MUTIPLE CHOICE TEST

Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. There has been a lot of ____ surrounding the government’s proposed scheme.
A. controversy
B. consent
C. conformity D. consequence
2. Our town has a real problem with youth crime, ____ do many other British towns.
A. so
B. nor
C. as
D. like
3. Warning: anyone caught stealing from these premises will be _____.
A. advocated B. underminedC. prosecuted D. enforced
4. The local authorities need to _____ down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
A. hit
B. force
C. move
D. crack
5. If the service isn’t up to standard, I think you have _____ right to complain.
A. all
B. each
C. much
D. every
6. Jim’s tough character and certainly won’t let anyone push him ______.
A. up
B. off
C. around
D. through
7. The ______ I don’t understand is why Emily lets her boyfriend get away with it.
A. reason
B. object

C. item
D. thing
8. My uncle pulled a few _____ and got me a job in the company where he works.
A. ropes
B. strings
C. threads
D. chords
9. Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum ________ her career in order
to have
children.
A. devoted B. repealed C. sacrificed D. abolished
10. I find the offer quite ____, but I think I’d rather study at Oxford.
A. tempting B. desirous C. inclined
D. envious
11. I don’t normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden _____ to see what the Blue Parrot was
like.
A.force
B.motive
C.pressure
D.impulse
12. Jerry loves snowboarding so much that it’s almost like a drug ________.
A. passion B. obsession C. addition
D. requirement
13. I don’t want to do the course in applied statistics, but it’s ______.
A. compulsory
B. inevitable C. bound
D. indecisive
14. Don’t worry about me – I’m quite ______ to sit here and wait for you to come back.
A. ecstatic B. delighted C. joyful
D. content

15. When I was pregnant, I often got a sudden _____ for tinned sardines.
A. preference
B. craving
C. envy
D. greed
16. Thank you for thinking of us, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to _____ your kind invitation.
A. decline B. deny
C. condemn D. reject
17. I’ve never seen anyone so _____ to their job as Philip is.
A. eager
B. keen
C. dedicated D. interested
18. Why do you have such a _____ with model railways?
A. desire
B. fascination C. love
D. preference
19. I wish you would stop wasting so much time on computer games and do something a little
more _____.
A. welcome B. enviable C. feasibl
D. worthwhile
20.Olivia has always _______ to return to the country she was born in.
A. favoured B. yearned
C. urged
D. inclined


KEYS
1.A 3.C
2.C 4.D

5.D
6.C

7.D
8.B

9.C
10.A

11.D
12.C

13.A
14.D

15.B
16.A

17.C
18.B

19.D
20.B

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put it ------------A. on
B. off
C. over
D. up
2. The plane from Dallas --------- two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt

to London.
A. took off
B. took on
C. left on
D. left out
3. No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ---------- in the attendance st his lectures.
A. fall-through
B. fall-out
C. fall-off
D. fall-in
4. ----------, Carol is very punctual, but she was late tonight.
A. For a rule
B. Like a rule C. As a rule
D. For a rule of thumb
5. 'What did Professor Spencer say when you asked him if the final exam could be postponed?'
‘He said that it was out of ------------- because there's no time to reschedule the test.'
A. the question
B. order
C. all proportion
D. reach
6. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ----------------- in our conversation.
A, interrupted
B. broke
C. went
D. intervened
7. Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than-------------A. it is penetrating into soil
B. it does into soil
C. does it into soil
D. that it does into soil
8. ------------- on barren slopes can help prevent erosion.

A. Trees to be planted
B. Planting trees
C. Trees being planted
D. That trees are planted
9. He has been unable to find a job ---------------- with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate
B. suitable
C. requisite
D. commensurate
10. --------------- my eyes around the room but could not see her.
A. flung
B. tossed
C. threw
D. cast
11. Income tax rates are usually ------------ to one's annual income.
A. related
B. dependent
C. associated
D. adapted
12. They came to inspect the house --------------- buying it.
A. in the event of
B. with reference to C. with a view to
D. on account of
13. As they watched the football match the huge crowd------------ in unison.
A. chanted
B. intoned
C. crowed
D. bellowed
14. Don't count on him. He's liable to -------------out if things get too difficult.
A. let

