UNIT 15 CITIES TEST KEYS

UNIT 15 ~ CITIES

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. We had given........hope of rescue.
A. in
B. of
C. up
D. off
2. She felt very depressed..........the future.
A. about
B. in
C. of
D. with
3. OK, you've........your point.
A. made
B. created
C. done
D. performed
4. The flowers........together to form a blaze of colour.
A. mix
B. come
C. mingle
D. adsorb
5. The commission is calling..........a global ban on whaling.
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. about
6. Moving house put a severe strain on our.......
A. finances
B. money

C. problem
D. savings
7. 'What........is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.'
A. cotton
B. substance
C. matter
D. material
8. The lake is..........with trees.
A. surrounded
B. circled
C. rewinded
D. winded
9. We first build......a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements.
A. in
B. up
C. out
D. on
10. He felt a kind of happiness mingled........regret.
A. with
B. on
C. in
D. over
11. It's the best book........I've ever read.
A. which
B. who
C. that
D. what
12. I used to........to London more often than I do now.
A. driving
B. driven

C. drove
D. drive
13. The boy was made........his homework.
A. to do
B. do
C. doing
D. to doing
14. Stormy weather prevented the ferry........the crossing.
A. from making
B. to make
C. with making
D. by making
15. Will you be able to come to our party........Monday 24th July?
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. the
16. Fred sometimes helps his mother to........the housework.
A. make
B. making .
C. do
D. doing
17. Sophie........eat a lot of sweets when she was young.
A. was used to
B. usually
C. did use
D. used to
18. I hope they'll concentrate........ their computer skills.
A. for improving
B. on improving

C. to improve
D. to improving
19. I to!d the policeman........had happened.
A. which
B. who
C. what
D. that


20. That's the businessmen.........company is so successful.
A. whose
B. of which
C. who's
D. of whom
21. The boy denied......the window.
A. broken
B. breaking
C. to break
D. break
22. Is that the town......you were born?
A. which
B. that
C. whose
D. where
23. She can't bear people......at her.
A. shouting
B. to shout
C. shout
D. shouted
24. You can go......you like. This isn't private land.

A. nowhere
B. somewhere
C. anywhere
D. there
25. He arrived at the hotel with only......luggage.
A. a little
B. a few
C. any
D. few
26. Could I have......sugar in my tea, please?
A. any
B. some
C. little
D. a lot of
27. How......information did you ask for?
A. many
B. lot
C. some
D. much
28. Would you like......my dictionary?
A. borrowing
B. borrow
C. to borrow
D. borrowed
29. Irene's very keen......Spanish.
A. on learning
B. to learning
C. on learn
D. at learning
30. She remembers...... after you when you were a baby.

A. look
B. to look
C. looking
D. have looked
II. Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box.
friendship finances points global beloved surrounded point important other material
1. She made several interesting........in the article.
2. We need to take a more........approach to the problem.
3. They were glad to be back in their........Ireland.
4. The company produces its own training.........
5. As a child I was........by love and kindness.
6. The........is you shouldn't have to wait so long to see a doctor.
7. It's about time you sorted out your.........
8. It's the story of an extraordinary........between a boy and a seal.
9. Your friendship is very.........to me.
10. Comparison with........oil-producing countries is extremely interesting.
III. Complete the text with relative pronouns.
The two old ladies (1)......lived next door were called Janet Ana Martha. They were sisters, and had lived there all
their lives. Martha was the quiet one, (2)......stayed at home and did the housework. She always wore a white apron,
(3)......never looked dirty. Janet, (4)......was more sociable, was a secretary until she reached sixty and retired. "I've
had enough of that office," she told Martha. But that wasn't the real reason (5)......she stopped working. She had
always dreamed of going on a long, expensive holiday, to beautiful cities, (6)......she could spend days in art
galleries and museums, and 10 white sandy beaches, (7)......she could sunbathe and swim. And now she had the
time and the money to do (8)......she wanted. But she knew that Martha, (9)......was so different from her, and
(10)......only interest was the house, would not like the idea.
IV. Join each pair of sentences, using a relative pronoun. Use commas if necessary.
1. He gave me the information. I wrote it down at once.
2. Andrea went to see the dentist. He took out two of her teeth.
3. Fritz lives in the house round the corner. It has a red front door.
4. Show me the shoes. You bought them yesterday.

