1500 Test C - Past 5

a. root
b. gist
c. base
d. centre
--> a
48. All at once, black clouds appeared and it started to rain.
a. Suddenly
b. At times
c. Occasionally
d. Immediately
 a
49. He .................... sport to keep fit, not because he likes it.
a. plays
b. makes
c. practises
d. trains
-->a
50. There have been protests from animal rights group about ................ on
animals.
a. experience
b. experiments
c. expiration
d. trials
 b
TEST 13
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. weight b. height c. straight d. late
 b
2. a. jumped b. smiled c. picked d. looked
 b
3. a. forget b. forty c. former d. fortunate

 a
4. a. blew b. flew c. new d. crew
 c
5. a. thank b. thick c. they d. thin
 c
6. a. either b. neither c. height d. leisure
 d
7. a. chief b. of c. leaf d. thief
 b
II. Find the mistake:
8. He had to explain the lesson very clear so that his students could understand
it.
a. had to
b. clear
c. so that
d. could
--> b
9. Doctors are using laser beam to remove of bone in ear surgery.
a. are using
b. to remove
c. of
d. in
--> c
10. We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country
communing with nature.
a. was
b. so that
c. could spend
d. in the country
--> a

III. Grammar and vocabulary:
11. The students left the room .............. they had finished their exam.
a. while
b. soon
c. once
d. during
-->c
12. Direct speech: "Why did he move to San Francisco?" (Change into Indirect
speech)
a. I wondered that why he had moved to San Francisco.
b. I wondered that why he hadn't moved to San Francisco.
c. I wondered that why he moved to San Francisco.
d. I wondered that why he would move to San Francisco.
 a
13. The brothers are so alike that I cannot ............ one from the other.
a. say
b. notice
c. tell
d. mark
-->c
14. Nancy was on her own when she lived in London.
a. free
b. alone
c. sick
d. uncommitted
 b
15. The tallest bird on the North American continent, the white whooping crane,
………….. four and a half feet tall.
a. stands
b. which stands

c. it stands
d. standing
--> a
16. It was .................. that I couldn't eat it.
a. such a hard cake
b. such hard cake
c. so a hard cake
d. so hard cake
 a
17. The prisoner ................. that he had assaulted a policeman.
a. refused
b. declined
c. denied
d. rejected
-->c
18. Robert opened the drawer and …….............. a knife.
a. taking out
b. taken out
c. took out
d. take out
 c
19. Do you mind ................ that everyone has got a ticket?
a. controlling
b. checking
c. assuring
d. knowing
--> c
20. "I have bought this washing machine for two months but now, it is out of
order." "Don't worry. Your car is being ................. "
a. stopped

b. broken
c. serviced
d. rented
 c
21. With every ................. he took, he got more and more tired.
a. walk
b. march
c. step
d. foot
-->c
22. The robber made the bank manager ................ the money.
a. hand over
b. to hand over
c. handing over
d. handed over
 a
23. I wish I could give you the ............. to your problems.
a. answer
b. conclusion
c. reply
d. end
-->a
24. How long is it since you .................. Mary?
a. has seen
b. saw
c. had seen
d. see
 b
25. His youngest brother intends to take .................. skating next winter.
a. to

b. up
c. on
d. in
--> b
26. ............. his old age, Mr. Johnson runs seven miles before breakfast.
a. Though
b. Although
c. In spite of
d. Instead of
 c
27. The fire was ................ by the time the firemen arrived.
a. finished
b. off
c. away
d. out
-->d
28. I remember ................ the package a few days before going to the
countryside.
a. to send
b. sending
c. sent
d. to have sent
 b
29. My teacher was very conscious ................. his bald head.
a. of
b. with
c. about
d. for
-->a
30. Seeing all that food made me very .............

a. hunger
b. hungry
c. hungrily
d. hurry
 b
31. It took us five hours of negotiation to ................. a compromise.
a. make
b. do
c. arrive
d. reach
--> d
32. You have to run or ................ you will miss the train.
a. instead
b. else
c. therefore
d. though
 b
33. The police car .............. the suspect for over 100 miles.
a. persisted
b. ensued
c. sued
d. pursued
-->d
34. He was brought ................ in the spirit of communism.
a. back
b. down
c. up
d. in
 c
35. The offer of a place at a good university is not to be ............... at.

a. coughed
b. sneezed
c. laughed
d. rejected
-->b
36. ................ the time you reach the airport, the plane will have taken off.
a. At
b. On
c. By
d. In
 c
37. It never ............... his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered.
a. crossed
b. came
c. sprung
d. passed
-->a
38. They object ................ the proposal to restrict the use of cars in the city.
a. at
b. with
c. for
d. to
 d
39. The official report on the accident was a .............. of lies.
a. pack
b. bundle
c. heap
d. bunch
-->a
40. Did they build the garage ..................... as the house?

a. at the same time
b. in the same time
c. on the same time
d. the same time
 a
41. Unless you ............ to the rules, we’ll have to ask you to leave.
a. obey
b. stand
c. do
d. conform
-->d
42. We believe that there is a ................ between them.
a. join
b. chain
c. link
d. connector
 c
43. The high cost of advertising is invariably paid by the ............... .
a. target
b. consumer
c. market
d. client
-->b
44. If you want to find these titles, look them up in the .................
a. reference
b. index
c. catalogue
d. directory
 b
45. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its .............. .

a. coat
b. wrapper
c. cover
d. paper
-->b
46. You can ................ your troubles with me. Don't argue with your boss.
a. share
b. save
c. deprive
d. avoid
 a
47. Mary was called upon to .............. evidence against her father.
a. say
b. give
c. tell
d. put
-->b
48. Lucy ................ that dress since Barbara's wedding.
a. haven't worn
b. didn't wear
c. doesn't wear
d. hasn't worn
 d
49. She don’t believe what he says. She has ……………….. about him.
a. hopes
b. doubts
c. odds
d. chances
-->c
50. When students finish high school, they have several choices:

a. going to college, getting a job, or the army.
b. going to college, getting a job, or joining the army.
c. going to college, finding a job, or join into the army.
d. to go to college, getting a job, or joining the army.
 b
TEST 14
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. flour b. pour c. hour d. flower
 b
2. a. walked b. missed c. wanted d. stopped
 c
3. a. behind b. determine c. tiny d. vine
 b
4. a. son b. none c. gone d. money
 c