1500 Test C - Past 13

 a
48. He often tells a lie. Don't ask him …………. information you need.
a. of
b. about
c. with
d. for
 d
49. "What does Homer need a tutor for?" "Because it’s important..................on
his exam next month."
a. that he do well
b. he well does
c. for him do well
d. that he will do well
 d
50. After bomb explosion, the center of the city was .................... a state of
confusion.
a. on
b. in
c. upon
d. of
 b
Test 38
Pronunciation
1.
a. great
b. cheap
c. sea
d. plead
 a
2.
a. station

b. kation
c. notion
d. nation
 b
3.
a. plough
b. cough
c. lough
d. hough
 a
4.
a. ago
b. ashamed
c. assign
d. atom
 d
5.
a. servant
b. service
c. verse
d. very
 d
6.
a. subject
b. stupid
c. mute
d. music
 a
7.
a. pie

b. die
c. client
d. piece
 d
Find the mistakes
8. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people don’t
notice them.
a. symptoms
b. the
c. too
d. them
 c
9. “Gone with the Wind” written after Margaret Mitchell quit her job as a reporter
because of an ankle injury.
a. written
b. quit
c. as
d. of
 a
10. Air pollution becomes a particular serious problem, however, when smoke
soot, fumes and other man-made pollutants are dispersed into the air in large
amounts.
a. becomes
b. particular
c. however
d. are dispersed
 b
Grammar and Vocabulary
11. The singer was supported by his ................. .
a. assassin

b. conservative
c. patron
d. radical
 c
12. He decided ................ with the police no matter what they said.
a. didn't co-operate
b. wouldn't co-operate
c. not to co-operate
d. to not co-operate
 c
13. He thinks he hears someone ..............the door.
a. trying open
b. trying to open
c. try opening
d. try to opening
 b
14. Mathematics is one of the subjects he is keen ................ studying.
a. on
b. in
c. about
d. with
 a
15. Our company will need some financial ..............to enable us to buy more
stock.
a. assistance
b. income
c. remittance
d. award
 a
16. They store a lot of food ............... the winter.

a. of
b. for
c. in
d. about
 b
17. John fainted and it was at least two hours before he came to.
a. passed away
b. passed out
c. crossed out
d. revived
 d
18. This kind of work calls ............. great patience and determination.
a. for
b. in
c. off
d. about
 a
19. It is detrimental ...................our health.
a. of
b. to
c. in
d. on
 b
20. ................ tools are screwdrivers, hammers and saws.
a. The usefulest
b. The most useful
c. The more useful
d. The best useful
 b
21. After a great deal of difficulty, she .............. to open the door.

a. managed
b. succeeded
c. obtained
d. realized
 a
22. My sister ............. you the technique of weaving if you ask her.
a. would show
b. shows
c. will show
d. showed
 c
23. Only when you become a mature man .................. the truth.
a. you know
b. do you know
c. you will know
d. will you know
 d
24. Remember ............... some yards of cloth.
a. buying
b. to buy
c. for buying
d. of buying
 b
25. "Perhaps Ken will bring me good news about my tests." "I wish he
...................”
a. does
b. will
c. brings it
d. would
 d

26. Seldom ............... such an interesting film.
a. saw
b. I have ever seen
c. have I seen
d. was ever seeing
 c
27. She ................. me that it had rained heavily in her town the week before.
a. said
b. told
c. spoke
d. asked
 b
28. They ............... in London for over a span of six years.
a. have lived
b. lived
c. has lived
d. has been living
 a
29. She accepted the job which was well-paid and had good ............ .
a. confederations
b. prerequisites
c. products
d. prospects
 d
30. He lives in a house remote ................. any town or village.
a. from
b. in
c. on
d. off
 a

31. The tobaccos were ................ in drums on board a ship.
a. slaughtered
b. probed
c. smuggled
d. accused
 c
32. She is miserable because she is always jealous ............. everyone.
a. about
b. with
c. to
d. of
 d
33. What time does she get through her housework every day?
a. finish
b. begin
c. go to
d. come back from
 a
34. He continued loving his girlfriend ............... his family's protests.
a. owing to
b. because
c. in spite of
d. instead of
 c
35. "Is Jean mad at me?" "I think he’s jealous ................. your success."
a. at
b. for
c. with
d. of
 d

36. This is an instrument that measures ............... alcohol there is in the blood.
a. how many
b. how
c. how much
d. much
 c
37. The novel will come out next week.
a. be torn up
b. be edited
c. be published
d. be revised
 c
38. B comes ............. A and C in the English alphabet.
a. between
b. among
c. for
d. with
 a
39. After lunch, Mary cleared the table.
a. cleaned the table
b. took the table away
c. removed the tableware from the table
d. all are correct
 c
40. It is high time we left here, ............?
a. isn't it
b. didn't it
c. should we
d. aren't we
 a

41. He stood you up yesterday.
a. met you on a corner
b. wrote to you often
c. waited for you
d. failed to meet you at an appointed place
 d
42. They haven't called ............ me for a long time.
a. on
b. for
c. off
d. with
 a
43. My brother shall be back again ...................... a month.
a. for
b. during
c. within
d. to
 c
44. If you hurry, you will overtake her. She has only just left here and ...................
far.
a. mustn't go
b. can't have gone
c. couldn't go
d. can't be going
 b
45. We brought almost everything in the window. We brought .......... everything.
a. nearly
b. scarcely
c. hardly
d. already

 a
46. USA's economy is in ................ of a recession at present.
a. danger
b. dangerous
c. endanger
d. dangerously
 a
47. Would you mind telling me what time the doctor’s ................. closes?
a. office
b. surgery
c. hospital
d. ward
 a
48. Colonies have to ............... on the protector for any decision.
a. depend
b. dependent
c. dependence
d. dependency
 a
49. My assignment is so badly written that I think I should do it over.
a. correct it
b. repair it
c. write it again
d. damage it
 c
50. Don't .................... to bring a comb. I’ll lend you mine.
a. mind
b. bother
c. forget
d. worry

 b
Test 39
Pronunciation
1.
a. spell
b. hero
c. step
d. fetch
 b
2.
a. finger
b. line
c. bring
d. sting
 b
3.
a. sow
b. brown
c. down
d. clown
 a
4.
a. lough
b. house