:
1/ Water is a compound containing the _______ of hydrogen and oxygen.
A. elements B. particles C. particular D. substance
2/ Some films about violence have _______ badly on children and teenagers.
A. taken B. offered C. aimed D. influenced
3/ _______ films present factual events or circumstances of a social, political, or historical
nature.
A. cartoon B. educational C. documentary D. comedy
4/ My friend, _______ mother is a doctor, intends to choose medical career.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
5/ ________ I meet her, she always wears a blue dress.
A. Whatever B. However C. Whoever D. Whenever
6/ _______ reasons you give for your being late, I do not believe you.
A. No matter what B. No matter how
C. Whenever D. All are correct
7/ _______ professor Smith’s students, Peter is the best.
A. About B. Among C. A few D. A lot
8/ The film was _______ through.
A. too long for us to see B. too long for us seeing it
C. very too long for us to see it D. too long enough for us to see
9/ The _______ of beauty have changed through times.
A. platforms B. standards C. levels D. marks
10/ He has a _______ skill in performing.
A. ideal B. specific C. competitive D. terrible
E. Select the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentences:
1/ If I had not been too tired, I _______ the film last night.
A. won’t miss B. would not miss
C. would not have missed D. will not have missed
2/ He said that he _______ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business.

A. spends B. has spent C. spending D. had spent
3/ When you want to buy something, advertisements _______ your choice.
A. display B. influence C. postpone D. turn out
4/ How much does this book _______?
A. cost B. take C. spend D. gain
5/ The weather became so bad that the climbers had to _______.
A. turn back B. turn on C. turn out D. turn up
6/ You have already read this ad, _______?
A. aren’t you B. haven’t you C. don’t you D. didn’t you
7/ Do you hear the vendor _______ about his wares?
A. to shout B. shouted C. shouting D. all are correct
8/ It is essential he _______ hard for the exam.
A. study B. studies C. studying D. studied
9/ The test _______ to be more difficult than we thought.
A. made out B. turned out C. went out D. picked out
10/ He worked hard to _______ good crops from poor soil.
A. hire B. produce C. display D. advertise
F. Select the ONE mistake in the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below:
1/ Bradford, (A) which Bren (B) comes from, has (C) a lot of good curry (D) restaurants.
2/ You know that (A) few Italian restaurant – (B) the one (C) which I mentioned (D) in my letter?
3/ I'm talking (A) about last July or (B) wherever it was (C) that you got (D) back from India.
4/ "(A) That's (B) the three time (C) you've done that!" "Yeah, (D) what of it?"
5/ She's (A) one of those people (B) who love (C) will be the centre (D) of attention.
6/ (A) The death (B) of his son was an experience (C) which he never (D) fully recovered.
7/ You can't (A) complaint of being (B) lonely (C) when you don't make (D) any effort to meet
people.
8/ The police (A) asked me (B) explaining (C) why I hadn't reported the accident (D) sooner.
9/ I know (A) very little about (B) why and (C) the wherefores (D) of the situation.
10/ (A) It isn't a subject (B) to which I devote (C) a large number of (D) thought.
G. Select the best option which expresses the same meaning as the sentences provided:

1/ I have no advice to offer you.
A. I have no advice that is offered to you.
B. I have no advice that offered to you.
C. I do have no advice you offered to me.
D. I have no advice that I offered to you.
2/ As the war ended, soldiers returned home.
A. The war ended and soldiers returned home.
B. If the war ended, soldiers would return home.
C. For the war ended and soldiers returned home.
D. Both the war ended and soldiers returned home.
3/ It is said that he died by his own hand.
A. He was said to have died by his own hand.
B. He was said to die by his own hand.
C. He is said to have died by his own hand.
D. He is said to die by his own hand.
4/ Do as I tell that or you’ll regret about it.
A. In case you do as I tell you, you’ll regret.
B. So long as you do as I tell you, you’ll regret.
C. If you do as I tell you, you’ll regret.
D. Unless you do as I tell you, you’ll regret.
5/ We must do our work well or the master will get angry with us.
A. Unless we do our work well, the master will get angry with us.
B. However we do our work well, the master will get angry with us.
C. Whenever we do our work well, the master will get angry with us.
D. Provided that we do our work well, the master will get angry with us.
6/ I wonder why you haven’t done this homework.
A. This homework hasn’t been done and which makes me surprised.
B. This homework hasn’t been done and it makes me surprised.
C. This homework hasn’t been done that makes me surprised.
D. This homework hasn’t been done makes me surprised.

7/ “Can you tell me the way to the railway station, madam?” John asked a passer-by.
A. John asked a passer-by that if she could tell him the way to the railway station.
B. John asks a passer-by that if she can tell him the way to the railway station.
C. John asked a passer-by if she could tell him the way to the railway station.
D. John asks a passer-by if she can tell him the way to the railway station.
8/ There are different kinds of newspapers in Britain.
A. It said that Britain had many different kinds of newspapers.
B. It says that Britain has many different kinds of newspapers.
C. Britain had many different kinds of newspapers.
D. Britain has many different kinds of newspapers.
9/ I don’t want to come here till you have finished your work.
A. If you had finished your work, you could have come here.
B. If you finished your work, you could come here.
C. If you have finished your work, you can have come here.
D. If you finish your work, you can come here.
10/ You must be able to drive a heavy lorry to get this job.
A. It is important for you to be able to drive a heavy lorry.
B. It is necessary for you to be able to drive a heavy lorry.
C. It is possible for you to be able to drive a heavy lorry.
D. It is likely for you to be able to drive a heavy lorry.