B. be
C. opt
D. stop
15. The car needs a complete----------------A. haul-up
B. mending
C. check-up
D. overhaul
16. They decided to --------------in a visit to their relations when they were on holiday.
A. fill
B. fit
C. put
D. manage
17. In this assignment, we will ------------------ your work and then give you detailed feedback on
how to improve your writing.
A. assess
B. judge
C. measure
D. test


18. In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to -----------the discussion.
A. overwhelm
B. dominate
C. oppress
D. empower
19. Although it is impossible to give a -------------age, we believe that the woman was between 25
and 30 when she died.
A. clear
B. certain
C. absolute

D. definite
20. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died from
----------------radiation sickness.
A. succeeding
B. following
C. subsequent
D. afterwards
KEYS
1. B 2. A
11. A 12. C

3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D
7. B
13. A 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A

8. B
18. B

9. D
10. D
19. D 20. C

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. Air, food and water are _______ to human beings.
A. unquestionable B. indebted C. undeniable D. indispensable
2. The court's decision is seen as a major _______ to their authority.
A. hit
B. blow
C. damage
D. undermining

3. In the _______ of any clear leadership, the rebellion collapsed.
A. lack
B. omission C. absence
D. vacancy
4. Her political future is now hanging by a _______.
A. rope
B. cord
C. thread
D. string
5. Now here's an _______ on the main news story we've been covering.
A. upshot
B. update
C. upgrade
D. upturn
6. At the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the ___ ___ of teachers to students is very high.
A. proportion
B. Ratio
C. number
D. percentage
7. I'm a bit concerned _______ how the new law might affect our business.
A. in
B. as
C. for
D. about
8. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
A. on the contrary B. by the same token
C. on top of all that
D. for all that
9. Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be
_______ in five years’ time.

A. outdone B. extinct
C. retired
D. obsolete
10. I'd just as _______ have a quiet meal at home as eat out.
A. soon
B. rather
C. well
D. much
11. He has been in _______ ever since he was convicted of taking bribes.
A. shame
B. disrepute C. reproach D. disgrace
12. He was clearly nervous: he was sitting right on the _______ of his chair.
A. outside
B. edge
C. tip
D. border
13. They had a terrible row _______ who should do the housework.
A. on
B. with
C. over
D. relating
14. Lack of rain early in the season meant that the fields _______ poor crop.
A. surrendered
B. generated
C. yielded
D. suffered


15. New peace proposals were _______ at the recent Middle East conference.
A. shown off B. spoken out C. put forward D. made

KEYS
1. D
9. D

2. B
10. A

3. C
11D.

4.C
12.B

5. B
13. C

6. B
14. C

7. D
15. C

8.D

Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly __________ by the enemy.
A. outnumbered
B. outclassed C. overcome D.overtaken
2. The lawyer insisted that his client ____________never have been arrested in the first place
A. must

B. should
C. would
D. could
3. I wish the neighbors_____________ making so much noise
A. would stop
B. will stop C. stopped
D.stopping
4. This painting stands a good ______________ of winning a prize
A. possibilityB. opportunity C. certainty D. chance
5. I expect ___________the course next year
A. completing
B. to complete
C. will comple
D. completed
6. Do not _____________ the driver while the bus is in motion
A. disturb B. distract
C. convert
D. interrupt
7. At their time of year farmers____________ their crops and store them for winter
A. gather
B. remove
C. pick up
D. take in
8. The cliffs on this part of the coast are being_______________ by the sea
A. worn
B. eroded
C. demolished D. deteriorated
9. Anyone ___________ticket has been stolen should contact the airline immediately
A. his
B. their

C. whose
D. which
10. Mrs. Archer is known ______________the finest collection of twentieth century art in private
hands
A. as hand B. having
C. by having D. to have
11. He __________ his life to the skill of the surgeons
A. owes
B. keeps
C. preserves D. maintains
12. ______________ we understand his reasons, we cannot condone his behavior
A. Even if B. Only if
C. What if
D. As if
13. I don’t think that this fashion will_____________
A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over
14. If you do not repay the money we will, as a last______________, take you to the court
A. measure B. attempt
C. act
D. resort
15. The two train came______________ ten meters of collision
A. just
B. near
C. within
D. almost
16. All but two of the injured were______________ from hospital within twenty-four hours
A. discharged
B. released
C. sent
D. allowed

