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I. Choose the correct answer 1. The manager expected the team ............ because they hadnt done enough training. A. to lose B. have lost C. to be lost D. by losing 2. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was ............ on. A. happening B. being C. getting D. going 3. He ............ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid. A. asked for B. demanded C. insisted on D. required 4. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ............ A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop 5. The chairman was so angry with the committee that he decided to ........... from it. A. cancel B. postpone C. resign D. prevent 6. If you are not too tired we could have a ............ of tennis after lunch. A. match B. play C. game D. party 7. The soldier was punished for ............ to obey his commanding officers orders. A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting 8. Phone me before ten; ............ Ill be too busy to talk to you. A. unless B. whether C. otherwise D. if 9. Youre ........... your time trying to persuade him; hell never help you. A. wasting B. spending C. losing D. missing 10. Drug taking has become a major ............ in sport. A. argument B. view C. issue D. case II. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets 1. Ill help you . yourself with the city. (FAMILIAR) 2. Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only .. successful. (PART) 3. I lost my temper because he was being so . and was refusing to accept that he was wrong, despite all the evidence. (HEAD) 4. He wrote the book alone, so he doesnt have a .. . (AUTHOR) 5. He felt very . when he saw he had failed the exam again. (COURAGE) 6. Are all those .. they put in food really necessary? (ADD) 7. The teacher warned the children that if they .. again, theyd be punished. (BEHAVE) 8. Librarians spend a lot of their time . books (CLASS) 9. I dont care if you had had too much to drink. Your behavior last night was quite .. (DEFEND) 10. Dont worry! Our new product will keep your bathroom clean and . (ODOUR) III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets 1. Why hasnt Mary come here? I dont know. She (sleep) late. 2. He suggested that his problem (be) solved at once. 3. Id rather (live) in ancient Greece. 4. You are (take) over my business while I go away. 5. We eat too much sugary food, (result) tooth decay. 6. Its essential that your wife (take) care of the children better. 7. The boy was made (work) like a horse by his step mother. 8. Sometimes I cant get my car (start) in the morning. 9. Now I remember (work) with you in those days. 10. I broke a tooth when I (bite) into a piece of hard candy. IV. Rewrite the following sentences in the way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it 1. Its thought that the accident was caused by human error. The accident ..
2. If the work is finished by lunch time you can go home. Get . 3. He did not pass his driving test until he was nearly 30. It 4. It was the weakness of the foundations that led to the collapse of the building. If 5. The police let him leave after they had questioned him. He was .. 6. No matter how hard I tried I couldnt open the door. Try 7. He was very sorry that he didnt see Andrew on her trip to London. He greatly . 8. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me. What . 9. My protests were ignored. Nobody 10. Despite having a lot of money, he wasnt happy. Even V. Read the following passage and answer the questions Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy. Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems world-wide is English. Two-thirds of the worlds science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world. 1.What is the main topic of this passage? A. The number of non-native users of English. B. The French influence on the English language C. The expansion of English as an international language D. The use of English for science and technology. 2. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600 3. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries D. colonization 4. The word enclave in line 8 could be best replaced by which of the following? A. communities B. organizations C. regions D. countries 5. The word proliferated in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. prospered B. organized C. disbanded D. expanded VI. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
Glittering gems called diamonds are among the most (1)............... of human possessions. Through the ages (2)............... have been a lasting evidence of wealth. Lands may lose their soil, buildings may be destroyed, stocks and bonds may become worthless, (3)............... the value of the diamonds remains relatively unchanged. Diamonds are not of value only (4)............... signs of wealth. In addition, the diamond is one of (5)............... hardest, longest- wearing substances known to man. Because of (6)............... , it is very valuable for practical use. In fact, about three- fourths of the total annual supply of diamonds (7)............... used in factories and machine shops. A diamond on the end of a cutting tool can cut through the hardest steel but only a diamond can cut another diamond. Because of their unusual (8)..............., diamonds are used to sharpen grinding wheels. They are placed on the tips of the grinding drills used to cut through tons of bed rocks. In scores of (9)............... ways, diamonds are essential to turning the wheels (10)............... modern machine. VII. Sentence building 1. How many novels / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / you / read? 2. I think / I / go / bakers / get some bread. 3. I / enjoy / watch / detective films / but / I / not / like / read / detective stories. 4. What / title / film / you / see / TV / last night? 5. There / be / no bread left,/ so / I / go / bakers / get some. 6. How many units / this book / you / study / this week? 7. Heavy rain / cause / widespread flooding / this region / lately. 8. Since / beginning / course / I / never / be / late / class. 9. It / embarrassing / enter / classroom / after / lesson / start. 10. I / read / book / three times / and / I / read / again / this summer. VIII. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. ginger b. ginseng c. gypsy d. girl 2. a. frog b. from c. Eros d. clog 3. a. senate b. series c. sensible d. separate 4. a. would b. look c. who d. foot 5. a. key b. mean c. quay d. great 6. a. brush b. pull c. bush d. push 7. a. clothes b. gone c. drove d. ghost 8. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught 9. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third 10. a. any b. many c. send d. stamp