5. Have you seen the film? It's on at the Odeon.
6. My boyfriend refused to go to the concert with me. He hates country music.
7. We climbed to the top of the mountain. We had a picnic there.
8. Edward has just moved to France. His mother died last year.
9. We didn't want to swim in the sea. It looked very dirty.
10. Lydia is reading that fascinating book on Spanish history. You lent it to her last week.
V. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1. They are looking........my wedding album.
2. Can you help me, please? I'm looking......Ben Thanh Market.
3. Could you look......my cat while I'm on holiday?


4. You can't reply.......Peter and his friends. They are not very reliable.
5. You don't need to shout.......me. I can hear you.
6. I spoke / talked.......Jane today.
7. He suffers.......heart attack.
8. You look worried. What are you thinking........?
9. "What do you think.......Sue?" ~ "She's very nice."
10. How long have you been waiting.........the doctor?
VI. Complete the sentences, putting one word in each space.
Linda Evans was (1)......well-known writer of children's stories, (2)......lived in a charming old cottage in Devon.
Normally, she worked at (3)......, in her quiet, peaceful study. Long (4)...... her books became popular, she
(5)......managed to teach (6)......how to use a computer, and now typed all her stories on her Apple Mac. But
sometimes she had to leave her cottage to get (7)......information from the library or have a meeting with
(8)......friends. She hated being away, because she was very wo'rried about burglars. So she always locked the
house up extremely (9).......Just before leaving, she always put (10)......full cup of coffee on the kitchen table, and
left the radio playing, to make a burglar think (11) ......was someone else at home. One day, she came (12)......after
a day out, and (13)......at once that someone (14)......been there. There was only a (15)......coffee left in the ciip, and
the radio was off. But when she looked at her computer, she saw it was switched on, and someone had typed in a
new story.

She had no idea (16)......had got in, or how, because none of the doors or windows were damaged. But she sat
down to read the story, and it was a very good one. "I'll use it in my next book!" she (17)......happily.
The next month, she had to goto London for the day. She (18)......a pot of coffee and a plate of sandwich on the
table. When she returned, the coffee and sandwiches (19)...... disappeared. She ran to the computer. This time there
was only a message on the screen. "IT'S NOT YOUR STORY, IT'S (20) ......" it said.
VII. There is at least ONE grammar mistake in each of the sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1. I live in Hanoi since I was eight years old.
...........
2. Mom is washing the dishes every evening after dinner.
...........
3. All the people in the office was working hardly that day.
...........
4. We could go to cinema if the is good film on.
...........
5. I think everybody like the new restaurant.
...........
6. Keith forgotten his umbrella, so he got wet.
...........
7. You hair looks great! Have you cut it yesterday?
...........
8. The old man was wearing a very dirty trouser.
...........
9. The police was very gratefully for the informations.
...........
10. Fritz studied hard, but had failed the exam.
...........
VIII. Choose from A-l the best phrase or clause to fill each gap. There is one more than you need.
In 1995 the British woman Alison Hargreaves became the first female climber to conquer Mount Everest,
(1)...... , without oxygen or the help of Sherpas, the native Nepalese (2)....... Only one other person had achieved
this before - Reinhold Messner, (3)......Ms Hargreaves had spent over a year (4)......by training on the Scottish

mountain Ben Nevis, (5)....... She was confident she would reach the summit, (6)......because of bad weather. Mr.
Ballard said (7)......, and very proud of her, (8)......
Tragically, Alison Hargreaves fell to her death a few months later, in an avalanche on K2, the world's second
highest peak.
A. despite being forced to give up the previous year's attempt.
B. where her husband Jim Ballard worked part-time
C. who normally carry climbers' equipment and supplies.
D. although they had never really doubted she would damage it.
E. preparing for the trip
F. who reached the top in 1980
G. the highest mountain in the world
H. but he had hoped the weather would improve
I. that he and their children were delighted
IX. Complete the passage, using one word for each sentence.
The Lake District, in (1)......north-west of England, is one of the (2)......popular area in Britain for tourists to visit.
(3)......only about 40,000 people live there all year round, (4)......are about 14 million visitors every year. The area
(5)......declared a national park some time ago, and is managed (6)......Cumbria County Council and the National
Park Authority.
These bodies are now seriously worried (7)......the effect of the large influx of tourists on the area. Footpaths
(8) ......repairing, (9)......they are used by increasing numbers of walkers. Some narrow country lanes are


