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Choose the most suitable word for each space.

Last week my friend Sandy and I (1)… to go to the beach on the bus.

While we (2)… for the bus, it suddenly (3)….

To rain.

We (4)… summer clothes, and we (5)… an umbrella.

While we (6)… there in the rain, Sandy’s mother (7)… past, so we (8)… to her.

Luckily, she (9)… us, and (10)… us home in the car.

Test #4 for the 11^th
grade

1.       Choose
the most suitable word for each space.

Nowadays people are
more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1)….many (2)… of animals are
threatened, and could easily become(3)… if we do not make an effort to (4)…them.
There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (5)…for their fur
or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (6)…as parrots, are
caught (7)… , and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is
their habitat- the (8)… where they live-is (9)… More (10)…is used for farms,
for houses or industry, and there are fewer open (11)…than there once were.
Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (12)…, but these
chemicals pollute the environment and (13) wildlife. The most successful
animals on earth-human beings-will soon be the only once (14)…, unless we can
(15)… this problem.

1.       a) danger   b) threat           c)
problem       d) vanishing

2.       a) marks    b) more                        c)
species         d) forms

3.       a) disappeared        b)
vanished      c)empty                       d) extinct

4.       a) harm      b) safe              c)
protect         d) serve

5.       a) hunted   b) chased         c)
game                        d) extinct

6.       a) like        b) such             c)
or                 d) where

7.       a) lively     b) alive                        c)
for life         d) for living

8.       a) spot       b) point            c)
place                        d)site

9.       a) exhausting         b)
departing     c)escaping        d) disappearing

10.   a) each       b) land             c)
soil               d) area

11.   a) spaces    b) air                c)
up                d) parts

12.   a) products b) fields                      c)
herbs                        d) crops

13.   a) spoil      b) harm                        c)wound
         d)wrong

14.   a) survived b) over            c)
missing        d) left

15.   A) answer b) calculate
     c) solve                        d) explain

2. Match the words with
their definitions.

1.extinct	a. a person who kills wildlife illegally
2.pollution	b. an electricity generation station which uses radioactive fuel to drive the generators
3.ozone layer	c. no longer existing, as an animal species
4.poacher	d. the damage done to air, water or soil by the addition of harmful chemicals
5.habitat	e. the part of the Earth which contains all the living creatures
6.biosphere	f. the process of treating paper, plastic and metals so that they can be used again
7. acid rain	g. the raising of the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels and increased amount of gases such as carbon dioxide
8.nuclear power station	h. the natural environment of a plant or animal
9.endangered species	i. the act of cutting down large areas of forest
10. recycling	j. a species which is in danger of becoming extinct
11.global warming	k. rain that contains acid from industrial waste
12.deforestation	l. a layer of the chemical ozone in the earth’s atmosphere that block harmful rays from the sun

3. Fill in the gaps with words derived
from the words in brackets.

There are many problems which
(1)__________(threat) our natural environment. Acid rain, (2)__________(globe)
warming and air and water (3)__________(pollute) are among the most serious
ones. There are several ways to help improve the situation. Firstly, we should
encourage (4)__________(recycle) because it is the(5)__________(produce) of new
materials which causes the most damage. We must learn to reuse things like
plastic bags and glass jars. Secondly, driving an environmentally- friendly car
is also(6)__________(help).Furthermore, joining an (7)__________(organize) which
plants trees or cleans up beaches would be a (8)__________(prove) that you are
really (9)__________(concern) about the environment. Lastly, supporting groups
such as Greenpeace, which try to prevent many(10)__________(environment)
disasters, would help to ensure that our planet will be clean and safe for the
future generations.

4.
Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions

1)
There is no need to switch ____ the upper light, it isn’t dark in the room.

2)
The scientists should think of a way to prevent rare animals _____ becoming
extinct.

3)
Water pollution is caused ____human activities.

4)
Air pollution has a negative impact ____climate changes.

5)
Huge areas of rainforests have been cut ____for urban development.

6)
The amount ____waste and rubbish in big cities is increasing.

7)
Almost three quarters of the land in great Britain is used ___ food production.

The governments should make laws to protect the environment ___ the man’s
activity.

9)
The shortage __ natural resources is the result of their unreasonable use by
people.

10)
It would be better if you didn’t turn __ the heat in your house when it isn’t
cold.

11)
We need to reduce the amount ___electricity we use every day.

12)
Noise pollution doesn’t only have a negative effect on animals but can also
have a negative impact ___ human health.

Test
for the 11th grade environment

Keys

1.         Keys:
1) a; 2)c; 3)d; 4)c; 5)a; 6)b; 7)b; 8)c; 9)d; 10)b; 11)a; 12)d; 13)b; 14)d;
15)c;

2.         Keys:
1.c; 2.d; 3.l; 4.a; 5.h; 6.e; 7.k; 8.b; 9.j; 10.f; 11.g; 12.i

3.         Keys:
1.threaten; 2. global; 3. pollution; 4. recycling; 5. production; 6.helpful; 7.
organization; 8. proof; 9. concerned; 10. environmental.

4.         Keys:
1) On, 2) from, 3) because of, 4)on, 5)down, 6)of, 7)for,8)from, 9)of, 10)on,
11)of, 12)on

Test 1. Add a prefix
to the verb and put it in a proper tense. appoint

Attempts to
communicate in a foreign language can easily misfire.

My friend is always
___ (1) by his attempts to speak French. understand

Once a waiter in Paris
___ (2) what he wanted and instead of

beetroots brought him
potatoes. He ___ (3) potatoes but when like

he asked a waiter to
___ (4) them with beetroots the waiter smiled, place

and ___ (5) with a
plate of aubergines. The waiter also ___ (6) turn

my friend attitude
towards everyone he meets and when my take

friend complained that
they had ___ (7) the meat, Paul (that was his cook

name if my friend
isn’t ___ (8)) grinned. To cap it all my friend take

___ (9) the bill and
accused the waiter of ___ (10) him. It was just my read

friend’s awful
French again! charge

Test 2. Add a correct
prefix to the following adjectives.

1. dependent; 2.
polite; 3. logical; 4. historic; 5. Atlantic; 6. moral; 7. national;
8. relevant; 9. regular; 10. direct

Test 3. Add a
prefix de-, ex-, multi-, semi-, sub– to the following words. You
can use each of them more than once.

1. final; 2. partner;
3. standard; 4. national; 5. section; 6. ethnic; 7. zero; 8.
regulate; 9. wife; 10. code

Test 4. Complete
the chart with the correct noun. Words in bold will help you.

Test 5. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines to form nouns.

It is no exaggeration
to say that the world has become а global

village. Modern
methods of ___ (1) have made the world much communicate

smaller and the
problems we face such as ___ (2) are not restricted pollute

to one country. The
___ (3) of the rainforests in Brazil is destroy

everyone’s problem
and the ___ (4) which is common in starve

many African countries
is а challenge for Europe too.

The ___ (5) of rare
species is а tragedy for the planet as а extinct

whole and the ___ (6)
of oil supplies will shake the ___ (7) exhaust

of the world’s
economy. The ___ (8) of the environment found

is the responsibility
of all nations, rich and poor. protect

However, uncontrolled
economic ___ (9) between strong compete

and weak nations leads
to the ___ (10) of greater inequality create

between the rich and
poor nations of the world.

Test 6. Fill in the
spaces in the following sentences with the suitable adjectives formed
from given words.

1. It is a very ___
road. danger

2. It was so ___ that
she couldn’t see anything. fog

3. Everyone knows this
actress. She is very ___. attract

4. This case is very
___. comfort

5. He is a ___
politician. fame

6. Great Britain is an
___ country. industry

7. She plays the
guitar and she is very ___. music

8. Her mother is very
___. She economy

always tries to save
money.

9. The shop is in the
___ part of the city. centre

10. The people were
very ___ and knowledge

answered all her
questions.

Test 7. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable negative prefix of the
words given at the end of the lines.

The British government
has decided to take the ___ (1) decision

to ban smoking in a
lot of public places. Though a popular

lot of people find
smoking ___ (2), and though experts please

all agree it is ___
(3) and that it costs the state a lot health

to treat victims of
smoking, it is also ___ (4) that many people deny

get pleasure from the
habit and find smoking resist

___ (5) when they are
in company. However, it is now ___ (6) to possible

deny the antisocial
nature of the habit. As advertising

has proved ___ (7)
with many smokers, the government effect

has now made smoking
___ (8) in most public places. legal

Smokers who are ___
(9) to stop smoking may feel the ability

new measures are
unjust, but for the passive smokers for

whom a room full of
smoke is ___ (10) they will come as bear

a breath of fresh air.

Test 8. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

Speaking English Well

I have a Dutch friend
who speaks English ___ (1). I have always beauty

wondered how the Dutch
manage to learn languages

so ___ (2). The Dutch,
like the Germans, often success

speak English ___ (3)
than some native-speakers or well

at least they seem to
speak the language more ___ (4) than correct

some English people.
Wilfred says that if you

want to speak English
___ (5) with a reasonable fluency

accent, you should
listen to tapes as ___ (6) as frequency

possible. If you can
afford ___ (7) to go to an occasion

English speaking
country, you should go but you should

also study the rules
of English ___ (8), especially if care

you want to speak ___
(9). Wilfred also feels accuracy

very ___ (10) that
there are no magic solutions strength

but that you simply
have to work at the new language.

Test 9. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

Memorial Day in the
USA

Honoring the dead has
been a practice of many ___ (1). civil

The ancient Druids,
Greeks, and Romans ___ (2) decoration

the graves of their
loved ones with flowers.

In the United States,
the ___ (3) have been death

honored on Memorial
Day since the time of the Civil

War. In 1967 a ___ (4)
of President Johnson proclaim

and a ___ (5)
congressional resolution officially join

recognized Waterloo as
‘the birthplace of Memorial

Day’. And the
Memorial Day is ___ (6) on observation

the last Monday of
May. Each year the President of

the US issues a
special Memorial Day ___ (7) which proclaim

includes a call for
___ (8) to observe the city

occasion as a day of
prayer for ___ (9). peaceful

Memorial Day
observances are by no means ___ (10) limit

to the big ___ (11)
cemeteries. In towns and cities,

across the land,
veterans’ groups, civic ___ (12), nation

family groups, and
individuals decorate graves organize

with flowers or with
small American flags. In many

communities there are
parades. Parade ___ (13) include participate

veterans and armed
forces and a lot of other

people. Memorial Day
has also ___ (14) marked tradition

the ___ (15) of
summer. begin

Test 10. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

This ___ (1) was built
in the 1920s and became showcase for ___ (2). neighbour, architecture

Each architect had one
plot on which to ___ (3) one house. In spite of this, builder

the area has a ___ (4)
unified style. Look, for example, at these wonderful

houses on our left. At
that time very few people lived in their owner

___ (5) apartments;
those flats had no ___ (6) water, bathrooms and other run, convenient

___ (7). And here was
a ___ (8) building project which attempted mass

both to show the ___
(9) styles in which apartments could be difference

built, and to improve
___ (10) conditions. live

Test 11. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

Life used to be ___
(1) for teenag ers. They used to have money to funny

spend, and ___ (2)
time to spend it in. They used to wear ___ (3) freedom

clothes, and meet in
coffee bars and discos. Some of them still teenager

do. But for many young
people, life is harder now. Jobs are ___ (4) to find. difficulty

There’s not so much
money around. Teachers say that students work ___ (5) hard

than they used to.
They are ___ (6) interested in politics, little

and more interested in
___ (7) exams. They know that good exams pass

may get them ___ (8)
jobs. Most young people worry more about good

money than their
parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend little

___ (9) and save ___
(10). They want to be able to get many

homes of their own one
day. Three quarters of ___ (11) young Britain

people do more or less
what their parents did. They did their ___ (12) good

at school, find some
kind of work in the end, and get married in

their early ___ (13).
They get on well with their parents and twenty

enjoy their ___ (14).
They eat fish and chips, watch football on live

TV, go the pub and
like ___ (15). After all, if they didn’t, they read

wouldn’t be British,
would they?

Test 12. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

As your children move
towards ___ (1) it is ___ (2) to make depend

sure that they
understand what decent values are. To importance

prevent children from
becoming ___ (3) and ___ (4) you should spoil

not indulge them too
much. To make sure that they grow up greed

well– ___ (5) they
should be taught to be ___ (6) from an manner

early age. Children
should be scolded for bad ___ (7), politeness

which will be an
effective way of helping ___ (8) to distinguish behave

right from wrong. You
need to reward your ___ (9) when they they

do things well to give
them a sense of ___ (10) but you must child

be careful not to
overdo it or they may become ___ (11). proud

You should try to make
your children ___ (12) and respectful conceit

of other peoples
beliefs by exposing them to ___ (13) tolerate

races and cultures.
Parents should try to place great difference

___ (14) on setting a
good example to their children, important

because children’s
behaviour is often an ___ (15) of that imitate

of their parents.

Test 13. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

The ___ (1) of
children starts as soon as they are born. Boys are educate

allowed to make more
___ (2), to play with guns and cause more noisy

trouble. Such
education prepares boys for ___ (3) in the world powerful

but for little else.
But all boys are ___ (4). Some boys are differen

good at ___ (5) and
poetry whereas others are good at football cook

or maths. Boys aren’t
just ___ (6) and rebels, ‘machos’ and conform

‘wimps’. If we can
___ (7) them that all these types are okay, assurance

it may help to reduce
the ___ (8) of those boys who are the least macho. bully

Test 14. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

The ___ (1) of
fingerprints reached Britain in 1901 and systematize

proved ___ (2). In
1930, Scotland Yard set up its first use

___ (3) system to
enable officers to compare fingerprints found on classify

the scene of the crime
with those of ___ (4) known to the crime

police. Fingerprint
technology has advanced ___ (5) since then. great

Different types of
powder are used to ___ (6) the impression of the strength

fingerprint before it
is taken. Another ___ (7) revolutionary

has been in the way
that fingerprints are identified. Today, the

first ___ (8) is done
by the computer, which then produces searching

a ___ (9) of possible
matches. The final ___ (10) however is select

done by police
experts. identify

Test 15. Fill in the
spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given
at the end of the lines.

In the past, any
mother would be ___ (1) if her children were pride

round and slightly
fat. Those days are gone. ___ (2) have now research

reached the ___ (3)
that too much fat and sugar in children’s conclude

diets are a major
factor in the ___ (4) of heart diseases and develop

other ___ (5) when
they are older. However, growing children need ill

to eat a wide range of
foods, and their general health could be

___ (6) by cutting out
particular ones. Psychologists say that the danger

___ (7) is not to
change eating habits too fast, but to do it ___ (8), solve

so that children do
not lose muscle in addition to fat. Parents should care

present food a little
___ (9), spread butter thinly and avoid difference

putting sugar on the
table. Children should also be ___ (10) to courage

take part in sports:
this way they will be using the calories

that they have eaten.

Test 16. Fill in the
spaces in the following sentences using a suitable form of the words
given at the end of the lines.

1. What can we do to
reduce the ___ of the atmosphere? pollute

2. The change in the
climate has produced ___ floods. disaster

3. Many rare species
are threatened with ___. extinct

4. Many of the gases
produced by factories are ___ to our health. harm

5. Exhaust fumes have
___ effects on the environment. damage

6. Many countries must
try and control the growth of the ___. populate

7. Protecting the
environment is essential to our ___. survive

8. The protection of
the environment is everyone’s ___. responsible

9. While some
countries get richer, the ___ in others get worse. poor

10. Millions of people
in the world are threatened with ___. Starve

13. EXAM PRACTICE

Test 1

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The Bald Eagle

In 1782, soon after
the United States won its independence, the bald

eagle ___ (1) as the
national bird of the new country. American choose

leaders wanted the
eagle to be а symbol of ___ (2) country because it they

is one of the ___ (3)
birds. Today the bald eagle strong

almost ___ (4) from
the country. In 1972 there ___ (5) only 3,000 disappear be

bald eagles in the
entire United States. The reason for the

bird’s ___ (6)
population was pollution of rivers by pesticides. Pesticides decrease

poison the fish.
Eagles eat these fish and then the eggs eagles

lay have very thin
shells and ___ (7). Today, the American government not hatch

and the American
people ___ (8) to protect the bald eagle. The try

number of bald eagles
slowly ___ (9). The American increase

national bird ___
(10), and remains а symbol of strength and courage. survive

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Our ___ (1) in New
York was spectacular. Its skyscrapers and the arrive

Statue of Liberty make
а ___ (2) sight. New York has а ___ (3) beauty

of over seven million
and it is probably the world’s most populate

famous city. The ___
(4) of the ‘Big Apple’ come from many inhabit

different countries.
There are more ___ (5) in New York than in any nation

other place on earth.
It also has more ___ (6) than any tour

other city except
London, ___ (7) in the summer. ___ (8) special

come from all over the
world and have а ___ (9) time. There visit

are so many sights for
them to get ___ (10) about wonder

whether it’s some of
the best museums in the world or the enthusiasm

charming little
streets of Greenwich Village.

