1500 Test C - Past 18

d. a drastic measure to be adopted
 c
48. The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody ............. .
a. was able to escape
b. managed to escape
c. could escape
d. both a and b are correct
 d
49. Doctorial students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations
have been studying in the library every night .............. the last three months.
a. since
b. until
c. before
d. for
 d
50. I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet. I wouldn’t sleep if I ................ to bed
now.
a. go
b. went
c. had gone
d. would go
 b
Test 52
Pronunciation
1.
a. happy
b. fly
c. sky
d. dry
--> a
2.

a. hot
b. got
c. mode
d. shot
--> c
3.
a. but
b. cut
c. shut
d. put
--> d
4.
a. few
b. new
c. chew
d. phew
--> c
5.
a. chase
b. case
c. face
d. sad
--> d
6.
a. kissed
b. intended
c. needed
d. naked
 a
Find the mistakes

7. There are a lot of multi- storey buildings on the center of Tokyo.
a. There are
b. a lot of
c. on
d. of
--> c
8. Please go in. Mrs. Snow is free for seeing you now.
a. go in
b. is
c. for seeing
d. now
--> c
9. If you take the car, you would save yourself a lot of times.
a. take
b. would
c. save
d. times
 d
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. Your nephew, .................... name I can't remember, made a lot of noise.
a. what
b. where
c. whose
d. which
 c
11. We ................ by a noisy row outside during the night.
a. woke up
b. are woken up
c. were woken up
d. were waking up

 c
12. The reason .................... Hoa phoned Huong was to invite her to the cinema.
a. what
b. whose
c. why
d. which
 c
13. Hi, Sue. I didn’t expect to see you today. Your brother said you .................ill.
a. are
b. were
c. was
d. should be
 b
14. ................ in the world export diamonds.
a. Only little nations
b. Only few nations
c. Only a little nations
d. Only a few nations
 d
15. “How ...................... ?” “Nobody knows.”
a. happened the accident
b. did happen the accident
c. did the accident happen
d. All of them are wrong
 c
16. At 3810 meters above sea-level in Bolivia stands Lake Titicaca, ............... in
the world.
a. the highest large lake
b. high largest lake
c. highest large lake

d. the high largest lake
 a
17. You can’t stop me ............... what I want.
a. doing
b. do
c. to do
d. that I do
 a
18. ................., he was a young school-teacher living in Connecticut.
a. When the American Revolution began
b. The American Revolution began
c. It was when the American Revolution began
d. The beginning of the American Revolution
 a
19. Call an ambulance. There’s been ................... .
a. accident
b. an accident
c. some accident
d. any accident
 b
20. The plane would have landed ................ the fog.
a. but for
b. but
c. except for
d. except
 a
21. I’m going to a wedding on Thursday. .................. is getting married.
a. A friend of me
b. A friend of mine
c. One my friends

d. both a and c are correct
 b
22. Everyone sent flowers ............... John.
a. except
b. except for
c. beside
d. in addition
 a
23. I dislike stories ................... have tragic endings.
a. that
b. which
c. who
d. both a and b are correct
 d
24. Several days went ................ before I had news.
a. past
b. pass
c. by
d. through
 c
25. Sonia doesn’t enjoy her job. She’s ............... because she does the same
thing every day.
a. boring
b. bored
c. both a and b are correct
d. both a and b are wrong
 b
26. .................. with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not
seem high at all.
a. When compared

b. Compare with
c. If you compare
d. A comparison
 a
27. It’s impossible to sleep ................. very tired.
a. although I was
b. despite I was
c. despite of being
d. in spite of being
 a
28. The accomplishments of modern medicine would be impossible .............
highly specialized instruments.
a. without
b. but without
c. but there are
d. among
 a
29. I’ll be at home .............. Sunday. You can phone me then.
a. at
b. on
c. in
d. All of them are wrong
 b
30. If you don't mind, I should like to ................... a suggestion.
a. make
b. show
c. say
d. reach
 a
31. I don’t understand this sentence. What .................... ?

a. does mean it
b. does it mean
c. means it
d. did it mean
 b
32. Only in this way ................ manage to see him.
a. I could
b. I can
c. could I
d. I might
 c
33. Everything is going well. We ................... any problems so far.
a. didn’t have
b. don’t have
c. haven’t had
d. haven’t been having
 c
34. Mrs Young is the woman ............. you saw at the desk.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. which
 b
35. That bag looks heavy. ................ you with it.
a. I’m helping
b. I help
c. I’ll help
d. I have helped
 c
36. ................... a bridge built, more tourists would come to the island.

a. Was
b. If
c. If they had
d. Unless they have
 c
37. The doorbell is ringing. It ..................... be Mark.
a. might
b. can
c. could
d. both a and c are correct
 d
38. He opened the door and let himself in quietly ................ not to wake the
family.
a. because
b. so as
c. so that
d. to make sure
 b
39. If I were you, I ....................that shirt. It’s much too expensive.
a. won’t buy
b. don’t buy
c. am not going to buy
d. wouldn’t buy
 d
40. He's a young man who takes great ..................... in his appearance.
a. attention
b. tidiness
c. pride
d. care
 c

41. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ................... .
a. we are following
b. we are being followed
c. we are followed
d. we are being following
 b
42. I tried to solve the problems ...................... the noise and interruptions.
a. because of
b. in case of
c. in spite of
d. according to
 c
43. His village is lonely. It is .................................
a. far
b. far from anywhere
c. alone
d. the only one
 b
44. A ................... of days before, a terrible explosion took place here.
a. few
b. couple
c. period
d. series
 b
45. “Do you know where ................. ?” “No, he didn’t say.”
a. Tom has gone
b. has Tom gone
c. has gone Tom
d. Tom went
 a

46. Do you need my signature? No. .................... you or your manager can sign
this.
a. Either
b. Both
c. Also
d. That
 a
47. I must go to class now. I promised ................ absent.
a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. I wouldn’t be
 b
48. I wouldn't waste time ..................... that book if I were you.
a. to reading
b. reading
c. read
d. to be read
 b
49. “What are you going to buy?” “I’m going to buy ...................... .”
a. a bread
b. some bread
c. a loaf of bread
d. both b and c are correct
 d
50. "What time did you arrive at the match?" "A little ............... than usual."
a. more
b. time
c. less
d. later

 d
Test 53
Pronunciation
1.
a. drama
b. grammar
c. family
d. land
--> a
2.
a. tick
b. brick
c. bright
d. thick
--> c
3.
a. furnished
b. attention
c. preposition
d. requisite
--> d
4.
a. bear