1500 Test C - Past 4

50. She has had a ................ of disasters.
a. success
b. continuation
c. repetition
d. succession
 d
TEST 10
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. corn b. cup c. can d. cede
 d
2. brother b. breathing c. either d. death
 d
3. a. here b. bere c. there d. here-in
 c
4. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame
 c
5. a. count b. sound c. found d. should
 d
6. a. last b. fast c. taste d. task
 c
7. a. caught b. laugh c. draught d. aunt
--> a
II. Find the mistake
8. What will you do when you leave for school?
a. will you do
b. when
c. leave
d. for
--> d
9. The result was quite different with what I expected.
a. was

b. different
c. with
d. expected
--> c
10. What seems easy for you seems difficult to me.
a. seems easy
b. for
c. seems difficult
d. to
--> b
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
11. I liked the dress but was rather ............. off by the price.
a. shaken
b. put
c. set
d. held
-->b
12. We wish you ................ old enough to come with us.
a. was
b. were
c. would be
d. be
 b
13. A torrential rainstorm ...... away the best soil.
a. gushed
b. flowed
c. washed
d. flooded
-->c
14. I'm not sure, but ................ I know he will stay at home on holiday.

a. according
b. on the whole
c. as far as
d. as long as
 c
15. I am not ............. run the business by myself.
a. capable of
b. good at
c. able to
d. used to
-->c
16. No member of the family ............ wiser than Mrs. Smith.
a. are
b. has been
c. have been
d. is
 d
17. A ruby .............. temporarily lose its color if it is heated.
a. would
b. will
c. does
d. has
-->b
18. Never ............... that she was so successful.
a. she had expected
b. did she expected
c. had she expected
d. she expected
 c
19. She was quite .................. as an actress in the 1980s.

a. great
b. high
c. famous
d. honorable
-->c
20. I'm supposed to meet the president of your company tomorrow. What kind of
the chap is he? Please fill me in.
a. inform me
b. inform him
c. take me to his office
d. tell me the truth
 a
21. In business, the first ........... is to make a profit.
a. object
b. cause
c. action
d. reason
-->a
22. She wore a ............... ring on her left hand.
a. bride’s
b. bridal
c. wedding
d. marriage
-->c
23. …………… who he was, I asked his name.
a. Not to realize
b. Without to realize
c. Except realizing
d. Without realizing
 d

24. If he knew what made his customers tick, he'd be able to sell them more
merchandise.
a. made his customers angry
b. motivated his customers
c. informed his customers
d. made his customers happy
 b
25. .............. drivers usually drive very slowly.
a. Learning
b. Student
c. Learner
d. Practice
--> c
26. "To let something slide" is "To ................".
a. push sth over a slippery surface
b. cut sth off
c. neglect some duty
d. permit sth to be put in motion
 c
27. My sister is looking forward ............ visiting your country very much.
a. to
b. with
c. by
d. at
--> a
28. "To stick around" means "To ................!".
a. remain in one place
b. affix stamps to a package
c. work unsatisfactorily
d. go around

 a
29. His ............ of the teacher made all of us laugh a lot.
a. image
b. copy
c. mimic
d. imitation
--> c
30. "To have a voice in sth" means "To ................ sth."
a. have a say in
b. be able to sing
c. be able to talk
d. have a sore throat
 a
31. He’s looking forward to my .......... party.
a. birthday’s
b. birthday
c. birthdays’
d. birthdays
-->b
32. "To go to town" is "To ................ ."
a. go downtown
b. go shopping
c. leave the country for a city
d. do sth thoroughly
 d
33. Paris lies ........... the river Seine.
a. over
b. on
c. next
d. at

-->b
34. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?
a. die
b. retreat
c. act rashly
d. attend
 b
35. How pale you are! Do you .................. sick?
a. feel
b. faint
c. fall
d. become
--> a
36. Neither a borrower ........... a lender be.
a. or
b. nor
c. none
d. no
 b
37. How long did the ................of the murderer last?
a. process
b. trial
c. charge
d. conviction
--> b
38. The dog will not howl if you ................ him with a bone.
a. will beat
b. beats
c. would beat
d. beat

 d
39. This program ..................... for the masses.
a. deals
b. caters
c. gives
d. supplies
--> b
40. The sun ........... in the East. Look! The sun ...............
a. rose / is rising
b. rises / was rising
c. rises / is rising
d. rose / was rising
 c
41. It ............. to me that his ideas are very excellent.
a. thinks
b. seems
c. agrees
d. looks
-->b
42. She was so worried that she got nervous .................
a. breakdown
b. break-in
c. breakout
d. breakthrough
 a
43. Don’t buy the dictionary. I’ll ............. you mine.
a. lend
b. borrow
c. rent
d. hire

-->a
44. Her excellent ................ in the exams made her parents pleased.
a. notes
b. reports
c. marks
d. degrees
 c
45. I kept my money in a brown leather .......... carefully.
a. parcel
b. package
c. purse
d. packet
--> c
46. The police haven't found out the ................ of the explosion.
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
 b
47. What a rough sea! Its........... are ten meters high.
a. waves
b. floods
c. currents
d. fountains
--> a
48. It was urgent that he ............ her immediately.
a. called
b. call
c. had called
d. has called

 b
49. If it .............. too much trouble, I’d love a cup of tea.
a. weren’t
b. isn’t
c. hadn’t been
d. may not be
--> a
50. He ................ 53 pages so far.
a. has been reading
b. has read
c. reads
d. read
 b
TEST 11
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. this b. thick c. maths d. thin
 a
2. a. page b. game c. go d. gift
 a
3. a. see b. saw c. sort d. sure
 d
4. a. watching b. matches c. machine d. kitchen
 c
5. a. habdalah b. tabby c. pattern d. kaddish
 a
6. a. phoned b. called c. cooked d. raised
 c
7. a. picture b. written c. ribbon d. hiding
 d
II. Find the mistake:

8. Your personality is important for the success of your work.
a. personality
b. is
c. for
d. of
--> c
9. The surgeon is a genius. We are not doubtful on it.
a. is
b. genius
c. are not
d. on
--> d
10. Why are you angry with me? I hadn’t do anything wrong.
a. are
b. with
c. hadn’t do