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Viewed from the
outside, the Houses of Parliament give а firm impression of all
those ___ (1) which we are supposed to value in the British form of
government. The architecture gives the place а ___ (2) look, and the
buildings are sandwiched between а busy square and the river making
them а ___ (3) between the country house of an eccentric duke and а
Victorian railway station. You have only to learn that the ___ (4)
refer to each other as ‘The Honourable Member for So and So’ to
complete the picture of а dignified gentlemen’s club, with of
course а few ladies to ___ (5) the numbers. Sadly, over the past few
years first radio, and now television, have shown the general ___ (6)
what in fact goes on when bills are ___ (7) and questions are asked.
The first obvious fact is that the chamber is very rarely full, and
there may be only а ___ (8) of members present, some of ___ (9) are
quite clearly asleep, telling jokes to their neighbour, or engaged in
shouting like badly-behaved schoolchildren. There is not enough ___
(10) for them all in the chamber in any case, which is а second
worrying point. Of course, television does not follow the work of ___
(11) which are small discussion groups that do most of the real work
of the House. But the ___ (12) impression that we as ___ (13) receive
of the workings of government is not а good one. To put it bluntly,
parliament looks disorganised, is clearly behind the times and seems
to be ___ (14) with bores and comedians. This is presumably why
members resisted for so long the efforts of the ВВС to broadcast
parliamentary ___ (15) on television.

1. a) views b)
appearances c) identities d) features

2. a) fashionable b)
traditional c) close-up d) notorious

3. a) mixture b)
combination c) cross d) match

4. a) members b)
candidates c) delegates d) senators

5. a) take away b)
bring about c) make up d) set in

6. a) situation b)
public с) interest d) rule

7. a) paid b)
determined c) voted d) discussed

8. a) handful b)
majority c) few d) number

9. a) these b) whom с)
them d) others

10. a) seats b) places
c) room d) around

11. a) elections b)
those c) everyone d) committees

12. a) overall b)
visual c) positive d) striking

13. a) audience b)
often c) voters d) well

14. a) working b)
inevitably c) filled d) much

15. a) matters b)
committees c) speeches d) debates

Test 2

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

Tricks on April Fool’s
Day In 1698, a number of Londoners received invitations

to see the lions
washed in the Thames. This event ___ (1) in news describe

papers. However, the
same trick ___ (2) in 1860, and again a lot of repeat

curious Londoners ___
(3) to enjoy the lions washed. In 1957 BBC come

Television played an
even ___ (4) joke on its viewers. It showed hilarious

a film about a
spaghetti crop ___ (5) in Southern Switzerland. grow

Agricultural workers
___ (6) long strands of spaghetti from bushes pick

and the presenter of
the film ___ (7) on the uniform length of the comment

spaghetti and on the
successful cultivation of ‘these vegetables’. After be

the programme there
___ (8) a lot of calls from people who not get

___ (9) the joke and
wanted to know where they ___ (10) buy spaghetti bushes. can

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Americans talk with
___ (1) of their government and ___ (2). They proud, institute

seem certain that they
have more ___ (3), better laws and free

stronger leaders. But
even the most ___ (4) Americans have а few doubts. patriot

___ (5) is one problem
area, and so is the law. There are not educate

enough clever
teachers, and too many clever ___ (6). But Americans law

feel ___ (7) that they
can change things that don’t work. Americans confidence

want to be proud of
their President. They like him to be good-looking,

___ (8), and a good
family man. They want him to be a good ___ (9). religion, talk

They expect him to
keep the prices down at home and to keep the

country looking ___
(10) abroad. power

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Have you ever asked
yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to
___ (1) this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of
weakness or confidentiality, you ___ (2) well have heard some or all
of the ___ (3). It’s the money of course, some say with а smile,
as if explaining something to а small child. Or it’s the
satisfaction of ___ (4) well done, the sense of achievement behind
the clinching of an important ___ (5). I worked as а bus conductor
once, and I can’t say I ___ (6) the same as I staggered along the
swaying gangway trying to ___ (7) out tickets without falling over
into someone’s lap. It’s the company of other people perhaps, but
if that is the ___ (8), what about farmers? Is it the conversation in
the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and
а sense of status say those ___ (9) have either attained these
elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognised their
leadership ___ (10). Or we can blame it all on someone else, the
family or the taxman. I suspect, and I say this under my ___ (11),
that most of us work hoping for something to ___ (12) up. We’ll win
the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We’ll scrape
together the ___ (13) and open that little shop we always dreamed of,
or go ___ (14) the world, or spend more time in the garden. One day
we’ll get that ___ (15) we deserve, but until then at least we have
something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won’t have
time to wonder why.

1. a) propose b)
meditate c) consider d) launch

2. a) might b) can c)
will d) should

3. a) below b) rest c)
following d) latter

4. a) a work b) а job
c) а task d) an effort

5. a) deal b) position
c) job d) engagement

6. a) enjoyed b)
wished c) hoped d) felt

7. a) make b) turn с)
issue d) give

8. a) one b) case с)
question d) former

9. a) people b) must
c) who d) to

10. a) qualities b)
status c) property d) requirements

11. a) oath b)
suspicion c) breath d) pressure

12. a) move b) turn с)
ease d) end

13. a) resources b)
opportunities c) rest d) money

14. a) round b) over
c) into d) to

15. a) ambition b)
station c) vocation d) promotion

Test 3

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

Mountain Biking In the
past people ___ (1) watching TV or reading enjoy

in their free time.
Nowadays people are more interested in doing ___ (2) activity

which take them out of
their homes. That’s why mountain biking

___ (3) a very popular
sport in recent years. It is one of the ___ (4) become, reward

ways to explore the
countryside. Cyclists must pay attention to the

type of path they ___
(5) on. Some paths ___ (6) for people be, design

who are on foot, so if
you cycle along these, you ___ (7) inconvenience cause

to walkers. On any
other path, you should still respect walkers.

Another thing which
you ___ (8) to do is ___ (9) gates behind you, so ask, close

that farm animals
cannot escape. If the weather is fine, you will

enjoy a wonderful day
out, especially if you ___ (10) to take not forget

some food and drinks
with you.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

When the famous
explorer, Columbus claimed Florida for Spain in 1492,

he had never ___ (1)
eyes on it. The area’s most important early ___ (2) lay, visit

thus set а pattern
that has continued for centuries. There is а

general ___ (3)
amongst people, apparently quite ___ (4) with whether believe,
connect

or not they’ve been
there themselves, that Florida is а good place

to go. In fact, it is
almost ___ (5) not to enjoy yourself in Florida possible

today, given the
wonderful ___ (6) of facilities available to tourists. select

Some of the world’s
most popular tourist ___ (7) are located in the attract

state whose ___ (8)
beaches welcome 40 million people each year. sand

These days it seems
___ (9) to describe Florida’s geography and point

climate. After all,
few people would have ___ (10) in finding it on difficult

а map and most would
know what weather to expect there.

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

After more than fifty
years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it
is here to ___ (1). There have been many objections to it during this
time and ___ (2) а variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was
the ___ (3) bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements
___ (4) subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children
turn to violence through watching it, either because so ___ (5)
programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they
had to do something to counteract the hours they had ___ (6) glued to
the tiny screen? Or did it simply create а vast passive ___ (7),
drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation ___ (8)? On the
other hand, did it increase anxiety by sensationalising the news (or
the news which was ___ (9) by suitable pictures) and filling our
living rooms with war and political unrest? ___ (10) in аll,
television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half
of the century, ___ (11) for everything, but above all, eagerly
watched. For no ___ (12) how much we despised it, were bored by it,
or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family
conversation and hobbies ___ (13) as collecting stamps, we never
turned it off. We ___ (14) staring at the screen, aware that our own
tiny ___ (15) was in it if we looked carefully.

1. a) long b) stay c)
exist d) be

2. a) with b) over c)
by d) on

3. a) screen b) danger
c) machine d) reason

4. a) contain b) of c)
take d) having

5. a) that b) far c)
many d) what

6. a) almost b) spent
c) quite d) madly

7. a) programme b)
personality c) audience d) tense

8. a) comedies b)
programmes c) perhaps d) consequently

9. a) taken b)
presented c) capable d) accompanied

10. a) Taken b) All c)
Somewhat d) Thus

11. a) broadcasting b)
looking c) blamed d) ready

12. a) one b) matter
c) difference d) reason

13. a) known b) even
c) described d) such

14. a) refused b)
received c) turned d) kept

15. a) fault b)
reflection c) situation d) consciousness

Test 4

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The American People
Black, white, rich, poor – you can find them all in the USА, one
of big

the ___ (1) countries
in the world. The great American idea ___ (2) that all these people
always be

should become
something new. They should leave their old ___ (3) behind and become
life

American. In some
ways, the idea ___ (4). work

Many people ___ (5)
where their grandparents came from. forget

They share the ideas,
experiences, and feelings that make up the American culture. now ask

But new questions ___
(6). Some people wonder if too much ___ (7). lose

They are becoming more
interested in the countries their families leave

once ___ (8). They are
not sure if new immigrants should try ___ (9) their own forget

languages and cultures
so completely. Americans talk а great deal about

how wonderful it is to
be American. The reason may be because they need to

keep ___ (10)
themselves that that is what they are. remind

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I read your ___ (1) in
International Business advertise

magazine and I am
writing for more information concerning entry ___ (2) require

for the course in
English Language. Could you tell me what language ___ (3) qualify

are required? I do not
possess the First Certificate and would like to know

if ___ (4) on the
course depends on having the FCE? In fact, as I am an accept

___ (5) for an
international company I would be interested in a course account

which focuses on
language ___ (6) for both social and develop

___ (7) purposes. I
would also like to know the ___ (8) from the busy, distant

college to London and
if ___ (9) at all classes is obligatory, attend

or whether an
occasional ___ (10) for purposes of travel be acceptable. absent

I look forward to
hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Nelson Fernandez

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Nobody knows for
certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than
poetry and painting but as early man had no way of ___ (1) it, we can
only ___ (2) what it sounded like. Watching а child ___ (3) on а
drum with its hands or а ___ (4) of wood, it is easy to see that
this is the simplest of instruments. It does not ___ (5) much effort
to produce а rhythm on it. Wall paintings show what some of the
first instruments ___ (6) like. Early civilisations had already
discovered the three basic ___ (7) of producing music: blowing into а
tube, striking an object, and scraping а string. We know that
western music comes from the ___ (8) Greeks. The musical scales we
use now are ___ (9) on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks
used to create а particular ___ (10). Until the 16th century, most
players of instruments were ___ (11) performers, but as music became
more ___ (12), orchestras and musical groups began to ___ (13). This
___ (14) about the writing of music to be played by several musicians
at one time. This can certainly be ___ (15) the birth of modern
music.

1. a) recording b)
playing c) producing d) performing

2. a) think b) reckon
c) guess d)realise

3. a) hitting b)
knocking c) crashing d) banging

4. a) slice b) point
c) piece d) shape

5. a) make b) call c)
take d) do

6. a) looked b)
appeared c) felt d) sounded

7. a) forms b) manners
c) systems d) ways

8. a) ancient b) old
c) aged d) antique

9. a) raised b) based
c) established d) supported

10. a) spirit b)
temper c) mood d) humour

11. a) separate b)
lonely c) unique d) single

12. a) widespread b)
enlarged c) expanded d) extended

13. a) turn b) appear
c) spring d) be

14. a) produced b)
affected c) caused d) brought

15. a) appointed b)
called c) decided d) named

Test 5

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

One morning Mr
Sherlock Holmes was sitting in his room in Baker Street.

His friend Dr Watson
was standing near the window ___ (1) at a walking stick. look

This stick ___ (2) by
a strange visitor the day before. The words forget

‘To Dr Mortimer’
___ (3) on it. Dr Watson had already been examining write

it for half an hour
but ___ (4) say anything about it. Suddenly not can

Sherlock Holmes ___
(5), ‘The owner of this stick has a dog which is say

___ (6) than a
terrier. I have noticed the marks of a dog’s ___ (7) large, tooth

on the stick. Probably
the dog often ___ (8) the stick behind the carry

master.’ ‘I wonder
why this man wanted to visit us,’ asked Dr Watson.

‘Well, we soon ___
(9),’ answered Sherlock Holmes. ‘I can hear know

the bell ___ (10).’
ring

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

School Then and Now
Parents and teachers are always making ___ (1) compare

between the time when
they were ___ (2) and the child

present ___ (3). They
say everything was better than it generate

is today, especially
in ___ (4). For example, they say they educate

used to work much ___
(5) in school, and that nowadays, we hard

aren’t very
interested. I ___ (6), because we spend hours agree

every day doing
homework after our lessons or ___ (7) for revise

___ (8). I wonder if
our parents really had to study so much examine

after school every
day. In my opinion, it is no ___ (9) to exaggerate

say we have forgotten
how to play. I think one reason why kids behave

___ (10) in class is
because they need to get rid of stress.

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

According to а group
called The Voices Foundation, everyone has а singing voice as well
as а speaking voice somewhere inside them. This, they say, should be
encouraged from an early ___ (1) because it provides the best, and
the cheapest, ___ (2) on which to build an understanding of music.
___ (3) the Foundation’s ideas, lies the teaching of the Hungarian
composer Zoltan Kodaly. He observed that song can ___ (4) а key part
of the relationship between mother and child almost from birth. This
is especially ___ (5) of more traditional societies, like those of
West Africa, where some small children are ___ (6) to sing literally
hundreds of songs, all of which have been learnt by ___ (7). But many
modern children first ___ (8) to an understanding of music when they
learn to play an instrument, and ___ (9) some teaching of the theory
of music is usually а part of this, their relationship with the
music on the ___ (10) is often а mechanical one. The ___ (11) of the
Voices Foundation is that а natural ___ (12) for rhythm, harmony and
musical structure, the very ___ (13) we appreciate in the greatest
musicians, can only be achieved through the exploration of music with
the voice from the start. The Foundation has, therefore, ___ (14)
itself the task of developing а singing-centred musical education
programme that could ___ (15) junior pupils all over the world.

1. a) start b) life c)
time d) age

2. a) ground b) basis
c) root d) plot

3. a) Behind b)
Beneath c) Besides d) Between

4. a) grow b) do c)
form d) make

5. a) fact b) true c)
real d) actual

d) fit 6. a) able b)
expert c) skilled

7. a) repeat b) heart
c) memory d) mind

8. a) come b) reach c)
go d) arrive

9. a) however b)
despite c) although d) whether

10. a) lines b) notes
c) book d) page

11. a) rule c) trust
d) belief b) certainty

12. a) awareness b)
touch c) grasp d) feeling

13. a) degrees b)
qualities c) measures d) practices

14. a) let b) set c)
put d) cut

15. a) benefit b)
favour c) gain d) profit

Test 6

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

A Practical Joke Mr
and Mrs Parker were having a quiet day at home. Their

18-year-old daughter
was away in Wales ___ (1) with a friend. Suddenly stay

the phone ___ (2). A
hoarse voice told Mr Parker that his daughter ring

___ (3) and that he
had to pay a ransom of $2,000. He was also warned that kidnap

if he ___ (4), he
would never see his daughter again. The voice then not pay

gave him instructions
about where and when to hand over the money. one

Mr Parker took the ___
(5) train to Wales. He went to the hotel and gave

the briefcase with the
money to a woman in a scarf and a raincoat. At 11 p.m.

the same evening, to
his great relief, his daughter came back home. She happy

looked ___ (6) than
ever and could hardly stop herself from ___ (7) laugh

when she handed him
his briefcase with $2,000. It turned out that she decide

and her friend ___ (8)
to play a practical joke. The joke ___ (9) but, work

strangely enough, Mr
and Mrs Parker ___ (10) it as much as their not enjoy

daughter did!