17. He was awarded a medal in ________________of his services to the Queen
A. view
B. recognition C. regard
D. light
18. _____________had I left the hotel when I was surrounded by the photographers
A. No soonerB. Immediately
C. Just
D. Hardly
19. You must refrain ______________ tea or coffee while taking this medicine


A. to drink B. from drinking
C. drink
D. drinking
20. There is nothing we can do ______________than wait
A. except
B. other
C. rather
D. moreover
KEYS
1. A 2.B
11. A 12.A

3.A
4.D
13.A 14.D

5.B
15.C

6.B
16.A

7.A
17. B

8.B
18.D

9.C
19.B

10.D
20.B

Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
1. A number of houses were ________ so that a new school could be built.
A. wiped out B. destroyed C. demolished D. attacked
2. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Thomson. I didn’t break the clock ________ purpose,” said the little girl.
A. by
B. on
C. with
D. for
3. Lama: “________, Lily?”
Lily: “Oh, terrific. Thanks.”
A. What did you do during your geography field trip?
C. How did you spend your geography
field trip?
B. How was your geography field trip
D. Did you have a nice geography field

trip?
4. It is commonly known that the Greenhouse Effect occurs ________ heat radiated from the Sun.
A. when the earth’s atmosphere trap
C. when the earth’s atmosphere is
trapped
B. when does the earth’s atmosphere trap
D. when the earth’s atmosphere traps
5. The floor was so rotten that it almost gave ________ under Tommy’s weight.
A. way
B. away
C. back
D. up
6. Boss: “Have you been able to reach that customer?”
Secretary: “________.”
A. Oh, there’s no approval
C. It’s much too high to reach
B. Yes, I have known him for 6 years
D. Oh, no. The line’s busy
7. In Vietnam, many ________ crafts such as weaving and embroidering are now being revised.
A. ordinary B. traditional C. habitual
D. customary
8. ________, Mike always feels lonely and unhappy.
A. Despite his wealthy
C. Rich as is he
B. However rich he is
D. In spite of his being wealth
9. About 600 years ago, ________ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when
fired in oven.
A. the discovery
C. it was discovered

B. it discovered
D. it was discovering
10. Tom: “Do you want me to give you a hand with the washing?”
Maria: “________.”
A. No, thanks. You can say that again
C. Of course, not for
me
B. No, thanks. I can manage it myself
D. Thanks. Your hands
are so warm.
11. Jack promised to join us for dinner, but, to our disappointment, he didn’t ________.
A. turn up . take in
C. make off D. pull out
12. The explorers ________ for two days without food before they ________ a small cottage
under an oak.
A. has been walking / saw
C. had been walking / saw


B. were walking / saw
D. walked / had seen
13. ________ blue whale, breathes air through a hole at the top of its head.
A. The
C. The largest
B. The largest mammal
D. The largest mammal, the
14. Bob: “Take care of yourself, Kevin.”
Kevin: “________.”
A. Yes, I do
B. Not at all

C. I will
D. You’re welcome
15. I think my car needs________. It stops running every five or six miles.
A. to repair B. repairing
C. to be repairing
D. repaired
16. No sooner ________ home ________ that the house had been broken into.
A. had Ms. Taylor arrived / when she found
C. had Ms. Taylor arrived / than she
found
B. had Ms. Taylor arrived / than she finds
D. did Ms. Taylor arrive / when she found
17. Mark: “Do you think that smoking should be banned in public.”
Veronica: “________.”
A. Yes, it’s an absurd idea
C. Of course not. You bet
B. Well, that’s very surprising
D. There’s no doubt about it.
18. ________ to her cousin’s wedding party, she would not have met her old friend, Bob.
A. If Sarah didn’t go
C. Had Sarah not gone
B. If Sarah hasn’t gone
D. Has Sarah not gone
19. The long journey in an ________ car made the little boy tired out.
A. air-condition
B. air-conditioned
C. air-conditioner
D. air-conditioning
20. The reporters thought that the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal, but he
just ________.

A. ran it down
B. called it off C. laughed it off
D. turned it down
KEYS
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B
8. B
9. C 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. C