(10)......suitable for the summer rush of cars, caravans and coaches. There are local complaints (11)......the
authorities are (12)......interested (13)......the needs of tourists than of residents.
For several months officials have discussed (14)......and other problems, and they now feel it is (15)........to
make some changes. In their plans, (16)......published, they suggest that some minor roads (17)......be closed to
traffic. They also want (18)......public transport, with (19)........fares than at present. It is hoped that this scheme
(20)......be accepted to all, and will improve life for everybody in the Lake District.
X. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D for each of the questions below.
According to the census of 1800, the United States of America contained 5,308, 4832 persons. In the same year

the British Islands contained upwards of fifteen million, the French Republic, more than twenty-seven million.
Nearly one-fifth of American people were black slaves, the true political population consisted of four and a half
million free whites, or less than one million able-bodied males, whose shoulders fell the burden of a continent.
Even after two centuries of struggle the land was still untamed, forest covered every portion, except here and there
strip of cultivated soil, the minerals lay undisturbed in their rocky beds, and more than two-thirds of the people
clung to the seaboard within fifty miles of tidewater, where alone the wants of civilized life could be supplied.
1. In the United States of America in 1800......
A. one out of every twenty-five Americans was a black slave.
B. one out of every four Americans was a black slave.
C. two out of every three Americans were black slaves.
D. one out of every five Americans was a black slave.
2. Free white men in America numbered......
A. about-four-fifths of the population.
B. about four and one-half million.
C. 5,308,483.
D. less than one million.
3. Two-thirds of the American people......
A. lived where the wants of civilized life could not be supplied.
B. lived in Washington.
C. live on the seaboard.
D. lived within fifteen miles of tidewater.
4. The struggle to tame the American continent had been going on......
A. about two hundred years.
B. about fifty years.
C. a little more than a century.
D. since 1750.
5. This description of the United States in 1800 suggests that......
A. most of the new nation was undeveloped.
B. the people of the new nation had succeeded in taming the continent.
C. strips of cultivated land were everywhere.

D. settlers were beginning to mine the valuable minerals of the new continent.
XI. Write sentences using the clues given.
1. bed / I / sleep /have/ no mattress.
2. man / I / waiting/ not / turn up.
3. Tom / who / driving / all day / tired / and want / stop.
4. How long / it / take her / cook / meal / yesterday?
5. He / help / his friend / get good marks / telling him / more careful.
6. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
7. You / free / do what / like.
8. It / exciting / hear / she / won / first prize.
9. It / not/ easy / patient / recover / his illness.
10. It / not possible / us / smoke / class.
XII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Do not change the word
given.
1. Although he was very old, he walked ten miles every day.
HIS
Despite............................., he walked ten miles every day.
2. I studied hard. However, I did not pass the exam.
HARD
Although........................, I did not pass the exam.
3. It was a holiday, but Tommy cycled to school as usual.
FACT
In spite..................it was a holiday, Tommy cycled to school as usual.
4. I'm sure I told her to stay at home, but she's gone out.
THOUGH
Even................................stay at home, she's gone out.
5. Gerald did well in the competition, but he didn't win.
DOING
Despite.................................in the competition, Gerald didn't win.
6. I really should go to bed now.

FOR
It's time............................bed.


7. Bianca ought to do some work now.
DID
It's time....................................work.
8. At his age, he really should get married.
HE
It's high time..............................married.
9. We must say goodbye now.
SAY
It's time.................goodbye.
10. You'd better post those letters as soon as possible.
POSTED
It's time........................................................letters.
XIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. In the normal course of events she would have gone with him.
If things had...........................................................
2. Please be brief.
Please say...............................................................
3. His language is disgusting.
He...........................................................................
4. The Titanic sank on its maiden yoyage.
The Titanic..............................................................
5. I take your point.
I................................................................................
6. He's just saying that to prove a point.
He's just....................................................................
7. I wish he would get to the point,

I wish he would........................................................
8. Where do these plates belong?
Where are these........................................................?
9. He seemed to have already struck up a friendship with Jo.
He seemed to have.....................................................
10. The education system bears no comparison with that in many Eastern European countries.
The education system is.............................................