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

How to Learn
Vocabulary Students are under enormous pressure to learn

huge amounts of
vocabulary but they are rarely given ___ (1) as to how to guide

go about it. They have
a ___ (2) to try and learn long lists by tend

heart, but this is
hardly the most ___ (3) approach to the problem. efficiency

The golden rule is to
do lots of ___ (4) at regular intervals. Secondly, revise

students should
concentrate on words with the highest ___ (5), particularly frequent

everyday words which
also improve the students’ spoken ___ (6). fluent

They should also take
every opportunity to use the words in communication –

there is considerable
___ (7) evidence that learners who like psychology

using the foreign
language improve their oral ___ (8) and their perform

overall ___ (9) of the
language much more rapidly than acquire

students who are ___
(10) to practise the language in real situations. reluctance

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Keeping fit and
staying healthy have become а growing industry. ___ (1) apart from
the amount of money spent each year on doctors’ ___ (2) and
approved medical treatment, huge sums are now spent on health foods
and ___ (3) of various kinds, from vitamin pills to mineral water,
not to mention health clubs and keep-fit ___ (4) and videos. We are
more concerned than ever, it seems, ___ (5) the water we drink and
the air we breathe, and are smoking less, though not yet drinking
less alcohol. This does not appear to mean that ___ (6) and sneezes
have been banished, or that we can all expect to live to а hundred.
To give а personal example, one of my friends, who is а keep-fit
___ (7), а non-smoker and teetotaller, and who is very ___ (8) about
what he eats, is at present languishing in bed with а wrist in ___
(9) and а badly sprained ankle. Part of his healthy ___ (10) is to
play squash every day after work, and that ___ (11) for the ankle. He
also cycles everywhere, and if you have ever tried to cycle through
the rushhour traffic with а sprained ankle, you will understand ___
(12) he acquired the broken wrist. For _____ (13), it seems, is not
just а matter of а good ___ (14) and plenty of exercise. Too much
exercise can be harmful, as many joggers have discovered. Eating the
right food can easily become an obsession, as can overworking, which
you might have to do so as to be able to afford your ___ (15) of the
squash club, your mountain bike, your health food, and а few
holidays in peaceful and healthy places.

1. a) Poles b) Far с)
Quite d) So

2. a) prescriptions b)
surgeries c) hospitals d) payments

3. a) medications b)
cures c) drugs d) remedies

4. a) books b)
television c) advice d) enthusiasts

5. a) than b) about c)
for d) hence

6. a) colds b) coughs
c) flu d) fevers

7. a) fanatic b)
follower c) fad d) person

8. a) interested b)
varied c) detailed d) particular

9. a) crutches b)
plaster c) treatment d) danger

10. a) living b)
lifetime c) lifestyle d) liveliness

11. a) is b) caters c)
depends d) accounts

12. a) how b) that c)
whenever d) thus

13. a) fit b) this c)
health d) all

14. a) diet b) eating
c) menu d) recipe

15. a) share b) visit
c) membership d) subscription

Test 7

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

What Can Computers Do?

Computers and
microchips _____ (1) part of our everyday lives: we become

read magazines which
_____ (2) on computer, we buy things with the produce

help of computers, we
pay bills _____ (3) by computers. Just _____ (4) prepare

а phone number
involves the use of а sophisticated computer system. dial

In the past, life
without computers was much _____ (5) than it is today. difficult

The _____ (6)
computers were able to multiply long numbers, but they one

_____ (7) do anything
else. Nobody _____ (8) stories about robots not can

and space travel, but
now computers are able to do almost all difficult jobs. believe

What makes your
computer such а miraculous device? It is а calculating machine
speed

that _____ (9) up
financial calculations. It is а personal communicator

that _____ (10) you to
interact with other computers and with people around enable

the world. And you can
even use your PC to relax with computer games.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

A Challenge for Europe

Although recently
there has been a small _____ (1) in the number of people out reduce

of work in Europe,
_____ (2) is still the number one _____ (3) employ, society

problem facing the 15
member states of the European Union. Moreover,

_____ (4) of
opportunity between men and women is still an issue that equal

_____ (5) in many
countries have not come to grips with. In _____ (6) political,
professional

such as law and
engineering women are still noticeable by their

absence. _____ (7)
still discriminate against women in a number of employ

ways even if their
_____ (8) are the same as those of men. It would qualify

be a pity if the _____
(9) of the EU on an economic level were marred achieve

by _____ (10) in the
vital area of social policy. fail

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Trees are amongst the
biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some dating back longer
than the oldest buildings. But _____ (1) being nice to look at, trees
also _____ (2) an important role in improving the quality of our
lives. On a world-wide _____ (3), forests help to slow down the
effects of global warming by using up the gas _____ (4) as carbon
dioxide and giving _____ (5) the oxygen we need to breathe. At local
neighbourhood level, trees also _____ (6) important environmental
benefits. They offer shade and shelter, which in _____ (7) reduces
the amount of energy needed to heat and cool _____ (8) buildings; at
the same time, they also remove other impurities from the air we
breathe. Urban trees are especially important because for many people
they provide the only daily _____ (9) with the natural world. What’s
_____ (10), urban trees also provide a home for birds, small animals
and butterflies. _____ (11) the trees we would lose the pleasure of
seeing these creatures in our cities. Regrettably, _____ (12), trees
in cities are now coming under _____ (13). There is a limit to the
level of pollution they can _____ (14) and, down at street level,
their roots are being seriously _____ (15) by the digging needed to
make way for modern telephone, television and other cables.

1. a) as far as b) as
long as c) as soon as d) as well as

2. a) play b) show c)
act d) serve

3. a) scale b) size c)
range d) area

4. a) called b) known
c) titled d) referred

5. a) in b) away c) up
d) out

6. a) bring b) make c)
take d) find

7. a) turn b) place c)
order d) reach

8. a) opposite b)
close c) next d) nearby

9. a) junction b)
touch c) contact d) taste

10. a) more b) else c)
most d) other

11. a) Throughout b)
Beyond c) Without d) Outside

12. a) therefore b)
whilst c) however d) despite

13. a) risk b) threat
c) danger d) warning

14. a) stand in for b)
face up to c) put up with d) fall back on

15. a) concerned b)
disturbed c) interfered d) involved

Test 8

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

Street Styles

Many people,
especially young people, wear things which express their ideas

and feelings about
life. If a boy _____ (1) very short, almost shaven hair, have

people expect him
_____ (2) right wing politics. But boys with very have

long hair _____ (3) to
have left wing politics. A boy who wears a leather think

jacket _____ (4) in
bits of metal will probably ride a motorbike. The cover

rules of fashion are
not as rigid as they once _____ (5) and today’s be

teenagers _____ (6)
any particular trend at all. But teens are very not follow

influenced by _____
(7) and they have a desire to buy more luxurious celebrity

items. Street styles
_____ (8) by the big fashion designers. In fact, not create

the fashion designers
often use ideas from street fashions. But some

leaders of British
fashion have enough ideas of _____ (9) own. One of them they

is Jean Muir, whose
designs let her be one of the _____ (10) designers. good

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

I have only been once
to an art _____ (1). In fact, the Tate in London exhibit

was my _____ (2) to
modern art, but although the gallery was introduce

quite interesting, I
found the pictures difficult to understand. The _____ (3) paint

in the exhibition were
by famous _____ (4) from all over the world. Our art

guide told us about
each painting, and I listened carefully to her _____ (5). explain

After she had given us
а _____ (6) of а painting by Picasso, 1 asked her describe

what it all _____ (7).
She said we should not look for meaning but for _____ (8), mean,
please

as the most important
thing was to enjoy the shapes and colours.

_____ (9), I found
this advice а complete _____ (10). person, reveal

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Whenever we read about
the natural world nowadays, it is generally to be _____ (1) dire
predictions about its imminent destruction. Some scientists go so
_____ (2) as to assert that from now on, the world can no longer be
called ‘natural’, insofar as future processes of weather, _____
(3), and all the interactions of plant and animal life will no longer
carry on in their time-honoured way, unaffected by _____ (4). There
will never be such а thing as ‘natural weather’ again, say such
writers, only weather _____ (5) by global warming. It is hard to know
whether to believe such _____ (6) of doom, possibly because what they
are saying seems too terrible to be _____ (7). There are other
equally influential scientists who argue that climate has changed
many times over the _____ (8), and that what we are experiencing now
may simply be part of an endless cycle of change, rather than а
disaster on а global _____ (9). One cannot help wondering whether
these attempts to wish the problem away _____ (10) underline the
extent to which western industrialised countries are to blame for
upsetting the world’s _____ (11). It is not our fault, they seem to
be saying, because everything is all right, really! One certain _____
(12) which is chilling in its implications, is that there is no
longer anywhere on the earth’s _____ (13), whether in the depths of
the oceans or in the polar wastes, which is not _____ (14) by
polluted air or _____ (15) with empty cans and bottles. Now we have
to come to terms with understanding just what that means, and it is
far from easy.

1. a) made b) given c)
told d) granted

2. a) much b) often c)
really d) far

3. a) change b)
atmosphere c) climate d) even

4. a) beings b) man c)
people d) humans

5. a) built b)
manufactured с) affected d) organised

6. a) prophets b)
champions c) warriors d) giants

7. a) stopped b) true
c) guessed d) here

8. a) top b) again c)
centuries d) world

9. a) sense b) form c)
scale d) existence

10. a) simply b) to с)
chat d) or

11. a) future b)
ecology с) balance d) population

12. a) fact b) must с)
fault d) and

13. a) planet b)
atmosphere c) anywhere d) surface

14. a) full b) stained
c) breathing d) only

15. a) even b)
recycled c) littered d) bothered

Test 9

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

Things That Go Bump In
The Night

It was quite late on a
Friday night. Bill and Lora were having supper in their

new house. Things
still felt a bit strange so they _____ (1) much notice not take

when they heard
someone _____ (2) about noisily in the move

house next door. From
the windows they _____ (3) see figures in the can

front garden. Bill and
Lora assumed that their neighbours _____ (4) have

some sort of party.
‘That’s all right,’ said Bill. ‘Our neighbours dislike big

_____ (5). I hope they
_____ (6) us long.’ Not long after, party, not disturb

they heard the front
door shut and the house went very quiet. Bill and Lora

went to bed and _____
(7) all about it. At breakfast early the next day, forget

they heard someone
_____ (8) loudly. Their neighbours arrived back shout

home and discovered
that some _____ (9) _____ (10) all their furniture thief, take

and valuables from the
house.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

The most _____ (1) pop
group in history was the Beatles and the success

most _____ (2) bands
of the 1960s and 1970s were male bands. The excite

Spice Girls were _____
(3) when they became _____ (4) in the usual, fame

1990s, but now female
pop groups are not only common but quite interest

_____ (5) from а
_____ (6) point of view as well. But what happens music

when а schoolgirl
suddenly becomes very _____ (7) and well known? wealth

She leaves behind the
_____ (8) life other girls lead, earns bore

а lot of money and
buys x_____ (9) clothes. She gets _____ (10) to expense, expense

trendy parties. Will
she forget all her old schoolfriends?

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Have you ever thought
about the future? One of the most amazing predictions I have heard
_____ (1) the twenty-first century is that we will be living longer
and longer. Scientists will have _____ (2) up with а cure for а lot
of the most _____ (3) diseases that people die of at the moment. They
say that _____ (4) the year 2050, the average person’s lifespan
will have _____ (5) to one hundred years. They also _____ (6) that
work will take _____ (7) less of our lives and we will have more
_____ (8) time to spend. Robots, which will look more and more _____
(9) human beings, will have taken _____ (10) а lot of the boring
everyday _____ (11) we do today. In the next five years, the Japanese
will have _____ (12) а robot that understands human speech. This
will _____ (13) about а big change in the way we live, and some
people see robots as а _____ (14) to human freedom. They are afraid
that we will not be _____ (15) to control them and that in the end,
they will control us.

1. a) to b) about c)
across d) up

2. a) turned b) made
c) come d) found

3. a) common b) usual
c) everyday d) known

4. a) until b) by c)
up to d) on

5. a) gone b) come c)
turned d) risen

6. a) predict b) tell
c) wait d) advise

7. a) on b) over c) up
d) away

8. a) break b) enjoy
c) fun d) free

9. a) as b) like c)
similar d) how

10. a) up b) off c)
over d) in

11. a) jobs b) works
c) employment d) occupations

12. a) discovered b)
found c) done d) invented

13. a) bring b) turn
c) take d) come

14. a) damage b) dream
c) threat d) problem

15. a) reaching b)
able c) manage d) succeed

Test 10

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The National Health
Service in GB

The NHS (the national
health service) in GB _____ (1) centrally and organize

medical insurance is
compulsory. There _____ (2) a number be

of private medical
insurance schemes in the country. The _____ (3) one big

is BUPA. These days
such schemes _____ (4) increasingly popular become

as being more
convenient. The modern _____ (5) of the NHS are difficulty

the same as those
faced by equivalent systems in other countries. The need

number of old people
_____ (6) medical care _____ (7) dramatically grow

since 1998. But the
country spends _____ (8) money per person on health care little

than any other country
in the western world. One possible reason for this is

the way that GPs _____
(9). The money which they get from the pay

government _____ (10)
on the number of consultations they not depend

perform, it depends on
the number of registered patients.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Primary schools in
London are trying out an ambitious plan through which

young children get an
_____ (1) to serious music. The idea comes introduce

from а group of
famous (_____ 2) who are concerned about the music

_____ (3) of certain
types of classical music. They see the plan as survive

one possible _____ (4)
to the problem of declining audiences at classical solve

concerts. Their _____
(5) is that an interest in classical music should argue

be developed in early
_____ (6). They reject the idea that children child

are _____ (7) in
serious music or necessarily find it boring. The group interest

goes into а school
and gives а live _____ (8) of а short classical perform

piece and then this is
followed by an _____ (9) of how the instruments explain

work. These sessions
have proved so _____ (10) that they have now success

become а regular
feature in some schools.

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

When faced with some
new and possibly bewildering technological change, most people react
in one of two _____ (1). They either recoil from anything new,
claiming that it is unnecessary, or too _____ (2) or that it somehow
makes life less than _____ (3). Or they learn to _____ (4) to the new
invention, and eventually _____ (5) how they could possibly have
existed without it. _____ (6) computers as an example. For many of
us, they still represent а _____ (7) to our freedom, and give us а
frightening sense of а future in which all _____ (8) will be taken
by machines. This may be because they seem mysterious, and difficult
to understand. Ask most people what you can (_____ 9) а home
computer for, and you usually get _____ (10) answers about how ‘they
give you information’. In fact, even those of us who are familiar
with computers, and use them in our daily work, have very little idea
of how they _____ (11). But it does not take long to learn how to
operate а business programme, even if things occasionally go wrong
for no apparent reason. Presumably much the same happened when the
telephone and the television became _____ (12). What seems to alarm
most people is the speed of _____ (13) change, rather than change
itself. And the _____ (14) that are made to new technology may well
have а point to them, since change is not always an improvement. As
we discover during power cuts, there is а lot to be said for the oil
lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or
board games, that don’t have to be _____ (15) in to work.

1. a) moments b) kinds
c) ways d) types

2. a) complicated b)
much c) obscure d) tiresome

3. a) formerly b)
lively c) personal d) human

4. a) adapt b) react
c) conform d) use

5. a) decide b) wonder
c) suppose d) admit

6. a) Discuss b)
Propose c) Take d) Thus

7. a) hazard b) risk
c) control d) threat

8. a) measures b)
decisions c) chances d) instructions

9. a) run b) apply c)
learn d) use

10. a) vague b) such
c) up with d) hundreds

11. a) are b) work c)
manage d) consist

12. a) in existence b)
widespread c) through d) extensive

13. a) future b)
machinery c) physical d) technological

14. a) objections b)
appliances c) criticisms d) fears

15. a) wired b)
batteries c) plugged d) connected

Test 11

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The Benefits System in
GB

The _____ (1) way in
which people get help is by direct payments of easy

government money. This
help comes in various ways and _____ (2) by pay

the Department of the
Social Security. Anyone below the retirement age

who _____ (3) for a
certain minimum period of time can receive unemployment work

benefit _____ (4)
colloquially as ‘the dole’. All retired people _____ (5) know,
entitle

to the standard
old-age pension, provided that they _____ (6) pay

their insurance
contributions for most of their working _____ (7). After life

a certain age, even
people who still _____ (8) can receive their pension earn

though at a slightly
reduced rate. The government pension, however,

_____ (9) very high.
That’s why Personal Pension Plans not be

_____ (10) in July
1988 to extend pension choice and encourage people introduce

to build up a
retirement fund.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

If you’re interested
in getting, then what you need is а training

programme. Although
aimed at improving physical fit _____ (1), this programme fit

can also be _____ (2)
in such а way that it helps in the _____ (3) design, develop

of particular athletic
skills. There is а range of different _____ (4) to active

choose from and а
growing amount of scientific (_____ 5) to explain know

the effects of each
one. When you begin training, it is important gentle

to start _____ (6),
raising the _____ (7) of the programme in а intense

gradual way. Although
it is important to work sufficiently hard impress

to make an _____ (8)
on your physical condition, the activities shouldn’t

be _____ (9). It is
_____ (10), therefore, to ignore warning pain, wise

symptoms such as sharp
or persistent pain in particular muscles.

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Modern technology has
brought about enormous improvements in communications and yet many
people are still very worried _____ (1) using the latest computer
technology. I am often _____ (2) to meet colleagues who still don’t
know what the ‘е’ in e-mail stands for and they are too _____
(3) to ask. They assume you have to be skilled _____ (4) computers to
send а message via е-mail but in fact it is _____ (5) thing in the
world. It is also _____ (6) to send an e-mail message _____ (7) to
send an ordinary letter or а ‘snail’ message which also takes
_____ (8) longer. An e-mail message is only _____ (9) more expensive
than а local telephone call to send; on top of the call itself you
also have to pay а fee to your ‘server’. If you send а letter
by _____ (10) mail it will take а couple of days to get there
whereas an e-mail will not take _____ (11) than а few seconds. Once
you become _____ (12) to using the system you will be _____ (13) at
how much more _____ (14) it is than other means of communication. Of
course, before you have access to е-mail, you will need а fairly
_____ (15) computer, which can be quite expensive.

1. a) for b) about c)
at d) with as

2. a) surprising b)
irritating c) surprised d) irritated

3. a) embarrassing b)
embarrassed c) tired d) tiring

4. a) about b) into c)
to d) in

5. a) simplest b) the
more simple c) simpler d) the simplest

6. a) cheaper b) more
cheaper c) the cheapest d) the cheaper

7. a) as b) than c)
that d) from

8. a) much b) more c)
as d) lot

9. a) little b)
slightly c) less d) least

10. a) second-hand b)
low-paid c) part-time d) first-class

11. a) more long b)
longest c) as long d) longer

12. a) capable b)
accustomed c) clever d) good

13. a) amazed b)
puzzled c) experienced d) pleased

14. a) confident b)
certain c) efficient d) skilful

15. a) strong b) great
c) powerful d) large

Test 12

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The History of
Father’s Day

Father’s Day is an
occasion to honor your dad and express gratitude for his

love and support. Most
_____ (1) including the US, the UK and Canada country

celebrate Father’s
Day on the _____ (2) Sunday of June. The idea of three

celebrating Father’s
Day _____ (3) by Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd suggest

in 1909. Mrs. Dodd’s
father, William Smart, _____ (4) when his wife died

in childbirth. Despite
the obvious hardships, Mr. Smart proceeded widow

to raise the newborn
along with his five other _____ (5) by himself. child

It wasn’t until
Sonora Dodd _____ (6) an adult that she realized the become

strength and
selflessness her father _____ (7) in raising his children show

as a single parent.
President Wilson approved of the festival in 1916 but

it was President
Johnson who signed a Proclamation _____ (8) the declare

celebration of
Father’s Day in 1966. Thanks to Sonora, Father’s become

Day _____ (9) a hugely
popular festival and _____ (10) around celebrate

the world.

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Medical research has
found that happiness has а strongly beneficial

effect on health. The
healing properties of _____ (1) are such that laugh

humour is now being
used alongside more _____ (2) courses of tradition

_____ (3) in some
hospitals. In а London children’s hospital, for example, treat

two clowns are
provided for the _____ (4) of patients. Doctors entertain

say that these clowns
are _____ (5) in making the children feel success

better. It seems that
when we laugh, there can be а _____ (6) in reduce

both blood pressure
and the amount of _____ (7) in our muscles. tense

Although it is _____
(8) to prove it at the moment, this may also mean that possible

people who feel
unhappy and who are, therefore, _____ (9) to laugh likely

so much, suffer more
often from physical _____ (10). ill

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Until the early part
of this century there was certainly а distinction between popular
music, the songs and dance _____ (1) of the masses, and what we have
come to call _____ (2) music. Up to that point, however, there were
at least some points of contact _____ (3) the two, and perhaps
general recognition of what made а good voice, or а good song. With
the development of _____ (4) entertainment, popular music split away
and has gradually _____ (5) а stronger life of its _____ (6), to the
point where it has become incompatible with _____ (7) classics. In
some respects, it is now dominated by the _____ (8) of youth culture,
so that а concert by Elton John is just as much а fashion _____
(9), and other artists may be promoting dance styles, or social _____
(10). For this reason, it is impossible to talk about popular music
as if it were а unified art. The kind of music you like may _____
(11) on what kind of person you are. Curiously, there are now
classical musicians who have _____ (12) the status of rock stars, and
have been marketed in the same way. This seems to suggest that many
young people enjoy classical music but do not wish to be associated
with the _____ (13) of those who are traditionally supposed to enjoy
it. Or it may simply be that recording companies have discovered that
there is an insatiable _____ (14) for ‘sounds’, and that
classical music is beginning to sound exciting to а generation _____
(15) on rock but now settling into affluent middle-age.

1. a) halls b) tunes
c) musicians d) artists

2. a) rock b) modern
c) underground d) classical

3. a) with b) between
с) by d) of

4. a) mass b) live с)
recorded d) the

5. a) founded b) lived
с) developed d) suggested

6. a) supporters b)
self с) fans d) own

7. a) other b) the с)
some d) further

8. a) promotion b)
discovery с) tendency d) survival

9. a) as b) however с)
event d) design

10. a) service b)
grace с) protest d) science

11. a) depend b)
identity с) suppose d) be

12. a) lost b) admired
с) penetrated d) achieved

13. a) number b)
dislike с) lifestyle d) meaning

14. a) desire b) sale
с) interest d) outlet

15. a) raised b)
carrying с) dependent d) listening

Test 13

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The stars of American
journalism can build up reputations which make

them _____ (1) known
than most members of the Cabinet. Although good

each one _____ (2) for
а single big city newspaper, their articles work

may _____ (3) in
hundreds of local papers across the nation. reproduce

To be successful it
_____ (4) always necessary to be а graduate in not be

journalism. In 1955
the Chicago Sun Times _____ (5) an untrained engage

housewife from Iowa
Esther Lederer to take over the give

‘Anne Landers’
column, _____ (6) comforting answers to all _____ (7) query

on personal problems.
Thirty years later her ‘Anne Landers’ column

_____ (8) by eighty
million people. Meanwhile, her twin-sister read

_____ (9) an almost
identical column, ‘Dear Abby’. By 1987 these amazing have

twins, then aged 67,
_____ (10) yet. not retire

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

А magazine _____ (1)
asked people what they thought the most recent

useful _____ (2) of
the last century was. It is а very _____ (3) invent, interest

question, since
technology has _____ (4) our lives today. Lots of transform

people said cars, but
I _____ (5). Although cars have made life easier agree

in some ways, I
believe they have serious _____ (6). The worst advantage

thing about cars is
that they are so _____ (7). They also cause noise

а lot of _____ (8).
Other people said TV. Of course, _____ (9) will pollute, entertain

never be the same
again and it can be _____ (10) to watch TV after relax

а long day. And
what’s your opinion?

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

Thirteen-year-olds do
not spend as much money as their parents suspect – at least not
_____ (1) the findings of a _____ (2) survey, Money and Change. The
survey _____ (3) three hundred teenagers, 13–17 years old, from
_____ (4). By the time they _____ (5) their teens, most children see
their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national
average of $8. Two thirds think they get _____ (6) money, but most
expect to have to do something to get it. Although they have more
cash, worry about debt is _____ (7) among teenagers. Therefore, the
_____ (8) of children _____ (9) an effort to save for the future.
Greater access to cash _____ (10) teenagers does not, however, mean
that they are more irresponsible _____ (11) a result. The economic
recession seems to have encouraged _____ (12) attitudes to money,
even in case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what
pocket _____ (13) they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds
who took _____ (14) in the survey seem to _____ (15) to the situation
by saving more than half of their cash.

b) based on c) relying
on d) according to

1. a) counting on 2.
a) late b) recent c) latest d) fresh

3. a) included b)
contained c) counted d) enclosed

4. a) entire b) all
over c) complete d) the whole

5. a) reach b) get c)
make d) arrive

6. a) acceptable b)
adequate c) satisfactory d) enough

7. a) gaining b)
heightening c) increasing d) building

8. a) most b) maximum
c) many d) majority

9. a) make b) do c)
have d) try

10. a) among b)
through c) between d) along

11. a) like b) as c)
for d) in

d) cautious 12. a)
aware b) knowing c) helpful

13. a) cash b) money
c) change d) savings

14. a) part b) place
c) share d) piece

15. a) reply b) answer
c) respond d) return

Test 14

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The United States has
strong political and military ties to governments in

all areas of the
world. America’s alliances _____ (1) by its formidable back

military and nuclear
forces. Over 2 million _____ (2) are members of the man

armed forces. About
one _____ (3) of the United four

States military
personnel serve over seas. Most of its overseas

forces _____ (4) in
Western Europe under provisions of the NATO. This concentrate

military alliance
_____ (5) the defense of member nations. guarantee

Since 1949, when the
alliance _____ (6), the United States create

_____ (7) as Western
Europe’s military leader. America’s political act

and military strength
_____ (8) by its powerful economy. Although it is neither generate

the world’s _____
(9) nor _____ (10) nation, its economic output large

is twice Russia’s,
three times Japan’s, and six times Germany’s. populous

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

Thanks to the
Internet, we are now living in a _____ (1) village. globe

We have more _____ (2)
about other countries than ever before. inform

We know as much about
the _____ (3) in the US as in Russia. _____ (4) situate, pollute

which is produced in
one country will affect other countries, too.

For example, nuclear
power is not _____ (5) only for one country danger

but is an _____ (6)
problem. If we do not take action soon, nation

the _____ (7) of a
nuclear disaster is very real. We should all possible

_____ (8) our rubbish
– not hope ‘green’ people will do it for us. cycle

Some people think
_____ (9) resources will go on forever, but they won’t. nature

We all have an _____
(10) to protect the environment. oblige

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

The three blank spaces
_____ (1) the wall of the Frankfurt Schirn Gallery are probably more
photographed than the old paintings which _____ (2) there until last
Thursday. That was the day when thieves _____ (3) two paintings by
JMW Turner, which were _____ (4) loan from London’s Tate Gallery.
In fact, as theft increases, empty walls are _____ (5) an
increasingly familiar _____ (6) in Europe’s galleries. The thieves
are usually _____ (7) of professional gangs who study the layout of
their target in _____ (8) beforehand. They are becoming better at
overcoming the tightest security. The thieves of Frankfurt waited
_____ (9) the gallery closed at 10 pm, overpowered the security guard
before he could _____ (10) on the alarm system and _____ (11) with
the paintings to a waiting car. The pictures are _____ (12) at $65
million and, since they are _____ (13) famous to sell, police suspect
that the thieves will hold them to ransom. A $100,000 reward is being
_____ (14) for information. Unfortunately European Union policy has
made it easier for thieves to _____ (15) borders and harder for
police to follow them. To discourage thieves, galleries may have to
turn themselves into high security fortresses.

1. a) in b) over c) on
d) along

2. a) hung b) stayed
c) held d) fixed

3. a) robbed b) stole
c) burgled d) borrowed

4. a) for b) at c) in
d) on

5. a) getting b)
becoming c) having d) growing

6. a) sight b) scene
c) site d) look

7. a) guest b) members
c) partners d) owners

8. a) fact b) addition
c) detail d) general

9. a) for b) while c)
before d) until

10. a) turn b) go c)
rely d) set

11. a) escaped b)
parted c) got d) hid

12. a) measured b)
charged c) valued d) appreciated

13. a) too b) enough
c) very d) quite

14. a) stated b)
offered c) held d) taken

15. a) swap b) alter
c) change d) cross

Test 15

1. Read the text and
put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The White House In
Washington, D.C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is а

very special address.
It is the address of the White House, the home of

the president of the
United States. President Washington never _____ (1) in live

the Presidential
Palace. The _____ (2) president to live there was John one

Adams, the _____ (3)
president of the United States, but his wife Mrs Adams two

really _____ (4) her
new house because it was not warm enough! not like

In 1812 the United
States and Britain _____ (5) to war. Many buildings go

_____ (6), including
the Presidential Palace. After the war James burn

Hoban, the original
architect, partially _____ (7) the president’s home. rebuild

To cover the marks of
the fire, the building _____ (8) white. Since paint

that time it _____ (9)
as the White House. Nowadays the White House know

_____ (10) lots of
tourists from all over the world. attract

2. Read the text. Use
the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the
space in the same line.

More and more animals
are fighting for _____ (1) nowadays, and it is not survive

only _____ (2) who are
to blame. Thousands of fish die every hunt

year as а result of
the _____ (3) _____ (4) of waste in legal, dump

rivers by factories
all over Europe. _____ (5) are often carried investigate

out to discover who is
_____ (6) for these ecological disasters, response

but even when the
offenders are found, the _____ (7) for this punish

kind of _____ (8) is
not as severe as it should be. Factories will only reform behave

once the public _____
(9) to stop buying their products, and not before. threat

It is the only _____
(10) to а very serious problem. solve

3. Choose the most
suitable word for each space.

If you tried to
visualise a Paris caf e, you would probably _____ (1) plates of
golden croissants and cups of steaming hot coffee. Whatever you
picture, a teapot is _____ (2) to be part of the scene. Although the
_____ (3) of taking afternoon tea is in many _____ (4) an English
custom, its popularity is now _____ (5) through Paris. Tea salons
have been fashionable in Paris _____ (6) early this century. One of
the oldest tearooms in Paris, ‘Angelina’, was _____ (7) in 1903.
The atmosphere has a charming turn-of-the-century feel and the menu
includes a mouth-watering _____ (8) of cream cakes, meringues and
almond macaroons. Tearooms in Paris are unfortunately often
overlooked by tourists snared by the bright lights and bistros. But
for those who know, tea drinking in saloons is serious _____ (9).
Menus often give you _____ (10) descriptions of the teas’ _____
(11), or even what time of the day is _____ (12) for drinking a
certain tea. For serious connoisseurs there is only one tearoom _____
(13) visiting ‘Marriage Freres’. In this sunny tearoom you’ll
be surrounded by towering green plants and _____ (14) by white-suited
waiters. In the adjoining shop, enormous chests of China tea are
displayed alongside old canisters containing 350 _____ (15) of tea
from more than 30 countries.

1. a) think b) imagine
c) consider d) figure

2. a) rarely b) not c)
unlikely d) hardly

3. a) means b) fact c)
view d) habit

4. a) ideas b) ways c)
types d) forms

5. a) spreading b)
moving c) going d) swelling

6. a) for b) until c)
since d) before

7. a) founded b) set
c) run d) found

8. a) mass b)
selection c) mixture d) collection

9. a) affair b) trade
c) business d) commerce

10. a) tiny b)
particular c) special d) detailed

11. a) origins b)
births c) sources d) beginnings

12. a) conventional b)
relevant c) appropriate d) reliable

13. a) right b) worth
c) deserving d) worthy

14. a) shown b)
ordered c) served d) brought

15. a) makes b)
variations c) types d) breeds

ANSWER KEY

Nouns

Test 1. 1. churches;
2. difficulties; 3. mice; 4. months; 5. children; 6. roofs; 7. boys;
8. women; 9. deer; 10. leaves; 11. geese; 12. potatoes; 13. feet; 14.
dresses; 15. radios; 16. oxen; 17. fish/fishes; 18. wolves; 19.
countries; 20. teeth; 21. curricula

Test 2. 1. nannies; 2.
fathers-in-law; 3. headaches; 4. dictionaries; 5. pincushions; 6.
hold-ups; 7. hoofs/hooves; 8. radios; 9. train robberies; 10.
painkillers; 11. bushes; 12. pen-friends; 13. videos; 14.
pillowcases; 15. violins; 16. wives; 17. media; 18. mice; 19.
godfathers; 20. wishes; 21. phenomena

Test 3. 1. deer; 2.
ladies; 3. roofs; 4. chiefs; 5. studios; 6. zoos; 7. buses; 8. sheep;
9. species; 10. days; 11. families; 12. dishes; 13. paws; 14. forks;
15. data; 16. Eskimos; 17. leaves; 18. lives; 19. zeroes/zeros; 20.
buffaloes/buffalos; 21. criteria

Test 4. 1. trout; 2.
composers; 3. insects; 4. oases; 5. analyses; 6. bacteria; 7.
waiters; 8. babies; 9. handkerchiefs; 10. churches; 11. memos; 12.
ball games; 13. passers-by; 14. letdowns; 15. vowels; 16. buzzes; 17.
glasses; 18. men; 19. geese; 20. feet; 21. volcanoes

Test 5. 1. benches; 2.
celebrities; 3. lice; 4. baths; 5. women; 6. cliffs; 7. plays; 8.
scarves; 9. beliefs; 10. sheep; 11. halves; 12. tomatoes; 13. means;
14. photos; 15. fruit/fruits; 16. swine; 17. activities; 18. thieves;
19. kilos; 20. parties; 21. appendices/appendixes

Test 6. 1. are; 2.
are; 3. is; 4. is; 5. are; 6. is; 7. is; 8. are; 9. is; 10. is; 11.
is; 12. is; 13. is; 14. are; 15. is; 16. are; 17. is; 18. is; 19.
are; 20. is

Test 7. 1. are; 2.
are; 3. is; 4. is; 5. are; 6. is; 7. is; 8. is; 9. are; 10. is; 11.
is; 12. is; 13. is; 14. are; 15. is; 16. are; 17. is; 18. is; 19.
are; 20. are

Test 8. 1. is; 2.
don’t; 3. want; 4. was; 5. aren’t; 6. wasn’t; 7. does/ do; 8.
isn’t; 9. they are; 10. are; 11. do; 12. is; 13. are; 14. was; 15.
is; 16. is; 17. is; 18. are; 19. is; 20. needs