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ANSWER KEY 15
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. C (up) 2. A (about) 3. A (made) 4. C (mingle) 5. B (for)
6. A (finances) 7. D (material) 8. A (surrounded) 9. B (up) 10. A (with)
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C
II. GAPFILL
1. points 2. global 3. beloved 4. material 5. surrounded
6. point 7. finances 8. friendship 9. important 10. other
III. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1. who 2. who 3. which 4. who 5. why 6. where 7. where 8. what 9. who 10. whose
IV. JOINING SENTENCES
1. He gave me the information, which wrote down at once.
2. Andrea went to see the dentist, who took out two of her teeth.
3. Fritz lives in the house round the corner, which has a red front door.
4. Show me the shoes which/ that you bought yesterday.
5. Have you seen the film which/ that is on at the Odeon?
6. My boyfriend, who hates country music, refused to go to the concert with me.

(expected)

(quickly)
(obscene)
(journey)
(accept)
(right)
(quickly)
(kept)
(begun)
(as)


7. We climbed to the top of the mountain, where we had a picnic.
8. Edward, whose mother died last year, has just moved to France.
9. We didn't want to swim in the sea, which looked very dirty.
10. Lydia is reading that fascinating book on Spanish history, which you lent her last week.
V. PREPOSITIONS
1. at 2 for 3. after 4. on 5. at
6. to 7. from 8. of/ about 9. about 10. for
VI. GAPFILL
1. a 2 who 3. home 4. before 5. Had 6. herself 7. some 8. her 9. carefully 10. a
11. there 12 . back/ home 13 . saw/ noticed/ realized 14 . had
15. little 16 . who 17 . thought 1 8. put/ left 19 . had 20. MINE
VII. MISTAKE CORRECTION
1. I have lived in Hanoi since I was eight years old.
2. Mom washes the dishes every evening after dinner.
3. All the people in the office was working hard that day.
4. We could go to the cinema if there is a good film on.
5. I think everybody likes the new restaurant.
6. Keith forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.
7. You hair looks great! Did you have it cut yesterday?

8. The old man was wearing very dirty trousers.
9. The police were very grateful for the information.
10. Fritz studied hard, but failed the exam.
VIII. READING
1.G 2.C 3. F 4. E 5. B 6. A 7. I 8. D
IX. GAPFILL
1. the 2. most 3. Although 4. there 5. was 6. by 7. about 8. need 9. because/as/since 10. not/ hardly
11. that 12. more 13. in 14 . these 15. time/ necessary/ important/ vital 16 . recently/ newly/just 17. should
18. better/ more/ increased/ improved 19. lower/ cheaper 20. will
X. READING
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
XI. SENTENCE BUILDING
1. The bed I sleep on has no mattress.
2. The man I was waiting for did not turn up.
3. Tom, who was driving all day, was tired and wanted to stop.
4. How long did it take her to cook the meal yesterday?
5. He helped his friend (to) get good marks by telling him to be more careful.
6. Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are those taxis.
7. You are free to do what you like.
8. It is exciting to hear that she has won the first prize.
9. It is not easy for the patient to recover from his illness.
10. It is not possible for us to smoke in the class.
XII. REWRITING SENTENCES
1. his old age 2. I studied hard 3. of the fact that 4. though I told her to 5. doing well
6. for me to go 7. Bianca did some 8. he got 9. for us to stay 10. you posted those
XIII. REWRITING SENTENCES
1. If things had happened as expected, she wouldhave gone with him.
2. Please say what you want to say quickly.
3. He uses a lot of obscene words.
4. The Titanic sank on its first journey.

5. I understand and accept what you are saying.
6. He's just showing that his idea is right.
7. I wish he would say it quickly.
8. Where are these plates kept?
9. He seemed to have already begun a friendship with Jo.
10. The education system is not as good as that in many Eastern European countries.