Test 9. 1. were; 2.
is; 3. does; 4. makes; 5. enjoy; 6. is; 7. are looking; 8. get; 9. is
passing; 10. is; 11. is, is; 12. were (each member of the audience
individually); 13. is; 14. was; 15. are; 16. gives; 17. were; 18.
was; 19. is; 20. is

Pronouns

Test 1. 1. her; 2.
them; 3. she, me; 4. he, us; 5. she, him; 6. you; 7. she; 8. them; 9.
him; 10. it, it, me; 11. him; 12. it; 13. it; 14. it, it; 15. it; 16.
you; 17. it; 18. it, it; 19. it; 20. it

Test 2. 1. her; 2.
him; 3. me; 4. them; 5. it; 6. them; 7. us; 8. them; 9. him; 10.
them; 11. them, me; 12. it, them; 13. it, him; 14. it; 15. I, them;
16. they; 17. him; 18. us; 19. he, me; 20. them

Test 3. 1. my; 2. his,
his; 3. its; 4. her; 5. his; 6. theirs; 7. my; 8. their; 9. its; 10.
their; 11. my; 12. its 13. his; 14. your, mine; 15. theirs; 16. mine;
17. yours; 18. your; 19. their; 20. her

Test 4. 1. their; 2.
his; 3. his; 4. your; 5. their; 6. your; 7. our; 8. her; 9. hers; 10.
our; 11. mine; 12. his; 13. their; 14. her; 15. our; 16. its; 17. my;
18. its; 19. her; 20. their

Test 5. 1. your; 2.
your; 3. my; 4. my; 5. her; 6. his; 7. our; 8. our; 9. our; 10. our;
11. her; 12. your

Test 6. 1. yourself;
2. themselves; 3. ourselves; 4. myself; 5. himself; 6. myself; 7.
herself; 8.itself; 9. himself; 10.himself; 11. herself; 12. itself;
13. himself; 14. themselves; 15. herself; 16. herself; 17. herself;
18. yourself; 19. yourself; 20. himself

Test 7. 1. herself; 2.
himself/herself; 3. herself; 4. itself; 5. themselves; 6. herself; 7.
herself; 8. himself; 9. himself; 10. themselves; 11. ourselves; 12.
itself; 13. herself; 14. yourselves; 15. myself; 16. herself; 17.
ourselves; 18. herself; 19. ourselves; 20. myself

Test 8. 1. these,
those; 2. this; 3. this, that; 4. these, those; 5. that; 6. this; 7.
that; 8. that; 9. these; 10. these; 11. this, that; 12. that; 13.
that; 14. that; 15. that; 16. that; 17. that; 18. that; 19. this; 20.
this

Test 9. 1. that; 2.
this; 3. those; 4. this; 5. that; 6. this; 7. this/that; 8. that; 9.
those; 10. those; 11. this; 12. these; 13. these; 14. those; 15.
those; 16. this, that; 17. that; 18. this; 19. this; 20. that

Test 10. 1. some, any;
2. any, some; 3. no; 4. any; 5. some, any; 6. any, some; 7. no; 8.
some; 9. every; 10. no; 11. every; 12. any; 13. no/ some; 14. some;
15. some; 16. any; 17. some; 18. every; 19. any; 20. any/ every

Test 11. 1. any; 2.
any; 3. some; 4. any; 5. something; 6. anything; 7. nothing; 8.
anybody/anyone; 9. some, any; 10. anybody/anyone; 11.
somebody/someone, anywhere; 12. any; 13. something/somebody; 14.
somebody/someone; 15. nobody/no one; 16. somebody/someone; 17.
anybody/anyone/anything; 18. every; 19. anything, nothing; 20. every

Test 12. 1. no; 2.
some, any; 3. any; 4. anyone/anybody; 5. some, any; 6. some; 7.
somewhere; 8. any; 9. no; 10. anyone/anybody; 11. everywhere,
anywhere; 12. anything; 13. any; 14. some, any; 15. someone; 16.
everyone/everybody; 17. no; 18. anything; 19. nobody; 20. something

Test 13. 1. any; 2.
some, any; 3. no; 4. any; 5. some; 6. every; 7. some, any; 8.
anyone/anybody; 9. anything; 10. anyone/anybody, nobody/no one; 11.
anyone/anybody; 12. somewhere; 13. anything; 14. anywhere; 15.
nothing; 16. anywhere; 17. anything; 18. nobody/no one, nothing; 19.
everyone/everybody; 20. somewhere/anywhere

Numerals

Test 1. 1. eight; 2.
ten; 3. eleven; 4. seventeen; 5. twelve; 6. sixteen; 7. twenty; 8.
thirteen; 9. nineteen; 10. fourteen; 11. forty; 12. eighty; 13. one
hundred and twenty; 14. ninety; 15. four hundred; 16. sixty; 17.
zero; 18. three; 19. one/a hundred; 20. seventy; 21. thirty; 22.
thirty-seven; 23. fifty; 24. fifty-six; 25. sixty-one; 26.
seventy-four; 27. ninety-one; 28. ninety-seven; 29. one/a hundred;
30. sixty

Test 2. 1. three –
third; 2. four – fourth; 3. nine – ninth; 4. eleven – eleventh;
5. nineteen – nineteenth; 6. thirty – thirtieth; 7. forty-one –
forty-first; 8. forty-two – forty-second; 9. seventy-four –
seventy-fourth; 10. eighty-five – eighty-fifth; 11. ninety-nine –
ninety-ninth; 12. one hundred – one hundredth; 13. five hundred and
ten – five hundred and tenth; 14. nine hundred – nine hundredth;
15. nine hundred and ninety-nine – nine hundred and ninety-ninth;
16. one thousand – one thousandth; 17. two thousand five hundred
and thirty-seven – two thousand five hundred and thirty-seventh;
18. five thousand two hundred – five thousand two hundredth; 19.
ten thousand – ten thousandth; 20. one million – one millionth

Test 3. 1. first; 2.
fifth; 3. tenth; 4. twentieth; 5. second; 6. ninth; 7. twenty-first;
8. eleventh; 9. eighth; 10. one hundred and first.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Test 1. 1. colder, the
coldest; 2. bigger, the biggest; 3. more wonderful, the most
wonderful; 4. happier, the happiest; 5. better, the best; 6. more
comfortable, the most comfortable; 7. easier, the easiest; 8. fatter,
the fattest; 9. worse, the worst; 10. nicer, the nicest; 11. newer,
the newest; 12. more expensive, the most expensive; 13. hungrier, the
hungriest; 14. hotter, the hottest; 15. less, the least

Test 2. 1. cheaper,
the cheapest; 2. farther/further, the farthest/the furthest; 3.
hotter, the hottest; 4. more cheerful, the most cheerful; 5.
prettier, the prettiest; 6. redder, the reddest; 7. noisier, the
noisiest; 8. more terrible, the most terrible; 9. later/the latter,
the latest/the last; 10. worse, the worst; 11. more difficult, the
most difficult; 12. fewer,the fewest; 13. older/elder, the oldest/the
eldest; 14. sleepier, the sleepiest; 15. thinner, the thinnest

Test 3. 1. better; 2.
worst; 3. more correct; 4. younger; 5. fattest; 6. tastiest; 7.
prettier; 8. most beautiful; 9. younger; 10. highest; 11. worst; 12.
best; 13. taller; 14. fastest; 15. smaller

Test 4. 1. better,
better; 2. most famous; 3. less; 4. eldest/oldest; 5. fewer; 6.
white; 7. funnier; 8. best; 9. worst; 10. older; 11. nervous; 12.
busiest; 13. bigger; 14. farthest/furthest; 15. more difficult; 16.
greatest; 17. healthier; 18. slimmest; 19. shortest; 20. latest

Test 5. 1. best; 2.
happier; 3. more exciting; 4. further; 5. oldest; 6. worse; 7.
fattest; 8. most attractive; 9. bigger; 10. fast; 11. more; 12.
worst; 13. more comfortable; 14. light; 15. most reserved; 16.
harder, harder; 17. driest; 18. sooner, better; 19. cheaper; 20.
older

Test 6. 1. more
difficult/difficult; 2. warmer; 3. cleverest/most clever; 4. hottest;
5. cheaper; 6. interesting; 7. healthier; 8. happiest; 9. more
comfortable; 10. most exciting; 11. better; 12. youngest; 13.
farther/further; 14. quicker, sooner; 15. worst; 16. louder; 17.
best; 18. most boring; 19. worse; 20. bad

Test 7. 1. most
boring; 2. higher, further/farther; 3. richer; 4. cheap; 5. bigger;
6. largest; 7. happier; 8. hotter; 9. best, worse; 10. youngest; 11.
elder/older; 12. funniest; 13. more interested; 14. most expensive;
15. Better; 16. nearest; 17. worst; 18. long; 19. noisier; 20.
biggest

Test 8. 1. interested;
2. depressed; 3. exciting; 4. tired; 5. exhausting; 6. surprising; 7.
annoyed; 8. fascinating; 9. bored; 10. amusing

Test 9. 1.
interesting; 2. exciting; 3. worried; 4. bored; 5. surprising; 6.
disappointed; 7. boring; 8. amusing; 9. interested; 10. surprised

Test 10. 1. quickly;
2. badly; 3. late; 4. angrily; 5. well; 6. carefully; 7. nicely; 8.
correctly; 9. fast; 10. easily; 11. hard; 12. slowly; 13. happily;
14. early; 15. beautifully

Test 11. 1. carefully;
2. angry; 3. clearly; 4. dangerously; 5. slow; 6. hard; 7. suddenly;
8. useful; 9. easily; 10. perfectly; 11. expensive; 12. late; 13.
well; 14. regularly; 15. nicely

Test 12. 1. quietly;
2. heavily; 3. careful; 4. perfect; 5. recently; 6. slow; 7. well; 8.
nice; 9. near; 10. late; 11. lately; 12. hard; 13. hardly; 14.
widely; 15. pretty

Test 13. 1.
comfortably; 2. easy; 3. strange; 4. politely, beautifully; 5. sweet;
6. happy; 7. seriously; 8. well; 9. perfect, correctly; 10. upset;
11. fast; 12. great; 13. heavily; 14. Quietly; 15. nice

Test 14. 1.
beautifully, good; 2. short, quickly; 3. beautiful, nice; 4.
completely; 5. happily; 6. quietly; 7. smart, great; 8. brightly; 9.
difficult, nervous; 10 well

Test 15. 1. largest;
2. biggest; 3. most important; 4. oldest; 5. highest; 6. smallest; 7.
most expensive; 8. more residential; 9. biggest; 10. more; 11.
greatest; 12. largest; 13. heaviest; 14. most famous; 15. best

Test 16. 1. most
fashionable; 2. latest; 3. wider; 4. longer; 5. widest; 6. prettier;
7. more relaxed; 8. freer; 9. shorter; 10. long; 11. wide; 12.
brighter; 13. least; 14. aggressive; 15. less

Tenses

Test 1. 1. was, is,
will be; 2. Were; 3. Will you be; 4. was; 5. will be; 6. is; 7. won’t
be; 8. am; 9. Were; 10. will be; 11. am; 12. won’t be; 13. was; 14.
are; 15. Will the soup be, will be

Test 2. 1. are; 2. is;
3. was; 4. was; 5. were; 6. were; 7. are; 8. is; 9. is; 10. is; 11.
is; 12. is; 13. were; 14. is; 15. are

Test 3. 1. is; 2.
aren’t; 3. has (got); 4. isn’t; 5. has (got); 6. Is; 7. are; 8.
have; 9. has (got); 10. are/aren’t

Test 4. 1. has; 2.
was; 3. Have; 4. are; 5. were; 6. have; 7. is; 8. was; 9. has; 10. Is

Test 5. 1. plays; 2.
is listening; 3. fly; 4. don’t smoke; 5. Is Mr Black using; 6.
goes; 7. is helping; 8. Is it raining; 9. see; 10. Are you wearing;
11. has; 12. gets up; 13. am washing up; 14. Are you going; 15. have;
16. paints; 17. doesn’t play; 18. is cooking; 19. Do you always
wear; 20. is watching

Test 6. 1. want; 2. is
having; 3. tastes; 4. look; 5. is washing; 6. don’t like; 7. go; 8.
am thinking; 9. Are you studying; 10. Do you see; 11. am listening;
12. thinks; 13. meet; 14. belongs; 15. am making; 16. don’t enjoy;
17. rains; 18. prefer; 19. Do you know; 20. have.

Test 7. 1. is ringing;
2. am watching; 3. does he usually have; 4. are looking, don’t
want; 5. take; 6. are you smiling, have; 7. do you go; 8. wear, am
wearing; 9. are you doing, am cleaning; 10. lives, phones, isn’t;
11. are you going, go; 12. isn’t working; 13. want; 14. does she
speak, speaks; 15. don’t think, likes; 16. is standing; 17. works,
is writing; 18. is having; 19. doesn’t get; 20. tastes

Test 8. 1. is waiting;
2. Are you watching; 3. do you usually do; 4. flows; 5. am going; 6.
leaves; 7. am using; 8. does he want; 9. are you thinking; 10. don’t
remember; 11. doesn’t drink; 12. is doing; 13. am looking, Do you
know; 14. tells, don’t believe; 15. Does Tom usually help, doesn’t;
16. isn’t sleeping; 17. do your children usually get; 18. is that
man looking, Do you recognize; 19. am learning, is teaching; 20. are
they speaking

Test 9. 1. is; 2.
doesn’t pay; 3. will/shall phone; 4. Will you help; 5. go; 6. don’t
pay; 7. arrives; 8. will you say; 9. will/shall call; 10. won’t/
shan’t wait; 11. misses; 12. is; 13. won’t/shan’t be; 14. am;
15. goes; 16. rings; 17. will be; 18. feels; 19. doesn’t come; 20.
goes

Test 10. 1. speaks,
will say; 2. will talk, leaves; 3. won’t/shan’t go, isn’t; 4.
will/shall have, finish; 5. arrive, will give; 6. will feel, gets; 7.
will be, starts; 8. won’t/shan’t go, improves; 9. sees, will
give; 10. will you do, don’t get; 11. won’t know, arrives; 12.
wants, grows; 13. start; 14. am; 15. will come; 16. will phone,
arrives; 17. doesn’t pass; 18. will come; 19. comes, has; 20.
finishes, will enter

Test 11. 1. will
phone, gets; 2. am, are you doing; 3. isn’t, works; 4. do you go;
5. will/shall go; 6. will/shall come, finish; 7. are working; 8. does
he usually do, plays; 9. am reading; 10. has; 11. Are you hungry, Do
you want; 12. come; will be; 13. is having; 14. Do you see; 15. is
dancing, dances; 16. does it usually take; 17. won’t go, comes; 18.
Do you understand; 19. don’t smoke; 20. isn’t raining

Test 12. 1. does he
get, gets; 2. aren’t drinking, think, are watching; 3. returns,
will call; 4. go; 5. is playing; 6. does your brother usually drink;
7. are having; 8. is speaking, am listening, hear; 9. doesn’t rain,
won’t/ shan’t stay; 10. is raining/will rain, will get, don’t
take; 11. want; 12. have, am having; 13. is your sister, is doing;
14. will she come; 15. are you doing, see, aren’t sleeping; 16.
starts, will visit; 17. knows; 18. do your lessons begin; 19. will
go, finishes; 20. will you be, will/shall be

Test 13. 1. hasn’t
met; 2. lived; 3. have lost; 4. has broken; 5. did Shakespeare write;
6. has given up; 7. Have you seen; 8. Have you washed; 9. worked; 10.
have never met; 11. did you write; 12. was; 13. has gone; 14. Have
you seen; 15. have cut; 16. were you; 17. got; 18. wrote; 19. haven’t
eaten; 20. forgot

Test 14. 1. hasn’t
snowed; 2. Did you see; 3. left; 4. Have you seen; 5. have lost; 6.
visited; 7. has gone; 8. did the last train leave; 9. have just had;
10. Was the weather, were; 11. haven’t seen; 12. have ever read;
13. has drunk; 14. did you do; 15. hasn’t eaten; 16. didn’t go;
17. have you known; 18. has always wanted; 19. Have you heard; 20.
lived

Test 15. 1. Has he
ever been, has; 2. have won; 3. did you speak, met; 4. hasn’t
called; 5. have you been; 6. saw; 7. have known; 8. Were you happy
when you were; 9. have always travelled; 10. Have you seen; 11. have
ever seen; 12. started; 13. hasn’t called, arrived; 14. didn’t
go; 15. have had; 16. did you do; 17. wrote; 18. have lost; 19. Did
you go; 20. Have you met

Test 16. 1. went; 2.
met; 3. was; 4. Have you been; 5. haven’t; 6. Have you seen; 7.
saw; 8. have just climbed; 9. was; 10. have you visited; 11. haven’t
found; 12. took; 13. spent; 14. left; 15. enjoyed

Test 17. 1. was
listening, rang; 2. broke, was skiing; 3. were listening, became; 4.
was playing, was painting; 5. saw, were waiting; 6. was working,
opened, ran; 7. was preparing, cut; 8. met, were living; 9. did they
visit, were travelling; 10. Were you working, came; 11. walked, was
wearing; 12. Didn’t you meet, were working; 13. saw, were sitting;
14. were living, met; 15. was listening, was doing; 16. were you
writing, crashed; 17. was passing/passed, knocked; 18. didn’t they
visit, were staying; 19. was driving, saw; 20. arrived, were having

Test 18. 1. were you
doing, rang, was watching; 2. was studying; 3. did Tom come, came,
was having; 4. didn’t go; 5. were you driving, stopped, wasn’t
driving; 6. Did your team win, didn’t play; 7. did you break the
window, were playing, hit; 8. Did you see, was wearing; 9. were you
doing, was still sleeping; 10. lost, did you get

Test 19. 1. got; 2.
walked; 3. didn’t want; 4. was shining; 5. were singing; 6. was
walking; 7. saw; 8. passed; 9. was singing; 10. continued; 11. met;
12. stopped; 13. turned; 14. saw; 15. was standing; 16. (was)
waiting; 17. told; 18. were; 19. came; 20. got

Test 20. 1. enjoyed,
had seen; 2. arrived, had already left; 3. phoned, had gone; 4. had
met, saw; 5. had lived, decided; 6. bought, had already read; 7.
knew, had met; 8. opened, had already begun; 9. had painted, came;
10. hadn’t finished, rang; 11. met, had just returned; 12. heard,
ran; 13. tried, had already left; 14. hadn’t cleaned, came; 15.
finished; 16. had written; 17. understood, hadn’t done; 18.
returned, went; 19. told, had never played; 20. had been, became

Test 21. 1. saw; 2.
noticed; 3. was wearing; 4. wondered; 5. was; 6. didn’t see; 7.
began; 8. stopped; 9. got; 10. was; 11. noticed; 12. had watched; 13.
decided; 14. arrived; 15. had gone.

Test 22. 1. b; 2. c;
3. c; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. b; 9. c; 10. a; 11. b; 12. b; 13. a;
14. b; 15. c; 16. b; 17. a; 18. b; 19. c; 20. b

Test 23. 1. take; 2.
will have; 3. arrive; 4. will feel; 5. are; 6. stay/are staying; 7.
will/shall do; 8. runs; 9. don’t get; 10. has; 11. want; 12. will
be; 13. want; 14. will/shall be; 15. will have already planned/will
already be planning

Test 24. 1. spent; 2.
is your brother doing; 3. won’t have written; 4. washes; 5. Will
you go; 6. rang, was still learning; 7. don’t help, won’t/ shan’t
have done; 8. went, had done; 9. won’t/shan’t go, will/shall be
watching; 10. had already left; 11. won’t/shan’t grow; 12. Have
you ever been; 13. did you buy; 14. doesn’t rain, we won’t/shan’t
stay; 15. comes, will be still doing; 16. are playing; 17. hasn’t
read; 18. Will you have written, comes; 19. Does Lena usually do,
doesn’t; 20. were you doing

Test 25. 1.
won’t/shan’t play; 2. Has he ever been; 3. are you going; 4.
travelled; 5. doesn’t see, will leave; 6. reads; 7. will you be
doing; 8. found, had lost; 9. does your brother do; 10. arrives, will
be still sleeping; 11. is playing; 12. did you go; 13. hasn’t met;
14. will you have read; 15. had already stopped; 16. was Nick doing,
rang; 17. doesn’t help, won’t/ shan’t have written; 18. I
didn’t go, was watching; 19. hasn’t done; 20. will you buy

Test 26. 1. was; 2.
had; 3. was walking; 4. noticed; 5. realized; 6. had met; 7. had just
missed; 8. knew; 9. recognize/have recognized; 10. told; 11. studied;
12. am; 13. are you doing; 14. work; 15. have lived; 16. don’t
believe; 17. have been; 18. have never seen; 19. agreed; 20. were
looking

Test 27. 1. been
reading, read; 2. been painting; 3. been doing; 4. played; 5. broken;
6. been waiting; 7. stopped; 8. lost, seen; 9. been repairing; 10.
written; 11. seen, been looking; 12. been writing; 13. been playing;
14. known; 15. lived; 16. seen; 17. been playing; 18. been driving;
19. seen; 20. been drinking

Test 28. 1. broken; 2.
been reading; 3. been working, finished; 4. been smoking; 5. smoked;
6. been running; 7. lost, seen; 8. been eating/eaten; 9. been
waiting; 10. done; 11. read; 12. known; 13. been learning; 14. been
arguing; 15. been doing; 16. been painting; 17. painted; 18. been
swimming; 19. been shopping, bought; 20. been raining

Test 29. 1. decided;
2. have been worrying; 3. took; 4. have already sold; 5. have
arranged; 6. have heard/have been hearing; 7. have begun; 8. grew up;
9. have spent; 10. have always wanted; 11. offered; 12. grabbed; 13.
have just heard; 14. have stopped; 15. have chosen/have been
choosing; 16. told; 17. accepted; 18. told; 19. seemed; 20. have been
hoping

Test 30. 1. read; 2.
been reading; 3. been playing; 4. played; 5. been working; 6. been
raining; 7. spent; 8. been trying, managed; 9. been waiting; 10.
left; 11. known; 12. been climbing; 13. been feeling; 14. been
smoking; 15. got; 16. been travelling; 17. had; 18. been running; 19.
been cleaning; 20. cleaned

Test 31. 1. started;
2. been flying; 3. been acting; 4. been; 5. been working; 6. made; 7.
gone; 8. repaired; 9. been repairing; 10. planted; 11. had; 12.
arrived; 13. been learning; 14. been climbing; 15. climbed; 16.
finished; 17. cooked; 18. been playing; 19. slept; 20. been teaching

Test 32. 1. was; 2.
had lost; 3. will come; 4. has; 5. would leave; 6. was going; 7. had
stayed; 8. has just returned; 9. had lived; 10. will be; 11. was
born; 12. would come; 13. couldn’t; 14. was; 15. had been; 16. had
bought; 17. was staying; 18. must; 19. would read; 20. will come

Test 33. 1. What are
you doing, am reading, have been reading, have read; 2. left, had
already stopped, was blowing; 3. How long have you been waiting; 4.
had been working; 5. rings, will tell; 6. Have you ever been, was; 7.
told, would come; 8. Does he help; 9. will be discussing; 10. What
were you doing; 11. had been teaching; 12. What have you been doing;
13. will have read; 14. When did you see; 15. will be sleeping; 16.
Have you found, am still looking, have already been looking, have not
found it yet; 17. will have been sailing; 18. had been waiting; 19.
had been writing, would finish; 20. found, had got, were waiting

Test 34. 1. Had
finished, came, was reading; 2. When does he usually get up, gets; 3.
what are you doing, have been waiting; 4. won’t be writing, will
have already written; 5. What are you doing, am preparing, How long
have you been preparing; 6. had been waiting, saw; 7. would read; 8.
came, had already returned, was sitting; 9. comes, will be still
packing; 10. writes, has been writing, has already written; 11. had
been waiting, would ring; 12. will have translated; 13. Have you ever
spent, have, was; 14. What will he do next year, finishes, will
enter; 15. When did you see Mary, saw; 16. have done; 17. will have
been working; 18. What were you reading; 19. Have you learnt, am
learning, have already been learning; have not learnt it yet; 20. had
been raining

Test 35. 1. were, had
been crying; 2. has finished; 3. comes, will be still cooking; 4.
helps, has been helping, has already washed, are cooking; 5. What
were you doing; 6. What does Nick usually do, reads, watches, plays;
7. will have already been studying; 8. had been reading, would
return; 9. Have you done, am still doing, have already been doing,
have not done it yet; 10. What will you do, will/shall go, brings;
11. have been playing; 12. rang, was still learning, had begun; 13.
would spend; 14. Have you seen, have, saw; 15. will be watching, will
have already done, come; 16. Where did you spend, spent; 17. What are
you reading, am reading, How long have you been reading; 18. had
done, was playing; 19. How many pages will you have read; 20. came,
told, had been waiting

Test 36. 1. had been
saving up; 2. had put by; 3. were living; 4. insisted; 5. had been
searching; 6. were looking for/had been looking for; 7. was asking;
8. were; 9. looked; 10. saw; 11. had been living/had lived; 12. had
made; 13. liked; 14. managed; 15. was

Test 37. 1. know; 2.
have been having; 3. are turning/have turned/ have been turning; 4.
involves; 5. did hear/heard; 6. holds; 7. have turned up; 8. was
passing; 9. thought; 10. didn’t believe; 11. has already studied;
12. has heard; 13. find; 14. stayed; 15. found; 16. race; 17. is
waiting; 18. run; 19. haven’t eaten; 20. were obviously enjoying

Test 38. 1. will be
doing; 2. will be; 3. ask; 4. belong; 5. died; 6. have met; 7. love;
8. has visited; 9. suffered; 10. borrowed; 11. was not working; 12.
got; 13. have been working/have worked; 14. went; 15. are thinking;
16. have always wanted; 17. performed; 18. has been; 19. was; 20.
owns

Test 39. 1. will be
taken; 2. are grown; 3. has been reduced; 4. was shocked; 5. be
translated; 6. were held; 7. has not been cleaned; 8. are made; 9. be
dusted; 10. are being decorated; 11. had been done; 12. were
impressed; 13. will be imported; 14. be improved; 15. be returned;
16. have been sent/will be sent; 17. are manufactured; 18. will be
held; 19. has been mined; 20. Is it being repaired?

Test 40. 1. was the
telephone invented; 2. are being translated; 3. won’t be written;
4. is spoken; 5. had been painted; 6. has been washed; 7. be
answered; 8. were built; 9. will have been prepared; 10. has been
played; 11. was being painted; 12. are usually sold; 13. will be
discussed; 14.. Has your composition been written yet? 15. had not
been cleaned; 16. be seen; 17. is usually made; 18. will have been
received; 19. is being discussed; 20. is washed

Test 41. 1. will the
first restaurant be opened; 2. are not grown; 3. Has the room been
cleaned; 4. will have already been published; 5. are they being
repaired; 6. will be announced; 7. had been done; 8. be watered; 9.
are usually made; 10. has been produced; 11. When was the first car
constructed; 12. had already been translated; 13. is being built; 14.
be cleaned; 15. was being moved; 16. were bought; 17. have been
found; 18. is ruled; 19. was still being discussed; 20. won’t have
been written

Test 42. 1. was taken;
2. was pronounced; 3. be seen; 4. was cordoned; 5. had been shot; 6.
had been held; 7. has been notified; 8. have been sent; 9. is known;
10. is surrounded

Test 43. 1. was
written; 2. have been killed; 3. built; 4. was bought; 5. have
arrested; 6. arrived; 7. will be cleaned; 8. wasn’t invited; 9.
employs; 10. has lost; 11. are caused; 12. are shown; 13. don’t
use; 14. was built; 15. be done; 16. has disappeared; 17. has been
shot; 18. will be built; 19. am being served; 20. had already gone

Test 44. 1. is being
used; 2. Have you painted; 3. covers; 4. is covered; 5. had been
cancelled; 6. are locked; 7. was posted, arrived; 8. was being
redecorated; 9. will be working; 10. died, were brought up; 11. was
stolen; 12. has been built/is being built; 13. were these photographs
taken, Did you take; 14. were arrested; 15. is working, has been
repaired; 16. disappeared, has seen; 17. had been cleaned; 18. are
being followed; 19. be explained; 20. will have already been sold

Test 45. 1. How does
she usually get; 2. was still being cooked; 3. had been running; 4.
Has Jane ever heard; 5. comes; 6. is being discussed; 7. Will she
have painted; 8. will be published; 9. How long have you had; 10. is
usually done; 11. When did he get; 12. doesn’t come; 13. will be
working; 14. Was this novel written; 15. has been writing; 16. What
novel is she writing; 17. What were you doing; 18. will have been
repaired; 19. had not written; 20. Has your bag been found

Test 46. 1. belong; 2.
are troubled; 3. exists; 4. is known; 5. wants; 6. are suited; 7. has
averaged; 8. was; 9. has doubled; 10. supported; 11. are designed;
12. does not reward; 13. encourages; 14. are concerned; 15. has not
been solved

Test 47. 1. films; 2.
has been exploring; 3. has been bitten; 4. have attacked; 5. enjoys;
6. didn’t/don’t have; 7. would/will be; 8. worked; 9. was
filming; 10. had not known; 11. eat; 12. don’t eat; 13. is
preparing; 14. is studying; 15. has already read

Conditional
Sentences/Subjunctive Mood

Test 1. 1. runs; 2.
didn’t go; 3. would feel; 4. stops; 5. would take; 6. refused; 7.
don’t go; 8. wouldn’t get; 9. will arrest; 10. wouldn’t have;
11. see; 12. didn’t come; 13. likes; 14. would be; 15. don’t
come; 16. doesn’t open; 17. would understand; 18. would you do; 19.
told; 20. will you repay

Test 2. 1. rains,
won’t be able; 2. see her, I’ll give; 3. had, would go; 4.
were/was, could; 5. don’t start, will go; 6. have, I’ll help; 7.
could, would open; 8. is, we’ll leave; 9. Will he have, works; 10.
wouldn’t buy, were/was; 11. weren’t, wouldn’t be; 12. were/was,
would have; 13. phones, am; 14. would taste, weren’t/wasn’t; 15.
is, won’t/shan’t stay; 16. didn’t go, wouldn’t be; 17.
were/was, would apologize; 18. had, would know; 19. feel,
won’t/shan’t go; 20. would be, had

Test 3. 1. weren’t;
2. had had; 3. would buy; 4. had been; 5. hadn’t taken; 6. would
take; 7. had run; 8. didn’t have; 9. would you do; 10. hadn’t
felt; 11. would have said; 12. hadn’t taken; 13. wouldn’t come;
14. gave; 15. wouldn’t have missed; 16. had asked; 17. knew; 18.
would have helped; 19. were/was invited; 20. had passed

Test 4. 1. had, would
go; 2. had known, would have gone; 3. had missed, would have been; 4.
knew, would help; 5. would have forgotten, had not reminded; 6. had
had, would have sent; 7. knew, would phone; 8. would have enjoyed,
had been; 9. would have been, had walked; 10. were/ was tired, would
go; 11. had been, would have eaten; 12. would have got, hadn’t had;
13. would have lost, had sold; 14. were, could fly; 15. had asked,
would certainly have told; 16. had been ill, wouldn’t have played;
17. were/was, wouldn’t have; 18. hadn’t contacted, wouldn’t
have caught; 19. wouldn’t feel, didn’t smoke; 20. had called,
would have told

Test 5. 1. passes; 2.
will happen; 3. didn’t rain; 4. wouldn’t have; 5. were/was; 6.
won’t/shan’t be; 7. hadn’t been; 8. wouldn’t break; 9. hadn’t
helped; 10. doesn’t bring; 11. isn’t; 12. wouldn’t have done;
13. would be; 14. had had; 15. comes; 16. don’t hurry; 17.
weren’t/wasn’t; 18. didn’t love, wouldn’t have married; 19.
would you do, would run; 20. am not

Test 6. 1. hadn’t
borrowed; 2. hadn’t caught; 3. wouldn’t have used; 4. would have
won; 5. don’t put up; 6. changed; 7. would tell; 8. will wake up;
9. had asked; 10. feel; 11. hadn’t threatened; 12. wouldn’t
trust; 13. will be able; 14. will punish; 15. had intended; 16.
overhears; 17. were/was; 18. hadn’t been; 19. is; 20. spent

Test 7. 1. had; 2. had
been; 3. were/was; 4. would stop; 5. hadn’t gone; 6. would come; 7.
were/was; 8. had had; 9. would go/could go; 10. had kept; 11.
weren’t/wasn’t; 12. hadn’t lost; 13. would improve; 14. hadn’t
eaten; 15. would stop; 16. hadn’t said; 17. weren’t; 18. had
taken; 19. were/was; 20. would answer

Test 8. 1. would have
already brought; 2. gets; 3. knew; 4. were/was; 5. is; 6. had known;
7. were/was; 8. had gone; 9. won’t/shan’t put; 10. would have
done; 11. hadn’t missed; 12. didn’t have; 13. snows; 14. were/
was, would be; 15. would meet; 16. would not know; 17. had been,
would have played; 18. doesn’t go; 19. had; 20. had been

Test 9. 1. had seen;
2. lived; 3. will/shall go, doesn’t change; 4. would have taken; 5.
would meet; 6. would read; 7. were/was; 8. rains; 9. were/ was not;
10. won’t be; 11. had not missed; 12. had met, would have told; 13.
hadn’t given; 14. were/was; 15. had worked; 16. is; 17. were/was
not; 18. lived; 19. rings; 20. would not have missed

Test 10. 1. would have
been; 2. had gone; 3. would have happened; 4. had walked; 5. wouldn’t
have been; 6. had not been; 7. would not be; 8. would probably live;
9. Would I ever have found; 10. hadn’t met; 11. had decided; 12.
would/could not have done; 13. had not met; 14. were not; 15. would
not be

Test 11. 1. would do;
2. told; 3. had; 4. would spend; 5. being; 6. to do; 7. will tell; 8.
don’t/won’t just carry; 9. have/will have; 10. were; 11. goes;
12. will have; 13. to relax; 14. would do; 15. is

Complex Object

Test 1. 1. —; 2. to;
3. —; 4. to; 5. —, —; 6. —; 7. to; 8. to; 9. —; 10. —;
11. to; 12. to; 13. —, —; 14. —; 15. to; 16. to; 17. to; 18 —;
19. to; 20. —

Test 2. 1. go; 2.
singing; 3. touch; 4. come; 5. reading; 6. happen; 7. crying; 8.
cycling; 9. digging; 10. call; 11. burning; 12. lying; 13. run, open,
climb; 14. explode; 15. crawling; 16. slam; 17. walking; 18. walk,
take; 19. sleeping; 20. raining

Test 3. 1. a; 2. b; 3.
b; 4. a; 5. a; 6. c; 7. b; 8. a; 9. a; 10. a; 11. c; 12. a; 13. b;
14. b; 15. b; 16. a; 17. a; 18 c; 19. c; 20. a

Test 4. 1. screeching;
2. shouting; 3. standing; 4. approach; 5. kneel; 6. to phone; 7.
using; 8. running; 9. pushing; 10. to be; 11. screaming; 12. stop;
13. get out; 14. run; 15. run

Test 5. 1. I want you
to read this book. 2. I saw Nick come. 3. I saw George walking along
the street. 4. Would you like me to tell you this story? 5. The dog
made the cat climb up the tree. 6. We didn’t expect you to do so
much. 7. He doesn’t like children to laugh. 8. Did you notice him
put the letter on the table? 9. Mother wants me to be a teacher. 10.
Dad, let Tom join us. 11. He knew her to be a famous singer. 12. Have
you ever heard her sing/singing? 13. Do you want me to give you my
dictionary? 14. I wouldn’t like you to wait for me. 15. We watched
the students dancing. 16. I hate you to ask silly questions. 17. The
teacher made her rewrite the exercise. 18. She didn’t hear me come
into the room. 19. Granny doesn’t like the children to play with
the dog. 20. I felt someone watching me.

Infinitive/Gerund/Participles

Test 1. 1. stealing;
2. smoking; 3. to go; 4. making; 5. buying; 6. to answer; 7.
speaking; 8. putting; 9. meeting, to see; 10. to pay; 11. to steal;
12. working, going; 13. to join; 14. to see; 15. writing, waiting;
16. asking, telling, to buy; 17. to see; 18. to help; 19. going; 20.
to drive

Test 2. 1. meeting; 2.
to meet; 3. to close; 4. closing; 5. to lock, going; 6. to bring; 7.
going; 8. to forget, worrying; 9. knocking; 10. to put; 11. asking;
12. to concentrate; 13. to go; 14. cleaning; 15. to ask, to leave;
16. cutting, to do; 17. to buy; 18. asking; 19. eating; 20. to get

Test 3. 1. decorating;
2. working; 3. to arrive; 4. seeing; 5. to finish; 6. using; 7.
starting; 8. to move; 9. being; 10. to answer; 11. raining; 12. to
help; 13. to save; 14. to stay up; 15. driving; 16. to post; 17.
taking; 18. talking, asking; 19. doing; 20. to water

Test 4. 1. a; 2. b; 3.
a; 4. c; 5. a; 6. c; 7. a; 8. b; 9. a, b; 10. c; 11. a; 12. b; 13.
b/d; 14. a; 15. c; 16. b; 17. a; 18 d; 19. b; 20. b

Test 5. 1. coming; 2.
seeing; 3. examining; 4. visiting; 5. having stolen; 6. to explain,
to listen; 7. to iron, ironing; 8. raining; 9. to book, to keep; 10.
being helped/having been helped; 11. to say; 12. discussing; 13.
having forgotten; 14. working; 15. to do; 16. seeing; 17. to be,
laughing; 18. to see; 19. being spoken; 20 shutting

Test 6. 1. going; 2.
to have found/to find; 3. to reach; 4. being invited; 5. to paint,
painting; 6. arguing, working; 7. to lock; 8. doing, doing; 9. to
shut; 10. having robbed; 11. putting; 12. writing; 13. to do; 14.
smiling; 15. not to buy; 16. being examined; 17. going; 18. breaking;
19. paying; 20. saying

Test 7. 1. to find; 2.
looking after; 3. to pay; 4. overdrawing; 5. redecorating; 6. to buy;
7. to save; 8. earning; 9. to visit; 10. going; 11. working; 12. to
stay; 13. being able to; 14. leaving; 15. to miss

Test 8. 1. exciting;
2. disappointed; 3. annoyed; 4. fascinating; 5. tiring; 6.
disappointing; 7. annoying; 8. depressed; 9. relaxing; 10. excited;
11. boring; 12. surprising; 13. shocked; 14. amused; 15. exciting;
16. bored; 17. astonishing; 18. amusing; 19. shocking; 20.
terrifying, worried

Test 9. 1. b; 2. c; 3.
b; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b; 7. b; 8. a; 9. c; 10. b; 11. a; 12. b; 13. b;
14. c; 15. b; 16. a; 17. b; 18 b; 19. c; 20. b.

Test 10. 1. walking,
destroyed; 2. exciting, excited; 3. sitting/having sat; 4. having
found; 5. frightened, frightening; 6. being; 7. burnt; 8. looking
out; 9. surrounded; 10. surrounding; 11. translated; 12. selling; 13.
having sold; 14. entering; 15. having arrived; 16. playing; 17. lost;
18. not wishing; 19. spoken; 20. speaking

Test 11. 1. excited,
watching; 2. worried, worrying; 3. looking; 4. having had; 5.
frightening, frightened; 6. feeling; 7. invited; 8. hearing; 9.
washing; 10. washed; 11. approved; 12. doing; 13. having done; 14.
coming; 15. having seen; 16. crossing; 17. written; 18. not knowing;
19. taken; 20. taking

Test 12. 1. haunted;
2. made; 3. built; 4. broken; 5. staring; 6. followed; 7. looking; 8.
prepared; 9. begun; 10. having; 11. talking; 12. knowing; 13. making;
14. hiding; 15. waiting; 16. coming; 17. carrying; 18. getting; 19.
wearing; 20. holding

Test 13. 1. b; 2. a;
3. b; 4. c; 5. c; 6. a; 7. b; 8. b; 9. c; 10. c; 11. c; 12. a; 13. b;
14. a; 15. b; 16. c; 17. b; 18. b; 19. c; 20. c

Test 14. 1. a; 2. c;
3. a; 4. c; 5. c; 6. c; 7. a; 8. a; 9. b; 10. c; 11. c; 12. a; 13. c;
14. a; 15. b; 16. b; 17. c; 18. c; 19. c; 20. a

Test 15. 1. stand for;
2. eating; 3. to cheer; 4. to satisfy; 5. complaining/to complain; 6.
to realise; 7. to honour; 8. lighting; 9. giving; 10. saving; 11.
exchanging; 12. to eat; 13. to have spent; 14. having; 15. overeating

Test 16. 1. to give
up; 2. sell; 3. to do; 4. working; 5. to retire; 6. waste; 7.
digging; 8. gossiping; 9. live; 10. to enjoy; 11. buying/to buy; 12.
touring/tour; 13. to buy; 14. sailing; 15. walking

Modal Verbs

Test 1. 1.
should/ought to; 2. must; 3. may/can/could; 4. needn’t; 5.
mustn’t/can’t; 6. mustn’t/shouldn’t; 7. can’t; 8. has; 9.
mustn’t/can’t; 10. needn’t; 11. may; 12. may; 13. may; 14.
shall; 15. should; 16. may; 17. should; 18. shall; 19.
mustn’t/shouldn’t; 20. may

Test 2. 1. a; 2. b; 3.
b; 4. a; 5. c; 6. a; 7. c; 8. b; 9. c; 10. a; 11. b; 12. c; 13. a;
14. c; 15. a; 16. c; 17. b; 18. a; 19. b; 20. c

Test 3. 1. should; 2.
should; 3. Do you have to; 4. should; 5. had to; 6. should; 7. have
to; 8. has to; 9. should; 10. have to; 11. has to; 12. had to; 13.
should; 14. don’t have to; 15. should; 16. should; 17. doesn’t
have to; 18. had to; 19. have to; 20. should

Test 4. 1. mustn’t;
2. can; 3. had to; 4. don’t have to; 5. should; 6. must; 7.
needn’t; 8. could; 9. had to; 10. couldn’t; 11. must; 12. might;
13. May; 14. doesn’t have to; 15. can’t; 16. ought to; 17. were
able to; 18. couldn’t; 19. must; 20. could

Test 5. 1. can; 2.
should; 3. can; 4. should; 5. can; 6. ought; 7. should; 8. have; 9.
should; 10. need

Test 6 (The following
are possible answers. Other variants are often possible.) 1. He must
have already been learning this poem for an hour. 2. You should have
forgotten about it long ago. 3. The bus was to arrive 5 minutes ago.
4. He can’t be busy now. 5. He may/might be able to help you. 6.
You needn’t come tomorrow./You don’t have to come tomorrow. 7. He
must have had to do it. 8. Could you repeat your question, please? 9.
I may/ might have to work on Sunday. 10. He must be still doing his
homework. 11. You should finish this work. 12. I will be able to
speak English very well in a year. 13. What did you have to do
yesterday? 14. May I go out? 15. He was to come an hour ago. 16. Can
he have forgotten about my birthday? 17. The teacher said we might go
home. 18. You mustn’t read this book. 19. Last year I couldn’t
swim but now I can. 20. He may be still waiting for me.

Prepositions

Test 1. 1. in; 2. on;
3. at; 4. at; 5. —; 6. in; 7. in; 8. in; 9. at; 10. on; 11. at, in;
12. by; 13. on; 14. at; 15. from, till, at; 16. at;.17. in; 18. at,
on; 19. —, in; 20. on

Test 2. 1. from, till;
2. in; 3. —, in; 4. at; 5. on, at; 6. in; 7. on; 8. at; 9. for, –
; 10. on; 11. —; 12. at; 13. by; 14. in; 15. at, for; 16. on; 17.
in; 18. since; 19. at; 20. in

Test 3. 1. in, at; 2.
at; 3. in; 4. at, at; 5. at; 6. on; 7. on; 8. on; 9. in; 10. on; 11.
on, in; 12. at; 13. on; 14. on; 15. at, at, in; 16. in, on; 17. at;
18. on/at; 19. at; 20. at

Test 4. 1. in; 2. on;
3. in; 4. at, in, at; 5. in, in/at, on; 6. at, in; 7. on/ at; 8. at;
9. at; 10. in, at/in; 11. at; 12. in; 13. at, at; 14. on/at; 15. on;
16. on; 17. on; 18. in; 19. on; 20. on, in

Test 5. 1. in, at; 2.
on, at; 3. at; 4. in; 5. at; 6. on; 7. on; 8. on, on; 9. at, in; 10.
On, at/on; 11. at; 12. at; 13. in; 14. on; 15. at, at, in; 16. on;
17. at; 18. in; 19. at, in; 20. in

Test 6. 1.
above/over/behind; 2. out of; 3. along/down/up; 4. out of/ through;
5. into/along/up/down; 6. over; 7. to; 8. on; 9. round; 10. along/
up/down; 11. past; 12. into; 13. beside/by/at; 14. in; 15. off; 16.
over; 17. across; 18. towards; 19. to; 20. through; 21. on; 22.
by/beside; 23. against; 24. by/past; 25. over

Test 7. 1. to, about;
2. from; 3. to, about; 4. to; 5. in; 6. to, for; 7. to; 8. on; 9.
with; 10. on; 11. for; 12. for; 13. about, to, about; 14. to, about,
about; 15. to, about; 16. into; 17. at; 18. at; 19. at; 20. with

Test 8. 1. into; 2.
with, for; 3. for; 4. for; 5. for; 6. to; 7. to; 8. on; 9. with; 10.
in; 11. from; 12. about; 13. on; 14. on; 15. to; 16. to; 17. with;
18. to; 19. to; 20. to

Test 9. 1. of; 2. of;
3. of; 4. of; 5. of; 6. for; 7. about; 8. about; 9. to; 10. at; 11.
from; 12. with; 13. to; 14. with; 15. to; 16. at; 17. in; 18. to; 19.
to; 20. for

Test 10. 1. of; 2. of;
3. to; 4. of; 5. of; 6. of; 7. of; 8. to; 9. to; 10. with; 11. with;
12. by; 13. at; 14. for; 15. for; 16. of; 17. to; 18. about; 19.
with; 20. to

Test 11. 1. to; 2. at;
3. of; 4. at; 5. from; 6. for; 7. with; 8. to; 9. to; 10. about; 11.
with; 12. of; 13. to; 14. to; 15. of; 16. about; 17. with; 18. for;
19. about; 20. of

Test 12. 1. as; 2.
for; 3. at; 4. in; 5. in; 6. off; 7. to; 8. to; 9. to; 10. on

Test 13. 1. in; 2.
for; 3. in; 4. of; 5. for; 6. in; 7. in; 8. for; 9. in; 10. with; 11.
in; 12. in; 13. from; 14. of; 15. to

Test 14. 1. on; 2. To;
3. in; 4. in; 5. on; 6. of; 7. At; 8. at; 9. In; 10. at; 11. by; 12.
in; 13. to; 14. on; 15. for

Test 15. 1. with; 2.
on; 3. to; 4. of; 5. in; 6. with; 7. down; 8. behind; 9. at; 10. in;
11. off; 12. through; 13. behind; 14. with; 15. through

Vocabulary

Test 1. 1. much; 2.
few; 3. many; 4. little; 5. much/little; 6. much; 7. much; 8. many;
9. few; 10. much; 11. many, much; 12. many; 13. much/little; 14.
much/little; 15. many; 16. little; 17. much/a little; 18. much; 19. a
few/many, a little/much; 20. many

Test 2. 1. few; 2.
little; 3. many; 4. much; 5. many; 6. few; 7. little; 8. a few; 9. a
little; 10. little; 11. many/a few; 12. few; 13. a little; 14. a few;
15. few; 16. many; 17. much; 18. little; 19. a little; 20. many

Test 3. 1. such a; 2.
such a; 3. such a, so; 4. so; 5. so; 6. so; 7. such; 8. so; 9. so;
10. so; 11. such a; 12. so; 13. so; 14. so; 15. so; 16. so, such a;
17. so; 18. such a; 19. so; 20. such.

Test 4. 1. so; 2.
such; 3. such a; 4. so; 5. so; 6. so; 7. such; 8. such a; 9. such a;
10. so; 11. such a; 12. so, such; 13. such a; 14. so; 15. such a; 16.
so; 17. such; 18. such; 19. so; 20. such a.

Test 5. 1. do; 2.
make/made; 3. do; 4. making; 5. do; 6. made; 7. make; 8. make; 9. do;
10. done; 11. made; 12. do; 13. make; 14. do; 15. make; 16. done; 17.
making/made; 18. do; 19. make; 20. make, do

Test 6. 1. made/have
to make/’ll make; 2. had done, had made; 3. do; 4. have made; 5.
did/have done; 6. made/has made; 7. making; 8. does/did/has done; 9.
made; 10. do; 11. is doing/does/did; 12. made; 13. to do; 14. is
doing; 15. make, make; 16. do; 17. make; 18. makes; 19. make; 20. do

Test 7. 1. do; 2.
making; 3. make; 4. do; 5. doing; 6. made; 7. do; 8. made; 9. up; 10.
damage/harm; 11. did; 12. do; 13. effort; 14. sure; 15. do

Test 8. 1. told; 2.
said; 3. said; 4. told; 5. tell; 6. Say; 7. told; 8. told; 9. Tell;
10. said; 11. told; 12. said; 13. told; 14. said; 15. tell, said; 16.
tell, say; 17. tell; 18. told; 19. tell; 20. said

Test 9. 1. said/says;
2. said; 3. told; 4. say; 5. told; 6. tell; 7. say; 8. says; 9. says;
10. say; 11. tell; 12. tell; 13. say; 14. say; 15. told; 16. told;
17. told; 18. told; 19. talk; 20. talked; 21. speak; 22. say, tell;
23. says; 24. told/tells; 25. said/says; 26. say; 27. tell; 28. says;
29. telling; 30. said/says

Test 10. 1. say; 2.
talked; 3. given; 4. said; 5. turned down/refused; 6. persuade/tell;
7. discuss; 8. told; 9. talk; 10. convinced; 11. denied; 12. give;
13. refuse; 14. telling; 15. give; 16. told

Test 11. 1. to/round;
2. round; 3. out; 4. up; 5. out; 6. up to/over to; 7. into; 8. down;
9. along/on; 10. off; 11. across/upon; 12. round; 13. back; 14. for;
15. along; 16. on; 17. down; 18. off; 19. into; 20. out

Test 12. 1. ahead/on;
2. for; 3. on; 4. over; 5. off; 6.out; 7. in for; 8. down; 9. round
10. through; 11. back on; 12. through with; 13. down/off; 14. back;
15. over/through; 16. off; 17. off/away; 18. in for; 19. up; 20.
without

Test 13. 1. away; 2.
up; 3. back; 4. up; 5. away; 6. in; 7. up; 8. out; 9. up; 10. out;
11. away; 12. for; 13. out; 14. up; 15. back; 16. in; 17. away; 18.
off; 19. back; 20. in

Test 14. 1. back; 2.
off; 3. off; 4. off; 5. down; 6. out; 7. away; 8. on; 9. down to; 10.
on; 11. up with; 12. up; 13. up; 14. down; 15. forward; 16. down; 17.
up with; 18. up; 19. on; 20. in

Test 15. 1. in; 2.
aback; 3. up; 4. after; 5. back; 6. to; 7. up; 8. off; 9. to; 10.
over; 11. for; 12. for; 13. out; 14. on; 15. in; 16. down; 17.
on/over; 18. in; 19. along/out; 20. aside

Test 16. 1. were going
to; 2. nice; 3. invented; 4. receipt; 5. remind; 6. fetching; 7.
else; 8. conducted; 9. grand; 10. match; 11. classic; 12. economical;
13. eventually; 14. efficient; 15. historic; 16. illegible; 17.
consistent; 18. effect; 19. humanely; 20. an opportunity

Test 17. 1. Technical;
2. specially; 3. disinterested; 4. nil; 5. possibility; 6. disused;
7. counsellor; 8. room; 9. shade; 10. possibly; 11. umpire; 12.
policy; 13. steps; 14. barrister; 15. write-up; 16. financial; 17.
morale; 18. convenient; 19. amenities; 20. affect

Word Formation

Test 1. 1.
disappointed; 2. misunderstood; 3. disliked; 4. replace; 5. returned;
6. mistook; 7. overcooked; 8. mistaken; 9. misread; 10. overcharging

Test 2. 1.
independent; 2. impolite; 3. illogical; 4. prehistoric; 5.
transatlantic; 6. immoral; 7. international; 8. irrelevant; 9.
irregular; 10. indirect

Test 3. 1. semi-final;
2. ex-partner; 3. substandard; 4. multinational; 5. subsection; 6.
multi-ethnic; 7. subzero; 8. deregulate; 9. ex-wife; 10. decode

Test 4. 1.
photographer; 2. friendship; 3. childhood; 4. excitement; 5.
happiness; 6. writer; 7. division; 8. activity; 9. greatness; 10.
importance

Test 5. 1.
communication; 2. pollution; 3. destruction; 4. starvation; 5.
extinction; 6. exhaustion; 7. foundations; 8. protection; 9.
competition; 10. creation

Test 6. 1. dangerous;
2. foggy; 3. attractive; 4. comfortable; 5. famous; 6. industrial; 7.
musical; 8. economical; 9. central; 10. knowledgeable

Test 7. 1. unpopular;
2. displeasing; 3. unhealthy; 4. undeniable; 5. irresistible; 6.
impossible; 7. ineffective; 8. illegal; 9. unable; 10. unbearable

Test 8. 1.
beautifully; 2. successfully; 3. better; 4. correctly; 5. fluently;
6. frequently; 7. occasionally; 8. carefully; 9. accurately; 10.
strongly

Test 9. 1.
civilizations; 2. decorated; 3. dead; 4. proclamation; 5. joint; 6.
observed; 7. proclamation; 8. citizens; 9. peace; 10. limited; 11.
national; 12. organizations; 13. participants; 14. traditionally; 15.
beginning

Test 10. 1.
neighbourhood; 2. architects; 3.build; 4. wonderfully; 5. own; 6.
running; 7. conveniences; 8. massive; 9. different; 10. living

Test 11. 1. fun; 2.
free; 3. teenage; 4. difficult; 5. harder; 6. less; 7. passing; 8.
better; 9. less; 10. more; 11. British; 12. best; 13. twenties; 14.
life; 15. reading

Test 12. 1.
independence; 2. important; 3. spoilt; 4. greedy; 5. mannered; 6.
polite; 7. behaviour; 8. them; 9. children; 10. pride; 11. conceited;
12. tolerant; 13. different; 14. importance; 15. imitation

Test 13. 1. education;
2. noise; 3. power; 4. different; 5. cooking; 6. conformists; 7.
assure; 8. bullying

Test 14. 1. system; 2.
useful; 3. classification; 4. criminals; 5. greatly; 6. strengthen;
7. revolution; 8. search; 9. selection; 10. identification

Test 15. 1. proud; 2.
Researchers; 3. conclusion; 4. development; 5. illnesses; 6.
endangered; 7. solution; 8. carefully; 9. differently; 10. encouraged

Test 16. 1. pollution;
2. disastrous; 3. extinction; 4. harmful; 5. damaging; 6. population;
7. survival; 8. responsibility; 9. poverty; 10. starvation

Exam Practice

Test 1.1. 1. was
chosen; 2. their; 3. strongest; 4. has almost disappeared; 5. were;
6. decreasing; 7. don’t hatch; 8. are trying; 9. is slowly
increasing; 10. has survived

Test 1.2. 1. arrival;
2. beautiful; 3. population; 4. inhabitants; 5. nationalities; 6.
tourists; 7. especially; 8. Visitors; 9. wonderful; 10. enthusiastic

Test 1.3. 1. d; 2. b;
3. c; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b; 7. d; 8. a; 9. b; 10. c; 11. d; 12. a; 13. c;
14. c; 15. d

Test 2.1. 1. was
described; 2. was repeated; 3. came; 4. more hilarious; 5. grown; 6.
were picking; 7. commented/was commenting; 8. were; 9. did not get;
10. could

Test 2.2. 1. pride; 2.
institutions; 3. freedom; 4. patriotic; 5. Education; 6. lawyers; 7.
confident; 8. religious; 9. talker; 10. powerful

Test 2.3. 1. c; 2. a;
3. c; 4. b; 5. a; 6. d; 7. d; 8. b; 9. c; 10. a; 11. c; 12. b; 13. d;
14. a; 15. d

Test 3.1. 1. enjoyed;
2. activities; 3. has become; 4. most rewarding; 5. are; 6. are
designed; 7. will cause; 8. are asked; 9. closing/to close; 10. don’t
forget

Test 3.2. 1. laid; 2.
visitor; 3. belief; 4. unconnected; 5. impossible; 6. selection; 7.
attractions; 8. sandy; 9. pointless; 10. difficulty

Test 3.3. 1. b; 2. d;
3. a; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b; 7. c; 8. a; 9. d; 10. b; 11. c; 12. b; 13. d;
14. d; 15. b

Test 4.1. 1. biggest;
2. has always been; 3. lives; 4. has worked; 5. have forgotten; 6.
are now being asked; 7. has been lost; 8. left; 9. to forget; 10.
reminding

Test 4.2. 1.
advertisement; 2. requirements; 3. qualifications; 4. acceptance; 5.
accountant; 6. development; 7. business; 8. distance; 9. attendance;
10. absence

Test 4.3. 1. a; 2. c;
3. d; 4. c; 5. c; 6. a; 7. d; 8. a; 9. b; 10. c; 11. d; 12. a; 13. b;
14. d; 15. b

Test 5.1. 1. looking;
2. had been forgotten; 3. were written; 4. could not say; 5. said; 6.
larger; 7. teeth; 8. carries; 9. will know; 10. ringing

Test 5.2. 1.
comparisons; 2. children; 3. generation; 4. education; 5. harder; 6.
disagree; 7. revising; 8. examinations; 9. exaggeration; 10.
misbehave

Test 5.3. 1. d; 2. b;
3. a; 4. c; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. a; 9. c; 10. d; 11. d; 12. d; 13. b;
14. b; 15. a

Test 6.1. 1. staying;
2. rang; 3. had been kidnapped; 4. didn’t pay; 5. first; 6.
happier; 7. laughing; 8. had decided; 9. had worked; 10. didn’t
enjoy

Test 6.2. 1. guidance;
2. tendency; 3. efficient; 4. revision; 5. frequency; 6. fluency; 7.
psychological; 8. performance; 9. acquisition; 10. reluctant

Test 6.3. 1. c; 2. a;
3. d; 4. a; 5. b; 6. b; 7. a; 8. d; 9. b; 10. c; 11. d; 12. a; 13. c;
14. a; 15. c

Test 7.1. 1. have
become; 2. have been produced/are produced; 3. prepared; 4. dialling;
5. more difficult; 6. first; 7. could not; 8. believed; 9. speeds;
10. enables

Test 7.2. 1.
reduction; 2. unemployment; 3. social; 4. equality; 5. politicians;
6. professions; 7. Employers; 8. qualifications; 9. achievements; 10.
failure(s)

Test 7.3. 1. d; 2. a;
3. a; 4. b; 5. d; 6. a; 7. a; 8. d; 9. c; 10. a; 11. c; 12. c; 13. b;
14. c; 15. b

Test 8.1. 1. has; 2.
to have; 3. are thought; 4. covered; 5. were; 6. don’t follow; 7.
celebrities; 8. are not created; 9. their; 10. best

Test 8.2. 1.
exhibition; 2. introduction; 3. paintings; 4. artists; 5.
explanation(s); 6. description; 7. meant; 8. pleasure; 9. Personally;
10. revelation

Test 8.3. 1. b; 2. d;
3. c; 4. b; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. c; 9. c; 10. a; 11. b; 12. a; 13. d;
14. b; 15. c

Test 9.1. 1. didn’t
take; 2. moving; 3. could; 4. were having; 5. parties; 6. won’t
disturb; 7. forgot; 8. shouting; 9. thieves; 10. had taken

Test 9.2. 1.
successful; 2. exciting; 3. unusual; 4. famous; 5. interesting; 6.
musical; 7. wealthy; 8. boring; 9. expensive; 10. invitations

Test 9.3. 1. b; 2. c;
3. a; 4. b; 5. d; 6. a; 7. c; 8. d; 9. b; 10. c; 11. a; 12. d; 13. a;
14. c; 15. b

Test 10.1. 1. is
organized; 2. are; 3. biggest; 4. are becoming; 5. difficulties; 6.
needing; 7. has grown; 8. less; 9. are paid; 10. doesn’t depend

Test 10.2. 1.
introduction; 2. musicians; 3. survival; 4. solution; 5. argument; 6.
childhood; 7. uninterested; 8. performance; 9. explanation; 10.
successful

Test 10.3. 1. c; 2. a;
3. d; 4. a; 5. b; 6. c; 7. d; 8. b; 9. d; 10. a; 11. b; 12. b; 13. d;
14. a; 15. c

Test 11.1. 1. easiest;
2. is paid; 3. has worked; 4. known; 5. are entitled; 6. have paid;
7. lives; 8. are earning; 9. is not; 10. were introduced

Test 11.2. 1. fitness;
2. designed; 3. development; 4. activities; 5. knowledge; 6. gently;
7. intensity; 8. impression; 9. painful; 10. unwise

Test 11.3. 1. b; 2. c;
3. b; 4. d; 5. d; 6. a; 7. b; 8. a; 9. b; 10. d; 11. d; 12. b; 13. a;
14. c; 15. c

Test 12.1. 1.
countries; 2. third; 3. was suggested; 4. was widowed; 5. children;
6. became; 7. had shown; 8. declaring; 9. has become; 10. is
celebrated

Test 12.2. 1.
laughter; 2. traditional; 3. treatment; 4. entertainment; 5.
successful; 6. reduction; 7. tension; 8. impossible; 9. unlikely; 10.
illness

Test 12.3. 1. b; 2. d;
3. b; 4. a; 5. c; 6. d; 7. b; 8. a; 9. c; 10. c; 11. a; 12. d; 13. c;
14. a; 15. a

Test 13.1. 1. better;
2. works; 3. be reproduced; 4. is not; 5. engaged; 6. giving; 7.
queries; 8. was read; 9. had; 10. had not retired

Test 13.2. 1.
recently; 2. invention; 3. interesting; 4. transformed; 5. disagree;
6. disadvantages; 7. noisy; 8. pollution; 9. entertainment; 10.
relaxing

Test 13.3. 1. d; 2. b;
3. a; 4. b; 5. a; 6. d; 7. c; 8. d; 9. a; 10. a; 11. c; 12. d; 13. b;
14. a; 15. c

Test 14.1. 1. are
backed; 2. men; 3. fourth; 4. are concentrated; 5. guarantees; 6. was
created; 7. has acted/has been acting; 8. is generated; 9. largest;
10. most populous

Test 14.2. 1. global;
2. information; 3. situation; 4. pollution; 5. dangerous; 6.
international; 7. possibility; 8. recycle; 9. natural; 10. obligation
Test

14.3. 1. c; 2. a; 3.
b; 4. d; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. c; 9. d; 10. a; 11. a; 12. c; 13. a;
14. b; 15. d

Test 15.1. 1. lived;
2. first; 3. second; 4. didn’t like; 5. went; 6. were burnt; 7.
rebuilt; 8. was painted; 9. has been known; 10. attracts

Test 15.2. 1.
survival; 2. hunters; 3. illegal; 4. dumping; 5. Investigations; 6.
responsible; 7. punishment; 8. behaviour; 9. threatens; 10. solution

Test 15.3. 1. b; 2. c;
3. d; 4. b; 5. a; 6. c; 7. a; 8. b; 9. c; 10. d; 11. a; 12. c; 13. b;
14. c; 15. c

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed

Question 2: A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3 :

A. different B. dangerous C. pollution D. plentiful

Question 4:

A. environment B. petroleum C. effectively D. fashionable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: Nuclear power ………………………….in the future.

A. will replace B. replaced C. will be replaced D. replaces

Question 6: My father ………….a lot last year, but this year he doesn’t any more.

A. smokes B. used to smoke C. smoking D. gets used to smoke

Question 7: It’s really difficult to …………………..a bicycle up the hill

A. fly B. drive C. pedal D. sail

Question 8: At this time next week, we ……………..a test on sources of energy

A. will take B. take C. will be taking D. are taking

Question 9: ………..books are here. …………..are there.

A.Theirs / ours B. Their / our C. Theirs / our D. Their / ours

Question 10: — “Would you like some corn?” — “______.”

A. No, thanks. I’m full B. Ok. I don’t like corn

C. All right D. Yes, I would

Question 11: Van Cao is the……………of Vietnam’s national anthem Tien Quan Ca.

A. singer B. actor C. dancer D. composer

Question 12: I’d like ………….. of cooking oil.

A. a tube B. a bottle C. a bar D. a can

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 13:Wind power is abundant

A.plentiful B.convinient C.unlimited D.enormous

Question 14: There have been many interesting transport inventions

A.strange B.new creations C.popular D.peaceful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.

15: Nuclear power is expensive

A.limited B.renevable C.undangerous D.cheap

16:Will we travel in driverless cars in the future

A.easy B.driverful C.different D.friendly

17: Red minibuses often provide more convenient transport for rides.

A. suitable B. unpleasant C. good D. available

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .

(18)…….the United States, many adults and children…..(19)…..overweight. Some people eat……..(20)……food at meals. They also eat snacks between meals. Sometimes people eat healthy snacks like fruit or vegetables….(21)….many Americans eat a lot of junk food such as cookies, candy and potato chips. Eating junk food can….(22)…….people gain weight. People also gain weight…….(23)……they don’t get enough………..(24)………People need to walk, run, ride bicycles, or walk out in health clubs and gyms. When people exercise, they……..(25)…. good and have more energy. A good diet and exercise will help you live a long and healthy life.

18:A. on B. In C. At D. from

19:A. is B. was C. were D. are

20:A. too many B. few C. too much D. plenty

21:A. but B. because C. although D. so that

22:A. get B. lead C. urge D. make

23:A. so B. however C. but D. because

24:A. exercises B. work C. money D. energy

25:A. make B. taste C. have D. feel

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below

26. This lesson gives me _____ knowledge than the last lesson.

A. a few B. less C. fewer D. lot

27. We have _____ hours left before they come.

A. a little B. fewer C. a few D. lot of

28. Tu hardly has anyone to hang out with at the weekend, _____?

A. has he B. doesn’t he C. does she D. hasn’t she

29. You’ve never been in Italy, _____?

A. haven’t you B. have you C. are you D. had you

30. Money can’t buy everything, _____?

A. can it B. can they C. can’t it D. can’t they